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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
Protests
 Austrian
 Rent Rise
Tenants Charge Collec- tor With Extortion- Claim Landlord is Non Citizen Send Complaint to the City Clerk.

Charging Joseph Fleischer of Detroit, Mich, owner of a six-family house at 290 Bost- wick avenue, as being the worlds champion rent raiser," and Joseph Szilagyi of 34S Pine street, Fleischer's col lector, as an "extortionist," the six tenants sent a pathetic ap- peal to City Clerk J. A. H. Rob- inson today.
 They claim their rents had been raised from $1O to SIS month Stephen N. Gall, who claims to be a United States citizen, heads the list e4 signers and claims that both Fleischer and Szilagyi are enemy aliens.
 Explaining that they cannot afford to pay SIS a month for the rents which consist of three rooms only, the appellants, say, "The landlord does not reside here and is 8 non-citizen pOL 10 ltlC Ibd4A W4AO P0cAASS SAAS rents as high as you ever heard of or this earth" They present the sched- ule of increases as follows: $10, May 1915; $11, December, 1915; $12, Feb. ruary, 1916; $14, November. 1916, and lastly a notice that 1t will be in- creased to SIS starting on Dec. 15.
 Charging the collector with e0tor. ton, the letter says. ''The collector should be satisfied with $2 profit" The tenement Is three stories high and harbors six fa1nilies,ea having three rooms on each floor.
 The rent payers appeal to Robin son to keep the monthly rent at $14 saying that 1t Is all they can do to pay that. It Is signed by Stephen N. Gall John Walne1lt, Alex Nagy. Kalman varga, Alex 10th and John Vasho.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
War Bread Is 0n Sale
 In Stores
Government Request Re garding New FOrmu- las Put Into Effect by the Bakers Oatmeal Bread in Great De- naand.

Actual wartime conditions are being experienced today by Thousands of people throughout this city and state, who for the first time are eating war bread. Ioaves made of flour prepared from cornmeal, oat- meal, rice, and other cereals were placed on sale every where, this morning, and met with a ready sale, in spite of the fact that wheat bread is still on the market.
 It was the governments request that war breads be placed on sale a1 over the eountTy today, but Bridge port, far in the lend Of most COnnec- ficuf uaElsa, lzastened to comply a weeh ago New Haven instituted the change today.
 The oakmea1 bread having a pleas ant favor. has come into great demand and is aeHling weH. bakers hero report 1t is made in loaves weighing approx. dniate1y 24N ounces. and sells to re- 4aiIezs at il centg. The oonsMnOE payB about 14 cents loaf.
 Elsewhere in. Conneotacut the for s1ru1a recently suggested by the gov ernment as suitable for standard wax-bNead, is betng tried out. This aoa& weighs 1e ounces and is Q made ns to reduce Che percentage of EugaA and mix in it's constituency, and td aimit the use of animal fats to IS pen cent
 The government scals of weights for loaEsS went into efEsct aal ove' tiae United StAAes. today, the one pound. pouud-and-A-l1GlG, two, two. nnd-ahalk. and three pound loave. being adoDted aa standard. No stand. ard rrseeg were fixed bus various eca1es wsre adopteA by the sub-com 5niftees of master bakers in each city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10

An estimate of 4,ee0 dead, regard ed as too high by many officials Sat- urdRy night, was accepted more gen eraIly today as most nearly approv- ing the exact figure. It is believed that hundreds of persons lining the water front and watching the specta- cle of a big ship on fire without thought of an impending explosion, were hurled into the bay by the ter rife upheaval and were drowned. Their bodies may never be recover ed.
 While searching parties have dug through acres of the ruined section to which the fire spread after the Mont Blanc exploded. the work Is far from complete. How many dead may be under the great area of debris was a matter of conjecture this morning.
 When the Gearchers went into the ruined none they trampled over snsow piled high in every direction, which delayed thaiy work. An hour of sum- shine that had heartened them was followed at noon by a heavy fall of snow, with signs in the sky that a no accurate estimate as to the chances of the 5000 wounded. Re- ports are. however, that a large per centage of those in hospitals win se- cover.
 American relief parties took an &C., tive part today in the general plan of oo-ordinating the various relief forces.
 Burial of the dead in the explosion and fire here was begun today.
 ("Men wanted immediately at Taarview cemetery.")
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10

London, Doc. 1e-The counter re- volt in southeastern RuEEia, under the leadership Of Gems. KAisdtnes. Duton and Korntloft, apparently is aimed at seizing the authority in that region and in cutting oil food supplies from Siberia,
 According to the proclamation of the BoEshevsa government Gen. Kale- dines' forces, ara raenacing Eka&eri- noslav. Kharkov and Moscow. h the provinces of orenhurr the Dolshsviki
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
IDENTIFIED: 2,OO0 MISSING:
 5000 HURT

Halifax Dec 10A revised casualty list today showed 200 known dead 200 ounted for 5000 wounded and 25,OOO homeless.
 This to date is the toll of the great fire here Thursday which swept of square miles after the expo sion of intuition ship in Ha harbor Only part of the burned section has been explored for bodies.
 Anayzins these figures the military authorities who have worked with the idea of estimating the approximate number of the dead declared the total would be increased through failure to obtain word of the mssing It has been four days since the disaster In that tme they sad should have been possible the missing through bureaus and other agencies
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
CHURCH SEXTON
 TOLLS OWN DEATH

Ehaltsa, Dee. 10.-FeHten H. Garri- eoa. nsEton of the Shelton Congrega- tionni church, unwittngly tolled his own death lrneil last night. He rang the bell for church services as usual and then after walking half dozen steps down from the belfry he drop ped dead 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
ESTATE DIVIDED
 AMONG CHILDREN

Michael By. the veteran member of the Bridgeport Fire department, who died last week. left an estate valued at $2,10o, to be distributed among these sons and daughters: Julia A. Pardee. Anna G. Wiley, Mary L. Teeter, William M. Fowler. Michael T. By, Florence M. By and Frederick T. By. The latter Is administrator. The estate consists of $2,o00 in bank deposits and $10o Liberty bond.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10

This advertisement in the morning papers called attention 10 stin an- other probReLn-dnding men to dig graves for the hundreds of victims of the catastrophe.
 Health authorities, working in CO., operation with the general relief com mftee, made it plain that burial must not be delayed, for with & thousand or more bodies in morgues and else- where the danger in delay was ap- parent.
 But under the plan already in eff feet there was no delay, for la.borers were assigned to the cemeteries and
 men who never had eDpecteS to do that sort of work went about the task as cheerfully as conditions permitted. Little groups of sorrowfuI people went silently to cemeteries adjacent to the Richmond district, utterly wiped out by flames, and laid away their dead, without friends in attend ance, and with the commitment rites omitted. There were not enough min- isters to o6iciate for all. There were not enough pail bearers and not enough hsarses. PunEs laden with ooflang went slowly over the snow coveTed streets and within sight of the section where hundreds of other bodies were sti1l buried in the ruins There was a slight furry of snow early today but during the forenoon
 the skies heightened and clearing
 weather waA indicated. Snow which covered evory foot of the streets waa
 & frozen mass at daybrealz General
 weather conditions, however, were fa- | vorabie and soldiers were seen early
 to the burned area to begin the search for hundreds of bodies 4n the ruins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
TOYING GUN,

With loaded revolver in his poa- session, Samuel Sank kowieh, aged 23, of Ansonia, was arrested here by Ser geant Kehoe and Officer Burns, Sat. urday night, after he had taken part in a disturbance, and was today fined S1OO and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail by Judge Frank L. Will der in the police court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
HUNS MASS GREATEST ARMY.
STOP ENLISTED MEN
 GIVING ALL OF PAY
 FOR LIBERTY BONDS

Washington, Dec. 10.-Over en-
 thusiasm of enlisted men of the army in subscribing for Liberty loan bonds has caused the war de- partment to issue orders checking the allotment of bonds beyond the point where the soldier will have left at least $7.5O month out of his pay for his own use and the means to make provision for his depend ents through war insurance. It had been found in some cases that the soldier pledged his whole pay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
COUNTER REVOLT GAINS

have been overthrown by Gen. Dutof.
 Tchelabinsk. an important railroad centar in northeastern Orenburg. is beseieged byAGen. DutoH In the Caucasus Gen. Karautoff is attacking Tschenenrev.
 The proclamation says the ''ene- mics of the people" have undertaken a last attempt to destroy the cause of peace and says the Constitutional Democratic party is providing the nleans for the revolt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
WOMAN ARRESTED.

Mrs. Roa Detske of Bassick avenue was arrested shortly after noon today in the Kresge stores in Main street on charges of shop lifting. She had several purses, a pair of rubbefs, and several other small articles in her possession which the store manage. ment claims were not paid for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
USE KEROSENE IN
 PLACE OF COAL

The fuel shortage and cold weather have combined to reap a harvest for dealers in oil and gas heaters and there Is an unusual demand for kero- sene oil. These heaters are proving a good substitute for coal heating and 1t is not uncommon to see man or woman and even children carting them to their homes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
FEDERAL COURT
 HOLDS MINERS
 UNION IS LEGAL

Washington, Dec. 1O-FederaI court decrees holding the United Mine Workers of America to be illegal organizations under West Virginia statutes and the common law were today reversed by the supreme Court,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
CURTIS HEARS SHORT CALENDAR

Short calendar session of the Su- perior court was held today by Judge Howard J. Curtis a number of un- contested motions being. disposed of. Several uncontested divorce cases were also heard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10

Fer Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair and eriehflY colder tonight; Tuesday fair and continned cold.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24
The UNDRAFTED ARMY

To the civilian American who feels
a keen desire 10 be represented as di-
rectly as possible in his countrys sery-
ice the Red Cross brings an appeal Of
peculiar force For TIE Red Cross
worker comes into the closest contact
with the actual struggle that Is possi-
Bile 10 any save the soldier himself.
On the heels Of death and destruction
/. he presses SO closely in his mission Of
mercy as to be almost part of the
battle. His are the hands hat first
minister to the shattered body his
the ears that hear the fast faint mes
sa&s VI many parting soul Through
the further help Of these brothers and
sisters of the Novitiate of Pain, life
after life Is drawn back from the bor-
derland; cleanliness and comfort and
trained care lessen the anguish or,
when death must be. makes easier the
passing. TO our boys when they land
on foreign soil the hand of greeting
is held out; as they travel from place
TO place comforts are provided The
$3.50 ~ anu bAOfAcll 4fAindAl VI a PfO-
pie sconrged by a ruthless devastation
the aged and the women and the
piteously helpless children TO whom
our longing sympathy goes out, the
Red Cross ministers to these in our
stead.
I'm all this and measurelsss other
service these workers are a vital and
omnipresent force. We who are left
at home may work BY proxy through
them we can keep them there ana
send others. with our money, the least
precious possession that men and
women are being called on to give up.
Our dollars IAN take us there in spisit
and represent us in accomplishment
The little red button is the badge Of
enlistment in the Army Of the I'm
drafted; the outward symbol OF the
pledge to serve.
Won't you join the Red Cross during
the Christmas membership drive,
which begins Dec. II? Or, bet
ter stu, send in your 81 for member
ship now and then enlist as a solicitor
for other memberships in the Christ
mas drive. It is your duty to do this,
and it is a God-given privilege.
Humanity is calling, and il you are
human you will respond Act nowl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24

and on account Of actual imperative
need. The more prosperous element
OF the population, including workers n
The industries. are reported as having
lett the city. and the remaining 1906
families are receiving relief.
Forty-six carloads OF assorted ma
tenal have been shipped from France
Substantial purchases Of supplies haVt
been made IA Europe A warehouse
has been established 10 Rome. Con
densed milk has been distributed "a
children and sick from Genoa ant
Milan.
one or more SOUP Kitchens have
been organized ana are operating "a
Rome. Ancona, Rayenna, Genoa and
Milan. Two hundred thopFand dol
lars has been appropriated 20 aie
needy families OF soldiers 81 Che front
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24
TWO OBJECTS ARE SOUGHT
In FRENCH RELIEF WORK

The American Red Cross assumes
that the work done by the organiza-
tion with the French must iill funda-
mentally TWO requirements:
Firsl--That all activities contribute
to the successful conduct Of the war
Second That they relieve suffering
caused BY the war
Work done with the civil population
may have more Important bearing
on the military situation even than
work done with the forces, for men in
the field Will be able to carry out their
work better with the knowledge that
taose left at home are being taken
care or
II the American people can get a
real picture Of the misery among those
who have been and are being daily
driven out Of their homes and dumped
in poverty upon other parts Of the
country. oftendmes III or mutilatcd,
they viii gladly do all in their power
to help.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24
BELGIAN ORPHANS
GIVEN NEW LIFE
THROUGH RED GROSS

Anent the American Red Cross
Christmas membership campaign,
which is to be inaugurated through
out the nation Monday, Dec. II, con
tinuing until Christmas eve, national
headquarters announces that the or
ganization already is assisting in the
care of Belgian orphans who We're
carried by their captors into Germany
and who afa beginning to be released
The first groups. consisting OF 800
children each. have been received
back into the Allies territory
These homeless children, sick ana
undernourished. all between 4 and is
years of age, will receive the best pos
sible care from The American Red
Cross. which recognizes in them Bel
GUMS hope for its coming genera
ton.
Twenty miles from Limoges, in the
southern center Of France. on a hill
side Of little town called Troche,
stands the famous monastery OF III
Grande Chartreuse, dnoccupied at
present. There roses bloom the year
round Permission was given 70 use
this place for the Belgian children.
and It was rented from the govern
ment BY the Red Cross. which sup
plies The funds for the work, while
the personnel and management are
provided by the Belgian committee. In
this monastery ,le Red Cross hopes
to bring back to life and vigor these
in whom lies the hope OF
Belgium
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24
TAX
ADVISOR BE
HERE JAN.3l

BY United Press
Oklahoma CITY Dec. 2i- Claude
colard has been appointed as income
tax advisor for Grady Stephens and
jefferson counties
He Will visit Chickaslm 10 assist
he people in making up their income
tax reports and give an advice rela.
tive to the requirements of the new
law.
This officer viii be at Chickasha
continuously from Jan 81 1912. To-
Feb o. 1918, both dates iaclusive He
viii have his office In the court
house and may be found there every
day He viii have an ample supply
OF income tax forms, rendering It
unnecessary for taxpayers who shall
call upon him to ask for forms from
the department lnasmuch as his
stay IN Chickasha win be limited to
the dates speclred and he win not
return to Grady county again. il is
Of the utmost Importance chat all
prospective taxpayers take advantage
OF his presence there by calling upon
him on one OF the dates suggested
the earlier the date the better
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24
CODE Of Beauty.

Our code and schedule Of beauty
] often feel, a very formal aft,
Either we are afraid or ashamed
differ from received ouiuions, or
hs~e never thought Of revising
oone we adopted IN our youth, or
do not really look at things, or
do not care about beauty at ALA.
Benson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24
Optimistic Thought.

Prophesy resideth not but in man
who is great in wisdom and virtue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24
Special Ala to Italy.

The American Eed Cross responded
promptly 10 the emergency created by
the Italian retreat The War Council.
in telegram TO Ambassador Thomas
Nelson Page. PioAtsed every effort
which the Red Cross could make
wouid be applied immediately to the
relief OF Italy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24

To flna out n they hnve been cook|
alive. Holsters should be examln|
very carefully. If their tails are Tel
~ curled 10 their bodies it Is reasd
ably certain that Ihey Were proped
cooked.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24

Owing to the limited laundry facill-
ties in France, it has been decided
that American Red Cross nurses with
base hospitals and other military hos
pitals in France shall wear gray uni
forms instead Of the usual white.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24
It Wasn't His Fault.

One youngster in school had del
cred a severe kick In the stomach
another lad. When taken to task
70 why he had struck his playma
there, he said; i didn't mean to
him thera but he turned around ~
In time"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24

again we must remind our ar1enGA
that we positively win not accept
want" rent" and sale" ads BY
phone. DO not embarrsss US by asking
10 to do 40 DAILY EXPRESS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24
$500. 600 MORE IS GIVEN
TO NEAR EAST RELIEF

The War Council OF the American
RED Caoss announces the Rppropria
lion Of an additional sa00e0O tor relie
worA tn the Near East through Nv
American Committee TOR Armcnlai
and syrian Relief This approximation
Is to cover relief work for the remain
der of lie war ana makes g total o
s1 .s000 900 whiohthc Red Cross has an
propfiated IN Western Asia
The committee Is carrying on relic
work not only in Asia Minor and pof
lions Of Armenia anc Syria in the Of
toinan empire, but also in largo sec
tion OF Armenia Russian Caucasus
Persia and Mesppoiamia and portion
Of Egypt into which iheleiugees nav
fled IN large numbers.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-21
IQtiOn- Vide Inquiry Sh0Ds 1t Is Not and

had been contracted FOR by the
year. but ne contract price happens
20 BE- lower than The presidents
The dealers there Immediately
took advantage % this situation and
raised the retail prices ~ the coal
they had contracted for AZ lower
rate. from 3 - 10 3 go a ton They
hold the mino operators 90 the low
or amount contracted FOR bat are
raising the prices 20 rho consumers.
~ conform Nth the presidents
schedule
In Kansas city. Mo tho retailers
30 about selling their coal as they
t1zr rfonr rrr-iorr yrHr tuEuEr
prices prevail during September
and the retailers promise raise
when winter prices come la Octo-
Der. Operators who carry on = 70
taft business there say they have
never been notified. except thru tho
press, Of the presidents action I'm
fixing prices The same excuse. az
20 tho fixing ~ anthracite coal
'prioe9. ls Riven by Madison Wis.
Retailers
Another dl1culiy retailers pro.
duce a. an excuse Tor not lowering
their prices is that ~ tranRporta-
lion m BOSTON the deslers refuse
20 cut down their prices until they
arc assured OF proper transportation
facilities. louisville dealers 90 20
FAR 20 10 charge railroads and mine
operators with conspiracy 10 work
The Detroit times., 1917-09-21

sharply with buyers from this c0un
trY IN determined eforr % -tra-e
g liberal amount 90 the South Amer
lean cl,p The prospec d, housflr
that Boston wiz ger NOR, wool tis
year from soueh America than ever
before
There are indications that tho
pork boycott is ab0u over ana a
poorly satisfied demand la pushing
~ values tor live hogs from fs fo
day until the matkef is In Fair
way 70 repeat some ~ lts August
antics IN the realm ~ high prices
There 10 reason 10 believe maj fha
recent drop IN mill feed Will result
m a further material decrease .n or
rivals ~ pigs and lghi hoR- Tho
success or failure on h- corn crop
~ sure 70 have much 10 10 with future
receipts 81 hogs and NE belief s.
quite general that many hogs ate
being held back because their oVn
ers begin 90 think That hos VIII
nave some corn 90 feed them
To attempt 10 predict ~, future
0f the live hog trade would bn tno
rankfst presumption but one fh.ng
can be depended ON there will e.
very fov hogs packed 'hi7 ran ur
iesE radical change in price
comes 20 hand