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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
SEEKS ORDER TO PREVENT MOVING
 OF PARTY WALL

Francis H. Mullins and Charles J. Berger, both well known Bridgeport business men and owners of adjoin- ing lots at Main and Congress streets, have been unable to agree over the party division wall, and the Superior Court has been called upon to settle the dispute. Mullins having filed suit for damages of $2,00O, and a temporary and permanent injunction to restrain Berger from removing the wall.
 Mullins in his complaint alleges he is the owner of property at Main and Congress streets, and that Berger is owner of an adjoining lot. There is a dividing wall, part of which is owned by Mullins and part by Berger. Mullins alleges that Berger has threatened to tear down the wall, his own and part of that owned by Null
 lins He says he will be very ma terially damaged if this threat is car ried out. He asks the court for a | temporary injunction to restrain ac- ton by Berger, permanent injunc- | ton, and damages of $2,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
FOREIGN POLICY
 OF GERMANY IS SEVERELY SCORED

Dresden, saxony, Thursday, Nov. 29 via London, Nov. 30.-During the budget debate today in the lower
 house of the Saxon diet Deputy F1eissner, socialist, made a severe attack on the German foreign policy and said he had in his possession a |copy of a treaty signed by Dr. Alfred
 Zimmerman, former German foreign secretary, which, if it had been drawn
 up and signed within the limits of the empire, would have been equiva- lent to high treason. The deputys assertion caused some excitement, es- pecially in view of his offer to read the treaty in open session. The pres ident of the chamber asked to see the document, which. he turned over to Count von Vitzthum,. Saxon foreign minister. The count made the follow
 ing declaration:
 i 'I have not discovered anything in | the document which would incrimin.-
 ate German diplomacy or could be construed as not permissible. I am unable to vouch for the genuineness of the treaty, and confine myself to
 stating that the document concerns a 1treaty concluded during the war and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
STATE TO MAKE NO MOVE TO GET
 SOLDIERS VOTE

Hartford, Nov. 30.-As the situation looks to Gov. Holcomb at present the plan of taking the soldier vote by sending commissioners to the front as was done last year at the Mexican frontier, will not be adopted for the state election next fall. The governor said today that nothing would be done to call a special session of the general assembly for the purpose of passing legislation to provide the nec- essary machinery to. take the vote until spring, perhaps May.
 In the opinion of the tgobernor it is desirable that the different states in the Union shall agree on a uni form plan. It was very likely that Q meeting of the governors would be held in Washington within few months to. consider that and other matters.
 ''I think the voting matter may be left entirely in. the hands of the mili tary authorities,'' said the governor. '"The captains of the companies could take the vote of the soldiers and re- port it to the colonels, who would be instructed to send it to the war de- partment. It would not be necessary to have voting lists to determine the right of the soldiers who desire to vote to cast a ballot. The vote of every soldier who desired to vote could be taken with his name and town and afterward when the returns had reached their destination in this country they could be assorted and the names checked with the voting lists. This plan would save the mili- tary authorities, particularly the cap tains of the companies, great deal of trouble and eonfusion.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
1GAULASH WANTED
 HIS MONEY BACK

That he is as peppery in disposition as he is in name is a fact that Mike Goulash, of 329 Willard street, will regret during the next 60 days, while he languishes behind the bars in the Fairfield county jail
 Mike gave his wife SEQ, Wednesday night, with which to buy a Thanks giving dinner Repenting his act, yesterday morning, he ehoked her into submission when she refused to re- turn the money at his demand, and then ordered her to leave the house with her baby. Today Judge Frank L. Wilder, in the police court, sen fenced him to 60 days in jail and to pay a fine of $1 and costs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
DIED.

BLY-In this city, Wednesday, Nov. 2S, ~1917, Michael H. By, aged 66 years, months, IA days. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. 16 North Washington avenue, on Saturday, Dec. 1st, at 8:30 a. m., and from St. Patrick's church, where solemn high, mass of re- quiem will be offered for the re pose of his soul at49 o'clock.
 Burial at St. MichaePs cemetery.
 a"p BABCOCK-In this city, Thursday, Nov. 29, 1917, Harold B., son of MT. and Mrs. Walter T. Babcock, No. 567 Stillman St., aged 21 years, days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from Roxbury Episcopal church, Roxbury, Conn.,, on Satur- day, Dec 1, at 1 p. m.
 Interrpent Roxbury, Conn. Auto mobile cortege.
 Friends may view the remains this (Friday p. m.) from residence of his parents, SGT Stillman St. DOCHERTY-In this city, Friday, Nov. 30, 1917, At his late residence, 673 Ogden street, William Docherty, ST.
 Notice >of funeral hereafter. aap McKENNA-In this city, Nov. 29, X 1917, v m P. McKenna
 Erie :, 4ce invited to attend the funeral 4'3fn the mortuary chapel of RourKe & Boucher, 1925 Main St., on Saturday, Dec. 1st at p. m. Interment at Union cemetery, Stratford. a~p KERASH-In this city, Nov. 2S, 1917, Mary, daughter of John and Tilley Kerash. aged 19 years; 1 month, 15 days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her sister, Mrs. John Bagdasarian, 1915 Stratford avenue, Stratford, on Sat urday, Dec. 1, at 8,30 a. >m., and from St. James church at g a. m. Interment at St. MichaePs ceme- tery. Automobile cortege. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss., PROBATE COURT.

Nov. 27, A. D., 1917.
 Estate of Edward M Bennett, late of Bridgeport in said district, deceas- edsr
 eUpOn application praying-that an Instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased be admitted to probate-as per said Duplication on file more fully appears, lit Is
 Ordered, that said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Bridgeport in said district, on the 3rd day of Decembere, A. D., 1917, at II o'clock in the forenoon; and that notice thereof be given to all persons known to be interested in said estate to appear, if they see cause, at said time and place, and be heard thereon-by publishing once in some newspaper having circula- ton in said district-and-by leaving with, or-by mailing in letters ad- dressed to each of the persons named i'm said application-or to their guar dian--a copy of this order, all at least tf1ree~days before said day of hearing and that return of notice given be made to this court. Attest,
 PAUL l.. MILLER. &-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
CLAIM RIGHT TO
 HOLD VIEWS ON
 WAR OBJECTIONS

Washington, Nov. 30-In briefs filed with the supreme court today supporting their appeal from convic- tions for conspiring against the draft law, Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman declare the paramount question before the court is whether those who claim conscientious objec- ton to participation in war may be made to suffer prison penalties for their views. Various other legal con- tentions are advanced among them that the law is species of "des- potism' and "tyrannical power''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
MINERS TRAPPED 500 FEET BELOW
 GROUND LEVEL.

Christopher, H., Nov. 3o.-Rescuers worked all night in an effort to reach the IS miners trapped on the 500 foot level of the New North mine of the Old Ben Coal Co. here by an explo- sion last night, which wrecked the main and the air shafts.
 Rescue parties from Benton and Herin reached the scene a few hours after the explosion and aided the men already on the ground.
 M That only IS men were caught in the mine was due to the fact that fyesterday was a holiday and the rest of the 700 men employed at the mine not at work. have been unable to learn the cause of the explosion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
CLAIM DAMAGES
 FOR AUTO SMASH

Claim of $500 damages for a coi1iss ion of automobiles on the Meadow road, Lordship Manor, Stratford. is made in the suit filed in the Common Pleas court by the Wilkenda Land Co.,. against Mrs H. Erickson O. Bridgeport The complaint alleges that July 21 last an automobile own~ ed by the plaintiff was struck and seriously damaged by machine own ed by Mrs. Erickson. Actual repairs cost $127.3s, and the company was compelled to pay, $120 for use of an automobile for two weeks to replace the one damaged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
GARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the kind 'neighbors, friends ands acquaintances for the many proofs of genuine sym pathy shown us in our hour of sorrow when God called a loving wife, daugh- ter and sister, Emily Sheridan McCarL thy to her reward on Saturday, Nov. 24th, also for the floral offerings of relatives and friends, we particularly thank the nurses and attendants of St. Vincent's hospital and employees of the Bridgeport Public Market.
 JAMES MCCARTHY,
 MIR. AND MRS. JOHN H.
 SHERIDAN AND FAMILY. 506 Capitol Ave. a*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
NEW. HAVEN GETS
 100000 RED CROSS SEALS

Hartford, Nov. 30-All the towns in the state with the exception of Greenwich have been furnished with Red Cross seals for the national tub ercuIosis fund Greenwich has not applied Miss Baird, who has charge of the work of distributing for the state tuberculosis commission, has sent out 5,000,000 stamps. The great test number has been sent to New Haven, which asked for s00,00o. The smallest order was from Windsor, which asked for only 1000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
STOCK SHIPPERS
 FIGHT INCREASE,

Washington, Nov. .S0-The Chicago live stock exchange today petitioned the interstate commerce commission to prevent the railroads from passing on to live stock shipers 8 25 cent in crease in loading and unloading charges recently put into effect by the stock yards company. Early in vestiSation of the entire question of loading was asked
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
PROMINENT WATERBURY
 MERCHANT SUCCUMBS

Waterbury, Nov. 30 Isidore Chase, one of Waterbury's best known merchants, died today after a long sickness. He had been in the mill linery business here for many years and was a member of the board of education for 20 years He had also served on the board of finance. He was a member of the board of gov ernors of the Home for Aged Mem
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
EXPLOSION KILLS
 FOUR WORKMEN

Trenton, Ont, Nov. 30-Four work men were killed and two were injured in an explosion in one of the buildings of the British Chemical Go. here early today. The building was destroyed in a fire that followed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
DENY MITCHEIL'S APPEAL.

Hartford, Nov. 30-The governor has been informed from Washington that the appeal of Donald D. Mitchell of Stafford for exemption from draft for industrial reasons has been denied by President Wilson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
RETIRED OFFICER DEAD

New York, Nov. s0.-Major Gem c. M. Pennington, U. s. A., retired of Newark, died on train shortly after its departure from the Pennsylvania terminal station here today.
 Gen, Pennington was born in Newark 79 yeas ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
WILL
 DIRECT INQUIRY

Washington, Nov. SOL. c. Mar shall, dean of the school of com
 >.. .4 s.,a.lI1I. $, ,1-sa llon of the Un1- versity of Chicago, today was appoint ed chief of the section on, industrial service of the council of national de- fsnse Mr. Marshall will direct an inquiry as to the labor supply for in dustries holding government con- tracts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
ANOTHER HEART VICTIM.

Heart disease proved fatal to Thomas Tordoff, aged 65, of 360 Nichols street, last night, a sudden shock resulting almost instantan- eously in his death. Tordoff was a. carpenter, employed at Salts Textile mills
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30

that he had before him 8 great quan- tity of material bearing on relations with Austria caused much specula' tion as to whether he would touch on this subject. Officials opinions Of what the president would say still were withheld.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30

WANTED-Bofler room engineer. Must be capable of taking charge of all boiler room help Must be an American citizen. In your re- ply, state your age and experience in full F. O. Box No. 748, City.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30

is directed against a power which IS at war with us, and therefore rec onmends only such measures as cor respond with wartime l1sages and 1n- ternational law. I emphatically re- ject as wholly unfounded the speak er's reproach of former. Foreign Secretary Zimm ermann-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
PRESIDENT PREPARING
 MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.

Washington, Nov. so-President Wilson continued today to work on his message to congress, and the fact
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30

EOR SALE-North Main section, two family house. electricity, gas, bath, all Improvements; also new seven room cottage, late improvements with extra lot and garage. Warner, sol, Warner Bldg. T g aII%
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
PASSENGER FARE RATE
 HEARING SET FOR DE

dNAEt1NG SEI EOES DE1A3 D. Washington. Nov. 30-Hearing on proposed increased passenger fares in New England will take place on Dec. 5 in Boston before Interstate Conn merce Commissioner Andersen, 1t waa announced today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
s WATCH REPAIRING

YOUR WACH! When 1t stops bring it to us. We guarantee sat- isfaction. Henry c. Reid & Son, Room 21o Conn. Nat. Bank Bldg. 1924 Main St. H 30 aIl*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30

bers of the b'Nai b'Rith. He leaves his widow, a son, Samuel, and daughter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30

FRENCH AND DUTCH HELBS JUST ARRIVED
 JOHN RECK & SON
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
NENA GETS INTO
 '. M. C. A. DRIVE
Captain NOwlin, Who Was Sched. uled to Speak Here Sunday. Did Not Arrive-Dr. l.. W. B. LOna
 Made Stirring Address.

The Y. M. C. A. War Work drive, being carried on all over the coun- try this week for the purpose of raising funds to be used in making life better for the soldiers and sail ors of the United States wherever they may be located, was started in Polk county Sunday.
 The initial meeting was held in Cove, where Dr. L. w. B. Long and Win $. MacLafferty made addresses. Then came the big union meeting Sunday night i'll the First Baptist church in Mena, which was to have been addressed by Captain Nowlin, U. S. Army, of Camp Pike, but who failed to arrive because he did not get the appointment in time to reach Mena. For this reason the address of the evening was made by pr. L. W. B. Long who recently at tended the Y. NJ. G. A. conference in Little Rock. at which time the Ar kansas campaign was planned
 Dr Long confessed that he was converted to the needs of the Y. NJ. C. A. war work by what he heard and saw while attending his confer ence, and he came to Mena people Sunday with an intensely earnest and patriotic appeal for the ccnlri- button which is asked of Polk coun- ty that this work may be continued and extended SD that its helpful in- lluence will reach every man in the service of his country whether at home or abroad
 The object of the drive is to se- cure S35.000.000, which will carry on the Y NJ c. A war work at home and overseas until July 1. 1918. Polk county is asked to contribute 9l625 nf this amount
 A good start was made Sunday and a nice contribution was made at Cove Sunday morning. The cam paign is to be carried on thruplt the week, and will be in charge of an executive committee composed of Minor pipkin. Eugene Cox, Mark D. Olney, J. c. Jackson and R. Golf The committee organized on Mon day by the selection of Minor Pip kin as chairman and Mark F. Olney, secretary-treasurer Arrangements were made to make a systematic canvass of Mena on Wednesday, and the campaign will also he carried to other parts of the county.
 Dr. L. w. B. Long, county chair man. has already made appoint ments to speak Yanderyoort and Hatfield.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
WILSON APPEALS TO LADOR|NC
Delivered Personal and Eloquent Address to Members of the Amer ican Federation of Labor-Puts
 War Blame on Germany.

Buffalo, Nov. i3. President Will son yesterday made a personal and eloquent appeal for the full support of organized labor for the govern ment in the conduct of the war.
 Speaking before the annual con- vention of the American Federation of Labor, he declared the war could not be won unless all factions unite in the common cause, sinking their difficulties.
 The president paid a warm tribute to Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, and virtually called upon the federation to give him it's united support He denounced the pacifists and critics, and he ap- pealed for cooperation.
 President Wilson flatly declared that Germany had started this war, and that he was willing to await the verdict of history on that statement.
 President Wilson's entrance to the convention hall was the signal for a tremendous outburst of cheers from the six thousand persons present.
 Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in tfedueing President Wilson, re- ferred to him as this man of des- tiny, spokesman for freedom, inter- preter of the aims and spirits of our time, the leader of thoughts and action among the nations of the earth"
 The president referred to his sending Colonel House to Europe as having sent greater lover of peace than any man in the world
 But I did not send him there to negotiate peace" President Wilson declared. T sent him to determine how the war is to be won"
 Taking up the labor situation ffl the United States, the president said:
 If we are true friends of free dom we will see that the power and the productivity of the country shall be kept at a maximum. Nobody shall be allowed to stand in the way The government will not keep them from doing this. but the spirit of the American people will"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
BITTER FIGHTING
 NOW ON IN ITALY
Defenders; Entrenchcd Behind the Piave River, Holding the Austro- German DriVe-German Raids
 Fail on Western Front.

Italian Army Headquarters in Northern Italy Nov. l2 Delayed -Heayy and continuous lombard ment is proceeding along the lower piaye river marking the opening stages of an extensive operation on this new line.
 Whether or not a general engage ment IS imminent depends largely upon the enemy, as the Italians are now entrenched behind the river and are fighting defensive tactics, with the stream and their estab- lished forces checking a further ex- tension of the Austro-German off fensive.
 The engagements thus far have consisted of episodes at detached points altho the smelling extends almost uninterruptedly for forty miles along the lower piaye river.
 The crash of some of the enemy S heavy guns now is heard. showing that they have been able to bring up a few of these monster pieces.
 Precautionary measures to pro- tect Venice continue, lest the en- emy whose long range guns are not far off, should attempt to bom- bard the famous art center.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
BIG sHIPYARD STRIKE IS ON.
Thousands Out in New Jersey Plants
 Deny Disl0yal Intent.

Newark, N. J, Nov. i2.- Thousands of mechanics, employed in several large shipyards adjacent to this city. quit work today soon after a resolution had been adopted al meeting of business agents of the building trades council authorizing a strike of all union men engaged on government work in this territory. Leaders of the union declared to- night that close to ten thousand workers had joined the strike The strike stopped all work on dozen shipways in course of construction at the federal shipbuilding plant, where hundreds of dockworkers, carpenters, bricklayers, plumbers, rOofers and other union men walked out.
 Union leaders declared the strike was called to prevent the Lackawan- ma Bridge Company contractors, from disrupting union conditions by discriminating against union men and working under the open shop basis" and is no indication of disloyalty to the government The Lackawanna company is building shipyard at Port Newark terminal for the Submarine Boat Corporation.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
NO MORE APPEALS
 OF MIN AT CAMP
Board Ordered by Adiutant General Mccain Not to Consider Them Aft
 Service Has Bcqun.

Little Rock, Nov. fl. Henceforth no appeals will be considered by the district boards after the drafted man has been inducted into miIi- tary service at the mobilization camp, according to telegraphic in struetions received from Washing ton yesterday by Major General Sturgis, commanding tic s1th divis- ion, National Army.
 Several men who have been sent to Camp Pike have been discharged following a reconsideration of their cases by the district board, but aft CT their induction into military service. The instructions, which come from Adjutant General Me Cain, says that all foregoing in- slructions in regard to the discharge of selectmen are revoked, and that no selectman will be given the right to have his case reopened on appeal from decision of district board.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
'. NJ. c. A. DRIVE WEDNESDAY.
Business District of Mena Was
 Covered By Solicitors.

The drive for the subscription to the Y. NJ. c. A. War Work fund was made Wednesday in the business district of Mena under the dlrec- tion of the executive committee. S35, 100000 is to be secured to carry the work up until July 1, 1918. Ar kansas share of this amount is S202,000 and of this amount Polk county is asked to contribute Sl,625. Payments to the fund may be made thru either of the banks to the credit of Mark P. Olney, secretary treasurer of the executive commit- tee While payments in full are earnestly desired, the subscriptions may be paid by installments, 30 per cent to be paid within thirty days, 9 per cent on January i, 1918, and the remaining 25 per cent on April f. 1918.
 Dr. L. w. B. Long was in Van deryoort "Wednesday night in the interest of the campaign, and on Thursday night he will be in Hat field There was also a meeting in Grannis Wednesday night, and meetings may be arranged for Wickes, Board Camp and other points.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
MKIBBEN SENTENCED 2 YEARS,
Plead Guilty to Perjury in Bud
 Terry Murder" Case.

i4ouis McKibben, who several weeks ago was arrested in Polk county and taken to Poteau, Ok, on the charges of perjury in connec- ton with the story of the alleged murder of Bud Terry, pleaded guilty to two charges in the district court of LeE'lore county. Oklahoma, on Tuesday, and was given a sen tence of 9 years in the penitentiary Sam Swider, the man implicated with McKibben, has been placed under arrest and is in the county jail in Poteau, awaiting an oppor- tunity to plead guilty to three charges of perjury. Thru the fab rication of the story and the testi- mony in court, these men leopard ized the lives of three men, w. L. Bates and Will Stiles of Heavener, and Willard Vaught of this county who were tried for the murder of Terry, and came very near being convicted.