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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
ENROLLING BOARD
FOR Navy RESERVE.
BEGINS SESSIONS.
Oyster Boats Offered for Use
of Government In Sound
ManOeuvreS.
OYSTER BOATS MAY
BE TAKEN IN NAVY
Local Waters Will be Well
Protected by Experienced
Navigators.

The enrolling board of the United
States Naval Reserve forge arrived In
this city at 1 o'clock today to consider
applicants in the various classes 10 oe
enlisted in the third naval dlstrlce
from Bridgeport.
Special quarters in the upper cora1-
dor of the custom house were set apart
for the use of the officers by Collector
of Port James L. McGoVern ana the
building will cbe kept upen today until
s and tomorrow from to and 2:30 to
5. that the work Of enrolment may be
quickly despatched
Waterfront men have shown great
patriotism in the pre-enrollment. hav-
ing literally offered their services to
the government in defending the coast
line in this department.
Both the Lewis Oyster Co. and the
Radel Oyster Co., it us said by their
officiols, have been in the forefront
in Offering part of it's big equipment
to the U. S. N. R. F.. and 1t is believed
that some Of the we'll known oyster
boats plying in these waters will soon
be employed in the government SER
vice.
The oyster boats, which are largely
of the 100 to 125 foot class, are partic"
ularly adaptable to coast defense be'
cause OF their partial deck clearance
which permits of free operation OF
guns of a large calibre. They are
steam driven and can Withstand heavy
seas. In the event of their officers
volunteering to do duty on board, the
local waters will he well protected for
there are few men who better under
stand the treacherous waters and har-
Dor entrances on Long Island shore
lines than these veteran navigators:
A large proportion of the men now
to be enrolled will have been procured
through the active cooperation OF the
citizens committee which is actively
cooperating with the U. S. N. r. r.
officers engaged here in pre-enron.
ment.
It was announced today at head
quarters in the federal building that
the examining board would begin work
at O'Clock this afternoon and con-
tinue until o'clock tonight. Special
apparatus for the examination of can
1idates for physical disability has been
installed here.
Tomorrow the offices will open at 9
o'clock a. m. and remain open until
p.Im. The officers will open again at
S:30 p. m and remain open until s.
Thursday evening the night session
Will be held for those who can't come
in the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
TIME EXTENSION FOR
REGULATION OF MILK

Representative of the Farmers
Dairy Co., who appeared before the
board of health last night, succeeded
in obtaining from the latter body a
postponement until August 1 of the
enforcement Of the health regulation
compelling the pasteuriZation Of milk
The milk company convinced the
board that it WOULD be impossible for
them to comply with the law until
their new pla1ft in North avenue and
Garland street is erected. The new
regulations which were supposed to be
in force next Sunday. President II. c.
Coburn hinted that it might he Octo-
ber before the new plant would be
ready and stated if the extension Of
time was not given the company the
mix producers would cut off the sup
ply of milk they sold to this city and
send it elsewhere.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
C. A. C. OFFICERS
GIVEN SUMMONS
FOR CONFERENCE
Col. Henry S. Dorsey to At
tend Session to Be Held
Here Thursday

Director Of Public Works Jacob A.
Courtade lin the city's big automobile
took Lieut.. c.. r. Jones, U. s. A.,
for a tour about the city today. Lieu
tenant Jones is the commandant OF
the Coast Artillery detachment ct
Pleasure Beach.
All the officers Of the Connecticut
Coast Artillery have been called for
conference at the State Armory here
for Thursday evening. Col. Henry
S. Dorsey will attend. The purpose
Of the conference will not be made
public.
Recruits are now joining the local
Coast Artillery companies. Capt.
Louis J. Brague Of the Second COM
pany, administered ''le oath of alle-
glance to nine last night and his com.
pany now numbers 80 men. The
Fourth company has 80 men. The
Eleventh company's ranks will be
swelled by about q score who wiz
join in a body this week.
Recruiting for. the Home Guards Is
going on rapidly About score en-
roll each day with the recruiting Off
GERS at city hall. Members of N. w.
Bishop camp, Spanish War Veterans,
have called a meeting for o'clock
Sunday afternoon in the auditorium OF
the Bridgeport High school for the
purpose of forming a unit of the
Home Guards. Only veterans OF the
Spanish war will ibe taken. Member
ship, however, will not be confined to
members Of the local camp, any man
who saw service in the army or navy
in the Spanish American war will be
welcomed. The committee to arrange
for the meeting consists of Comman-
der "a. ". Demery, Major Louis J.
Hermann and William Lounsbury.
The Bridgeport Rifle club, which is
composed Of members Of the- local
clubs who are learning military drill
and rifle practice under the tuition st
Major Hermann, will form another
unit Of the Home Guards.
Walter G. Moore. treasurer OF
Franklin Bartlett camp, No. II, Sons
|>of Veterans, has Joined the Home
Guardsan d he will act as recruiting
officer for the camp. He will en-
deavor to form unit of the Home
Guards in the Sons of Veterans. Those
who are eligible will enlist in the
Coast. Artillery or the Naval Volun-
teers.
First Field Ambulance company
which has begun nightly drills at the
armory. There are 80 men in the
company and six surgeons but 20
more men are needed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
HELD AS VAGRANT.

Bristol, Conn, March 27--Leopold
Cobianchi of New Haven, arrested last
night on suspicion Of espionage, was
detained this morning on the charge
Of vagrancy until prosecuting Attor-
lney James T. Nather could reach U.
S. District Attorney Spellacy for a
conference. Cobianchi has told the
police various stories in which there
are widely differing assertions
Pasquale Cobianchi, the young
mans father, came here from New
Haven this forenoon with his sons
wife. Leopold has been married
about three years. The wife showed
a letter in which her husband had
addressed her as Miss Josels1iT1e Bell
He told her that in answering to be
sure and address him as Ed CODY.
This was the name he gave at the
boarding house in which he was ar
rested last week. He has told the
police that two brothers were in Bris-
told last week.
PasquaIe Cobianchi has made no
statement regarding his son.
Later Mr.. Mather had a telephone
conversation with Mr.. Spellacy and it
was decided to have Deputy United
States Marshal Hawley come here and
take Cobianchi to Hartford, where he
will be questioned by the district at
torney. The articles which were taxi
en- from the boarding house will be
scrutinized
The police say that they fail to
make much out of .Cobianchi's stor-
les. He has declined to say who his
companion was and for whom there
is a search. The police report that
Saturday and Sunday strangers were
noticed walking about several factor
les and they disappeared on noticing
that they were attracting attention.
The police said that in suitcase
they found in the room were draw.
ings showing the location of the fac
tories in the city, an outline drawing
of a gun placed on an eminence at one
end of the city, and under the outline.
apparently worked out, the elevation
of the factories in relation to the emil
nence.
There were S1so maps of the United
States with sections outlined in pencil
q large map of Mexico, and time
table of the Mexican Central Railway.
Another paper which the police say
they found in the suit case had writ.
ten on it: German submarine base
in Mexico, As degrees E. L., 20 degrees
E. NJ and a note which began: THE
best way of reaching it without dis
covery is by" the remainder Of the
note being in cipher.
There was also a copy of a speech.
apparently by Cobianchi. in which he
defended the German submarine war.
fare.
Pending the inquiry BY Mr.. Spell
lacy, the vagrancy charge against CO.
bianchi will not be heard in the local
court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Trackwalker's Death
Found Accidental

That Joseph Giosioa vainly tried to
run from the Park avenue viaduct be-
fore a train approached was the testi-
mony of witnesses before Coroner
Phelan yesterday afternoon during the
hearing ON the death of Giosioa. In
view OF the testimony that there was
a thick fog on March %, when the ac-
cident happened, the coroner today
gave a. finding of accidental death.
Engineer Frank ]. Unser OF STAIN
ford and Fireman Thomas Fl. Keeley
of Stamford said they didn't see the
man until the engine struck him.
George Malone, who was walking on
Park avenue, declared he saw Giosioa,
who was a track walker in the employ
of the railroad company, start to go
across the viadIct and then turn back
as he heard the train approaching.
Before he could get off the viaJduct
Giosioa was struck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Sunderland Reelected
Danbury Mayor; Control
Of Council Democratic

Danbury, March 27-Jubilant Dem
ocrats today are celebrating the vic
tory in the city election yesterday
which returned to office for the third
consecutive term Mayor Anthony Sun
derland. Mayor Sunderland received
1922 VOTES and his Republican oppon-
ent, A. Homer Fillow, had 1854
The common council will be divid-
ed equally, there being three Republi-
cans and three Democrats. Mayor
Sunderland's vote will give the Demo-
Gratis control Of the city patronage.
One Of the Democratic counci1men
Marquis M. Schlitter, defeated his Re-
publican opponent by one VOTE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
GIVES BLOOD TO
SISTER But Her
SACRIFICE FAILS
Agnes Pickett's Life Fluid
Unavailing In Effort to
Save Relative

Nellie Pickett, of 100 Lee avenue,
died last night at the Bridgeport hos
pital of injuries received in an auto
mobile accident Sunday night in Fair
field In an effort to save the girls
life, yesterday morning blood transfu-
sion was resorte'd to and Miss Agnes
Pickett 18 year old sister of the in
jured girl, consented to sacrifice a
large quantity Of the precious fluid,
but it was in vain.
Miss Pickett was riding in a ma
chine occupied by her chum, Emily
Casham, of / Myrtle court, Thomas
Eposito, of 119 Water street, and Ar
thur J. Harris, of 72 Greenwood street,
New Haven. Both young men, the po-
avenue and asked them to step into
the machine.
After riding about the city the auto
started for Fairfield about midnight.
The car. a single seated high-powered
racer, was tearing along Stratfield
road near the Stratfield church at a
rate of 40 miles an hour, when it col
1ided with a hay wagon, driven by
Marie Robinson Of Stratf1eld, and
drawn by two mules.
The auto flung one Of the mules
clear of the harness into the side of
the road, picked up the body Of the
wagon clear of the wheels and carried
both the body and the load OF hay
a distance of 200 yards before it's
fight was halted.
The Pickett girl was sitting in the
bottom of the car with Harris, the
legs dangling over the running board
The force with which the auto struck
the wagon tore the1atter to splinters.
Parts Of the wood pierced the girls
abdomen and tore part Of her corset
from her body. She was conscious
when DR.. c.. C. Taylor Of the emer-
gency hospital reached the scene but
had lost such great quantities \of
blood.
The Casham girl. who is reported
to be married, was taken with Miss
Pickett to the Bridgeport hospital
The injuries of the forme though
painful. are not considered serious
She Is suffering from bruises and a
severe shaking up.
Their male companions were slight
ly bruised and Robinson, driver OF
the haywagon, escaped with a few
painful abrasions. Both Esposito
and Harris were arraigned yesterday
in the Fairfield court and held in
bonds of 81, 500 for trial
This morning Judge Wakeman made
the charge against Esposito man
slaughter, raised his bonds to $4,000
and set the hearing of the case for
|Aprn z.
The automobile was wrecked by the
accident Parts of the machine and
the wreckage of the haywagon strev
the road.
\Coroper Phelan has notified the po-
lice that he will start an investigation
tomorrow morning in the case. All
witnesses who are uninjured will go
to the coroner's Office but the coroner
will probably visit Harris and Miss
eastman and get their versions of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Senate Disapproves
Opening Of Saloons
AS Polls Are Closed

Hartford, March 27.-The committee
on excise reported unfayoraably in the
Senate today the bill allowing saloons
to open after the polls close on cleo
ton day.
The bill providing six months Ii
cense for summer hotels was also re-
ported unfavorably.
The Senate in concurrence with
recent action of the House today
passed. an act making invalid after Is
years, municipal liens which no at
tempt is made to collect during that
period.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
FIR. HOTZ TO PREACH.

Rev. J. Wendell Hotz, a native of
the city and son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hotz Of 292 Berkshire avenue, will be
the preacher at the Lenten service,
Wednesday evening, at st. Augustine's
r. c.. church. Father HOttZ is at
present stationed at st. Mary's
church, Derby, assisting Re Robert
FITZGERALD.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
MUNrTION MAKERS MEET.

New Haven, March 27-To discuss
the matter Of manufacture and supply
Of machine guns, revolvers, automatic
pistols and ammunition, the munition
standard boards subcommittee on
small arms and ammunition Of the ma
ton defense council met here today.
J. e. Otterson, chairman. presided,
and representatives Of six munition
plants and the Springfield arsenal
were present. Within a short time
the committee will give consideration
to the manufacture OF rifles and am
munition therefor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
TREMENDOUS DEMAND
FOR STEEL PRODUCTS

New York, March 27.-The tremen-
dous demand for steel products was
emphasized today when it was assert
ed by trade authorities that steel mills
had booked 2,250,0 900 tons of rolled
produce thus for in March. The de.
mand has come chiefly from shipping,
railroad and agricultural interests
which are said to have taken nearly
1,5oO,0 tons at advancing prices. Ex-
port sales this month are estimated at
10 per cent. of the total.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
UNDER HEAVY FIRE,
BELGIUM'S MONARCH
TAKES AERO FLIGHT

Lonon, March 27-King Albert
of Belgium on March 18 made a
long aeroplane fight under fire
over the fighting front, according
to La Metropole, newspaper
published here. While visiting a
new flying ground the king ex-
pressed a desire to act as an OBJ
server Accordingly he assembled
with the famous Belgian airman.
Capt. Jacquet. Preceded by a
squadron Of fighting planes the
king flew over the whole Belgian
User front. He made many OBJ
servations and took photographs
with success.
German anti-aircraft guns kept
up sustained fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Connecticut Co.
Alleges Plaintiff
In Suit Negligent

The $1,000 suit brought by Teresa
McMahon against the Connecticut
Co., was tried this morning before
Judge Bennett and a. jury in the civil
superior court. The plaintiff claims
she was severely injured by fall
from a trolley car at Main and Con-
gress streets, September 1. 1915. She
declares the car started before she
alighted. The company alleges she
did not walt for the car to stop and
was thereby negligent. The hearing
was resumed this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
BRIDGEPORT YOUTHS
FINED FOR BREAKING
PEACE AT COMPO INN
Especial to The Farmer)

Westport, March 27.-Charged with
destroying property and creating a
disturbance at the Compo Inn, Satur-
day night, after they had been refused
admission to the place, five Bridge
port men were arraigned before Judge
Samuel Purdy in the Westport justice
court today.
Angelo Bender, 25 Pembroke street,
driver of the automobile, who, con-
veyed the party from Bridgeport, was
fined $50 and costs. Tim McCue, 467
State street; Herman Warschoff. AZ
Logan street; George Harris, 43S Un-
ion avenue, and Maurice Myers, 433
Union avenue, were all fined IS and
costs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
AERO RECRUITS SOUGHT

st. John, N. B., March 27.-Orders
have been received by military Off
GERS here to recruit men for the Can
adian reserve squadrons of the royal
flying corps. one of the latest branches
of Dominion military service. Quali-
fled mechanics between the ages Of
1S. and As will be accepted, whether
single or married, provided they are
physically fit. The majority are ex-
pected to enlist as second class air
mechanics at Of wage of $1.35 a day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
RUSSIAN ROYALTY
GIVE WEALTH TO
NEW GOVERNMENT

Petrograd, March 27-The grand
duke and the royal princes in joint
telegram addressed to the provisional
government today not only formally
associate themselves with the abdica-
ton of Grand Duke Michael, but also
turn over to the new government
their official wealth, namely, their
holdings of crown lands and other
state grants heretofore attaching to
their station.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
DENMARK MAY BAR
ARMED u. IS. SHIPS

Copenhagen, March 27.-The Danish
government has not replied to the in.
quiries from Washington regarding the
admission of armed American mer-
chantment to Danish ports, but the
indications are that 1t will follow the
example of Holland in barring them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
PAULINE p. PARTHENAE,
PRIZE COW, SWALLOWS
DARNING NEEDLE, DIES

Appleton, Wis, March 27-
Pauline Paul Parthenae, known as
the world champion Holstein COW,
owned by r. J. Schaefer Of Clay
ton, Wis. is dead. A post-mortem
showed she had swallowed a darn
ing needle and that it worked it's
way to the heart.
Two years ago the COW pro-
duced 2,S88 pounds of butter in IL
months. She was 13 years old.
Mr.. Schaefer had refused to sell
her at any price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Three Persons Killed
AS Fire Races Hotel

Parkersburg, w. ", March 27-Three
persons were burned to death in a fire
that destroyed the Stephens hotel and
10 other buildings at -Creston, Writ
county, early today. The fire orig
mated in the Stephens hotel and is be-
lieved to have been caused by a leak
ing gas pipe The loss is estimated at
$75, coo. -.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
TO BUY WHITTIER HOME

Amesbury, Mass, March 27.-Ef-
forts to raise a fund for IT, purchase
and preservation Of the home of John
Greenleaf Whittier In this town are
made by the whittier Home assocda-
ton The house contains many manu-
scripts and other mementoes of the
poet His grand nephew ,Greenleaf
Whittier P1ckard. 10 the present own
ar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
MORE GOLD ARRIVES.

New York, March 27---Five million
dollars in gold from Canada was de-
posted at the assay office here today
for account of J p. Morgan and Co.
This brings the total gold imports
this year to $250.700.000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
LINER ST. LOUIS
met NO U-B0ATS,
OFFICERS REPORT

London, March 26 delayed by CEN
sor)-When the St. Louis, the first
armed American vessel to enter the
war zone, reached British port this
afternoon, passengers reported that
no submarine had been sighted.
A government tender carrying the
American consul general, admiralty
officers and immigration officers met
the liner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27

Hartford, March :27.-A war
rant was issued by United
States Commissioner Richard
F. Carroll this afternoon for the
arrest of Leopold Cobianchi,
who is held in Bristol on a
charge of vagrancy.
1t charges the man with inn
personating a government Off
Ger and with corresponding
with a foreign government to
the detriment of the United
States. Deputy Marshal Haw-
ley went to Bristol this after
noon to bring the prisoner
hither.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
HEAR MEASURE TO
BAN FISHING NEAR
LOCAL RESERVOIRS.
Especial to the Farmer }

game committee7
Hartford, March 27-The fish and
game committee Of the Assembly this
afternoon held a hearing on a pro-
posed law to prevent fishing and hunt-
ing over property adjacent to tho
watersheds controlled by the Bridges
port HxdraaHeN0>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
THE WEATHEls

Rain and colder tonight; Wednes-
day fair and colder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
Pitifu1 Appeal to United
States and Other Neu-
trails is Published By
Legation at Washington
Germany DEGREES Slav-
cry or Starvation for
Workers.
Who Are De-
ported and Forced to
Work for Germany Re
port Hardships and Fam
inc Confronting Them
Forced Into Idleness by
Remaining at Home.

Washington, March 27.-An
apneal from Belgian workmen
for organized assistance by
neutral governments and Ia
boring classes in neutral ma
tions was made public at the
Belgian legation today. 1t says
100000 men have been thrown
out Of work and kept in forced
idleness, which led the Ger
mans to decree that "either you
must sign contract for work
in Germany or you will be TAX
en- as slaves" AS a result, it
adds. "the whole of the work
ing classes Sof Belgium are
threatened with slavery, star
walton or death"
Germany" the appeal says. has
condemned her victims to pay an I'M
mense war levy, which aireaoy
AMOUNTS to more than $2O0,OO0.Ooo,
. ~, which IL increasing at the rate OF
$1O,000,000 monthly.
"She has carried off and transported
into Germany by pillage. confiscaton
reouisition and forced sale, foodstuns
and merchandise to the value OF more
than $1,0OO,0O0,000. She has seized
and sent to Germany the greater part
Of the raw products in our factories
the machinery and all accessories;
she has thus stopped our industry and
caused an almost general ana en-
forced state Of idleness Of the working
classes.'
The plight Of those deported is pic
tured az painful.
REPORT AWFUL SUFFERING.
HaUre. France, March 27-The Bel
,rian government has received BY
Trustworthy means letters from re-
snonsfble Belgians who have been de-
ported to Germany. The letters oa1eo
at the end Of February and early In
March. were written from the camps
5n which the men are confined. Some
passages follow:
"sance Feb. we have had only two
meals a. Gay. ll10 Oh0 ILL SAO OVO~A~o
has been discontinued. That was the
best one. because we had corn"
From another letter: 1T is 1rtghtrw
here. We are dying OF famine. We
have a ration OF bsead, water and
beets. that Is all. We are skeletons
covered with skin. Thirteen were
counted In the morgue yesterday and
IA today. That is from among the
2 o,o or 4 900 here Conditions are
mora frfp.htft,a II, the --- and --
camps II anyone gives us a little
soup or something else to eat he IS
punished with five days tn prison.
From another letter: The situation
becomes more and more unenduraible
from day to day. Every morning two
or three dead are found in the hl1ts.
Te doctors decline all responsibility
Today 40 are dead at Camp -. We
hope for our deliverance by the great
offensive"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27

Had Made Sketches of Fac
tories in the City and Out
lined Position of Gun On
Heights Overlooking the
Town-Reference to u
Boat Base In Mexico
Among His Documents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
ALLEGED SPY ARRESTED
ON US, COURT WARRANT

Federal Attorney Acts
Against Cobianchi, Taken
Into Custody at Bristol
Suspicious Papers Are
Found In His Possession
Held for Impersonating
Government Officer.