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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
American Ayiators
Active In Flights
Over Enemy Lines

Paris, Aug. 23-Glorious "aeroplane
weather" has given a tremendous i'm
pulse to the activity of aviators on
the western battle front. The Lafay-
cite squadron. composed of Ameri-
cans, has been up necessarily, par
ticipating in the fighting at Verdun,
competing with the French in flying
at very low attitudes and engaging
the enemy in machine gun contests.
The work of this kind not only has
been effective but it has been without
casualty, except for the injury to
Stephen Bigelow of Boston, who had
a narrow escape when a German bull
let crashed through his wind shield,
splintering glass which grazed him
on both cheeks.
Another squadron yesterday exc
cuted a movement over the new
French trenches to protect the in
fantry. On returning the Americans
described the flight as a marvellous
one, since they could plainly see each
detail of the raging battle, but also
as an uncomfortable one, since they
were constantly passing through the
trajectory of big shells which made
the air "shaky'' and which ceuld be
felt continuously.
bombing machines, led by Adjutant
willis B. Haviland of Minneapolis.
was attacked unsuccessfully by Ger
man squadron.
Walter S. Rheno of Martha's Vine
yard, Mass, who yesterday single
handed shot down a German two
seated albatros, is one of the newest
men to join the Lafayette flying
corps. He thus earned his sergeant
stripes and war cross at the outset
of his career.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23

that have come to notice in the city.
There are others conducted on a
smaller and cheaper scale, but all will
be gone into pretty thoroughly. Some
of the strongest appeal cases before
the district board will be referred to
the division investigators before final
action. is taken and if they should
weaken under the closer scrutiny OF
the federal agents, the claims will be
promptly denied.
A new certified list from the first
division board of the city was filed
at the county court house today and
a second was turned in by State Di-
vision No. IL, of Ridgefield. The fill
ing of todays list from the first divi-
sion puts the quota of $50 of that di-
vision so well along that no other lists
will be filed until the work is finish
ed. The division now has certified
more than enough men for the first
two contingents of the army to be
called September 10 :. Many appeals
from the first division were denied
yesterday and the men remain certi-
fled for service.
In the sixth division it is thought
that. call for 25e more men may be
issued but nothing has been decided
certasply about tilis. If the call should
go out the total for this division of
men summoned for examination would
reach 1,750.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
VERDUN OFFENSIVE HALTED BY
ATTAINING OF ALL DETECTIVES

admiration Of the French artillery fire.
mo troops could have got through
your barrages, said one.
The number of prisoners taken by
the French in their, offensive operation
on the Verdun front has been increas-
ed to 1853, the war office reports.
The French last night captured a fort
flied German position north Of Mort
mont farm. The announcement says:
"The German artillery was very
active north of the Asine, especially
in the sector between Braye en- Laon-
nois and Hurtebise. Several enemy
attacks in the regions of Laffaux mill,
Allies and Cerny were repu1sed.
"On /the left bank of the Meuse
(Verdun front) our artillery. which
had the upper hand, was very active
during the night on the right bank
of the river. A detail operation en-
abled us to reduce small point of
resistance of the enemy north of
Mortmont farm. We took. IT pris-
oners
"The number Of prisoners taken
since Aug. 90 has reached 1853, in
cluding 185 officers and 600 wounded
The captured material listed includes
"a cannon of all calibres and more
than zoo machine guns. in addition to
nine cannon which were destroyed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
KERENSKY REFUSES
LANDTAG MEETING

Petrograd,. Aug 23-The situation
in Finland is serious as result of the
continued difficulty of forming a cab
met and of the persistence of the so-
cialists in their plan to renew ses-
sions of the dissolved landtag on
Aug 20. According to the evening
newspapers Premier Kerensky in
structed Gov. Stakhoviteh to prevent
at all costs a reopening of the land
tag, even If necessary to surround the
building and compel the members to
disperse Gov. Stakhovitch has con-
ferred with the commander of the
Baltic fleet.
The socialists have finally refused
the help of the Finnish professor
Ingman to form a government. In
Shalmo near Helsingfors serious SER
ious disorders have been caused by
unemployed workmen supported by
soldiers Citizens guards from Hell
singfors. sent to quell the revolt were
fired oh and driven into the railroad
station, where they were besieged,
captured and threatened with. sum-
mary execution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
MOTHER-IN-LAW
AND TERPSICH0RE
CAUSE HIS WOES
Husband Charged With
Wife Beating Has Two
Reasons For Act.

A wife devoted to the terpsichorean
art and too much mother-in-law are
the cause of Matthew Wilson's mar
ital woes according to his statement
in the city court this morning. Will
son was charged with assaulting his
wife yesterday, at their home, S72
Ma.plewood avenue.
Mrs Wilson, who has been married
two years, says her husband ate din
ner yesterday at another woman s
house, failing to take advantage OF
the meal which she had provided for
him She says when he came home
they ouarreled and he choked her
twice.
Wilson claimed in his defense that
if his wife would stop going to dances
and live away from her mother they
would get along all right. Judge Frank
Wilder imposed a suspended sentence
of 80 days and ordered Wilson to pay
his wife 81 a week support.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23

On the French Front, Aug. 23-The
incendiary bombs that were dropped
by two German aviators on two hos
pitals behind Verdun on Sunday even
ing killed 10 wounded men, one wom-
an nurse and 10 trained male nurses.
They wounded 49 male nurses and in
f1icted further injuries on patients
suffering from wounds received in
battle, many of whom rushed naked
into nearby fields in an attempt to
lind safety from the bombs which were
rained down.
Meanwhile the German aviators cir
cled about in the air for half an
hour, firing their machine guns at
hospital orderlies who were endeavor-
ing to extinguish the flames. The
nurses had just finished bandaging
1870 wounded Germans who had been
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
Second Attempt to Make
Bluecoats Here Immune !
From Draft Fails-Alieni
Who Doesn't Want to-
Fight ellis Brothers" In
Hungary Goes Into Army
First Conditional Exemption
For Person Engaged In!
An Agricultural Enter,
prise Allowed New Canaan
Man-No Absolute Ex-1
emption Policy Continued,

Police Commissioner John
c. Stanley's latest plea to the
Third district board for the ex-
emption of policemen has fall,
ed. The board gave a second
consideration to the claims Of
the commissioner on behalf Of!
Policemen Jeremiah J. LAWN
and Daniel Dunn, the first to be
called up for official action and
both claims Were denied. The
second claim Of the commits
sioner was that setting forth
the Importance Of the regular
department men in Bridgeport,
as a munitions manufacturing
center.
The latest decision of the board
show that appeals from local boards,
particularly in the cases of those OBJ
jecting to the physical examinations,
have been denied. From two local dz-
visions, the first and third, 13 such
appeals have been acted upon ana
some Of them included claims of de-
pendents. Only one alien appeai. mas
thus far reached the board
John Karsany, of 4s4 Bostwick ave.
nue., who has first papers and is a ma
tive of Hungary, allied with the Gem
trail Powers, asked exemption from
service. 'I would not like to take
up arms against my brothers and as
I only have first papers do not coh-
slider myself citizen of this coun-'
try he wrote the board in appealing
from the action of the Local Board
No. 1. The district board refused to
reverse the decision of the local
board and Karsany remains certified
for service.
The first exemption on agricultural
grounds was granted to Donald L.
Thomson, of New Canaan, superin-
tendent of a farm. It was shown by
affidavit that the farm is a large one,
supplying from the dairy branch a
considerable amount of the milk sold
in Stamford ); that Thomson is an ex-
pert with college training and that the
duties falling upon him at, this time,
because Of labor shortage are great:
that the Countrywide campaign for an
sible to replace him. He was grant
ed a conditional discharge of six
months.
The following are the decisions an
nounced today, notices being mailed
to the appellants:
Continued on Page, So
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
Moscow Congress Expected
to Precipitate Struggle of
Cabinet = Conferees AL
ready Gathering-Possi-
bility of Presenting Cabi-
net With Ultimatum.
Government Attacked In
Sharp Speech by Prince
Troubetskoi - Declares
"Coarse Claws" of Sacred
Revolution Are Plumber
ing National Riches.

Petrograd, Aug. 23-As the
day approaches for the OPEN
ing of the extraordinary ma
tional council in Moscow the
newspapers are full of specu-
lation concerning expected dra-
matte announcements of
events. Judging from present
indication, the congress is like
ly to take the form of a strug-
gle of the cabinet backed by
the Petrograd and Moscow
press, which declare that if no
agreement is reached between
the ,contending groups open
conflict must follow. First
steps already have been taken
toward vigorous and aggres-
sive action by the malcontents.
Among those who have arrived in
Moscow are President Rodzianko, OF
the duma; A. j. Gushkoff, ex-presi-
dent of the duma; Prof, Paul Miliu-
koff, ex-foreign minister; A. l. Shin
garoff. w A Makalkoff. and the
former commanders in chief of the
Russian armies. Gems Alexaieff and
.Brussiloff. who yesterday conferred
with the leader of the moscow move
rnent, M Riabushinsky, ex-Mayor
Tchelkokofr, ex- Minister of Trade A.
u T. Konovaloff and Prince s., Trou-
betskoi. Gen. Junenich, conqueror OF
Erzerunn, arrived later.
Conferences were deld under the
chairmanship of Mt Rodzianko, at
mTach the differences between the
government and the bourgeoisie were
sharply emphasized, the only excep-
ton being made for Premier Keren-
sky, whom some of the speakers ac-
claimed as capable of saving the
country on the condition that he lib
crate himself from socialist and coun-
Gil Of deputies control. The press was
excluded from the preliminary discus
sion and precautions were taken to
prevent speeches being recorded. but
ft was said that these concerned the
sreconetruction of the cabinet on the
principle OF strength. the possibility
Of a military dictatorship, and the ne
cessity of presenting the cabinet with
ian ultfmatum-
Prince Troubetskoi In a sharI
speech attacked the government, de
cIaring the sacred revolution flat
fallen under the coarse claws O.
men who think only of plundering TIL,
national riches and of their. own in
lterests. The government; the speake
lcomplained, is entirely in the hand
of Petrograd. the center of rottenness
lTherefore, he said. 1t was imperative
I7y necessary to transfer the capital t,
71ealthy Moscow. Prince Troubetsko
excepted only Premier Kerensky from
general condemnation. but M. Hin,
Moscow speaker. declared Premie
Kerensky culpable because of his as
socfation with those responsible 70
the present anarchy.
Gen. Alexier fiercely denounced tn
socialist Order No. l." giving soldier
full liberty and aboIishing salutins
The general also denounced Petrogra6
Gen. Brussilor followed, declarin
that he agreed with everything tina
Gen. A1exieff had said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
Vatican's "Freedom
of Seas" Same AS
President Wilson's

Rome, Aug 23-The British and
Belgian ministers accredited to the
Vatican were received separately by
Pope Benedict today and inquired as
to the meaning Of the reference to the
freedom of the seas in the pope's
peace proposal. The pontiff replied
that he intended to give to this con-
dition the same meaning as that of
President Wilson in his message,
while leaving ample liberty to the bel
ligerents to agree in future discussion
as to details. y
Germany acknowledged today re-
ceipt of the peace note. promising to
examine 1t with benevolent interest
and care and to give an answer after
reaching an agreement with her al
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
GENERAL DECLINE
OF STOCK MARKET

New York, Aug. 23-Prices of all
classes of stocks dropped in the early
trading today, because of the reports
of plans on the part of the national
government to regulate the prices of
leading commodities.
War shades lost one to three points
and prices for all other active issues
indicated renewed liquidation and
short selling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
LAKE COMPANY
REFUSES RAISE
FOR STRIKERS
Three Hour Conference Re.
suits in No Tangible
Results.

After a conference that lasted three
hours today, the Lake Torpedo Boat
Co. refused to agree to the terms of
the strikers. Attending the confer
ence was a committee Of machinists.
Lake officials and R. M. McWade, fed
eral conciliator.
McWade, as a result of the disagree
ment, has gone to Washington, to
consult the Department Of Labor.
The company officials said today
that about 40 of the men returned to
work. The union officers say the
number is four
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23

brought directly from the battle field,
and had gone to bed when the bombs
were dropped from a height of only
800 yards. The Red Cross signs were
painted prominently on the roofs, and
the Germans knew of the hospital,
which had been in existence for mode
than a year.
The correspondent, after inspecting
the hospital. visited a camp at which
German prisoners are assembled 1t
contained considerably more than g.
900 officers and men. The cores
pondent was permitted to interrogate
a large number of the prisoners, many
of whom are IS or 10 years old. They
all declared themselves most content
ed at being out of the war. On the
way other smaller camps, containing
hundreds of prisoners, were passed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
Man Who Evaded Wife
Faces Jail Sentence

Seven weeks ago William Mccarthy
of 1,10S Barnum avenue sent his wife
Agnes to New York and told her he
would join her in a few days. Nc
Carthy then moved from his boarding
house and has kept moving ever since
to prevent his wife finding out where
he was. He wrote a letter to a friend
in which he stated: Don't tell my
wife where I am or it will be all up
with me-
Judge Frank Wilder ordered the
defendant in the city court this morn
ing to pay his wife ST a week and
furnish a bond of $500 or go to Jail
for so DAYS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
CORONER FINDS
BASCALL DEATH
WAS ACCIDENTAL
Places No Responsibility for
Fatality at Billiard Ma
chine Tool Co.

Accidental death is the finding of
Coroner John J. Phelan in the case of
Joseph Bascall, of 6o3 South avenue,
who was fatally injured while at work
last Monday in the plant of the Bull
lard Machine Tool Co. The coroner
visited the factory yesterday after
noon.
Witnesses told him that Bascall,
just before he died, explained that
the shoulder strap Of his overalls
caught in revolving mechanism and
caused. him to. be dragged between
two machines. The coroner exam
Ined the machinery and found that
every safety device had been INSTALL
ad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
ENGLISH HEIRS
APPEAL PROBATE
COURT FINDING
Admission of Will in STRAIT
ford Contested by Over
seas Relatives.

Aggrieved by the action of the
Stratford probate court in admitting
a certain instrument as the last will of
Alfred Metcalf, English relatives Of
the testator have taken an appeal to
the superior court Ann Metcalf,
widow Of Alfred, who lives in East
Ardsley. England, is one of those ap-
pealing. The other is Thomas Met
calf brother of Alfred, who resides
in Leeds, England. The testator died
last year and the will was admitted
Nov 6 last
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
Home Guard Officers
Confer With Wilson

Lieutenant H. S. Morehouse, of the
Third Home Guard company or
Stamford, conferred today with Col.
C. B. Wilson on Home Guard mat
ters. Lieut.. Morehouse is one of the
prominent commissioned officers OF
the guard in the western part of the
state and his visit to the co1oneTs
office is taken as the prelude to some
important actions. Captain @. M. ).
A H. Robinson was also party to
the military pow WOW.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
Farmers Win In
Market Dispute

Members Of the Bridgeport Fruit
& Vegetable Growers association won
out yesterday In the conference be-
tween Mayor Wilson and the govern
ment investigators of the producers
market situation here. The result of
the conference was decision in favor
of the farmers, sustaining their meth
DDS as fair and unlikely to create a
monopoly in their favor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
SUES TO RECOVER LOAN

Property in Fairfield has been at
tached in a suit brought by Jeremiah
Randall of Fairfield against James
Randall of that town. 1t is claimed
that the plaintiff loaned money to
James Randall, which has not been re-
paid. Damages Of $1,000 are asked
in the suit, which is returnable to the
September term of the common pleas
court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
ENEMY AEROPLANEs DROP BOMBS
WHILE CITY OF SALONIKI rs BURNING

London, Aug. 23.-The first detailed
account of the disastrous fire in. Sa-
lonik last Sunday is contained in a
Reuter- dispatch from that city, which
says that 10000 persons are homeless
and that property loss is enormous
Insurance companies are interested to
the extent of 100000 to 5000, 900
pounds.
The military gave all possible aid,
but the scarcity of water made it al
most useless to attempt to s1Jbdue the
flames. Refugees are camping on the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23

outskirts of the town. The destitute
are cared for by the Entente military
authorities, the British having 10000
in their charge. Food and fresh wa
ter are very scarce. The whole sea
front from the custom house to the
famous white tower, with it's fine
buildings, including the church Of ST.
Dimitri and several other churches
and mosques, was destroyed.
Three enemy aeroplanes flew over
the city and dropped bombs while the
fire was burning
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
DRIVE ON ISONZO CONTINUE;
AUSTRIAN LOSSES ALREADY TOTAL 10000

Rome. Aug. 23vFurious fighting
continues on the Isonzo front. The
war Office announces further gains
for the Italians on both the northern
and the southern wings.
Enemy losses during the first two
days in the new Italian advance are
calculated at 10000 in killed and
prisoners. The number of. prisoners
taken is more than 10000.
Following is the statement:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
SEWER BOARD TO MEET.

The paving and sewer commission
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O
at city hall to receive the third set of
bids asked on the northwest sewer.
Unless a contract is awarded, tomor-
row it is doubtful If the sewer will be
pushed this fall because the 1ateness
of the season for the start of the
work would make it hard to complete
before weather became so cold as to
interfere with the operations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23

ION the fourth day of the battle
on the Julian front we again made
considerable progress on the northern
wing of the line and obtained new
success on the southern end. The
enemy is resisting strongly and re-
doubling his counter offensives. Our
troops are repu1sing his counter at.
tacks from the positions captured and
are gallantly proceeding toward real
iZation of their objectives
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
MARRIAGE LICENSE

Louis Sahin. A, business man OF
Ansonia, and Esther Goldman, 81, of
Stepney, today declared their inten-
tions to marry and served the neces-
sary five days notice on the town
clerk that they would ask a. marriage
license next Tuesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
PERSONAL MENTION

Misses Nellie McGuinness and Sa-
die Mccarthy of the North End, are
spending the week at Madison, Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
THE WEATHER.

Cloudy, with showers tonight. and
Friday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-23
GERMAN RAIDERS BOMB
HOSPITALS AS FRENCH
MINISTER TO WOUNDED

Wounded Men, and Women and Male Nurses Killed and
Injured While Performing Acts of Mercy in Two
Hospitals Behind Verdun Lines Red Cross Signs
Conspicuousy Displayed on Roofs-German Prison
Taken-Glad They Are Out of War
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Take notice: Woman's club, April "a,
thimble party, Zoe. program of interest
to housekeepers. Each member bring or
describe their handiest small article for
work.-adv
Splendidly equipped poultry farm;
now paying $50 weekly; one-half mile
from South Barre; 400 hens, horse, wag
on. sleigh, power bone cutter, grinder
and mixer. farm machinery, etc. With
this desirable property, seyen-room house,
barn, shop, colony houses and memories.
all in extra good shape. Can aecommo
date 500 hens, four acres of land. A
chance of lifetime, all ready for you to
take immediate possession with good in
come, Fowls are all pure bred and now
producing 90 dozen eggs weekly. A lot of
fruit trees. Owner will sell if closed out
within three or four days, at $500 for
everything You viii be surprised that
so much is included and buildings are so
good See the D. A. Perry Real Estate
Agency to-day. Tel. 2S5-M.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-21
Our Separate Skirt Showing

Have you seen our large
showing of Separate Skirts =?
We have received this week
some unusual values in the
new Skirt models, Skirts made
from the new Striped and
Plaid Silks, that are new and
up to the moment in style.
We have a line of new Jer-
sey Skirts in the bright col
ors, which are just the thing
for summer to go with your
sweater. These are special
values at only S5.75.
You should see our new
Taffeta Silk Skirt in Black
and colors at only $500.
At $500 are some Skirt
values that are made in the
n. Comes in Blues and Blacks