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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
GUNBoAr NASHVILLE.

The new gunboat Nashville, a sister ship of the Annapolis, is now anchor ed a little below the lighthouse or just outside the outer harbor. She arrived off Penfeld Reef last night and at daybreak stamed up to the spot where she now lies at anchor. The Nashville is identical in lines and measurements to the Annapolis which was in the harbor several weeks ago, and which made her trial trip from the Stratford Lighthouse to Horton's Point over on Long Island, a distance of 24 miles. The Annapolis was built by the Newport News Steam Ship Building Co. and left Newport News three days ago for Long Island Sound for the purpose of making her trial trip. Both are composite gunboats and made for rivers and exploring in Southern waters
 Tomorrow the board of examiners for the United States navy will make an examination of the new gunboat and Wednesday the trial trip of the Nashville will be made under the same conditions and over the same route as selected by the Annapolis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
Lyon 6 Grammar, Retail Division. AMERICAN HARDWARE
 STORES
 (Incorporated) FAIRFIELD AVE. AND MIDDLE ST.
Judge Mistaken In
 Reformatory Criticism

Z Declaring that he was mistaken in his criticism of the Cheshire Reform atory officials, Judge Greene was re- ferring to a few remarks he made yesterday while passing sentence in the case of Harold Rooney, a 21-year- old boy to the reformatory.
 The court was informed Rooney had burg1arized the residence of George M. Baldwin and he under stood that the crime had been com mitteed after Rooney's release from previous term at Cheshire. Judge Greene then said that he didn't be- lieve the officials should release a prisoner until it was certain he had reformed. He wanted the officials informed that no more prisoners would be sent there by him unless conditions were changed.
 It was afterward brought to Judge Greene's attention that the Baldwin burglary had been committed before Rooney had started his term in Cheshire, where he. had been senten- ced for a crime in New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
Newspapers of Germany.

The newspapers of Germany have been almost entirely under the heel of the censor ever since the war began, and as the censorship has been in the hands of the German beneral staff, which practically rules the country. journalism has been in a very bad way in that country. The one excep- stion has been the socialist paper 'TVor- waerts,'' edited by the brilliant Max fmilian Harden, arhd it has suffered for its plain speakinb by frequent sup pression- The leader of the ffre-e eating papers fn the empire is perhaps the Fran1nurter Zeitung, which is in many respects the greatest of German news papers Curfously enough the guiding spirit of the paper is a woman, Frau Simon-Sonnemann, who inherited the property from her father and has car lrded out his ideas since his death. The paper is read by all the conservatives fin the empire and is said to have istarted the campaign against Eng Band
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
Mon Mass Meeting
 Will Be Held Monday

A mass meeting of the Mol1s will be held next Monday at the city hall, and because the probate court prob ably will be too small to accommodate the crowd, Judge Miller expects to make arrangements to procure the council chamber.
 Judge Daniel B. Bradley will hold a hearing on the admission of Mrs. MolPs will. There will be a battery of lawyers and their clients relatives, neighbors and friends.
 The petition of the bondsman for the administrator that he file an ac- counting may bear fruit It became known today that the bank books, held by Mrs. Theresa Oberly, daugh- ter of Mrs. Moll, are likely to be sur rendered at the request of Attorney Spotswood D. Bowers, so that the accounting may be made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
SOCIETY FOR COAST DEFENCE.


 During the last winter number of gentlemen in New York associated themselves under the title of Society of Coast and Harbour Defence. Their chief object was to bring into opera ton steam frigate. in addition to the measures already adopted for annoy ing the enemy within our waters. After receiving the approximation of the executive, the proposal was sanctioned by an act of Congress. In pursuance of the power given. and the appro- priation made. the Secretary of the Navy has appointed the memora1ists his agents. to superintend the con- struction of a vessel of war to pro- pelled by steam, with the requisite authority to make contracts audit ac- counts, and draw for money. This hon. orable and confidential service has been accepted and a subcommittee appointed to perform it in a prompt and efilcient manner. We understand the agents are Henry Rutgers, Oliver Wolcott. Thomas Morris, Henry Dear born, Samuel |. Mitchell, Messrs. Brown are to be the naval constructor and MT. Fulton is the engineer for completing this grand design, origin ally conceived by himself.
 Some detachments of troops have arrived at Albany from the South on their way to the frontiers, others are soon expected.
 A detachment on secret expedition has set out from Detroit, destination supposed to be Mack1naw and Chi cago.
 The enemy's craft in the Sound con- [ tinue their depredations on our coast ing vessels
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
SAMUEL GOMPERS
 REBUKES PACIFISTS

Washington, D. C., May 11-Samuel Gompers, president of the American yesterday to Louis Lochner, secretary of an association of extreme psace advocates in New York city, scath- ingly rebuking them for asking per mission to use his name on a call for a peace conference at New York, May 30.
 MT. Gonpers' telegram was as fol- lows: < ss.z 'fMr. Louis Lockner,
 New York, N Y: F'Telegram received. prefer not to ally myself with the conscious or un- conscious agents of the Kaiser in America.
 SAMUEL GOMPERS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
sINUIE HORSE CARS.

The single horse cars which we inH- mated some time back were going to be adopted by the horse railroad com pany will soon be put on the, track Ten having been contracted for which will be here in a few weeks. They will run every ten minutes and prove q great boon to the public. The pres ent cars are to be used for picnics and holiday parties The company will comence To extend thestrack to Sea- side park as soon as the rails arrive We trust the company will reap the reward of their attention to the re- Quirements of our citizens
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
Engagement and Wedding Rinqs

In 27 years of jewe1ry business in Bridgeport it has been our pleasure to furnish thousands of our patrons with engagement and wedding rtnes
 This pleasure is still ours to f,,rn,s, you with either a diamond, solitaire or Tiffany wedding ring. Our selec- tions and price wil please you.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT.

The third concert of the High school chorus which will be given next Tues day evening, promises to be a fine affair. The string quartette which will accompany the chorus will be led, by MT. Feussel and Dr. Waldo and Miss Waldo will play. Miss Curtiss will off, fctate at the piano and William Wei denhammer at the organ. The soloists are all well known and the chorus under Mr. Howard will make fine showing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
BEWARE OF BEGGAR.

A stout, square built fellow, dressed in soldier clothes. was around beg ging two or three days last week in East Bridgeport and in several in stances used insulting. threatening and abusive language to the servant girl and then to the mistress of the house. A few weeks service in the workhouse or a good horse whipping would be beneficial to him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
Elks' Convention
 To Be Patriotic In
 Character This Year

Boston, May lit was announ- ced yesterday that the war would not prevent the holding of the national convention of the Order of Elks in this city in July. Many of the usual features will be eliminated, however, and the gathering will. take on a dis tinctly patriotic character.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
More Harvard Men to Enter Ambulance
 Service In Europe

Cambridge, May 11.-The second group of Harvard students to go abroad for ambulance service since this country entered the war will leave in a few days. Among the 29 undergraduates are. several who ap- piled for admission to the Platts- burgh training camp but were not se- 1ected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
New Police Patrol
 Looks Like Jitney

The new police patrol, which in construction looks like jitney, was today the butt of the departments wits. It was pressed into service yes- terday and used for the first time. Thus far there is no lettering on the car to distinguish it from the ordin- ary jitney-
 . It is covered with black canvas but has no sides. It was purchased on of John C. Stanley.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
CHICAGOANS, HELD AT
 GENEVA AS SPIES

Geneva, Switzerland, May 11-DrA Henry Charles of Chicago, ,<lhis daugh- ter Alice and two German friends named Rotschild and Hopf have been arrested here as German spies. Dr. Somers, who has an American rass- port, is said to be a native of Frank fort,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
BRIDGEPORT as T WAS
 1O0-50-20-YEARS AGO tTaken from the Files of The Evening Farmery

ton last evening to pay a visit to the dining and refreshment saloon of James Martin. 94 Water street, which portion of them did, where they were bountifully supplied with solids and fluids for the reception and sus- tenance of the inner man. MT. Mar tin evidently knows how to keep a hotel and that, too. of a first class or der.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11

yesterday by fire, was today under the hands of carpenters and decorators, a bunting bedecked tower in which the American, Frech and British colors were intermingled. No trace of the fires ravages was visible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11

Meet young Miss Old Town Where? Why in any Old Town canoe this summer Tiff we were poetic,we should say something about quiet brooks, shady hooks, pen sive looks, and so forth fNot being poetic, we'll merely say: Tiff you want an Old Town canoe for this season you gotta hustle I've have a few left. But not for long
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
FARMER EMPLOYES DINED.

The proprietors and employees of The Farmer office would make their Acknowledgements for a polite invita-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11

Sim Feiner, Joseph McGuinness, won the special election to fill the vacancy in the Commons for the southern division of Longford county, Ireland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
TO REPLACE BRIDGE GUARDS

Boston, May 11-Brig. Gen. CIar- ence R. Edwards, commander of the northeastern department, said today that the department had begun ar engagements to relieve members of the national guard now on police duty guarding bridges and buildings. He said that their replacement by. men from semi-military organizations was under consideration, and that rail- road companies had been asked to obtain men to patrol their properties.
 Secretary McAdoo will address a gathering of bankers and business men in Chicago, May IT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-21
German Seized Here
With Military Photos

Inspector Tunney, head Of the Po-
lice Department neutrality squad, an
nouneed last night the arrest "sonie-
where in New York" Of German re-
servist who was carrying a small suit
case in which were q number of pho
tographic plates Of bridges, railroads
and fortifcstions.
Refusing to disclose the name Of the
prisoner, who is charged with being an
alien enemy. until after he confers
with the Federal authorities, Captain
Tunney said the arrest was one Of the
most important his squad has made.
The man, he added, was formerly an
employe of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Line, and is an officer in the German
army. Several of the plates found,
Captain Tunney said, show a New York
bridge from various angles.
Captain Tunney displayed three
glare photographs Of the Kaiser in
uniform, which he said were found in
the prisoners possession.
Another German army officer VINO
will be questioned by the Federal au-
thorities to-day is First Lieutenant
John NJ. A. Klein. thirty years old, OF
42s West 204th Street, arrested last
night, charged by his wife with aban-
don.nent. Klein has lived here ten
years, he said, but never applied Tor
naturalization papers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-21
State and u. S. Officials
Start Roundup of More
Than 5000 Reds
Literature Is Seized
Action fastened by Reports
That Workers Were Plan
ming Violence
Especial Correspondence


KANSAS CITY, Nov. 20.-The arrest
OF fifty I. ". ". workers in the Butler
County oil fields Of Kansas to-day by
state and government officials marked
the initial step of roundup which viii
be made Of at least three thousand
members Of The organization in Kansas
Oscar Sehmitz, special agent working
under instructions from the Bureau OF
Investigations here, assisted by Butler
County officials, made the arrests to-
day. A tent in Augusta used for
|. W. n. meetings was raided and lit
erature and equipment confscated. Sew
cral arrests were made in an /. W. w.
lodging house at Augusta in the lunch
hour.
Fred Robertson, United States Dis
trict Attorney for Kansas, said to-day a
general roundup Of /. ". ". through
out the state would be made. The con-
fscsted literature will be Investigated
for evidence to convict the men on Fed
ersl charges. II there is not sufficient
evidence 70 warrant prosecution by the
government, state officials will prose-
cute the men on vagrancy charges. Citi-
zens and police officials are assisting in
rounding up the undesirables IN the oil
fields. The Towards and Eldorado
fields will be investigated tomorrow
and many arrests are expected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-21
German Agitators Flee
Brazil to Argentina
Government Plans to Make
Wholesale Arrests
of Spies

RIO GRANDE DO SUI, Brazil. Mon
day, Nov. IL (By mail to Montevideo,
Uruguay, Nov. 2O).-Prominent Ger
mans agitators, including leading bust
ness men in this city. are fleeing into
Argentina.
Before martial law was declared one
Of the first persons to leave was man
named Bromberg, wealthy business
man. Christian Meissner, the Austrian
Consul, whose attempt TO smuggle out
interned German sailors lad TO the de.
laration Of martial law, has escaped
into Paraguay through Argentina.
Reports received here from Rio de
Janeiro say the government is plan
ming wholesale arrests of spies in this
state. German schools are being
closed and German priests in Catholic
schools are being replaced by Bra
zilians.
Reports If German unrest in the
states Of Santa CGtharina and Rio
Grande do Sui are frequent, but the
government evidently has the aliens
well in hand and is in a position to
prevent widespread revolt, unless
threatened by invasion by South Amer
lean neighbcrs.
The government IL taking all neces-
sary precautions TO control the move
meats OF the ten thousand German
reseryists in this state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-21
Comments

MEATSNow the time your cheaper of the
chuck The confed beef win the
market later will cost much than present Heavy veal still one
of the cheapest meats available Pork what buy
both of consideration for pocetbook and for the sake Of
the Allies
FlSHThe wholesalers founder plentiful
wholesale rate of 4c to &c pound Salmon lac to Sc and ab
which merely small relation Of the founder sold SIC
Certainly double these should be
able get them from your retail dealer.
The ling selling at fair retail price compared to its cheap whole
1sc but why whiting wholesale should be bringing
and loo retail one is able to tell Ask your retailer
VEGETABLESCabbage still glut the market squash tu
and onions all available fair
bargain while white
gradually dropping and lower than they last month
EGGSA criticism has been made that the maximum price quoted
cold and fresh too high 1t that small
proportion of the sold bring the maximum quoted This price
always the the market the fancs quality
between the minimum maximum prices
the bulk the if the fresh
selling 42c the quality and the
of the be had for about
SALTThere indication supply that the
nored salt famine will come to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-21

mingled among the defendants with
ulti-millionaire shipowners and ship
builders, high German consular ON
Gals, other alleged agents Of the Ger
man Empire and adventures.
Plot Spread Rapidly
Two things were 20 be accomplished
by the alleged conspiracy, the govern
ment charges India was TO be freed
and Great Bitaio was TO have been
forced to withdraw troops from the Con-
tinental battle fronts, thus weakening
the Allied forces. The plot had spread
greatly, the government, alleges, until
& Aourished in many places on the
Pacific Coast. in most large American
cities, In India and Mexico.
After the defendants had been iden-
tilted United States District Attorney
John ". Preston moved that the
charges against five OF the defendants
Ernest Sukki, of New York; Captain
Ralph Russ, who received his commits
sion in the United States army In the
first reserve officers training camp
here; NJ. Martinez, San Diego. Cal. At
torney Leopold Miehaels, multi-miillon,,
ARE ship owner Of San Francisco, and
Ray Howard, Los Angeles, MeXican--
be dismissed on the ground that IL
would not be Gust and fair to prose-
cute them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-21
Her First Poem
Gets Her Indicted
Mrs. Josephine Bell Held
in $1,000 Bail for Verses
in "The Masses"

The plea that the poem. "A Tribute"
for the authorship Of which the had
been indicted for conspiracy u violate
the espionage act, was the only at
tempt at verse of which she ever had
been guilty, was advanced by Mrs.
Josephine Bell when she appeared yes
terday before Judge Julius VI. Mayer
in the United States District Court.
Mrs. Bell is one Of the seven defend
ants in the governments action against
"The Masses"
"Mrs. Bell is not a poet in the pro-
fessional sense and she does not write
for The Masses" said Morris Hillquit.
who appeared as her counsel. "She al
lowed the magazine to print her only
rythmic effort"
what does she do" asked Judge
Mayer.
"She conducts the Washington Squar.
Book Shop, at II West Eighth Street."
replied Hillquit.
Judge Mayer replied that no was a
patron Of the store, but that neverthe-
less he would have 70 hold Mrs. Bill
in $1,000 bail. Earl 3. Barnes, Assist
ant United States Attorney, asked for
q 900 bond, but Judge Mayer decided
against him. Constantine Riegger, OF
ITO st. Nicholas Avenue, furnished
bail.
Max Eastman and two other defend
ants in "Thc Masses" case will sur
render themselves in court to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-21
Reserve Banks to Offer
Treasury Certificates
Will Be in Denominations of
From $500 to 100000
and Pay a Per Cent
fStaf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Secretary
McAdoo announced tonight the Treas
ury Department would receive through
the Federal Reserve banks subscrip-
tions for a limited amount of Treas
ury certificates of Indebtedness paya-
bic June 20, 1918. Certificates will be
issued in denominations Of $500,
$1,000, $4,000. $4,000 and 100000.
They will bear interest at the rate of
per cent from November 80, 1917.
Payment must be made upon allot-
ment, but not before November 80.
As authorized in the war revenue
act, collectors Of internal revenue will
receive these Treasury certificates of
Indebtedness az par and accrued inter-
est in payment Of income and excess
profits taxes, when payable at or be-
fore the maturity Of the certificates
By thus distributing the payment Of
income and excess profits taxes over a
period OF months the Treasury Depart
ment expects to prevent the harmful
effects on the money market of con-
centration CT tax payments on one
date.
The amount Of returns expected from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-21

Instant internment OF not merely
German aliens, but Of their allies ana
sympa thizers, women as well as men,
WAS the measure advocated yesterday
By Richard N. Hurd, president Of the
Lawyers Mortgage Company, and an
official Of the American Defence So
ciety.
Mr.. Hurd. while not criticising the
efficacy Of the Presidents proclama-
ton dealing with the enemy alien ques-
ton, put himself on record as being
heartily in sympathy with strieter
measures. not yet adopted by the gov
ernmoat, which he said could only be
protected by internment OF sll Ger
man aliens or others who were hostile
TO the ideals Of this nation.
Propaganda at Work
AT the time that this nation be-
came a belligerent," said Mr.. Hurd,
"the American Defence Society, which
was more IMAM e!hIcu Nv WIG PiS"PS
measures taken by the Administration
in other matters, warned against the
insidiousness and grave danger OF Ger
man propaganda, which was spread
net-like throughout the country. AT
that time we prepared pamphlet
which incorporated a number Of sug-
gestions, which we're respectfully sub
mitted to the Administration One Of
the most important subjects contained
in this list of suggestions was the in
ternmert of German aliens and Ger
man sympathizers. In fact, It was
Paragraph 2 of the list, and read:
"The interning Of aggressive pro-Ger-
man sympathizers, whether German
citizens or not, we believe should be
followed with increased vigor. England
allowed Germans and German symps-
thizers OF large for about a yesr, then
interned 10000, and the malicious plots
and propaganda ceased.
This nation has got TO look the
German plague square in the face, as
England and France have done. Amer
cans are naturally kindly and sympa-
tbetic. It destroys our ideals OF justice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-21
EngIsh-Broken-Now Spoken
In Barred Zones of Hoboken
Roundup of Enemy Aliens Results in German Tongue
Being Discarded Near Beer Saloons Closed and Men
in Uniform Being Treated With Respect

1905, when he came from Poland. After
the declaration Of war last year he
applied for his first papers. He said
he knew he was German subject, but
he did not think it necessary for him
TO get q permit. He said he had
gone 70 and from his shop every day
without being molested by police or
military authorities. But Monday
nights raid convinced him that the or
der wasn't joke, he said. and he asked
to be shown the quickest way to get
his permit.
He was told that he would have to
apply TO the United States Marshal.
who would make an investigation. de
thereupon announced that he would
not 90 back TO work until he got tine
permit, because he didn't like that de-
tention thing over on Ellis Island"
Germans Speak in English
Throughout the day and night it was
ludicrous TO witness the efforts Of the
Hoboken Germans who have not spoken
any language but their own for gen.
GRAFTON attempting TO converse in Eng
lish. II by chance customer in a
store began conversation in German
the man behind the counter invariably
replied in English.
All who had occasion to enter the
barred zone carried either their citizen
ship papers or other credentials TO
prove their loyalty to the country.
Added to the panicky feeling was the
report that, starting tonight, the mill
tary police will begin a patrol of the
barred zone, with orders TO enforce
curfew ut 1880 o'clock. After that
hour any one without naturalization
papers or other citizen Identification,
or without a plausible excuse for being
abroad, will be taken into custody, II
In said.
The crews Of tho seized German
liners, who made River Street their
stamping ground for months, we're no
where In evidence last night. Through
out the city d!sdsin for government or
ders was replaced by a marked respect
for the wearcr OF the army uniform.
This spirit was noticesbly lacking be-
fore Monday night.