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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
WAS ONCE UNDER
 GERMANY,s FLAG

New York, June 12-The Pet1olite, a. vessel of s3.710 tons, owned by the Standard Oil Co. of New York, left here April 30 for Savona and Leghorn. Italy. The vessel was in command of tCapt Thomas H. Nick ellum and car- fried a crew of 3S men, of whom 10 were Americans. The ship was armed and carried gun crew.
 The APetrolite was formerly the steamer Excelsior, under the German flag, and was transferred to American registry with other ships of the Stand ard Oil fleet, early in the war She was built in Stettin. Germany, in 1898. She carried oil in bulk
 According to the records of the shipping commissioner here the fol- lowing were the Americans on board:
 F. Feachter. mate, Templeton, Me :: B. Frederiekson, second mate, Nor wegian, nafuralized; Olaf lfattson, third mate, Brooklyn, N. r.; J. c. Clark, California; J. ToTrence, chief engineer. 83 Noble street, Lynwood. N. r.; c. G. Potter, first assistant en- gineer, Dartmouth, Mass; W. Hantel. second assistant engineer, New Or leans; P. B. Costello, third assistant engineer, 252 56th street, Brooklyn. Alexa Vellaler, Greek, naturadized: Lewis Shayne, mess boy, 1,675 Park
 place, Brooklyn; J. M. Sterin, wire less, Arverne, N. Y.; Jack Hoar, 10
 Field street, Boston; Charles GaItz,
 New Orleans.
 The Standard Oil Co. said today 1 that they had received word from Gi-
 braltar that the Petrolite touched l there on her return voyage from Italy
 to America. They, assumed that her l crew was the same as manned the 1 vessel when she left New York. They
 had received no details of the sinking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
Discovered Disabled by Crew of Spanish Torpedo Boat No. Stripped of Wireless Apparatus and Refused Means of Com munication Thought Likely to Be Interned for Period of War.

Cadiz, Spain, June 12 The Spanish torpedo boat No. 6 dis covered yesterday morning the German submarine U-52 dis abled by gun shots which had struck her engines. The sub- marine was lowed into Cadiz and stripped of her wireless apparatus so that the vessel could not communicate with vessels of the Central powers interned in this port.
 Repairs to the German submarine will take at least two days but 1t is believed that the vessel will be in- termed. The German commander to- day paid a visit to the Spanish port off, ficials who later returned the visit.
 The submarine is of 450 tons and carries crew of 20. It is equipped with two torpedo tubes and two rapid fire guns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

One of the biggest realty deals ,consummated in Bridgeport this year has come to light in the, papers of transfer now being drawn which will give to the Bridgeport Trust Co. not only the big Barnum- Thompson build ing at s1S1 State street with a front age of approximately 150 feet on that thoroughfare, but also conveys to the same bank the old Barnum property adjoining in the rear numbered 34- 36-4O Court street
 Rumors that the Trust Co. contem- plated removal of the big six story structure in State street to be replac- ed by a sky-scraper of modern Of fees is denied at the banking offices today.
 The purchase includes not only the Barnum m-Th ompson building, a com paratively modern brick office build ing in Court street, now occupied as yaruna han on the upper floors and by Waters, the caterer and B. Esposi- to, barber. on the street floor. It or sigfnaffy was a stable owned by F. T Barnu1m and afterwards housed the first ambulance station of the city o1 Bridgeport s
 The Barnum-Thompson building likewise was originally owned by the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
FITTING OF PERSHING
 IN ENGLAND IS OVER

London. June 12.-The elaborate plans that had been made for the en- tertainment today of the enlisted men of Gen. Pershing's party were can celled this morning because of mill tary order that all the men report at local hospital for inoculation, which would occupy the entire day The American women who had planned @ garden party at Harrow2for 200 guests promptly changed their plans by in- viting the convalescents of two large military hospitals to take the places of the American soldiers.
 While Pershing and his staff were guests of the Earl of Derby this after noon, Lord Denman escorted the other American officers through the house of Lords. A large number of officials also found time to visit Kings college, where they saw the intensive teaching of French and other foreign languages to British officers.
 The governments dinner to Gen. Pershing and his staff this evening. at which Premier Lloyd George will pre- side, completes the social program for the party in this country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
BRIDGEPORT TRUST co. BUYS BARNUM-TH0MP SON BUILDING,
 LOCATED IN BUSY DISTRICT

famous snowman but in the division of his estate, passed to a grand daughter, Mrs. c, Thompson- An as signmert of interest placed it ih the hands of Mrs. Frances E. Lee, wife of William Lee of Waldemere avenue, by whom the two properties are now decided to the Bridgeport Trust Co.
 Although prices cannot be ascer- tained from the parties in interest ru- nor in realty circles today places the purchase price in the neighborhood of a. quarter of a million dollars.
 The Barnum-Th ompson building erected in 1892, extends from the Bridgenort Trust Co.'s newly erected granite building to the Staples Bank building at State and Court streets which was built at the same time and in harmonious contour with it.
 At present the ground floor is occu. pied by N. Buckingham & Co. and 'Gately & Brennan on the street en. trance. Other tenants in the big building are Antonio Bellizi, Brewer coIgans CO, Brotherhood of America Daughters of America, and tfae O.. U A M., each having floor.
 The ground on which these build ings set in the early days of Bridge port was owned by G. W. Olmstead
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
FEAR GREAT PLOT
 BY GERMAN AGENTS

Kansas City, June 12-An extens- i've plot engineered by German agents and directed not only against a num- Der of individuals but also against the government is believed by federal agents to have been uncovered as a result of the investigation of the Springfe1d abduction plots. Samuel Hargis, assistant United States district attorney, returning today. from Springfield, declared he was conyinc- ed that the cases inquired into in the Ozark city are merely minor incidents of a much larger scheme of contem- plated crimes.
 The federal authorities took up the cases after Springfield officials an nounced that Claude Pierso1. who Is in jail here as suspect, had told of having been approached by German agents who asked aid in a plan to abduct a St. Louis ra1nition maker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
COTTON MARKET BOOM REACHES
 25 CENT LEVEL
Scars $3 a Bale on Last Nights High Closing
 Figures.

New York, June 12-The 25 cent level was reached in the cotton market here today during the early trading on continuation of the ex- cited buying responsible for yester days big advance. July contracts sold up to the 25 cent mark shortly after the opening, while October touched 24.49, making advances of 5s to 62 points, or practically $3 bale from last nights closing figures.
 The demand was stimulated by the sensational strength of Liverpool and reports of further advances in cotton goods with part of the buying again attributed to trade interests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO LOAN PASS
 THREE MILLION Small Investors Step to Fore With Flood of Cash for
 Liberty Bonds. BOY SCOUTS OBTAIN
 $1O,00O FIRST DAY Red, White and Blue Tag With Pay for Purchasers
 at Chain Go.

.Bridgeport's subscriptions ko the Liberty Loan, have reached a total Of 8, 100, 600. During the last 24 hours the man of small means has stepped periodically to the front. and his saw ings have sweNed the funI to help make the world safe for democracy.
 The F1rst-Bridgeport National bank yesterday received subscriptions to- taling $100,000, mostly from small in- vestors.
 The Boy Scouts started their house to house canvas yesterday and very good results were achieved. Although returns are very incomplete, it is known that at least ,sf1S subscribers were procured on the first day, for a total of $10,000.
 The Raybetos Company reports that 168 employees have subscribed. At the American Chain Co. those who are putting aside a little each week for a bond, receive red, white and blue card with their pay envelopes. At the Bullard Machine Tool Go. it is ex- pected the men will subscribe between s30,000 and $50,000.
 In order to facilitate the sale ot bonds to small subscribers, the banks Of the city will stay open from I o'clock to 8 o'clock Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week. Nc other business but Liberty Loan bull ness will be done.
 At a recent meeting of the vestry od St. Georges parish, it was decided to invest 1000 of endowment funds in the Liberty Loan for the purpose both of helping directly toward the sub. scrfption of the two billion and also of setting an example to the members of the parish. The Recter's guild O, the parish has adopted one of the French orphans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
Special Policeman s
 Hearing Continued

Michael Annunzita, of 115 Jones ave- nue, e4-speeia1 policeman, who was to be given a hearing before Judge Fred eric Bartlett this morning charged with defraudtng Montagna Gillespie, of Brooliawn avenue, of the sum of s2, 900, part of which was borrowed from a brother and cousin of the lat ter, had his case continued until June Is.
 The police ad1ege that Annunzita told Gillespie he would get him a li- cense to conduct a saloon. The latter gave the discharged special policeman aDi the money he possessed and even borrowed money from his relatives in Waterbury to turn over to the defend ant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
Seaplanes Raid on
 Russian Baltic Bases

Berlin, June 12, via London-An attack by German seaplanes on Rus sian bases in the Baltic is announced by the admiralty. The statement fol- lows:
 Some of our seaplane squadrons on Sunday successfully dropped explos- i've and incendiary bombs on Russian bases in Lban Con the coast of Cour- land) and Arensberg Con Oesel is1- and, at the entrance to the gulf f Riga5. Part of the military build ings were almost destroyed by fire. Our seaplanes returned unchanged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
CLOCKS INDICATE
 PROGRESS OF BOND
 SALE IN NEW YORK

k New York. June 12--Thirty big clocks placed on prominent street corners marked the progress today of the Liberty Loan in the second federal reserve bank district and in the nation. The minute hand shows the purchase of bonds in this district and the hour hand points to the pur- chase throughout the country.
 The loan committee announced to- day that although subscriptions in the reserve bank of New York now ex- ceed the $500, 100000 allotment for the district by more than $50,e00,000 the total is still short of $1.000, ,000.- 600, the marx the committee here set at the start.
 It was announced last night that Saturday amounted to $616, 6,000, ,0Oo, compared with s58S, S,0Oo,O0O in hand on Thursday night Besides this in crease of s2S,0O0,000 over the totals mentioned in the treasury depart ment's Sunday night statement there were received yesterday in the mails more than $24,0o0,000, and local banks sent in additional applications for large amounts.
 First returns received today at na- tional headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America, from the four day Liberty loan campaign. of the scouts through out the country show that $180.270 was subscribed in 15 cities and towns yes- terday. These pledges were obtained by only some of the troops in those communities, however, and do not represent the full results.
 The largest amounts reported were $30. GOO by troops in Westchester coun- ty; $25, 600 by troop in South Orange, N. J.; and s23,20 from Waterbury. Conn. Bristol, Pa, subscribed $10, ,000 or a little more than $1 per capita
 The minute hands of the Liberty loan clocks were further advanced to- day toward the billion mark by sub- scriptions of s1,0o0.oOo by the Northern Finance Co. and Harry Payne Whit ney and an additional subscription o1 $500, 600 by the Fifth Avenue bank.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
NANTUCKET WHALERS
 SUBSCRIBE $9O,OO6

Nantucket, Mass, June 12LThe B. 900 seafaring people on Nantucket island have set a brisk pace for their neighbors on the mainland in sub scribing to Liberty Loan bonds. AL ready they have taken $90,00O and are determined to run the total up to $150,00o.
 One of the islanders said today that if the nation would follow ''the stur- dy old whalers here" the Liberty loan would be quickly over-subscribed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

citizen, to enlist at once."
 In concluding it's appeal the circular says:
 ''It has been announced that the National Guard will be ordered to leave the state between July Is and July 25.It may be a disgrace to our people if these Connecticut regiments should have to go away with ranks only two-thirds full, or, worse and not impossible, should be left behind for that reason and be deprived of the ep- portunity to maintain and increase the highly honored reputation of the state for the patriotic performance of its full duty to the nation in every crisis"
 If he finds it necessary, Gov. Hol- comb may exercise his power to hold special draft to fill the ranks of the state National Guard organizations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
Raiders Driven Off
 In Belgium Fighting

London, June Military opera tions on the British front in France last night consisted solely of raids on both sides of the Neuve Chappelle and east at Armentieres and north of Ypres, according to the official state ment today by the British war office, which reads:
 We successfully raided the enemy's trenches last night north of Neuve Chappelle and took 13 prisoners. >-; Hostile raiding parties were re- pulsed south of Neuve Chappelle, east of Armentieres and north of Ypres. A number of the enemy were killed and we captured a few prisoners
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
Spirited Artillery
 Battle on Aisne Front

Paris, June 12-violent artillery engagements in the region of the Cali fornie plateau on the Aise front and in the champagne are reported in to- days war office announcement.
 The statement fgol1ows:
 ''The artillery fighting was rather violent in the region of the California plateau and southeast of Corbeny. Tn the Champagne the bomhardment of our positions at Mont Blond and Mont CarnilIet was spirited about midnight. We repulsed with ease German recon noitering parties at several points and took prisoners"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

The circular points out that all the organizations of the Connecticut Ma tionaI Guard have been seeking re- cruits and been unsuccessful to get the nnits to war strength.
 It tells of the organization of the Home Guard and the call sent out Maa,ch 12. Before June 1, according to the circular, nearly 14,000 men had responded to the call. Of these, nearly $500 had been placed in the first line or active force.
 Let every imam in the Home Guard who can or should be held for United States service says the circular, hon. estly consult his conscience without considering unduIy his personal conn fort and welfare, and decide whether it is not his duty. as 8 brave and loyal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
|LUCIUS NORTON
 FOUND GUILTY ON LARCENY CHARGE
Former Fairfelder Makes Good, However and Sen
 tence is Suspended.

Luc1us B. Norton, who was relent- ly resident of Fairfield, in which place he located the Imperishabae Casket CO, having moved it from Nor walk, was found guilty of grand lar ceny by County Judge Frank L. Young of White Plains, at Port Chester, on Friday.
 Sentence was suspended when it was shown that Norton made good about s1.o00 he. had collected while conducting mercantile agency and had not turned over to rightfu1 own- CTS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
NORWEGIAN BARK
 SUNK; FOUR DEAD

Christiania, June 12-The Nor wegian bark Deveron, 1,262 tons, has been sunk. Four men were lost, in- cluding one Canadian. and 10 men have been landed in Lerwick. The captain and another man were wound ed.
 The Dagbladet reports that the Arctic cutter Everre II. has been sunk The crew was saved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
NEW ENGLAND MUST
 BUY AT RATE OF 40 MILLION EVERY DAY

Boston, June 12-New England was s156,70o, 900 behind her Liberty Loan quota today and renewed efforts were put forth to make up the balance in the four days remaining. With less than half the allotment subscribed, the Liberty Loan committee faced the task of obtaining subscriptions Eat the rate of about $40,00o,000 g. day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
SAILOR FINED s5.

Leslie Bell. a U. S. sailor, of Drewe place, celebrated the placing of his feet on terra, flrnna by attempting to lick all the policemen in Water street. His libations added to his determined ton but three policemen looked him up after a sharp tussle. He was fined $5 and costs by Judge Frederic Bart- lAAA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
Laikenesses of Many Presidents
 Will Be on Bonds

Washington, June 12-Likenesses of presidents from Washington to Me Ktnley will grace the new Liberty bonds. which will be engraved in blue green. orange, red, brown, olive and
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
FLAG RAISING PLANNED
 FOR KILISTDE HOME.

5 City officials have been invited o attend e. fiag raising at Hillside Home, Thursday morning. at 10 o'clock. A patriotic program has been prepared for the occasion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
TO SPEAK FLAG DAY.

John T. King and Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, of this. city, will be the principal flag Gay speakers at the pa triotic exercises of Stamford Lodge of Elks in that city Thursday even ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
U. s. ARMED SHIP PETR0LITE'
 SUNK BY GERMAN SUB; u.b0AT ||S VOWED INTO SPANISH PORT
MORE U. s. ARMY TROOPS GATHERED
 NEAR WAR ZONE

Boulogne. June 12-Another install ment of the vanguard of the American army has arrived in France in the form of 150 ambulance drivers and 75 nurses Preceded by British miii- tary band, they marched through the streets to their quarters amid the en- thusiastic cheers of the populace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
ABLE HOME GuARDSMEN CALLED UPON TO ENTER
 CONN, NATIONAL GUARD

Hartford June 12-Every fit enlisted in the Connec eligible the seectve draft is urged to Guard organizations of this state in circular issued by military emergency board to- .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
THE wRATHn,

connect1eufs Partly overcast and i wnr1ner tonight and Wednesday: mod. ! crate soufheast and south winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

Newfoundland adopted the daylight saving plan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
Eighteen of Crew From. Petrolite Saved-Fate of Others, Somewhere on Sea in Two Open Boats, Un- known--Wa Tank Steam, CT Owned by Standard Oil Co. Sailed for savona and Leghorn, Italy.

Washington, June 12-The American steamer Petrolite has been sunk by a German subma- rine.
 Consular reports which brought news of the ydisaster{ today said one boat with 18i men, the chief mate and the chief engineer had been landed and that two boats with an un-
 stated number of men were missing.
 The time and place of the attack were not given in the dispatches.
 The Petrolite, a tank steamer, first figured in the news early two years ago, an attack on her by an Austrian submarine threatening diplomatic re- lations between the Vienna govern ment and the United States. The ship was shelled by the; submarine and men aboard her were wounded. The submarine sent a crew aboard the vessel and removed a large quan- tinty of supplies. The tanker was
 then permitted to proceed The inci-I dent was. the subject of a series of notes between the United States and the Austrian government. s9
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