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New-York tribune., 1917-09-06
6 Germans, Said TO Have Been
on Interned Liners, Arrested

TRENTON, Sept. Six Germans,
said to have been formerly en- interned
steamers in the Port of New York,
were arrested By Federal officers at a
hotel near this city to-day and were
removed to Ellis Island. Their names
were not made public.
The proprietor of the hotel said the
men had lived at his place for more
than two years, one OF them having
been in his employ and the others
working in local manufacturing plants.
He also said they had made app!ica-
ton for citizenship some time ago.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-06
Americans Killed in France

OTTAWA, Sept. 5.--The following
Americans are named in to-day's Ca
madam casualty list:
Killed in action--A. f. Hitler, Johns
town, Neb.; James Smclton, Hemp stead,
y. Y. Died OF wounds Russell Quick,
Valrico 7. o., Florida; p. j. Hishon,
St. Paul. Wounded Stuart Hinshaw,
Detroit; +. j. Keatirg, Monroe, Wash;
Acting Sergeant +. 5. Drake Seattle;
James Foote, Millinocket, Maine; J. H..
Irish, Utica. Gas poisoning H Dolf,
Kirkland. Wash.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-06
Bogus u. s. Agents
Steal Canned Goods
St. Louis Housewives Defraud-
ed OF Large Quantities
Of Preserves

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.--A number Of
ST. Louis housewives have been de-
frauded of quantities of canned goods
and preserves which they put up in
the interest Of food conservation.
The fraudulent work was done by
Cuple travelling in black touring
car. They represented themselves as
having been sent by the government TO
obtain q list Of all the canned goods
and preserves in the city. These they
checked carefully. The housewives
we're then informed that they had q
greater quantity on hand than the gov
eminent allowed They loaded the sur
plus into the automobile. ostensibly for
the use of the men in the army.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-06
Pope Bans Paper for
Peace Note Views
Journal Suppressed for Favor
ing Teuton interests; Pontiff
Crieved by Others

iSpecisl CabIs N ths BoIIetlns ueI HT'I
ROME, Sept. 5.-The "Osservatore
Pomano" announces that the Holy See
has learned with grief that several for
eign and Italian newspapers gave un-
Justified and exaggerated interpreta-
tions Of the Pope's appeal TO the heads
OF belligerent countries.
Especially deplorsble was an article
in the "Corriere del Friuli,' the atti-
tude Of which is in favor OF peace
advantageous to the Central Powers
and opposed TO Italian interests,
The Pope complained against the at-
titude of the paper and brought his in
fuence to bear upon the local ecclesla'- =
tical authorities, which ordered that
the "Corriere del Friuli" Immediately
cease it's publication.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-06
Britain Trains u. S. Collegians

CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept. 5.--A
large party of American college men
have begun a course in training here
for the aviation service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
none TO IDENTIFY
WORKER FATALLY
INJURED in FALL
Man on Way to New Job
Falls or Jumps From
Automobile.

Fifteen minutes after he had been
engaged to enter the employment of
the Crane Co., an unidentified man
stepped from small business auto
mobile belonging to the concern, in
South avenue, near Railroad avenue
and sustained a'fracture of the skull
He is dying at st. Vincent's hospital
where he was taken by Dr. S. I. Aran-
XII.
The accident occurred at 7:45 this
morning. The dying man had been
awaiting his removal with several
other newly hired hands to the West
End plant of the concern from their
employment Office in Main street. S.
w. Ham, who operates small busi-
ness car for the company, arrived
at the office and the unidentified
man with several others climbed in
to the machine to be carried by Mr..
Ham to the other factory.
AS they neared Railroad avenue,
in South avenue proceeding at a speed
Of about 20 miles an hour, the new
employe rose from his seat in the
auto, according to the driver, and
stepped off into the street, landing
on his head in the middle of the
road. He was picked up unconscious
and rushed to the emergency hospital,
where DR.. Aranki found he had sus-
tanned a fractured skull
Inasmuch as the compt ny did not
have his record, means of the police
ascertaining his name have been mea-
gre. He is thought to be about As
years of age, and Of foreign birth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
MOTION PICTURES
TO RECORD WORK
IN DENTAL CLINIC
Methods and Results in
Bridgeport Will Be Dem
onstrated Abroad.

Bridgeport dental clinic, it's meth
DDS and the intricacies Of cleaning
teeth under municipal supervision viii
be spread worldwide through the me-
diun Of the motion picture.
For two days camera men connect
ed with one of the largest educational
film companies have been active in
the city schools, recording with abso-
lutte fidelity the operations Of the
school dentists and nurses, with pic
lures Of the prophylactic drills in force
here.
No expense has been spared in re-
cording in detail the innovation which
was instituted for the first time in
Bridgeport under the direction of DR..
A. C. Fones, the originator Of the idea
It is planned to have the final pic
lures show clearly all the phases of the
work, from the early training Of the
prophylactic assistants,s nurses and
dentists in their training school to the
benefits derived by institution of the
system in the schools.
The displays taken in the various
schools and at Dr. Fones' headquar
ters yesterday and day before are said
to be most interesting as well as in
structive They will be spreads broad
cast throughout the United States and
in other countries, with the probable
outcome that within the next decade
hundreds of cities and towns will be
following the lead Of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
ARMY And navy
TO PAY TRIBUTE
TO MANILA HERO
Both Branches of Service,
Here and Abroad, to Hon
or Late Admiral.

Washington, Jan. 17-Funeral ar
rangements for Admiral Dewey were
partly completed today.
Orders were issued by the navy de-
partment to bring all the cadets at
Annapolis and all available bluejac-
kets from the Norfolk and Washing
ton navy yards to attend the funeral
service. Secretary Baker will order
available army units to participate in
the ceremonies.
Secretary Daniels and ranking Of
fcers were engaged today arranging
the details. These include appropri-
ate exercises on every American naval
vessel and at all American naval sta
tions throughout the world and the
firing of an admiraps salute Of II
guns.
Until Secretary Daniels has confer
red with President Wilson and Mrs.
Dewey no additional plans will be de-
cided on.
A guard of honor, composed Of blue
jackets from the gunboat Dolphin and
the presidential yacht Mayflower, was
stationed at the Dewey home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
Judge John T.. Keeler
of Stamford Named to
Upper Court Bench

Lawyers in this city were interested
today in the announcement that Gov
eornor Holcomb had appointed Judge
John E. Keeler of Stamford to a seat
on the superior court bench. He will
have an eisht-year term beginning
May 10, 1918. Judge Keeler is one
of the best known attorneys in the
state. He has been a member Of the
grievance committee of the Fairfield
county bar for Some time and has
acted as a committee to hear evidence
In important cases.
The governor also appointed Frank
d. Haines of Middletown for an eight
year term beginning August 80, 1918.
These appointments were made to fill
vacancies which will be created in the
near future by age limitation or pro-
motion.
Governor Holcomb also renon1i-
mated John J.. Walsh. of Norwalk, to
be judge of the court, of common
pleas for Fairfield county.
Judge Edwin B. eager, of the su-
perior court was nominated to be as
sociate justice of the state supreme
court, for a term of eight years from
August 80, 1913.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17

The first news of the raid was re-
ceived with the arrival In Pernam-
buco, Brazil, on Monday evening, Of
the Japanese steamer Hudson, which
had on board the masters and 297 men
of the crews of vessels destroyed be-
tween Dec. IL and Jan. IL. In addi
ton, the British steamship Yarrow-
dale, one of the captured vessels, was
sent off with about 400 men who were
to be landed. No news Of these men
has yet been received. The point at
which the Hudson put in makes it ap-
pear probable that the German raider
has been operating off the coast of
South America.
The British admiralty announced
on Dec that a report had been re-
ceived that a disguised German vessel
of the mercantile type was sighted in
the North Atlantic on Dec. 1t was
reported from Halifax that a strange
vessel, believed to be a. raider, was in
tercepted on Dec. off the north
western coast of Scotland, but was
permitted to proceed under the i'm
preston that she was the Dutch
steamship Gamma. Later it was
learned that the Gamma was in Kirk
wall on that date.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
PLAN ANOTHER
BANKING HOUSE
IN BRIDGEPORT
E. II. Dillon, Prominent Mil
liner, Mentioned for
Presidency.

Organization of new centrally
located, bank or trust company with
location towards the north of the
business center, is contemplated by
New York aand Bridgeport financial
Interests.
News of the proposed banking
house became generally known in
downtown business and financial cir
cles today. The name of E. H. Dill
Ion is prominently identified with the
movement.
Mr.. Dillon admitted that the pop
osltion to take an active part in a
new bank in Bridgeport had been
considered by interests with which
he has been connected. That Mr..
Dillon has been rendered the presi-
dency or active management of such
an enterprise was part Of the story
told today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
British Admiralty
Admits Big Losses

London, Jan. 1.-THE following an
nouncement was given out here Off
cially today:
For some time past it has been
assumed that the following British
and French ships\which had long
been overdue had been sunk by a
German raider:
British: Dramatist, Radnorshire,
Minieh, Netherbyhall. Mount Temple,
King George, Georgia. VOltaire.
French: Nantes and Asnieres.
Definite information has now been
received from Pernambuco confirm
ing this assumption.
ION the evening of Monday the
Japanese steamer Hudson arrived off
Pernambuco, having on board the
masters and 237 men of the crews of
some of the lost vessels which were
sunk on various days between Dec. 23
and Jan. 12."
Most Of these boats when last reported
were in the South Atlantic, indicating
that the German raider has been at
work off the South Alta atic coast. At
Norfolk last night there was picked
up a wireless warning that a German
raider was off the Brazilian coast near
Pernambuco last Friday. The mes
sage, addressed ''to all ships.' placed
the raider in latitude degrees south
and longitude 25 degrees west. The
German vessel was described as ship
OF about 1000 tons, well armed and
with torpedo tubes. She had one black
funnel and two masts.
The Georgia and Voltaire, long over
due, had been virtually given up for
lost The voltaire left Liverpool
Nov. 2S for New York and was not
heard from again. She was believed
to have been sunk by a mine or SUB
marine. The Voltaire was Of S,6lS
tons gross, built in l07.
The White Star freighter Georgia
sailed from Philadelphia Dec. 2 for
Liverpool with a general cargo. The
White Star agents said some time ago
that her destruction must be conceded
as she had never taken more than Is
days in the past across the Atlantic
in winter Her gross tonnage was 10,-
or and she was built in 1895.
The Dramatist SLAP tons gross,
was built in 1919. She sailed from
Seattle Nov and San Francisco Nov.
1S, arriving at Colon Dec. 8 and st.
Lucia Dec. 10, the last report of her
The recent movements of the Rad
norsnire have not been recored. She
was a Royal Mail steam packet steam
or of 1902 tons gross and was built in
1913
The Netherbyhall. 4.461 tons gross.
was built in 1905 in Newcastle. When
last reported she was on her way from
India for Cuba.
The King George sailed from Phil
adelphia on Nov. "a and Wilmington
on Nov 20 for Manchester, being
booked for a return trip to Phila-
delphia Her gross tonnage was
3,S52 She was built in 1906.
The Minieh's recent movements are
not recorded.
She was built in 1876 and was OF
$3.50 tons gross.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
LEAK HEARING
DELAYED; WIDE
PROBE COMING
Committee Asks Houses for
Power to Employ Legal
Aid in Inquiry.
NOTED FINANCIERS
READY TO TESTIFY
Morgan, Vanderlip, Dawson
and Others to Be Heard
in Few Days.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Today's ses-
sion Of the leak hearing was suddenly
postponed as it was about to open.
Witnesses were notified to appear
tomorrow morning. The postpone
ment was made so the committee
might ask the House for authority to
employ counsel.
Meanwhile the committee will make
it's plans for extending the inquiry
into a general investigation, which
was forecast when it summoned j. P.
Morgan, Frank A. Vanderlip, Henry
P. Dawson and other we'll known
fnanciers. Some of them were on
hand today, waiting to testify. Thomas
W. Lawson also was ready to go on,
and Mrs. Ruth Thomason Visconti
who, Lawson says. told him Secretary
Tumulty was involved in the leak,
had been served with a subpoena.
The committee has decided to ask
permission of the House to employ
counsel and accountants and for an
extension of 80 days in which to re-
port said Representative Garrett, in
explanation of today's action.
Another witness to arrive before the
postponement was announced was
Pliny Fisk Of New York, described by
Lawson as the man who told Archi-
bald S. White, he CONTROLLED Secre-
tary McAdoo. John r. Rathom. editor
of the Providence Journal, whose
news dispatches regarding leaks Law
son read into the record, also ap-
peared.
When the house met, Representa-.
tive Pou, acting for Chairman Hen
ry, asked unanimous consent for con-
sideration of the new resolution to
authorize the committee to employ
counsel and expert accountants fa-
miliar with stock exchange trans
actions and authorize hearings outside
of Washington if necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
HOUSES AND POWDER LOST.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-THE British
steamer iGeorgic, Philadelphia for
Brest, reported sunk by. German
raider, had in her cargo 1900 horses
for France. A large quantity of
cattle feed, $4,000 bushels of wheat,
10000 barrels of lubricating oil and
430 cases of rifles were destined for.
Liverpool.
The cargo of the King George,
Philadelphia and Wilmington for
Manchester, also reported sunk, i'm
Guided 1,199,100 pounds of powder
from the Du Pont powder works, wall
ued at $4,000, and 10000 bushels
Of wheat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
URGES MILITARY TRAINING

Washington, Jan. I 17-Universal
military training of some other
method by which an adequate second
line army could be prepared was ad-
vocated today before the senate mill
tary committee by Brig. Gen. r. d.
Williams of the Kentucky national
guard. He questioned whether the
guard ever could be recruited to the
strength of a real second army
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
NORWEGIAN BARK HELD UP

New York, Jan. 1.-THE Norwe-
gian bark Spartan, from London, was
stopped on Dec. 9 by German sub.
marine about $50 miles southwest of
the Canary islands and was compell-.
ed to submit her papers for examina-
ton, according to the officers of the
bark on her arrival here today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
ENTENTE LOSES
66 AER0PL LANES
DURING MONTH
Many Aircraft Destroyed
and Others Captured by
the Germans.

Berlin, Jan. II, by wireless to Say
ville.-Sixty-six airplanes Of the En-
various battle fronts in the month of
December. according to German Of
fetal statement issued today. Twen-
ty-two of these machines are in the
possession Of the Central powers. The
loses of the Central allies in the same
period were II machines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
HAND-To-HAND BATTLE

Paris, Jan. 17-After q lombard
ment last evening German troops at
tackled the French lines east of Clery
and south of Biaches, in the Somme
region. They were repulsed. the war
office announced today. A minor at
tack by the Germans at Les Eparges,,
southeast of Verdun, also was repulsed
after hand to hand fighting. French
patrols penetrated the German lines
at several points on tho heights of the
Weu&e
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17

The Mount Temple sailed from
Montreal prior to Dec. for Lon
don. She was built in 1901 in New
castle. Her gross tonnage was s.
100.
The Asnieres was a French four
masted bark of .3,103 tons gross, built
in 1902 In Havre. She sailed from
Bahia Blanca on Nov. % for PAUL.
lac.
The three masted French bark Nam
tes, 2.679 tons gross, was built in
1909 In Rouen and owned in Nam
tes. She sailed on Oct. 9 from Ique-
que, Chile, for London.
The ST. Theodore. which has been
captured, is a British steamer Of A.
992 tons gross, built in 1913. She
sailed from Norfolk Dec. for Savo-
ma, Italy.
l. The other captured steamer, the
Yarrowda1e, 1852 tons gross, was
built in 1912. The last reprt from
her was her arrival in Havre from
New York prior to Jan. g.
The achievements of the German
raider rival the. exploits of the Ger
man raider Moewe, which after cruis-
ing in the Atlantic for several weeks
returned safely to a German port in
March, 1916. According to official an
nouncement at the time, she had on
board 199 prisoners and 1000. 900 marks
In gold bars and had sunk Is steamers
In addition to laying mines which de-
stroyed, among other vessels, the
British battleship King Edward VII.
Successful raids also were made by
the German cruisers Emden and
Karlsruhe, the converted merchant
men Prinz Eitel Friedrich and the sub
marine U-53, which last October sank
six merchantmen off Nantucket.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
DIR. RETTMAN JAILED

Cleveland, Jan. 17..-Dr. Ben L. Rei
Cleveland, O., Jan. 17.Dr. Ben L..
Reitman of New York today was
found guilty of distributing birth con-
troll literature, after the jury had de-
liberated 13 hours. Police Judge Gull
fined him $1,000 and sentenced him to
six months Imprisonment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17

Eight British and two French have been sunk in
the Atlantic and two British steamships captured
by German raider.
Announcement to this effect made today by Bri-
sh admiralty confirming reports which had been
ton for time that a raider had once more
penetrated the of Allied warshps escaped
open
So far shown by the British announcement the
raider is still at large Apparently she has operating
off the coast of South America. 4s
The ships sunk by the German raider are
British Dramatst Radnorshire Mnieh NetherbyhalE
Mount Temple King George Georgia, Voltaire
French Nantes and Asnieres. 90
The steamers st. Theodore and Yarrowdae were cap
tured. Their whereabouts is
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
INSURANCE RATES GO UP

New York, Jan. 17-News of the
destruction of Allied shipping in the
South American trade by a German
raider was followed by an advance
in marine insurance rates here today
from Ia to 10 per cent. for West
Indian and South American ports.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
GONrPERS OPPOSES LAW.

Washington, Jan. 17-President
Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor, told the House
commerce committee today that if
any legislation to mae q strike un-
lawful were enacted ne, for one, could
be counted On as one of those who
would violate it,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
CREDITORS MuLCTED while
BRIBERY AND GRAFT REIGN,
CHAMBERLAIN Tells COURT
Three MILLION DOLLAR
CONTRACT FOR SHELLS
FOR u. S. GOES ABROAD

Washington, Jan. 7.-Contracts for
armor piercing navy projectiles of the
IA and 16 inch type totalfing So, 141 600
today were awarded by Secretary
Daniels to the Sadfelds, limited. the
English munition company.
Bids from American firms were
more than $500 a shell in excess of
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
WANT RECEIVER
FOR PARK CITY
BUILDING FIRM

A petition for a receiver for the
Park City Construction Co. Of this
city was filed in the superior court
this morning by David Keen. Arthur
Bard and R. c.. Bard, stockholders in
the concern. They claim the assets
are in danger of waste through litiga-
ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17

Washington, Jan. IA favorabl
report recommending confirmation by
the senate of all members of the ship
ping board nominated by President
Wilson was ordered today by the
committee on commerce
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
NINE SHIPS CAPTURED.

Rio 5aneiro, Brazil, Jan. 17--Ac-
cording to information received here
today from a British official source
seven vessels in the Atlantic have been
sunk and nine captured by a German
raiding vessel
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
MORSE STEAMER SUNK

London, Jan. 17-Lloyds announces
that the Norwegian steamers Solvang
and Otta have been sunk
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17

that submitted by Sadfelds.
In announcing the award Secretary
Daniels said the department had made.
every effort to secure reductions in
prices which would enable it to give
contract to an American concern
but had failed to obtain satisfactory
bids.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
TEN ALLIED MERCHANT VESSELS SUNK. TWO
TAKEN BY GERMAN RAIDER IN SO. ATLANTIC

British Admiralty Confirms Rumors of Activities
of Commerce Raider-Crews of Many Vessels
Are Landed at Brazil Port by Japanese Vessel
Several of the Ships Were Bound From
United States and Carried Cargoes of War
Supplies Unknown Raider is Still at Large,
and May Have Made Further Inroads Upon
Allied Commerce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
RUSSIANS TAKE VILLAGE

Petrograd, Jan. 1.-THE war office
announces the recapture of the viii
lage of Vadeni, in Roumania, six miles
southwest Of the Danube town OF
Galatz.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
THE WEATHER

Connecticut: Partly overcast to-
night and Thursday: not much change
in temperature; strong southwest and
west Winds
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
Receiver for Bankrupt Burr
& Knapp Firm Startles
Judge and Prosecutor
With Expose of How Leg
islators Were Bought, a
Governors Signature Was
Held Up and Water Go.
: WaA Wrecked.

Hydraulic CO. Absorbed BY
Agents Carrying Suitcase
Full Of Greenbacks, While
Bondholders Sleep at
Switch Story of Frenzied
Finance Rivals I,awson's
Tales Knapp Spending
Term in Jail Because OF
Wrong Entry Made BY
Clerk in His Employ.