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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
PEOPLES COUNCIL ENGAGED IN
'"NEFARIOUS PROPAGANDA OF
TREACHERY", COMPERS CHARGES

public to enter the war.
Fully impressed by these facts.
realizing that a noble internationalism
is implicit in our American concep-
ton of national existence, it shall be
our purpose to bring to the support Of
the government all the moral and
material power of the working class
of the nation. 1t shall be our task to
interpret Americas democratic spirit
and purpose in this conf1ict~to our fell
low workers, especially those of for
eign birth, and to combat every form
of propaganda, no matter by whom it
may he carried on, which tends to
weaken the loyalty and devotion of
the masses and their willingness to
strive and sacrifice for the nation and
it's. high purposes.
Democracy will not be served by
the victory of autocracy by letting the
Declaration of Independence be sup
planted by the Kaiser's fiat. Militar-
ism will not be checked by surrender
to the power which has organized all
the resources of civilization to the end
of imposing it's brutal rule on the
world. Peace will not be secured to
the world through the subsection Of
the free and democratic nations. We
shall be as loyal to the struggle for
freedom and democracy at home as
to the struggle for freedom and
democracy in international relations.
ITO the men and women of the
American labor movement, and to all
sincere friends of democracy and in
ternationalism, we call for loyal sup
port to America and her allies in this
great struggle. The American AL
lance for Labor and Democracy
brings this challenge to the brain and
conscience of America, supremely
confident of an enthusiastic and 10y
al response to Americas call for serv-
ice and sacrifice"
Almost coincident with the appeal
of Mr.. Gompers, the Peoples Council
issued a. statement saying that one To-
cal union of the Federation of Labor
was joining the council each day. The
statement concluded by saying:
1.-TWO million workers will be mem
bers of the Peoples Council by the
end Of September, and those two mil
lion will be made UP in a great extent
of workers now in the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. The working class
of the United States have looked in
/ vain to- Mr.. Gompers and his asso;
ciates who have plunged labor into
the war without a referendum, who
have done little If anything to COM
bat the silence of the press with re-
gard to the peace movement"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
Germany Now
Barely Able to.
Hold Her Own

London, Aug. 16-Lloyd George an
nounced in the house of commons to-
day that in the single month of April
$4,000 gross tons of shipping was
lost thrpugh Teuton submarines. In
July the tonnage lost went down to
$4,000 gross tons. This month
there was substantial Improvement
over that of July.
The net losses since the commence
ment of Germany's unrestricted SUBJ
marine warfare was under 100000
tons a month.
Germany" he added now is
barely able to hold her own-not even
that"
Premier Lloyd George announced
that the troops of Field Marshal
Haig had captured Langemarck. The
premier said that Field Marshal Haig
had telegraphed that 1900 prisoners
had been taken and that five guns
had been captured by noon today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

With the peace-at-any-pr Peo-
pies Council asserting that by the
end of September it will have 2,000,-
600 workers in its ranks, Samuel
Gompers, President of the American
Federation of Labor, and as such
head of the American Alliance for
Labor and Democracy, declared yes
terday that the time had come ''to
strip the mask from those who in the
name of decomracy, anti-militarism,
and peace are now engaged in the
nefarious propaganda of trcachery.
I'VE indignantly repudiate the
claim that this which,
be it remembered, brings joy and COM
fort to the German autocracy-has
the support of the labor movement of
America" said Mr.. Gompers. mot
even at the behest of the so-called
Peoples Council will the organized
workers of America prostitute the Ia
Dor movement to serve the brutal
power responsible for the infamous
rape of Belgium-the power that
would subject Russia to worse de-
spotism than that of the Romanoffs."
Mr.. iGompers yesterday issued an
appeal to the workers of America to
listen not to the voice of the socialist
Fic peace-at-any-price propaganda but
to give their best efforts to their
country at war. He said:
1.-The American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy submits to all the
American people the following state
ment of the purposes which called 1t
into existence, the principles it seeks
to incr,cate, and the purposes it aims
to achiee.
1--WE uphold as fundamental the
ideals of democracy and internation-
alism, politically as we'll as Industrial
ly. These are also the fundamental
principles and ideals of the Arneri-
can labor movement, and we hold fur
Their that never was the active asser-
ton and maintenance of these ideals
more urgently needed than at this
time.
LAS believers in the great and
splendid vision of democracy and in
ternationalism, the fraternalism and
solidarity of the peoples, we assert at
this time QUE unqualified loyalty to the
Republic of the United States of
America, and our determination to do
all that lies in our power to win the
war in which it is engaged.
Loyalty to the ideals of freedom,
and democracy and internationahsrn
requires loyalty to America Disloy-
atty to America in this crisis is dis
loys1ty to the cause of freedom, de-
mocracy and internationalism. Nc
national selfishness impelled this re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.
YOUNG WIFE EATS
MATCH HEADS IN
EFFORT TO DIE
human interest.

Mrs. Mortello, Ansilatus, 10 years,
288 George street. employed unique
method in an effort to take her life
yesterday. She ate the phosphog-
Gus heads of matches and was found
deathly Ill by her husband at $40
last night, on his return from work.
The husband ran to q telephone at
moned the emergency ambulance
corps. The young wife was remov-
ed to st. Vincent.s hospital and is re-
ported as well on the road to re-
covsry today. The husband could
ascribe no reason for her rash act.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
CHARGES SPECIAL
POLICEMAN BEAT
HIM WITH BILLY
South End Provision Dealer
Released on Charge Of
Resistance.

Following a protracted hearing in
the city court this morning, Nathan
Gold. a ven kh6~hl sotths End pro-
vision and grocery dealer. who re-
sides and keeps a market at 420 Main
street, and who was the recipient
OF q terrific beating at the hands OF
Special Officer j. w. Doolan, was
found not guilty Of resisting an Of
fcer and disturbing the peace, by
Judge Frank Wilder this morning.
Gold contended he was beaten over
the head with a blackjack not because
of any. 2&enee he had teoThMitted but
because Dooian found fault with the
price of a pound Of steak which he
entered Colds market to. buy and re-
fused to purchase, throwing the steak
at Gold.
Doolan in court was branded liar
by Colds counsel because of the.con
tradiction of statement of that po-
liceman by one of his own witnesses
Gold said that Doolan gave his black
jack to one of the prosecutions wit
nesses and told the witness to beat
Gold with 1t. Doolan denied he gave
his club to anyone and ordered any
person to strike the defendant.
y When the witness in question took
the stand he was asked where he got
the club with which he struck Gold
and he replied without the slightest
hesitation that Doolan had given him
the weapon The tfouble occurred
Aug. z. and was precipitated by the
defendant dropping a box containing
empty bottles in the street at Atlantic
and Main streets. Doolan lives In
Atlantic street.
The policeman said that Gold re-
fused to pick up the broken bottles
after he dropped them. Gold asserted
that he paid several children to pick
them up and told Doolan as s. on
as he rode on the bicycle FROM which
the bottles fell. to his store two blocks
away he would return and clean the
street
This did not satisfy Doolan who
went after Gold. The latter said Sc
was hit on the head with black.
Jack by the policeman, pummeled UNI
mercifulIy and dragged about by
Doolan and three other men. The
defendant testified he ought he was
going to be killed and yelled MUIR
der'' and Help" Gold further
mated he was almost choked to death
NJ Doolan grabbing his necktie and
pulling 1t tightly about the defendant
neck.
Colds wife and other women were
thrown into a state of hysteria b5
the general mauling the provision
dealer received. The latter testified
he ala not resist Doolan and was In
such a state that he could not object
to being arrested. His head this
morning bore two large "cocoons'
covering splits which he received al
the. time of his arrest, more than a
week ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
SECOND BATTLE IN
FLANDERS STARTED

Berlin, Aug. 16, via London
British troops yesterday unsuccess-
fully attempted to take the village OF
Vendin lie Well. 2 " miles east Of Loos
on the Lens front. the German gen.
eral staff reported today. The British
gains. it was added, were small.
The German statement says that in
Flanders a second battle has burst
forth, the British infantry alta ckine
the German positions on an IL mile
front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
HOWLAND'S
Street. Street
Tennis Racket
must be lust right.

A good player doesn't take the first
racket that comes to hand. A little
extra weight or difference in shape
may throw him off his game. He has
to make his selection with the greatest
Of care.
Man or woman who wants to be
right in the matter of racket will find
a splendid assortment in the store
stock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
FIRE FRIGHTENs GUESTS
AT ADAMS HOUSE, BOSTON

Boston. August 1s-Guests at the
Adams house, on WASHINGTON street,
were alarmed early today when fire
was discovered on the second floor.
Much snloke1 fesafaed nBut the loss
was small.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
IDA b. LINCOLN

Obsequies for Ida B., ase9 81. wife
of Charles L. Lincoln, were held at the
late residence, Tunix Hill road, Far
field, at o'clock this Afternoon. Rev.
Alexander Alison, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, officiated. In
terment was in Mountain Grove ceme-
terry
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
MUCH OF, SOUND
WILL BE BARRED
TO NAVIGATION
Mariners Must Keep Within
Certain Limits, New
Order Says.

Collector Of Customs James l.. Nc
Govern was notified today by Rear
Admiral N. r. Usher, U. s. N, COM
mandant of the Third naval district,
of new order effective today, that
will have a very important bearing
upon navigation in Long Island
Sound. The notice received by Col
lector McGovern was similar to that
despatched to the commanders Of the
section bases Of the U. S. N. r. F. in
the Third naval district. The section
in this city Is under the command of
Lieut.. Leonard II. Dyer. The text
of the order which is appended here
with, is self -explanatory:
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
/. On and after Wednesday, 18th
August, 1917, all vessels navigating
Long Island Sound will be required to
keep north of a line drawn from the
whist1ing buoy just south of Cornf1eld
Light vessel to the buoy south OF
Middle Ground Light, Stratford Shoal,
thence to Eaton Neck.
2. No vessel will be permitted south
of this line under any circumstances
8. All vessels are warned that no
violation OF this regulation will be
permitted and any vessel failing to
comply will be dealt with in accord
ance with the law.
N. r. US1ER,
Rear Admiral. u. 8. N,
Commandment, Third Naval District.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
OBITUARY
SARAH A. HANFORD

After long illness, Mss Sarah A.
Hanford, aged 81, died at her home,
70 North avenue, last night. She is
survived by one niece, Mrs. Charles b.
Holt of Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
MEXICO TO GUARD
HER NEUTRALITY

Me1k co City, Aug, 16-Gunboat&
have been ordered to make a careful
patrol of the Gulf shore to stop any
attempt to violate neutrality by Ger
man agents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
NOTICE

The main channel under Pequon-
mock river. at Stratford avenue, will
be closed to navigation between the
hours of g. m. and p. m. Sunday,
August 10, 1917. Liz S.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
DIED.

this city. Aug. IL, 1917
Mary, wife OF John Calvin.
Friends are invited to attend thu
funeral from her late residence
Is4s Main street, on Friday. Aux
Eth at $3.50 q. m. andr from st
Patrfck's church at a. M
Interment at st. Michaers ceme,
terry. APP
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

NEW HOME BAKERY. Home mode
pies and bakery goods like Grandma
used to make. We can make to
your order Birthday or Wedding
cakes that will suit your pocktbook
and taste. 1897 North Main St.
r Z aII&
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
Tc SLEEP WELL

Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Half a teaspoonful ip a glass of wa
ter, taken before retiring, insures rest
full sleep. Buy bottle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

at Seaside Park, Lordship and else
where. Heretofore they have taken a
more direct course on the Long Island
side.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

Mariners and motor boat enthusiasts
in this city will particularly note this
rule which practically bars the deeper
waters of Long Island Sound and will
bring shipping close to these shores.
AS a result OF the ruling the larger
boats plying the sound will become
objects of much inter ests from points
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

FOR SALE-Half house, eight rooms
with all conveniences, centrally To-
Gated. $4,000, part can remain. D.
r. Whitney. SO Fairfield Ave.
l. 16 So
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

Tennis is the outdoor game you know.
Victor
Victor
Reach Reach e es asas No. 500 500
Reach de Luxe No 1000
Victor, Victor Newport neas. special a 500
Three jobs of special rackets called seconds but find
the defect If you $780, $500, $4OO
Rackets for the hddies 5oc 75c, $1oo and $3.50
Ride towards
the sun.
Sun glasses and goggles make motoring towards the
just pleasant in the other direction and they
protect the eyes from insects dust and all particles
Shell glasses with four different lens colors-snoke
amber, green and amethyst splendid assortment to
5oc-75c- $1oo-$15o
Fourth
New books Of
human interest.
ssMarte the Unconquered'' by Kathleen Norris takes
Mare in her grhood and follows her through the cycle
Of love- marriage and It is fine, Clean inspiring
tale, typieally American. $1.35
Understood Betsy is the story Of a sckly child,
brought by nervous and apprehensive aunts Circu
stances set her down Vermont farm in the midst of
simple natural life with clean wholesome surroundings
Garfield $1.30
Other books are: 49,
Whstling Mother-Grace Richmond Soc
His Own Country-Paul Kester- $1.50
Garry On-Coningsby Dawson $1OO
Gas and oil
stoves and appliances
Double Oven Box Cabinet Ranges, $4,000 to $4,000
Double Oven Regular Ranges Is and 18 inch sizes,
$4,000 to $4,000
Three Burner Cooker with oven and broiler,
$14OO to $1,000
Gas Hot Plates 2 and 3 burner, $500 to $3.50
Gas Ovens-Single and Double $1.25 to $500
Gas Irons $500 to $3.50 each
Gas Water Heaters, copper coil. One of the best
heaters manufactured. Installed, $500
All stoves and ranges installed free of charge within
the city limits
ouhf
HOWL AND DRY GOODS co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
Auto hats
that stay on.

Smart little e-ting hats for notoring-that stay
right in place without bit of trouble.
They have elastic section at back This draws
them closely to the head without making them
Portable.
Bright and quiet colors several attractive shapes,
finished with veil either in contrast harmony
$3.50 to $3.50
ain floor front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
Some lace curtains,
extra pretty
and at 50.

quantity Of Scotch lace curtains made in patterns
that have been delight to owners of Clny and Irish
point and Lacet curtains sand to sell at So pair!
Effective, long wearing, tasteful genuinely good.
Each pair made with overlook corded edge which in
special durability.
So great variety of patterns that there many for
each and for each personal preferencei
Regular size, but not regular price for they worth
more than this price Of So
floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

Here examples, shoes of ideal sort for wear nov
and vet fitted for service for many weeks to Gomez
White kid laced shoes with French heel and witt
fancy stitching to give appearance of tip-$6.
White canvas pumps with strap and very
ssnooth" appearance, rubber sole and heel,-$3.5O.
White canvas plain pumps with Cuban heel, $3.50
Black kid 8inch shoes that lace smarty, leather
French heel, imitation tp,-$6.50.
Eight-nch shoes of black kid with military heel ane
real tip,-$6.
Black pumps of nice kidskin with fancy strap ant
leather French heel 81.
Pumps of black kid with strap Of cloth and Cubal
heel,-$3.50
Opera pumps Of patent leather dull kid, with lgh
turn sole and graceful French heel So.
Some lace curtains.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

IOST-Black leather pocketbook,
containing money and change. Re-
word il returned to New England
Ice Cream Co., 124 Colorado Ave.
L 16 So
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

Store closes at B
except Saturdays; then at 9 P. M.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

Forecast: Unsettled tonight; Friday
fair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

WANTED-Washing and ironing. 60
H.out by day. $50 Center street
- L 16 bsp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16
Very shoes
women want!

Style is almost first con-
sideration. IT'S here.
Nice appearance is as
valued as style. It, too, is
here.
Comfort is absolutely
necessary. IT'S assured.
And with these, price is
reasonable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

MADAME CLARE, honest, reliable
reader, clairvoyant, palmistry and
card reading. 1851 State street
. near Howard. L II 'ff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-16

Bridgeport, Conn.
Thursday, Aug. 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-20
Music
Larger Audience Hears
Cluck' s 'lphigenia
in Iauris

Signor Gatti-Casazza deserves we'll
OF our public for his production OF
Gluck's "lphigouia iu Taurus Ii wa
one OF those ,lngs which financially
could never bring 80 q return. but
which UNFOLD the honor OF our great
operatic institution.
Il was unfortunate that "lphigcnia'
WAS not given m the original French,
or AT least II translation had 10 be
used. that IL was not an English one.
II We must have translated opera we
ought 20 have 10 M the vern&cular.
Moreover. the German singers of our
opera company know less than nothing
Of the classic manner. either IN song
or action. Mr.. Braun fairly murders
tho broad measures Of Thoas. hacking
the music with q truly fearful schrock-
EcEkcif Mime Kurt's lphigenia is
earnest and emotional, and Mr.. We'll
and Nh Sembach also do their best,
hut none Of these artists Is In the pict-
ure or IN ,hs ucod. The most delight
ful hit OF the opcra IS provided By Miss
Rosina Cali She proves that silence
may bee more beautiful ihsn song.
Credit abundant is due 20 Mr. Bo-
danzky. who knows and loves the pure
lines OF Gluck and who brings from The
music It's high informing emotion. The
audience last night was rather larger
than at the previous performance OF
the opera. "lphigcnia m Taurus ought
20 be kept in the NeiropOl roper
tory, but kept also IA the tongue IN
which it waa written.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-20
West Point Bids
Farewell to 1879
War Graduates
Cadets Who Will Receive
Commissions To-day Salut-
ed by Corps of 700
Eager to Go to Front
Football Stars Among New
Army Ohcers-35 To Be
Married, Is Report
Eager to Go to Front

lr,.n.a $40 ,orr-.ro-a.a, af NE Tribune
West Point. April H.. The United
States Military Academy undergradu-
ate, to-day babe farewell farewell
almost severe m It's simplicity to the
first class TO be graduated from the.
academy in war time since the SPANISH
American War Following a century
old custom that has been observed by
every class. the l39 young men Who
will receive their commissions to-mor-
row lined up behind Colonel Guy V.
Henry. commandant of the cadets, late
thi, afternoon and received the salute
If 7oo members Of the cadet corps.
with hands 20 cap in answering
salute. the first class watched their
comradcs pass IN review az eyes
right" In magnifcent strait ht lines %
silver and gray hey had lust heard the
academy band play Aud Lang Syne.'
And tears stood in their ewes as tho
last gray coated cadet passed.
The graduation hop tonight, how
ever. with its scores and scores OF
pretty girls, its flags and gold lace
and Offering swords, made them tor
get the afternoons regrets. The crush
was not 80 great as IN former years.
Cadets and officers said that was be-
cause fathers and mothers were wait
inc AZ home for the boys who may be
gong 20 war within a few months.
Tho chief concern Of the graduating
class men is the length of time 10 Will
take them 70 get 70 the front. They
want 20 get into the trenches and don't
mind saying go. The class Of rs,
which doesn't know yet whether it IS
20 bc graduated in September or next
spring. is even more concerned. Its
members won't even become first class
men until June.
Reports az the academy arc that
thrty-fve of the first class men arc to
be married Immediately after gradua-
ton. a larger number than ever before.
Many athletes receive thoir commits
SiOns tomorrow, among them VI. {.
Even. all-Amcr.can centre and captain
of the Army team; Cerhardt, all-Amer-
lean quarterback and son Of Colonel
Gerhardt, e. S. A., and William Butler,
tackle on the Army team.
II. II. Chapman, grandson Of the late
Major General W. s. McCaskey. IL also
IN the graduating class, as Is David ).
Rumbough. member of a family which
has supplied the army with officers for
generations. The star man of the class
is Harris Jones, of Clayville. y. y. f..
l. Ford, of Indiana. is the senior cadet
officer Manuel Salyosa is the ony
graduating Filipino cadet lie goes
into the Philippine Scouts.
Brigadier General William VI. Block,
chief of engineers, L. S. A., whose son
will be graduated tomorrow, reviewed
the cadet corps this afternoon. in the
morning the second. third and fourth
classes gave calisthcnics exhibition
on the drill field. under Captain II. j.
Koehler. The first class displayed it,
horsemanship later in the riding hall.
Tomorrow the graduating exercises
end with .the presenting OF commits.
sions and the graduation address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-20
Being Too Much
Afraid of Democracy

We are making the mistake OF
fcing too much afraid Of democracy.
ignorant or unmindful of the fact
that every time a democracy has
been ordered to do thing which has
been thoroughly explained to the n
they have acquiesced willingly.
Parents who have been ordered to
give their sons for war are not likely
to revolt when ordered to give up an
extra pound of bread or meat.
English speaking people naturally
resent any interference with the
home. and the difficulty Of the food
controllers is in getting at the home.
Moreover, the same regulations can
not possibly apply to all classes OF
life.
With us the dict Of the ordinary
farm hand consists Of large amount
Of bread and butter, with a little
pork or bacon, potatoes, good deal
Of tea. some beer and, on Sundays,
Reef. lie cannot live on four pounds
Of bread, even when eked out with
cheese. but he can do with less
amount of beef. On the other hand,
the clerk in a store would prefer
more meat and does not necessarily
want four pounds of starchy bread
Your position is so entirely an
ferent from ours, who live ON an
island. that cannot conceive OF any
circumstances arising il the United
States where you Will be in the CON
dition that We really are in-that
described by Mr.. Prothero, our agri-
cultural expert-of beleaguered
city. But it is obvious that if you
intend to send an army overseas, you
must begin to economic in food for
that army. Desperately harassed
by hunger as are the German people,
they yet manage to feed their front
line troops quite well-so well that
these troops are able to send back
parcels to the old folks at home.