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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
Describe Fight of
 Policeman Bolger
 With Two Gangsters

The running fight of Policeman Bo1ger, with Carmine Romano, of 447 Harral avenue, after the latter and a companion had blackjacked and knocked unconscious Policeman Thomas Walsh, was wildly described in the city court this morning by wit nesses during the trial of Romano. The defendant was found guilty and given two months in jail and a fine of $50 and costs imposed.
 Romano, and his companion who has never been caught, had been warned by Walsh to go to their homes peaceably and stop making a disturb ance early in the morning of March 4. They walked around the block and returned to the same spot in Lexing- ton avenue where they had been or dered home. Walsh approached tc ask them why they did not obey.
 As he walked between the two, Romano grabbed his right arm, the latters companion seized the police mans left. The unapprehended cul- prit then swung a blackjack drop ping Walsh to the sidewalk. Police man Bolger approached the scene in time to his Walsh fall
 Romano ran towards Bolger and the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05

London, June 5-A German de- stroyer has been sunk and another damaged in a running fight between six German destroyers and Commo- dore Tyrwhitt's' squadron, the admir- atty announces.
 The German naval base at Ostend. on the Belgian coast, has been bom- barded by British warships, is the text of a further announcement by the admiralty. The British forces were undamaged.
 The text of the admiralty an- nouncement reads:
 sHThe vice admiral at Dover reports that the enemy naval base workshops fn Ostend were heavily bombed in the early hours this morning. A large number of rounds were fired with good results. The enemy shore bat teries returned our fire but our bom- barding forces suffered no damage.
 Commodore Tyrwhitt also reports that early this morning a force of light cruisers and idestroyers under his command sighted six German de- stroyers and engaged them at long range in a running fight One of the enemy destroyers, the S20, was sunk by our gunf1re and another was severely damaged. Seven survivors from the $40 have been picked up and made prisoner. There were no casualties on our side.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
SHOWS PAPERS
 l. PROTESTING THE DRAFT; ARRESTED
Naturalized Russian Pole Apprehended at Union
 Station, Hartford.

Hartford, June 5.-Because he showed to others a piece of anti-draft literature a man giving his name as Louis Brodyat, his residence at 40 Central Park, west, New York city, and his business as a commercial traveller, was arrested at the Union station to- day and is held without bail for a hearing before United States Commis- sioner Richard J. Carroll tomorrow morning.
 Brodyat, who said he had just come from Springfield on a business trip, showed a typewriter sheet on which were written remarks of an advisory nature against the draft, to the train caller. As soon as the latter realized the nature of the paper he called Po- liceman Dooley, who was on duty at the station.
 Brodyat, protesting his innocence of any crime, but making no effort to es- cape, was taken before Commissioner Carroll.
 According to Brodyat's statements to the commissioner he was born in Russian Poland 60 years ago, has been in this country 50 years, and is an American citizen. He says he is a commercial traveller and that in the course of his business trips he picked up the sheet ofs paper in Providence. No other papers of a damaging char acter were found in his possession.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
PLOTTER'S TRIAL MAY BRING OUT
 MORE EVIDENCE
Workings of Alleged "Un. derground" Mail System
 May Be Disclosed.

New York, June 5-The police an- nounced today that they had positive information that the head of the German wireless system came to this country, made plans regarding wireless outfits and other details through which information was to be conveyed to Berlin, and then depart ed, probably for Mexico.
 In the homes of some of the men under arrest. the police said, were found papers disclosing that German agents had been assembling parts of wireless apparatus in d downtown storeroom. When machinists work ing in the place discovered the nn- ture of their work they were said by the police to have given up their em- ployment and the factory was moved to another storeroom, the out side of which was disguised as a tea and coffee importing warehouse. The man said by the police to have been the head of the German wireless sys- tenn was declared to have supervised the work in connection with the wire less plants.
 The announcement was made after the police had examined the effects of Henry Frencke. an electrical en- gineer, and four other men held in connection with an alleged conspiracy to violate the postal laws, technical charge. It was declared by the police that they had discovered where wire less outfits were assembled in this city and later sent south, some finding their way into Mexico and some prob ably reaching points in South America.
 The police said further that they had found 150 distinct wireless outfit plans and drawings and that they had determined the man who placed his O. K. on the bills for supplies. They declined to divulge the name of this man.
 Frencke, wh ose arraignment toda, was expected to develop additiona evidence of value, was said by the DO. lice to have been an enginner on one of the Hamburg-American liners un. til a year ago, when he went to work in the main office of the company here The police asserted thai Frencke had admitted that on 16 diff ferent occasions he took letters from Germans living in Manhattan and de. livered them to German sailors 1T Hoboken and Brooklyn. who said they would find a way to get them into Germany. :.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
THREE CONCERNS TO BE ABSORBED
 BY BASSICK co.
New Organization Takes Over Bridgeport, Newark
 and Meriden Plants. MORE FIRMS WILL
 JOIN CORPORATION No Munitions to Be Manu- factured, Official State
 ment Declares.

The M. B. Schenck Co. of Meriden and the Universal Works of Newark, N. J., will be absorbed by the Bassick Co, of Bridgeport, recently incorpor- ated with a, capitalization of s6, ,0OO 900 to manufacture hardware. The cer- tifScate of organization, filed at the secretary of states office, shows that the company will start business with s3. 700, ,oOO
 The officers are: President, Edgar W. Bassick, Bridgeport; vice presi- dents, W. A. Schenck, Meriden, and W. R. Bassick, Bridgeport; treasurer, W. F. Burns, Bridgeport; assistant treasurer, c. H. Knapp, Bridgeport; secretary, F. c. Bassicaz, Bridgeport; i; assistant secretary. A. E. Belisle, Bridgeport; chief engineer, N. w. Cumming, Bridgeport; general man. ager, Universal Works, D. B. Diss, Newark, N. J.
 The Burns & Bassick Co. of Bridge port, the M. B. Schenck Go. of Meri- den and the Universal Caster & Foun- dry O. of Newark, N. J., have been absorbed by the Bassick company and will be known, in the future, as branches of the newly organized cor poration.
 Edgar w. Bassick, head of the Bas- sick company, hinted last night that the extension of the company would not stop there, but that other coTnpa- mics in which he is interested would soon be under the control of the Bas- sick company. He said that the con- pany would have nothing to do with the manufacturing of war munitions The incorporation certificate said that the corporation was organizeh to man. ufacture "any articles consisting or partly consisting of iron. steel, copper. wood or other. materials" The com panies acquired by the Bassick Co. manufacture automobile parts Of al. ainds, grease cups, casters and the like.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO LOAN NEAR
 THREE MILLION Bridgeporters Buying U. s. Bonds Fast, Campaigners
 Report Today. EXPECT TO REACH
 $5,OOO, 900 MARK Despite Expressed Doubts, Local Committee Plans
 to Hit Goal.

Bridgeport's subscriptions to the Liberty Loan were rapidly approach ing a total of s3,000, 900 at noon today. Charles G. Sanford, chairman of the Fairfield county committee in charge of the Gtberty Loan campaign, .esti- mated that this mark will soon be reached.
 Five million has lbeen set as a mark for Bridgeport to shoot at and while persons familiar with banking and financing, together with conditions in Bridgeport, have been skeptical that this figure can be reached, those en- gagged in the campaign scout the as- sertion that Bridgeport's apportion- ment is too large. They are bending every effort today, and will continue to do so until June 15, to reach the goal.
 More than $1,125,oo0 subscribed tc the loan is at the irst-Bridgeport Na- tiona1 bank.
 The Slovak Gynnastic union of Bridgeport yesterday purchased $20, ,O0o worth of bonds through the American Bank & Trust Go.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
ACCUSE PAIR OF
 PASSING BAD COIN

Alleged to have flooded the East Side with spurious 25 and 50 cent pieces, George Boshy, of 3S3 Broad street, and Louis Stamon, of $50 Strat- ford avenue, were arrested this noon at the Remington Arms Co. barracks, by Capt. GeorgeSColey of the Second precinct and Detective Kane.
 The police allege they were caught attempting to pass spurious coins on the manager of a restaurant conduct ed for the employees of the Remington Arms. A large number of counterfeit pieces were found on their persons when they were searched at the po- lice station. The police will visit their homes this afternoon in search of further discriminating evidence and machine with which they made the bad money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
FRENCH RECOVER
 LOSSES ON AISNE

Paris, June 5.-The positions cap tured by. the Germans northwest of Froidmont farm, on the Aisne front, were retalpen by the French. the war office announces. Violent artillery fighting occurred in the Champagne. The statement follows:
 Violent artillery fighting occurred during the night in the region north of Braye en Laonnois. A spirited at tack by our troops resulted in the re- taking of parts of trenches in which the enemy gained a footing on the previous day, northwest, of Froidmont farm. s'In the Champagne there was inter mittent artillery fighting, which was very severe near Mont Carnillet and the Casque.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
ALLIES REFUSED
 ON BANK OF VARDAR

Sofia, June 5, via Iondon.-The re- pulse of numerous attacks on different parts of the Macedonia front is claim ed in an official statement issued by the war office on Monday. The state ment says:
 "On the right bank of the Vardar repeated enemy attacks failed com- pletely. Yesterday evening after vio- lent artillery preparation the French attempted to deliver four attacks which were completely repu1sed with bloody losses. So far 300 dead have been counted before our barbed wire entanglements."
 The statement also claims the re- pulse of British attacks between the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
POLES IN FRENCH
 ARMY HAVE UNIT

Paris, June 5-President Poincare has signed 8 decree creating a Po- Ush army. The Poles now serving in the Branch army will form the nu- cleus of the new force and all other available Poles will be invited to en- list for the duration of the war. The men will fight under the ancient Po- fish flag. will be organized in the same manner as the French army and will be maintained at the expense of the French government
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05

latter pulled his revolver and opened fire. Romanos life was saved by the fact that he wore a buckle of large size on @ belt about his waist. The bullet hit the buckle and was de- flected but it's force knocked Ro- mano down. He picked himself up and was arrested after successfully eluding Bolger.
 The man for whom the police are still looking and who slugged Walsh next occupied Bolger's attention. Two bullets from the. policeman's gun found their mark in his legs, but did not inflict wounds serious to stop his running. That he was wounded twice the police have since learned from his relatives. He escaped and is now in the West
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
SEAPL.ANES UNHURT
 IN ATTACK ON BASE

London, June 5-T1ie aerial attacks on German establishments in Belgium are continued vigorously by the Brit ish. Further operations were re- ported officially today as followss
 Naval aeropIanes on Sunday night attacked the aerodrome in St. Denis Westrem, near Ghent. Many bombs were dropped with good results The enemy's seap1ane base in Zeebrugge was attacked by our seaplanes at the same time, and shipping in Bruges also was bombed. All our machines returned Safely"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
FAIL TO PAY AFTER
 OBTAINING GASOLINE

Four young men riding in a New York registration car. drove up to the gasoline pump outside the garage at West and Fairfield avenues. After obtaining four gallons of the liquid they merfily waved their hands to the garage employe who furnished them with the fuel and drove away.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
SLIGHT RAIDS ON
 BRITISH FRONT

London, June 5-Only minor opera tions are reported from the British front in France. The Announcement says:
 Hostile raiding parties were driven off last night southeast of Lens and south of Armentieres. A number of the enemy dead were left in front of our lines. Successful raids, in which we captured several prisoners, were made by us last night south and east of Ypres. g
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
CONVICTs RESIST VIGOROUSLY

Joliet, H., June 5-The first work of the soldiers was to clear the con- victs away from the blazing buildings so that the firemen could work. This was quickly accomplished. At 11:15. three hours after the trouble started, the convicts had not been subdued, but the soldiers were making progress in heading tf&1 toward the cell rooms. The infantrymen were in structed not to shoot unless to save their own lives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05

America is stepping forward today to do her part in making the world safe for democracy.
 every city and town, in the most remote valley ham mountain roads OOOOOOO of liberty inscrbng their the honor roll of the ages that for which their fathers died may not perish from the earth.
 Bridgeport in with the thousands of other cities of the country responded seriously and peacefully to the ationc nda {
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
CALL FEDERAL TROOPS

Springfield, H., June 5-Federaliz- ed troops in Joliet were placed at the disposal today of authorities in Joliet in quieting riots among prisoners there, Adjt. Gen. Dickson said, after communication by telephone with Gen. Thomas Barry in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
MILITIA QUELL PRISON RIOTERS
 IN JOLIET, ILL.

Chicago, June 5.-Rioting in the state prison in Joliet, 40 miles from Chicago, was reported today. A. l.. Bowen, temporary warden, telegraphed to Gov. Lowden asking for the militia. Three fires were set in the prison, it was reported.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
YOUNG MEN 0E AMERICA QUICK TO MEET CALL OF
 PRESIDENT TO REGISTER

Males Between 21 and 31 Turn Out in Force to Comply With Provisions of Special Act of Congress-Vast Task Working Out Smoothly All Over Country Bridgeport Eligibles Storm Registration Places = Home Guards and Policemen on Duty But Find Lit tie to Do.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
sHE. WEAsT.e

Probably showers tonight and Wed-
 nesday; cooler Wednesday; moderaA-> ] southeast winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
.FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
 WILL INSIST ON RESTORATION |0F LOST PROVINCES IN PEACE
GENERAL WOODS TRAIN IMPERILED BY WRECKER:
 LOG PUT ACROSS RAILS

Birmingham, Ala, June 8-An attempt made to wreck the train that brought Maj Leonard Wood from Chattanooga to Birmingham la night log tied the track about four miles uth of Chattanooga.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05

Captain Ball, a noted British air man, was killed in action. He had shot down 29 German airplanes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-05
|ONE GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK AND ANOTHER BADLY DAMAGED IN CLASH
 WITH COM. TYRWHITT'S SQUADRON

Vardar and Lake Doiran and south of
 Seres.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
Expected Pitchers Battle.

After a few innings had been played
and Schupp gave evidence of being in
splendid form. several of the opposing
batsmen taking the count of three
strikes and out. while Faber. Chicago's
moundsman, also seemed to be pitching G
good ball, the fans expected a pitchers
battle. and awaited with keen interest
every flash of the little electric bulbs
on the big scoreboard, which kept them
in constant touch with the game being
played q good many miles away.
When Benny Kauff. star outfielder of
the Giants. who has not been hitting up
to his standard in the series, caught one
OF Faber's offerings on the nose and sent
it to the bench for home run in the
fourth inning the crowd went wild. Each
time the bell rang on the scoreboard and
it rang four times, once for each base, a
resounding cheer was its accompan niment.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
5000 MEN INVOLVED
IN TRANSFER OF TROOPS
Impression Prevails That D. G.
Quota at Camp Meade May Go to
Camp Gordon.

War Department plans for the redis-
tribution Of troops at the various cam
tonments involve the transfer of five
thousand drafted soldiers from the can
tonment at Camp Meade. Admiral. Md. /.
to the cantonplent at Camp Gordon
Atlanta, and one thousand Pennsylvania
drafted soldiers at Camp Meade to Au-
gusta, Ga.
The selection of the units to be trans
ferred is left entirely to the discretion OF
Maj Gen. Joseph f. Kuhn. commanding
Camp Meade. The impression prevails in
this city that the drafted men from the
District OF Columbia will be included in
the contingent TO be sent to Camp Cor
don. That contingent is to be used in
forming new division OF the National
Army.
Camp Meade is stated at $3.50, and the
transfers ordered will reduce that num-
Der to 32.160 white troops. The re-
duction will be more than made up
however by the early arrival OF 6lUa
colored drafted troops. OF that num-
Der, $500 represent the colored quota
OF Tennessee and $500 represent the
quota Of colored men from the states
OF Maryland, Delaware and PennsyI-
Vania and the District OF Columbia now
represented by white units at Camp
Meade. When the colored units reach
the cantonment its total strength Will
he $3.50 troops
Evening star., 1917-10-11
EX-SOLDIERS PLANNING
TO JOIN NEW GUARD
Number in Georgetown Ready to
do Their Bit" and Company
May Be Formed There.

Georgetown has number of former SOL
diers and members of the National Guard
who are ready to do their bit" toward
aiding the government. They want to
Join the proposed new National Guard
for the District of Columbia
William Hickey, one of the former SOL
diers, declared today. there are a great
many men who have had military expert
ence now residing in Georgetown and
that they are ready to join the new Or
ganization. 1t is proposed to form a COM
pany from the men in that section.
A committee was appointed at a meet
ing of a number of the former soldiers
and national guardsmen last night. at
Hyde School, to round up all Of the avail
able men in Georgetown. This committee
is composed Of Hugh McDermot. former
first sergeant of the United States Marine
Corps; Henry E. Beckley. William
Hickey Jerry Sullivan and George F.
Collins.
Mr. Hickey stated that in the seventh
police precinct there are fourteen men
who have had military experience and
that six of them fought in the Spanish
American war. 1t Is the purpose Of the
committee in charge Of rounding up the
men in that section to cooperate with
those organizing the new National Guard
here,
Evening star., 1917-10-11
NIGHT SCHOOL OPENINGS
SET FOR NEXT MONDAY
! Registration of Pupils for High
School Courses to Begin
This Evening.

Monday has been set for the opening
Of night schools. Most of the night
classes will open at that time. ...a
The high schools that will be opened
are the Business, at 9Th and Rhode
Island avenue. for commercial and
academic subjects, and the Mckinley
Manual Training School, at 7th and
Rhode Island avenue. for manual train
ing. machine shop work. cooking. sewing,
millinery and kindred subjects.
Applicants for the high schools are
requested to register at the Business
High School this evening Friday or Sat
urday evenings of this week. from s
to o'clock, and at the Mckinley. Fri
day or Saturday evening at the same
hours.
Foreign pupils are to register at the
Thomson School, 18th and l. streets,
Monday next. and grade school pupils
the same day at the following buildings:
Henry Madison, Wallach and Jefferson.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
PAClFICIST UTAH BISHOP
ASKED TO RESIGN POST

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, October IL
The Right Rev. Paul Jones, bishop or
Salt Lake diocese of the Episcopal
Church. has been asked to resign his
position. The demand WAS made by
his council of advice. the vestrymen Of
st. Paurs Church and the dean. war
dens and vestrymen of st. Marks Cathe-
dral parish last night.
In their conviction that Bishop Jones
had forfeited his right to be leader of
the diocese by his alleged unpatriotic
attitude and his membership in usso-
Citations not in sympathy with the ma
democracy, the vestrymen at two meet
ings went on record unanimously con-
demning him for the stand he has taken.
toward the government OF the United
States.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
BULGARIANS REPORT
VICTORY OVER ALLIES

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 11.-Allied troops
made a strong attack Tuesday south of
Doiran, north of Saloniki. according to
the Bulgarian official statement issued
Wednesday. The attacks, begun after
violent artillery fire for twentyfour
hours. were broken up at two points
by the Bulgarian artillery. The entente
losses are reported to have been heavy
while the Bulgarians suffered slightly.
Allied troops who gained a temporary
footing in one of the Bulgarian ad-
vanced trenches. the statement con-
tinues, were either killed or captured
The reported allied attacks south Of
Doiran probably were not in force. The
official statement from Berlin on We'd
nesday said that southwest of Lake
Doiran, The Bulgarians repulsed sew
eral British detachments which at
tackled after lengthy artillery prepara-
ton" There has been no British state
ment on this fighting.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
TO RETAIN HEADQUARTERS.
National Woman's Party at Cameron
House Until December l.

The National Woman's Party will be
allowed to retain headquarters at the
Cameron house until December 1. An
agreement to this effect was made to-
day before Judge NJ. NJ. Doyle of the
Municipal Court. when he entered judg-
ment for possession of the property in
favor of the Fidelity Trust Company
of Philadelphia, trustee of the Cam
eron estate.
Proceedings to secure possession of
the building, which has been purchased
by the Cosmos Club. were instituted to-
day, under the landlord-tenant act. At
torneys Hamilton & Hamilton. for the
trustee. explained that there had been
no default in the rent, and that the
court proceedings were taken to expe-
dite the surrender Of the property to
the new purchaser. The tenants con-
scented to a Judgment for possession On
condition that they be allowed to re-
main until December 1
Evening star., 1917-10-11
SEVENTH INNING.

Chicago-Felsch struck out,
kicking hard on the third strike.
Fletcher threw out Gandil.
Weaver popped to Herzog.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
New Iork-Fletcher scratched
a hit through McMullin.
Fletcher went to third on a
wild pitch, the ball bouncing off
Schalk's foot clear to the Giants
bench.
Faber threw out Robertson,
Fletcher holding third.
Holke was hit by a pitched
ball.
Fletcher scored when Eddie
Collins threw out Rariden at first,
Holke going to second on the
play.
Weaver threw out Schupp.
One run, one hit, no errors.