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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
COUNTY JAIL PRISONERS Will Be
PUT TO WORK ON STATE ROADS
State Officials Vote to
Do Away With Con-
tract Plan.
S1.25 TO BE PAID
FOR EACH CONVICT
Part of Money Earned
Will Be Given to
Prisoners Family.

Prisoners at the County jail
will aid the state in keeping its
highways in repair under the
of the State Highway
Department under a vote of the
senator's and representatives of
the county at a meeting in the
court house today.
This vote instructs the coun-
ty commissioners to end the
present contract for the en-
ployment of the prisoners at the
Jail, instructs them not to make
any new contract, and accepts
a proposition of the State
department for the
employment of not less than so
nor more than 400 of the pris-
oners in road work.
The commissioners are authorized
to employ any surplus of labor avail
able at the Jail upon the farms of the
county under such restrictions as
they may deem necessary.
The matter of Jail labor has been
under consideration for about a year
when committee of five from the
county was named by the General
Assembly to consider proper meth
DDS of employment for prisoners con-
fined at the county Jail in this coun-
ty. Included among the members were
F. W. Huxford, F. M. Salmon, H. T.
Bissen and F. E. Morgan. All Of the
above sign the report made to-
day.
The report of the committee, unan-
imously adopted at the county meet
ing, recommends the acceptance of a
proposition made by Highway Com
missioner C. H. Bennett, February
last. This calls for the employment
of SO to 100 prisoners by the state,
the county to furnish guards, paid
by the state, deliver the prisoners to
the state at $50 a. M, to be returned
to the Jail at 6 p. m, the working day
to be 10 hours. The county is to
furnish clothing and food, the state
transportation, and the state is tc
pay the county $1.25 per day for the
labor of each prisoner employed. This
sum to be divided, rs cents to the
county for clothing and subsistence
and so cents to the prisoner upon
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04

Heavy artillery fighting occurred
last night on the front north of Mont
didier, the war office announces. In
raids in Champagne and on the Yer
dun front the French took prisoners
and captured two machine guns
One person was wounded yesterday
by the long range German gun.
The statement follows:
1.-The artillery fighting became very
violent during the night in the region
north of Montdidier.
Northwest of Rheims, in the
Champagne and on the left bank of
the Meuse (Verdun 'front.' French
troops penetrated German trenches at
several points, bringing back 80 pris-
oners and two machine guns. Ger
man raids east of Rheims, in Avocourt
wood and north of st. Die were with
out success"
There was little activity in the Eng
lish battle area last night with the
exception of hostile artillery fire at
various points. A few prisoners were
taken by British parties.
The official English statement fol-
lows:
During the night a German ma
chine gun post in the neighborhood of
Hebuterne was rushed by our troops
and the machine guns were captured.
few prisoners were brought in on
other parts of the battle front.
Beyond hostile activity at difficent
points on the battle front and in the
Menin road and Passchendaele sectors
there is nothing to report"
| Although Paris is the ultimate OBJ
ject of the German drive, their i'm
| mediate objective still is Amiens, the
great railway centre from which both
| French and British supplies are dis
| tributed.
Gen. Dumas, commanding the group
| of French armies in the north, has
signed the following proclamation,
which has been posted in Amiens:
''The dangers which have been
I announced to you do not threaten
you for a moment. The military
authorities give you that assur-
ance. You see them in your
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
HEAVY PENALTY
FOR DAMAGING
WAR MATERIALS

Washington, April 4-Conferees of
the senate and house agreed today
on a bill providing severe penalties
for destruction of war materials and
for sabotage.
Penalties of 80 years 'imprison-
ment and $4,000 fine are provided
in the BILL which was greatly broad
ened in scope both by the house and
the conferees, for acts which actual
ly or are intended, or which there
is reason to believe" are intended
to injure or destroy war material and
utilities. The latter include arms,
munition, live stock, clothing, food
supplies, railroads, electric lines, can
ais. engines, machines, vehicles, ves-
sells, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts,
water and gas pipes, structures, cleo
trio, wireless, telephone and tele-
graph plants, and all other articles
intended to be used by the United
States or any associate nation in
connection with the conduct of the
war
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04

eff American troops are operating
in strictly American sector the news
is submitted only to American gem
eral headquarters.
"If the troops are operating in
strictly Allied sector, the news must
be submitted only at the general
headquarters of the Allied army con-
cerned.
''If the troops are operating in
conjunction with an Allied force the
news of those joint operations must
be submitted at either the field head
quarters of the American expedition
ary force of the field headquarters of
the Allied army concerned.
"In such case the American Off
Ger designated as field censor with
the Allied army general headquarters
will examine every mention of Ameri-
can troops in such story: His written
signature and the addition of CON
trolle Americaine' will be essential tC
the passage of that portion of such
story.
I'm the same way the officer of ar
Allied army concerned and designated
as field censor with the American
general headquarters will examine
every mention of Allied forces in such
story and his o. k. will be essentia
| to the passage of that portion of the
story"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
WATSON'S TRIAL
FOR HOMICIDE
OPENED TODAY

Middletown, April 4-Robert Wat
son of Townsend avenue, New Haven,
held responsible by Coroner Davis for
the death of Mrs. Mary Robinson,
widow, of Durham, last fall, when his
automobile was overturned, was pre-
sented before Judge Burpee today to
be tried on a charge Of homicide.
Watson was returning from a fair
in a neighboring town and his ma
chine upset on the highway, Mrs.
Robinson, who was with him, being
killed, and others in the party being
injured.
Watson offered a plea OF guilty and
his counsel asked the court to de-
termine the facts in order that the
degree of negligence might be deter
mined. Judge Burpee then asked the
state to present it's case, which was
done, the early witnesses being ques-
toned as to Watson's condition on the
night in question. The defense will
put on character witnesses, including
the Rev. Robert Bell of New Haven
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04

The Rev. Arthur J. Brown, who
presided, said the churches were not
concerned with the political aims Of
the war, as these were problems for
President Wilson, but were specific
ally concerned with moral aims"
America is in this war because it
is fundamentally war between
pagan and Christian ideas of the or
ganization of the world" DR.. Brown
said, because it. is a conflict between
the law of the jungle and the law Of
brotherhood in international rela-
tions."
The conference is held under the
auspices Of the district loan commit
tee and the national comittee on the
churches and the moral aims of the
war.
Abiding to a news dispatch telling
of semi-official announcement from
Germany that it had no faith in the
ability of league of nations to dis
courage war, Theodore Marburg,
former American minister to Belgium,
said that statement "discloses clearly
the intention Of Germany to proceed
with aggressive plans in the future"
II 1S perIeCIIy Cledr IHdl no ledB ue
of nations can be effective unless Ger
many is overthrown," he said. THE
great duty before the world is to over
come Germany. One means of ac-
complishing this is preventing the
Bolshevik government in Russia from
continuing to help Germany. 1t would
seem hopeless to try to organize in
Russia opposition to Germany under
present conditions. The only hope is
for an Allied army to step in until
| the Russians can organize behind this
wall of steel.
Necessarily we must let the Japan
ese play a leading part in any such
step, but small Allied forces could be
| Joined to. theirs and the Allies as a
whole could announce their intention
| eventually, to withdraw from Russia
just as we announced our intention al
the beginning Of the Spanish war tc
with draw from Cuba and kept ou1
word"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04

1.-THE value Of Americas assistance
which formerly was confined to sup
plies of all kinds of materials and
equipment, has grown as the Ger
mans have been getting their hands
free in the east. It is of especial i'm
portance to Germany's opponents. in
asmuch as American divisions are ex-
pected to succeed the Russians and
Rumanians.
THE German chief command,
however, possesses fairly full knowl-
edge Of the numbers and degree of
efficiency of the American forces on
the continent. Adequate measures
have been taken and from the advent
of the new enemy no turn of wars
fortune, not even any serious obsta
Gle in the way of definite German
victory, is apprehended.
Interesting information about the
Americans in France has been obtain
ed fran French prisoners captured
recently near Tahure. They say the
American preparations are most ex-
tensive and the troops are settling
down as if they intended to remain
for years. They are laying down
their own railroads and building tele-
graph and telephone lines, possibly
with the ultimate view to doing a
profitable business after the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
800 BURGL ARIES
OCCUR DAILY IN
CITY OF BERLIN

New York, April 4.-Burglaries and
robberies in Berlin average more than
300 daily and great alarm has been
caused in the German capital by the
sensational increase in crime result
ing from war conditions.
The Berlin Tageblatt on March 10
published an interview with the di-
rector of a large insurance company
who said 300 burglarles and robber1es
were reported daily to the insurance
companies.
The homes Of the minister of war
and the commanding general of the
Mark of Brandenburg have been en-
tered.
Many of the theft are committed by
deserters from the army while there
also are burglar bands composed of
former c'onvicts and deserters. Ref
ugees from occupied portions of Cali
clan and Polish territory have been
active criminally.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
GUARANTEE SIX
TONS OF COAL
TO HOUSEWIVES

Six tons of hard coal to each family,
is the amount guaranteed to domestic
consumers for use during the next
winter, providing the applicants reg
ular dealer can fill the order. If not
the Bridgeport Fuel Committee will
endeavor to supply the applicants
needs. In a statement issued today
the new fuel chairman, T. ]. Pardy,
says, Orders for six tons Of coal can
be filled, by the dealers in full, if
their supply admits of same
Each consumer must fill out an ap-
plication blank, which asks the fol-
lowing questions: Name of dealer?
Kind of building? Number of rooms :?
Kind Of heating plant? Size of coal
desired? Have you any untitled Or
'ders with dealers? If so, amount and
with whom? Quantity desired for
immediate delivery? Quantity re-
ceived during year ending March 81,
1918? Quantity on hand March 81,
1918? Quantity desired for year end
ing March 81, 1892"
If the applicant desires more coal
than was used during the fiscal year
just ended, the reasons must be stat
ed. Penalty for making false state
ments in the application is $1,000 fine
or two years in Jail or both. The or
ders will be made out in triplicate.
The dealer will keep one, the con-
eumer the other and the third will be
filed in the fuel committees records.
It is indicated that the price of hard
coal will increase from s10.50 a ton to
$11. so within the next week or SO.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
APPROPRIATIONS
OF S231,68Q ARE
MADE BY COUNTY

Appropriations aggregating $751;
$50, of which $1s3,6S0 must be raised
by taxation, were made at the meet
ing of the county senators and rep
resentatives today, without a dissent
ing vote, upon recommendation Of
the county commissioners. All of the
appropriations were included i'll a
budget prepared by the commission
ers and in the hands of the legisla-
tors for several days.
One item, that of $1,500 for a clerk
was discussed, but the necessity for
the expenditure was made so plain
there was no final opposition.
Question of repairs and addition to
the county home in Norwalk, for
which 100000 was asked, were ex-
planned by Commissioner H. P. Craw-
ford, who said only the most neces-
say work is included. He said the
home can accommodate 80 children,
and that there is an excess now to be
provided for, and the number is grow
ing greater every year. Most of the
changes are made upon recon-
mendation of the State Board of
Health, and are of a sanitary char
acter.
The item of $4,000 for the coun-
tvs one-sixth Of the cost of the
Shelton-Derby bridge, was included.
1t was suggested this sum be borrow
ed but in view of the coming expen-
diture for a new bridge over the
Housatonic and the uncertainty of the
money market it was deemed mad
visable, and the amount was included
In the appropriations.
1t was voted to lay county taE
to raise the sum of s183,540, to be due
and payable October 1 next. The rate
and the amount each town must pay
will be apportioned by the State
Tax Commissioner, H. C. Corbin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
MILITARY BOARD
CRILLS MEMBERS
OF HOME Guard
Especial to The Times.)

Stratford, April 4-The Board of
Inquiry of the Home Guard has held
a secret session in the town hall,
Stratford, at which all members of
the Stratford Home Guard underwent
a severe grilling to find out the per-
sons who, according to Special Officer
Charles Pelham, residing near Wash
ington bridge destroyed his player
piano and turned his home intp a
topsy-turvey condition, causing dam
age of several hundred dollars. Each
member was examined separately.
The damage to his home occurred
about two months ago when the
Home Guard were called out to watch
all railroad bridges following a report
that German agents were located in
different sections of the state and had
planned to blow up all bridges.
Because of the severity of the
weather, officer Pelham offered his
house as a place of refuge to the men
when off duty. When he awoke the
next morning he found his plano all
smashed, the furniture strewn all over
the floor and the place wrecked.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04

This would be the first step in arm
ing the Russian nation. He said the
army organization was Impossible
without the old officers, and outlined
a measure to enlist the services of all
generals and publish their names,
giving to- citizens the right to state
objections to any one.
M. Podvois1y reported having en-
listments for the Red Army which
was satisfactory in some places. Since
the beginning Of the army organiza-
ton two weeks ago 11,OO0 have enlist
ed in Moscow and been properly
equipped. Nishni Novgorod, Voro-
nezh, Tula, Kaluga, Kostroma, Tcher-
nigov, Khartov and many other cities
report considerable numbers of re-
cruits, many Of whom are trained.
The great handicap he said was lack
of instructors.
Peace has been proposed to the Boil
shevik government by the Ukrainian
rada of Kiev, the non-Bolshevik or
ganization, according to rumors cur
rent here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
NO PROTEST TO
M'ADOO'S APPEAL
TO RAILROAD men

Washington, April 4.-Director Cen
eral McAdoo made public today a let
ter to A. o. Wharton, president of the
railroad employees department of the
American Federation of Labor, deny
ing reports that railroad officials had
PROTESTED against an order of the o1-
rector general asking cooperation by
the labor and railroad arrangements.
II have not received" said the di-
rector general, "a single protest from
any railroad official. I feel that it Is
,--coS. important in this new era of
railroading in America that railroad
employees shall not live any longer in
an atmosphere of suspicion and dis
trust. I earnestly desire to see them
brought together on plane of mu-
tual understanding and helpfulness.
know it will promote the efficient
and safe operations Of the Eail'-s--a---
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
WOMAN WHO SOLD
LACE TO WIFE OF
LINCOLN is DEAD

Chicago, April Miss Mary Hal
lam, 80 years old, known as the dean
of the ssaleswomen Of the United
States, is dead here. She was en-
ployed in the lace department of one
of the largest apartment stores for As
years and numbered among her Gus
toners Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant. She was late
to business only twice in her term of
service. according to the records of
the store.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
COST GRIFFEN S15O
FOR FAKE NUMBERS

WILDER S. Griffen, 81, of 321 Grove
street, machinist, employed by the
Locomobile Co., who was arrested last
night for violating traffic rules, and
who was found to have counterfeit
registration plates, was today arraign-
ed before Judge Wilder in the City
court charged with. counterfeiting reg
istration plates, driving without a Ii
cense and failing to be registered. He
was fined $3.50 and costs.
When Griffen was arrested last
night by a traffic officer he was found
to have fake registration plates on his
machine. The plates were SO well
made that it was difficult to detect
the fraud. It was only when the Of
fieer asked for his license that the
deception was discovered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
INTERN GERMAN
AFTER NUPTIALS

Boston, April 4.-Dr. Karl Oscar
Bertling, who was sent from Berlin to
this country in 1914 to uphold the
German cause in public lectures, was
taken to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, today,
to be interned for the duration of the
war as an enemy alien. He was mar
ried yesterday to Miss Helen Glotz Of
New York
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
u. S. TAKES OVER
FAIR GROUNDS

Mfneola, N. Y, April 4-The agri-
cultural fair grounds and buildings in
his place have been taken over by the
federal government for conversion in
% a convalescent hospital, accommo-
dating 10000 patients, it was an
nounced today Recently the grounds
were used as an aviation 1Ie;d.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
Raids By Opposing
Forces Mark Quiet
Before Hun Storm
ENEMY is AWAITING REORGANIZATION
OF ARMIES BEFORE AGAIN TRYING
TO FORCE WAY THROUGH LINES
GUARDING AMIENS BASE.

Paris April "A renewal Of the German drive is expect
ed begin today tomorrow the invaders having brought
their heavy guns and opened great gun duel along the
100 miles 'front.'
The resumption of the offensive will find the Allies
strongly reinforced by AngoBrtsh and American reserves
and with the greatest artillery parks concentrated the
western front front.
Neither British French Army Headquarters pertrb-
ed at the prospect of another great attack.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
TROOP TRAIN IN
WRECK ON PENNSY

Pittsburgh, April Alive persons
were slightly injured today when a
troop train ran into the Pittsburgh
and New York express on the Penn
sylvania Railroad while it was taking
water near Conamaugh, P. The troop
trim was loaded with drafted men
from Indiana and was on its way east.
None of the soldiers was injured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
announce Terms
FOR PAYMENTS OF
3RD LIBERTY LOAN

Washington, April 4
The third issue OF Liberty
loan bonds will mature in
10 years-on Sept. Is, 1928
the treasury department
announced today, and will
bear interest from May 8
next, payable semi-annual-
ly on Sept. Is and March
is.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
JOHNSON LEFT S5,O17.O4.

Charles Johnson, who died several
weeks ago, left an estate valued at
$5,017.04, according to the inventory
report filed in the Probate Court to-
day by the appraisers, Joseph E.
Douglas and Hilmar Hedberg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
AMERICAN CENSORSHIP
OF OUR Army is final

With the American Army in France April 3-(By the AS
ociaed regulations include the following:
The American censorship is final in articles concerning
troops Three present themselves
posed O follows:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
FAIRFIELD COUNTY is
REPRESENTED AT NY.
LIBERTY LOAN RALLY
Ministers Attend Important Meeting Addressed By Rev
Arthur J. Brown Who Says We Are
Warning Against Pagans

New York April 4-Cergymen Of churches with members
aggregang than 100000 of all denominations in New
York state 12 counties northern New Jersey and Fairfield
county in Connecticut comprising the Second Federal
district organized today behalf the third Liberty
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
ADMITS AMERICAN AID
GAINS IN IMPORTANCE

Amsterdam March % -"Americas aid is gaining gradu-
ally importance with respect to the coming decson writes
Karl Rosner the correspondent of the Loka Anzegr
Berlin on the western front He says
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
Will FORM ARMY
RED GUARDS ARE RAISING MILITARY
MACHINE TOTALL|NG 100000 men
SINCE BEGINNING OF ORGANIZATION TWO
WEEKS AGO II, 900 HAVE ENLISTED IN
MOSCOW-NEED INSTRUCTORS.

Moscow, April Russia will form army of 100000
not inferior in power and equipment to the Germans and
Japanese NJ Podvoky assistant secretary of war; declared
yesterday conference Moscow of the various military de-
hnodc
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
TAYLOR DIES.

Richmond, Va, April 4-Warren
P. Taylor, traffic manager of the
Richmond & Washington line, died
here today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-04
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and VI
cinity: Fair and continued
cool tonight and Friday.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-07

Washington, Dec. 6.-Suggesting
June 10Th, 1918 as the proper time
to get Hearst to send hist rate
man to Europe Bruce B4elaski this
afternoon continued his examination
before the Senate Investigating COM
mittee to examine into the activity
of the German propaganda in this
country The first man to be sent
was Hale who went as the contiden-
tial agent of the embassy since the
beginning of the war and was
abroad as such TO June 23rd, 1913.
Hearst, Mr.. Bielaski said, was not
informed and did not know that
Hale was connected with the Ger
man government in any way, but
did not consider him a Germano-
phile. Hale went at the instigatioR
of the German agents to Roumania
in order to prevent If possible the
entrance Of that country into the
war against Germany.