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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07
VOTES FOR WOMEN

FEW YORK state to have voted for Suffrage by a 1N plurality approaching 40Oo0 This tremendous vic gained the East cnches the proposition often by the that votes for ney table,
 York is the greatest and weahies of the Atlantic states. enfranchised here they will be enfranchsed everywhere The immediate will be felt in Washington stffening support behind the constitutional bition Millions of voting entire change
 line presentation of political issues and the methods by political contests conducted and in the character of cand dates nominated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07
FIRST TRIAL FOR "A
 NEWSPAPER LIBEL

Fate plays curious tricks with men and things. Who would think, for instance, that the man who is given credit for first upholding the liberty of the press in America was Ger man. Such is the case, however, and it- was just 1894 years ago today that this man, John Peter Zenger, was brought to trial for a newspaper n- bel which resulted from newspaper criticisms passed on the British pub lie officials. zenger founded the New
 York Weekly Journal, the second newspaper in New York. The paper was published in the English Ian guage, and it made use of such very plain English that. 70 use a very slangy but expressive pharse, it "got itself in Dutch" zenger was arrested ,on a charge of libel and thrown. into
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07
MORE MEN CALLED
 BY DRAFT BOARDS

r
 To i'll vacancies caused by SC re- 1ections at Camp Devens, to provide for the final IS per cent. of it's quota, and to establish a reserve list, the First division draft board has sum- moned 450 registered draft eligib1es for examination today, tomorrow and Friday at the police building. Work of examination was commenced this morning in the city court room.
 There has been an unusually large number of rejections from the First division, and the large number of aliens living in the district has made the selection of the quota for the board difficult matter. It is ex- pected that the 450 ordered to report will provide enough to fill all vacan- cies and provide a sufficient reserve
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07

tween the royal house of Greece and the courts of London and Petrograd- bonds which of late have been very much relaxed
 In later telegrams, the correspond. ent concludes. King Constantine be- walled that he could not do what he wanted to do because of Entente pressure and the blockade
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07

EaEnner Want Ads. Ono Cent . xEzzzxnus
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07
INVENTORIES OF
 4 ESTATES FILED

Inventories on four small estates were filed in the probate court today
 They were Hans Jensen, real estate on Commercial street, $2.00e. Frank Wheeler and Yens Schmidt, apprais- CTS; Andrew Anderson, personal es- tate. $1,1S1.50, John Wikman and Emil Berg. appraisers; Theresi Peich- owski, two pieces of real estate, $2,- 300, Charles Goldberg and Edward Ehrhardt. appraisers: estate of Amos Demo, personal proptrty, $2s5.S5. C.. ". Marsh and H. M. Lyon. appraisers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07
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 The Bristol Iron Furnace, an old plant which has stood idle far 10 years and which could have been repaired and made of value in the manufacture of pig iron. as in days gone by, has been sold, and is being pulled down to offer upon the junk altar
 This plant, in the opinion of it's owners, would not have brought them $15,000 on the market year and half ago, but it's sale. accomplished recently, brought into the compaussa treasury s20o.0o0 for the bare sts-cx and engines. All the scrap iron had been raked from the yards and sold in advance of this sale.
 Plants in Johnson City and othera towns in this region have been sold. z the machinery taken out and thes. buildings closed I
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07
Embroidered Pillow Cases

Pillow Gases of fine grade cotton, embroidered in simple and graceful designs neatly boxed. One pair in each box
 $1oo, $125, $1.5o and $2eo
 According to the work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07

fame as the importer of the first piano in America.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22
FRENCH START OFFENSIVE WITH BRITISH TO ST IAGCER !
TEUT0N Line WHICH IS MENACED BY FLANKING DRIVE;
GENERAL PERSHING Sees HAIG'S ARMY ADVANCE

Amsterdam Nov. 2l-The British drive against the Hndenburs
line. believed. ubered gigantic allied campaign de-
signed break the German line before - Teuons throw their
forces o the West from ItAy and Russia.
The French according Paris dispatches late tonight already
have fallen line with the British Laon the southern pivot of he
original Hndenburs line. Petain's immediate objective Q
Plan To Singer Teutons
The allies plan believed be launch blow after blow
points of the 25oe line between the and Asse with
cutting gap somewhere and then send the whole Teuon
front staggering Of France and Belgium All the essential
sc points of the Teuton line menaoed by snkmg drives
The British Flanders Lille does the latest push against
Cambria Lafere the SOUTH similarly threatened Laon
Rip 3S-M Cash.
London Nov 2-Wih the biggest "Byng of surprise that
has the British have ripped 35-mle cash the
spinal column in Northern France.
Under the Of General Pershng they eaped over the top
dawn yesterday smashed steadily ahead until dusk rested
during the ursed forward again dawn and still going
strong when darkness fell tonight
TAKE 5000 PRISONERS.
Resul-A dozen villages and hsmeis. three ormdaby
fortified woods ridge fortress and of trenches 6ueouh
captured; than 5000 prisoners The Hndenbus line thai
had been and challenge Within few days when
has been consolidated and reconstructed by captors will be
known the Byns line for the big smash executed by the Third
Army under General the Honorable Sir Julian Bng English Scottish
Irish and Welsh troops compose it.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22

bombardment. The artillery fire is so
used as to keep the enemy in their
dugouts until the last possible
moment so that they cannot use their
machine guns against the attacking
army. machine guns being the wee pom
most dreaded oy charging troops.
slowly Developed.
The offensive thus roughly described
had been slowly developed in modern
trench warfare. the Germans contrib
uttng one idea to it and the French
another. 1t probably reached its
climax of effectiveness in the region
where this surprise attack has just
proved successful. in the great Somme
drive. when the Germans were driven
back to the Hindenburg line which
has just been penetrated.
This surprise attack OF Haig's is a
new offensive if it is capable of be-
ing regularly repeated. if Sir Douglas
Haig merely took the Germans by
surprise, however, he has won a great
victory. but he hasn't contributed to-
ward solving the great problems of
bringing the offensive up to the de-
fensive in trench warfare.
One element contributing to the sue
cess seems TO have been an unusually
large number Of tanks which per-
formed the usual work OF the ar
tillery in clearing the way for the
infantry. This factor suggests a new
kind of offensive.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22
spy ACTIVITIES .
UNEARTHED HERE
Enemies Circulate False Re.
ports Of Shortage in
Food Supply.

German propagandists were charged
by the Federal Food Administration
in a statement issued last night with
organized efforts to create temper
ary shortages in foodstuffs and other
necessary commodities in Washing
ton and other cities, by causing ex-
traordinary purchases to be made by
consumers in order to spread dis
satisfaction with conditions and the
war.
Salt, laundry blue and matches
have been purchased by the house.
wives of Washington in such qua 1ti-
ties of late that many retailers and
some, few larger dealers have ex-
hausted their supply. These COM
modities were absorbed in three sue
cessive buying drives. the administra-
ton declared, and not only Washing
ton was affected, but cities through
out the Eastern seton Of the country
a. well.
There is no shortage in any of the
commodities. the Food Administration
declared. The national stock of each
is as large as ever and there is no
possibility of a shortage with a
normal 1emand to be supplied
These buying driver. which officials
declared, undoubtedly arose from
rumors circulated generally. by or
ganized German propagandists are
only one Of the many and varied
phsses of the activities of these
pernicious enemies.
The drive on salt, the food officials
declared. apparently began in New
York, spreading over. the eastern sec
ton Of the country and including
Washington and Boston, and as far
West as Ohio.
The. rumors that caused the drive
on the matches emanated from Jersey
City and the effects Of them have been
felt over a wide territory.
The statement warned housewives
against such rumors in the future de-
claring they could be expected.
THE fact that the buying drives
have come in successive waves points
to organized efforts. and It Is the be-
lief of the Food Administration that
false rumors concerning other COM
modities may be expected" the state
'ment declares 1T therefore warns
the housewife to 6lsregard any such
reports and not 70 overstock, since
such procedure works actual harm
and may CAUSE. real shortage for a
time in particular locziitiss..
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22
Washington Receives
First Casualty List

Washington was last night confront
ed with its first casualty list.
For the first time ,residents of the
National Capital are more keenly real
liant Of the grim realities of war with
the names Of four local young men in
cluded in the fatalities caused through
a war zone collision.
Fact Of the sinking of the Chauncey
and details telling of those who had
lost their lives. with 1t spread rapidly
through local and navy circles.
Praise Sailors HeroIsm,
All seemed to know Lieut.. Com
mander Walter E. Reno, many of his
associates last night lauding him in
most glowing terms and declaring that
eulogy recorded in the naval records
that he died at his post on the
bridge" was assuredly characteristic
of him.
News that the war had done to
death her only son, Lieut.. Charles
Foster Wedderburn. prostrated his
mother, Mrs. Gertrude F. wedder-
burn. No one, with the exception
Of her most intimate friends, was
allowed to see the suffering mother.
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22
WITHHOLD THEIR VIEWS.

First Effort of Kind.
1t has been known her for some
time that the British and French are
studying the possibilities of surprise
attacks. especially attacks whose COM
ing was not ADVERTISED by long
artillery preparation. This is the first
effort OF the kind which Washing
ton knew was in preparation.
1t is believed that the British and
French have other forms of attack
without artillery preparations under
consideration. The Germans are evi-
IDENTIFY experimenting with a new Of
fensive for their attack upon the
Italian front which suddenly threw
Cadorna's line back is referred to as
a surprise" although the prepara-
ton of an offensive against Italy had
been known for weeks.
The offensive as it has been worked
out in modern trench warfare, unless
Haig has just invented a new one,
consists Of a long period of tremen-
dous artillery fire whose purpose is
to batter down trenches and destroy
the wire entanglements and all the
other obstacles to infantry attack
that the enemy erects
Then at stated time attacking
troops leave the trenches and ad-
vance under the protection of bar
rage fire against the enemy which
has just been subjected to terrific
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22

Huns Lose HeavIly.
b. Dense masses Of hostile infantry as
saulted Monte Pertica, northwest Of
Monte Grappa. three times Each time
they were thrown back with enormous
losses. THE attacks repeated the his
tory OF the sanguinary but useless at
tempts on Monte Monfenera and
Monte Tomba. The two aforementioned
peaks are still firmly in the hands of
Diaz's men. the Teutons holding only
a precarious footing on the northern
slopes of Tomba.
The rocklike defense of the Italians
in the hills and the lack of infantry
operations along the Lower Piave have
created an optimistic feeling among
military observers here. 1t is gener-
ally thought the crisis is passed. The
Teutons now probably are reduced to
the slow detail operations. British as
sistance made its appearance today in
the coastal zone on the Lower Piave,
whel British monitors brought their
guns to bear on the Hungarian lines
and rendered further help to the
Italian navy in todays bombardment.
Two mountains, the Tomba and the
Italian defense tonight The real en-
emy drive in Italy is now being made
between the Piave and Brenta, where
the Austro-German divisions, are at
lacking in great force and attempting
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22
ALLIES STRIKE GERMANS ON 25O.MILE Front
VIOLENT ITALIAN COUNTER OFFENSIVE HOLDS INVADERS; I
LOCAL YOUNG MEN LOSE LIVES WHEN IT, S. SHIP SINK
Boys from District and Maryland
Lose Lives When Destroyer Sinks

Dispatches from Admiral Sims to the Navy Department
last night show that the following Washington and Maryland
young among those who lost their lives when the
destroyer Chauncey sunk in the early Monday
LIEUT.. COMMANDER WALTER E. RENO. u S, NJ;
next of kin. wife, eatrce Reno. Philadelphia. Lieut. Reno
spent much of his time in the National Capital and was
active in naval circles here. s." :
LIEUT.. OUNIoR GRADE) CHARLES F. WEDDER-
BURN U. S. ~; of kin. mother. Gertrude P. Wedder-
burn. Chevy Chase He former student the Mckinley
Manual Training School,
ENSIGN HARRY c. SKINNER of Mount Washington
Md; born in Baltimore. Ensign Skinner received his Up
pointment May last entering the month after
its formal declaration.
HONORE MARTIN CLAGCETT. JR, electrician. FIRST
class of KIM father Honore M CasseH. of LAUREL Md
NICHOLAS H. J. WAGNER shp6tter. FIRST class; next
of kim father. Jacob Wagner. Fullerton. Md.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22
Navy Gives Report
Of Ship Disaster

The Chauncey's commander, Lieut..
Commander Walter H. Reno. died al
his post on the bridge, ana went down
into the waters with his ship.
The official announcement made by
the Navy Department last night gives
no details Of the collision. 1t was
learned unofhcially. however, that the
Chauncey was rammed by a large
merchantmen. speeding through the
waters Of the war zone in a night
dash TO port. Both Ships had al
lights out.
Official Casualty List.
Dispatches received by the Navy
Department from Admiral Sims give
the following list Of lost:
Lieut.. Commander Walter f. Reno
U. S. N. Next of kin. wife, Beatrice
Reno. 2319 South Twenty-frst street
Philadelphia. Lieut.. Ounior grade)
Charles F. .Wedderburn. U. S. N. Next
of kin. mother, Gertrude F. wedder-
burn. s East Irving street, Chevy
Chase. Md. Ensign Harry G. Skinner
Mount Washington. Nd.
Enlised Men.
Stanley T.>Anthony, electrician. first
class, radio: mother, Florence John
son. Bedford, Mass.
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22
MRS. De SAULLES
NEAR COLLAPSE
IN COURT ROOM
Pick Ten Jurors in Murder
Case-Trial Abruptly
Halted.
By H. s. RUSHMORE.
Staff Correspondent, International
News Service.

News Service.
Mineola, Long Island, N. Y, Nov. n
Varied emotions. disappointment at
the abrupt halting of her trial with
two jurors seats still untitled, joy in
the anticipation of seeing her little
son and anxiety lest he should not
appear, caused Mrs. Blanca Errazuriz
De Saulles almost to collapse after
leaving the court room this afternoon.
Her physician Immediately ordered
her into bed. And it was from the
whiteness Of her pillow and sheets,
almost matched by the pallor OF her
face, that she greeted little Jack
when he arrived.
John Longer De Saulles, jr., the 4
year-old boy for love of whom the
beautiful Chilean slew her husband
last August. reached the Jail at Hl5
O'Clock. With him in the, automobile
was Henry Dougherty, a brother OF
former Deputy Police Commissioner
George Dougherty. of New York City.
Son Visits Prisoner.
"Toodles,' as his mother fondIy
calls the boy, was impatient while
his brown overcoat, sweater and cap
were being removed. He was eager
to see his mother. He appeared
keenly disappointed at finding her in
bed.
The child paused but a brief instant
in the doorway Of Mrs. De SauIles'
bedroom Then he raced across the
room and mother and son were locked
in one another's arms in a lingering
embrace. Mrs. De Saulles wept
silently as she clung to "Toodles''
whose presence her attorney had de-
scribed as meat and drink to her.
The reunion with her little son, whom
she had not seen since her trial
started had opened the fioodgate for
the tears which even the torture OF
staring auditors in the courtroom had
not before brought as a relief 10 her
feelings
Toodles" spied box of coloreu
crayons, secured for him by his
mothers request. and presently was
perched on the bed beside here, busily
eoloring various animals in a picture
book. -
after a time his mother related to
toooles the exciting adventures of
anotner Jack" who gained .fame by
climbing beanstaN, while the child
listened wide-eyed. Other fanciful
stories followed until 5:I5 O'Clock.
when the visit, all too brief for Mrs.
De sauiles. ended. Little Jack was
taken back to the automobile and
whiried away to the home of a
Maurice Heckscher at Huntington,
Justice Manning appeared ANNOYED
several times during the day when
the swiftly diminishing remainder OF
the jurors panel was further les
sened by the challenging of taiesmeI,
whose intelligence seemed to entitIs
them to seats in the box. Two hours
before the customary closing hour the
last slip was drawn by the clerk and
the panel was exhausted. Court was
adjourned until tomorrow, when a new
panel Of fifty men will be ready for
examination. :
Two Jurors Chosen.
Two jurors were chosen today, max
ing ten in all. Those selected to-
day were:
Henry Livingstone. Of seaford, a
railroad inspector.
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22
ITALIANS HOLDING HUNS;
GERMANS DREAM PEACE
Escaped Prisoner Says Kaiser's Sub
jects Believe Victory Cannot Re-
suit from Fighting.
SEVERAL SHOT DOWN IN BERLIN
Italian Lines on Piave and Mountains Beat
OFF Attacks with Severe Losses to
Enemies; May Save Venice.
By FRANK W. GETTY.

Special The Warrington Herald
London Nov ZlGeman admission that the advance into Italy
has received undenabe check here odays cuousy brief
from Won Ludendof the vast operation one of the
of the The Berlin official statement today simply said
there change the Ian 'front.' while the supplementary
port tonight declared there was no from Italy"
ROME REPORTS REVERSES.
When things well the Pusan communicates verbose
Rome reported another for the Teuton the
the Bnta and Pave rivers where the foe has made wholesale
futile sacrifices attempts rush line small mountains and
hus gain the plains behind the Piaye line.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22

Maj. Moraht, the widely read Ger
man military critic, writes in the
Hamburger Narichten: 1T Is of the
greatest Importance that Switzerland
should be guarded against a forced
march by the enemy through her ter
ritory. This neutral state has. up to
now, often had trouble defending her
self on two sides south and west,
from an incursion Of the Italian and
French troops.
The downfall of Italy which has
just begun, sees Switzerland with a
danger to her southern boundary. She
is strong enough to meet the danger
from her western boundary.
III the Austro-Hungarian Land
strum have been able to hold their
front in the face of tremendous odds
Swiss troops will surely be able to
defend their military roads II the en-
tente should. in a moment Of despera-
ton, decide to march through and
once again compel a free people to
foreswear its neutrality
Such arguments sound stril1ingiy
reminiscent of Bethmann- -Hollweg,s s
defense Of Germany's invasion of Bel.
gium.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22
AMERICA HEEDS
TROOP DEMAND
Ready to Send Considerable
Force Abroad Before
Next Spring.

America is ready to answer the cry
of the allies for troops. Her military
plans have so we'll advanced, despite
the heavy handicaps of having to
build an army from the ground up,
that it was practically assured yes
terday soldiers wearing the uniform
Of the United States will be found
holding a large portion Of the West
ern front by late spring.
Oficial figures obtained yesterday
lent confirmation to this. and both
the War and Navy Departments,
while maintaining close secrecy as to
details Of the military plans, made 1t
plain that thousands of men are
available for transportation overseas
and capable transportation facilities
have been provided.
Delays Overcome.
The biggest delay of alI-that of
mobilizing the national army-has
been almost overcome. Every man
will be in camp by January !. Provost
Marshal General Crowder declared.
The situation as II stands Is:
1.-The army has men available for
transportation overseas as fast as the
navy and Shipping Board can supply
transports and conveys.
2-The navy has sufficient conveys
and has ships enough to keep large
forces moving to France. More ships
are rapidly being made available and
with every day that passes the trans
portation system becomes better.
aThe mobilization Of the National
army is to be rushed in order that
every man forS whom there is room
shall be put under training. By
the time the final quotas reach camp
those there first will be so well along
in their training that many soon will
be ready to go to France for the
final intensive course through which
theyS viii be put before going into the
trenches.
4-In order that every man physical
ly qualified for service may go to
France. the army Is working out a
plan Tor the organization Of a Home
Defense League. modelled on Eng
lands. by which 10000 volunteers
win be raised to patrol munitions
plants. water fronts, and government
and State property In the United
States.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-22

With Italy apparently reconciled to
the loss Of Venice the political eff
feet of the withdrawal from the line
OF the Piave Is a less serious ele-
'ment considering conditions there.
Fortunately, people have had time to
recover some Of the perspective lost
In the first days Of the disaster and
although naturally It is a grievous
disappointment that the Italian ar
mics are unable to hold their present
lines. 1t Is not as hard a blow as
It would have been fortnisht back.
No Military GLORY.
People appreciate that the enemy
can gain no great military glory In
occupying the island and city, and
they realize that strategy dictates
the withdrawal to the Adiago.
Meanwhile, the Italian armies are
pulling themselves together and with
the Anglo-French troops arriving In
constantly growing numbers the NOR
ale Of the civilians ana soldiers is
steadily improving. ~NSyertheiess, the
situation is grave, and Unjust be con
sidered SO for weeks come.