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Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27
"FATHER OF AUTOMOBILE" DEAD.

Amendee BoIIee, Sr., Frenchman, Built
Steam Car In 1878.
Paris.-Amendee Bollee, Sr.. the in
fentor, known in France as "the father
of automobiles" is dead. M. Bollee
was the builder of steam car whioI
he first operated in 1873.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
GOVERNOR MAY
VETO BILL FOR
SUNDAY OPTION
Measure Passes Senate, But
Opponents Intimate Hol-
comb Will Balk.
Especial to The Farmer }

Hartford, March 29-After two
hours debate the Senate today passed
the bill which will allow towns and
cities of more than 10000 inhabitants,
and the town of Milford, local option
on legalizing Sunday amusements.
Senators Hall and Rolf who opposed
the bill in it's present form, intimated
that Gov Holcomb will veto the bill,
as those close to the governor believed
he will not sanction the act unless
there is a large majority vote in favor
of it.
The vote of the Senate in concur
renee with the House was 19 to 16.
Senators voting for the bill were:
Broder, Hemenway, Kepplemann,
Klett, Whitney, Grady, Doughan, Nee
be, Larkin, Hurley. O'Sullivan, May
Hinckley, Bartlett, O'Connell, Cald-
we'll, Williamson, Mead and Lyman.
Senators voting against the bill were
Hunt, Rogers. Spencer, Leonard, Rolf,
Tuttle, Barnes, Bissell, Salmon, Mac
Donald, Adams, Brooks, Stoeckel,
Boyd, Quigg and Hail.
Amendments offered by Senator
Hunt that no admission be charged or
prizes given at Sunday sports and Of
Senator Brooks that all towns and
cities of the state be included were
rejected by practically the same vote.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
MADE VOTERS
OF men WITH
FIRST PAPERS

That selectmen in this city have
been making voters of men who have
received only their first citizenship
papers was disclosed at hearing to-
day before Naturalization Clerk M. J..
Flanagan. Several men who appeared
as witnesses for applicants for first
papers said they were citizens and
voters.
Upon being asked for proof they
produced first papers which they said
they had presented before the select
men when they were made voters. It
is not known whether the selectmen
thought the documents were citizen
ship papers or regarded first papers
as sufficient for voting purposes.
Because of war talk the rush of ap-.
plicants for citizenship papers still
continues. The best previous monthly
record for papers issued was in Sep
tember, 1915, when 164 were given
out. So far this month 462 have been
issued and the 500 mark will probably
be reached before the end Of the week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
DIED SOON after
HE GREETED HIS
NEWBORN Child
Remington Guard Kissed
Babe, Then Received
Fatal Injury.
MARRIAGE RESULT
OF ISLAND ROMANCE
Coroner Declares Fatality
An Accident, In Find
ing Today.

One hour, after he had visited his
conva1escent wife at st. Vincent's s
hospital, and kissed his newly-born
baby goodbye, George J. Smith, hero
of the Spanish-American war and
many bitter fights in the Philippines,
in which he escaped with his life by
a narrow margin, was carried back to
the hospital with a fracture Of the
skull.
While his baby lay cooling in a
basket in another room, and his wife
looked forawrd to joining him at their
home, 20 Sachs avenue, Stratford,
with eager anticipation, Smith died
before an operation could be per-
formed, his wife ignorant of the fact
that her husband lay dead in the
same institution she was about to
leave.
The extreme pathos of Smith 8
death, his romantic marriage and ad-
venturous career Wers brought to light
today as Remington Arms guards pre-
pared to pay his memory that mark
Of respect due to veterans Of the
Spanish war. The two little daugh-
ters Of the dead man sat up all night
Tuesday and kept vigil until Wednes-
day morning for the return of their
dad.
He failed to come home and they
prepared a small breakfast, packed
their school books and started off for
the Franklin school where they are
pupils. The Oldest, Mary, II years,
was sure her dad would come home
that day, but the younger girl, Cath
crime, six years, walked into her
school room with a worried express
sion.
Her teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Tur-
ton, of $50 Beechwood avenue, had
read yesterday, the details of the acci-
dent which resulted in the fathers
death Tuesday night, and also knew
that the girls mother was a patient
in the hospital. The teacher asked
the little girl how her mother was
getting along.
ooh, she is f1ne,' replied the little
girl, ''but I'm " -ried about Daddy
He didn't come home all night and we
telephoned everywhere to see if we
could find him.
The teacher placed her class in an
other room and took the girl to her
home where she found Mrs. Smiths
mother, an elderly woman who had
just come to this city from Canada.
A Remington Arms guard, a position
Smith was holding when killed, was
telling the dead mans mother-in-law
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
PRESIDENT HOPES
FOR NO DELAY IN
CONGRESS ACTION
Temporary Organization OF
House Possible If Fight
Looms Up.

Washington. March 29-President
Wilson was said today to be hopeful
that the, House of Representatives
will rush it's organization plans SO
that there will be no delay in afford
ing him opportunity to make his ad-
dress on the war situation to joint
session with the Senate. No matter
how the final organization is perfect
ed, administration leaders are anxious
that if a prolonged fight is in pros
pect some sort of an arrangement be
made for temporary organization to
permit the Presidents appearance
Tuesday or Wednesday,. These officials
feel that public opinion will not sup
port a long struggle over organization
and committee patronage at such a
critical time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
WOMAN AGENT
USED TO SELL !.
STOLEN AUTOS
Police Say Lillian Van Ars-
dale is "Mrs. Iloone Of
621 State Street.

Miss Lillian Van Arsdale, the young
woman who was arrested in Paterson
n. r., alleged to have been the sales
woman for a gang Of automobile
thieves who confessed they stole ma
chimes from this city, has been identi-
fed as the "Mrs. Iloone," of 621
State street, who caused the arrest OF
a young man on charges of insulting
her in her home. He was acquitted.
According to Capt E. o. Cronan the
girl has confessed to the police that
she was the person who sold the ma
chimes for the Ngang. They would scan
the newspapers for advertisements in
serted by men who wanted cars. The
gang would steal the style car adver-
tised for and she would sell it to the
firm or Individual who desired it.
She has admitted ytlsat the gang
stole a car from in front Of Freyler's 8
cafe, last January, took it to Spring
had advertised for machine. While
in that city her pals stole another
machine, which she sold to the
Thames River Garage in Norwich for
1925.
TIE gang took a machine belonging
to George Sorenson, a jitneur, OF 533
Wayne street. Capt. Cronan states
she went to New York and sold the
car the next day to John Raphine,
who, unknown to her lived in. this
city at 33 Poplar street. Raphine re-
turned here ith the gar and kept it
in the same garage 7Sorenson had
used. -,
The latter searched for his ma
chine and gave up the quest finally,
his car all the while being right under
his nose and passed by him 10 times
a day, Raphine using 1t on the same
itney line Sorenson employed. The
girl has admitted selling the machine
used by health inspectors, which was
stolen from in front of city hall, last
January. All the stolen cars were
sold for less than $500.
Detective James Bray this morning
was sent to Paterson with warrants
for her arrest and the return to this
city for trial of her accomplices, who
give the following names and ad-
dresses: Raymond F'oote, Of Norwich;
Vincent Brady, Of BAT Washington
street, Newark, N. j.; George J. Fox,
The Van Arsdale girl claims her home
is at 259 West 116th street, New York
city.
All the gang were roorning in the
same house with the girl in State
street and she has alway- posed under
different aliases as being the wife OF
Foote. Last January she had a man
arrested on the charge of insulting
her.
The scheme was denounced as black
mail by the mans attorney and the
defendant when arraigned in court
was discharged. Standing in the court
corridor after the trial, the girl indig-
nantly pNotested she "was a good, vir-
tuoIs young lady who had been gross
~ insulted and received a typical style
of Bridgeport Justice
One of her gang in the court corri-
dor took exceptions to the verdict and
expressed in rather strong terms his
opinion of Prosecutor Alexander De-
Laney while talking to the latter. It
is needless to add that after express
ing the opinion he left the court house
some 1pwT,af wiser. fIar N fae,foyo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
Germans Drive Off {
Attacks By French

Berlin, March 29,by wireless to Say
ville.-French efforts to recapture The
positions recently taken from them in
the Champagne region were futile,
army headquarters announced today.
The French suffered heavy losses in
these attacks.
A French attack on the German
lines in the region of Hill 304, north
west Of Verdun, carried out on a vida
front, also failed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
Turkish Army
in Holy Land
Suffers ROut

London, March 29-The British
army in Palestine has defeated a
Turkish army of 10000 men, captur-
ing 90 men, including a general, the
war office announces.
The entire divisional staff of the
F'ifty-third Turkish division, in Pales-
tine, has been captured by the British,
it is announced officially.
The official statement says that
British troops have advanced for a
distance of 15 miles along the south
ern Palestine coast of the Mediterran-
can. The British forces have pushed
forward from Rata to the Wadi
Ghuzzeh, a river five miles south of
GAIA (Ghuzzeh). GAIA is 20 miles
north of the Egypt:an-Syrian bound
ary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
One Hundred and Eighty
Three Midshipmen Re-
ceive Diplomas and Are
Commissioned as Ensigns
Graduated 3 Months
Ahead of Time.
Secretary of Navy Daniels
Delivers Address in Which
He Points Out That New
Officers May See Actual
Warfare Soon-Cites Ad-
miral Dewey as Model.

Annapolis, March 90 The
1883 midshipmen who were
graduated at the naval academy
today, three months ahead OF
their regular graduation, were
told by Secretary Daniels thai
the navy expected them to be
ready "for the day that may
come how soon, who can tell
when upon your GOODNESS
and knowledge and leadership
and ability to shoot straight
may depend the fate Of a de-
cisive naval engagement"
The secretary spoke as the
representative of President
Wilson, who had been asked to
deliver the graduation address
but had found it impossible to
come because Of the interna-
tional situation.
1T bring you the greetings Of your
commander in chief, who sends you
q message of confidence and bids you
Godspeed," said Mr.. Daniels. ellis
heart is with you today. He does not
however, feel warranted in making
any address in the present condition
OF public affairs, even to the gradu-
ates of this institution to whom he
would love to unburden himself.
"You are to receive your commits
sion in day when nearly all the
III To- I, -
people can feel that they may not be
drawn into it. Your own country
faces crisis. In this emergency the
president, who has declared his belief
that the American navy ought to be
incomparabIy the most adequate navy
in the world in the exercise of a
discretion vested in him, will commits
sion you three months ahead of the
usual period. That fact alone en-
phasizes the significance Of your early
graduation.
whatever, in addition to steps al
ready taken by placing armed naval
guards on merchant ships, this coun-
try may be called upon to do, it's chief
and first reliance will be on the navy.
Fortunately, the country has officers
and men not surpassed inf any naval
service. To their number we are add
ing today 1873 officers from the naval
academy and we are drawing to it's
enlisted strength an additional rs, 900
from the alert and resolute youth of
the country who, added to the present
personnel, will give us the finest body
Of enlisted men and officers that were
ever provided to instruct and lead.
"You come into a service with a
glorious record, resplendent with no.
BILE traditions. You enter at time
when grave responsibilities, fall with
out days of waiting upon your. young
shoulders. Today, as npt before-in a
generation. the eyes of your country
en- are turned in pride as we'll as in
confidence toward the newly COM
missioned ensigns.'
The secretary said that his advice
to every young officer would in s'get
yourself a naval hero" for emula-
ton during the years of service ahead
He declared it was by continually ask
CONTINUED on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29

Further steps to expedite measures
affecting the national emergency were
taken today when Democratic and Re
lively to introduce appropriation Kills
which failed to get Senate action at
the last session, in the same form as
they passed the House, and to rush
them through the House under sus-
pension of rules. This would save
weeks of the usual committee hearings
and debate, and might stimulate the
Senate to speedy action.
Several government agencies and
labor leaders are at work on details Of
plans to supply adequate labor for
government service in case of war.
The American Federation of Labor
will put the government into touch
with skilled workmen; the federal
public employment service will fur
nish unskilled men; the civil service
commission will supply clerks; and the
post office department will distribute
advertisements Of the governments
needs.
Four additional. regiments Of Ma
federal service brought the number of
guardsmen ordered out for police duty
in their respective states to $4,000.
The navy today gained 1873 addi-!
tiona1 men for officers by the gradua-
ton of the senior class of midshipmen
from the naval academy in Annapolis
three months ahead of the ordinary
graduation date.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
Former Secretary Of State,
In Formal Appeal to Con-
gress, Asks That Peace
Plan of United States Be
Given Trial in Crisis With
Germany.
In Event That Congress De-
cides That War Alone Can
Repair Wrongs Done to
This Country, He Asks
That Referendum Be
Taken on War Steps.

Miami, Fla, March CIVIL
liam j. Bryan addressed an ap-
peal today to the Senate anG
House urging that an attempt
be made to secure the suspen-
sion of Germany's ruthless sub
marine campaign through the
application of the so-called
Bryan peace plan which pro-
vides for an investigation of all
disputes by an international
tribunal before resort to war.
Mr.. Bryan asked that Con-
gress also consult the wishes
Of the people through q refer
endum if it concludes that
nothing but war will satisfy
the nations honoa.
Mr.. Bryan's appeal to congress fol-
lows:
Exercising the citizens right OF
petition, I appeal to you. The dis.
pute with Germany has passed beyond
the domain Of diplomatic and some
advise settlement by the sword. The
metropolitan press, which tried ia
prevent the reelection Of the presi-
dent and failed, sundismayed by a
popular verdict OF more than one
half million, now seeks to lash the
country into a fury and urges the
government to take part in the Euro
pean conflict.
ITO you, and to you only, is given
constitutional authority to declare
war-war which, in this case, may
mean the signing Of the death war
rant Of thousands, even millions OF
your countrymen, anud the laying OF
grievous burdens upon future genera
tiops. Before you take this blood
upon your hands consider, I pray you,
, first; that the wrongs which you
would punish, cruel and unjustif1abTe
as they are, are not intended primar-
lily against this country, but are acts
of desperation directed against other
nations with which the offenders are
at war. Second, that our land is not
threatened with invasion, but that we
are asked to go three thousand miles
for chance to fight. Third, that we
have not the excuse for. going to war
that the European nations had.
They had no machinery for peace: !:
we have peace plan offered by this
nation to the world and now embodied
in 80 treaties with three-quarters of
the population of the globe. The plan
has the endorsement Of the President.
the cOn1mendation Of the Senate and
the approval of the people at the
polls. 1t provides for investigation Of
all disputes by an International tri-
Continued on Page 3.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
CONNECTICUT RIVERS
SPRING CAMPAIGN ON;
CELLARS ARE FLOODED

Hartford, March 29-The Con-
necticut river has started its
spring freshet campaign. Shortly
before noon today the 18-foot
mark was reached at the wharf OF
the Hartford & New York Trans
portation Co., which was covered
to the depth Of three feet and the
water was steadily rising. 1t is
believed that the river will go to
20 feet. Many East Side cellars
are flooded. The north and south
meadows of East Hartford are
covered and residents are COM
PEELED to use boats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
Selectman Rowe's
BOOSTED Is Robbed

Chicken thefts in the Stratfield dis
trict are being investigated by Deputy
Sheriff William H Gould. It has been
reported to him that Selectman
Charles FL. Rowes roost was robbed of
nine chickens two nights ago. The
barnyard Of A. w. Cleland of Suburban
avenue has been visited twice and a
total of seven chickens has been re-
ported missing. Other householders
make similar reports.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
GERMAN PAPERS SUhNT
ON WAR PREPARATIONS

Copenhagen, March 29.-There has
been a noticeable absence of comment
in the German papers Of the last few
days on the news of American war
preparations. The newspapers have
printed various dispatches, some from
New York and others from the Anglo
French press, but generally without
comment. The tone of the headlines
alone indicated the increasing cer-
talnty that war Is inevitable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
British Liner,
2 Americans
Aboard, sunk

Washington, March 29-The British
bark Meath, from Mauretius for
Havre, with sugar, was torpedoed
without warning at S:45 a. m. Tues
day, % miles southeast of Fastnet &C
.cording to state department reports
today from Consul Frost in Queens
town.
Two Americans, Clarence Bloom of
San Francisco and Peter Webster,
negro seamen, of Pensacola, Fla,
were aboard the Meath but escaped,
together with other members of the
crew, without loss or injury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
Spaiin, Facing
49,
Riots, Orders
Drastic Step

London, March 29-The Official Ga
zette at Madrid published today a de-
cree suspending constitutional guaran-
tees in all provinces Of the kingdom,
Reuters Madrid correspondent ca
bIes.
No information has been received
here this afternoon in explanation
Of the suspension Of the constitutional
guarantees.
The Spanish government will adopt
measures made necessary for the pre-
servatfon of order in view of an ap-
peal to the people which is character
ized as seditious, says a Reuter- dis
patch from Madrid. The signers Of
the appeal, whose names have not
been disclosed, have been arrested.
Madril, March 29-The f1eadquar-.
ters Of the trade unions will he closed
today.
Internal disorders and widespread
strikes in Spain have been reported
at intervals during the last year. In
December a general strike of "a hours
was called by the labor organizations
as a protest against the increased
price of food. In January rioting
and fncendiarism at Sargossay were re-
ported. Last summer the railroad
employees struck and for a week Spain
vas under martial law.
~ f.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29

It was officially announced in
Tokyo about two weeks ago that a
German cruiser had been
sighted in the Indian ocean and was
being traced by Japanese and British
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
JAPANESE WARSH|P
IS SUNK BY RAIDER

Vancouver, B. Co., March 29-A dispatch to the Canadian
News from Tokyo that German raider has
warshp in the southern Pacific The
sells not disclosed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Friday; strong
west and northwest winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29

warships after the raider had sunk a
Japanese freight ship. Later two
British steamers were reported to
have been destroyed by an armed mer-
chantman off Ceylon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
NO REPORT OF GERMAN PEACE MOVE

With the extra session of only four days off, it
also is known that the without knowledge of
development in prospect the situation between
and that time Neither has the nfomaen Of
possible peace Germanys part that she
abandoning her submarine ruhlesness that
other nation conempates step intended change
ton
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29

Washington, March 29-Reports from unofficial
telling Of submarines off Montauk Point were
said today to have been received by the Navy department.
The same reports given to naval commanders of
shore stations in the vicinity and the departments under
stands that whatever precautions may be necessary
guard against submarine attacks have been taken by them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
GERMAN SUBMARINES OFF W0NTAUk !
POINT, SAYS REPORT TO NAVY DEPT.

Unofficial Advices Received at Washington That
Hostile U-BOats Have Been Seen Near En-
trance to Long Island Sound Precautions
Against Attack Have Been Taken-Senator
Chamberlain Will Ask President to Incorpor-
ate Recommendation for Universal Training
in Message to Congress-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29

Washington, March 80 Chairman Chamberlain of the
ate military committee with White House late
today said he would ask President Wilson his address
next week endorse universal military training pre-
paredness measure of first importance.
GOVERNMENT AGENTS UNCOVER PLOTS
The American public in general way has much nfor
nation bearing directly the crisis between the United
States and Germany except German plots against American
interests the ITSELF it definitely
today Regarding the plots however, the has
siderable information which far has not deemed
close.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-08
BIG War ORDERS
SEND Up PRICES
ON SHOES HERE

With the H. c. L. striking the "un'
derstandings" Of the people, they will
realize what the war, with Uncle Sam
in it, means.
Some Honolulu people have been
hard to convince that certain com"
modities are selling here at prices
that cannot be reduced, even to oldest
customers, without absolute loss to
the dealers.
Shoes are among such articles OF
merchandise.
It is a fact, though, that the price
of shoes has gone up in Honolulu be-
cause the manufacturers will not SUP
ply them for anything like the old
figures.
Before the United States entered
the colossal struggle, the price Of
shoes had risen owing to a scarcity
Of leather, due in turn to the demands
Of the European Delligerents for the
raw material and for shoes to supply
the battling hordes. Now enormous
contracts for shoes for the land and
water forces Of the United States are
elevating the prices Of footwear to
the citizens at large. Today NJ. Nc.
1nerny & Co., Ltd, received the fol-
lowing cablegram from the NJ. A.
Packard Company, one of the largest
shoe manufacturers in the east:
"Gayernment contracts for three
million pairs Of army and navy shoes
awarded today make necessary your
immediate cable answer to our let.
ter Of May ts."
Among the quotations in its letter
Of May Is the Packard company gave
the price of the cheapest shoe It fur
nishes. This is q shoe that formerly
was retailed here at $3.50 to IS. When
all the costs % to the fitting bench
here, with a fair profit added, are
computed. the same type Of shoe can
not be sold here for less than $3.50 to
SO, the Star-Bulletin is informed.
At that rate, with proportionately
higher prices for the better grades,
pedestriauism will be at a discount
None h2t the cruelty rich can afford
to walk-and they don't need to, with
their wellstocked garages.