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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
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 FORCES PUSHING ,. ! GERMANS BACK
Big Gains Reported in Re zion of Varnitza and
 Along Riga Front.

Petrograd, Sept. 1S-Rumanian forces yesterday occupied section of the Austro- German fortified positions in the region of varnitza, says the of ficial statement issued today by the Russian war office. In the area of Riga, the statement adds. there was no change in the situation.
 ! Russian forces on the Riga front continue to make progress in their drive against the Germans. On Sun- position southwest of Hapsal and also forced the Teutons out of Sadzen farm, to the south .of Sisseral./ The state! ment issued today by the Russian war office reads:
 Western (Russian) front: In the direction of Riga fighting between advanced posts continues, our advance clements offering resistance every where and at certain points making
 We have occupied the farm of Sad zen, south of the town of Sissera1, and also have taken the cemetery south west of Hapsal, on the northern bank of the river Aa. West of SabeIki, in ties successfully raided enemy trenches. On the rest of this front there were rifle firing and scouting op- erations.
 "Rumanian and Caucasian fronts: l There was nothing special to report. {" (Pick UP WAR.) ... .... .. .. ..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
PROFESS0RW WELD
 QUITS YALE FOR BUSINESS WORLD
Mrs. Harriman's Gift of $100,000 Is Largest Re
 corded in Year.

New Haven, Sept. 1S.AGifts to the university since commencement of $962, ,393. .05 were announced at Yale to- day. The largest was $1o0,000 from Mrs. Edward HI. Hartman for the Hartman fund for obstetrics in the medical school. Another gift|w that of $50,000 from Charles F. Brooker, of Ansonia, for the medical school.
 The resignation of Professor Louis D. H. Weld, who held the chair of business administrator, was an- nounced. Prof. Weld goes to bus mess house in Chicago.
 A resolution was adopted by the Yale. corporation yesterday thanking the president and fellows of Harvard university for privileges extended to Yale men at the summer military camp at Cambridge, and made public today. It follows:
 Voted, to extend the thanks of Yale university to the president and fellows of Harvard university for the privileges extended to about 90 Yale undergraduates at the summer miIi- tary camp at Cambridge, and to as- sure the Harvard authorities that their generous courtesy in this matter Is highly appreciated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
May Appeal After Arriving At Camp
 Devans, New Order

Aver, Mass. Sept. 1s-Members of the New England drafted army at Camp Devens whose exemption claims were denied by appeal boards will be given an opportunity. to present evil dence in support of their contention that they should be relieved of mili- tary duty, under an order issued by Major Gen. Harry F. Hodges today.
 The manner in which the men may take their cases higher was set forth in the order, which included 13 aues- tions which must be answered to the satisfaction of Gen. Hodges if he is to grant appeals In the event that the commander refuses to exempt soldiers, they still have the right of further appeal to Washington, aI- though if he is satisfied that the claims are just and that it would work hardship on certain mem to sirequire them to remain here. he has full authority to act.
 So far no appeals have been pre- scented. Eight men were discharged today because of physical disabil1- f~~ l-L..yr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
BURGLAR GETS HEAVY TERM IN
 STATE PRISON To Serve Not More Than 15 Nor Less Than Nine
 Years. ENTERED WESTPORT RESIDENTS HOUSE: Nine Terms in Sing Sing Stands Against Record
 of Prisoner.

For 'burglarizing the home of
 Chauncey Hanford in Westport, John J. Delaney, New York criminal who has served nine terms in Sing Sing,
 wsa sentenced to state prison for not
 more than IS and not less than nine
 years by Judge Burpee in the cri!n-
 ina1 superior court this afternoon. Delaney is a desperate looking char acter who admits 7he is 50 years of
 age. It is said A of those years have
 been spent in prison.
 He was arrested ii. Westport June fl last after he had fled from the
 Hanford home. Hanford heardS De-
 laney moving about on the night of the crime and. taking a revolver, went to see what the trouble was. Delaney
 suddenly confronted Hanford and by thrusting f1ashlight before Han fords face, blinded the latter tempor- arily so that the burglar was able to seize the revolver. Then he pointed the weapon at Hanford and backAd out of the house. Prosecutor Harry H. Sherwood of Westport and Deputy Sheriff Perry pursued Delaney and caught him as he was riding in a trol- ley car bound for this city. Of the 36 prisoners placed in charge of Public Defender DeForest, De- laney is the only one so far this term to get a states prison sentence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
Entente Plans To
 Tighten Blockade

London, Sept. IS - Albert Metin, under secretary of state, in charge of the blockade, has arrived here from Paris with a number of expert ad- visers to consult with the British government on closer coordination in the blockade
 The Daily Mail is authority for a statement that Lloyd's is preparing an exhaustive inquiry into the loss of vessels posted missing which are not included in the weekly admiralty report The Daily Mail says that sometimes half dozen or more miss ing vessels are posted a day. The Daily Mail says:
 "The reason for the increase is not difficult to discover in view of sink without trace cipher message of the German minister to Argentina. Many steamers which have been posted this year as missing represented over 25O,0OO pounds each"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
WANT SAFE CONDUCT
 FOR COUNT LUXBURC.

Buenos Aires, Sept. 1S.-In private sources it was learned by the Asso- c1ated press today that the Argentine government has asked Spain to ob- tain from the American and British governments a safe conduct for Count von Luxburg, the German minister here who recently was given his pass ports. The count is to leave Argentine for Spain on a Spanish vessel, and it was said the Spanish ambassador has asked the Madrid government to in- itiate negotiations to this end.
 The course taken by the Argentine foreign office is not in accordance with diplomatic usage, but this gov ernments it is understood wishes to es- cape the necessity of extending to the expelled German minister the. usual 'courtesies. a.l;,.v,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18

at Amsterdam of the Exchange Tele-
 graph Co, that after the resignation of
 Dr. von Sandt, the civil governor of
 Belgium, his assistant, Herr von Lutz, also resigned. No successors yet have
 been apppointed.
 -.-T The resignations are said by the German newspapers to be in conjunc- ton with Germany's plans regarding the future of Belgium.
 The correspondent at Amsterdam of
 the Exchange Telegraph Co.announced on Sept. Il that aDr. von Sandt had
 been dismissed and added: His dismissal is ineomprehensible as the German government had trusted
 him to write the history of the occu- patton of Belgium. He was the only
 German official in Belgium who ever
 gave any evidence of humanity in the treatment of the people,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
FIRM IN
 RES0L vE, T0GtIN
 BACK TERRITORY } '
Will Fight Until Return of Alsace and Lorraine Is
 ss Assured.

Paris Sept 1S-The French minis
 terial declaration was read by Prof.
 Paul Painleve, the new premier, in the
 chamber of deputies this afternoon. It
 reafirms the determination of France
 to continue the war until the disan-
 nexation of Alsace and Lorraine from Germany is assured, along with the
 reparation for the damages caused by the Germans.
 Premier Painleve drafted ministe-
 ria1 declaration this afternoon and will submit it to his colleagues in the new cabinet tomorrow morning. The declaration is relatively brief, merely
 putting in relief the basic principles by which the government will be guided in it's conduct of affai4s In the first place the declaration declares the resolution of the government to pursue vigorous republican and so- cial pplicy.'' The French democracy, it contends, has shown itself worthy of confidence. Its leaders have had such confidence. it is pointed out, and the absence of a representative of the socialist party in the present cabinet could not and must not be interpreted
 as involving in any way a diminution of that confidence.
 While carrying out it's declared pol icy, continues the declaration, the gov ernment will endeavor to give. the
 country proper guarantees that Justice will be strictly administered.
 As regards the conduct of the war,
 the declaration expresses the resolve
 of the government to impart to this
 phase of its duties a greater impetus every day. It attaches the greatest | importance to the intensifcation of | the manufacture of material for war I purposes close collaboration between the Allies and the pursuit of a more methodical diplomatic policy,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
DROWNSIN RIVER AFTER TRYING TO
 EXCHANGE BOATS
Fell Into Water While At. tempting to Step From
 Dory Into Canoe.

A rescue boat manned by Charles Weiner, a boy living at 90 River street, arrived a few seconds too late to save the life of James Wastwood, 50 years, of 131 Parallel street, who fell into the waters of the lPequon- mock river at o'clock today while stepping from a boat into a canoe.
 AS the rowboat pulled by the Wei rfer boy was within striking distance of the. exhausted Wastwood, the latter threw up his hands and disappeared below the waters surface, failing to reappear. The police are now drag ging the river bed in five rowboats with grappling irons to recover the body. Two sons of the dead man are assisting them.
 The only witness of the accident, the Weiner youth, told the police that he observed Wastwood trying to climb from 8 boat moored in the river in the rear of 590 Washington avenue, about 1 o'clock. His foot slipped as he placed one foot in the canoe The canoe tipped over and Wastwood was thrown into the water.
 Attired in his full street clothes wastwood, despite his handicap was apparently able to swim and keep af1oat He evidently lost his presence of mind, however, and seemed to swim in circles for about two min utes. weiner jumped into a rowboat and. pulled as hard as he could for the spot where Wastwood was strug- gling.
 A few more strokes and he would have reached the victim. Turning about to obtain a view of the serug- cling man the boy saw WaStWoOd throw up his hands and sink. Weiner notified the police. With two sons of the drowned man he obtained four rowboats and they started grappl1ng for the body. It had not been re- covered at press hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
Mrs. Hale To Be Charged
 With Sedition
Hartford Judge Refuses to Try Anti War Agitator for Breach of Peace Turns Case Over to Fed eral Authorities for Prose cution.

Hartford, Sept. 19.-"Breach or the peace, It seems to me, is too small a peg to hang this case on. Either 1t
 Is sedition or it is not sedition, and
 therefore matter for the federal
 authorities to handle. I continue the
 case until tomorrow morning, so that }he prosecuting attorney may collect and hand over what evidence ne pleases to the district attorney" With these words, closing the trial
 session in police court this morning in the case of the city against Mrs. Annie Riley Hale, the anti-war agi- tator. and Alfred E. Whitehead, who presided over a meeting in Socialist hhau, Sunday afternoon, at which she fspoke. Judge Edwin c. Dickinson lput the matter up to the federal au- thorities.
 l Mrs. Hale and MT Whitehead were brought into the courtroom from the corridor at II o'clock, two hours af- ter the opening of the morning court session. They stood in the dock to- gether. Whitehead pleaded not guilty to the charge of having committed a breach of the peace. Mrs. Hale was
 not so ready to answer the formal question.
 eff understand what breach o1 II0 pSdCO N NuISdI1S, lIOI ullty, Sd1u
 Mrs. Hale. Then both of the accused took seats with their attorney, Harry Edlin of New Haven, at the attorney table. st
 Mahlon H. Mover, a stenogra pheI
 of more than thirty years experience
 was called as the first witness for the prosecution. He produced a type
 written transcript of the notes he had ! taken at the meeting. which included
 all that was said by Chairman White head and by Mrs. Hale up to the point where the meeting was stopped
 by the police, and testified that it was
 a true transcript.
 l Attorney for the defense immed-
 lately objected, stating that Mrs. Hale
 was not prepared for defense against the use of certain words
 which might be produced in the evi. fdeHce as abusive language | Prosecuting Attorney Creedon said
 that passages would be read from the l transcript to which exception had been taken by people present at the meeting tending to the creation of a l disturbance The objection of the de- fense was .overruled. Mover then read an excerpt concerning the fact that l President Wilson has no sons to risk
 in the war. Attorney for the defense paid strict attention.
 l May I inquire if you have copy ] of that" asked Edlin.
 "No, sir, we have not" answered
 Creedon Another passage was read l May I see the transcript for the | purpose of raising an objection ?'
 asked Edlin. ..
 Certainly" said the prosecuting attorney, handing over the book. Ii was examined with interest by Edlin l and his clients and presently was re- turned to the prosecutor. Again Mover took the book and read three l passages, finishing with the last par agraph Mrs. Hale had spoken before
 her speech was stopped.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
4 Chairman Hurley, of Ship ping Board, Asks Inter vention by Head of Amer ican Federation of Labor
 federal M ediators Sur veying Situation. pOfficials Fear Strike Will Spread to Mills Producing Lumber for Ship Building
 Armed U. S. Marines Guard Plant of Union Iron Works.

Washington, Sept. IS.
 GhairMan Hurley of the ship ping board today appealed to President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, he stop the strikes which are holding up government ship building on the Pacific coast.
 A conference will be held tor day between MT. Hurley and MT. Gompers. Chairman Hufy ley also conferred today with Secretary Daniels on the naxy's settlement of wage denfands in government shipyards.
 Secretary Wilson has telegraphed W. n Boyce, assistant commissioner of dnmigration at San Francisco, to ten der his offices as mediator or conciiia- tor in settlement of tine strike of iron workers and shipbuflders there.
 MT. Boype has been instructed to keep In close touch with developments and to advise the department of labor here promptly concerning them. = Samuel Gompers, president of the tAmerfcan Federation of Labor, has an engagement to confer with President Wilson late today.
 Extension of the strike to mills pro- ducing lumber for government ships is feared by shipping board officials. From Portland and Astoria, Ore, came reports that striking carpenters were trying to persuade other workmen to walk out and that lumber mills might be affected.
 The government marked time today tn efforts to settle the strikes at San Francisco and otheryeoast cities pend Ing the arrival Wednesday, sor Thurs day of of1cials of a. Seattle company which has granted high wage scale. Eonciliator, William Blackmon, of the Eiepartznent of labor. has studied the demands of the men but win take no other action for several days. The shipping board is awaiting complete reports of the San Francisco situation from Captain A R Pi1lsbury, district officer of the board for the Pacific roa$t.
 Shipping board officials favor a subb- Btantia1 wage increase with a slidine scale for government participation The proportion of wage raises to be paid by the government should de- pend, Chairman Hurley of the board believes, on the profits of shipbuilders Bome officials have urged that the government pay 50 per cent. of the; in. creases for companies making ten pel cent. profit or less, and require profits of more than that amount to go into the wage grants
 San Francisco, Sept. 1S-Two com. panies of United States marines were ,on guard duty here today at the plan of the Union Iron Works, largest O, the concerns involved in the strike of aproximateiy 25,e6o mechanics af ifliated with the San Francisco iror trades council. The walkout of tht workmen followed failure of the em
 tContinued on Page Two)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
THOUSANDS DIE OF TYPHUS AT TEUTON
 PRISON CAMPS

Paris, Sept 1SrAlbert Cham pion, a French soldier who, on his third attempt, has just escaped from Germany. brings the infor- nation, according to the Paris edi- ton of the New York Herald, that 3.70O French and British soldiers and 1,500 Russians have died of typhus at the German concentra- ton camp at Cassel, 90 miles northeast of Frankfort-on-t Main.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
APPEAL TO GOMPERS TO STOP STRIKES ON COAST WHICH ARE DELAYING G0vERN MEnT WORK
GERMANY MAY ABANDON ALL CLAIM TO BEL LCIUM; TEUTON DECISION IN
 CONFORMITY WITH ENGLISH VIEWS

/
 Amsterdam, Sept 1S.-In connec- tion with the report published in the Tages Zeitung that Germany had de- -cided to abandon all claims to Bel giun, the Koelnische Volks Zeitung says:
 We. too, have received similar: in- formation, from which it may be con- cluded tat last week a decision about Belgium was reached in conformity with the English views"
 Matthias Erzberger, clerical center member of the refcstag, speaking at Biberach on Sunday, said: The foundation of peace must be nc conquests of any kind. We are ad- vancing with long strides towards such a peace-peace built upon the basis of the reichstag peace resolution
 London, Sept. 18.-German newspa- pers point out, says the correspondent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
Patrol Encounters
 In the Ypres Sector

London, Sept. 1s.-Field Marshal Eaig today, reporting held operations last night on the battle front in France and Belgium, says:
 Beyond patrol encounters in the Ypres sector, in which we- secured a few prisoners, there was nothing of special interest to report"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
Regrets Given; But
 Explanation Reserved

Stockhom, Sept. 1S-The German minister, to Sweden today formally expressed to the Swedish govern ment Germany's regrets in conse quence of the Swedish-Argentinia telegram affair.
 The German minister is understood to have reserved explanations regard ing the telegrams sent by the German minister at Buenos Aires through the swedish legation until the report from Count von Luxburg has been re- ceived
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
Spain Increases
 Military Forces

Madrid, Sept. 18-.At a cabinet meeting held last night it was decided to create two new regiments of field artillery, seven battalions of garrison artillery and seven battalions of heavy artillery. It was also decided to ap- point special committee to draft plan for industrial mobilization from @ military point of view. Premier Dato explained that these reforms were not undertaken in any militaris- tic spirit, but simply was a part of an army reorganization scheme.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
Germans Lose In
 Desperate Attacks

Paris, Sept. 1s.-German troops, af- ter a violent bombardment south of the Miette river last night launched an attack and reached the French lines towards the Neufchate1 road. The French official statement issued this afternoon says that after a sharp fight, the Teutons were elected from the possAans, losing heavily and leav- ing prisoners in the hands of the French The artillery was active on both sides of the Mouse river and in the region of Posse wood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
KAISER NOW COMES
 FORWARD WITH OFFER
 FOR 1ST U. s. SOLDIER

Paris, Sept. 1s.-The American headquarters staff in France has just been informed by the French authori- ties that EmperQF William has prom ised a prize of 300 marks and three weeks leave to the first German who captures an American soldier. This information came from a German pris- oner recently taken, who declared that the offer was contained in an order issued throughout the army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
NORWEGIAN STEAMER
 SUNK BY GERMAN SUB

Christiania, Norway, Sept. 1S-The Norwegian foreign office announced today that the Norwegian steamship Askelad, of 2,823 tons gross, had been sunk by German submarine. One boat with seven men were lost and the captain and ten men were saved.
 It also was announced that the Norwegian steamship Rein, of 1,175 tons gross, had been sunk by a Ger man submarine off Cape St. Vincent. Ten men lost their. lives
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18

A despatch te1egraphed from the British headquarters in France and Belgium On Sept. 1 5 said that the Ger man general commanding the eleventh reserve division had promised to the man who brought into headquarters the first American, dead or alive, the iron cross of the first class, 400 marks and two weeks leave. That this offer had been made was disclosed by the diary of a captured Prussian sergeant of sthe='2 23rd reserve infantry regiment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
Italians Hold
 All Advantages

Rome, Sept. 1s.-An official state- ment issued today by the Italian war office says: ..
 Tn the southeastern area of the Bainsizza plateau further enemy coun- ter attacks were promptly repu1sed.
 4'1n the Carso there were brisk ar ti1lery duels and a frequent harassing ire"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
Teuton Casualties
 900 In Entente Raid

Amsterdam, Sept. 18.-In a recent raid by Entente Allies airmen on the Belgian town of Roulers, says the
 Courier de la Mouse, a newspaper of
 IiMaestricht, Holland, a bomb fell on a building near the market and killed or wounded 300 Germans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18

Arguils Manzamares, held suspicion was impli- cated in plot to destroy Bridgeport factories was in the vicinity of Black Tom Island day following the ex ploson which cost many lives
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
THE WEATHER

For Connecticut: Fair tonight and Wednesday; diminishing west winds on the coast; little change in temperal|
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
FEDERAL AGENTS AND LOCAL POLICE WEAVE
 NET OF EVIDENCE ABOUT MAN HELD AS SPY

Friend and Roommate of Alien Suspected of Being Im- plicated in Plot Reveals to Detectives that Manza- mares Was Near Black Tom Island Day After Great Explosion Game to Exonerate Prisoner But Sue ceeded in Increasing Facts discriminating Him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-10
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG
MEN.

| Occasionally the young man drawn
under selective draft appears to re-
lgard it as an unkind fate. He should
not do So If his health is bad or he
lis physically unfit, he is rejected on
examination; if he has relatives de-
pendent upon him for support, he need
mot serve For the young man sound
in body and with no one depending on
him, army service, especially in time
of war, offers opportunities that rarely
Icome the way of the average young
man to broaden the mind and see the
world are trebled if he is sent to for
eign service.
The chances are very good that the
young men who are drawn now will
never see actual fighting at the front
during this war. 1t will be near Octo-
Der before they go into training, and
il takes a year to make a seasoned
soldier. Half of this year will proba-
bly, be spent in camp in this country,
and the other half behind the lines in
France. If the transportation problem
, is so far solved by that time that they
can be carried across the water next
summer The probability is that it
will be midsummer or early fall be-
fore they reach Europe and the chances