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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21

heavy fighting developed on the high
ground on either side of the Zonne-
beke-Langemarck road. A number of
strongly fortified farms were encoun-
tered in this, region and bombed into
submission. Among these was Schuy-
Ter farm, a short distance southeast of
st. Julian. Schuyler farm held out
long against attacks and continued to
play on the British with machine
guns until it was taken.
Strong resistance was encountered
at a redoubt on the Ypres- -Roulers
railway west of Zonnebeke This re-
doubt is a massive concrete steel
structure and it wfthstood all of the
shellfire poured against it. The Bri-
tish advanced on two sides and storm
ed the, place with bombs until its oc-
cupants raised the white flag. Sinai-
lar tactics resulted in the fall Of an
other great stronghold northeast OF
Westhoek.
The British casualties so far report.
ed are exceptionally light, the major
ity being due to machine gun fire
British airplanes again dominated the
air. They were thick over the line
of the British advance ana carried or
| vigorous warfare back of the Ger.
! man positions where tons of high ex
! piosive bombs were dropped. Ger.
man machines were far less active A
large number of prisoners already
have been brought in but 1t is i'm
possible to give an accurate estimate
| of the total.
k Heavy fighting along this front II
expected to follow today's attack, be
cause it is certain that the German
will not relinquish these positions
without bitter struggle. Air pilot
report that the roads back of the Ger
man lines are filled with troops bein,
| rushed up for counter attack, bu
| this is a pleasing feature to the Brit
ish artillerymen who express the de
sire for nothing better tfran to ge
| as many Germans as possible out il
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BRITISH TROOPS OVERRJIN ENEMY'S
STRONGEST FORTH led POSITIONS

Brftdsh Headquarters In France,
Sept. 20-GBy the Associated Press.)-
The British offensive which began at
dawn over q wide front east of the
Npres salient, found the attacking
forces late today holding many new
positions OF vital Importance and con-
tinufng the fight in German territory
iasonE q line, which in many places
represented an average gain of mile
dn depth.
+ Such redoubtable strongholds as
NUNS wood, Glencorse wood. Inver-
mess copse and Shrewsbury forest,
which have withstood numerous fierce
assaults recently, were entirely over
trun by the British who reached points
bwell beyond them. Heavy fighting
twas continuing at close range at var
Eous points and the Germans were
massing with the evident intention Of
delivering a counter attack. 1t has
been a day of great success for the
IBritish arms, for the possession OF the
.wooded heights which they captured
least Of Ypres unquestionably is of
Icrucial importance since the dominat-
Hng positions from the keystone of the
German structure of defense in this
sector. The greatest gains have been
made between st. Julien and Holle-
iD6ke, WHICH WAS as QdQ De6n pldHn0u,
for within this stretch Of country lie
1.-THE important defenses just mem
ltioned-
T. The troops that went out to the at
tack represented some of the finest
men In the British army. They enter
ed the conflict In high spirits and
eager for the fray. Their advance
was preceded by one of the most per-
feet and heaviest barrage fires yet
attempted. The men went over the
top stripped light and as a result OF
I this, coupled with the fine artillery
q support, they were enabled to nego-
= tiate the first stages of the difficult
Aground rapidly.
They had swept through Glencorse
wood, Inverness copse and the east
sern part of Shrewsbury forest by 8
ao'clock. two hours and twenty min.
f0ess AFTER the attack began, and 9th.
- advanced positions were reache
WITH equal rapidity, which is a re-
i1narknbie achievement in view of the
Ernarshy nature of the ground due &c
heavy rain
on the left of the line attacked
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British Front in France Belgium Sept 2-Durng the
might British with comparatively little opposition
consolidated and considerably improved the line which
they offensive against the Germans the east
sof Ypres.
Today the newly acquired enemy stronghold known
Zonnebake, futter the Australian
banner symbol of greatest victory has marked B
theatre in the past year, not
eIuding that at Messnes.
son the British desired and today 80 o'clock Field
Marshal Haig began attack there.
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PREPARE HERE
FOR EXAMINING
SECOND QUOTA
Some of the Districts May
Have to Borrow Eligibles
From Others.
TURN BACKS FROM Y
CAMP LARGE FACTOR
Final Is Per Cent. of First
Draft Will Go to Aver
October 4.

Every local drafting board is mak-
ing preparation today for sending the
third contingent to Aver, Mass, and
for the roundup of. eyaders to be sent
forward in the last rs per cent.
The second division has already sent
out preliminary green cards, notifica-
ton of prepar edness for the departure
on Oct. 4.
In Some Of the local board offices
work has already begun upon the lists
Of men who will be summoned for the
second draft Of 100000 with the pos
sibility that unless the aliens already
temporarily discharged from exanina-
ton are called into service or another
registration is made, additional quotas
of men will have to be taken from
the larger districts to make up the
quota for the smaller ones.
In preparation for the governm ent
appreension of evaders and absolute
slackers, Adj-Gen- Cole has begun
sending to the addresses of Bridgeport
persons reported for government SER
vice when they failed to show for ex-
animation. cards giving the men five
days in which to appear before the
adjutant general in person or by let
ter or telegram.
By some error the adjutant was fur.
missed an incorrect list in one local dis.
trict with the result that men who
have already certified for service have
received Theses peremptory notification.
to appear or subject themselves to ths
military discipline which Will be metet
out to all such slackers dragged bs
the department Of justice or local po.
lice officials before tie army command:
| ers.
The possibility Of additional exam
ination in several districts. for the las
Is per centequota unless more men ar,
certified. by the district board and ever
men are sent back to Bridgeport from
the first 40 Per cent division than wer,
rejected by the army physicians OF
the first five. per cent looms strongl.
ON the draft horizon today.
In the second division, Bridgeport
three men out of 3 sent to Aver OF
the first train were returned for ply
sica1 disqualification. This is nearI
25 per cent. of the total and if tn
same ratio applies to those sent yes
terday and to go on October 4, ever
division board will be compelled to ex
anime between 100 and 500 more reg
istered men
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BernstorfTs messages. The records
at the department of Justice are said
to contain the names of men impI-
Gated in that phase of German ic in-s
trigues well known in America.
Active In Plots.
Today's announcement by the stats
department is the first official utter
ance Of the government with refer 1
ence to the German ambassa doris
active personal participation in the
maze Of plots and intrigues conducted
FOR Germany's benefit in this countryf
since the beginning of the European
war. The evidence of Count Be1n-
storf's personal activities In connec- I
ton with German propaganda here
bears the date of President Wilson's
address to Congress. Jan. %, recit1ng
his, appeal to the waring nations to
enter into peace negotiations.
It was not the first time, apparently.
that Count Won Bernstorh had sought
to influence Congressional action, this
being eloq4fsftly1 proclaimed b5 his
reference to former occasfohs.''
The name Of the Organization
througg which the German government
had sought to influence congress, the
man tntrig'ues here, many Of which led
this purpose was expended, the pre-.
vious instances and the individuals
carrying on the propaganda. although'
not disclosed, presumably are known
to the state department and to the
department of justice, whose bureau
of investigation for more than three
years has been conducting rigid sur
veillance Of German activities in this
country.
The Master Minds
| Records of the department OF. justice
| are overf1owing with reports from
| hundreds, of agents concerning Ger
| man intrigues ere, many. of which led
to the German embassy and some OF
which resulted in the recall, at Pres
| ident Wilson's request, of Captains
Boy-ed and Won Papen, the German
naval and military aides.
| Up to this time Boy-ed and Won
Papen had appeared as the master
spirits of German propaganda, here.
Intimatfons that German plots and in
trigues were directed not by them but
by Count Won Bernstorf, with the fun
approval of Berlin, heretofore had
been met by officials with silence.
For months past. however, there
have been many dications that the
Bernstorffs direct connection with
American government had established
much of the German secret work con-
Quoted here and that there was ann
pie basis for a request for his recall
months before the diplomatic break
with Germany.
Up to the time of Boy-ed's and von
Papen's recall Won Bernstorff, appar-
lently for diplomatic reasons, had
Isought to remain clear personally of
|connection with the great volume of
pro German activities conducted here
by his attaches. From disclosures
\ Iconcerning Boy-ed's and Won Papen's
manifold activities here officials ap-
Iparently obtained the impression that
Ivon Bernstorff in most instances had
left the conduct of German propa-
ganda in the hands or n;lis submar-
lines. with only casual supervision q
their activities, if any.
Government Worked Secretly
Intimatiors have been more or less
frequent, however, at trials and other
proceedings instituted against pro-
lGerman agents in this country that
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STRIKERS CAN WORK BUT
STRIKE ISN'T CALLED OFF

Aberdeen, Wash, Sept.N21-A state
ment signed by e. E. Wieland, presi-
dent of the International Union of
Timber Workers, and circulated to-
day in the official publication of the
union, virtually suspends a strike for
the eight hour day in the timber in
dustry on Gray's Harbor. The state
ment says:
''The strike is not called off and
will not be until the eight hour day
is won, yet, since many strikers, es-
pecially the married men, have reach
ed the limit of possible sacrifice, we
will not stand in their way in provid-
ing the means to take care of their
families"
The strike began July 16.
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london, Sept e1.-A despatch from
iBerne, Switzerland, received today by
the British admiralty through the
Wireless Press, says:
Emperor William has passed
through Budapest, Hungary, on his
way to Sofia, the Bulgarian capital.
1t is believed to be the enlperor's in
tention to try to smooth over difficult
ties which have arisen between Bull
garia and Germany.
Germany and Austria have de-
manded military aid which Bulgaria
has refused On the other hand Bull
garia has asked similar aid which the
central powers have refused
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The text of the message was given
out without comment, in the same
manner as were the messages of Count
'Luxburg, German minister to Argen-
tina, which have disrupted relations
between Argentina and Germany, and
the letter of German Minister Won
Eckhardt in Mexico City, recently
made public.
The message, dated January %,
1917, follows:
~ request authority to pay out
up to $4,000 (fifty thousand dol
lars) in order, as ON former occa-
sfons, TO influence congress
through the organization you
know of, which can, perhaps, pre-
vent war.
ST am beginning in the mean
time to act accordingly,
I'm the above circumstances a
public Official German declaration
in favor of Ireland is highly de-
sirahIe, in order to gain the sup
rcSs ef Irish influence here
pesodEH HsloVdnd uuuIsD
Whether the state department is in
possession of other evidence Indicating
the ambassadors activities has not
been revealed, but the extraordinary
disclosures already made has fixed
the belief that agents of the United
States government have collected and
compiled the entire story of German
dup1icity and intrigue and that addi-
tional chapters will be added.
The reference to avoiding war is
taken as an indication that Ambassa-
dor Bernstorff had prior knowledge
of his governments intention to pro-
claim a merciless, widespread sub.
marine warfare, and that he. was
equally confident that the Dnitec
States government could not be easily
p1acated by mere promises. The
German announcement of its intention
to expand it's submarine activities was
not made public until Jan. 81, wher
the world was startled not only by the
determination to remove, all restric'
| tions but by the statement that Il
would become effective on the follow
ing day. Three days later the United
States government had. expressed it.
disapprova1 by severing relations with
Germany.
That the German ambassador knew
| OF his governme ent's intention was as
sumed by some officials, although a
| the same time he denied priol
knowledge, and those in close toucI
with the embassy were given to un
| derstand that he did not approve thu
course and worked to secure modif1
| cation.
| No Bribery Attempted.
| It has not been assumed that the
ambassador actually intended to bribe
or personally influence any member o.
| Congress and doubt that such was his
1 purpose is supported to some exten
by the comparatively small amount o.
| money he asked. Fifty thousand dol
/ lars, 1t was pointed out, would go bu
a short way towards buying the inf1u
ence of any Congressman. Judiciousl!
| expended, however, it might do muci
in compromising paid agents, such al
are now known to have belonged tt
| the elabovate machine Bernstrof hat
SO carefully built up for the produc
ton of propaganda and for purposes
of espionage.
Information in the possession OF tn
II government but not yet revealed /
Il said to show conclusively a more di
rect connection of the German ma
chine in America with the Irish ques
ton than that indicated in Count vol
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Washington, Sept 21--Secretary Lansing today made
public astounding addition to the series disclosures
covering German inrgues elsewhere mes
sage sent by Count Bernorff
the Berlin foreign office requesting authority pay $50
OOO to Influence through organatio
apparently known to the Berlin authorities.
Count Bernsorff indicated that nonev
had been paid this organization to per-
form the work.
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The British began an intense artil-
neny preparation with guns OF all cal
abre about a. week ago and this COM
ltinued with unajbating fury until to-
day. Counter battery work resulted
in a large number of German guns
being silenced and many ammunition
dumps near Batteries were blown up
by shell Gre The entire front over
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21

San Francisco, Sept. 21.-Ne-
gotiations looking toward a set
Element of a strike of 25,OOC.
members of unions affiliated
with the iron trades council. !.
who walked out week ago.
for higher wages, were dead
locked early today, after an all
night conference between rep
resentatives of the men, their
employers and federal media
tors.
The employers, it was said. offered
a 12 1-2 per cent. wage increase If the
men return to work Immediately and
submit final adjustment of the differ
tences to arbitration. The men, 1t was
understood, stood fast 1or their de-
mand of "a Sc a day minimum, an 1n-
crease of so per cent. over the scale
carried in the working agreement
which expired last Saturday.
| Previous statements which came
| from the conference were to the effect
that the differences might be settled
iso speedily as to make unnecessary
the coming to San francisco of spe-
Icial commission appointed by Presi-
ldent Wilson to investigate labor con-
ditions on the Paciffc coast.
Further conferences were to be held
today.
! Washington, Sept. 21.-Men1bers OF
1.-THE special commission appointed by
the president, of which Secretary WILL
son is the head, to investigate labor
troubles in the. west. today were pre-
pairing to leave for the Pacific coast
I'm addition to the shipyard strikes the
con1mision will inquire into recent de-
Iportations of workers and charges OF
1.-THE American Federation of Labor
THAT Arizona employers subsidized ac-
ltivities of the Industrial Workers OF
the World.
Z Gavin McNab, San, Francisco law.
yer, today was appointed special rep
resentative of the federal shipping
board in negotiations looking to set
tlemene of the strike Of iron workers
in San Francisco shipyaras.
San francisco, Sept 21.-Hope tha,
1.-THE differences over which 25 900 meta.
workers, largely engaged in govern.
i ment WOTk mere, VINO are on SCr1K6. TO
a so per cent. wage increase might be
lsettled SO speedily as to make unnec.
essary the coming to San Francisco
tof special commission appointed b!
President Wilson yesterday to inves
tigatc labor conditions on the Pacif1
Icoast was expressed today by w. T
lBoyce, assistant conmissioier Of i'm
. migration, who has been acting a.
Especial mediator.
!. The feeling now existing betweel
the strikers and the employers shoul
lead to a, speedy adjustment of tn,
controversy said Mr.. Boyce. Rep
lresentatiwes of both the strikers ant
, employers were inclined to share Mr
Boyce's views.
, Further conferences between botl
: factions and federal agents were t,
be held today. 1t was pointed ou
that the governments proposal, to di
vide any expense incident to tn
Igranting of the demands by concern
, that are making not more than 10 pc
> cent. profits on sl1ipbuilding contract
:, did not assist small shops that are do
ing work. apart from governments
tcontracts. 1t was this difficulty, i
WAS said, that prevented a settlennen
of the differences
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LANSING BARES NEW EVIDENCE OF GERMANY'S s
''IOW INTRIGUE DIRECTED BY Won BERNSTORFF

State Department Makes Public Text of Message
Sent by Bernstorff to Berlin Requesting USE
of $4,000 to Influence Congress WorkedI
Through Unnamed Organizations Sort!
of Work Previously Carried Out, Message In
dicates-No Direct Attempts to Bribe Con-
gressmen Believed to Have Been Made:
Bernstorffs Connection With Germany's Sc
cret Plottings in America Established Beyond
Question. tt@
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which attack was made was swept by
airplanes with high explosives. and as
an additional precaution the British
gunners kept potting down a heavy
oarrage fire, first in one place and
then in another and sweeping the
whole country before them.
The German guns, of course, have
not been silent, but their fire was
Comparatively weak.
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THE WEATHER.

For Connecticut: DartIy cloudy to-
night and Saturday, probably showers;
somewhat cooler tonight; moderate
west and northwest winds.
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GREATEST BRITISH
SUCCESS OF YEAR
WON IN FLANDERS

New Entente Lines East of Ypres Consolidated
Overnight Australian Banner Flutters Over
the "Anzac," Newly Acquired Enemy Strong
hold Southwest of ZOnnebeke- Renews
Drive at German Position Southwest of Ghelv-
veIt-British Casualties Light.
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adI0Ck In
Coast Strike
Negotiations

All Night Conference Be-
tween Workers, Employ
ers and Federal Mediators
Fails to Bring About Any
Change in Situation De-
veloped by Strike of 25,-
600 Men Engaged in Gov
ernment Work.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-09-28
CPasa a la 5a. pag. Col. 3a.)
a salir Ell terCer
cOntingente de,
Brownsville
correspondence Especial para La PRENSA

:orrpSpnndencie Especial para La PRENSA
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Septicmbre
26.-Ya Sc han comenzado 4 hacer
los preparativos para la organization
del tercer contingente que ira al aeon
tcnamiento militar cstablecldo en- as
~cercanias de San Antonio. De una
n Official Sc anuncio aver que ell
rcfcrido contingente debera salir pa
ra 81 campo Travis 81 pr0Ximo d'a GIN
co dc Octubre en- Q! treu de la tardc.
rs rasi SECURE que csc C0ntlngente
este tornado de Ciento ~clncuenta y
ciuco iudividuos. pues este cS CT uu-
nero Tue faita para completar Ia cuo-
IA dc doscicntos veiHtldos. que cS la
que corresponds al Condado dc Ga
mcrou. En- los dos contingencies an
teriorcs solo han participate Setenta
Y cuatrn ciudadanos de los que fue-
ron c~alificados como aptos para ell
seryicia. faltaudo, pcr 10 mismo, mas
del doble dc los gu" hasta ahora han
lido u los acantonamientos dc lnstruc-
cion.
Falta saber 81 sc podra completar
ell numero de ciento c~incuenta Y en-
co ciudadanos que Sc nccesitan para
ell complete de la quota. pueS e. nu-
nero de exenciones p~resentadas cS
tan grande como en- las dos ocasio-
mes anteriores.
4 propos;to de las exenciones pre-
sentadas al c~onsejo respective por los
ultimamente llamados al servicio, Ia
prersa local da cuenta de que uno de
les ~jovenes que Sc ~presentaron q exa-
neil fisico, reclamo gu derecho q que
Oar eXento del scrvicio militar obi
g~atorio, ell Ia siguisate curiosa for
ma, que ha causado v%erdadera sors
presa al consejo de exenciones;
"Yo recIamo nj derecho q quedaf
fuera del servicio por las s%igutcnte5
razones: mi padre vive, pero como
abondcno q mi madre. ssta Sc caso
con otro hoabre. Este otyo hon.
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VANDERBILT AYUDARA A LIE
VAR A CABO Ell SECUNDO
EMPRESTITO DE LA
LIBERTAD.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Septiembre
27.-Franck A. Vsnderlip, quien CO.
.no Presidente del Banco Nacional
de New York, encabeza la mas gran.
de instituciGn bancaria de los ESta-
dos Unidos, ha hecno a I'm lado Sus
ieberes con esta instruction Y con
todas las organizac:ciGnes con las
ruales esta identificauG, por TODD cI
periodic que duro la guerra, con Q!
fin de ayudar al Sec:stario Nc Adoo
Ell todas las fiDan@as relativas a Ia
realization del emprdstito de la Ii.
bertad.
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.'ara ell emprcstito interior."

Las autoridadcs munic,pals~, 0
DranGo dc acUcrdo con las DISPOSE
:ioucs rccibitas del goberrador pro-
:isional INFERNO del Estsdo, general
Alfredo Ricaut, han obligado a los
~emricados del muaicipio . co".rl-
yuir con IN dia dc haber c2da E.es,
a cl fondo destirado al Banco
Lnico de Emission, que sc formara
mediante un "emprestito interior
:omo lie ha dado en- lamar los carran
:istas 4 Ia contribution forzosa de-
:retada por el gobierno actual del
pals.
Todos los empleados |ederales-
os de L aduana, del Timbre, de Co
'reos. etc,-asi como los soldaGos,
.fic:aies : jefes dc IA guarnicion, Y
os cue depenGen del Estado, debe-
an conrribuir tambi&n con IN dia
de haber, por 10 menos, para ell EN-
prestito nacional." y con este, su
Situacj6n vendra q ser peor, porqae
es IN hecho que los ~e,npleados del
gobicrno pa>an por una crisis vcrda-
dcramentc in~soportablc a cauSa dc
lue s3io percibcn una parte &c 10
lac les corresponds dc haber por los
,eTv!clos que presran.