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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
SOME STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK
DENIES RIGHT OF
CITY TO CONDEMN
!. LAND FOR PLAZA
Construction of Gigantic
Open Space May Be Held
Up By Court Appeal.

Probability of early commencement
of construction of the Plaza, which
was jammed through the Common
Council despite the protests of prop
erty owners affected and the interests
Of the city at large, seems likely to be
hated by the arge number of ap-
peals which are to be filed in the
courts from the assessment of bene-
fits, and the award of damages.
The city clerk has already received
many notices of intention to appeal
from the report of the Board of APP
praisal, and as the time for filing ap-
peals will not expire until May 16,
other protests are expected.
Regardless of the sentiment of the
people of the city that such large
expenditure for this purpose is not
warranted at the present time, espec-
tally in view of the need of labor and
materials for war purposes, the ad-
ministration has announced its inten-
ton of an early commencement OF
| the work.
Orders for tenants to vacate the
property affected are ready to be serv-
ed within ten days of the expiration
of the time of appeal, and only sc
| days are allowed for occupants of the
property to secure other places II
which to conduct business.
Whether appeal to the courts will
stay actual work is not certain, bu
the court may award much larger
damages than the board of appraisal
and may not assess benefits at as large
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10

According to the story told by
Bender after he had been sufficiently
revived, he picked up a fare for
Black Rock in Bridgeport, about 2
a. m. Upon arriving at the aero
plane sheds, the mysterious passenger
was met by another man, and the
two began to pry the locks off the
door. Bender did not think much
of this until he saw there were three
aeroplanes within the building.
The thought of German spies flash
ed across his mind and he immediate
ly decided to get away, but he no
sooner attempted to crank his ma
chine than he was seized by one of
the men and forced to enter the shed
with a gun pointed at his head.
While one of the men kept guard
over Bender, the other began to strip
the machines of valuable parts and
rack them in suitcases. Bender all
this time was backed in a corner with
his hands high above his head. Final
ly one of the men needed the assist
ance of the guard to help him lift 4
heavy casting and Bender seized the
opportunity to get out of the build
Ing.
Immediately he started for the doc,
the men tried to cut off his escape
but he got out few feet ahead OF
them and ran as fast as he could in
the direction of help. In the dark
ness, he was not able to see fences
and barbed wire as well as deeI
pools of water so that he suffered Sc
verely in the wild flight from his pur-
suers.
The two men chased him for some
distance, and when questioned as tC
whether they had shot at him he
said he was too busy running to know
if they were shooting at him or not
Arriving at the home of Frank
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10

The German government, according
to the correspondent, tried to get
peace offers sent to the President
through Prof. Heron, who was visited
on April 10 by Prof. Quidde of Mum
ich, friend of Count Won Hertling,
the imperial German chancellor.
Prof. Quidde was accompanied by the
Dutch pacificist, DIR. Jong Van Beck
Prof Quidde said he had come to
prepare the way for merciful peace
and gave Prof. Heron to understand
that he spoke for Chancellor Won
Hertling and the German foreign Of
flee. He assured the American pro-
fessor that the peace party in the
reichstag was about to gain predomi-
nance in Germany and that he wished
to prepare President Wilson to take
advantage of that auspicious moment.
Germany. Prof. Quidde said, was
willing to make the following terms:
1. To grant autonomy to Alsace-
Lorraine within the limits of the Ger
man empire, provided the Allies
would not broaeh the subject of AL
| sace-Lorraine at the peace conference.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
POLICE ASSIST
ROAD OFFICIALS
IN new HAVEN

New Haven, May 10 -. Every re-
source that the police have was used
today to assist the officials of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road in trying to find the cause of the
fires that destroyed the old Union sta
ton Wednesday and the headquarters
shops in the railroad yard yesterday.
Every police officer who could be
spared was loaned to the detective
bureau, and it was understood that
the federal and state authorities are
giving assistance. No theory for either
fire is advanced by officials. If there
are any clues to possible incendiarism
they are not centioned.
While conditions for handling pas
sengers are being adjusted at the
temporary station the loss of so much
property and material in the railroad d
repair and other shops is causing
, much Inconvenience to the mainte-
nance department.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
FIVE SOLDIERS
ARE KILLED AT
CAMP JACKSON

Columbia, S. c., May 10-Five SOL
diers were killed, two were so badly
injured that they died en- route to
the base hospital, four were serious
ly injured, and Is were less seriously
hurt when a passenger coach crowd
ed with soldiers of the 321st infantry
and the 317th machine gun company
Jumped a trestIe at Camp jackson
today.
The soldier who brought the re-
port of the wreck to the city said he
was standing at the quarterfhaster's S
depot when he heard the crash of the
falling cars. Calling some officers, he
hurried over to the place and was
appalled, by the spectacle. The light
coaches. he said. were crushed.
The men in the coaches had en-
trained for Camp Sewer in Green
Vile.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10

James, he told of the men in the aero
plane sheds and what they were do
ing. James reused the neighborhood
an da sort of posse was organized by
the residents. The police of Black
Rock and Bridgeport were notified of
the incident and the armed body of
proceeded to the aero sheds, only to
find that the two strangers had de-
camped with aero parts and tools.
They had stolen the taxicab in which
to make their getaway.
1t was daylight before the authori-
ties were convinced the men had got
ten out of Bridgeport. Later in the
day the abandoned taxi was found,
but no clue outside of a suit case full
of tools, outside the hangar, could be
found.
When questioned by the authorities
Bender was able to give but a very
meager description of the two men,
beyond the fact they appeared to be
foreigners of some sort and were
above the average height and weight
The matter is being Investigated by
Captain E. o. Cronan, chief of the
Bridgeport detective bureau, and he
has so far been able to discover that
one of the aeroplanes in the shed is
owned by S. Y. Beach, a inventor
who is well known in Bridgeport
There is an attachment on the machine
and that was why the hangar was
locked up by the sheriff.
The other machines are said to be
owned by a J.. w. Hudson of New
York city and it was said he explained
the whole matter this morning by
stating that there were several motor
parts on his machines which he has
patented and in order to get capita
| interested in his inventions he hat
/ to have the parts in New York thi
| morning to show to the parties with
! money.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
CRUISER VINDICTlVE IS SUNK AT OSTEND
Loaded With Concrete
Old Battleship Now
Blocks Harbor.
BRITISH LOSSES
REPORTED LIGHT
Second Daring Naval
Raid Carried Out
Against Enemy.

London, May 10-The Ger
man submarine base Of Ostend,
on the Belgian coast, has been
blocked as a result of a new
raid by British naval forces, the
admiralty announces. The OBJ
solete cruiser Vindictive, filled
with concrete, has been sunk
across the entrance to the har-
Dor.
The British lost one motor
boat. Their casualties were
light.
The announcement follows:
Operations designed to close the
ports of Ostend and zeebrugge were
successfully completed last night,
when the obsolete cruiser Vindictive
was sunk between the piers and
across the entrance to Ostend har-
Dor.
Since the attack on Zeebrugge on
April 2S the Vindictive had been filled
with concrete and fitted as block
ship for this purpose.
"Our light forces have returned to
their base with the loss of one motor
boat, which had been damaged and
sunk by orders of the vice admiral
to prevent it from falling into the
hands Of the enemy.
"Our casualties were light"
Great Britain's naval triumph Of
April 23 in Zeebrugge, when this i'm
portant German submarine base on
the Belgian coast was apparently
blocked by the sinking of concrete
laden ships during daring raid, has
been virtually duplicated in Ostend
Ostend was originally attached for
this purpose at the same time as Zee
brugge, but the blocking vessels sent
in there were turned slightly off their
course and the success was not equal
to that attained in Zeebrugge.
The importance of the blocking op-
etations lies in the fact that, if they
have been as successful as believed
and the Germans have been deprived
of their belgian bases, they will now
be forced to revert for some time al
least to their own home ports as
starting and returning points for their
under sea raiders. These Graf
would therefore have to traverse ia;
longer, more difficult and more dan.
gerous routes to attain their cruisins
grounds, with the consequent IN
crease by many times of the chanc,
of their being turned back or destroy
ed.
The Vindfctive was built in 1897
She displaced $3.50 tons and her com
plement was 450 men.
The decision to send the Vindietivt
to Ostend was made>a few days afte,
her return from the Zeebrugge raid
and the task of filling her with con
crete was begun Immediately.
AS in the joint raid on Zeebrugg
and Ostend, this latest British nava
exploit was kept a well guarded sec
ret AS an evidence, of this, it i
recalled that after the battle SCARE,
cruiser returned from Zeebrugge a
urgent request was made that she b
sent up the Thames to London fo
public view. The authorities did no
encourage the proposal however. an,
the agitation subsidized. All the tim
the old vessel was being overhaule
for her last Noyage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
7S9 BRIDGEPORT
BOYS LISTED in
NEXT DRAFT CALL

Hartford, May 10-Quotas for the
current draft as announced today by
Gen. Cole are based on a state total of
S,S45, credits having brought the
total down from 4,024. The first list
of figures given out called for 226
men rom the Ansoni board, and 29S
from Waterbury No. 3, those two be-
ing among the largest divisions in the
state. The Ansonia board recently
reported that it had only 80 Class 1
men available for service and that
number has been asked for. The Wa
terbury board, previously allotted 293,
is now drawn on for 80.
These two boards would have had
slightly smaller quotas on the basis OF
| state total of 3,S45. but the table
given out by Gen. Cole shows that
more than 800 men must be supplied
| by other boards of the state because
of the failure of the two divisions to
meet their calls.
The Bridgeport quotas as announced
! today are:
Board No. 1, 100; No. 2, 80; No. 8
1877; No. 4, 144; No. 4, 1872; No. 6
! III.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
TO
BEGIN INQUIRY
into AVIATION

Washington, May 10.-Plans for av-
iatlon and other war inquiries were
outlined today by the Senate military
committee, which decided to have in
vestigations made by subcommittee
The aviation inquiry will be divided
into two branches in charge of sep
arate subcommittee, one dealing
with the general situation, including
appropriations; the other making a
special investigation of manufacture
ers, and cross licensing agreements,
which Senator Thomas of Colorado
charged yesterday in the Senate give
produ ers controlling basic patents a
moncpo'y.
One subcommittee will resume in
quiry into the army quaEtermaster
department and another will continue
the ordnance inquiry.
The aviation investigations aB e1-
pected to begin next week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10

2. The Brest-Litovsk peace treaties
not to be discussed at the peace con-
ference, although the Allies might
suts1-st claims for the revision of them
and Germany might make certain
concessions.
3. No economic war against Ger
many after the war.
A. German colonies to be restored.
Prof Quidde asserted that the pres
ent offensive in France had the ulti-
mate objective of achieving dura-
hle peace.
Prof. Heron. the Mails correspond
ent writes, after listening to the Ger
man, exclaimed:
II wonder that you have the eff
frontery to ask me to lay such a
rigmarole of cant deceit before the
American people. Far from creating
a spirit of conciliation, it would sim
ply strengthen the American will to
smash the perfdious and nefarious
offer of such proposals.
'srhe United States intends to CON
tinue the fighting until the Prussian
tContinued on Page Ten.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
TORNADO KILLS
IS PEOPLE IN
MIDDLE WEST

With additional reports coming in
today the death list in yesterdays tor
nado in Illinois and Iowa swelled to
IS, II in Iowa and seven in Illinois. AS
wires were still down in many locah-
ties it was feared that other deaths
were still unreported.
The known dead were in the follow
ing places: New Hampton, Iowa., 4;
Nashua, Iowa, 2; Toulon, ILL.,, 2;
Franklin, ILL.,, 8.
Hundreds of houses and farm build
ings were blown down and live stock
was killed in many localities. The full
force of the tornado appeared to have
struck at Mayville, Iowa.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
6 PLANES ARE
BROUGHT DOWN
BY Rene FONCK

Paris, May 1O-Six German aero
planes were brought down yesterday
by Sub-ieut Rene Fonck, the wal
Cffice announces.
The statement follows:
Yesterday Lieut.. Fonck brought
down six German biplanes in the
course Of two patrols. He downed
the first two in 10 seconds, the third
in five minutes later; and the three
others in the course of the second
patrol"
Lieut. Fonck's achievement yester-
day had never been equalled. He
is the greatest French air battler
since the death Of Capt. Guynemsr.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
3 CONNECTICUT
BOYS ON LATEST
CASUALTY LIST

Washington, May 1o.-The casualty
list today contained 81 names, divided
as follows:
s@sKilled in action, 4; died of wounds,
r. died of accident, /; died of disease.
3; wounded severely. 8; wounded
slightly, I; missing. l; lost at sea- l.
The names of three men from Con-
necticut appear in the list. They are
Frank w. Dzinski. 70 Bannon street,
Torrington, died Of wounds William
Saint Martin. South Manchester,
wounded slightly; Thomas Zocco, 4O5
Baldwin street, Waterbury,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
BLACK ROCK AIRPLAEE
PLANT RAIDED BY MEN
HOLD AUTO DRIVER AT POINT OF GUN WHILE
THEY TAKE PARTS OF MOTORS FROM MA
CHIMES INVENTOR TAKES ALL BLAME

Residents of Black Rock thrown into wild excitement
between three and four o'clock this morning when Angelo
DER of Bridgeport staggered to the home of Frank
James, 81 Ellsworth street. exhausted condition from cuts
bruises and fright with story of German spies breaking into
the aerOplane hangarS Fanchers Dock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
HOW PROFESSOR DEALT
WITH PEACE EMISSARY
WILSON'S-HERON WAXED INDIGNANT
CAUSED EMISSARY TO SHED TEARS

London May l0-The story of how attempted German
peace offensive turned down gnominiously by Prof.
Heron American living Geneva told by the Swiss
respondent Of the Daily Mail Prof Heron is described
friend of President Wilson
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
Superior News Service

The Times gives the public tbs
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
lished without fear or favor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vicinity:
Probably showers tonight and
Saturday, cooler.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
ARIZONA CALLED ON
 FUR 4O7 MENDUR|NC
 MONTH SEPTEMBEF
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Four separate selective draft calls consti- tuting the first of the September calls and requiring 1S6,113 men to entrain for training camps between August 30 and September 6. were issued tonight by Provost Marshal General Crowder
 Every state and the District of Co., lumbia is called to furnish men for training to augment the forces abroad For general military service 125,000 white men and 21,270 negroes arc called; for limited service, 40.5O3 white men are called.
 The calls of the western states, with the camps to .-..ich the men are to be sent include:
 General military service. white:
 Arizona, quota 300; to Camp kearny, California.
 California. $500, Kearny, Cal.
 Colorado 300. Funston. Kas.
 Kansas, 4.50a. Funston Kas. Missouri, $500. Macarthur Texas
 New Mexico, 40G, Macarthur, Texas
 Oklahoma. 4,000. Logan, Texas
 Texas. 5000, Travis. Texas
 General military service. colored. Entrainment September l, 1918: Arizona, T. Lewis
 California 75, Lewis. Colorado, 43, Lewis Kansas, 107 Funston New Mexico. ,, Travis. Oklahoma, 294. Dodge Texas, 400, Dodge
 Texas. 999, Travis. Limited service. white; entrainmenI September 3-6, 1918: Arizona. 100 Bowie, Texas. l California, 800. Bowie. Texas. i Colorado, 300, Fort Riley i Kansas, 400. Fort Riley. New Mexico. 100, Bowie. 1 Oklahoma. 500. Bowie. ] Texas, 800, Bowie ! Limited service, white (military in- telligence photographers entrainment August 30, 1918:
 New Mexico, 3, Fort Meyer, Va.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
WHISKY VALUED AT
 S2,800,0O0 BURNS
 IN 0WENSBORO, KY.
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[RepubIican A. p. Leased Wirel
 OWENSBORO, Ky. Aug. 24.-F'ire starting tonight at o'clock at the plant of the Green River Distilling company here by 10: 30 o'clock tonight had destroyed the entire plant 43,000 barrels of whiskey and entailed a loss well in excess of $3,000 ,000 The whis- key alone was valued at s2,S00, ,000 and the loss to the United States govern ment in taxes is approximately &C., 750,0O0.
 River Seemed on Fire
 The fire started in a pile of trash alongside the distillery. The fire was spectacular in the extreme, the flames mounting hundreds of feet in the air. Every few minutes a blazing barrel of whiskey driven upward by the explo- sion of other barrels would rise to great height and then fall. When it struck, the whiskey it contained would be spread over the ground in blaa- ing sheet for many yards. Burning streams of whiskey ran through the ditches of the open fields into the river the whole surface of whic,i seemed at times to be on fire.
 Difference Accounted For
 The difference in the value placed upon whiskey and the amount of tax estimated to have been lost by the gov ernment is accounted for by the fact that the internal revenue tax had not been paid on any of it and the value placed upon it was the value of spirits tax unpaid. The tax on whiskey is s3.20 a proof gallon and the average contents of a barrel of whiskey when first placed in the warehouse with no outage" allowance is 471R gallons.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
Official Statements
BRITISH
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LONDON, Aug. 24.- Despite considerable hostile reinforce ments, says Field Marshal Haig's report from sthe British front in France tonight, progress has been made along the whole front of our attack. Bray has been captured and number of prisoners secured.
 Further progress has been made along the high ground southeast of Albert. Several hundred prisoners were taken. La Boisselle, oryillers, Mouquct farm, Thiepsal, and Grandcourt have been captured with over 2,o00 prisoners. Our troops are astride the Thiepval ridge and are advancing eastward.
 "There was heavy fighting about Mirsumont, where the enemy held out until we flanked advancing columns.
 "On the remainder of the British front successful local actions have taken place. North of the Scarpe we have captured section of the German front line northeast of Fampoux, with few prisoners
 "North of the La Bassee canal we captured the old British front inc east and northeast of Given chy and made progress into the German positions in completely successful operation, in which all obiectives were secured with over sixty prisoners. During the night our patrols occupied Neuf Ser pun, where a number of German dead were found by-our troops.
 "This morning we have advanced our line north of Bailleul on front of a mile, capturing some tfty prisoners. A counter attack at tempted by the enemy during the afternoon was crushed by our ar tlIery."
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
SEVEN KILLED WHEN
 STEAM PIPE BURSTS

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. a. Seven men were killed and number are said to have been injured tonight by the bursting of a steam pipe on an American transport lying at dock here.
 Fourteen coal passers. it was said, were in the auxiliary coal room of the ship when the explosion occurred Seven of them were so badly scalded that when rescuers made their way to the room they were dead.
 The naval authorities declined to give any information concerning the cause of the accidetn, and no report was made to the police.
 The transport, which is said to have been one of the largest of the German liners before it was taken over by the government has been in the harbor for some time undergoing repairs.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
GREATEST TAX LEVY |. IN HISTORY UT J. $.
 PROVIDED BY BILL
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 ! WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-The' $S,- sa,000.000 revenue bill, providing for the greatest tax levy in the history of Inc United States, will be agreed upon finally by the house ways and means committee Monday, reported to the house Thursday and brought up for consideration Monday, Sept. ?. This program was announced tonight by Chairman Kitchin of the house ways and means committee, with the pre- diction that the house will pass the pill after a weeks consideration.
 Final Estimates Submitted
 Final estimates submitted to the committee by the treasury experts to- day made it unnecessary to contem- plate necessity of resorting to con- sumption taxes or any new devices oi plans for raising additional revenue beyond those already in the measure These estimates give sS,1O0. 900, 900 al the total probable annual yield of the bill.
 Provide Largest Revenue
 x The excess profits schedule, agreed 70 at meeting today will provide the largest revenue, estimated at s3.000,- 100000. The income tax, both individ- ual and corporation. is expected to yield s2.400, 0,000.n00: the estate or inheritance tax. sl10.000,000; beverages including liquors and soft drinks s1l0O,000, ,000 IiGuors and soft drinks Sl 100, 900, 900 100000: automobiles manufacturer: tax sl25.00o. 900 and users of automo- piles and motorcycles s73,0o0, 900. Othel items, including luxuries, make up tho balance.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
FRENCH

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 PARIS, Aug. 24.-The American troops in the Fishes sector have advanced as far north as the Sois- sons- Reims road, according to the war office announcement to- nioht. The statement says:
 "Between the AiIette and the Aisne, we have made progress south of Crecy- Au-M Mont and taken about 100 prisoners.
 "West of Fishes the American troops have carried their line as far as the Soissons- Reims road on a front of about 800 meters.
 "On Friday nine German air planes were brought down or put out of action and captive balloon was burned"