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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10

This action followed an investiga- ton which grew out of reports regard ing their relations with Blanche Seeley, an IS year old girl who was brought to this city from Buffalo by Q man named Neal, with whom she lived for some time posing as his wife
 According to the facts in possession of the police, the Seeley girl original ly came from Binghampton, N. Y, where she met Neal. The pair then went to Buffalo from where they came to Bridgeport and secured em- ployrnent in the U. M. c. company's plant. Apparently they tired of each other and the girl was seen on the streets a great deal and especially in the vicinity of Washington Park.
 She was warned to keep off the streets repeatedly by policemen, but did not pay any attention to the warn ing. It was because they failed to take her into custody, more than any thing else, which caused the authorf- ties to make the investigation which has led to the suspension of the two officers who will now be brought up on charges before the Police Commis- sioners.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
ARREST STAFF MEMBERS
 0F BRITISH CONSULATE
Bolsheviki Agents in Mos COW Take English and
 French Diplomats. REPORT COMES FROM THE CONSUL GENERAL Lord Robert Cecil Says No Steps Will be Taken in Ab-
 sence of @ Government.

London, Aug. 1O-Robert H. B. Lockhart, acting consul gen eral in Moscow and six British CTS attached to his staff and several French diplomatic agents have been arrested in Moscow by the Bolsheviki, says the Daily Mail.
 The newspaper attributes to the foreign office that there is no reason to believe it is true that the British at ArchangeI shot representatives of the Soviet, and adds:
 There was some shooting before Archangel incidental to the landing operations, but this could only have been in reply to shots fired at our forces by the Bolshevik forces. The arrest of Lockhart, is, of course, an act of hostility in international law and will be so regarded by us. It is possible a reprisal for our landing al Archangel and in the Murmank re- gion."
 The Evening News says J. o. Ward rop, the British consul at Moscow was arrested along with R. H. B Lockhart. Messrs. Lockhart and Wardrop remained in Moscow when the diplomatic staff went to Arch. angel.
 MT. Lockhart is a British consular agent who was sent to Moscow some time ago to maintain unofficial rela- tions with the BolsheViki. There have been no reports that any of those un. der arrest have been harmed.
 Lord Robert Cecil, under secretary of state for foreign affairs, comment. ing on the situation, said:
 If there was an organized govern ment in Moscow of course it would mean war. But as there is no req government, no immediate steps will be taken affecting the Bolsheviki"
 Amsterdam, Friday, Aug. - The semi official Bolsheviki organ Izvestia according to the Frankfort Zeitung reports the arrest of prominent Brit. ish and French civilians by the Bol. sheviki. French and Siberian officer: also have seized by the Bolsheviki.
 London, Aug. 10-For reprisaI O the arrest at Moscow of R. H. B Lockhart, British consular agents a Moscow and other British officials, b, the Bolshevii, M. Litvinoff, the Bol shevik emissary in London, has beel placed under police supervision, tn, Daily Mail states.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
MISS PEEL AN WAS
 FIRST YEOWOMAN OF NEW ENGLAND
Enlisted in Bridgeport in April, 1917, But Was Re
 jected by Washington.

In these days when the girls are showing their patriotism and love of country by enlistirg in the navy, and the first yeowoma7,' or naval clerk, is named from time to time in various parts of the state. the really first yeo- woman in Connecticut should not be forgotten.
 It was in April, 1917, a few days after America entered the conflict for world liberty, that Miss Marion P. Phelan, then on the staff of the Bridgeport Times, enlisted in the local naval recruiting office as a yowoman, passed her examinations, was accept ed, and was assigned to the inteIli- gence service. She was the first girl in Bridgeport, or in New England, to enter the naval service, and had seen so far in advance into the conditions that were coming that she stunned the authorities in Washington.
 When Miss Phelans enlistment papers were received in the Navy De- partment they were promptly reject ed. A ruling was made then that women would not be used in any ca pacity in the navy, and Yeowornan Marion J. Phelan received her dis charge. Not a hit discouraged, and determined to be of assistance in some | way, Miss Phelan then went to New York, took a course in preparation for l reconstruction work in the ruined dis tricts in France, and now Is overseas giving her efforts to helping those that have suffered horribly from the | invasion of the Huns.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
TENANTS BEFORE
 RENT COMMISSICN WITH COMPLAINTS
First Hearings Today in Of flee of the Chairman Not
 Very Satisfactory.
DEPENDANT AND HIS
 ATTORNEY ABSENT
Conflicting Statements Are Made by Witnesses Hear
 ings Are Continued.

There was a meeting of the Rent Commission this morning in the rooms of the chairman, TO National Bank building. Two cases came before the commmittee, one that of Sanos Kha- zarian against MT. Chakmajian, for alleged non-payment of rent The defendant was not present and his at torney, William Burton, was not able to be present, having been called out of town. The landlord was represent, ed by Attorney Fallon, who conducted the Investigation. There was not a great deal of satisfactory evidence presented as MT. Khazarian speaks English very little, and made several conflicting statements. According to his story the tenant paid less than had ever been received for the prop erty, and was three months in ar rears in his rent. The case was con- tinued until Monday, when Attorney Burton will present the evidence of the tenant.
 The complaint of Frank Lepinsky, A Seaside court, was investigated by the agent, one of the tenants in the
 
 lord. The tenant, who has paid the rent of four rooms which has risen from SIS to $21 in few months, and whose rent is paid until Sept. 5, claims that the ceiling of the upper rooms has fallen owing to a broken water pipe making the rooms unfit for use. The landlord has refused to have the ceiling repaired, but is now willing to do so. The property is owned by M. Albert & Sons, New Haven.
 The War Policies Board at Wash ing has approved in principal a bill which will end the evil of rent prof iteering. It would authorize the pres ident for the period of the war, to control rental charges in certain dis tricts, and to acquisition all rights and interests in war industrial sect ions. The matter was discussed at the meeting and the passing of the bill will give the commissioners the power the lack of which has so hampered their method of procedure
 A special meeting will be held some time Monday, and the regular meet ing every Saturday at Il o'clock.
 The Commission are in shape now to handle all cases of rent proflteering and are receiving complaints from tenants. who have been at the mercy of interruptions landlords, and had no redress for the past two years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
BRIDGEPORT BOY NAMED TWICE ON
 CASUALTY LIST
Patrick Grogan, Who Re ceived War Cross, Wound
 ed Again:
correspondents

Mentioned in the casualty list re- ceived today appears the name of Private Patrick Grogan, whose resi- dence is given as No. 369 Gregory street, Bridgeport, Conn. This makes the second time that Grogan's name appears upon the casualty lists since war has been declared.
 Grogan, whois member of the 165th Regiment, the old Fighting 69th " enlisted in New York city at the outbreak of hostilities between this country and Germany and left shortly afterward with his regiment for France
 In the battle of Neuve Chapelle he was awarded the French War Cross, and while recuperating at a French hospital from the effects of severe wounds received in this engagement last March he wrote telling his brother-n-law, Lawrence Hayes, with whom he resided at Gregory street, of the honors conferred upon him. In this engagement he was struck with flying shrapnel and stated that when he was brought to the hospital had ffty-six pieces of shrapnel removed from his leg, as well as having a bad ankle wound treated,
 The many friends in Bridgeport of Private Grogan will have good caus. to feel proud of him when they hear that again he has been in the thick of the fighting and although severely in5uSed expects to be back in the first line vixen it moves on its way to Berlin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10

Mancusio, who is an Italian, and 2S years of age, claimed exemption on the grounds he was the sole support of wife and daughter and upon this statement he was placed in Class A Investigation by the local agents dis closed that he had not lived with his wife in over two years. His wife was found to be living at Ansecon, N. J., and she stated to the officer who To- cated her at this place that she had not seen her husband in over tUp years and neither had he contributed to the support of her or their daugh- ter.
 It was then discovered that, the questionnaire purPorted to be signed by his wife and daughter was in fact signed by a woman of the streets whom Mancusio had picked up and who had been living with him for some time. 1t also stated on the questionnaire that he contributed s1,2O0 a year to the support of his | family.
 l Mancusio when arretsed and con-
 fronted with these facts admitted that i he perjured his statements on the
 questionnaire. He was held on $500 1 bail for the next term of the Federal 'ourt.
 Lane, chief of the local Department
 of Justice, stated today that this was
 the most fragrant case of draft eva
 sion that has yet come to the local office.
 Mancusio is registered at local draft
 Board No. (.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
(By The Associated Press)

Montdider the apex of the German salient in Pcardy fallen The French attacking to the south of the town early this morning struck the enemy the Hanks encrcled the village cutting off the enemys retreat Between Mondidier and the Disc the French have taken the offensive teen mile front and have swept the Germans back out of the western side of the salient they drove into the French lines the terrific battles of the early June
 To the norhward the British advance still is unchecked Chaune the German base south of the Somme is in hourly being captured The British have reached the village hons less than two miles away and have the railway june ton south of Chaulnes under their artillery fire.
 Farther norh the Germans resisting desperately but village of Morlancourt has been taken American roope
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10

The whole battle line from Rheims to Flanders is being strengthened out and the time has come for the great est effort, he said.
 Marshal Foch is following the sound military principle of hitting without relaxation, said the General. When you get the enemy going, keep him going"
 Any suggestion that the end of the war is at hand should be discouraged, the chief of staff said, but the time has come to keep the enemy running and to hit him hard. The greatest advantage to the Allies is that they have taken the offensive and can keep the enemy guessing instead of guess ing themselves.
 Although the British war office has announced it, General March had no official information that American troops are participating in the drivo in Picardy, which already has en- abled the Allied forces to bring the enemy's main line of communication under gun fire.
 The chief of staff read a confident ial report showing the British had taken in the first days of the drive more prisoners than they could handle and also had captured all enemy artiI- lery in their immediate front. The re- port added that a German general and his staff had been captured
 Turning to the situation on the Vesle, General March said French and American troops had been "nibbling'' alone the line, but had made no at- tempt as yet to advance up the slopes north of the river where the German lines of chief resistance are SUD- posed to stand.
 The temporary stabilization of the fighting on the Vesle front had been promptly met by Marshal Foch, he added, by the blow in Picardy, where events of the Marne battle seem like ly to be duplicated.
 The importance of the Allied ad- vance on Chaulnes, a junction in only railway line the enemy has over to withdraw from the depths of his Pi- cardy position. was pointed out. Pres sure against this point is placing the Germans in a diff1cuut situation . Laying emphasis on the necessity
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
MONTD|D|ER, APEX
 OF GERMAN SALIENT
 HAS BEEN CAPTURED

French Forces Attacking South of Town Early To- day Struck Enemy on Hanks and Encircled the Village British Advance on North End of Line Still Unchecked Chaulnes Big German Base, In Imminent Danger of Capture Ger mans Making Desperate Resistance-Fight Now Extends As Far North As Arras Placing Entire German Line in Danger.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
BRITISH REPORT ACTIVITY ON THE
 ITALIAN FRONT

London, Aug. 10-An official state ment on British operations on the Italian front issued yesterday said:
 Thursday risEt our divisions car ried out eight simultaneous raids into the Austrian defense systems between Asiago and Canove. The operation was successful despite vigorous ene- my opposition. The enemy suffered heavy casualties and S15 prisoners. six machine guns, three trench mor- tars, a searchlight, and five pack mules were captured. Our casual ties were light.
 "Airmen brought down eleven hoz. tile machines and one balloon"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
NON-SUPPORT CASE
 IS CONTINUED

Origin Kelley, who was arrested on charges of non-support was arraigned before the city court today and his case ordered continued until next Wednesday in bonds of $500. Accord ing to the testimony in the hands of the authorities the man has four chil- dren whom the City of Bridgeport has been supporting for quite while. The man is employed as a porter in a local cafe, but is capable of making more money and according to the in vestigators he appears to make no ef- fort whatsoever to care for his chill den although well able to do so.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
APPRAISERS FILE INVENTORY

August Kuehn and Charles Peck, the appraisers of the estate of Oscar W. Boelter, have filed an inventory in the Probate Court which shows that real estate of the deceased amounted to $2,200 while personal property amounted to $325. The to- tai estate is worth $2,525. Anna A. Boelter was named administrative of the estate. MT. Boeler died July 5, 1918.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
Aged Woman Fails
 To Return Home

Mrs. Anna Wolff, 52, of 1928 Reser- Voir avenue was reported missing from her home since early yesterday by her relatives who requested the police to try and locate her as they are afraid ahe was overcome with the heat or Ret with some accident.
 When the matter was reported to Captain E. o. Cronan, chief of the deective bureau today he ordered a thorough investigation made by his men and a general alarm was sent out to try and locate the missing woman whom it is thought is being cared for by some friends after being overcome with the heat.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

A marriage license was granted this morning in the town clerks office to Fred Day and Marion Sulddin. Mr. Day is 20 years old and lives at 232 Remington street. Miss Sulddin IS q years of age and lived at the same address
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
FRENCH TROOPS IN ANOTHER ATTACK ON
 LINE OF THE OISE

Opens at Dawn on Front of Approximately 16 Miles, and at 10 Had Advanced Four Miles MOntdidier Now Behind the New French Line Capture of 100 Guns is Reported London Believes Germans Must Now Retreat to the Somme, About 20 Miles From Present Lines Allies Have Advanced 12 Miles on Front of 20 Miles-VOn Huter's Army in Precarious Position.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
DIVORCE SUIT FILED

Walter Healey of this city wants his freedom from Elizabeth Healey of New Bedford, alleging that she de- serted him in March, 1911, and that betweeen May 10, 1902. when they were married and the time she left him she had been guilty of intolerable cruelty toward him. He asks for a divorce on these two counts. The case is returnable to the September term of the Superior Court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
DIVIDE MEYER ESTATE,

Abraham Levy, Alexander L. De- Laney and Alfred Griesinger, distri- buters of the estate of thelate Will liam c. Meyer, divided so that Lula H. Meyer, his wife. receives $2,14253, and his two children, Edna W. and William L. Meyer, receive $4,2S5.08 to be divided between them. The total estate amounted to s6,4S7.61.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
APPLIES FOR PASSPORT

Miss Helen Simpson has made ap- plication of Naturalization Clerk Frank Munich for passport to France. Miss Simpson is to go over seas as a member of the Business Women's Union of the Y. M. c A
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
NEW DRIVE PUTS ENEmY
 lN A SERIOUS POSITION
Time Has Now Come For Great Effort, Gen. March Tells Newspapers -"When You Get Enemy
 Going, Keep Him Going"

Washington Aug. 1O-The Franco British drive in Pcardy put enemy again in bad position similar to the pocket which closed upon him the Aisne-M -Marne front General March today in his weekly conference with newspaper correspondents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
ACCUSED OF PERJURY
 ON HIS QUESTIONABLE E
Salvatore Mancusio Swore He Was Sole Support of Wife and Daughter Worked at Lake Tor
 pedo Go. Plant.

Salvatore Mancuso residing at Mo- 46 Jefferson street and employed plant of the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in this city taken into custody yesterday afternoon by of the local agents the Department of Justice charged with per- iurv and falsifyng his questionnare.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
POLICEMEN SUSPENDED
 FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY
Eugene Cassidy and Bernard Reynolds Must Appear Be fore Board to Answer Charges Preferred
 By Supt. Redgate

Patromen Eugene Cassidy and Bernard Reynolds, were suspended charges of neglect of duly by Superintendent of Police John H. Redgate today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vi- oinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-10
The Want Columns

Classified advertising in this newspaper $ effectivs. no matter what you may de- sire to advertise. Try it once and see.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-22

strictly a matter of political economy,
or, if the amendment is adopted, of
political waste. Arguments for or
against it should be judged strictly
on their own merits, not on the merits
or dement's of those who made them.
The Star has been with the people
of Marion county almost quarter of
century. and they ought to know
where it stands in regard to public
schools. l myself have always con-
sidered them the greatest of our in
stitutions-the one we could least
spare. 1t is less the booklearning
they teach than the spirit of democ-
racy they inculcate in the young peo-
pie that makes them valuable. They
are for boys and girls the beginning
of the acquaintance with public af-
fairs that they must more fully learn
as men and women. They help cement
a community in common interest and
are the foundation of more enduring
friendships than any other institution.
| have never thought it was neces-
sary to proclaim my belief in the pub
lie school system any more than /
have thought it necessary to go out in
the street and wave flag and yell
that | was an American. | don't
think the teachers and pupils of the
Ocala schools, whom | have taken
such pleasure in seeing, and helping
whenever | could, believe l am an en-
envy to public schools, and / don't be-
lieve Mr.. Crimson thinks so. hope he
will, when he has time to think about
it, forgive himself for his ill-natured
article as freely as I do.
]. H. Benjamin.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-22
IMPORTANT RED CROSS NOTICE

The Ocala Red Cross Chapter has
just received an urgent appeal from
the government for the conservation
of two metals needed in the prose-
cution of the war. One is a metal
which can be used merely by conserv-
ing heretofore waste products-this
metal is the homely tin which is used
for so many domestic purposes-the
other is the rarer but equallyl essen
tial metal of platinum which many
of our members possesses in the
form of jeWelry and other articles
that they may be willing to sacrifice
for their country's netds.
Surely one or the other of these
metals can be collected by the Red
Cross members in our town.
We ask our members and the pub
lis generally to keep for US every bit
of tin foil, every empty tube of salve
or tooth paste, every old pewter toy
or vessel of any sort. TIN is made
from these and we MUST HAVE TIN
TO CARRY ON THE WAR.
Platinum we have said is riore
precious but that. too, many of our
members have We ask the help of
each patriotic citizen; of every store
using tin in any form; of every per-
son willing and anxious to help win
the war.
We cannot use tin cans-they are
tin Sin name only'-but WE CAN
AND WILL USE EVERY OTHER
FORM OF TIN. For further infor-
nation apply to W. P. Preer, Chair
man Conservation Committee.
(Take or send your tin to the Ma
rion Hardware store, or notify Mr..
Preer, and he vii send for it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-22
ADVICE FROM THE RED CROSS
As to How to Make Up Christmas
Parcels for the Soldiers
Overseas

Atlanta, October 19.-In mailing
Christmas parcels overseas it is I'M
portant that only cartons provided by
the Red Cross be accepted for ship
ment. These are of standard size and
the Red Cross is the only agency au-
thorized by the war and postofice de-
partments to provide the proper car
rier for Christmas gifts. Only one
parcel will be accepted from an indi-
vidual and the overseas label must be
affixed to this to insure its transmits
sion through the approved channels.
Department of Publicity, Southern
Division American Red Cross.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-22
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-22
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entitled Tor the use for republication OF
all news dispatches credited 10 II or
hot otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
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Evening star., 1918-12-09
Gift Perfumes

From the Worlds Foremost Makers. What Could
Be More Acceptable for Christmas Present?
Evening star., 1918-12-09

From the Worlds FOrem
Be More Acceptable fo
Djer-kiss Perfume Sets,
$3.z5, S. and $.25
Hudnut's Perfume Sets,
$I.75 to $500
Melba Perfume Sets,
$3.35 and &.10
Vivadou Mavis Perfume
Sets, $3.50
Houbigant's Ideal Ex-
tract, S3.85
Rigaud's Mary Garden
Extract, $3.50
Vivadou La Boheme Ex-
tract. A.50 and $3.50