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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20
ALLEGED SLAVER'S
TRIAL IS POSTPONED

Prosecution of the charge Of violat-
ing the Mann white slave act will not
be pressed against J. w. Merchant at
this term of the-federal court it was
announced yesterday, but will be al
lowed to remain over until the next
term.
After much time was consumed in
trying the case, and after lengthy de-
liberation by the jury, mistrial was
ordered in the federal court yesterday
morning, in the case of W. P. VIII
liams, charged with illicit distilling.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20
SIMS IN CHARGE
OF The IRISH SEA

London, June 19.-Vice Admiral
Sims, of the United States navy, was
appointed to take charge of opera
tons of the allied naval forces in
British waters. He will act in this
capacity while the British command
er-in-chief is absent from his post
for period, it is officially announced.
The American admiral's flag was
hoisted as the allied senior officer in
these waters.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20
CAPITAL WELCOMES
RUSSIAN WAR MISSION

Washington, June 19.-Washingto
opened its arms to the Russian war
mission, headed by Ambassador Bak-
metieff, with warmth and enthusiasm.
The mission will present a message
tomorrow from the new government
to the president.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20
FOOD PLENTY,
PRICES CRIME
STORAGE PLANTS OF NEW YORK
FULL, YET DEALERS MANTP-
ULATE MARKET FALSELY,
SAYS HARTIGAN.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, June ia statement
that every available cold storage
plant in New York City is full to
capacity and charging that retailers
are maintaining high prices in spite
of the affluence of food, is issued by
Joseph Hartigan, commissioners Of
weights and measures.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20
.S35,OOO,OOO FOR The
RED CROSS IN z DAYS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

washington, june Iy.-IncompIete
reports to American Red Gross head
quarters showed more than $4,000 r.
600 subscribed the first two days
the weeks campaign. Southern citi
reported a generous response, al
though the campaign has not ope 4
in Atlanta, Mobile and Macon.
York's total is nearing the $500 10
mark.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20
WOMEN OF ENGLAND
MAY BE ENFRANCHISED

London, June 19.-rhe house of
commons passed a. clause of the cleo
toraI reform bill dealing with woman
suffrage. 1t is expected the proposal
viii confer the franchise on women.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20
ITALY NEEDS COAL.
gFrrzWr NJ

Pittsburg. June Ex-senator Mar
conf, member Of the Italian mission,
in an address carried the appeal Of
the Italian government for coal and
steel as two Of the grNatest needs for
winning the war to the center of the
American coal and steel industry. The
mission left today for Philadelphia,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20
Hoover,s Plan Wins Favor.

Washington, June 19.-Heads Of
the principal women's organizations
in the country, meeting with Herbert
Hoover, promised full support for the
food administration Of the food sit
uation put before them by Hoover
R. L. Wilbur, president of Leland
Stanford University, is temporary
chief of the conservation section of
national defense.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20
L FRENCH AVIATORS
IN U. S. TO TEACH

New York, June 10.-Twelve
French aviators, all officers of the
flying corps, have arrived to serve as
instructors in the American flying
corps, training now for duty in
France. All are direct from the front.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20

London, June 19.-According to a
Vienna correspondent, the whole Aus
trian cabinet has resigned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20
WEATHER FORECAST

Thundershowers Wednesday and Thurs
day, gentle variable winds
Yesterdays temperatur: Highst, so d.
grees; lowest, 50 degees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-20

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
POLICE RECORDS SHOW MANY
YOUNG MEN LEFT BRIDGEPORT
TO AVOID JUNE REGISTRATION
AMERICAN TROOPS
TO HELP CELEBRATE
FRENCH HOLIDAY

Paris, July 13-One hundred
fifty battle planes in fotillas will
take part in the celebration of the
fall Of the Bastile tomorrow in.
Paris. This Is one of the most
Important aerial squadrons in the
French service. It will fly over
the marching route of the troops
during the ceremonies.
Observance by the American
troops in France of. the French
national holiday is provided for
in a proclamation issued today by
Mai. Gen. Pershing. Tt follows:
July IA is hereby declared a
hoiidaySfor all troops in this COM
mand. The people throughout
France will celebrate on that day
the declaration Of the sacred prin-
ciples Of liberty. equality and fra
ternity in defense whereof we are
now in France to fight by the side
of the French. soldiers.
This is a glorious privilege that
the American army has in uniting
with the gallant soldiers and loyal
people Of France in acclaiming
with them on their national holi-
day our own devotion, to the same
high ideals
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
Bluecoats Put to Work
Checking Up Lists of Reg
istered With Names Col
lected in States Military
Census.

Investigation by the police into
possible draft registration 'slackers'' :
in check with the military census
cards discloses the startling fact that
hundreds of young men left this ca
during the week preceding June 5,
when the registration was effected.
The first detention was made at
1908 this morning when police visit
ed the home of Anton Hermann, a
Russian born resident, living at 60
West avenue.
When Hermann was hauled out of
bed he admitted that he had no reg
istration card. After dressing he
was taken to police headquarters
where he refused to sign the proper
card.
Under investigation by the police
authorities today assisted by the Act
ing Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Richard Swain, disclosed that Herr
mann is in possession of a registra-
ton certificate from the government
to which he owes allegiance until lis
final papers have been granted by the
United States. He was promptly
released from detention. 49,
Every policeman in Bridgeport has
been impressed into the checking
service. No persons name that ap-
pears within IL months of the re-
quired military age will be passed
over.
Although hundreds of residents
have already been reported to the
police as having packed their grips
and disappeared from the city a few
days before registration was enforced,
the large number who have been
found to have stayed here, although
they failed to comply with the regis
tration have offered no objection to
signing the cards and have given
such valid excuses that they have not
been placed under arrest.
Assistant Superintendent Suckley
has charge of the work and is working
in cooperation with the federal
agents who are conducting an individ-
ual campaign Of inquiry here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
AUSTRIAN FOREIGN
MINISTER DECLARES
HOLLWEGMUSTST
FINNISH INDEPENDENCE
VIRTUALLY ESTABLISHED
RUSS CABINET FEARS

ever, Russia's rights are underlined
All other prerogatives of the grand
duke of Finland which the provisional
government claims passed automat-
ically to it belong to Finland. Spe-
officially the diet assumes the grand
dukes right to put into execution the
law. convoke and prorogue the .le4s-
lature and appoint a supreme execu-
tive.
The governor general is not men
toned in the law and as no functions
are left him he is practically super
seded. kilograms from Helsingfors
declare that after the PRONUNCIATION
of the law the diet will appoint it's
own senate.
An inkling of the action of the Fin
nish diet was given on June %, when
the social democratic congress Of Fin
land adopted resolutions demanding
the separating of Finland from Rus
Eia and the formation of an independ-
ent republic Ui9ler the plan proposed
Russia would not have the right to
keep troops on Finnish territory in
time Of peace or. to possess any forti-
fications. Economic relations be-
tween Finland and Russia would be
regulated as between foreign .coun-
tries.
The Finnish social deIpocrats ad-
dressed the social democrats of all
countries. especially Russia, asking
them to support the establishment of
Finland's Independence on the ground
that the Russian government, which
was characterized as bourgeois. was
inoapagle Of giving adequate guaran-
teees Of the inviolability of. F.in1and's
freedom.
The grand duchy Of Finland forms
a separate division of the Russian en-
pire and until the last few years prov
ed it's old constitution. It's autonomy
has been in a great measure abolished
by the acts of the Russian govern
ment. A governor general represents
the Russian government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
RUSSIAN ARMY
PREPARING FOR
new OFFENSIVE


Petrograd, July 13-Now that
Halicz is in Russian possession the
eyes of Gen. Korniloffs cavalry Cos
sacks are turned toward the railroad
center Of Styrj, a town of 80, a juno
tion of the line from Lemberg to
Lawoczne and of a branch line to
Chodorow! Military writers describ
ing the defensive say it's chief strength
Is on the east and northeast but
weaker in the south. There is wide
spread expectation. of an important
counter attack on the northern front.
In the course of the battles in east
ern Ga1icia on Wednesday,. says the
official statement today by the Rus
sian war office, the. Russians captured
10 officers and $50. rank and file,
chiefly Germans. They also took five
heavy guns and 10 machine guns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

Petrograd, July 13-The Finnish
diet on Thursday passed the second
reading of bill virtually establishing
Finnish independence. The sintroduc-
ton of the bill has created a serious
crisis here and N. C. Toheides, presi-
dent of the council of workmen's and
soldiers delegates, has gone to Hell
singfors in an effort to settle the diff
ferences.
Train service on the Finnish rail-
road was resumed Thursday. Great
indignation prevails here at the atti-
tude Of the Finnish diet.
An indication Of the seriousness of
the situation was a late sitting of the
Petrograd cabinet and decision Of
Premier Lvoff to summon back to
the capital the ministers who are
now with the army. According to the
Birzheviya. M. Lvoff's socialist col
leagues declare them in principle in
sympathy with Finland. The premier
and 6tffer ON flcials 'betonsiug tor the
cabinet party refuse, however, to, al
low Finland to determine her relations
with Russia, insisting that she must
wait until the meeting of the con-
stituent assembly.
The comment of the newspapers in
Petrograd is sharp. The Reich de-
c1ares it is impossible for Russia to
tolerate Finland's move. The Birz-
hevfya hints at armed interference,
saying Russia is now about to make
a last attempt toward a peaceful set
tlement.
According to the present program
HeIsingfors- will tomorrow put the
bill passed Thursday into force .'by
simple declaration" meaning with
out Russia's sanction. This is the
first formal denial Of Russia's suze-
rain rights.
The law which was engineered by
the socialists proclaims that Russia
has lost all authority in Finland ex-
cept in the domains of diplomacy and
in the army and navy. wherein, how
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
DEFENSE LEAGUE
BEING ORGANIZED
FOR BRIDGEPORT T
Guarding Factories, Car
Barns, etc., To Be Done
BY New Corps.
WHOLE COUNTY WILL
FOLLOW INITIATIVE
Home Guard Not Available
For Watchman's Duty in
Connecticut.

The formation of a Home Defense
league in Bridgeport to supplement
the local Home Guard companies and
to do the actual work of guarding; i'm
portant industrial localities is under
way with the approval of Gov. Hol-
comb and the members Of the State
Council Of Defense.
The plans are now forming and will
be announced through those having
charge in this city within short
time. Able bodied men exempt from
duty in the National Guard and
branches of the regular army and
navy service, will be called upon to
join and will be prepared for assign
ment to duty in various parts Of the
city as it Is mapped out by the au-
thorities who will have charge here.
They will have full police powers
and will constitute a big reserve force
of trained men subject to immediate
call. They will be armed to enforce
all peace requirements and to guard
properties that are especially inpor-
tant to the life of the city
The force in Bridgeport which will
number upwards of 5000 men Will be
q part of a county force OF about 81
900 men under the direction of the
county sheriff and the police supper
intendents or chiefs OF the n1u1icipali-
ties Such a,force numbering about
800 men and forming six companies
has been organized In Norwalk and
will become parteof the greater coun-
ty organisation.
The men will be formed into COM
panies and will he drilled as the
Home Gnards now under the direction
of men with military experience.
These drills will be held evenings
and on Saturday afternoons and will
be designeds to instruct the men in
methods of formation for guard duty
and in general to fit them physically
for service that will require long
hours of work. They will be equip
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
PAY FOR
WOMEN SOUGHT
BY MACHINISTS
Feminine Workers Taking
Jobs Heretofore Held
Only By Men.
UNION TO ORGANIZE
FACTORY PIONEERS
Four Lodges Will Meet To-
night and Discuss New
Problem.

ORGANIZATION of several thousand
women who have been installed in
Jobs heretofore only held by men, will
be planned this evening at a meet
ing of the four local lodges of the Ma
chinists union.
Women and girls are being en-
pIoyed on work in Bridgeport at much
lower rates than paid men for the
same work.. The nnachinists' policy
will not attempt to restrain girls and
women from taking these jobs, but to
demand they be paid the same wages
as the men.
Jurisdiction, will be claimed over
all specialists" that is, persons who
are not gaugemakers toolnakers or
machinists.
According to union leaders, girls
and women are now running drill
presses and burning wheels, and are
doing tapping. gauge inspection. as
sembling. heavy fling, profling and
milling, besides working on grinders,
slotting machines and punch presses.
The institution of women on such
jobs was viewed with alarm at first
by labor men. who feared. as they
said, that BRIDGEPORT WOULD becod11e
another Providence, which among. Ia
Dor men Is known as city of poor
wages.
It would be unpatriotic to urge the
discharge Of women, especially as they
will be needed more and more in the
factories as the war goes on, so the
slogan Equal pay for women" has
been adopted.
Tonight is a big night for machin-
lists. A delegation of IL from the
Justice camp, No. 1854, Modern
Woodmeh Of the World, will attend
the Joint meeting at Moose hall In
c1uded among the speakers will be
Attorney Joseph N. Schultz,Sa fan expert
in labor law Jacob Levine, special or
ganizer Of the American Federation OF
Labor, and Attorney Grignola, a noted
criminal lawyer of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
Retirement Now, Says
Message Attributed to
Count Czernin, Would
Be Fatal Mistake
Centrist Leaders in
Reichstag B e liev e
Hollweg Can Remain
for Present, But Must
Retire Before Peace
Negotiations Start.

Copenhagen, July 13-The
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger says a
communication from the Aus
tro-H o-Hungarian, government has
been received in Berlin declar-
ing that DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg's continuance in office
as chancellor is Of Importance
and his retirement possibly a
fatal mistake. The telegram
was obviously dispatched be-
fore the decision on the Prus-
sian franchise was taken,
which is generally interpreted
in Berlin as q sign that DR.. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg would re-
main. The Lokal Anzeiger at
tributes the telegram to Count
Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister.
The executive committee of the
CatlOl1c cenCro OF EnO T01CuSLdS, OiA
the other hand, believes Dr.. Won
Bethmann-Hol unsuited to con-
duct peace negotiations and says he
should be succeeded before an ulti-
mate peace conference comes. The at
titude. of this great party, which is of
quite as much importance as the
views of Count Czernin on the same
subject, and which have been repeat
edly denied, is somewhat cleared by
an announcement of the party organ,
Germania-
While denying the report that the
party had demanded the chancellor 8
retirement, for which eat present"
there is no compelling ground, or that
it had an interest in unseating him,
Germania says the party regards the
chancellor as scarcely fitted to par
ticipate in the peace negotiations, par
ticular1y considering the fact that the
declartion of war occurred under his
administration, but that it is erron-
eous to consider his further continue
ance in office a. hindrance to bringing
on peace.
The distinction drawn indicates that
the centrist leaders believe the chan
tcellor may remain for the present but
should resign before the actual peace
conference begins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
OF
CHANG .nSUN
SURF ENDER

Tientsin, July 13-Republican
headquarters reported last night that
5000 troops of Gen, Chang Hsun,
the monarchist leader, surrendered in
the temple of Heaven after fight of
two hours Chang Hsun took. refuge
In the Dutch legation. Fighting con-
tfpued in the forbiddsn city with a
remnant of Chang Hsun's forces. A
large fire is raging there.
Shanghai. July ia Tientsin tele-
gram says the republican attack on
Peking began at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning and that artillery machine
guns and aeroplanes are Nsed. Five
or six foreigners who were, watching
the fighting from the walls of the city
were wounded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
TROOPS GUARDING
POWDER MAGAZINES

Miami, Ariz., July 13-Ten German
subjects, at least two of them are be-
iievedl by the authorities to be army
officers, have been located here and
in nearby mining camps. it became
known today.
A loyalty league, similar to those OF
Globe and Bisbee, has been formed
here and the organizers have ex-
pressed their intention to stop /. w.
w. street meetings even If it becomes
necessary to drive agitators out, as
was done in Bisbee
Heavy guards of United States sol
dfers have been placed around the
powder magazines owned by mining
companies in this district.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

Douglas, Ariz., July 13.-Citizens oz
Douglas were prepared today for a
return of the 1, ,197 members of the In.
dustrial Workers of the World who
were deported yesterday from Bfsbee.
Reports received early today fns1icat-
ed that the special train of freight
and cattle cars that carried the men
from Bisbee has been side tracked at
IHermanas, 20 miles west OF COLUMBUS,
NJ M, after the local officers at the
| latter point ss4ad refused TO allow tbs
guards who accompanied thessrain 50
unload their prisoners there.
| A message received by Chief of Po-
lice East from Sherif Harry wheeler,
who accompanied the train, said the
deported men were threatening to re-
turn to Douglas on the first passenger
train and it was feared that they
would arrive during the day. Chief
East issued call for 200 special po-
icemen to report for duty, fully
armed, to handle the expected inva-
sion.
Reports from other sources said It.
was considered probable that the de-
ported men would stop a westbound
train and compel the crew to carry
| tn efn back to Bisbee
! When the train arrived in Columbus
the detraining point originally select
ed by the guards. it was met by the
deputy marshal and several police
men, who refused to permit either the
guards or the deported men to leave.
the train. ~
The deportation yesterday was not
accomplishted without bloodshed, Orse
son P. McRae, member of the citi-.
zens, posse which rounded up the,
men, having been shot and KILLED by
To-, L.
through the door Of his room when a
search of the building was in pro-
gress brew was later killed by Nc
Rae's companions.
News dispatches concerning the de-
portations were held UP in Douglas
and Bisbee from a. M. yesterday
until o'clock in the afternoon. Man
ager TfllotSon, in charge of the local
office of the Western Union, at flrstl
said the censorship had been ordered
by an army officer, but subsequently
it developed that Robert Rare, gem
eral auditor of the Phelps-Dodge Co.,
controlling the Copper Queen mines
in Bisbee, and Supt. II. H Stout OF
the Copper Queen srnelter here, were
directing the censorship. Manager
Tinotson said Mr.. Stout, who is known
as Capt. Stout, was dressed like an
army officer and he believed he was
receiving <orders from a. representa-
tive. of the government MR. Stout
said today that he had received or
ders from the sheriffs office to censor
outgoing news dispatches He said
the PheBps-Dodge Co. did not origi-
nate the idea of censorship. :
Mr.. Stout reported today that the
citizen guards who accompanied the
I. w. W. across the state line were en-
route back to Douglas and expressed
the belief that the deported miners
would never return TO Arizona
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
WATCH FOR YOUR DRAFT NUMBER.

Bridgeport newspapers publishing and
their serial numbers of the in Bridgeport who Ii
able to draft.
Residents Of the FIRST REGISTRATION DISTRICT,
which includes the First Second and Third Voting Districts
will find in The Farmer, and IN NO OTHER NEWSPAPER,
their names and the serial numbers given them.
There almost 5000 such names. In The Farmer
of today published the of those having the
numbers 2O2 1860 inclusive See Pages IA and 15. To-
another instalment will be published
It must be borne in mind that there is alphabetical
arrangement of the and numbers and that the only
way your number is the list daily until you
find your name and number
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
KAISER DEGREES
EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
AT NEXT ELECTION

Berlin, July II, via London, July 1;
William has directed the
following decree to the president OF
the state ministry:
'.On the report of my state
ministry, made to me in obedi-
ence to my decree Of April Z, Of
the current year, I herewith de-
r eide to order supplement to the
same, that the draft of the bill
dealing with the alteration of the
electoral law for the house of
deputies, which is to be submitted
to the diet of the monarchy for
decision, is to tbe drawn up on
the basis of equal franchise. The
bill is to be submitted in any case
early enough that the next cleo
tions may take place according
to the new franchise. I charge
you to make all necessary ar,
rangements for this purpose.
civilian.
(countersigned)
! n.Hn11yNec
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
PRESIDENT URGES
SENATE TO RUSH
FOOD MEASURE
Will Report Conclusions to
Senate Leaders Before
July 81.

Washington, July 1s - President
Wilson ts seeking today to straighten'
out the tangled legislative situation in
the. Senate that has held up food con-
troll legislation there
The Presidents conclusions on the
subject win be reported to Senate lead
ers before July FL. He has conferred
with Senate leaders and urged them to
push the bill through rapidly when
It n again presented.
eCantanmadrss EaEe 1s.l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
"Bethmann-Hollweg."

Word was received several days ago
that the German emperor had issued
a decree for franchise reforms, but
hitherto the text of the order which
affects only Prussia, has not been
available.
1t bears out advices from Copen-
hagen last night to the effect that the
results of the German political crisis
so far are comparatively small. The
introduction into the emperor's decree
tContinued on Page 7.l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
FIFTEEN STRIKE
LEADERS ARRESTED

Globe, Ariz., July 15-Fffteen strike
leaders are under arrest here today,
including Roger s. Culver. speaker for
the I. w. W.. and George Smith, secre-
tary of the local miners union.
A statement was issued by coma
naittee of citizens saying the Loyalty.
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