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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

ought to have some kindly message to
send back. After all, Ann Augusta is a
splendid girl-better than you deserve
Possibly he answered. II subscribe
to her fineness and value. Man, l loved
her-love her this minute. If | were
free I'd go back as fast as steam could
carry me, and marry her. That's not
the question. Pm tied, hand and foot.
I've started on the most gorgeous adven-
ture any man ever tackled. | must see
it through
81 promised Ann that I'd bring her
the truth, | went on. "Think it easy
for proud woman to come to mere
friend and ask him, when going across
the world, to see whether man isn't
coming back to tell her he loves her? 1t
isn't. But Ann Augusta took that ter
ribly hard step for your sake. can't
see what there is about you SO worth
while. If | were Ann Augusta I'd forget
you. But it seems she can't. You've
got to tell me the truth-all the truth
You may say it's none of my business,
and that Ann Augusta ought to be
ashamed of herself to pursue man who
doesn't want her. But | undertook the
JOB OF finding you and reporting the facts,
and I'm not going to be put off by mere
commonplaces.
Commonplace! Do you think what
you call mere commonplace would
switch me from marrying so fine girl as
Ann Augusta love her, you know
and exile me here?' He scowled at me-
al don't understand" told him. "Ex-
cuse my bluntness, but Nan Harloe isn't
the girl to make sensible man like you
lose his head
He put both hands on my shoulders.
any schooner is in Pearl Harbor. You
and are talking different languages. I'll
Just give you some real news to carry
back to New York, old friend. Are you
gamer
Three weeks later Tom Endicott
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
THE PAIN OF YOUTH

"OM ENDICOTT drew me aside
out of the throng of sight-seers off
the colonial liner Ventura. He
Il swung his cap from his silver-gray
head and smiled.
You are a messenger from Ann Au-
g,lsta,' he murmured. "From New
York;
Waikiki beach spread around me it's
endless serenity of splendor; and before
my fancy was the face of girl who had
never seen the isles of Hawaii and G
thought would scarcely recognize her
former lover in the Scared man who
looked at me with kindling eyes.
Not directly | replied, "She men
toned your name in crush when | told
her was going to the South Seas.
II ran away from her, he confessed.
II tried to explain, but Ann Augusta
couldn't understand
you mean you will never go back?'
/ demanded
Not to sue at the feet of Ann Augusta,
Endicott responded. 81 loved her, man!
Why not? She was-is-lovely and
charming and splendid and adorable. OF
course | loved her, just as a dozen other
men did. You say she understands! l
deny it. You won't understand, either,
when tell you l have discovered that
there is bond inexpressibly stronger and
more enduring than my affection for her. y
| stared at him. He was unbelievably
self-confdent, different person from the
awkward fellow Ann Augusta had stopped
to let adore her. Only one thing could
make such change.
"Another woman!' | said. "Why not
be fair and tell her? She hasn't married.
She is still as lovely as ever Is it square
to let her wait for your
"Another woman" he repeated
thoughtfully. "Well, hardly, in the sense
YOU mean. But there is another woman.
She isn't handsome or alluring or fasci-
mating; neither you nor Ann Augusta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

"OM ENDICOTT drew me aside
out of the throng of sight-seers off
the colonial liner Ventura He
cu,unp bis cap from his Silyer-vray
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24

ed cost Of living, the statement held,
should be considered as to the pre-
vat1ing rate in any given district and
as to wh ether that basis was reached
through agreement between employer
and enp1oye.. The right to strike, but
only as last resort, is covered in the
last paragraph which reads:
cit is advisable that production
should not cease because Of an appar-
ent injustice or oversight contained in
an award, for it Is necessary to the
nations protection as we'll as to the
welfare of the trade union movement
that there should be no cessation of
work except as a last resort
Two resolutions bearing on the eight
hour. day also came before the con,
vention and Indicated that several OF
the unions affiliated with the fedora
ton were not entirely satisfied with
the Interpretation placed on President
Wilson's declaration Of March by
Secretary Baker of the war depart
ment and Advocate General Winship.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the executive council tn take the ques-
ton up with view 10 placing all
government supply contracts on an
eight hour basis in compliance with
our understanding Of the Preside ent' s
proclamation"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
YOU CAN OBTAIN
YOUR C0AL.C CARD
In A few DAYS

Final arrangements for the distri-
button of hard coal by the card sys-
tenn will be made at a meeting of the
Bridgeport Fuel Board and represen-
tatives of IA retail dealers at a meet
afternoon A committee to work out
the deails of the system, appointed
last Monday. will make it's report. 1t
is also expected a place for perman-
ent headquarters will be decided upon
and the selection of a permanent Sec
retary announced.
From Fuel Administrator Garfield
at Washington comes an order today
directing Pennsylvania operators to
fill all coal orders for New England
imm ediate1y. The order also gives
preference to New England shipments
of coal by rail over all shipments ex-
cept coal requistioned for railroad use
and for the government.
The actual distribution under the
card system Is expected to start next
week, before Friday at the latest
Some dealers have been getting coal
for the last few days and more will
be received next week. LARGE ship
ments scheduled for other parts OF
the country have been diverted to re-
1ieve the New England situation.
Every person buying coal must
make the purchase under the rules
Of the Fuel Board. Only one tor
will be sold to a purchaser, who must
first prove the need Another sup
ply will not be given until the last
IL nearly exhausted. b.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24

and Mary Fitzgerald, IS, or rne same
address: Thomas A. Curley, 50. elec-
trlcian. 176 Brooks street. and Sadie
Healey. %. saleslady. 5S4 Park ave.
nue.: Louis Broderson. %. tooIsetter.
361 John street. and Maud Brooks, 2e.
1853 John street: Frederick Williams.
33. machine ad5uster. 4S0 Maple street.
and Mary Warovosusk1. so. Same adj.
dress: Horace E. Niekerson. SO. ifi-
spector. IL Booth street. and Della E.
Donnelly. 20. 1.o07 Pembroke street.
Louis SaEbood. g., polisher. 6sz state
street. and Marie Antofnette Mac
corlle. 20, 7s6 Grand streets Howard
v. Rogers. 20. 41ler. of AZ. Bond street.
and Louise Hunt. %. Palfisade ave-
nue.: John Edwin Cotton. S9 machfn-
ist. $50 Kossuth street, and May Bella
Hough. 28, 80 Roosevelt street: LeoNe
ard Hadden. 27, factory hand. 49s Az1a
tic street, and Anna Norlxo. is, $50
Shelton street; Michael Nash, "a. sol
dier. 656 Maple street. and Bridget
Mclaughlin, 10. same address; Harry
Boehn. ii. conductor. no Myrtle ave.
nue.. and Dorothy Hawkins. Il. sane
address. Thomas J. Costello, 3S. soI-
der. 4s3 East Main stret. and Gene
We've ]. Lawrence. 88 same addressi /
Peter scanna. 21. machine operator.
1899 Howard avenue. and Mary De-
rosa z1. 20 Benham ayenuA
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24

engineers began building bridges
over the waterway in order to give a
crossing to the infantry. They under
took to have these bridges completed
by 8 O'clock, and by remarkabls
piece of work the task was accom-
plished. Previously they had repair
ed a causeWay in the same vicinity
and the troops were able to get over
the canal to the eastern bank. The
Irish infantry was then advancing
northward on both sides of the canal
with the main Cambrai-Bapaumer rafl<
road as their immediate sobjective.
During the afternoon the Irish were
held up temporarily because of the
shortage of ammunition near a sunken
road southwest of Graincourt, where
the Germans were established in con-.
siderable force. This position was
rendered doubly strong by machine
gun concentration north of Grain
court which could sweep the British
lines near the canal. The ammuni-:
tion came and the British charged
again. They overcame the resistance
south of the Cambrai-Baupau
highway.
The Germans then were firing With
machine guns down across the Cam
brai road. Hand to hand fighting oc-
Qlrred at positions below the road,
but the Germans finally were forced
to withdraw. Dugouts lyighted by.
electricity were found in tho chain OF
defenses along the highway. By 6s16.
o'clock in the evening the Irish troops
had crossed the Cambrai-Raupaurne
highway on both sides OF the canal
and taken a stand south of Moeuvres.
This was the situation here at the end
Of the first days fighting.
On Wednesday morning the British
pushed forward, this time having the
support Of a certain amount of artil-
Continued on Page a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
CITY OF CAMBRAI IS DOOMED
DECISIVE FIGHTING ON p|AVE
co.
IS ORDERED TO
REVISE RATES

Hartford, Nov. pa decision was
rendered by the public utility COM
mission today on a petition Of the
freight shippers in New Haven, Hart
ford and Bridgeport alleging that the
freight and express rates Of the Con-
necticut Co. were excessive and un-
reasonable. The petition was received
last June.
The commission finds that the sta
tfon service rates are unreasonable
and orders just and maximum rates
for such service that will not exceed
the rates formerly designated as Sec
ond class rates between the several
stations on the company's lines. The
Connecticut Co. is. ordered to publish
and make effective on and after Jan.
1, 1918, a new schedule of first class
rates based on and in no case to ex-
ceed- between any two points the
former second class rates as publish
ed in the company's tariff Immediately
prior to May 21, 1917.
The commission states that the
classification Of May 21, 1917, shall
not hereafter without the approval Of
the commission be modified so as to
bring about by, means of re-classifi-
cation additional rates or charges on
any commodity, but that the order Of
the commission shall not he construed
as prohibiting the company from col
lecting rates or charges in excess of
the maximum first class rates on con-
dition that any such excess charges
shall result solely from the applica-
ton of the official classification Of
May 21, 1917.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
HOLD EPSTEIN IN
$4,000 BONDS;
TREASON CHARGE

Isaac Epstein, aged 25, of 121 Cap
ito1 avenue, was turned over by the
police to the federal authorities, this
morning, and held in $4,000 bond
on a charge of alleging conspiracy to
commit treason against the govern
ment He is implicated with three
men who were before United States
Commissioner Hugh L. Lavery yes
terday, for their part in the conduct
of a mass meeting at which sedi-
tious speeches were made, last Sun
day.
No11es were entered in the cases Of
six others who were arrested when
Lieutenant John E. Barton and a
squad Of detectives raided the meet
ing last Sunday, these men being ar
raignedin in the city court before Judge
F. L. Bartlett on charges Of failing to
have draft registration cards in their
possession. It was found that those
wdho were of draft age had regis
tered.
Nicholas Hourwich, of 341 East
25th street, Brooklyn, is alleged to be
the principal offender in the case, and
following his arraignment before
Commissioner Lavery. yesterday, was
held without bond for treason. The
two held on charges similar to- that
against Epstein are Samuel Olstein,
of 915 Hallett street, and Isaac Dob
rechewski, of 2s7 Church street
These latter are also held in SIC, 900
bail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
MADE THREAT TO
STATE WITNESS

Accused of having threatened one
of the witnesses whose testimony be-
fore United States Commissioner
Hugh L. Lavery, yesterday, resulted
in the holding of Nicholas Hourwtch,
of BAL East 25th street, New York,
without bail on a charge of treason,
Samuel Sherdatuky Of 538 James
street, was placed under arrest by
Lieutenant John E. Barton, of the
detective bureau, this afternoon.
Sherdatuk is held in $1,000 bail to
assure his appearance in the police
court, Monday morning. He will be
turned over to the Federal authori-
ties for prosecution with the four now
in custody on treason charges.
The police declare that the witness
Sherdatuk sought to intimidate, and
whose name is withheld. is one whose
testimony is essential to the success
full prosecution of the case against
Hourwich and his conpan bins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
GOMPERS IS REELECTED
PRESIDENT OF A. F.. l.:
STRIKE RIGHT RETAINED

Buffalo, Nov. 24-Samuel Gompers
was reelected president of the
American Federation Of Labor at the
closing session of its 37th annual con-
vention here today.
When the convention met today it
was with the prospect of a session
lasting well into Sunday morning be-
fore final adjournment. Seven COM
mittee reports and 65 resolutions
awaited action by the delegates.
A declaration of principles adopted
by the convention last night was re-
garded by delegates as ore Of the
most important documents in the
record of the present convention and
as union labor's affirmative reply to
President Wilson'S urgent request for
conciHation and face to face confer
ences between employers and en-
ployes where disputes Threatened to
check the processes of production in
materials essential to a vigorous
prosecution Of the war"
The declaration held as essential
the-right to organize and, in the COM
position of boards or commissions that
are to consider questions Of terms of
employment and conditions of labor.
equality of representation as between
employer and wage Garner.
Wage rates, apart from the increas-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
MARRIAGE LICENSE RUSH
AS DRAFT CALL IMPENDS
KEEPS CLERKS HUSTLING

Whether or not President Wilson'S s
draft regulations have outdone Dan
CupEdPs bow and arrow is a question
that arises TODAY for the second time
since April 6. when war was declared.
In less than three hours at the town
clerks office today no less than 20
marriage licenses were issued, the ma
jority of the men being within the
draft ages. Licenses were also given
to two soldiers. =
The issuance of licenses has been
above normal for several weeks fol-
lowing a lull Of several weeks after
the drafting process had gotten under
way. Today'S number Is a new rec
ord and even after the ONCE closed
several attempted to get licenses.
This weeks slate Of weekend mar
riages will include: Ernest Wood, %.
filer, sSs Dover street. and Ada Car
wright. 20. d1er. Of the Same address.
both born IN Walden. N. Y: Harold
d. Ha2en. 81. division superintendent,
of Stratford. and Georgie b Brszffer.
q. 10 Cole street: Forster Franherg,
N. machinist. Is William street. and
Signe Larson. "a. same address; Chas.
Albert BattsY. ee. assembler. 83d Fair
field avenue. and Rose M. Hawn. IS.
|23 Autumn street. Stephen F. Eitz-
gerald. %. maon1nist, 400 Dover street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
SLACKERS TAKEN
IN BY POLICE

Anti-slacker activities on the part
of the local police resulted in six ar
rests, today, five of the prisoners be-
ing men from other cities. -Four Of
the arrests were made by Officer Thos.
Meehan, who rounded up the follow
ing on Water street:
John Sarritsky, 81 State street;
Maximilian Sevitsky, Suff1eld, Conn; /;
John Maxi, Water street; Antonio
Murach, 615 Water street.
Lieut.. John e. Barton arrested
Horace Robinson, colored, Of Ga State
street, who came here from Brook
lyn Officers Watts and Moran APP
pretended Peter Buslow, of 3 Clin-
ton avenue. All but Buslow are ac-
cused of having left the own cities
to evade the draft, while Buslow is
charged with having failed to appear
for examination when summoned. He
VIII be, sent at once to Camp Devens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
SAID TO "HELL
WITH AMERICA" !"
GETS 6 MONTHS

Despite the fact that he had de-
MED, when arrested yesterday, having
made any such remark as ITO He'll
With America" Charles Winthoval a
lodger in the Commercial House, con-
fessed to Judge F. L. Bartlett in the
police court, this morning, that he
might have said so while under the
influence of liquor.
The admission, corroborating the
evidence of Edward Mansfield, repre-
sentative Of packing house.. and of
another witness brought Winthoval
a Jail sentence of so days, he being
charged with breach Of the peace.
This is a serious time to be saying
such things" remarked Judge Bart
lett, in imposing penalty. Wintho-
val told the police a sad story, yester-
day, of hardships encountered since
the beginning Of the war-all due to
the fact that he is German by birth.
The man has two daughters who are
school teachers in Brooklyn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24

ing was extremely violent. Pertica
was lost, then retaken, then lost again
and retaken in such a whirlwind Of
enthusiasm as seldom has been seen.
But the enemy's greatest blow was
aimed at the strategic key of Monte
Tomba and Monte Monferena. Here
the full force of two divisions, one
German. the other Austrian, was hur1-
ed In a furious attack on the Italian
right wing in an effort to turn the
wing and cut off the army from it's
line of communication along the Piave.
Now came one Of the bloodiest strug-
giles Of the war, which went on all last
night and today with a steady success
sion Of attack and counter attack
What the outcome will be cannot be
foreseen, but the Italian arms have
again covered themselves with glory
and have snatched victory when it was
hanging in the balance. Even the
enemy yields tribute to Italian va1or,
for; prisoners say their forces are sur
prised 1T the resistance met and dis
concerAd by the impetuouS bravery of
Italian troops.
The references in these dispatches
to the fearful havoc among regf
ments, brigades and divisions should
be interpreted with the knowledge
that the italian unit of Organization
is Of such size that the reduction of
Continued on Page 2.) ./
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
Levitt An
Agent, OF
I.W.W.?2 2
Cashed Checks for No
torious Charles Gold,
: /. w. w. Worker, Who
Was Arrested Here
With Arson, Sabotage
and Anarchist Papers.

Employing methods charac-
teristic of the I. w. w. breed,
an organization of which he is.
a former member, Samuel
Levitt, business agent Of
the Machinists' Union, ex-
ponent of La Toilette policies,
whose actions in trying to ham
per munition production are
now occupying the attention OF
government officials, is at
tempting to intimidate news
papermen.
Levitt, who recently was In consulta-
ton with Charles w. Gold, alias Col
den, alias Goldrarb, an I. w. w. NOM
ber, arrested at the Remington Arms
Co.. with sabotage, arson, and other
violent literature in his possession and
was held in $4,000 bonds, has by his
actions brought the members of his
union into disrepute and Is reported
about to lose his position as q result
labor man.
As a result of his relations with
Gold, for whom, while in this city, he
cashed checks, It Is believed by many
that he is simply using his office as
business agent Of the union to mask
his activities as an I. W. w. agent.
That the members Of the union will
oust him at the coming election seems
a certainty.
A newspaperman on entering Levitt S
office in the Machinists' union was
greeted by the admonition from Lew
it's assistant, "You want to look out
Lovit II carrying q gum
Levitt a Jew minutes later In his con-
versation with the newspaperman at
tempted to intimidate him by remark
ing
sDfd you ever hear about a news
paper reporter who one time was beat
ND by q policeman and the policeman
got AWAY with IT."
The reporter opined he never heard
of the case and the object of Levit's
remark being obvious the converse
ton ended at this point.
Levitt has been attempting to divert
union machinists from Bridgeport and
hence create a labor shortage which
would seriously hamper munitions
production in this city. He asserts
that he is taking this un-American and
unpatriotic attitude in order to pre-
vent the calling of strikes to obtain
higher wages for members of the
union.
Gold, who consulted Levitt previous
to the former visiting the Remington
Arms Co.. is notorious character. II
is alleged by the authorities that he
sought work at the plant to organize
an I. w. w. branch, create strikes and
employ methods Of sabotage to stoI
production of war materials and de.
stroy machinery. He is an alleged
pro-German agent and the I. w. w
1t As reported is financed by German
money.
After Colds arrest he was found to
be draft evader and was sent to
Aver.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24

There was intense hard work al
most from the start, as the Ulsterites
who undertook this task, got in among
the German defenses. Because of the
secret nature OF the attack no artil-
1ery could be used TO cut the tre-
mendously strong lines of barbed wire
in front of the trenches and the tanks
were not operating in this section.
Therefore it was necessary for the
Irishmen to charge the entangle-
ments and bomb them to pieces in or
der to force their way through.
It was a big undertaking, for the
Irish came under concentrated rifle
and machine gun fire as soon as they
began to advance, but they maintain.
ed their reputation for valor and
bombed their way with such grim
determination that they drove an en-
tering wedge into the trench system
near Havr1ncourt. Northwest Of the
town is a high bank on the west OF
the canal. This elevation was strong
ly fortified with dugouts and there
was a great concentration of machine
guns.
The British had no alternative but
to charge the position up the slopes,
and this they did. The crest was
gained in the face of heavy fire and
desperate bayonet fighting followed.
The U1sterttes hurled themselves on
the Germans with such fury that the
latter were compelled to desert their
machine guns and abandon the hill,
and many of them were shot down as
they fed northward along the canal
A large number Of prisoners were
captured in the dugouts on the hill
and beside the canal. This fight oc-
Cured at o'clock Tuesday morning.
In the meantime German machine
guns on the eastern side of the canal
were giving much trouble and as soon
az the high bank was captured British