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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

Charles Schmidt, who, as first base
man for the worlds champion Boston
Braves of 1915, was one of the few
big league baseball players to actually
enter retirement in the height of Their
prime, may come back.
But, should the player who rose
from the Baltimore sand lots to T
regular position with the team that
won basebalPs premier spurts in the
games history, really decide to again
don a uniform, it will be merely
through an act of patriotism.
His business is thriving and base
ball could never call him back unless
he thought he were needed to help
fill the ranks of those who may be
called off to war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
Former Penn Rowing Coach
Saws Germans Are Hit Hard
Talk OF Sports

You, all without doubt know -
Who's wing had the strength and the
power;
But isn't it sad
His control was so bad;
He's just faded away like flower.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

Anyway, the war has reduced the
labor of the scouts who go around
visiting the bush leagues for the pur-
pose of picking future stars of the
diamond. A lot of the small leagues
have been forced to quit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

Hugo BeZdek, manager of the
Pirates, is placing great faith in the
ability of Toney Boeckel. Toney's
performance at the third sack will be
eagerly watched by Pittsburgh fans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

The old question whats in a
name" seems to apply to Bruce Hit,
who has been released by the Cardin-
ais to the Little Rock club of the
Southern Association. Hit is a
pitcher, but evidently the Cardinals
think he did not live up to his mon
aker.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-02-08
o ifTT : HTIT1 sTR
CITY CONTROL OF MILK
is ASKED At ALBANY
ASSemblyman Bates Introduces Bill
Providing tor Amendment OF
Greater New York Charter.

ALBANY, Feb. Municipal con-
trol o. milk H. provided by the terms
of q bin introduced in the Assembly
to-day by Assomblyman T.. A. Bates.
Republican, Of the Twenty third New
York District The bill provides for
the amendment Of tn" charter or
Greater New York by adding a new
section of tho act.
This now section would establish de-
partmcnt Of milk supply. in charge OF
commissioner. to be appointed by the
Mayor and hold office during the Mayor :
pleasure. The commissioner salary Is
fixed at S. 600 year. and he Is to have
not exceeding three deputies and other
ncc, ssary employees and supervise the
production OF milk and milk producta
distributed ia the city with respect to
sanitation aud byEieuic conditions.
The city Is to be divided MO zones,
delivery facilities established without
duplication. collecting stations must be
established and rasteurizing plants and
storage facilities at producing centres
MIX must b. sold at cost. and no milk
can be sold In the city except by the
department.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-02-08
SHOW GERMANY FINANCED
THE BOLSHEvIK MOVEMENT
Odcial Teuton Documents Pub
lished in Paris Establish the
Connection.

PARIS, Feb s.-The Petit PHisien
continues to-day publication OF Of
fetal German documents which, 1t
says, we're brought to France by
prominent French scientist who OBJ
tanned them from o Russian revolu-
t,ouary power The latest instalment
consists Of a series OF documents
tending TO show that the Bolhevik
movement in Russia has been
financed by Germany.
Among these documents Is cir
cular. dated March >, 1917, from the
German Imperial Bank 10 all repre-
sontatives in Switzerland, instructlng
them to honor all demands for money
from Nikolai Lenine, NJ. Ilnoveln,
Leon Trotsky, NJ. Kameneff, one OF
tie Russian representatives at the
Brest- -Litovsk peace negotiations; M
Soumenson and Mazsta koslovsky,
Who has been described as the chief
German agent in Russia, all OF whom
have taken n prominent part in the
! }OlsheVik movement.
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less fire OF Austro- German ar
tillory. Tho destruction was
MANY WAR LESSONS LEARNED
BY BRITISH, MERCHANT SAYS
Dry Goods Convention Delegates
Told England Is Alive 10
Cause of Victory.

At tho convention OF the National
Retail Dry Goods Association at the
Hotel Astor this morning Harry q.
sclfridge. formerly manager of Mar
shall Fields retail store in Chicago.
now owner Of a London department
store. spoke on tho war conditions In
London in connection with tho retail
business. Mr. Sclfridge said that for
three and half years London has
1ccn in the war zone. lie said that
the big city ~ only 100 miles from
the firing line. and that II one went
few miles into the country. out Of
tho hustle and noise Of the city. the
roar OF the big guns Is plainly
audible.
lie described all the people had en-
durcd In this period. They saw troops
go and ambulancos filled with MANNED
men come back. They had seen their
wives and daughters working MS hospital
nurses. doing the most servile duties.
Yet thefe was no word OF complaint.
When the war broke out. Mr. Sell
fridge said England was utterly un-
prepared. From his own house moro
than 100 Of his best young men marched
away in the first week, At first busi-
ness was enormously increased Nobody
knew what It all meant. Nobody seemed
to care much Money conditions were
chaotic, and but for the rebound Of the
people to meet the emergency. speedy
disaster must have followed.
Mr.. Sclfridge spoke Of the old feeling
of snobbishne8s Of tho average Brtor
toward business This to him as an
American was very irritating. but as tn,
war went on this feeling was lost in the
need OF concentrating all energies and
brains on business. he said
lie said that while the war had re-
duccd the number OF bankruptcies anC
had given some people higher wage.
than ever before. yet 1t was very dnicul
to carry on business, lie could sci
merchandise, but 1t was extremely har,
to get merchandise. II was against tn,
| law to cxpend moro than $500 in build
ing in one year. Ho was ashamed o
the condition of his store. but paint wa
| hard 10 get and harder to have applied
Mr.. SelirdSc .hcn said that The tim
! Is coming when the merchants Of Amer
| lea must realize that the luxury trad
has about closed. France iS out of busi
moss, Germany. Of course cannot b
| considered any longer. switzerland an
italy also have been out OF II for tw
| wears, he said II would he possible n
| felt to get and handle the necesEitlp
and along this line business must b
conducted during the war.
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JUST ONE CHANCE
At THE GERMANS!"
SAY SURVIVORS
Rescued Officer Tells Graphic
Story of Rescue of Men by
British DeStroyers.

LONDON, Feb. s.-An American
officer, who was one OF the last to
leave the Tuscania, to-day gave this
narrative Of the sinking OF the trans
port:
Everything went well with us dur
ing the voyage. Many Of our men
had never been to sea before, and
must say they stood It like soldiers.
we were one OF powerful convoy
must not tell you our position in
the convoy or how the various ships
were formed, but you may take 1t
that all the other boats have got
through as far as I know. As for
ourselves. well. the Germans sue
ceodcd in getting only a fraction OF
our fine fellows, in addition to our
boat: but IL they have they have put
the iron into our souls and we will
be ready 10 repay them when the
chance offers.
Monday was n wild night. Had
the disaster occurred during a gale
| don't like to think OF what would
have happened. But Tuesday eve
ming was calm.
"The first intlmation we had or
p ,sslble danger was an order for all
men to go on deck with life belts IL
was about 40 o'clock. At the same
time we sharply altered our course
At s o'clock. Just as the darkness was
setting in, we got the blow. Nobody
saw the perlscope, nor could one nave
been seen well. Some soldiers de-
scrlbed having heard Kissing sound
Immediately before the torpedo struck
US in the engine room.
we were instantly disabled. All
the lights went out. An order rar ;
out sending the troops TO their boat
stations and to get the lifeboats out.
The shock was not severe. 1t was
more OF a crunching-ln feeling that
went through the ship than of di-
I rect blow. There naturally was a
good deal OF confusion. You cannot
| lower a score OF lifeboats from the
! height OF an upper deck in the dark
ness without some confusion, but at
no time was there a panic. There
was great excitement, however. but
/ il lasted only few minutes. Then
all tho men pulled themselves to-
pether. Megaphone calls were given
all over the ship, saying there was
no danger that the vessel would
sink before all were taken on. In the
mean time o 5 signals were sent
out
Even before some OF us had
grasped the situation British destroy
ers were dashIng up alongside. Such
soldiers as had been lowered in life
boats were put on board destroyers
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MAN
TELLS OF SINKING
Of BIG TRANSPORT
burlington Was in Water
Three Hours Before Being
Picked Up.
Copyright 1918 hv The Press Publishing Co.
Tie Nov Nnfk EXnnLna Mnrlll

rhe New York Evening World.
tSpecih Gable Despatch to The Evening wosld
LONDON. Feb. s.--Prlvate James
Allen burlington. an undergraduate
Of Princeton. describing his expert
ences on the Tuscania, said he was
on the upper deck about o'clock
Tuesday evening when torpedo
struck the vessel on the starboard
side. There was a terrific explosion
and the steamer took on a great list
TO starboard, the port side rising
high in the air.
The Tuscania's dynamo was dcs-
troyed by the impact and all the
lights on the big liner failed. but al
most at once an auxiliary lighting
plant, worked by another engine. was
put into operation. Flares were
lighted on every deck. but in the
darkness that followed the explosion
there was difficulty in lowering the
lifeboats.
llf AlAh AAA'AAl'F WIZ ~ INV a.
and the tackle tangled. and in one or
two cases the boats were overturned.
their occupants, struggling IN the
water. adding TO the confusion and
tragedy.
burlington got into boat with
about ten others. but In being lowered
1t was half filled with water ana all
the men In II had to jump overheard
burlington managed to clutch q
couple of oars lashcd together and
later secured a plank. For three
hours he managed to keep afoat until
picked up by mine sweeper but he
confessed that when the welcome boat
appeared on the scene he was nearly
all in"
On tho British mine sweeper were
plenty OF blankets and hot drinks
which soon drove out the terrible
cramps that tormentcd him during
! the last part OF his stay IN the icy,
! cold water.
one rescuiug lifepoat was hailed il
the darkness:
"Oh. kid" was the cry II hcarC
from an American soldier who wa
struggling about In the water with
life belt on. The boat picked him NJ
lie was Rrinning.
one raft was found with FIVE mel
lashcd to II. Three were dead a
the result Of their terrible pligh
and the other two were In a scrlou
condition.
a survivor said he Witnessed
terrible incident as one Of the vessel
lifehoats, with goodly number @
men aboard, appeared TO him 10 hav
: been sucked into the hole in tn
Tuscania's side made by the torpcdt
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DANIELS SAYS U BOATS
CANNOT DELAY U. S. ARMY
viii Go as Fast as Ships Can Garry
Them, Secretary Deiantly
Declares.

BALTIMORE, Feb, Submarines
or no submarines the United States
will continue fearlessly to send troops
to France. declared Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels here In referring TO
the torpedolng OF the Tuscania In an
address at the Baltimore Press Club.
Just as fast as our ships can carry
men TO Europe they will go" con-
tInued Mr.. Daniels. "and Just as fast
as they are equipped they will De
sent, and no man living will ever
again see the day when our goods
Will. be carried across tho Atlantic
except In ships flying the flag OF the
United States"
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DISASTER AIDS RECRUITING.
News OF Tuscania's Loss Brings
Rush TO Enlist Here.

Tho sinking OF the transport Tuscania
has overwhelmed the United states Mar
Inc Recruiting station at No. 81 East
pa street. in charge Of Licut' Daniel
NJ Gardner. with applications. and
brought to the station a crowd such as
had not been recorded since this coun-
try declared war on Germany.
From O'Clock this morning up to 3
o'clock this afternoon eighty six appli-
cations had been received and twelve
men accepted. The average age OF those
accepted was nineteen years.
The first question tho applicants ask
is' How soon can we 20 across?'
At the Navy Recruiting Station. No.
80 East 23d street. there were sixty
five applicants for enlistment. fifty OF
which were accepted.
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)OES FIRED AT ANOTHER SHIP AFTER TUSCANIA SANK

A few men who had jumped over
board in the first excitement were
picked up. / believe one or two life
boats we're smashed in launching.
The destroyers took off our men
in splendid style, with perfect order.
"All this time the Tuscania was
slowly sinking. For a minute did
not know whether to go into a life
boat or to stick by the ship. One OF
the members OF the crew urged that
we stay on board and trust John
Bulls destroyers. He yelled this IN
my ear. took his advice and waited
for my tern to como to go on board
q destroyer.
mo sooner had we cast off, with
500 men on board, than a torpedo was
fred at us. II missed. Another de-
stroyer dashed off, operating a bomb
dropping device, and the claim was
afterward made that the submarine
had been done in"
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STlVERS TELLS OF KILLING.
On Stand Ia Ills own BrhaIf. lie
Claims sclt-Dcfcnse

George Stiyers, on trial 'or his life
for the murder Of Policeman samuel
Cunningham on May % last. took the
stand In his own behalf to-day before
Judge Mcintyre ana a jury iu General
Sessions. lie admitted killing Cunning
ham. but declared he hrcd 800 self de-
efnse,
Stivers coutradlctcd testimony riycu
by fourteen year Old May belle dc Latte,
with whom he was clipping iu a stolen
automobile At the time of the tragedy
The girl had declared Stiyers nred after
drawing II revolver and ordcru, the pu-
Nceman to put up his hauu. Stlvers
said he started 20 obey tho policeman b
order to drive to % police station As
ho. stopped 20 crank tho car r. said he
raw Cunningham draw q revolver. lie
believed his life was ln danger and fred
lie declared he did not moan to Kill
Cunningham.
Tho case probably Will go to ,he Jury
on Monday,
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j. s. FLYER DOWNS
GERMAN IN HIS
FIRST AIR BATTLE
On Way TO Dentist When
Invited to Join French
Bombing Expedition.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY N
FRANCE, Fob tby the Associated
pross).-A young American heuten-
ant who had the honor Of shooting
down his first German airplane while
accompanying a French escadrille on
a bombing expedition Tuesday night
had never operated n machine gun be-
fore In his li'e while In flight and
never before had been over tho en-
emy lines. He got his man over tho
German city Of Saarburg.
Tho bombing squadron was over
Saarburg and in the act of dropping
bombs when enemy airplanes were
seen approaching rapidly. BY the tino
tho bomb dropping had been com
pleted tho enemy was close Mt hand
and tho French formation which
this American and another American
aviator had accompanied rs gunncrs
was at an altitude OF 1900 feet.
The Lieutenant. who Is Mis-
sourian, took Off his gloves 80 that he
might operate his machine gun more
effectively when he saw an enemy
plane driving in from the side and
firing it's gun. The bullets whlzzed
close 10 the French machine before
the American acting as gunner could
get his piece into action. Then he
turned a stream OF bullets into the
enemy BEFORE the first drum was
exhausted the enemy machine top
pied and started to spiral. Then II
Topped and futtered down with a flare
OF smoke and flame in its wake. 1t
crashed to the ground a short dis
tance from the German city.
The other American aviator. also
Lieutenant. was not so lucky "a
the Missourian. for the machine
ho picked out lodged away quickly
and he was unable to get in any
effective shots.
When the squadron returned the
Missouri Lieutenant's hands wer,
''N'''" w N"iNN NHtlT normal slLt
from the cold, he having lost hi.
gloves during the encounter. Other.
wise he Is to-day Just about the hap.
piest officer In the American expedi.
tionary force. lie has been in Franc,
only short time.
The incident shows how quickly
things may happen TO n filer. Th,
Missouri Lieutenant had no thought
or making a flight until Just befor,
he actually started on one, havlnI
come TO town from camp to see ,
dentist. In the street he met tn,
other American Lieutenant who al
ready had been assigned to accom-
pany the bombing party. This OF
iiccr, who is from Atlanta, after an
nouncing that he was going on
| bombing raid over Germany with tn,
French. asked the Missourian I,
come along and see him on. TIL,
Missourian agreed and went to tn
field.
Tho Albanian had climbed into nj
machine when one OF the French pi
lots discovered that his observer wa
missing. only one suggestion wa
necessary to call the Missourial
quickly to telephone for and receiy
permission TO 30. He explained hi
| experience. but the Frcnchman sal
that made no difference. Thus bega
! tho night in which he brought dow
the German machine.
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BODIES OF "A SOLDIERS
WASHED UP ON THE
COAST OF IRELAND
Passenger on One Ship Says Three
Torpedoes Were Fired After
TuScsnia Was Sunk.

LONDON, Feb. s-That Germany
had information OF the coming OF the
transport Tuscania and other vessels,
with important personages aboard,
was the belief expressed to-day by
passengers On ships which accom-
panied the torpedoed transport.
A noted passenger from another
ship who witnessed the attack, said
three torpedoos were fired at his own
vessel Tuesday night after the Tus-
cania was sunk. lie declared his be-
lief that the L boat commander was
acting upon information obtained
through the German spy system.
The bodies OF forty-four victims ~
the disaster have been washed up on
the rocks OF the Irish coast, fifteen
miles from the scene OF the torpc-
doing. All were American soldiers.
but their bodies were mutilated be-
yond hope OF identification
\ pathetic feature is that, although
all wore the regulation United states
Army identification tags around their
uecks, no Identification numbers had
Vet been stamped upon them becaIso
the men mad not been assigned to
definite army units. There was, there
fore. no way 10 Identify them and
they. will DO buried in common
grave.
Circumstantial stories toli Hl
British naval officers to-day tended
10 confirm the report that at loas'
one German submarine was destroyed
during the attack.
One OF the rescuing destroyers. j
was reported. wirelessed:
Torpedo Just missed me-" and
no gave the direction from which
Il was fired. Another destroyer,
speeding 20 the spot, dropped a
depth charge. The U boat 10 be-
lsved 10 have been sunk. No
further trace Was found Of nor.
although destroyers searched in
that vicinity for a lonq time.
This account is corroborated b.
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other naval officers nnd passengers
from other ships. ',wpf
Practically all accounts agree
that two torpcdoes were fred NJ the
Tuscaniu, one passing close under
her stern From the number of tor
podoos fired, ana the varying direc-
tions from which they came, Il would
appear there may have been II fleet
Of submarines engaged In the attack
The plan of mobilizlng number OF
L boats TO make sinking certain
was Instituted with the sinking OF
the Lusitania ana has been followed
IN number OF instances when the
quarry was regarded as particularly
important
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QUIET ON WESTERN FRONT.
NctIyIty ON Only Few Points,
says Berlin Statement,

BERLIN Feb, tyio London, There
was activity on only II few points along
the western front yesterday, Army
Headquarters announced to-da German
troops made raids IN the Nerdun region,
which resulted IN me capture OF prison
,rs The text of the statement reads.
Western war theatre.
There was little fighting activity
along the whole front with few cxcep-
tlons ON the east bank Of the Meuso.
near RczouvauN and southwest of Ornes.
Our infantry brought In number Of
prisoners as a result OF rvconnai ssance.
throughout the day the artillery was
active In this sector,
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ACTS OF HERO|SM
ON TUSCAN|A BY
'MEN AND WOMEN
Soldiers Calm When IifeboatS
Were Wrecked Steward
eSS Drags Men From Water.


LONDON. Feb. Slow American
soldiers behaved when they found
that the boats assigned TO them on
tho Tuscania had been smashed Is
told by an American officer landed
at an Irish port. The officer said that
bis men acted ns no had expected
them TO. Two full boat loads under
hR command assembled on the deck
when the torpedo struck the liner
and marched TO tho boats assigned
them. Arriving at their station they
found that both bonts had been de-
stroyed.
The men lined up on deck at at
ten,ion," said tho officer, "and ali
preserved the utmost composure un-
III q destroyer came alongside and
effected the transfer from the grad
ually sinking deck. We Stood along
side until tho last man was taken of,
who as might be expected. was the
commander OF the ship. The patient ts
In the ships hospital. including SOW
cral cases OF scarlctina and fcver,
were among the first taken on"
The correspondent OF tho Press As
ISOLATION ut an Irish port says tho
survivors OF tho Tuscania who are
there were greatly relieved 10 hear
of the safe arrival elsewhere OF Major
Benjamin r. Wade OF Washington,
commander OF a contingent on tho
steamer, and hundreds OF other
American troops.
Tho only two women on board, the
correspondents account says. Mrs.
Collins and Mrs Parsons, went down
u rope into n llfeboat The former
said that when their boat left the
Tuscania many OF the troops had
been thrown out in the lowering OF
the next boat
I'VE were Immediately surrounded
by men In the icy water wearing life-
BELTS" she said. we had only two
men In our boat who could manage
the oars. They did their best, and
as we came across swimming or
floating man We gathered him into
the boat. Soon tho boat wa. very
full. We witnessed many distressing
scenes. Eventually we got on board
"a destroyer: don't remember a
harder bit of work"
Yes. and you did as much as the
best man in the world could nave
DONE" said a soldier who heard her.
II was In your boat and saw you"
II 10 reported that after tho
boat was filled another soldier
| swan alongside. There was no
room for him. He was too weak
and numb from cold to olina TO
tho uunwale, One OF the women
leaned over and clutehed his
hand, and kept his head above
water for halt an hour. When
they were picked up IL was dis.
covered she was elutohina tho
hand Of a corpse.
AAouug officer, answering a Qucs.
tiorNs TO what the soldiers did WIN,
waiting for the dcstroycrs after tn,
first excitement was over. said:
1--WE soon ste2dicd down, lounEct
about and smoked, but we didn't ven,
tura-below TO gather MP our belong,
inRS Tor rear lno snip would suddenly
cnpsize. We talked about the misfor
tune OF crossing the Atlant.i only 4
be caught In the last lap. We cheero,
the nrst destroyer which came along
side and Its men Cheercd MS. Thei
work wns magnificent, and only whcl
, they saw they could save no NOR
lives did they leave the scene. n wa
thought well 10 make for diffcren
ports, and here / am among peopl
who have overwhelmed us with kind
, ness"
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"DON'T USE POISON CAS-"
SAYS GENEVA RED CROSS

GENEVA, Feb. s.-The Interna-
tioral Committee Of the Geneva Red
Cross unanimously decided yesterday
to make an energetic appeal to tho
Governments OF belligerent countries
not to employ poisonous gases In war;
fare.
Swiss military circles regard the ap-
peal as too late to have any vital ef-
feet on coming battles.