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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
LIBERTY BONDS
GO QUICKLY IN
STORES OF CITY
Syrian, Chinese and Greek
Among Subscribers To-
day for rtof Loan.

The sale Of Liberty Bonds, through
booths In the principal stores in the
center Of the city, today resulted ex-
cellently. In HlowAands 66 employees
purchased bonds, and in Smith &
Murray's 80. Similar results are being
met in Meigs', Dorsen's, and Reads.
Wearing red, white and blue sashes,
Miss Ethel Sterling, Miss Carol Ster-
ling, Mrs. William Griffith. Miss Alice
Ford, Mrs. Samuel M Ha;wley, Mrs.
B. b. Meeker, Miss Elsie Burgess and
Miss Alice FTtzgirbbon, were stationed
in the stores and they enlisted the in
terest of patrons of the stores, in Lib
erty Loans. They went to work at 8
o'clock Their services are purely vol
untary.
In Mefgs a Syrian woman made ap-
plication for a. bond. in Howland's a
Greek porter took a 500 bond.
The Artistic Bronze Co, 1t was
learned today, has 40 employees, all of
whom subscribed to the Liberty Loan.
One man applied for a job, and he too,
had been a purchaser. Hincks Bros
received word today from a salesman
IN Wallingford that he had sold a
Chinese laundryman one Of the bonds.
Howard Speer, who Is handling the
Liberty loan dn this city, today adj
dressed the girls of Smith & Murray
and the Rowland girls at How1and's.
When he finished there were % sub
scribers In Smith G. Murrag,s where
one existed before.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Wife ABDUCTED
BY MOTHER, He
TRIES SUICIDE
Bereft Young Man Draws
Razor Across Throat But
It Was Too Dull.
LEAVES BELONGINGS
TO FATHER IN WILL
Now He's Glad He's Living,
Even Though His Spouse
Is Away.

Octave Conte, married only one
month, has run the scale of matri-
monial bliss and sorrow common to
most young men of his age, 28 years,
who wed. Octave. however, couldn't
stand the strain Of the play. This
morning he asserts his mother-in-law
abducted his wife. This discord got
on his nerves and he decided to die.
First he wrote a letter. in which he
assured mother-in-laws were ana
thema in the mouths Of all respectable
married men. Then he directed all
his belongings, including his tnsur-
ance be turned over to his father,
and dropped his pen to grasp a razor.
He lay down on the bed in his
room, 274 Brooks street, placed the
letter under his pillow and drew the
steel across his throat. This morning
about IL o'clock, short time after
his rash act a woman in the house
was attracted by his groans and she
summoned the police, who in turn
called Dr.. s. I. AranHd Of the emer-
gency hospital.
The physician found the wound SUI
perflcial and by no means fatal.
While Conte's neck was being bound
to stem the flow of blood the would
be suicide was asked facetiously by
the doctor why he didn't cut deeper.
Conte, who evidently had changed his
mind about dying, replied:
ssThe razor, thank goodness, was not
sharp enough. Without a wife still
sweet is life - His soli1oquy was
cut short by his being tossed into the
stretcher and taken to the Bridgeport
hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
FRAUD ALLEGED,
FORMER SPECIAL
POLICEMAN HELD
Annunzita, Dismissed From
| Force, Accused of $4,000
Swindle.
POSED AS "FIXER"
FOR SALOONKEEPER
Victim Alleges Recommen
dation He Signed Turned
Out to Be Note.

Charged with obtaining $4,000 by
false pretenses, from Montagna Gill
1espie, of Brooklawn avenue, since
last October, Michael Annunzita, 33
years, of 115 Jones avenue, a special
policeman, who was discharged from
duty by the police commissioners at
their meeting this week, was arrest
ed today by Detectives washburn and
Holbrook -
Annunzita, who is known as mike
the Cop and mike the Barber .
whom the police accuse Of being a
bigamist,, is alleged to have defraud-
ed Gillespie Of various sums of money
pretending it was necessary to obtain
a license for a saloon, in a building
owned by the latter
Last October, the accused in a con-
versation with Gillespie, asked the
latter why he did not erect building
for a saloon on a lot which he own
ed in Brooklawn. Gillespie was con-
ducting butcher market at the time
in Hancock avenue.
"I can get the license easy enoungh
if you build the saloon," Annunzita
is alleged to have said.
Gillespie parted with 1915 at the
time and on various pretexts in con-
nection with the procuring of the Ii
cense, the accused is alleged to have
obtained from his victim other large
sums at various periods. Last week
Gillespie claims Annunzita showed
him a paper remarking:
'tYou sign this now, Montagna. A
whole lot of other business men are
going to. do the same for, me. 1t is
a certificate of good character which
I must present to the brewery. The
license and everything else is all set
tied
The butcher signed it. Yesterday HI
received telephone from the banl
where he keeps his money Informing
him that Annunzita had presented
note against him for s240 at the banl
and received the money. This wa
| the last straw for Gillespie who's
| friends advised him to see the po
lice, Capt. Cronan ordering Annun
zita's arrest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
ANARCHISTS in
OPEN ATTACKS
ON GOVERNMENT
Parade Petrograd Streets
Preaching Doctrine With
out Hindrance.

London, June "A Petrograd dis
patch to Reuters says that g. few
score anarchists. accompanied by
some soldiers and sailors, marched
through the Nevsky Prospect and
other main thoroughfares at midday
on Friday, carrying black banners in
scribed:
..Down With Authority Down
With NCapitalists." Long Live the
Social Revolution and the Commune -
They were armed with rifles, re-
volvers, daggers and grenades.
The paraders stopped outside the
Kazan cathedral and harangued the
crowd. One sailor proclaimed that
they were only dangerous to capital
lists and not to the poor. Subsequently
agitators went from one assemblage
to another along the Nevsky, melting
them to rob banks and declaring that
the social revolution would be pro-
claimed on the occasion of the ap-
preaching municipal election. The
authorities did not interfere with the
demonstration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Restaurant Owner
is Sued on Note

ArnoM Cargill, proprietor of abroad
street restaurant, is the defendant in
two suits fled today in the common
pleas court One action is bSoNht by
Florence o. Walters, who conducts
business under the name of the ARROW
Sales Motor Co. She is the same wo-
man who fgured in the litigation over
the will of her mother, Julia Keppy.
She declares Cargin gave her his note
Tor $50 and has not rSaid it. Damages
Of $3.50 are asked and CargiH's auto
mobile has been attached.
The same machine has been at
tached in an action brought against
Cargill by Speror Zacharias Of this
city He claims Cargin owes him $340
Cor goods purchased and asks $500
damages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Lumber Dealers and
Plumbers Here Asked
to Help Government

Bridgeport manufacturers and deal
ers in lumber and plumbing supplies
have been asked to aid the govern
ment in its building program for the
immense military truck train and en-
gineering camps that are to be es-
tablished throughout America.
The government has demanded
from lumber dealers cooperation in
the supply of sheathing, shingles and
protective materials for it's buildings.
Plumbing supply factories and supply
houses have been asked to furnish a
varied assortment Of materials for the
sanitary departments of the various
camps.
Huge supplies of lumber will be
shipped from the yards in this city
for temporary use Of the government.
It is expected that every builder and
contractor will unhesitatingly. subor-
dinate his personal needs for that of
the country.
It is reported but not fully con-
firmed that the Crane Co. has re-
ceived orders for 80, 900 bathroom sets
to be sent to various centers as quick
ly as the goods can be turned out.
Contractors about the city who
have supplies of water and soil piping
are COnSraIuldC1nS InSHlSSiNSS oA CIcAI
stocks which will be left intact, for
manufacturers throughout the coun-
try report that the government has
already demanded their output fol
from one to three weeks time.
According to William P. Kirk
plumbing contractor, orders requiring
the factory outputs of all piping and
rough wood for building purposes, will
not visibly affect business in Bridge
port for the dealers and contractors
stocks will not be touched and the
commercial supply from the factories
will not be discontinued for more THAI
a week or two at the most.
That calls for a large number o1
union plumbers will he made at the
union headquarters in Bridgeport PJ
the government is deemed very likely
by leaders in the plumbing industry
An army of artisans will be used il
the construction of the camps before
the draft brings into army ranks E
sufficient number of men to perform
the huge building projects now con
templated by the army and navy de,
partments.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
ORDINATION TO SACRED
ORDERSsAT FERNDALE

In the course of this month there
will be an ordination to sacred orders
at the Holy Ghost Fathers Theologt-
cal Seminary at Ferndale,. near West
Norwalk. The 1918 class will re-
ceive the subdeaconate and the dea-
conate. This ceremony is very i'm
pressive as the ritual for ordination
is elaborate and rep1ete with SYM
bohsn. Those of this years class
who were ordained priests last fall
leave this month for their mission
ary work. among the negroes of the
southern states.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Horseshoers Convene
In Stratfield Hotel

association met in convention this
morning at the Stratfield and late this
afternoon elected officers. Members
from many cities were present: A
banquet will be held at o'clock this
evening.
The following committees were Sc
lected this morning in the informal
session held in the sun parlor of the
hotel: Auditing, j. ]. Doyle, Hart
ford; J. F. Schempp, Bridgeport; cre-
dentials, John Scully, Middletown;
Victor Malay, Bridgeport; resolu-
tions, J. J. Doyle, Hartford; D. Leav-
enture, New Haven; William L. Hart
nett, Stamford; E. L. Woodwork, Will
limantic; law, George O'Connell, New
Haven; Charles Bishop, New Haven;
William O'Neill, Waterbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
FURIOUS TORNADO
KILLS 23 PERSONS
MAJOR PARTIES
AIDING IN WORK
OF REGISTRATION
State Chairman Appeals to
Local Organizations to
Help Uncle Sam.

In common with every town chair.
man of the two major political parties
In Connecticut, Hugh J. Lavery, DEM
ocratic chairman in Bridgeport and
J. A II. Robinson, Republican chair
man, have received letters from State
Chairman David e. Fitzgerald and j.
Henry Roraback respectively, urging
them to cooperate in getting out the
vote,' Registration Dy.
Chairman F1tzgerald's communica-
ton follows:
''At this grave moment in the his
tory Of the country, I am sure that
the Democratic organiztion OF Con-
necticut is sQuarely behind their
President AS you know, Tuesday,
June 5. Is Registration Day, and while
registration is compulsory, failure to
register being subject to heavy penal
ties, it Is Of course better to accom-
plish the results in an amicable man
ner. With this in view, the stale
council OF defense, acting through its
committee on publicity. has suggested
the cooperation of the party organiza-
tions OF the state through their regu-
lar workers. 1 am, therefore. asking
each chairman OF a town committee to
endeavor to ask for volunteers and
make use Of them in getting to the
registration booths those who may
either be ignorant Of their duties or
incline to resist conscription. In many
localities 1t doubtless viii be possible
to secure the donation OF motor ears.
"I am confident that those who
have SO Loyalty done their part II
bringing to our party the victories
which we have recently enjoyed viii
not be behind hand in the create,
service Of bringing victory TO ous
country in it's battle for liberty
Mr.. Lawery will tell Mr.. Fitzgerald
that city officials have conpletet
plans for registration here. and tina
while the Democratic party Will no
work as an organization. every mem,
ber win do his part
Mr.. Robinson replied to Mr.. Rora.
back and declared that the Repubn-
can organization here is not taking
any steps to work June S as an or
ganization, but '-the SUBSTANTIAL mem
bers' are doing all they can to n1ak'
! the registration success.
Local recruiting off1ces have received
the following telegram from Wash
tngton:
~Regisha4ion Is no bar to enlist.
msnt. Men drafted for the army can.
not be accepted for enlistment MeI
of registration age accepted for en-
1istment prior to june s, but not ac.
tualy enlisted before that date mus
be registered. Notify all concerned
and take action accordingly
Instructions were issued today b.
the New York, New Haven & Hartfor,
Railroad Co. to all division superin
tendents directing them to announce. t,
all employees that ample time will b.
granted Tuesday, June 5, to ena:bl
them to comply with the conscriptiol
law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Accuse Machinigt
Of Stealing Minutes
From Union Rooms

Attempts TO thresh out In the city
court this morning the guilt or inno-
cence OF William Seymour, of 392
Atlantic street, charged with the theft
of books containing the minutes of
the Machinists' union meetings fail
ed and Judge Frederic Bartlett con-
tinued the case until next Monday.
Robert Walmsley, recording sec
retary OF the union, LEFT the books in
the rooms of the local, 27 Cannon
street. Seymour admitted that he
picked them up and carried them
home The latter Is member of
the union When asked by the court
why he appropriated the books he as-
serted that Wamsley was intoxicated
and unable to care for them.
Walmsley denied that he was in
toxicated accusing Seymour of deIib-
erately stealing the records. Judge
Bartlett viii dispose of the case nexf
Monday morning apd unless further
evidence of the defendants guilt is
produced he will be discharged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Injured Number 200 and
Property Damage E1-
ceeds Million in Four
States Swept by Tornado
Last Night.
Coalgate, Okla, Mining Cen
ter, Suffers Heaviest Loss
Of Life Snowfall Brought
on In Kansas by Abnor-
NAL Conditions.

Kansas CITY. Mo-, June 3
Tuentv-three nersoDs were
.I-;I1ad +bon oOO x,zoro In
nAAAcus nao. sA - -
.Jure0, ana properly vdiuou ds
hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars uas destraved according
a. &C.,, 4ba vor
~ cus Acoo 0,.I
louS communities III 1n!s.iioiio, L.
AfKanSdS, hanSdS dllO NlSSOuTA
that were swept bY tornadOeS
1a{a vn~torr3av and last NIGHT
- ~,,lg.ta Caria noining center.
.,srs,-.S ~. heasse.e Ir.s oe. life
1r1.r.,, r,.-s,,v,. uera Ei1lad there
wber = toruado svir,ed throuxh the
,-,-,st.-,, .,I. - +ha town More than
70 I.... ,,.rt,rx,.d and q
-. . - -, -, S,i,red sore
- - = - - could not re-
SSovsr
T.to ..tsr,.+os v1.red tha uroner-
=. d-s..-a - r,,Mavv,1Ia K.n at
sEoo ono with = no..Ehilatv Of the
r~ronr+ he;rr do,,bla that More
sn.r 40 re-.or. vare Injured some
- 49,, sa~,c,,.1v hut none, WAS kill
- ~. to-naao took course
th-,,u,z,, ~. ree5denca tii,trict.
!. = II en-.L. ole ftva ner.z<,na- ALI
,,..,,,,,.,, ~ r,,a f.,nilv were killed
Tssrr r - ,s.Sas,,cs. ana the school house
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
GERMANS CAPTURE
FRENCH POSITIONS

Berlin, June 2, via French
positions over a=front of about 1000
yards northeast of scissors were cap
tured by the Germans in a surprise at
tack Yesterday, the war office an
nouncest The statement says ,Portu-
guese soldiers were taken prisoners
by the Germans ON the western front.
The artillery in the Wytschaete
bend, on the Belgian frontier, which
became violent Thursday, increased in
intensity yesterday, the statement
adds.
During the month of May, the an
nouncement says, the Germans cap
tured on the western front 1900 rank
and file, and 237 offers, including one
general. They also took three heavy
guns, 211 machine guns, 434 quick
leaders and 18 mine throwers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
ATTACKS OF
GERMANS REPULSED.

Paris, June 2-Lively cannonadins;
in the region of the Chemin d.si
Danes is reported, in the of1cial.
statement by the war office this
morning the statement says that q
few feeble German attacks were re-
pulsed during the night.
The statement follows:
''on the Chenih des DANES there
was active artillery fighting in the
sectors of Huertebise, Craonne and
.Chevreux. Feeble German attacks
at various points, particularly north
west of F'roidmont farm, west of Ger
ny and against the small post which
we captured yesterday south of Che
.vreux were repu1sed easily.
I'm the region of the heights of
the Meuse we made a surprise attack
east of La Fieveterss southeast of
Damloup, and brought back prison.
ers
Elsewhere the night was compara-
lively quiet 1870
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Three-Horse Hitch
Breaks Away From
Boy, Smashes Cars

A charge of reckless driving against
Alfred EroclE, a boy Of 16 years, was
nc11ed I'm the city court this morning.
Erock lives In the East Side and was
sent ont to drive a three horse hitch,
the property Of James Doolan, con-
tractor and head OF a trucking COM
pany. The three horses ran away,
snaashing two automobiles in Whiting
street this morning, one the property
OF the Locomobf1e company and an
other owned by william Houx.
The court found that the contrac-
tor was 70 blame for placing his
horses in charge Of youth of such
tender age and stated that as Doolan
was Responsible for the damage CIV
fly, ne would noile the charge against
the boy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
GERMANY SEEKS
CLOSER UNION OF
CENTRAL POWERS

Amsterdam, June 2.-According
to the Berlin Tageblatt an import
ant step toward a still closer union
Of the Central empires has been
taken in the organization of the
Federation Of Central European
States" the organizers of which
held an inaugural meeting in
Frankfort on Thursday under the
presidency of the reichstag deputy.
Herr A1pers.
The main feature Of the organiza.-
TONS platform is:
'"The federation of the Central
powers must now be put into prac-
tice by the participation of parlia-
ment."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
COSSACKS
WILLING TO
DO BATTLE

Petrograd, June 2-The general
council of the Cossaclo forces has de-
cided to send an address to the gov
ernment giving it assurance that the
Cossacks will assist with all their
strength in an offensive operation be-
cause OF their conviction that peace
cannot be secured except by arms
'"The Cossa,clzs do not know what
desertion is reads the address of the
council. .HThey never fraternize with
the enemy but watch faithfully in the
trenches
: The address expresses regret that
the Cossacks are spread over the
whole front instead of being grouped
together so as to be able to strike a
powerful blow at a given point.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
BRITISH CONTINUE
AERIAL ATTACKS

London, June 2.-British .airmen
have repeated their attack on Ger
man bases on and near the Belgian
coast Several tons of bombs were
dropped last night up on Zeebrugge.
Ostend and Bruges. The aerodrome
in st. Denis Westrem also was at
tackled.
'.An aeroplane attack was. made on
the enemy aerodrome in st. Denis
Westrem yesterday morning. says the
official statement, ...and last night naval
aeroplanes and sealpanes attacked the
German bases in Zeebrugge, Ostend.
and Bruges. dropping several tons OF
explosives"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
BULLECOURT AND
VIMY UNDER FIRE

London, June 2-Vimy and Bulle-
court, two of.the most important posi-
tions taken by the British in the bat-
tie of Arras, were under heavy Ger
man fire last night, the war Office an
nounces. Following is the statement:
saThe enemy's artillery was active
during the night against our positions
in the neighborhoode of Bu1lecourt and
yirny village. There is nothing
further of special interest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
George 8. Hawley
Administrator For
Ann Elliott Estate

George 8. Haw1ey has been ap-
pointed administrator, after hearing
by. Probate Judge Miller, of the estate
or Ann T. Elliott.
The Elliott estate was left in trust
OF John 3. Reynolds to be turned over
to crippled child. John Dickinson.
Mr.. Reynoids' death In an accident at
the railroad station, invaiidated the
deed Of trust and the estate was de-
ciared intastats. There are SO heirs
at-law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Another $100, 600, 900
Loaned to France

Washington, June 2.-The govern
ment advanced another $780, 900, 600 to
France today. making the total of
loans to the French republic 5000, ,000,-
coo and the total of loans to the Allies
$S45, 600 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
FRENCH SUB SINKS
LARGE ENEMY SUB

Rome, June 1.-The French subma-
rine Circe has torpedoed and sunk a
large enemy submarine as it was COM
ing out from Cattaro escorted by
torpedo boat. Although attacked by
aeroplanes the Ciree returned undam-
aged to its base.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
TEUTON LOSSES OF
AEROPLANES HEAVY

London, June 2-The morning pa
pers figure that 71s aeroplanes were
sot down on the western front in May.
of which 442 We're German and I'll
British and French. British head
quarters admitted the loss of S6 ma
chimes, but as the French do not an
nounce amy war losses it is impossible
to verify the inference that they lost
|1s5
It is worthy of note that the esti-
mate of 271 is compiled from German
official reports. The total air losses
for April were estimated at 7oa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
USE POLICEMEN'S
SHIELDS TO Lure
CREDULOUS GIRLS
Waterman Says White Slav-
ers Employ Cops Equip
ment as Decoys.

Wearing the shield Of a Bingham
ton policeman and carrying police
mans whistle. James r. Moore, a
BROOKLYN young man was arrested
while asleep at the railroad station
this morning. According TO a special
watchman at the station men wearing
spurious badges or shields which do
not belong to. them have been in the
habit OF frequenting the place and
taking AWAY credu1ous young women.
whose regulations are not the best, for
immoral purposes.
Moore denied any such intention
and Judgment was suspended in his
Case
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Two Germans
Escape From
Ellis Island

New York, June 1.-Two Germans
interned in the immigration station on
Ellis Island. escaped today by jump
ing into the water and swimming for
the mainland. One Of them, William
Schulze, young sailor from one or
the seized German ships in the New
York harbor was caught when he
attempted to land at piers of the Cen
trail RAILROAD Of New Jersey. The
other. named Steinhard, got away
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Find Columbus Court
Resident Insensible

Mystery surrounds the finding Of
Peter scheps, 40 years, OF 42 Columbus
court. outside his home unconscious
this morning at 1:45. His shoes and
hat lay on the stoop OF the house. and
he was senseless on the ground di-
rectly under his room window, which
Is on the third floor of the house.
Schaps' scalp was severely 1aceraten
and at st. vIncent's hospital where he
was taken by DR.. S. I. Aranki, In the
emergency ambulance, it Is thought
he may have suffered a fracture of
the eGz1Il.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02

Copenhagen, June "a Zeppelin appeared swedish
territory Friday morning near Mamo driven
by the fire of Swedish torpedo boats The airshp ap-
preached the Danish frontier south of Copenhagen Troops
guarding the coast fired several warning voeys after which
the zeppelin disappeared in a southerly direction
The Danish newspapers that zeppelin appeared over1
Swedish territory Ystad Friday The arsh reported
fired hit Swedish torpedo
lux and Ystad port the extreme south
ish peninsula.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Cardinal Gibbons 4
Purchases Block
of Liberty Bonds

His Eminence, Cardinal Glib bons is
in the heartIest sympathy with the
nation wide movement to encourage
the widest dissemination of informa-
ton regarding the character and OBJ
Jects OF the Liberty Loan.
Cardinal Gibbons let it be known
that In the near future he would ad-
dress am open letter to the clergy of
the diocese, exlhorting them to use
their best entdeavors to the further
ance of this project. Hds Eminence
has purchased for his own account as
a personal investment a block Of these
securities