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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
Nephew of Former
German Ambassador
to U. S. Captured

Paris, Aug. 23-Among the 600
prisoners taken by the French in the
hollow recesses of Dead Man Hill
was battalion commander with his
staff, including Count Eugen Bern
storff, the nephew of the former Ger
man ambassador to Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
New Haven Railroad
To Run Extra Train
Labor Day, Sept. 3

An extra train will be run from
New Haven to Stamford, Labor Day,
Sept 8.
The schedule follows: Leave New
Haven 1885 p. M, leave Bridgeport
41:23 p. m, Leave South Norwalk
11:44 p. M, due Stamford 11:56 pm.
The Federal Express, No. Ill will
not receive passengers at New Ha-
ven for Bridgeport on this date.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23

The Federal Trade Commission an
nounced that advanced prices of book
paper last year were unwarranted and
excessive. 80 sa..as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
Beans For Consumer
At Reasonable Prices

Washington, Aug. 23-Bean growers
and dealers, after a two day confer
ence with the food administration an
nounced today that they would CO.
operate with the government in see
ing that the public receives as large
a supply of beans as possible at a rea-
sonable price.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
WAR MONEY BILL
HAS ROUGH ROAD
Sectionalism Developing Over
War Revenue Bill, Which Is
Now Pressing Business.

The war revenue bill will be the
business before the House throughout
this week. From time to time it
may be temporarily displaced by re-
ports from the conference committee
having the conscription bill in charge.
But the main business of the House
will be the revenue bilIsAand a hot
fight from the beginning of the week
to the end is in store for it.
Regardless of the nonpartisan char
acter of the war revenue bill, the alb
sence of partisanship in it's framing
does not of necessity convey the
thought that the measure is popular.
In point of fact there are a score or
more of groups of legislators who will
voice strenuous and ardent opposition
to certain of it's principal features.
Efforts will be made to amend in one
respect and another.
The needfulness of war revenue leg
islation and the admission of the fact
that III the general imposition of taxes
every industry and every interest must
contribute its bit furnishes the only
two points of agreement among the
members OF the House.
The course of the House has not been
made any easier by Saturdays action on
the part of the Senate, where an amend
ment was voted into the espionage bill
fOrbidding the use of grain in the man.
ufacture of alcoholic beverages from Sep
tember l next until the end of the war
This means that a certain reduction in
the amount of revenue from liquors and
beers must follow.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
SEIZED GERMAN Ships
READY TO Serve U.S..
Shipping Board Rushing Plans and
Additional Contracts Are Awarded.

Twelve Of the seized German vessels,
fully repaired. VIII be ready at the end
or this week to be pressed into the trans
Atlantic service 10 carry supplies Of all
kinds to the allies n the United States.
Most Of these vessels anchored at New
York are OF comparatively small ton
EC.
Iuasmuch as the vessels are being turn
ed over lo IN" service OF the allies for
Immediate use as soon as they have been
placed in shape. the names Of the ships
Of the countries they will serve are being
Withheld, for military rCusons. The ship
ping hoard estimates that within lS0 days
an Of the GaLuU5 German tonnage and lS-
mn Austrian tonnage will have been re-
paired AMI i'm use.
The shiuTinC board is rushing ahead its
plans To quickly build as many additional
weed. % :.:-E -:r.! ships IS 4 VIII be pos
sible for shirynrdS to construct The
board annos'.o5 yesterday the award
Of contracts for eight steel ships. each
OF $ zoo TONNAGE. to the Los Angeles Ship
building and Drvdock Company. The con-
tract price for these ships was Sl53 per
ton. Otho' contracts already drafted will
hc placed within a few days.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
ARMY BILL HAS
SMOOTH SAILING
House and Senate Expected
to Agree on Conscrip-
ton Soon.

The House Of Representatives having
settled the question Of the enlistment Of
a Tcer force of four divisions for
sJreign service, reversing itself and ac-
cepting the Senate's provisions on this
point exactly as passed by that body.
leaves the future course Of that measure,
through succeeding conferences and up
to final passage, much clearer
There is every reason to believe now
that the next report from the conferees
to the House will announce practically
complete accord between the two bodies.
For this reason it is admitted by lead
ers Of both houses that the Presider
probably will receive the consCription
bill. ready for his signature, by the mid
die Of the current week
The President. il is believed. will
promptly sign the bill and settle the ques-
ton Of the personnel Of the volunteer
army's commanders at a later dale.
There is nothing in the phraseolOgy Of
the bill, even with the complete acquiesc-
ence Of the House in the so-caIled Roose-
welt amendment. TO compel the army au-
thOrities TO appoint Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt to any military command in
the four division force. There il moth
ing in the bill which can b. taken 10
mean that Colonel Roosevelt has any
thing to do with the organiza ton
Nevertheless the victory Of Saturday in
the House and or ten DAYS ago in tho
Senate was a Roosevelt victory accord
ing to the Interpretation Washington
puts on the situation and in Washington
II is believed that the whole country
puts exactly the same construction on
the action of Congress
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
U-BOATS ATTACK
AMERICAN SHIP
Gunners Of Mongolia Success
fully Ward Off Two On
slaughts by Germans.

New York, May 13-The steamship
Mongolia, of the Atlantic Transport Line,
was attacked twice by German subma-
rines, once crossing the Atlantic and the
second time returning, according to the
story told at an Atlantic port today by
the American naval gunners assigned to
protect the vessel on the high seas
The steamship, the gunners are conf
dent had a narrow escape from being
sunk on the return voyage. They reIat-
ed that while off the Sicily Islands. about
L o'clock on the night Of May 4, and
with the moon shining, the lookout dis
cerned the white wake of a torpedo ex-
tend itself across the bow. The missile,
it is declared, passed close to the ship.
The gunners, upon hearing the shout of
the lookout, sprang to their positions and
brought their defense guns to bear on
the spot whence the torpedo was SUD-
posed to have come. No signs of a Sob
marine, however, could be seen. The
gun was discharged and a careful watch
maintained for some time, but the sub
marine gave no further evidence of her
self
In telling of the attack on the voyage
over, the gunners related that they saw
port bow and the siX-inch stern gun was
fired the tower however, having disap-
reared in the meanwhile. Then a peri
scope projected itself above the water
of the starboard bow and the gunners
fired again. The perscope Immediately
disappeared, and on the surface of the
water there arose white gas or vapor.
The gunners were convinced from this
that they had succeeded in sending one
of the Kaiser's U-boats to the bottom of
the sea for good. The EUnners were con-
fdent that the attack on the way over
was conducted by only one submarine
and that she dived right under the Mon
goia in order to secure a more advan-
tageous position from which to launch
torpedo.
The MonColia's gunners number seven
teen men, under command of Lieut. Ware.
Il. S. N, and they include men making
the hest records at target practice in
the Atlantic fleet. They could hardly re-
press their pride today in telling of their
exploits
The officers and the gun crew of the
Mongolia will be the guests at a dinner
at the Waldorf next Wednesday in honor
of their having fired the first shot OF the
war between the United States and Ger
many
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
SHIP BUILDING
''DRIVE" STARTS
Administration Leaders Pro-
pose 100000 Fund in
Urgent Deficiency Bill.

Maj Gen. George w Goethals and
William Denman. chairman of the Unit
ed States Shipping Board. today will be
gin drive upon Congress to obtain
1.OOO. oCOOO6 for the administration's gi-
gantic commercial ship-building cam
pagn.
The two chiefs of the government ship
ping corporation will appear before the
Senate Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce and ask that the
army and navy urgent deficiency bill. al
ready carrying appropriations totalling
s., 800 0Oo. 900, be amended so as to provide
the desired $1,000, ,OOO,COO By inserting a
provision for this in the army and navy
bill it is believed the measure can be put
through Congress ten days earlier than
il it were to go in as a separate bill.
The army and navy bill has already
been passed by the House, and is now
before the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee.
The administrations entire ship-buiId-
ing program hangs upon the prospective
s., 200, 600 600 appropriation. The United
States Shipping Board at present has ap-
proximately $JO,OOO,OOO available for the
purchase or construction of merchant
ships for the transatlantic trade, but
this would be sufficient for only a small
part of the building program.
The shipping board made official an
nouncement last night of its award to
the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Company of contract to build
eight steel ships at a cost Of S1O,T71, 200.
Each of the vessels are to be Of $500
tons dead weight capacity, and are to be
built at a contract price of $l53 per ton.
This is the largest shipping contract
thus far placed by the government and
is the beginning of momentous steps to
rush ahead operations in all yards on
full time basis. Other contracts already
drafted and ready to be signed are to
be awarded within a short time,
Shipbuilders in preliminary conferences
with the Shipping Board have been made
acquainted with the demands the gov
ernment will make upon them and stand
ready to set the machinery of their
plants in motion at maximum speed as
soon as contracts tentatively arranged
for are awarded.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
LATIN COUNTRIES
Will SUPPLY FOOD
Pan-American Union Mobilizing Vast
Resources Of Southern Ne;ghbors.

This governments increased food pro-
duction campaign has been extended to
Latin America.
This was announced here last night
when John Barrett, director of the Pan
American Union, stated that all Ameri-
can nations from Brazil northward were
being urged to supply the United States
and the entente allies with millions Of
dollars worth of foodstuffs immed ately.
Federal officials in charge of the fO5d
campaign expect exDorts Of food totaIing
approximately $1,000 Nno,O0O worth from
those nations. More than three-foUrths
Of il would he SHIPPED direct to England
and France.
The countries OF Latin and South
America can diCisively help. II not COM
pletely solve, the future food problem
facing the United States "rd its Euro
spean allies Mr.. Barrett said.
Data collected by the Pan-Americsn
Union in ? survey uf the pnSsialf.. 0i
increased food production e. T''in &c.. --
tea. as made public yesterday in a pre-
lin nary report, shows that the food ex-
rorts Of those nations could he more than
d-uHIcd within enc ,eDr by the Unit 81
states Co-orersting with the Iat'n-Amer-
Jean governments IN a food-rroducine
can1raivn that would include practically
the entire new world.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
GERMAN ATTACKS
CRUMPLE UNDER
HAIL OF STEEL
Our Allies Hold Every Yard
Won in Desperate
Fighting.
SAVAGE BATTLE RACES
Berlin Admits that the British Forces
Pierced the Teuton Lines in
Roeux Sector.

CBy the international News Seryice.)
London, MGv IS.-Both against the
British and the French. Hindenburg dur
ing the last twenty-four hours threw di-
vision after division in massed attacks.
Everywhere these fresh troops met an
unshakable wall Of steel. Cut to pieces by
the barrage fire and the machine gun
fusiIlades of the "poilus' and the Tom
mics the Germans streamed back.
Every yard of ground won in yester-
days fighting was maintained by the en-
tente troops. At some points they added
to their gains. Prisoners were made both
by the British and French.
In the ruins of Bullecourt village a saw
age battle continues. As at Fresnoy, a
week ago, the Teutons are hitting back
with desperate fury.
From the official British headquarters
report IL is not clear how far the Aus
tralians have forced their way into the
battered hamlet. Fighting continues at
Bullecourt" says the statement The
German war office report contains the
same laconic reference to this fer. est Of
battles now under way on the Anglo-Teu-
ton front.
Oficial admission came from Berlin to-
day that the British penetrated the Teu-
ton lines at R0eUx, protecting the center
IF the Wotan line. Here it was that Sir
Douglas Haig men yesterday &C ptured
the chemical works and the cemetery.
Except for those at RoeuX, all British
attacks yesterday, broke down with
heaviest losses according to Berlin 5
official report.
Far to the south, before Laon, the
French today had their hands full beat
ing back German counter-attacks. The
plateau of Craonne, comparable in its
strategic Importance to Vimy Ridge, was
the objective of unceasing onslaughts by
the crown princes troops. They were all
in vain.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
TO PRESS FOOD
CONTROL PLANS
Representative Lever Expects
Early Action by
Congress.

Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the
food committee OF the Council of Ma
tional Defense, will confer today with
on Agriculture, before the committee re-
sumes its hearings on the administra-
ton food control bill. Although Mr..
Hoover has appeared before the House
committee both he and Mr.. Lever have
since conferred with President wilson
and Secretary Of Agriculture Houston
and they will get together on what
the President has told them he wants
done and done quickly
THE Chicago wheat gambling has
: strengthened US as nothing else could"
said Mr.. Lever last night in predict
ing early and favorable action on the
pending food measures when the revenue
bill is out Of the way. ''If We needed
any arguments in favor OF giving Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Houston full
power to control prices the wheat pit
has furnished it,"
Large delegations OF producers, man.
ufacturers and distributors will be heard
by Mr.. Levers committee today. One
OF the principal interests to be heard will
be the manufacturers of milling machin-
cry. Information is sought from them
as to the possibility of the early deliv-
cry Of machinery to produce mixed flour.
Mixed -four for the making of a modi
fed war bread is one of the measures
Secretary Houston strongly advocates for
the conservation of the wheat supply.
Producers. manufacturers. packers,
storage men and distributors will be
heard during the week. kilograms have
been sent to representative men in all
branches Of food production and distribu-
ton asking them to appear. Unlike many
Of the other interests, the farmers have
asked Chairman Lever for an opportunity
to present their case fully.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
BRITISH RAID
U-BOAT BASE,
FGers and Warshiips Bombard
Zeebrugge from Air
and Sea. :
CBy the international News Service.

CBy the International News SerNice.)
London, May 12-ZeebrugCe. the Ger
man naval base on the Belgian coast.
popularly called in Britain Pest Base. 80
was subjected to a terrific bombardmenu
by British warships and fiers early
yesterday morning
UnofiCials dispatch reports sixty-three
persons were killed and upwards Of 100
wounded and two submarine sheds blown
up.
The British admiralty's account de-
scribes the attack as successful It
says four enemy flying machines were
destroyed and five others were driven
out Of control The German admiralty
announces there was no loss OF life ana
the damage was small. 1t adds two
British machines were shot down.
1t is from Zeebruggc the German
mosquito craft have been venturin-
forth in their recent raids on Dover ard
Calais,( which stirred uB so much crili-
cism of the British admiralty Shortly
before midnight yesterday the vice
admiral in charge of the Dover defense
sent out a portion of his naval forces
and a strong squadron Of the royal naval
air service 20 punish the ''pesterers.'
The raiders did not find the base Un-
prepared. As soon as the war craft caTIe
"lIhlh range OF Nhe Shore batteries
hurricane OF shells was lOosed upon them
and it was kept up all through the at
tack Meanwhile the aiTplanes were met
by a powerful German squadron viii n
had ascended at the first shot. No fewer
than fifteen battles in the air were
fought
The admiralty admits two British ma
chimes failed to return. One of these
descended in Dutch territory and was
interned. The weather was fOGEy. The
German announcement says the British
monitors" shelled the base from q
great distance"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
MANY Fl AGS STOLEN
FROM HOMES here
American and Allies Standards IN,
cluded in Bold Thefts.

q. An epidemic Of flag stealing is on in
Washington Hardly day goes by that
the police do not receive a report of the
Stars and Stripes or a flag of our allies
being stolen Special efforts are being
made to catch these thieves.
The latest one to report is Miss Cor
nelia Adds, Of 2Ol9 r street northwest.
The second story front balcony of her
home was decorated with the American.
French. British and Italian flags, and
some one climbed to the balcony early
yesterday morning and removed them.
Il think that they were taken by some
German" said Miss Adds, because after
taking the flags they tore flowers out of
some boxes that were on the bal
COny, which was done purely out Of spite
They must have been very anxious to
obtain the flags, because they were in
full view of anyone passing"
Mrs. Z. W. Smith, Of 1913 Kilbourne
street northwest. also reported to the po-
lice late last night that some one had
stolen a large American flag which was
displayed in front Of her home
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
READY To FLOAT
FIRST BILLIONS
OF LIBERTY LOAN
Campaign to Raise the Big
War Loan for the Allies
Begins Today.
EXPECT QUICK RESPONSE
Plans of Secretary McAdoo Give
Every Consideration to the
Little Fellow"

The campaign for the sale Of the nrst
S2,ooO,OOO.OOO OF the $500. 10000 liberty
loan" begins this morning. In the plants
Of Secretary McAdoo primary thought
has been given to the little fellow" He
is the man expected to come forward
with the old sugar bowl and turn in TO
the United States Treasury the money
with which Uncle Sam will help her allies
to night
A Treasury Department statement was
issued here last night designating the
agencies at which the bonds may be pur-
chased. The list includes every big city
in the country, but the Federal reserve
banks in Washington, Boston, Chicago,
New York. Philadelphia. Cleveland. Kan
sas City. Minneapolis, Richmond, and At
LARA are specified.
One point was made plain. As soon as
the bond is purchased there viii be no
delay in the receipt Of it Allotments
will be made as soon after June as pos
sible. The reserve bank in the city in
which the bond is purchased will send
the bond. Where the purchase is made
in some city having no reserve bank the
Treasury Department will forward the
bond.
Just where the little fellow gets ths
best OF ii is pointed out in a significant
paragraph Of the Secretary's statement.
He announces that he will reserve the
right to reject any subscriptions or to
make allotment Of part Of the amount
subscribed for. and to aIlot on applica-
uons FOR smaller amounts.
Precedent for Plan.
This principle was followed in the loan
raised bv the government in the Span
ish-American war. That bond issue OF
more than S2.0o0 oC0.OoO was raised entirely
by small subscriptions Just as il is hoped
this one will he.
Large numbers Of National Banks.
private bankers. ard department stores
ihrouEhout the country have patriotIcaI-
~ offered to receive and transmit wfth-
out expense 10 the purchaser applicA-
lions for the loan. The loan prohibits
the allowance OF commissions on sub
sCTiptions
1t takes money TO win wars,- said
Secretary McAdOo in his statement yes
, terday afternoon. He emphasized the
fart that the sooner the loan was sub
scrihed Just so much sooner would ths
war end and the slaughter OF life ceasa
We can not be content with a sub
scripiion Of 5000 O0l0OO. We must over
America is stirred TO the depths. Lat
us not eudauger success by complAcAnt
optimism" said the Secretary
Provide the government with the funds
needed for the conduct OF the war and
give notice to the enemies Of the United
States that We have millions TO sscrtooe
in the cause OF Liberty. Buy . Liberty
Bond today: do not put II on until to-
morrow Every dollar provided quickly
and expended wisely Will shorten tha
war and save human life"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
JOFFRE FETED
IN MONTREAL
French Canadians Lead
Cheering Thousands En-
thdsiastic Welcome.
CBy the International News Service

(by the International News Service }
Montreal, Quebec, May ia reception,
one of the largest and most enthusiastic
ever extended by this city to a foreign
visitor. was given today to Marshal
Joffre, of France, upon his arrival here
from Boston. Members of the marshars 8
party declared it equaled if it really did
not surpass the welcomes shown to the
warrior in New York and the other cities
of the United States.
Thousands had gathered at the station
to await the coming of the hero of the
Marne and as he set foot upon the plat
form French Canadians led the lusty
cheers. Thousands of others lined the
streets and demonstrated wildly as the
French commander rode by en- route to
his hotel escorted by a committee COM
posed of high officials of the Dominion
and of this city.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER
RECRUITS u. S. BRIDE
Comes with War Mission. but Falls
Cupids Victim.
IBI the International New.

CBy the international News Service
New York, May 13-Lieut. Commander
George Ellis Stuart, of the British navy
othcer aboard a warship which convoyed
the Balfour mission to the United States,
has recruited a bride in the United
States. Now they ARE going to help
lick the Germans together" The state
ment was made by the bride-to-be Miss
Katherine Miller, daughter Of r. and
Mrs. Thompson Miller, of FIushin :, Long
Island.
Announcement Of the engagen Mt was
made today. The marriage Will take
place some day this week At -. same
time Miss Miller let it be known that
she had qualified as a Red Cross nurse
and will 60 to France for hospital work
during the war.
Lieut.. Commander Stuart met Miss
Miller for the first time at a reception
at Flushing, Long Island. on the evening
OF April 3. He Is a native of Scotland,
a graduate OF Oxford and about 20 years
old.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
SIX AUTOISTS KILLED
when HIT BY EXPRESS
Another Fatally Injured in Accident
Near Chicago.
(By Ihe InternatlonaI NeNs Service. b

(By the international News SerVice) D
Chicago, May 13.-SiX persons, three
men and three women, were killed and
another man so seriously injured that he
will die. when a Rock Island fast passen-
ger train struck a touring car near Mid
lothian this afternoon.
The body of one victim was so badly
mutilated that it had not been identified
several hours after the tragedy. Guy
A. Ferrare, a real estate man, who was
driving the car was rushed to St
Frances Hospital in a serious condition
The party was returning to Chicago af-
ter viewing some building lots in a new
subdivision. The train was going at
such speed that it was only brought to
a halt half a mile from the crossing.
Three bodies were still fast on the pilot
of the engine.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-14
Balfour and Commissioners
Listen to Sermon on War

New York, May 13.-Arthur James
Balfour, British foreign secretary, and
head of the British war mission, and his
fellow-commissionersh heard an exposition
OF the idealistic and contrary sides Of
war from the lips of the Right Rev.
Charles r. Brent, Bishop of the Philip
pines, today. They attended services in
the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of
st, John the Divine.
Inside the Cathedral very simple deco
rations greeted the foreign visitors. On
either side of the chancel hung the group
ed banners Of the thirteen allies with the
Stars and Stripes placed above all. Amer
lean and British anthems were sung by
a choir Of thirty-two boys and twenty
men.