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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
OF
new YORK TAKEN
FROM AIRPLANES


New York, June Son the results
of Photographic observations obtain
ed by army aviators, who few over
darkened New York last night, will
be determined the question of further
darkening of the city as a precaution
against possible German air raids, it
was said today. Electric signs and
all lights, except street lamps AMI
lights in dwellings, were out last night
by order of Police Commissioner En-
right, at the suggestion of the War
Department officials, and it was New
York's darkest night in many years,
not even excepting the ''iigltless
nights" during last winters fuel IA
mine.
Crowds in the white light" dis
trict and at the shore resorts took
the lights out" order good naturedly.
While the possibility of raid by
hostile air craft is not regarded as
great by officials, it was urged that
all precautions should be taken. Army
officers said that it was far from i'm
| possible" for German submarines
now lurking off the coast, to assem-
BILE an aeroplane and launch it for
raid on American cities.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05

German masses longer hur themselves at the Allied
lines along extended fronts The momentum of the
of last week appears to have exhausted striking
the yielding lines of the French and British which
sened and holding the enemy except for insignificant
gain here and there especially along the front running south
from the neghborhood of scissors Chateau Therry The
struggle apparently is changing from of movement to
war of position
Official reports show that the Germans launching their
assault Chevy Corey and Dommer points of
vantage These attacks were roughly five miles
apart along the line which includes ground where
have established themselves and have fought the
to sandst The French official statement says that
Teuton attacks all repulsed.
The report of operations along the British front fails
show any notable activity the part of the Nor
ancourt between the Ancre and the Somme Albert
the Germans supported by heavy artillery fire. attempted
raid the British positions but repulsed leaving prisoners
behind.
Details Of the fighting in which American units have taken
part show that Pershings have gone into battle with
spirit which is magnificent In their defense of the bridges
across the Marine they repused the enemy decisive man
and with their rifle fire prevented the Germans from max
ing further serious attempts to the Marine.
American machine gun fire has converted the northern
part of Chateau Therry into No Mans The Germans
unable to hold their positions under the bullets poured
into them by the Americans have Withdrawn that sec
ton of the city.
Continued n Page Two)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05

The woman died this morning. She
had received two bullets through a
breast. The man ended his life with
a single bullet through the heart.
The affair took place in the Zlat-
lznotnick flat on the second floor of a
four tenement house in Milldale Park,
two miles from the center of the
town. There was no witness, and the
story was obtained by DR.. Stedman,
the medical examiner, from the wom-
an before death came. Zatzwick
boarded with the Zlatlznotnicks. The
husband works nights in a brass shop
in Mixville. The boarder had shown
no attention to the woman, but last
night he entered her room. She
screamed and the man shot her and
| then shot himself.
Word was sent to the husband but
he did not arrive before his wife died
He said he had had no cause fol
complaint against the boarder, who
was an old friend. The couple had nc
children. All the parties are Aus
trians and they had lived in Milldalt
park three or four years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
MUNITIONS and
SOLDIERS WILL
Be SENT ACROSS
Attacks by German Subs in
American Waters Will
Cause No Halt.
DOORS STILL OPEN
TO WAITING FRANCE
Craft Grew to Foreign Wa
Craft Gre VITO Foreign Wa
ters Was Unwarranted.

Washington, June 5-Whatever the
purpose of the submarine raid off the
Atlantic coast and whatever number
of submarines hereafter may come
to American waters, there will be no
check in the flow of men and NUM-
tions to France, Secretary Daniels
said today.
THE great duty of our navy" said
he, SIS to keep open the door to
France; to carry our men and muni-
tions to the great battle front and to
guard food supplies for our co-bellig-
erents. That has been accomplished
so far and we will continue to keep
the road open" .
The navy department had no
further advices at noon today from
the patrol feet hunting the subma-
rine that was last heard from off the
Virginia coast.
Naval officials are proceeding on
the theory that many submarines
may be off the coast or may be ex-
pected to arrive, although they have
nothing to indicate that more than
two have been operating. When
American destroyers and other small
craft were sent abroad for work in the
war zone it was fully realized thai
submarine raids in American waters
were entirely possible and the entire
coastal patrol service has been built
up on that assumption.
Viewed from a purely American
standpoint, officials believed the dis
patch. of the swift naval craft to for.
eign waters was unwarranted, bu
American troops could not be sent tt
up on that assumption.
and the United States could not TAKE
it's fair share of the burden of wal
unless they went. That was the con.
sideration that impelled the govern
ment to cast prudence aside and tt
rush the ships abroad.
Without question it was felt thai
the key to the shipping situation
| the neck of the bottle-was abroad
| where ships must converge. Tha
neck must be kept open at any haz
ard and the navy has kept it open
| Not an outward bound troop ship un
| der American convoy has been sue
| cessfully assailed.
Meanwhile it has been realized tina
| the length of the American coas
line and the limited number of swift
destroyers that could be retained a
home made it possible for raiders t.
| strike at coastwise traffic or even a
| the transports.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
!" DON'T USE WIRELESS
and We WON'T SH007 :"
HUN CAPTAINS SIGNAL
Wireless Operator Ordered
From Key by Capt. Bar
ber to Save Passengers.
STORIES TOLD BY
CAROLINA'S CREW
Bridgeport Boy Among
Operators on nl-Fated
Steamer Sunk by Sub.

New York, June because
the boats in which the Carolina
survivors quit ship became
widely separated and were ac-
counted for at various points
along the coast, officials of the
steamer line were early today
unable to furnish a complete
list of those known to be safe,
Many of those brought to this
port were native Porto Ricans
Members of the crew included
Henry Werner, wireless oper-
ator, Bridgeport, Conn
Don't use your wireless and we
won't shoot" is the newest made in
Germany war slogan under which the
emperors submarine commanders are
carrying their campaign of frightful-
ness into American Atlantic waters,
according to persons among $50 sur
vivors of the steamer Carolina, who
were brought to this port aboard a
coastwise schooner early today. The
Carolina was destroyed by U-boat
gunf1re 30 miles off the Delaware
capes Sunday evening.
Stories told by passengers and crew
of the Carolina indicated that Edwin
w. vogel Of New York city, the ships
19-year-old chief wireless operator
played a spectacular part in the dra-
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
man RELEASED
FROM HILLSIDE
TAKES own LIFE
Ill Health Given AS Motive
for Rash Act Of Holly
Street Resident.
UNABLE TO WORK
FOR PAST YEAR
Uses Shot Gun to Blow Out
Brains While Wife is At
Nearby Grocery Store.

John Bayus, 4S, of 147 Holley
street, discharged yesterday from the
Hillside Home hospital, committed
suicide at II o'clock this morning by
literally blowing his head off with
two charges from a double barrel
shotgun.
From information supplied to the
police by the wife of the suicide, he
has been out of work for the past
year and has been ailing. On May
%, he was admitted to Hillside for
treatment and was discharged from
that institution yesterday. Upon his
return home he brooded a great deal
about his misfortune and when his
wife went to the grocery store today
he took the opportunity to seize a
shotgun and by crooAng his toe in
the trigger discharged both cartridges
into his neck and lower jaw, prac-
tically tearing his entire face away.
Upon the return of his wife she
found the suicide lying in a pool of
blood and the sight was so horrible
that she tainted. She recovered af"
summon help. The Emergency hos
pital was communicated with and the
ambulance, carrying DR.. J. F.. Kee-
gan and Nurse McManus, made a
wild run to the scene Of the tragedy
Nurse McManus took charge of Mrs
Bayus, while DR.. Keegan and Chauf-
feur Grisley attended to the sui
eide.
In the meantime report had
reached the detective bureau to the
effect that there was a shooting af-
fair on Holley street. Captain E. o
Cronan, thinking that it was a con-
tinuation of the Russo-Spatafola feud
ordered Detectives Malone, Derrick
and Burns to get to the scene as
quickly as possible. They made the
trip in record time in the police pa
troll, but found that instead of f1gh'
it was a suicide and they left the
medical officers in charge with mem
hers of the police force from the
Second Precinct.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05

The property, which will take in
about S6 feet, was formerly owned by
R. M. Judson of this city and includes
the building Occupied by Clampett's
drug store, Kennah's cafe, Hart
manns Stag Hotel and other smaller
stores.
The new acquisition will give the
Connecticut National Bank frontage
on the new Plaza which will shortly
be erected in the center of the city.
The purchase price of the property
was not given.
The present site of the Connecticut
bank was purchased in 1882 for the
sum of $500 and a few years ago the
building was remodeled and the en-
trance changed. With the new ae-
QUESTION, the bank will be one of the
largest in the state. Contracts for the
remodeling of the old buildings on
Wall and Middle streets have not
been let as yet. The bank directors
will place the work in the hands Of
architects in a few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05

He has additional information which
if proven correct will startle the en-
tire country and will show that Will
liam Keller, if not as suspected a
murderer of infants, has been Turing
women from all parts of the country
to- the farm and doing away with
them.
Detective Virelli has come into pos
session of dozens of letters from mat
rimonial bureaus and from wealthy
women with whom he was in con-
slant communication with a view to
marriage. He also had a great num-
ber applying to him for the position
of housekeeper. Many of these let
ters showed the women were on the
point of leaving their homes to pay
him a visit. Neighbors have seen
them arrive, but no one remembers
seeing them go away.
According to the latest information
upon the subject of the babies which
are supposed to have been murdered
and buried on the farm, it is claimed
the bodies have been inferred under
chicken coop, and owing to the fact
that the ground in thai vicinity is full
of lime, they would be quickly eaten
away beyond recognitionn. Virelli
however, hopes to be abe to find the
skulls of the children. If the bones
are found it will prove the truth OF
J Continued on page %
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05

How the glass got into the feed is
a mystery to the stockraiser who
only discovered its presence after he
had analyzed the food which he gave
the valuable cattle on his farm.
According to Randalrs story he
purchased the feed from D. H Nor
gan, Of Fairfield, who is the owner
of several large farms and is a
wealthy Wall street broker. When
communicated with today D. H. Nor
gan expressed great surprise and was
at a loss to know how the glass got
into the feed. Immediately upon re-
ceipt of the news he ordered a thor
ough investigation Of all fodder upon
his farms and he determined to trace
the matter until the perpetrator is
caught
Captain E. o. Cronan, chief of the
detective bureau, stated today that he
has ordered an investigation of ONE
Of the detail of the case which come
under the Jurisdiction of Bridgeport
and he expects quick action in the
case.
In making his report to Captain
Cronan, Randall said that the first
animal to die from ground glass was
a valuable horse, and although a
veterinary surgeon was called the
cause of the horse death was un-
known until after several of his
thoroughbred Ayrshire cows died
Then he decided to analyze the food
and to his surprise he was able to
sift more than cupful of ground
glass out of the small quantity of oats
and chopped hay
Officials up to the present have beer
unable to assign any reason for the
outrage and the only thing left oper
is to think that the sabotage is the
work of German agents or I. w. Ws
The State authorities have been com.
municated with and working in con.
junction with the city and county au;
thorities they expect tQ clear up the
mystery surrounding this case which
las already cost Randall nearly 81.
900, beside the loss to other farmer:
who have been feeding their stock up.
on the same kind of fodder.
1t is rumored that Randall is no.
the only sufferer in this matter bu
that hundreds of valuable cattle have
been killed by the means of ground
glass. In order to shaw that the af
fair is not imaginary Randall brough
a large quantity of the ground glas.
to police headquarters today and doc
tors attached to the Emergency hos
pital declared that it was of sufficien
coarseness to cause the death of any
animal eating it with its food.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
RUSSO is DEAD
FROM WOUNDS HE.
COT LAST NIGHT

Frank Russo, of II Bank street,
erstwhile restaurant proprietor and
well known in police circles who was
fatally wounded last night about 10
o'clock while walking with his cousin,
Pavillo Catariella, of 80 Cole street,
along State street after he had put
his car in a garage, died at 1880
o'clock this afternoon at st. Vincent
hospital and up to his last breath re-
fused to make any statement as to
who did the shooting.
The police up to late hour this
afternoon have not been able to trace
the murderer who was described by
Catariella as being a short stocky
man who stepped out from behind a
large advertising sign on State street
near Seeley and fired two charges OF
buck shot from a double barrel shot
gun into the body of Russo. He ther
fled in the direction of Seeley street
and got away in an automobile which
was waiting.
According to the story told by Ca
tariella, the man hid his features
very carefully, but even if he did no
do so, Catariella would be unable tt
identify him because he was alread,
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
five ARE KILLED
AS TRAINS MEET
INSIDE TUNNEL

Burlington, VT, June 5.-A collision
between a local passenger train and a
work train on the Central Vermont
railroad between this city and Winoo-
ski today killed five persons and in
jured several others. Seven persons
were removed to hospitals. None of
the dead was passenger.
The accident occurred in a tunnel
when the southbound local from Cam
bridge for Burlington crashed head on
into a work engine running light. It
was claimed that the accident was
caused by a mistake in orders, for
the passenger train, (which should have
been held in Winooski until the work
engine had passed north.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
WILSON AGAIN
URGES PARDON
OF TOM MOONEY

Warrington, June - President
Wilson has written second letter to
Gov Stephens of California urging the
pardoning of Thomas ]. Mooney.
The President asked for clemency
for Mooney in March, but Gov. Ste
phens replied that he could not act
until an appeal for the convicted
man had been passed on by the
courts. The courts have refused the
plea.
Mooney was convicted of compile
ity in the bomb explosion that killed
10 persons during San Francisco's s
Preparedness parade on July %,
1915.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
ANNOUNCE NAMES
OF 10 SURVIVORS
FROM CAROLINA

New York, June 5-The names of
the 10 unaccounted for passengers of
the Carolina, as announced by the
line, follows: Frederick Atkinson,
Master Edourado Beltran, Miss Maria
T. Beltran, G. V. Carpenter, Miss D.
L. Cueto, Felife Della, Domingo Con
zales, Domingo Perasa, c. B. Parker,
DR.. Rafael Virella. The addresses
were not available.
Although the crew list had not
been checked up early this afternoon,
officials of the line said they did not
think the total number missing would
exceed 20
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
RUSSIANS DEFEAT TURKS

London, June 5-A big battle as
fought in the Kars district of trans
Caucasia on May "a, resulting IN IA
vor of the Russians, the Exchange
Telegraph Co. correspondent in Mos
COW wires The Turks and the Ger
mans are retreating along the Arda-
han road and the population is being
massacred the dispatch declared.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
SAMUEL MENGEL
ANOTHER VICTIM
OF SUB ATTACK

New York, June 5.-The American
auxiliary schooner Samuel c. Mengel
is another victim of submarine, at
tack. She was sunk Sunday afternoon
IT'S miles off New York, and II men
of her crew were brought here today
by a Danish steamer.
The Mengel, according to the crew,
was on her way to New York with
cargo from the West African coast.
The vessel was sunk by bombs after
the men had taken to the boats at the
command of the submarine comman-
der.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
EXCITED WORKER
PULLS u. M. C. BOX

Shortly after six o'clock this morn
ing a fire alarm was sent in from
Box As which is located at the Q.
M. C. plant. Four engines, two trucks
and one chemical raced to the scene
expecting to find a serious blaze
threatening the big munition plant,
but when they arrived on the scene
they were told that the fire was out
and that the damage did not amount
to IS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
GERMAN MASSES NO
LONGER HURLED ON
FRENCH AND BRITISH

HAVE EXHAUSTED THEMSELVES AGAINST THE
YIELDING LINES WHICH ARE NOW STIFFEN-
ING AND HOLDING ENEMY INSIGNIFICANT
GAINS MADE IN SOME PLACES ONLY-LIT-
TILE ACTIVITY ALONG THE BRITISH FRONT
-PERSHING'S MEN GO INTO BATTLE WITH
MAGNIFICENT SPIRIT-LOCAL ATTACKS ON
FRENCH 'FRONT.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
MINISTER EGAN RESIGNS.

Washington, June 5-Maurice
Francis Egan, United States minister
to Denmark, has rendered his resigna-
ton to the State department owing
to i'll health
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
STRIKE IN STOCK YARDS.

Chicago, June 5-An( unheralded
strike of scale men. feed men and
dock men at the stock yards today
stopped trading in live stock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
CONN. NATIONAL BUYS
WALL STREET PROPERTY
PART OF JUDSON HOLDINGS TAKEN OVER BY BANKING
INSTITUTION - REACHES TO
MIDDLE STREET.

One of the biggest real estate transactions in this city
time took place today when notice the purchase
large tract of land at the southwest of Middle
by the Connecticut National Bank was filed in office Of
The clerk
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
FATALLY WOUNDS WOMAN
Then SHOOTS HIMSELF
TRAGEDY IN MILLDAIE PARK, NEAR SOUTHINGTON
EARLY MORNING HOURS - NO CAUSE
KNOWN FOR SHOOTING.

Southngton June 5Semon Zatswick "a years DID, shot
and fatally wounded Mrs Stesmana Naznotnck 2 wife OF
John Zatlznotnck and then killed himself during last night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
RENEWED ACTIVITY ON
KELLER'S FARM TODAY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAUSES STATE PO-
LICEMAN FRANK VIREIII TO TAKE CHARGE
CASE MAY STARTLE COUNTRY.

early hourth morning renewed activity was
ced among the dgger upon the Keller farm Easton The
the speeding up is the fact that State Detective
Frank Virelli took personal charge of the operations
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
FAIRFIELD MAN FINDS
GLASS MIXED in FEED
HORSE AND SEVEN COWS-SUPPLY PUR-
CHASED OF D. H. MORGAN IN FAIRFIELD.

w. E. Randall of Fairfield Woods reported to the police
today that he has lost horse and thoroughbred
from large quantity of ground glass which mixed
feed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05

Mrs. Jean H. Norris was elected
president of the Women Lawyers AS
scciation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
Superior News Service

The Times gives the public tie
latest Asso. Press news dispatches.
exclusive news features Of the In
ternational News Service and local
matters in a concise, pithy man.
ner. A Peoples Paper" pub.
ished without fear or favor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-05
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vi
cfnity: Fair and warmer to-
night; Thursday partly
cloudy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10
ONE MUTE STORY OF THE WAR
Sunny Nieuport on the User, Little
City of 1000, Among Others
Wiped Out of Existence.
l went out.
CTO BE CONTINUED)

NieupOrt lies upon the User, the tidal
stream that stopped the German rush
for Calais, writes William Townsend
Porter In the Atlantic Monthly. That
June before the world went mad, the
peaceful town drowsed in the sun-the
pearly Belgian sun that painters love.
The men went down to the sea in their
fishing boats, or worked their fields |;
old women, their lace upon their knees,
sat in patch Of shade before the door
and piled their bobblns; children, with
shrill sweet voices, darted about like
birds; the creaking vain went to and
fro piled high with the harvest.
Four thousand simple folk! Not ono
remains. Their houses, too, are gone.
Their ancient church, their historic
tower, are mounds of ruin. And stiIl
the kissing shells, hour by hour, day by
day, tear down the crumbling walls,
adding fresh ruin to scene most DESC
late.
The people of the sun are gone. An
other race inhabits there. They live
in holes beneath the ground. They
come not forth except to kill.