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Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05

Frederick Bollman, editor of a Ger
man paper and numerous others were
made to publicly show evidence of
their patriotism.
More than 100 steel mill employees
took William Zerbe, one of their num-
Der, to the public square in Canton
and forced him to salute and kiss the
colors after alleged unpatriotic re-
marks.
Three hundred persons in 60 auto
mobiles visited 80 homes Of alleged
pro-Germans in the Coschocton neigh
borhood and compelled heads of fami-
lies to denounce the Kaiser and to
salute and kiss the flag. Doors were
broken in at several home and fire
company was called to aid in getting
one family out. A patrol car of po-
lice officers tried unsuccessfully to
break up the mob.
At a meeting last night the Colum-
bus board of education ordered teach
ing of German in all city schools to
be stopped at once.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
FEDERAL AGENTS
CAPTURE THIEVES

Hartford, April 2-As a result of
a raid in East Hartford yesterday by
federal officers, railroad detectives,
the state police and the East Hartford
police, seven men have been arrested
under federal warrants for breaking
into and robbing freight cars in the
East Hartford yards of goods in in
terstate shipment. Two or three other
men have been held by the East
Hartford police as a result of the
raid, which was made with search
warrants. A wagon load of stolen
goods was found in the homes of
some of the men arrested and the
United States court room was Uttered
today with a large number of Shirts
shoes, hams bacon and bottles of
whiskey which had been taken from
the freight cars by thieves.
The men who were given a hearing
this afternoon by United States Com
missioner Richard F. Carroll are Jo-
seph Hoar, At Green street; Joseph
FalIon, 40 Linden street; John Ander-
son, At Linden street; Edward S.
Vangasbeek, Al Clunie court; John H.
Carpenter, SO Burnside avenue; Will
liam w. Kleithleine, IA Lewis street,
, all of East Hartford, and William
Fitzgerald of IS Union place, Hart
ford
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
RUMANIA AGREES
TO WITHDRAWAL
OF her FORCES

Moscow, Sunday, March 81 - (By
the Associated Press)-The treaty
between Russia and Rumania, now
completed, provides that Rumania
shall evacuate Immediately the strate-
gical terrain near the mouth of the
Danube and shall withdraw her
troops from Bessarabia within two
months. All the evacuated places
shall be occupied Immediately by Rus
sian troops After the expiration of
two months, however. a Rumanian
detachment of 10000 men will be
permitted to remain in Bessarabia to
guard railroad stations. The policing
of Bessarabia will be attended to by
local militia.
.Rumanians arrested in Russia will
be exchanged for Russian revolution
airy soldiers arrested in Rumania. An
undertaking is made by Rumania not
to take offensive action against the
Russian republican federation, and to
assist the federation if such action is
begun by other powers.
Russia pledges to Rumania the sur
plus of grain in Bessarabia after the
population and the. Russia troops have
been supplied. Rumania reserves
the right to purchase provisions ne
cessary to feed the Rumaiian popula-
ton in Russia. For the benefit of Ru-
mania, Russia will re-establish the de-
pots organized by the Allies for feed
ing Rumanian people.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
MAN Who FIGURED
IN BIG NUMBER OF
LAW TANGLES dies

New Milford, April DIR. David w.
Knowles, aged 81, a retired dentist,
whose ideas of sanitation and hygiene
almost continually for a time brought
him into conflict with the humane So
ciety and the health officers, and who
probably had had more law suits than
any other person in this part of the
state, died during last night of pneu-
monia- Many of his suits were over
property and it was claimed that ow-
ing to his controversies his father s
estate had never been settled. Clashes
with the humane society were over
his housing cattle, and with the health
officers over care of his daughter s
children, the latter finally being taken
TO a home.
Some years ago a son, claiming to
repel an intruder, shot and killed a
man named Waters. For this he was
given a nominal sentence as the de-
tense was that of trespass. This son
has since died.
DR.. Knowles wife died some months
ago and he had lived alone. Passers-
by last night heard the doctor calling,
and entering, found him sick. He was
taken to a neighbours house, where he
died.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
DRAFTED MEN ARRIVE
AT CAMP DEVENS

Aver, Mass, March 29-Supplemen-
tary draft quotas from Massachusetts,,
Maine and Rhode Island arrived by
special trains at Camp Devens today.
The total ordered to report was 2,710
men, of which Massachusetts furnish
ed 2,06S. Maine $40 and Rhode Is
land '3O7. These were assigned to the
depot brigade and their physical ex-
aminations were begun under a sys-
tenn that officers hoped would hasten
the discovery OF any who might be
! physically unit.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
Soldiers Will Be Mixed
With British and
French Units.
WILL DOUBLE MAN
POWER DELIVERY
Americans Will Replace
Men Lost in Armies
of Our Allies.

Washington, April 2 - An
nouncement from London that
American army units are to be
brigaded with British and
French organizations was in
terpreted by army officers here
today as indicating the United
States government is ready to
thrust aside all question Of
national pride in placing Amer
lean man power at the imme-
diate disposal of the Allies.
The plan was decided on at confer
ences by Secretary Baker and Gems.
Bliss and Pershing and British and
French officials.
Details of the method to be fol-
lowed presumably will be arranged
by Gen. Pershing. There was every
indication that American troops now
in training here are to be rushed
across regardless of their proficiency.
The British statement carefully
notes that the national aspect of Gen.
Pershing's army is not to be impaired.
The building up of that purely Amer
lean war machine will proceed as rap
idly as possible. To supplement that
effort, however, other American units
will be fed to the front through the
French and British lines to meet the
present emergency.
CnJoa0tc for the franSnnrta.a
ton of these additional forces,'', the
British statement said, ARE now be.
ing completed"
This was regarded here as an indi-
cation that the full extent Of British
troop ship capacity is to be devoted
to taking forward American units and
insures, it is said, the early delivery
in Europe of at least double the Amer
lean man power that could have been
forwarded in the same time other"
wise.
It was noted that the statement
pointed out that the American forces
merged with the British and French
are to be withdrawn when their
| training is completed and Gen
Pershing wishes to withdraw them tc
build up the American army" To
many officers here, however, the pic
! ture presented after active operations
| is one of French and Brit
! ish-American units in which the in
| dividual soldiers will be SO intermixec
that it will be impossible to withdraw
them without disintegrating the diVis-
| ions or brigades.
| Whatever efforts may be made to
keep a purely American unit in
veteran division of one of the other
armies, officers say the exigencies OF
conflict and the problem of replacing
losses will lead to the creation ult1-
mately of composite battalions rather
than of divisions, composed of French
and American or British and Amerl'
can units A complete merging of the
/ men is as certain, it is believed, as is
the complete merging of the regular
army, national army and national
guard units in the American army
There is no practical way to avoid it
the officers say, without reducing the
efficiency of the entire force.
There are many officers who believe
this to be the only practical solution
of the transportation and suppl!
problems if American military power
is to be made Immediately available
to repel the German onslaught.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05

The night was calm and the moon
cleaned fitfully through the light and
feecv clouds, amid which glided the
twinkling lights Of the French aero
planes defending Paris.
Further identifications of DEAD
show that three members OIL the
Landon family of New York, VINO hau
been living in Paris, were killed Oh
Good Friday when a shell from the
long range German gun struck a
church, They were Mrs. Mary u
Iandon, wife of Edward H. Lanoon
of New York, and his daughters, MIS-
Lucy Landon Speed, wife Oh capt
Ralnh Speed of the British army ser
vice CORPS, and Miss Ruth Landon.
NTaw York. April Edward H.
Tandon. whose wife and two daugh-
ters were killed in Paris When
smell from a long range German
uun struck a church there on COCO
Friday. was a retired New YORK at
+ornev who has been in Paris most
of the time since the war started. Inc
family is prominent socially in New
yorl. and Paris. Mr.. London is
bro+ber OF II. H. Iandon, New
York attorney. Mrs. Landon was
Miss Mary Grinnell-
Mrs. Edward H. LAndon vas
niece of Levi P. Morton, former vice
nresident of the United States anc
once governor of New York.
The Landon family here has re-
ceived a cablegram telling OF the
death of Mrs. Landon and Mrs. Speed
and saying Miss Ruth Landon was
missing.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
WILSON TO OPEN
LOAN CAMPAIGN

Washington, April 2 - President
Wilson accepted today an invitation
to open the Liberty loan campaign in
Baltimore on Saturday, the first an
niversary of Americas entry to the
war. While in Baltimore the presi-
dent also will review $4,000 troops
from the national army cantonment
in Camp Meade.
The occasion of the address is the
Liberty loan "cantonment' held in
Baltimore to stimulate interest in the
loan drive. Secretary Daniels will
speak at the "cantonment" tomorrow
night and during the next few weeks
the speaking list will include other
cabinet officers and diplomatic repre-
sentatives of Allied governments.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
OUR ARMY ACTION
HAILED BY PRESS

London, April 2-The April decision
to place American units in brigades
with French and British battalions for
immediate participation in the fight
ing on the western front is greeted by
the morning newspapers as a historic
action. The Daily Telegraph in its
comment says:
THE part played by President Will
son in the deliberations which ended
in the decision will not be forgotten
by those peoples of Europe which al
ready owe so much to his strong and
resourceful craftsmanship"
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
MILK WAGON HIT
BY SWITCH ENGINE

New Britain, April Carl Land
wehr, a milk dealer, drove upon the
Stanley street railroad crossing in
front of a switch engine at 8 o'clock
this morning. He is at the hospital
with a compound fracture of the left
leg but is expected to recover. His
horse was so severely injured it was
shot by a policeman. The wagon was
smashed. 4 taaas18M
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
VALLERO MUST PAY
PENALTY FOR CRIME

New York, April 2-Alessandro Val
lero, owner of a Brooklyn coffee house,
and alleged leader of a gang of black
mailers and gunner who committed
.22 murders, was sentenced to die in
the electric chair in the week of May
8 by Supreme Court Justice Cropsey
today.
Vallero was convicted last week of
having ordered the murder Of Charles
Umbriaco in a Brooklyn street, Sept
1916. Eight other alleged members of
the murder band are awaiting trial.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
SHOWS Great
CLOSING DOWN
OF FACTORIES

Amsterdam, March "A leading
German manufacturer, writing in the
Nord Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung,
says: "Out of LOO spinning and
weaving mills only 70 are still run
ming at high pressure, while in the
boot and shoe industry 1,400 factories
have been amalgamated into 300. In
the oil industry is factories working
at high pressure have been Formed
out of 72O works previously existing
In the silk industry the number Of
spindles has been reduced from $4,000
to $500"
Commenting on this letter, the Tag
eblatt remarks:
This shows for the first time in
statistics the great extent to which
the closing down of factories has
taken place in Germany"
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
BL LANES OWNERS
OF MONT BLANC
FOR EXPLOSION

Halifax, N. S., April 1.-The trial of
the action and counter claim in the
admiralty court between the owners
of the steamer Mont Blanc and the
owners Of the limo, each claiming
50, 0O0O 900 against the other, was com
pleted yesterday. Without leaving the
bench Justice Drysdale gave his de-
cision that the Mont Blanc was to
blame for the explosion here last win
ter, and he said he would file mem
randum accordingly. The damage
will be assessed in the regular way
against the owners of the Mont Blanc.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
MCCORMICK BILL
Gives BUSINESS
MAN LONGER Time

Washington, April Payment of
income and excess profit taxes in two
instruments instead of one as now re-
quired is provided in bill introduced
today by Representative Medtll Nc
Cormick of Illinois. Mr.. Mccormick
calculated that under the present law
business men would be required to pay
into the treasury $1,202,000,000 by
July 1 besides subscribing to the 3d.
O00, 100000 Liberty loan. He said
business men had expressed doubt as
to the ability of the country to meet
such financial demands.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Roper already has ruled that under
the present law deferred payments
may not be made and that if pay
ments are made in stallments the part
payment must be made in advance.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
273 AEROPLANES
LOST TO ENEMY

London, April 2-How necessary
the rapid building Of aeroplanes is
can be gathered from the official re-
ports of losses on all battle fronts
during February. These totalled
361, of which 268 fell on the western
front, IS in Italy, four in Palestine.
three in Macedonia and one in Meso-
potamia.
The Allies report that 273 German
and Austrian machines were brought
to earth by Entente airmen while the
German headquarters claim to have
brought down SO Allied machines on
the various fronts.
Losses for December on the west.
ern front and italian front alone
j were $50.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05

Y VI SLl4O OAal tDlN-
Cohen was shot in the hallway Of
his apartment house on the upper
West Side yesterday morning an hour
and a half after he had telephoned to
James E Smith, assistant district at
torney, and promised to give testi-
1ony against several men higher up
in a gambling ring.
Cohen's murder on the eve of his
promised disclosures bears close re-
Remittance to the sensational Rosen-
thai murder here in 1912 for which
Charles Becker, police lieutenant, and
for gunner were electrocuted. The
facts, SO far as known, however, do
mot implicate the police, officials say,
and the murder has more of the ap-
pearanee of private quarrel.
Rothenberg denies knowledge of the
shooting. He was identified as the
man who shot Cohen BIZ Joseph Ed
ney, negro elevator attSsAAnt at the
department house, accom- - 70 the po-
lice.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
SERVICE SECTION
ORGANIZED BY u. S,

Washington, April 2-Organiza-
ton of an industrial service section
Of the signal corps in charge of Chas
P Nein, United States Commissioner
of Labor, was announced today by
the War Department. This COM
pletes the Departments program of
creating in each important procur-
ing bureau an organization for OBJ
tanning satisfactory relations between
employees and employers in work for
the army.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
a killed, 9 HURT
MRS. LANDON OF new YORK and
TWO DAUGHTERS DIE FROM SHELLS
OF CAPITAL RESUMED THIS
MORNING AT 1910 O'CLOCK - AIR
RAIDS KEEP CITY ON OUI VIVE
BIT LITTLE DAMAGE RESULTS.

Paris April 2-The eighth long range bombardment OF
Paris began at 0A0 o'clock today when proece exploded
region of the city. Four persons killed and nine
wounded yesterday by shells from the long range
An air raid warning was sounded at 3A5 this morning.
Anarcraft guns began to fire Immediately and continuous
curtain of fire was placed around the capital At 1925 it
announced that all danger
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
MAY MERGE ALL
EXPRESS FIRMS

Washington, April Merging of
the express companies under a new
corporation, to operate them as a
unit and work out basis for distri-
button of profits, is under. considera-
ton between the railroad administra-
ton and representatives of the COM
panies.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
DUTCH PROTEST
TAKING OF SHIPS

Washington, April Formal pro-
test against the taking over of the
Dutch ships was made to the state
department today by the Dutch min
lister, August Philips, acting under III
structions from the Hague. The
note of protest is similar to that re-
Gently published in the official ga
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
100000 TONS OF
SHIPS FOR U. S

Tokyo, Wednesday, March 27-(By
the Associated Press, 1.-The amount
of tonnage to be turned over to the
United States by Japan under the ar
rangement made by the Japanese
Shipping Commission is estimated by
the press at about 100000. OF this,
10000 tons viii be provided by the
government and the rest by ship
builders in exchange for American
steel
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
GEN. DUPONT TO
SUCCEED WILLIAMS

New York, April Gen. T. Cole.
man du Pont has been elected presi-
dent of the industrial finance corpora
ton to succeed Clarke Williams, re-
signed. Mr.. Williams soon will sail
for France to undertake important
war work with the American troops
on the western front, it was announc-
ed here today.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
BULGARIANS NOT
ON WEST FRONT

Washington, April "A report to
the state department today from Con-
sui Murphy at Sofia declared no Bull
garian troops were moved to the
western from for the big German
offensive. 1t has been said that Bull"
garians were fighting in the wes'
alongside the Germans and Austrians
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05

Amsterdam, April ITO encourage
matrimony, the food authorities at
Bonn, Prussia, have offered to each
couple which marries and settles in
the town the following prize: Thirty
pounds of potatoes, two pounds of cof-
fee substitute, two pounds of flour,
two pounds of oatmeal. five pounds of
sugar, two pounds of fat, and ten
eggs.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
HUN SHELL HIT
PREMIER'S AUTO

Paris, April Premier Clemen-
ceau, while making his daily visit to
the front yesterday ventured so near
the first line that his automobile was
shelled vigorously by the German ar
tillery. All the windows were broken
but M. Clemenceau was not hurt.
The Premier returned to Paris en-
thusiastic and full of confidence in
the favorable issue of the present bat
tie.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05

The wager of $4,000 offered by a
New York club to the man who COM
pleted a walk of $1,000 miles was
won by w. s. Chapman. 70 years old,
who finished up in Chicago. He
started in March, 1914.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
TO RUSH U. S. TROOPS ACROSS
SEAS REGARDLESS OF FITNESS
ACCORDING TO LONDON OFFICE
PRO-GERMANS IN OHIO
Are Made KISS FLAG

Columbus O., April 2-Growng activity against proGer-
marked in Ohio by work of volunteer vigilance
committees in half dozen cities last night
In Fremont Fred Kolbe tailor, rescued from mob by
police Lynchng threatened when he refused to kiss
the American flag the police arriving in time to him.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
IDENTIFY ROTHENBERG
SLAYER OF GAMBLER

New York. April 2-n effort to obtain further details of
the qualifications of alleged gambling feud in New York Of
the district attorneys office questioned today Nor
m Rothenberg waiter and bar tender who arrested
last night charged with killing Harry Cohen notorious gamb-
nd b1pr1o
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
TWO AvIAToRs KILLED.

Fort Scott, Tex, March 29-F. ].
Dwyer and ]. scott Rowan, both
members of the royal flying corps,
were killed in aviation accidents here
today.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
INVENTs 80 MILE GUN.

Lisbon, April 2-Benito Caeiro, a
Portuguese engineer, is said by the
Ceculo to have invented a gun that
will throw a shell 80 miles.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
8 HOUR DAY CELEBRATED.

Haelton, Pa, April THE anthra-
cite mines of the Lehigh coal field
were idle today in observance of the
anniversary of the granting of the
eigh hour day.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
German Drive Has
Lost Its Punch And
Lines Change Little
OPPOSING ARMIES DIGGING IN ROUND
MONTDIDIER AND NOYON-BIG GUNS
ON BOTH SIDES BROUGHT UP AND
VIOLENT DUELS NOW PROGRESS.

Todays official reports the situation along the great
battle front revealed conditions virtually unchanged Yeser
days dispatch from Gen. Pershing which was noted that
both sides digging in between Mondder Noyon made
1t seem probable that the hull would continue in this sector at
least and apparently there is little activity the line
north from Montddier and along the British front.
considerable increase in the violence of the artillery
some points is announced which been expected
as the opposing armies were increasingly able to get their arg
Ter guns into position.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-05
HAD SIX DAYS RATTONS

Shortly after o'clock the enemy advanced He for
ward slowly and deliberately in full marching order Each
fanryman carried raons for six days. two blankets and
extra pair of boots indicating the attack in deadly earnest
The company commanders mounted and the infantry
followed by the artillery
On the extreme north the storm center lay between Cav
relle and Gpv. the Germans pvotiag ORDF Ts GePe
terribly the heavy fighting which lasted all day. during
which the British fell back to line between Baleul and Will
erva The German attacks against these positions futile
Elsewhere north of the river the British stood their ground and
pushed forward slightly Friday and Saturday
South of the Scarpe the Germans held up for time
division which had been engaged against them for the
yious week.