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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
Dying, Man Who Took
Bichloride Attempts
Again to Kill Self

Crazed by the agonies of bichloride q
of mercury poisoning, Antonio Mimic,
who is slowly dying at ST. Vinoent's
hospital, jumped from his cot last
night and made a second attempt to
take his life by jumping out a win
dow in the institution. He was re-
s,,ained by Detective Fred Feeley,
who was assigned to watch
Mimic, who shot Mrs. Maria Guje-
Jquinto five times in a Water street
lodging house. about two weeks ago,
and then tried to commit suicide, has
no chance to recover. The poison is
steadily gnawing at his vitaIs and
his sufferings are intense. A week
ago he attempted to choke himself.
Minio's victim, who has three bull
lets in her left hip and is suffering
from the effects Of two shots which
passed through her abdomen, is re-
ported as slowly recovering from her
wounds and the physicians are hope
full of her recovery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
DIES OF HURTS
RECEIVED WHEN
CAR STRUCK HIM
Physician Finds John w
Kipp's Skull Broken Aft
er He Walked Home
REFUSED HELP FROM
WOMAN DRIVING CAR
Disregard of Traffic Police.
mans Warning Fatal to
Another Man

John w. Kipp, who was run down
by. an automobile driven by an un-
known woman, near his home, 1,0S3
Stratford avenue, Tuesday night, died
of fractured skull at the Bridgeport
hospital early today. Kipp was cross
l. ing Stratford avenue when he was
struck and thrown down, striking on
his head
1t is said the woman who drove the
car stopped and offered assistance but
Kipp because of the nearness of his
place Of residence refused aid and in
sisted on walking into the house. He
suffered from severe headache Tues
day evening and Wednesday was un-
able to work at his duties at the Lake
Torpedo Boat Co. factory.
Kipp was a member Of Bridgeport
lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, and last
evening DR.. Frank c. Buckmiller, one
| of the physicians of the lodge, was
celled to attend him. DR.. Buckmilier
found Kipp was suffering from a Sc
we're fracture of the skull and he
called to attend him. DR.. .Buekmiller
had him taken to tho Bridgeport hos
| pital There Kipp gradually grew
weaker and his death occurred before
the staff physicians could attempt an
operation to relieve him. Detective
Frank M. Holbrook was today as
signed the task of finding the woman
who ran Kipp down.
He was a valued employe of the
! Lake Torpedo Boat Co. and was about
| so years Of age. He was widely
known in the East End He is sur
vived by his widow, one daughter,
Mrs. Arthur Miller of lOssining, N. Y,
and a son, Arthur Kipp of Newark, N.
~. He was a member of Seawanhaka
lodge, F. and M, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
THOUSANDS ARE
DELAYED WHEN
TR0lLEYS FAIL
Poor Coal In Crates, Power
Lacking to Keep Cars
Moving In City
COMMUTERS CROWD
NEWHAVEN TRAINS
Connecticut Co. Threatened
With Serious Tie Up for
Lack of Fuel

Trolley service in Bridgeport and
the suburbs was seriously hampered
this morning when the power failed.
General Manager c. H. Chapman
blamed the trouble on an inferior
grade of coal supplied the power
house.
Cars were stalled all over the city
when the rush to work was at it's
height and in the suburbs, crowds
from Norwalk, Westport and South
port were held up in Fairfield, and
from Derby, Milford, and Devon at
Stratford.
With every effort, made to bring to
ton and Norwalk, it was not until
1880 this morning, when fires had
been drawn and rebuilt in the power
house, that schedules became normal
on the urban lines.
The New Haven road was suddenly
confronted with deluge of passen-
gers at Fairfield and Stratford. Trains
were crowded to their standing room
capacity.
An illustration Of the congestion
that resulted on the railroad was ev.-
denced on the eastbound accommoda-
ton due at 7:45, which usually taking
about dozen passengers at the Fair
field station found over 100 waiting
there today
Investigation of the situation by
Charles H. Chapman, general manag-
er OF the Bridgeport division, disclos-
ed the fact that poor coal clogged the
crate bars of the self-stoking appar-
atus at the Seaview avenu power
house, even causing CRATE bars to
break as the self-stoking apparatus
attempted to dislodge the huge clink-
ers At $50 a. m. the power began
to slow down. Fires were quickly
pulled, one at a time and the pieces
OF stone and slate that imbedded
themselves in the boiler CRATES were
removed and ires rebuilt.
The Shelton power house was drawn
upon heavily to operate the cars on
the MISREPRESENTATION line and a
supply of power from the company s
sub-station at South Norwalk. was
tapped at Pickett's switch, Fairfield
This additional power was only faint ;
ly felt on the big lines throughout the
city which are burdened with heavy
loads at this hour.
Of a very inferior quality and similar
conditions are likely to recur during
the consumption of the present sap
ply.
Manager Chapman said:
TT is unfortunate that our dealers
do not deliver better quality of coal
but we must consider ourselves for
tunate to get any at all with the pres
ent coal shortage existing to the
alarming extent it does here"
Inquiry discloses that the Connect
cut Co. is confronted by the possibil-
ity of an entire shutdown in the event
of delayed transmission Of coal sup
plies enroute, and the New Haven
4oad and nearly every factory in
Bridgeport fear lest a sudden and vio-
lent storm should entirely shut of
coal, which is apl ortioned by dealers
in small quantities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
Morris w. Seymour,
Again Named Member
of Refornatory Board
Especial to The Farn,er

Hartford, Jan. 11.-Among the many
nominations sent to the Senate today
by NGov. Holcomb were: Morris w.
Seymour of Bridgeport. to be director
of the Connecticut Reformatory for
term of four years, and Wallace S.
Allys of Norwich, to be tuberculosis
commissioner for the unexpired term
of Jonathan T. Godfrey of Bridgeport,
who resigned last week
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11

Early reports did not indicate
whether Thaw was dead or dying.
According to Captain Tate, Thaws 8
whereabouts were learned early to-
day and the house was surrounded.
When detectives entered the place, ac-
cording to Tate they found that Thaw
had cut his wrists and throat. Thaw,
Tate says, asked that DR.. Eliwood
Kirby, a we'll known physician of this
city, be sent for.
When the doctor arrived he order
ed Thaw removed to ST. Mary's hos
pital, where DR.. Kirby is head physi-
clan.
st. Mary's hospital is in the ex-
treme northeastern part of the city,
several miles from the house where
he was found
Captain Tate later. said he had
been informed that Thaw was expect
ed to die. What Thaw cut himself
with Tate said he did not know.
The house where Thaw was found
is within a short distance from the
street where Thaw was in an auto
mobile accident last May. 1t was a
damage suit instituted against his
mother, the owner of the machine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11

lldu UCCII OCdl CIIll1So LII AAAAAi'
, that brought Thaw here last Monday
to defend the action.
How the detectives learned that
Thaw was in West Philadelphia, they
do not say. When they were asked
by the New York authorities to ap-
prehend him on warrant charging
him with assaulting Frederick Gump,
Jr, Of Kansas City, Mo-, they made
a search of the city and were con-
vinced that he had left.
A third Indictment in the Thaw case
was handed down today by the grand
jury. The defendant IS Oliver Brewer
formerly of Utica, N. Y, who is un-
der arrest on a technical charge in
Philadelphia, and whose possession in
hotel, was found a number of pa
pers left with him by Thaw before
Thaw and George O'Byrnes. known
as his bodyguard were indicted in
New York on q charge of assault and
kidnapping brought by Frederick
Gump, Jr., of Kansas City, Mo. The
indictment today accuses Brewer OF
conspiracy to kidnap.
Evidence placed before the grand
jury included the papers taken from
Brewer They were taken to New
York today by a Philadelphia detec-
tive.
Application will be made at once to
Albany for papers for Brewers ex-
tradition. it was announced
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
SAW SHIP LIKE VOLTAIRE

New York, Jan. 11-An unidenti-
fled steamship, apparently an auxiliary
cruiser and resembling the missing
Lamport & Holt liner Voltaire, was
sighted on Dec. Is about LOO miles
east of Bermuda in Lat. 31.25, Long.
40.15, according to Captain Smith, of
the American steamship Ruby, which
arrived here today from Italian ports
via Madeira and Bermuda
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
BURGLARS sCARED AwAy

Mrs. Fl. D. Drew, of 126 Broad
street, was awakened this morning by
burglars who climbed onto the porch
of her home from the ground and
were trying to force an entrance
through her bedroom window. She
notified police headquarters and a
squad of policemen was sent to the
scene in the patrol wagon. The IN
truders however had been scared
away before the patrol reached the
aceue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
RUSSIANS TAKE VILLAGE

PetrOgrad, Jan. 11-Russian troops
yesterday captured a village in the
Riga sector of the northern Russian
front which had been stubbornly de-
Tended by German troops, with great
number of machine guns, says an of
ficia1 statement issued today by the
Russian war department Fighting
in the region south of Lake Babit
continues.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
STRAY ESTATE SIS, 800.

Arthur Stray, for many years jani-
tor of the Island Brook school, left an
estate of $5,609.0S, according to the
inventory filed in the probate court
today by Leopold Andreas and Albert
Peck, appraisers. Stray when a lad
saw service in the British army in
India during the Sepoy mutiny.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
BRITISH MADE ATTACK

Berlin, Jan. 11-British troops
made an attack yesterday on German
positions north of Ypres, the war Of
flee announces. They succeeded in
penetrating the German defenses at
one point, but were expelled by a
counter-attack, suffering heavy losses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
British Army Batters Way
Through Six Lines Of
Trenches on the Sinai Pen
insula, Making Greatest
Advance in Many Months.
More Than 1000 Turks Cap
trred and Several Hun
dred Killed or Wounded,
Says British Report-New
Offensive By British.

London, Jan. 11-Six lines OF
entrenchments covering the
town of Rata, on the Sinai
peninsula, have been captured
bv the British, it is announced
officially. ooo
The statement says 1900
Turks were captured.
, A Turkish relief force was
destroyed.
Rata is 80 miles northeast
of Ell Arish, Egypt.
Following is the official statement:
..On Tuesday our troops captured
a strong enemy position consisting OF
six lines Of entrenchments with SIX
main redoubts and a central keep,
covering Rata. 80 miles northeast of
Ell Ar;sh. The attacking force COM
posed OF Anzac mounted troops, and
the imperial camel corps, left Ell Arish
on Monday and the attack on the po-
sition commenced at o'clock on the
morning of Tuesday. The fighting
lasted until in the afternoon. when
the position was finally carried.
after the engagement "a Turkish
relief force was located, advancing
from Shalal sixteen miles east Of
Rata This force was engaged at
point about four miles from the
Rata position and was entirely des-
troyed.
Full details of these operations
are not yet at hand. Up to the present
we have taken 900 unwounded pris-
oners and four mountain guns. The
enemy killed and wounded in our
Hands amount to 600"
The operations of the British have
carried them to the Turkish frontier,
the furthest advance eastward which
has been made since the defeat Of the
Turkish expedition against the Suez
Canal The new campaign Of the
British has been in progress several
weeks but almost no information has
been received concerning it with the
exception OF an occasional official
statement There have been no indi-
cations whether the British have en-
barked on an offensive with the de-
sign of striking a serious blow at
Turkey from the south or whether
they intend merely to clear out hos
tile forces from the Sinai peninsula
and improve the defenses OF Egypt
and the canal.
The first report of these operations
was the announcement on Dec. % OF
the capture of Ell Arish, 80 miles east
of the canal A few days later Lon
don reported the capture Of Maghda-
an, 20 miles southeast of Ell Arishu
with the virtual destruction Or
Turkish force of about 2,O00 men, but
Constntinopie characterized this
statement as exaggerated and said the
British probably evacuated the posi-
ton
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
THAW TRIES
TO end LIFE

Philadelphia Hilary K Thaw cut his wrists and
private Walnut street west of 52nd street
today Marys hospital according to
Captain had been searching for him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11
FRENCH MINE TRENCHES

Paris, Jan. lion the Argonne
district French troops have exploded
a mine causing heavy damage to their
adversaries, according to announce
ment made by the French war office
this afternoon. On the right bank
of the Meuse a German attack has
been repulsed with heavy losses to the
Germans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11

Fair tonight and Friday; colder
TONIGHT
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-28
HRKENWOOnl.

News Of the sudden death or
Houseman on last Monday afternoe-
came as a great shock to the comms,-
ity. For the past year Mr.. Housemsr
had been a sufferer with heart trou-
bic, and on Sunday evening was taken
quite III and continued to grow worsa rsa
until death called him. Funeral sar
vices were held this friday after
noon at the Episcopal Church and u
terment made in the Bridgeville can,
etery. He is survived BY a widor
four sons and two daughters. NJ
HOuseman was a progressive citizen
Of Greenwood, q former DOstmasfa-
and interested in the best Interests -
the town, and his presence will he
missed in the community.
A Christmas entertainment 10,
held Tuesday evening in the NJ. p
Church.
Alfred Pearce and son, Horace. John
and Arthur Dickerson had a narrou,
escape recently when returning fron,
Wilmington by automobile. Near Nss,
Castle their car was hit by a freiVbt
train, and while the machine was ~
molished, the occupants escaped with
a few bruises.
Alex Jones and Lawrence Tatman
were Wilmington visitors on last Sal
urday.
r. E. Wiley and family and Mrs
Saliie Wiley and son spent Christmas
day in Pennington.
Ashbel Morris returned to his camn
last Monday, being greatly improved
from his recent illness.
Walter Lyons, Of New Haven, Conn
is here on a visit with his mother ana
sisters, and will spend a week or ten
days in Delaware.
Among those from military Gamma
who spent the holidays at home Were
Edwin Wiley. Joseph Lyons and
Clarence Webb.
William Morris and Charles Dicker-
son have been called to the colors
and have left for camp.
Renza Morgan is a Greenwood Visi-
tor.
Lewis Todd, Of Carney's Point, Is
home for his Christmas vacation.
Clarence Spence, Of Wilmington,
spent a few days at home this week.
william Adams, who has been I'll for
some time, is but little improved at
this time.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-28
I-l2tf
PINEY GROVE
Near Georgetown

On Christmas day the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Rodney n Ennis was the
scene of a very much enjoyed family
reunion The old homestead was peau-
tiful with itsdecorations OF holly ana
Christmas evergreens, and It was pri-
marily gotten up in honor OF the
mother. but the wOnderOus spirit OF
love which dominates such occasions
made it a real honor for each Of those
who hatithe good fortune to be present
and take part In the reunion. AT
noon the guests were all present and
al two o'clock they we're invited to
the reunion dinner where all that goes
tn make a real old Sussex County
Christmas feast was spread in great
profusion for their use. The fact that
our country needs to conserve 1000,
and that we all have been requested
by Mr.. Hoover to do our bit IN assist
ing. may have in slight measure oe-
TERED some present from cutting then
usual swath at feast Of this kind, yet
there was none who left the table with
ANYTHING lacking to satisfy the inner
man. and all were delighted to be able
to greet each other and pass one more
ents who they remember with .happi-
ness.
The "reminiscences of the past, when
children gathered and romped about
the fireside, and the many incidents
which were recalled, bring to mind
the words of the poet who wrote
How dear to my heart are the
scenes of my childhood,
When fond recollections present
them to view. o
The mother received many very
handsome presents, and with tears Of
happiness expressed her great pleas
ure in being surrounded by her chill
dren, grandchildren and great-grand-
children.
The public school will repone on
January 1st. The school has secured
a travelling library and many of the
pupils and others in the community
are enjoying it these long winter
nights.
Providence NJ. P. School will hold
its regular session next Sunday morn
ing at ten o'clock.
harIes P. Bennett, Of Trenton, N. j.,
will deliver a patriotic address in the
school at that time and present the
school with a service flag in honor Of
its members who are at Admission,
Alabama.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-28

In each Of these z soldier was strum-
ming on = plano; others we're reading
books and magazines; hundreds were
writing letters home Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
young men were busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes, selling
stamps and weighing parcels, which
the men were sending home. One OF
the soldiers said TO me as stood in
the tent used chiefly By men from
Iowa: 1--WE came all the way here
from Des Moines, and we we're mighty
lonely. Then We found this 7. NJ G..
A. on the Job, and it's been a home
and more than a home TO US. It gave
US what We wanted when We needed
II most Wen never forget It. The
boys best friend is the z. N. G. A."
Zine, cisan-cut, Outstanding Fellows.
How close those benches we're pack
ed with men. bending over the long
tables absorbed IN their writingl
what an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups Of soldiers makel
Fine. clean-cut. outstanding fellows,
some OF thcm mere boys. one thinks
Immediately OF the sacrifice they have
made for the rest Of us and how pre-
cious they are to some one back home.
Somewhere, in far of farm or village
or city street., there are parents OF
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for one glimpse Of those
sunburned faces as you and ! see
them on their last night before going
across. And It Was with throb Of
the heart that I watched them. bent
over their letter paper IN one after
another Of those seven big tents.
These were the tents OF the =. n. G.
A. On that last night IN America the
association was serving the soldiers
IN the best OF all ways-giYing them
an opportunity to write home On
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts, movies, concerts. dramatics
and g score OF healthy entertainments
as weu as religious meetings. But on
this isat night home ties we're strong
.- "a a. a. s-a......4.
sax anu perHAVD rH1F - 80 ~ '','e~
of the splendid work the 2. n. Q. A.
is doing arnong our men IN Uniform
keeping them IN touch with home.
Maalo Wofds, alNsth the coIcrs."
In these times there are some let
tsra that mean more to ua tnan any
We have ever read before. They are
written on sheets Of paper stamped
with the Stars and Stripes and the
red triangle Of the Y. H. c. A., and
they bear the magic words. with the
Coaors. T lere are many more than
amrlion su.h letters IN the mails now
shlia you read this Perhaps enc AZ
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-28
GULL DAIRY HERDS.

Owing to present high prices for feed
and labor, culling dairy herds Of low
producers is needed more than ever be-
fore. Inferior cows lower herd profits,
but they can be detected by individual
milk and butter records.
Low yields mean small profits or
more often actual losses. The cost Of
milk production was figured at 13 cents
a gallon by the Ohio agricultural ex-
pertinent station for seventy-six yearly
records from thirty-one dairy herds dur
ing 1910 to 1916. Feed, labor and sup
plies have since increased about 30 per
cent, making the cost at least 16 cents
gallon. These herds are all above
the average in production. Unless the
COW is good producer the cost Of
milk production win be much above
this figure and consequent loss. All
cows not up to standard should be
culled out and sold for beef.
Individual records of each days milk
and the amount Of butter produced will
show up the questionable animals.
Scales and the Babcock test are finding
q greater place every day on dairy
farms. Private and Official testing is
becoming more popular because 1t shows
where profits come from and what
cows cause any losses. A standard is
thus set for building up future profit
able dairy herds.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-28

part Of the world 10 another than sta
tistics can express. Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when it comes to
reckoning IN terms Of love and human
tenderness. Let's put II this way:
That the Y N. C. A. is the biggest ex-
press company the world has ever
seen. and the parcels It is handling
are the loves and devotions Of human
beings.
World's Best Loved Trademark
This war Aaa made Us think hard
and last Your boy or your neigh
boris boy or some boy you know and
love has been called to do his share
in the big Job OF policing the world for
democracy and human liberty. Is It
any comfort to you to know that wher-
ever his duty may call him your boy
viii nave a friend that viii serve him
In body, mind and soul3 Are you
glad 10 know that this friend will place
books and magazines ct his disposal.
organize classes TO teach him what
ever he wants to learn, give him q
pocket testament and invite him to
join religious meetings OF the faith
that he was brought up int Did you
realize that the association provides
athletic equipment for his favorite
games. teaches him games II he knows
none and holds concerts. lectures,
movies, Bible classes, dramatic enter.
tainments and every kind Of whole
some amusement to keep him interest
ed7 Are you glad to know that this
friend viii 90 with him overseas, help
to shield him from q score Of dincult
and dangerous temptations and follow
him right up to the front line trench
and beyond 1T The last contact the
soldier has with this life he loves SO
wen Is a cup OF tea given him By the
Y. NJ. @. A. free Just before he goes
over the top" to a hand to hand strug-
gle with the enemy. And a. he comes
tottering back from No Mans Land,
wounded. but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet
even before his wounds are dressed
the r NJ. O. A. Is waiting for aim with
tea and sweet chocolate. the great com
forts or the man IN fne trenches. 10
you wonder that the Red TriEngle ia
called "ths best loved tvsdemark IN
the worldf" One soldier in france has
called Il "the- last evidence that any
body cares
II every thinking citlzen could see
with hia or her own eyes something
Of the actual work being done for our
men b the association there would be
no question Of the 7. n. O. A having
to appeal 20 the public fOr money.
Rather than let this essential work
falter for an instant rich men would
sen their motorcars. poor men weala
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-28

Edward White visited his parents
in philadelphia part OF the week ,,
Mr. and Mrs. Elkton Adams, OF VII
mington. are spending few days Win
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Adams.
Harry w. Cannon has been a recent
Philadelphia visitor.
Lee Norris, who has been eonnneo
N his home with severe eoio' ls
again able to be out.
Mr and Mrs. Elmer Wiley enter
tained at dinner on Christmas day,
when they had as their guests Mr.. ana
Mrs samuel Fields, Of Seaford; ana
Mr. and Mrs. John Hartzel, OF near
town.
Earl Williams has been spending a
mart Of this week with his parents at
Fredericksburg, Nd.
Legal blanks, deeds, mortgages, etc.
can he had at Luther Calhouns bar
har sbop. where orders will be taken
sor anv kind Of printing, as well as
for ADVERTISE snts to be published 10
this Daper. All orders for advertis-
inc must be at the shop before wed
nesday noon Of the week OF pubiica-
~ LUTHER T. CALHOUN,
i-l2-tf Agent Milford Chronicle.