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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13

The American troops on the Toul sector again raided the German posi- tpins, penetrating to the second line. No prisoners were captured, but sev- eral of the enemy were killed by shell and rifle fire.
 Along the Chemin des Danes the crew of German raider which fell at Clamecy on Monday night was made prisoner by American soldiers. The Germans later were turned over to the French.
 The sector occupied by American trops east of Iuneville, which was designated formerly merely as being in Lorraine, has developed suddenly into one of the most active of the
 front, from the standpoint of artillery fighting. American artillerymen are huring thousands of shells daily against the German positions. mak- ing it virtually impossible for the en- emy to occupy them. Investigation shows that they have been virtually
 abandoned. This is especially true in the neighborhoods of certain places northwest and northeast of Badpnvil- | Ter, where, it now is permissible to- lay, the two raids mentioned as hay ing been carried out simultaneously took place.
 Certain information obtained in the American sector northwest of Foul leads to the conclusion that the Amer ican raid there this morning came at such a time as to cause the Germans to abandon plans of their own for a raid. Normal artillery fighting con- tinues in this sector, shells falling on towns on both sides of the line. At one place the Germans used mustard
 shells. A small number of Americans
 walked through the gas later. Last night an American patrol
 brought in an enemy sniper's camou-
 fage suit, made of woven brownish
 colored grass, the same shade as the
 landscape. There was the usual work | by patrols in No Mans Land during
 the night, but no encounters have
 been reported.
 Conditions were excellent today for l flying, and many hostile and friendly l planes were in the air. In virtually
 every Allied plane there was an Amer | ican observer Once or twice the Americans went close enough to the Germans to try their machine guns, | but without result. One plane in which there was an American went
 far back of the enemy lines. It was | the target for hundreds or enemy shells, which seemed to burst all
 around it. On returning the Ameri-
 can admitted that they seemed pretty
 thick, but he was unharmed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
WILL REINFORCE
 AIR DEFENSES ALONG ATLANTIC

Washington, March -13.-Active prep arations for strengthening the aeriel defenses of the Atlantic seaiboard were begun today by the war department with the appointment today or an army board to select sites along the Atlantic coast for aero squadrons and balloon companies.
 Major Norman W. Peek of the sig nal corps was named to head a board to meet in Charleston, S. C., Fort Tot ten, N. Y, and Boston. Commanders of the south Atlantic, middle Atlantic and north Atlantic coast artillery dis tricts will name an additional officer to sit with the board while it is con sidering the needs of each district.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
BRIDGEPORT MEN VOLUNTEERS FOR
 SERVICE IN TANK

Camp Devens, March 13-A call for volunteers for the tank service has been issued here and hundreds of volunteers have answered the call, The men will be put through a thcr- ough course of training as soon as a camp is formed. The men in this ser- vice wills it is firmly believed. see ser vice overseas, long before men at tached to the other organizations at the camp.
 None but well trained men will be taken for the service, it is understood, which seems to point to the fact that none but the best men and the best fighters arew anted for this import ant branch of the service. Such men as are chosen will consider it an homo to have been picked for the work. The release of this inforrua- tion makes public what was only very slightly known previously, that this country was as yet getting men ready for the tank service. Few prob ably realized that the work of train ing and furnishing of eqipment had reached such an advanced stage that tank work had been touched upon in the American training at the canton- ments in this country.
 Ten students from the officers training school have received com missions as second heutenants. They will be assigned to the Engineers or ganizations and detailed for special duty. The men are Harry J. Wood ward, of 274 Brookline avenue, Bos' ton, from Company D, 301st Infantry; John Ellington, Wollaston. public utilities department; Joseph E. Ma guire of Providence, Company D, 301st Engineers; Joseph J. O'Connor of Waterbury, Company G, S04th 1n- fantry; Thomas W. Crosby of Hart ford, 301st Ambulance Corps; Frank D. Barclay of Bridgeport, Depot Bri- gade; Warner B. Day of Hartford Company A, 903rd Machine Gun Bat taIion: Horace Hume of Toledo, O.. Fourth Training Company; Homer A. Howe, Fourth Training Company.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
MORE HUN KULTUR! WANTS 400 TOWNS BOMBED AND RAZED

Amsterdam, March 13.-The destruc- tion of 400 English towns by German aeroplanes is demanded by the Der lin Tages Zeitung "as a reprisaP' for the action of the Allies in conhscating 400 German merchant ships. The arti- cle continues:
 If we are in a position to destroy the whole of London, it would be more humane than to allow one more German to bleed to death on the bat tie field. To hesitate or to su-TSader ourselves to feelings of pity would be objectionable. Far better were it for us that Great Britain, France and the United States should call us barba- rians than that they should bestow on US their pity when we are beaten. Softness and sentimentality are stupid in war time"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
SEEKS DAMAGES
 FROM CONN. co.

Damages of $1,o0o are claimed by Mrs. Ida Banks of this city from the Connecticut Go. for injuries received July 1, 1916, when she was struck by a trolley car. The case went on trial in the Common Pleas Court to- day before Judge John R. Booth and a jury. Mrs. Banks claims she was crossing Congress street and on the north side was struck by car, thrown down, severely injured, con- fined in a hospital for a long period, and has never fully recovered. Neg ligence on the part of the trolley crew is alleged. The defense is a denial of the negligence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
CONGRESS URGED
 TO SPEED SECOND
 SELECTIvE DRAFT

Washington, March 13-In appear irg before the Senate Military com r. ittee today to explain proposed amendments to the national defense act, mostly technical matters of army organization, Provost Marshal General Crowder, as the executive represen- te tive of Secretary Baker, urged con gress to hasten action of scores of army bills pending, especially that amending the selective draft law.
 Passage by the senate this week the draft bill, changing the basis of selection from state population to the humber of men in class l and requir- ing registration of men attaining ~ years of age since June last. is ex- pected, Senator Hitchcock, acting committee chairman, told Gen. Crow der. Other army bills. he said, are scheduled to follow it in the sen- ate.
 Legislation to abolish the extra al- le.wance of 50 pef cent. in pay to men in the aviation service was approved by Gen. Crowder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
|. s. ARTILLERY FIRE DESTROYS FIVE
 GROUPS OF ENEMY GAS PROJECTORS
MAY CLOSE MANY FACTORIES FOR
 15 DAY PERIOD

Washington, March 12-CIos- ing down of the less essential in- dustries for 15 days during the spring to enable worI11nen to go to the farms will be necessary in many places to meet the farm labor shortage, the senate agri- culture committee was told today by Clarence Ousley, assistant sec- retary of agriculture.
 ''There is not an industry not engaged in actual war work that could not afford to close down for 15 days" Mir. Ousley said. ''Therre is not enough labor seek ing employment to meet the de- mand, and the shortage must be made up not only from the cit- ies, b1t from among men who have had actual farm experi- encc."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
ANNUAL BANQUET
 OF FRIENDLY SONS

Owing to the large demands for tickets for the fifth annual dinner Of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick the banquet room to the Stratfeld hotel will probably be used for the affair which is to take place the evening of March IS. It was thought at first that only about 50 persons would attend and arrangements were trade for the breakfast room of the hotel.
 United States Marshall Thomas F. Mccarthy of New York, is to be the principal speaker of the evening, while many local men Will alsu short talks. William T. Meyer is chairman of the reception commit tee
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
NEW MONROE DOCTRINE
 IS BORN
Document Based on Presi- dent Wilson's War Mes
 sage of Last August.

Los Angeles, March 13- Twenty-one republics of the Western Hemisphere will sub- scribe to a new Monroe doctrine, embracing the cardinal principles already established and adding additional tenets, according to a statement by Dr. Aiejandio A. varez, encouragement of the Institute of International Law and permanent member of the court of arbitration of The Hague, who addressed students of 8 law col- lege here last night.
 The new principles, Dr. Ava rez said, will prevent the cession of any territory in the Western Hemisphere as a war indemnity to any European power and will prevent the acquisition of such territory by any European power for any purpose by any method.
 The new doctrine was based on the interpretation of President Wilson's war message of last August as interpreted by the American Institute of Interna- tional Law. he said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
THREE MONTHS IN JAIL FOR FORMER LOCAL "CONN|E" !"

Waterbury, March 13-In passing sentence on a street car conductor who had pleaded guilty to stealing fares Judge Larkin in the City Court today remarked that" it might be that one of the causes of the city's poor car service was the stealing of fares by the conductors. The prosecutor in reviewing the case against Morris Sieden, alias Samuel Sackett, said that the Connecticut Go. was having a hard enough time to maintain ser vice without conductors stealing the receipts.
 It was claimed that Seiden work ing on a suburban line, on one day failed to account for 106 fares. He had worked in Bridgeport and re- signed on being told to account for fares. He obtained employment here under the name of Sackett and by means of false references.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
FIRE BOARD TO
 APPOINT NEW MEN

The Board of Fire Commissioners will meet tonight and if present plans materialize 57 new men and an assist ant chief will be appointed. Captain Arthur T. Platt of Engine Go. and Captain George Wilson of Engine Go. 8 are the senior captains of the de- partment and are due for promotion. The board may decide, however, that the appointment shall be made from a political standpoint. In that event, Captain Charles w. Holden of Chemi- cal Co. would be chosen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
Eight Americans Leaped Into Sea to Save Vic
 tins of Sub.
PRAISES SOUNDED
 OF PARKER'S CREW
QuartermaSter Cole is Mentioned-SaVed
 Ship Fireman.

London, March 13 -' Sir J. Fortescue Flannery, member for the Maldon division of Es- sex, announced today that he would call the attention of the First Lord of the Admiralty to- day in the House of Commons to the remarkable heroism and seamanship displayed by the American crew of the destroyer Parker in rescuing nine sur vivors, including the uncon- scious navigating officer of the hospital ship Glenart Castle, sunk in the Bristol channel late in February.
 The member said he would suggest that the admiralty suitably recognize the skill of the navigator of the Parker and the gallantry of the eight American sailors who jumped into the sea and swan to the rescue of sur vivors on rafts and wreckage.
 The Glenart Castle sank at o'clock in the morning of Feb. 26 The destroyer, although far distant picked up a wireless message and hurried to the scene, where she searched the choppy sea for surviv- ors. The first one was sighted at l o'clock in the afternoon-a lone man on raft.
 In these submarine infected waters it was impossible for the destroyer tc halt and launch boats. She threw . line to the survivor but he was SC weak that he became entangled 1T the line and was carried astern oI the destroyer and severely cut by hel propellers. He managed, however to climb back on the raft.
 The destroyer circled the scene anC as it passer the raft again Quarter master J. c. Cole jumped overheard and brought the man to the de stroyer. He was a fireman, Jess White, of Southampton. He diet later on board the destroyer, whicl continued her search and in tn course of the afternoon sighted thre more groups of survivors clinging t rafts and wreckage, all of whom wer similarly rescued
 In congratulating the crew of tn destroyer Vice-AdmiraI Sims, com mander of the American naval force in the war zone, telegraphed:
 "The work done in wintry seas an gales by all the destroyers' crews ha been inspiring, but none more so tha the Parkers."
 One of the survivors who was res cued late in the afternoon said h sighted a submarine while he wa struggling in the water. The UBos passed within a few yards of hin There were two Germans on he deck. He hailed her and asked fc help, but the Germans paid no alter ton to him.
 The official report of the sinkir of the Glenart Castle, on which it estimated 15S persons lost the lives. announced that survivors ha been landed by an American torpet boat, the name of which was n given.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
CITY ASKS BIDS
 FOR NEW HOSPITAL

The Aclerk of the Board of Contract and Supply will receive bids for new Isolation Hospital commencing March IS. The contract for the building will be let on April 1 and the work on the structure must be commenced within 10 days according to terms in the con tract.
 A water color painting picturing the exterior of the hospital, has been re- ceived and has been placed in the office of Health Officer Brown. The new building is to be located on Jes7A4 and Englewood aTenasA>
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
DRAFTEES READY, CHAIRMEN AWAIT
 OFFICIAL NOTICE

Officials of the six Bridgeport draft boards are awaiting official notifica- ton from Provost Marshal General C1,1wder relative to the sending of approximately 175- more Bridgeport boys to Camp Devens. That number will be the city's quota of the govern ment's newest call for 5000 men.
 The call virtually marks the begin hing of the second draft for Bridge port. The city's first draft quota has been completed and men sent from now on are credited to the second draft quota.
 The boards have their men ready aid will issue notices as soon as off cial information is received from Wa Arlington. The men will go in groups starting on March 29 and al |, will be in camp by April 4.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
HUGHES DAMAGE
 SUIT IN PROGRESS

Trial of the suit of Frank J. Hughes against Hugh 'Keegan and George Burns for $1O,0OO for injury received in an automobile collision May 2S. 1915, is still in progress before Judge William M. Maltbie and a jury in the Superior Court. It is hotly contested by both the defendants. Hughes, a member of the Board of Assessors. was a passenger in the Keegan ma chine, which collided with one driven b Burns, and was severely injured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
WANT SALOONS
 TO CLOSE AT 6

Hartford, March 13-At meeting Of the legislative committee of the Connecticut state grange last night ili this city it was voted to ask Gov. Holcomb to order all saloons in the state closed daily at p. m. between May 1 and Nov. 1. It was held by the committee to be a war measure and needful to promote efficiency of farm work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
REGULAR TRIPS TO
 PORT JEF PERSON

The steamer Park City, of the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson line commenced making regular trips be- tween this city and Port Jefferson on Monday. At the present time the boat makes one trip day leaving Port Jefferson for Bridgeport at g o'clock in the morning and on the return trip leaves this city at o'clock in the afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
COMMITTEE
 FOR A CONFERENCE

Members of the Machinists' union employed at the plant of the Rem ington Co., will hold meeting Fri day evening to appoint a committee to go to Washington, D. C., to take up the matter of the differences in wages between the company and the men.
 MT. Benheim, government concil- iator, who has been in this city for several days going over the matter with the company officials and the, machinists has returned to Washing ton
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
TO CONSOLIDATE
 TICKET OFFICES

Washington, March 13-The rail- road administration is taking steps to consolidate city ticket offices in scores of cities and expects to save several million dollars by their uni fcation. Consolidation has been or dered for Washington, Atlanta and several other cities and investigation is under way in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and elsewhere.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
H1NDLE RESUMES RECRUITING.

Special Agent Hindle has received a new supply of enrolment blanks and has again opened his recruiting office for young men between the ages of q and 31 who wish to learn to be seamen. For the past week the recruiting for this branch of gov ernment service has been at "a stand still because the supply of enrolling blanks had given out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
KIRK ENDORSES
 SERMONS SYSTEM

Acting Fuel Chairman William P. Kirk began work in the committees office, Room 13, County Court house building, and assisted by John J. Fisher, went over the boards files. Kirk endorses the system of former Administrator Carl F. Siemon and has adopted it for the new committees use.
 Kirk reports that coal is beginning tc come in and by the middle of the week, he says, there will be at least 5000 tons of hard coal here for distribution among the domestic users.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
UNS'LINE AGAIN
 PEN ETRATED
IN SECOND RAID GO OVER THE TOP AND REACH SECOND LINE HUN TRENCHES KILLING GERMANS WITH SHELL AND
 RIFLE FIRE-AIRMEN CAPTURED

With the American Army in France Tuesday, March 12- (By the Associated PressThere greater artillery activity by the Americans the Toul sector today than at time since they took position here American shells have obterat ed at least five of projectors which had been set by the enemy in preparation for attack Fires back the heard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
Ex-AMBAssADoR DEAD.

Washington, March 1S-Charles Page Bryan, former ambassador to Japan. and former minister to several other countries. died here last night of heart failure. He was 61 years old.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
Superior News Service

The Times gives the public the latest Asso. Press news dispatches, exclusive news features of the h. ternational News Service and local matters in concise, pithy man. ner. A Peoples Paper" pub lished without fear or favor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13

will You Smear the Kaiser On the Ides of March? (Fri-
 day).
 Buy War Stamps Then.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vii cinity: Partly cloudy to- night and Thursday. prob ably light rain at intervals.
Evening journal., 1918-11-15
ROUND LOAF OF
BREAD COMES BACK

Grandma knew a thing or two about
baking bread. Remember baking day
in the years gone by? How your
juvenile appetite jumped as you smiled
the delicious fragrance Of the new bread
putting on It's rich brown, crunchy
crust in the kitchen oven. or-looklng
back a few years further-n the Dig
outdoors cupola ovenl
And will YOU ever forget the sweet,
crispy taste Of grandms's big round
loavesg Yes, they were mostly round
loaves. Because grandma knew that a
round loaf rises and bakes evenly. II
isn't overdone in spots and underDaked
in others.
Grandma took pains to bake bread
right. She had the time. But the house
wife Of today has new problems to deal
with. With substitute ingredients max
ing new formulae necessary. her bak-
ing is more or less experimental And
experiments not only waste time. but
they waste materials. Even whole
baking may be spoiled.
Nor has the housewife the time 70 de-
vote to kitchen labors that are not,
strictly speaking. necessary. What with
getting along without servants. or even
an occasional day helper. and naturally
with wanting TO do her bit Of patriotic
war work, she must look 10 the big bak-
ing concern to supply her with the kind
Of bread she wants.
The Freebooter Company is now bak-
inc a round loaf, as announced in this
city on Monday. II compares with the
round loaf OF the good old days. Despite
wartime regulations as pertaining TO
substitutes, the Freihofer laboratory
experts have developed a process which
makes the new Freebooter Round "Vic-
tory" Loaf a most delicious product OF
the bakers art.
People who have tested Round "Vic-
tory" Loaf declare It in every way equal
in taste-quality, texture and flavor TO
the finest all-wheat bread-and certainly
far above any thus far produced under
the wheat conservation rules Of the
United States Food Administration. The
oven process is equally as scientific as
the mixing and raising. The loaf puts
on a thin. amber-brown crust that Is
delightfully."- crisp.
with a bread like Frelhofer's Vic
tory Round Loaf" said a housewife in
terviewed by a reporter yesterday,
there isn't single reason left why a
woman should want to do her own baB-
ing. I've been doing 10 land consider
myself a pretty good bread baker), but
I can't get a bread anywhere near as
good as this.
"And another thing: can't bake
Evening journal., 1918-11-15

bread as cheaply as / can buy it. To
make sure. I've even gone so far as to
figure out exactly what homemade
bread is costing me, in flour, shorten
ing. seasoning and raising ingredients,
and in fuel consumed-tO say nothing
of the time and hard work involved.
And ! find that ] simply can't get the
number OF one-pound loaves out of a
25-pound sack Of flour the wartime
cook books say ought to get. There's
a waste somewhere.
Evening journal., 1918-11-15
Try This TO BaniSh
All Rheumatic Pains

People who have been tormented for
years-yes, even so crippled that they were
unable TO help themselves-have been
brought back 20 robust health through the
mighty power Of Rheuma.
Rheuma acts with speed; it brings IN a
few days the relief you have prayed for
To antagOnizes the poisOns that cause
agony and pain In the joints and muscles
and quickly the tOrturing soreness COM
pletely disappears.
lt Is harmless and inexpensive remedy
but reliable because it Is one discovery
that has forced rheumatism and sclatlca
10 yield and disappear.
Begin the Rheuma treatment today. and
you do not get the joyful relief you
expect. your money will be returned n
r. Danforth always has a supply and
guarantees 81 10 YOU
Evening journal., 1918-11-15
SHADOW OF NICHOLAS
TRAILING THE KAISER

n. 2. A. Special to The Evening Journal.
THE HAGUE. Nov i5.-The homage
that the populace Of Berlin were wont
to pay the kaiser Is gone forever He is
now in received when he dares to walk
through the public streets, and people
frequently say, on sighting him: "There
comes the shade Of Nicholas.
Evening journal., 1918-11-15
.BALDWIN'S WORKER
TOOK TEN BOTTLES

Elizabeth Augustine, 1922 Dicks Ave,
West Philadelphia, whose father. is a
blacksmith with Baldwin's Locomotive
Works, says everybody In their home
likes Tanlac. Father suffered from a
rundown system. He began 10 feel so
weak he could hardly get around He
and a general Indigestion. His dlges-
tion became impaired and for eight
weeks he was in bad shape. One Of
his friends told him about Tanlac. He
has taken ten bottles, but he's a diff
ferent person. He can eat anything and
sleeps like a top"
The genuine Tanlac is being sold at
n. B. Danforth's Drug Store.