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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
BR0OKER FOR
CHAIRMAN OF
!. BRASS BOARD
Ansonia Man Selected For
Important Duties With
Advisory Commission.

Washington, May 9-An extensive
system Of committees to serve under
Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of the
committee on raw materials of the
advisory committee, and Julius Rosen-
wald, chairman of the committee on
supplies. was announced today by the
council of national defense. These
committees will assist in the co-ordi-
nation of industries. All sections of
the country are included III their mem
'bership.
Judge EIbert H. Gary is charm. N
of the committee on steel and the 9th
er members are James A Farrell
Charles n Schwab, James A Burden.
r A. s. Clarke Alya Dtnkey, VII
liam Il. King and JohlAA. Topping.
A. c. Bedford. president sof the
Standard Oil Co.. Is chairman Of the
committee on oil. The chairmen OF
the other committees are:s
Alcohol, Horatio s. Rubens, director
of the United States Industrial Alco-
hol Co.; aluminium Arthur w. Davis
president of the aluminium Co. OF
America; asbestos, magnesia and roof
ing, Thomas P. Manville, president OF
the H. M. Johns-ManviHe Co.; brass
Charles F. Brooker, president Ameri-
can Brasss Co.; coal tar by products
W. H. Childs Of the Barrett Co.; 1un-
ber, r. H. bowman, president Nation
al Lumber Mems association; lead
Clinton N. Crane. president Johns Lead
Co.; mica, L. w. Kingsley. president
Eugene Munsell & Co.; nickel. Am
brose Morell, president international
Nickel Co; rubber, H. Stuart Hotch-
kiss, president General Rubber Co.;
sulphur, Henry Wilton, president I'm
ion Sulphur Co.; wool, Jacob F.Browr
of Brown & Adams; zinc, Edgar Pal
mer, president New Jersey Zinc Co.
The chairmen of Mr.. Rosenwald's
committees are:
Cotton goods. Lincoln Grant, Well
ington Sears Co.; Woolen manufac.
lures, John P. Wood of William WOOD
& Co.; shoe and leather industries, J
F. McElwain, w. H. McElwain Co..
knit goods, Lincoln Cromwell of New
York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
irish LIQUOR
INTERESTS MAY
Sell TO STATE
Between 1000 and 5000 Es-
tablishments Included in
Devlin's Proposition.

London, May 9-The parliamentary
correspondent Of the Daily News says
that Joseph Devin. nationalist mem
Der Of parliament from Belfast, on
behalf of Irish interests has offered
the government half the public
houses in Ireland for 100000
pounds sterling. The offer would
mean the closing of between 1000 and
$1,000 establishments and is favorably
considered by Chief Secretary Duke,
who will consult the government.
The correspondent says the admin
istration Is ready to adopt state pur-
chase of the liquor interests in Ire
land, but is undecided in regard to
the rest Of the kingdom. The par
1iamentary situation is unfavorable as
far as Great Britain is concerned,
nearly 100 members of the house OF
commons being pledged to oppose
state purchase!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
MOBILIZATION
COMMIT Tee TO
BE PERMANENT
County Wide Organization
and Membership Cam
paign Likely Soon.

The Fairfield County Resources
Mobilization Bureau, tentative or
ganization for the food, Industrial,
transportation and military emergen-
cies that confront this section of. Con-
nect1cut Is to be made permanent and
opened to every man. woman and
child Of the county,
AS planned by Chairman Charles G.
Sanford and his associates on the
Membership Finance committee, there
is place in the patriotic and food
conservation program for every living
person in this county and with active
cooperation of all persons the county
may maintain its supremacy in mat
ters of mobilization as it has already
done to the renown of the county.
The joint Membership-Financ
committee yesterday reported to the
Executive Committee of the Fairfield
County Resources Mobilization bu-
reau with recommendations for per-
manent organization It was sug-
gested that the name of such an or
ganization should be known as the
Fairfield County, association and that
membership should be restricted to nc
and in a democratic manner extend
its privileges to all who wish to render
the maximum of organized service te
the nation
It is expected that the executive
committee will act upon the recon-
mendation today, and plan additiona-
means for putting it into effect with
the widest possible scope. A county
wide organization and membership
campaign will undoubtedly be formu-
lated and launched within few days
At the Offices of the F.. C. r. M
bureau 1t was said today that the pub.
lie would be kept fully informed upor
plans as they are formulated by thu
| committee, the members of which are
Charles G Sanford, chairman, Bridge
port; Schuyler Merritt, Stamford
Walter D. Daskam, Stamford; Cinto1
B. Seeley, Bridgeport; Lester o. Peck
| Redding; Frank D. Wanning. Shelton
Jonathan Godfrey. Bridgeport; Davit
S. Day, Bridgeport; Fred c. Taylor
Stamford; John Fl. Perry, Southport
Edward w. Kneen. mayor of Shelton
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
RINTELEk WAS
Warned AGAINST
WALL ST. wolf
Witness Tells of Conversa-
tion With Alleged Strike
Plotter AS to Plans.
PLANNED COMPLETE
TIE-UP OF PLANTS
Says Former Congressman
Had Entered Plan to Cause
General Strike.

New York, May s-Andrew D. Me-
10y testified today, that Capt. Franz
Rintelen of the German navy told
him in July, 1915, that David Lamar
and former Representative Frank
Buchanan and H. Robert Fowler had
entered a plan, financed by Rintelen.
to compel or procure strikes in mu-
milton plants. and that it was repre-
sented to him that within 30 days
there would be hardly atom of munt-
tions made in the United States"
Meloy, who is a financial expert,
testified at the trial OF the four men
here with four others on charges, of
oonspiring to wreck the Entente allies
munitton trade in this country. Meloy
said Rtnten1en also told him that La
mar had organised Labor's National
Peace council to carry out the plans,
The witness said he told Rintelen
that if: he was paying out any money
for such q project he was cheated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
SENATE VOTES TO ADOPT BILL
THAT WILL KILL KEY CLUBS" !
FOR DISPENSING OF. LIQUORS

agricultural work, which it had pass
ed and which the senate had rejected
and did the same with the bill to re-
quire fishermen to take out licenses.
The house concurred In the revision
of the inheritance tax law and in the
rejection of Senator Neebe's resolution
to memorable President Wilson on
the high cost OF living.
The house received from the ap-
preparation committee q bill providing
that no state institution shall erect
buildings at a cost In excess Of the
appropriation authorized by the state.
The South Congregational church Of
New Britain pettdened for legislation
in behalf of closing saloons during the
war.
The excise committee during tomor-
row will act on the bill to give the
governor the power to close saloons.
is is understood that the governor does
not care for this bill and the commit
tee, 1t is thought, will report favor
ably on a modified draft OF It.
Milk producers In ToIland county
petitioned to fix a minimum price on
milk.
The house adopted an. appropriation
bill ollowing each county $1,000 OF
state money for promotion Of agricul-
tura1 work through the farm bureau.
It also adopted a bill for $23,0o0 for
educational purposes In order to OBJ
tain a federal grant.
The governor sent to the senate a
communication Informing 1t that the
index of the revision Of the statutes
by the commission, was ready to be
reported. The communication was
ordered printed in the journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09

Hartford, May 9-Legislation against
social clubs that sell liquor to their
members under the law Of 1915 took
form today when the senate adopted
revised draft of the club certificate
bill. Should the house agree to this
revision the clubs commonly known
as key clubs" win be driven out Of
existence.
The senate bin as adopted provides
that club certificates may be issued
by county commissioners to duly or
ganized clubs which were In existence
prior to Jan 1, 1915, and which have
duly elected officers and have main
tanned and occupied permanent quar-
ters for at last three. years The
cost of cerihcate is $6-
Under this bill all clubs now having
so-called certificates win be required
to apply for certificates under the pro-
posed new law Organizations of
standing wouldN find no difficulty in
securing their certificates, but those
bodies that had been formed merely
for the purpose of supplying liquor
to mem bers would be excluded
The exceptions in the bill provide
that military or fratarnal organfxa-
tions may secure the above certificates
The senate with one further clari-
tying amendment recommended by
the new commissioner of motor vehi-
cles concurred In adopting the auto
mobile bill which passed the house
last week The latter branch is ex-
pected to agree to the extra amend
ment-
The house sent to a conference the
bill to permit II year old boys to do
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
Elastic Fabric Company
Employees Raise Flag

Bridgeport Elastic Fabric Co. in Cen
ter street at noon today was a very
pleasing affair. The employees assem-
bled in the yard and on the street and
sang America after which there
was the reading of the Presidents ap-
peal to the American pepole, and
following that cheers for the flag and
the singing of the 'tStar Spangled
Banner" The employees displayed
much enthusiasm and interest on the
occasion.
Those who We're interested in the
arrangement of the details of the flag
raising were Samuel Lownds, Nelson
H. Downs, and w. B. Spencer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
URGE REICHSTAG'S
REPATRIATION OF
BELGIAN WORKERS

Amsterdam, May 9.-The May COM
mittee Of the reichstag, according to
the Berlin vorwaerts, concluded a
discussion of the administration of
occupied territories by passing a res
olution that speedy measures be taken
to repatriate Belgian workmen. An
other resolution declared that all
workmen from the occupied territories
in Poland and Lithuania, employed
within the German empire, should en-
joy the same rights as Germans.
Some progressive socialists COM
planned of the administration in the
eastern coupled territories. In answer
Vice Chancellor Helfferich said:
THE German administration is do
ing everything to meet the wishes OF
the Poles,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
Cheers for Old Glory as
Contingent of American
Field Service Parades
Through Streets in Early
Morning.
First Detachment In Active
Service Bearing Arms
Will Take Part in the
transportation of MUM
tions.

Paris, May 9 The Stars and
Stripes appeared on the streets
of Paris as the battle flag of an
armed force today when the
flag and 50 men of the Amer
lean field service on their way
to the railroad station for the
front were acclaimed by early
risers all along the route.
The contingent had just been re-
viewed by Col Girard, head of the
automobile sectaou of the French
array, In the presence of other
French officers and Professor A. p
Andrew, head OF the American field
service.
This Is the first detachment Of the
American field servicA TO bear arms
and Is detailed for transportation Of
munitions to the front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
German Dead Strew
Ground After New
Assault on French

Paris, May 9-The French last night
captured the first line German
trenches over a front Of three-quar-
ters of a mile northeast of Chevreaux,
near Craonne, the war office an
nounces.
During the night the Germans
made repeated counter attacks in
force against the important positions
taken from them on the plateau of
Chemin des DANES and on the Cali
fornie plateau. Although the Ger
mans were stopped by French artillery
and machine gun fire new assaulting
waves resumed the effort several
times, until the ground was strewn
with German dead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
ITALIANS PLAN
SHOPPING TRIP
IN THIS COUNTRY
Hundred Million May Be
Spent For Railroad Sup
plies In u. s.

Washington. May Negotiations
Hooking to the purchase of mdre than
kS1eo, 6o9, ,eeoN worth of railroad loco
motives. czrs, rails and other equip
ment5 In the United States will be
one OF the main purposes Of the Ital-
ian rzr commission which is. ex-
,pected IN about three weeks, it was
1earnsd today A large part of the
500, ,800, 900 already loaned by the
United States to the Italian govern
1nent also Il likely to be spent for
railroad materials, and orders will
prububzy be placed during the conn
missions stay hern-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
FIRE RAzES CAR
BARNS AND HOMES
IN WEST HAVEN

West Haven, May 9-The big car
sheds of the Connecticut Co. at Camp
bell avenue and Court street, the old
parish house of Christ church and
some smaller buildings including a
garage and blacksmith shop were
burned today. Several trolley cars
and much valuable equipment were
destroyed. The total loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000.
The cause of the fire is not known.
It is believed to have started IN the
car barn.
Many nearby houses were threat
ened but the firemen with aid We're
able to. save them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
BRITISH FAIL TO
DRIVE FOES FROM
FRESNOY POSITION

Berlin, May g, via London-F'res-
noy, on the Arras battle front, has
been held by the Germans against
fresh attacks by the British. An ad-
ditional 100 prisoners have been cap
tured, says today's war Office state
ment.
London, May 9-Part of the ground
lost in the vicinity of Fresnoy, on the
.Arras battlefield, was regained by
the British last night, it is announced
officially.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
RAILROAD MEN STILL
PRESSING CLAIM FOR
HIGHER FREIGHT RATES

Washington, May s-Hearings be-
fore the Interstate commerce commits
sion on the application of all the rail-
roads of the country for general Is
Iper cent advance in freight rates Were
continued today with executives of the
southwestern lines still on the stand.
"A Representatives of six southeastern
lines were heard yesterday. The
testimony SO far has been to the effect
that general increase in freight rates
ID imperative if the roads are to meet
Sdvancing costs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
Page Urges U. S. to
Observe Birthday Of
William Shakespeare

Washington. May 9-Dr. P. P.
Claxton, United States commissioner
Of education. made public today a
cablegram from Ambassador Page in
London. conveying the request Of the
Shakespeare association of London
that the writer's anniversary be OBJ
served hereafter in all American pub
lie schools, together with the ambas-
sador's own suggestion that this be
done.
DR.. C1axton has replied that he
heartily approves the idea
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
HOLD GIRL CASHIER.

Mrs. Florence Block, who when
arrested yesterday by the proprietor
of the Congress lunch in Boston ave-
nue., gave her address as 104 Parrott
avenue, was arraigned in the city
court today charged with theft OF
funds from the cash drawer. The
case was continued for later hearing
under bonds of 500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
AMERICAN FIELD
AMBUL ANCE GETS
HONOR AT FROM I
Mentioned In French Dis
patches Third Time for
Bravery.

\ Paris, May 9.-Section Of the
American field ambulance, the oldest
in. the service, has been mentioned in
the dispatches for the third time. The
section went to Dunkfrk in January,
1915, and served later in the Argonne
and the Champagne. The new cita'
ton mentions particularly brave work
at Verdun, in the transportation of
wounded under fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
Overcome by Gas
- In Street Opening

An Italian speaking man who gave
his name to the emergency hospital
surgeon today as Frank Louri, aged
81, of 2O41 Ha1lett street is a patient
at st. Vincent's hospital suffering
from gas poisoning.
While uncovering conduit open
ing in Washington avenue this morn
ing for the United Illuminating Co
by whom he was employed, he was
overcome by gas which had gathered
in the receptacle
Dragged from the hole unconsci-
Gus he. was taken to the emergency
hospital and there revived by DR..
Canavan, after which he was taken
to the larger hospital for treatment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
Insinuate British
Sank u. S. Healdton

London, May s.-Thes denial by the
German legation at The Hague that
the American tank steamer Healdton
was sunk by a German submarine
concludes with an insinuation that the
vessel was in the British prohibited
zone when it was lost.
This is against the statements Of the
captain and members of the crew.
They testified that the Healdton was
sunk without warning off Terschel1ing,
Holland, in the so-called German
safety zone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
five HUNDRED
VOLUNTEER FOR
ENGINEER CORPS
New York Expects to Have
Regiment for Front
Within a Week.

New YcrA. May s-In less than q
week the military engineering COM
nittee of New York. it was an
nounced today, expects to enlist the
1000 men and 81 officers for the First
reserve engineering regiment as this
'city,s quota to the nine engineering
regiments that the government in
tends to send to France.
More than 500 volunteers applied
yesterday. 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
Egg Dealers Called
to Explain Shipping
oAdulterated Product

Washington, May egg dealers in
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Texas were ordered to appear before
the department of agriculture to an
swer to charges of shipping impure
eggs in interstate commerce. The
food and drug act classes bad eggs
as adulterated food.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
ExERTTON OF MOVING
KILLS WAR VETERAN

Noank. May Edwin Davis "a well
known Brooklyn lawyer, died at his
summer home here as a result Of over
exertion in removing from that city
to this place on Saturday. He was
Is years old and was, . veteran Of the
Civil war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
Two Norwegians Lost
AS Sub Sinks Ship

London, May .s-The Norwegian
steamer Kaparika Q,232 tons gros9
has been sunk by a German subma-
rine the Norwegian foreign office an
nounces, says a special dispatch from
Christiania today. Two men of the
crew were killed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
TEUTONIC ALLIES
DEFEAT ENEMY I'm
MACEDONIAN FIGHT

Berlin, May 9. via London-German
and Bulgarian troops have admins
tered a severe defeat on Entente
forces in Macedonia, army headquar-
ters announced today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
VICTOR CARLSTR0M AND
STUDENT FLYER PLUNGE
8, 500 FEET TO Death

Newport News Va, May 9Vctor Carlstrom, aviator in
structor at the Atlantic coast aeronauca station here and
Carey Eppes of Newport News student aviator
almost instantly killed today when their machine col
lapsed at an altitude about $500 feet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
JUDGE MILLER AT CONVENTION

Judge Paul L. Miller is attending
the probate judges convention today
in Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
RUSSIANS SMASH TEUTOn
Line I'm RumANIAN DRIVE
and MARCH ON JENAWER

Petrograd May 9-Russian troops the Rumanan front
northwest of Senne yesterday broke through the posi-
ons and advanced toward Jenawer says
here today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
Passengers on British Pas
senger Steamer Tell of
Sighting Undersea Craft
in Midatlantic, Five Days
Out From England Sub
Ducks When Crew Mans
Guns.

Washington, May 9-Presi-
dent Wilson began work today
on getting the S1,oOO,oOO,ooO
appropriation for merchant
ships, and sent for several SEN
ators on the appropriation conn
mittee.
The committee informally
discussed before going to the
White House the question of
putting the new appropriation
on the 2,8OO,OOO,OO0 army and
navy deficiency bill already
passed by the house. That bill
has been almost completed by
the committee arr could be re-
ported to tie senate for action
in a feWsdays. -
The President, it was said at the
capitol, has recognized t.e criticism
-level1ed at him because congress feels
he has not taken it into his conf
dence on legislation of importance.
Among those asked to the White
House today were Majority Leader
Fderwood. Democrats, and Republican
Leader Gallinger, Senators Smoot and
Warren, Republicans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
WILSON DISCUSSES BILLION
ship FUND WITH SENATORS:
SUB SIGHTED in MID-OCEAu

Huge Appropriation May Be
Obtained in Connection
With the Army and Navy
Bill, Which Is Nearing
Completion Gould be Re-
ported Within Few Days.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-07
REALISM INVADES THE VALENTINE OF TODAY
SWEETS NOW ARE MATERIAL
BY BIDpY BYE

st. Valentine was a Christian mar
tyr. He was never the patron saint
of love. His name day, Feb. IA, just
happens to fall on a pagan feast day
when the youths and girls Of ancient
Rome drew lots as true lovers.
It was their custom to place the
names of the young men and maids
in a box and to draw them out in
pairs. Those whose names were
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-07
The KID WHO WORE
a PIECE OF PORK TIED
IN FLANNEL AROUND
HIS NECK d?

The captain of industry was ad-
dressing the students Of the business
college. All my success in life, he
declared proudly, "an my enormous
financial prestige, I owe to one thing
alone - pluck. Just take that for
your motto - pluck, pluck, pluckw
He paused impressively and a meek
little student in the front row said,
Eyes sir h'1t please tell us whom did
you pluck?"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-07

y
as pledges. Later only the men made
the gifts.
But now, once more, the earlier
pagan rite of exchanging gifts is
highly popular, as this modern fete
day affords one of the few occasions
when fair maid may send a present
to man to whom she is not engaged
without breaking the conventions.
AS usually celebrated, St Valen-
tines day is also a variant of an old
English custom which was based on
the legend that the birds choose their
mates on FEB. IA.
For this reason turtle doves figure
cOnspicuOusly in the finest of the old
valentines not because dove"
rhymes so conveniently with love-"
The Old-fashiOned lace paper ele-
gancies were deliberately and artis-
tically decorated with pink rObed
Cupids, hearts and darts and true
lovers knots Of pale blue ribbon; and
they contained verses of extraOrdi-
nary sweet sentimentality.
But realism has invaded-some
say has spoiled-the valentines of to-
day. Now the sweets which lovers
send are quite material, as for exam
pie, a stick of candy tied to the
shoulder of a pretty lady painted on
a card.
A verse to go with her runs:
The greetings that I have for you
Have taken shape, you see,
A II
Accept them, please, from me!
A girl may read as much or as lit
tie into this kind Of a verse as other
circumstances permit. This lack, of
emphasis is quite characteristic of
modern love.
But there is no limit to the cost
of the bonbOns which such cards may
accompany, $25 being a not unusual
price for a few pounds Of sweets and
one of the gorgeous boxes which the
Evening star., 1917-11-27
FOR EXCHANGE.

sIX-RooM AND BATH BRICK, RENTED 10
white for $23 so; paid s., $50; will exchange
equity. subject to $500. for two-family apart.
ment and assume trust
HAVE AN ACTIVE LIST OF GOOD PROP.
critics for exchange. Send me data on yourA
VIII submit you q quick offer.
PAUL V. MITCHELL, Room 81. 1110 ct. Nv.
VALUABLE BUSINESS PROPERTY, NEAR ID
AND PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NV.
Under lease years. VIII add cash and a.
change for residence properties nearby country
estate. Give full particulars in first reply or No
attention given.
Address Box 6a-K. Star once. 17e
/ Will EXCHANGE CITY LOTS, SUBURBAN
lots and acreage, all free Of fncumbrancs. 1se
good FIRST and SECOND trust notes. Addreso
Box 173-C, Star office.
Evening star., 1917-11-27
APART1EHrs 10 LET.
EURNISHED.

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