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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17

In order to expedite matters re- garding the questionnaires which the draft boards have juSt mailed out the legal advisory board |of this city has decided that the best method of ex- blaming the questionnaires to the men effected is in a general way, and to this end the lawyers who are giving their assistance have prepared the fol- lowing explanatory statement which will be supplemented by others coV- ering in as broad a manner as pos- sibEe the details of the questionnaires:
 Bulletin No. 2.
 Bulletin Mo- 1 appeared in all the Bridgeport papers of Saturday even- ing and Sunday. It explained gener- ally what a man between 21 and 31 had to do with his Questionnaire and when he had to do it. It will pay to look up that Bulletin, read it and preserve it, whether you are a reg istrant or an employer.
 We will now take up parts of the Questionnaire in detail. First as to Dependency"
 The Local Board on the facts con- tained in the Questionnaire rule in what class you belong. If you do not care to make any claim to be put in any other class than the first, you should sign the waiver at the bottom of page 1; otherwise you put cross in column A on the first page oppo- site each claim you think you are en- titled to make.
 Dependency.
 Class 1. Division A.
 Of course if you have no depend ents, i.e., if your going to camp will not deprive any person you are bound to support or assist in supporting of reasonably adequate support, you can make no claim on the ground of de- pendency. If you have no other claim, you will be put in Class l, Division A.
 Class 1, Division B.
 If you have not in good faith in the past made a fair attempt to sup port your wife and children, then the Local Board will put you in Division B, Class 1, so far as dependency is concerned. They will not pay any attention to support recently given with view to the draft.
 Class 1, Division c.
 If you earn little or nothing for the support of your wife (and children ii you have any), but they and you live on their wages or income, you will be put in Class l. Division c. Class 1, Division D.
 If you and your family live not or what you ca Tn in a useful occupation but on your other income, or youl wife's other income, you will be put in Division D of Class 1, if the Board considers such income ample to sup. port your family when you are away
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
WELL DRESSED GIRLS,
 CAUGHT IN RAID, TELL
 CORONER OF GUN=FIGHT

One of them was a 45 calibre auto matic, which the witness identified.
 The witness was then taken to the police station and at the instance of Superintendent Redgate was taken back to the Keystone club where he again asked Baby DolP to come out. Thomas refused again and said that he would not come until "BilP' Seeley was there to insure his safety.
 Means testified that all the char acters of the place were with Baby Doll,"s including Texas" Bad Eye" "Beefer" and Big Boy" Means tes- tified that Baby Doll'' was the only person present who had a gun as far as he knew.
 Grace Smith, who simply went summing on Saturday, was the next witness called. She said that she had gone to the Keystone club with some friends and that she was not there except for a few minutes when the alarm of the raid was given. She said that she was only in the restaurant and that she remained there until or dered from the place by the police. The following witness, who gave her name as Edith Knapp and who was in company with the Smith woman, stated that the Iatter's right name was Mrs. Foley and that she had not remained in the restaurant but had gone upstairs to the cabaret room with the rest of the party. Mrs. Flo. ley was recalled and said she had not gone upstairs.
 Both stated, however, that no one inside the building had fired any shots while the witnesses were present. Mrs. Knapp stated that she had been at Baby Doll's'' before and that she was married and resided with her husband at 531 State street. The women were accompanied to the Key stone club by Mrs. Knapp's husband, Walter c. Knapp, and another man whose name neither knew.
 Anna Linquist, of 1211 Norman street, was the next withenss. When asked her name first said "Irene Burns" Coroner Phelan seemed to doubt it's authenticity and asked for her right name" The witness then sad that she did not wish to have her name in the newspapers. The wit ness said that she had "gone slum- ming OH Saturday night and that the party ended at the Keystone club about 1 o'clock Sunday morning. She sad that she was hardly seated when thek trouble started. She with several other women was ushered into the pool-room where they remained until the police ordered them out She said she did not see any guns in the place and only heard shots.
 May Lewis, of Sachs Street, Strat- ford, said that sheh and a friend went to te Keystone club on Saturday night to a drink and have a dance. When the trouble started witness and he1 friend were in the cabaret room and were sent to the restaurant where they remained until taken by the police Anna Collins, of 408 State street said she had been at the Keystone club on Saturday night and went there out of curiosity.
 At one o'clock the coroner called g recess for an hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17

Petrograd, Dec. 1.-The terms of the Russo German armistice, accord : ing to a statement issued here, obli- gate no transfer of troops until Jan. IA (Jan. 1, Russian); no increase of troops onAthe fronts or on the islands In the Moon Sound or re-grouping of forces. The Germans are not to concentrate troops between the Black Sea and the Baltic, east of the 25th degree of longitude east. Intercourse between the troops may be allowed from sunrise to sunset. Groups are limited to 25 persons at a time, who may exchange newspapers and unseai- cd mail and who may carry on trade and exchange articles of prime neces- sity.
 special agreement will be made by the naval general staff regarding the extension of the armistice to the White Sea and the Russian coast in the Arctic zone. It is agreed also that attacks on war and commercial ves- sels must stop. in these regions in or der to avoid attacks in other seas.
 The armistice on the naval fronts
 
 Baltic Sea east of the meridian 15 de- Erees east of Greenwich. The de- narcation line fixed for the Black Sea Ia from the lighthouse of Slinka to the estuary of the Danube to Cape Garos. in the Baltic the line runs from Reo- guel to the wewstern coast of Worms island to the island of Bagsher to Knegarne.
 Russian war vessels must not cross south of this line and the other par ties must not go north. The Russian government guarantees that the En- tente war vessels will obey the rules of this provision and that Russian warships will not. be allowed to sail among the Aland islands.
 The text follows:
 Between the representatives of the higher command of Russia on the one hand and of Bulgaria, Germany, Aus tri- Hungary and Turkey on the other hand, for the purpose Of achieving a lasting and hoonrable peace between beth parties, the following armistice is concluded:
 The arnaistice shall begin on Dec fDec. I'D at 2 o'clock in the after noon and continue until Jan. Jan. 1D. The contracting parties have the right to break the arrnistice by giving seven days notice Unless notice is given the armistice automatically con- tinues.
 The arnnistice embraces the land and aerial forces on the front from the Baltic to the Black sea and the Ehusso-Turkish front in Asia Minor .Guring the armistice the parties con- eerned obngate themselves not to in- crease the number of troops on the above fronts or on the islands in Moon sound or to make a re-grouping of forces
 Neither side is to make operative
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17

With Sergeant Burns describing the attitude of Baby Doll'' Thomas prior 10 the raid on the Keystone club Sat urday night Coroner John J. Phelan today opened an investigation into the causes of shooting of Thomas Penilla bn Saturday night Burns said that the police had been abused by Thomas and that the latter had used the most vile profanity in threatening to shoot every member of the police force present unless he immediately left the premises of the Keystone club.
 Burns further stated that in his opinion Penilla was shot by one of the bullets from gun fired by Texas, one of the walters at the Keystone club.
 Sergeant Burns said that on his way to the Keystone club he picked up Patrolmen Mccarthy, and McNa- mara. Patro1man Mccarthy said that when admittance was refused he went to call more men. On returning to the scene he and Patrolmen Pitts and Menow went to the rear of the build ing guarded a door through which the inmates of the club were making fran I4S CAAO1 LS lO CSCdpS Il0 Sldy0o In0TG until several shots were fired from in- side. He then went to Gilbert street where he found Peni1la the only per- son fatally injured.
 According to McCarthy's story, Penilla called to him. Responding Mccarthy learned that the man was shot and in a serious condition. He asked the officer to assist him and said that he thought he twas nearly gone."
 Questioned by the officer he stated that he had had been shot in the back and thought that the bullet had en- tered his stomach.
 | At this juncture Officer Sherwood was called and said that the injured man had said substantially the same thing to him. The coroner then re- called Sergeant Burns and the latter established the fact three shots were fired from the inside of the house, one of which struk Patrolman McNa- mara. In the opinion of Burns it is possible that another struck a man who was in the hall at the time and who in every way fits the description of Penilla.
 Sergeant Burns said that the man he lad reference to was pushed out into the hall and that he (Burns) ordered him to throw up his hands. Penilla's back was toward the door i through which the three shots were fired by man called Texas" In the opinion of Burns, Penilla was hit by one of the three shots.
 l The next witness called was Will liam Means, chauffeur for Baby Doll' He testified that he had put Baby Dolls car in the garage about 1 o'clock Sunday morning and that he
 had afterward went to the Keystone club where he had supper. From the restaurant the witness went to the 1 cabaret room and remained there un-
 til someone shouted that a raid was being made. He then went down to
 the restaurant and remained there
 until he was taken by the police Ac- cording to Means, the police sent him
 back to tell "Baby Doll" to come out. When he returned to the barroonn
 Thomas stood in the middle of the A cor with a revolver in either hand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
DIED,


 FINCH-In this city Sunday, Dec. Is, 1917, Clara Reid, wife of Her bert H. Finch, aged 43 years.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No. SSS East avenue on Wednesday, Dec. 1s at 2:3O p. m
 Interment Lakeview cemetery. Automobile cortege TIT b*p GOODALE- this city, Sunday, Dec. 16, 1917, Mary A., widow of Charles U. Goodale.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No. 1195 Norman St., on Tuesday, Dec. 18th at 8:30 a. m. and from St. Augustine's church at o'clock
 Burial in St. Michae1s cemetery. Automobilec ortege. a*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
| LAWYERS EXP[ LAIN DEPENDENCY PHASE OF DRAFT; THEY STATE
 IN JUST WHAT CLASS YOU ARE

The reason for putting a man in the above Divisions is clear. The family is not actually dependent on his work.
 But all persons with dependents do not go in the same class, because these dependents may be more or less dependent on the man answering the Questionnaire.
 Class 2, Division A.
 If you have wife and children, or motherless children, and they have other reasonably certain sources of support (not considering the earnings or possible earnings of the wife) then you should put a cross against Divi- sion A of Class 2.
 Class 2. Division B.
 But if you have no children, and your wife is skilled in some special kind of work and physically able to do it, and there is such work at hand in which she can earn enough to reasonably support herself, then you should put a cross against Division B of Class 2. An example would be where the wife is working or is train d Class 3, Division A.
 If you have children not your own and not adopted, but whose support you have in good faith assumed as mainly dependent" on your labor you should put a cross against Divi- sion A of Class 3.
 Class 8. Division B.
 If you have aged and infrm or in- valid parents or grandparents who are mainly dependent" on your labor you should put a cross against Divi- sion c of Class 8.
 Class 4, Division A.
 But, if you are married and youl wife or children are mainly depend ent' on your labor for support, you should put a cross against Division A of Class 4. In determining whether wife and children are mainly de pendents," the Local Board will not consider. the fact that they may be able to work and so can support themselves if your earnings cease be- cause you go to camp; nor will the Board consnder the fact that others for instance the wifes relatives, car support her.
 If you are in doubt as to which one of these divisions covers you, case, you should place cross oppo site each division which fairly fit your case.
 Cut this out and preserve it. I may be useful to you.
 In another Bulletin we will ex plain what is meant by the word mainly dependent" We again advise every registrant tt get his ouestiOnnairS filled Ou promptly. Committee of the Legal Advisory Boards in the City of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
CUT RED TAPE,
 CROzIER TELLS
 INVESTIGATORS
Much Valuable Time Lost Because of Formalities,
 General Asserts.

Washington, Dec. 17-Gen. Crozier committees inquiry into army pre- parations that there was entirely too much red tape" getting money. While an emergency appropriation request for lump appropriation of $2,s32,- 537,0oO made by the war department April 5, a day before war was de- clared, it was June before Congress made appropriations under. the esti- mates.
 ''But you had millions of dollars left of appropriations made a year be- fore" interrupted Chairman Cham berlain. 'I have not been entirely satisfied with any explanation Of this matter. For instance you had money appropriated for machine guns and you have not the guns yet. We ap- propriated for small arms and you spent the money for pistols instead of rifies''
 "'We were far shorter of pistols than of rif1es,'' Gen. Crozier answered, land we are not going to be slowed up in this war in the slightest degree on account of rifles.''
 "I don't think the country will be satisfied with that explanation" Sena- tor Chamberlain insisted. We need rifles for target practice and training purposes and in the field"
 How prospective appropriations by Congress were anticipated was recited by Gen. Crozier. For instance, he said, orders were placed for s,000,O00 rounds of ammunition early last sI&ng before any funds were availa- b1e. He detailed how many new fac tories that had never before made gun forgings were given large con- l tracts. to increase ordnance produc- 1 tion.
 We have placed orders of more than $1.500. 100000 since the war be- gan," Gen CroGier explained, citing the magnitude of operations. That ] is more than 50 per cent. over the en- tire government expenses for any year since the Spanish war"
 ! Senator Wadsworth asked whether the z vernment should have an officer or department similar to England's minister of munitions.
 My own belief is that the better way Is to enlarge and strengthen ex- isting organizations rather than ere ate new ones." Gen. Crozier replied. Quicker results have been obtained here than by the British oFganiza- ton"
 Senator Hitchcock said 1t seemed there was an unusual length of time between appropriations and deliveries and asked whether the war depart ment had considered any speeding up" plan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
JUDGE MILLER UPHELD.

Upholding a decision of Judge Paul L. Miller of the Probate court, who busted Joseph B. Morse of New Ha- ven as trustee of the Lucinda J. Ward estate after he had disobeyed the courts order to file final account, the Supreme court today handed down a decision reversing the decision of the appealed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
GERMAN RAIDER OFF SINGAPORE,
 MANILA WARNS

Manila, Dec 17-Of1cials of the Philippine government have issued a warning to ship owners to beware of German raiders suspected to be near Singapore, one of the Strait settle ments.
 American and British warships, It is announced, are cooperating III guarding the shipping routes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
SENDING QUESTIONABLE.

Schedule for mailing questionnaires from the Third Division Local board is as follows: Today, order numbers 251 to 500; Tuesday, 501 to 750; We'd nesday, 751 to 1000; Thursday, 1,001 to 1,250; Friday, 1,251 to 1,5O0; Sat urday, 1,501 to 1,750.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
DEAD IN BED.

Pedro Gomez, salesman for cigar manufacturer, was found dead in a bed at 73 George street yesterday An open gas jet at the head of the bed indicated that it had accidentally blown out. The medical examiner is conducting an investigation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
OBITUARY
MRS. HERBERT H. F1NCH

The many friends of Clara Read. wife of Herbert H. Finch of 338 East avenue, will be grieved to learn of her death Sunday evening, after a few days illness with pneumonia She leaves to mourn her loss her hus- band, three sons, Lester J., Floyd E., Ralph H., and one daughter, Edith May Finch. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:3o o'clock from her late residence, with inter- ment at Lakeview cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
GERMAN . TREATY HALTS
 ALL FIGHTING

Armistice, Effective Today, Applies to Land Sea
 and Aerial Forces Movements of Troops is Prohibited Permits Fraternizing by Soldiers of Hostile Forces -Navigable Rivers to be Kept Open For Commercial Vessels
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
NEW GERMAN PEACE OFFER?

Washington, Dec. 17.-Information received here today among neutral diplomats agres with intimations from abroad that Germany is considering another offer of peace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17

U t4ANTED-Yard clerks, hours, good opportunity tol earn railroad- ing and advance1nent. Inquire General Yardnaster, Union Ave, Ihe New York. New Haven 6 Hart ford Railroad Co. TIT ds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17

Night church service was eliminated in Cincinnati owing to the coal short age.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17

The Rev. Billy" Sunday is begin ling a campaign in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17

FOR SALE-A new room cottage, Park St., Paradise Lanec All im- proyements, lot 50x2S0. Easy pay ments. minutes from trolley. s. B. Brewster, S3 Arcade. T 1T +tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17

Neither side is to make operative
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-01
DR.. CONDOR FREED
Of MURDER CHARGE
Jury Says He Did Not Kill John
V. Piper, Graduate of Uni
versity of Vermont.

New Brunswick. y. J.. Oct. 2s-William
j. Condor. officer Of the medical reserve
corps in the regular army, was acquitted
by jury in the Middlesex county court
house here Saturday afternoon of the
charge Of numbering John Vincent Piper,
a postgraduate student of Rutgers Col
clege. who disappeared from his home
here on the night of February II last. The
jury retired at 1908 p. n,.,. and 1t was 3:l2
p. m. when they announced their agree
ment upon a verdict.
DIR. Condor. in full uniform. entered the
court accompanied by Sheriff Houghton.
His aged mother followed and sat beside
him, and when the verdict was announced
threw her arms about him.
The court inquired of Assistant Prose
tutor John Coan II there was any charge
against the defendant and, receiving the
reply that there was none. Justice Bergen
signed ar order for DR.. Condon's release
The latter was surrounded by friends and
given an ovation. Mrs. Condor was not in
court when the jury returned. nor wat
Mrs. Piper. widow OF the murdered man.
Or. Condor said later that II Is his inten'
lion to return TO the army. but he 10 moi
certain lust when he will do 80.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-01
CATTLE TRAIN WRECKED.
Cargo Valued Mt $4,000 Pitches Down
Entertainment MT Sharon.

White River Junction. Oct pa
combined way 'raiaht and cattle train
wns wrecked at 1880 p. m. to-day just
as II was approo ching the Central YER
mont railway station In Sharon. Two
OF the five cars of the train. both load
ed with cattle, sheep, and hogs pitch ed
down the embankment and so delayed
traffic that the New England States
Limited passenger train, due to reach
White River Junction at 2:2O did not
arrive till 6:15. having been held at
South Royalton the entire afternoon.
The local train that left White River
Junction at 1850 for St Adams was
kept at Sharon and the 1870 express
was held at West Hartford TIL the road
was made clear of the wreckage
wrecking train was quickly sent
to Sharon from White River Junction.
The three livestock cars in the train
were loaded by John b. Goodrich Of
South Royalton and all in that village.
In the cars were AZ cattle. including IA
mich cows and springers. Al sheep,
IS calves and 16 hogs. Some of the
cows, sheep and swine were killed in
the wreck. The uninjured stock was
loaded into stock cars attached to the
wrecking train.
The cost of the entire livestock ship
ment was in excess Of $1,000. Mr.
Goodrich hurried to the scene Of the
wreck from South Royalton, by auto.
and later continued to White River
Junction. leaving there on the delay ed
express train for Boston. The dead and
injured livestock were cleared away by
order Of Superintendent Mann Of the
Central Vermont road.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-01
PLEDGE
CARDS FROM Vt.
That's the Minimum Estimate
Maximum Estimated at
87,861.

Washington. Oct. 2e.-Vermont is ex-
pected to turn into the federal food ad-
ministration a minimum of $4,000 cards
signed by housewives pledging themselves
to conservation Of food and to follow the
suggestions of the food administration so
far as their circumstances will permit
The maximum enrolment in the conserva-
ton army for the State Is set at St,6S1 and
IL this figure is reached II will mean that
every family in the State has committed
itself to the creed, Food will win the
war" Vermont Is leading the other
States in the Union in the preliminary
organizing for the great drive that is to be
conducted during the week beginning Oc-
tober q.
The national headquarters will receive
frequent returns from State campaign
managers and will furnish the press of
the country daily reports showing just
how each State In the Union stands and
daily comparisons will be made. This
same system will be followed as between
counties in the several States. In YER
mont county managers will make daily
reports to campaign manager. James p.
Taylor OF Burlington, VT, and he will
furnish these to the Vermont papers 80
that a check on the enrolment in each
country can be had by the public
The figures on the number Of families
In Vermont are based on the United States
bureau Of census estimates Of 1917. The
bureau states that the average number of
persons per family for Vermont is AZ.
Owing to the fact that allowances in a
pledge card campaign have to be made
bscauSe of the fact that in some sections
of Vermont the population is not dense
thereby making the work of the can
vassers difficult. it will be considered re-
markable II the maximum enrolment Is
returned. 1t is felt, however, that the
preliminary work in Vermont has been
of such a nature that more than a mini
mum enlistment in the conservation army
may be expected. The following table seas
forth the Vermont figures. based on 1911
census estimates