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Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
FIRST AMERICAN
HOSPITAL OPENED.
NEAR LIVERPOOL

Liverpool, March 19-The first hos
pital for American soldiers in Great
Britain has just been opened in Liv-
erpool. All other hospitals thus far
opened in the British Isles have
opened for American officers. The
Liverpool hospital is known as Ameri-
can Red Cross military hospital No.
and is situated in the Mossley Hill
district, the most fashionable residen-
tial section about three miles from
the downtown business part of the
city. Already many American SOL
diers occupy its cheerful wards and
many others in the convalescent
stage, clad in hospital pale blue are
walking about the spacious grounds.
The hospital proper occupies Moss
ley House, the former home of DR..
Knowles Muspratt, noted authority
on chemistry and one of Liverpool $
leading citizens, who when he heard
that the Americans wanted it gladly
turned it over to them. It occupies
the highest elevation in the city. A
typical old gothic style English town
house, it stands in the center OF
seven acres of beautiful grounds, the
flower gardens of which are rapidly
being converted into plots for raising
vegetables. An American flag, flying
from the tall staff in front of the
grounds can be seen a great distance
and assists visitors to find the
place.
The head of the hospital is Major
lido J. Vile, Medical Officers Re-
serve Corps, United States Army, who
is a member of the faculty of the
University of Michigan at Ann Ar
Dor. Major Vile came here last No
vember and has worked untiringly tc
outfit the institution. In this he has
been assisted by Joseph R. Morris
| of Chicago, representing the American
| Red Cross. The majors staff con-
sists of five officers-three captains
and two lieutenants. The personne
of the place includes ten American
Red Cross nurses, twelve sergeantE
| and twenty privates, Miss Marion
| Weller, a graduate of the New York
hospital, is chief nurse.
Major Vile is proud of the fac
/ that thirty-four days after Mossle5
House was taken over it was fully
equipped as an American hospita
ready for it's first patients. Today
it has $50 beds with room for expan.
sion to SIG beds. The institution il
equipped throughout on the American
plan. This especially is true of the
| hot water heating plant and of the
plumbing and electrical installations
all of which work was facilitated
| largely through the efforts of the
British Royal Engineers who helped
draw up the plans and put them intt
execution in these days of labo
shortage.
| The hospital now has ten wards fo1
soldiers, two small officers wards an(
an operating room, besides the admin
| istrative offices. 1t boasts two am
tulances of the latest type, one give1
| by Richard Pearce, an American
resident in Liverpool and the seconC
| by an anonymous donor.
| About 200 yards from the hospita
are building two isolation wards, eacl
designed to accommodate 100 con
| tagious disease patients. These ar
one story structures of brick and con
crete Each will have four ten-beC
wards with two small wards in thu
center for officers. A feature will b,
discharge rooms where outgoing pa
| tents can don their new garments.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
PAINTER SEEKING
$4,000 DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF LEG
Tuesday, March 10

Joseph Jende, a painter, of Green
wich, is asking a jury in the Superior
court today to award him damages of
SIS, 900 from c. F. Slauson Co. of
Stamford for the loss of his leg, which
was injured in an automobile acct
dent.
Jende alleges in mis- complaint that
October 10, 1916, he was crossing the
road at Canal street and Atlantic
Square in Stamford, and was struck
by an automobile truck owned by the
Slauson Co., and driven by William
W.Dann, their agent. He alleges neg
diligence upon the part of Damn.
The force of the collision was suf-
ficient to throw Jende to the road,
he says, his leg was crushed and
bruised so amputation was necessary,
and he was confined for long time
in a hospital. He claims to have
expended $469 in hospital bills. He
also claims that the loss of his leg
has permanently incapacitated him
from following his business as a
painter.
The case was begun at II o'clock
before Judge William M. Maltbie and
a jury.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
FIRST CUBANS TO
GO OVER THE TOP

Havana, March 19-Adolfo Tro and
Antonio Lopez Rubio, the first two
Cuban soldiers to go cover the top
in France, are on their way to re-
join their comrades of the Foreign
Legion from an Atlantic port, after
having brought, as a gift to President
Menocal, on their furlough here a
tattered Cuban flag, which was raised
in mo Mans Land" last April Z,
when Cuba declared war on Germany.
While the measures which the Gu
ban government contemplates taking
to send an active fighting force to the
French front are not completed,
many Cubans like these two heroes
have volunteered in the French For
eign Legion. Rubio and Tro left
Havana Sept. %, 1914, to enlist in
the French army as volunteers. They
were accompanied by eight other Gu
bans, and all were incorporated in the
infantry of the Morocco division of
the French army.
The shrapnel-torn Cuban flag,
which is priced souvenior of Cen
eral Menocal, was hoisted by Tro
and Rubio with two other Cubans,
were attached to the same division.
The French military telephone had
just brought to the sector where the
Cubans were stationed, the news of
Cuba's declaration of war against
Germany, and the flag was hoisted
on a small parapet amid the cheers
of the French soldiers. It's appear
ance was saluted by the Germans with
a shower of shrapnel which killed
Ciruelo and Crespo. Their compan-
ions regained the flag, and Rubio and
Tro were commissioned to bring it
back and hand it to General Menocal
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22

With the American Army in
France, Monday, March 48--(By
the Associated Press. 1T now
is permissible to announce that
American artillery in the Lune-
vile sector has located and
blown up a battery of mine
throwers, one of which a few
days ago obtained a direct hit
on a dugout in which were a
number of American soldiers,
most of them Of Irish descent.
The battery had been causing a
great deal of trouble for several days.
and the Americans were determined
to put it out of action. 1t was located
after considerable trouble, and the
artillery concentrated high explosives
on it.
A patrol of "a men, half Americans
and half French, went into the Ger
man lines last night from an isolated
portion of the sector. 1t completed
it's mission of reconnaissance, bring
ing back the desired information. The
patrol had a short skirmish but OBJ
tanned no prisoners.
Yesterday extraordinary artillery
activity developed in the Chemin des
Danes sector, where some troops from
New England are in training. The
enemy began a gas bombardment late
Saturday night and continued it until
yesterday. A vigorous reply was made
by both American and French bat
teries, which gave the Germans about
four times as much as they sent over.
Massachusetts, troops bore the brunt
of a part of the bombardment. Six
thousand shells were fired yesterday
from the sector in which the Ameri-
cans are stationed, large portion of
them being gas shells.
Citation of three more American
soldiers, carrying with it the French
war cross, was announced at Ameri-
can army headquarters today, while
on the Luneville sector six officers, six
sergeants and two privates were re-
ceiving the war cross at an impress
sive ceremony just back of the fight
| ing line.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
HANGAR FALLS At
MIAMI; 3 KILLED
and SO ARE HURT

Miami, Fla, March 19-Two
men were killed and S3 were in
Jured early today in the collapse
of an unfinished hangar at the
Oinnerhey naval air station, near
here, during a storm.
Nine of the most seriously in
jured were brought to Miami for
treatment; the others were given
first aid on the ground. The dead
were Matthew Mullen. Brooklyn,
iyn, N. Y, and an unidentified
man.
About 40 worIlmen, whites and
negroes, were on the Right shift,
rushing to complete the plant.
They were working around q
concrete mixer beneath the ham
gar when the hangar collapsed in
q wind storm.
Although incomplete the sta
ton is used for the training of
naval air pilots and observers.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
MORRISON SENDS
FLAG TO WILSON

London, March 19-Hugh Morrison,
a Scotch land owner, who took a
prominent part in the relief of sur
vivors and burial of the dead from
the steamer Tuscania, has sent to the
Associated Press an American flag
made by Scotch women and used at all
Tuscania funerals with the request
that it be sent to President Wilson
for deposit in a museum to be selected
by the president. With the flag,
which measures 70 by SO inches, is
this inscription:
IAN American flag made at IsIay
house Feb. Z, 1918, and hoisted with
the Union Jack at all funeral of Tus-
CANA victims on the Scotch coast"
Islay house is the residence of Mr..
Morrison, who gave the land for two
of the Tuscania cemeteries.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
DISAPPROVE SALE
OF SECURITIES

Hartford, March 19-In the inter
ests of war finances the Connecticut
State Council of Defense, has record
e6 it's disapproval of the public sale
of certain forms of securities in small
denominations. This action will ap-
ply to the war period and will dis
courage corporations from starting
financial campaigns that might run
counter to interests of the national
government in securing the financial
aid needed to successfully prosecute
the war.
The vote as taken by the State
Council at a recent meeting, was as
follows:
Voted, That it is the judgment OF
this council that corporations shall
not, during the present emergency
issue for public sale securities Goth
er than stock in denominations less
than $780,"
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
Inability Of Germany to
Furnish Wheat Makes
Acceptance Imperative.
NO TROOPS WILL BE
SHIPPED ON VESSELS
Acceptance of Demand
Based on Certain Condi-
tons Dutch Impose.

The Hague, Monday, March
10,-Holland has accepted, with
certain conditions, the Anglo
American demand regarding
Dutch shipping. This was an
nounced in the second chamber
to-day by DR.. Loudon, the for
9lgn minister, who added that
Holland could not go further
and was awaiting the Anglo
American reply to its latest
communication. The minister's
declaration which will be dis
cussed by the chamber on Tues
day, said:
Ilfe German government, having
declared its inability to furnish 100 AO0
TONS OF wheat in two months. the
Dutch government finds itself com.
pelled to accept the demand for sail
ing Dutch ships through the danger
zone which the American and British
government had attached to the de-
livery on April Is of 100000 tons of
wheat"
Dr.. Louden added, however, that
the assent of the Dutch government
was based on conditions Included
among these conditions were the
claims that the Allied governments
should guarantee that no troops or
war materials be transported on the
ships and that vessels destroyed be
replaced by others after the war. An
other condition was that bunker coal
necessary for transportation of rner-
chandise to Holland ought to be fur
niShed to Dutch ships.
DR.. Houdon explained the basis on
which Holland was to be supplied
with 100000 tons of grain by the as
sociated government, when the Allies
sudd~.ly sprang the plan that the re-
leased Dutch ships were to be used in
the danger zone.
sit was laid down by the Dutch
government as a basic condition for
the arrangement and accepted by the
associated governments" continued
the foreign minister, that the Dutch
ships be kept out of the danger zone.
1 will refrain from discussing the
reasons that may have led to the new
demand, but it's justice the Neither
lands government cannot admit.
Neither does it admit the assumption,
prevalent in certain quarters, that
when a belligerent's need of tonnage
becomes pressing, neutral ships can
be forced en- bloc to enter it's SER
vice.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
ANNOUNCE PLANS
TO RAILROAD MEN

Boston, March 19--P1ans to train
men registered in class IA under the
draft law so that they may be fitted
for service in engineer regiments were
announced today by Wentworth in
stitute with the approval of the war
department. A II week course will
be given similar to that by which a
Massachusetts, national guard unit was
trained as an engineer regiment last
year. The students also will be
taught machine gun emplacement and
repairing.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
HUNS MAY seize
SINGER co, PLANT
At WITTENBERC

New York, March 19-One import
ant American concern affected by the
German threat to seize American
property in Germany is the Singer
Sewing Machine Company which,
prior to the entry of the United States
into the war, operated a large factory
at Wittenberg, Prussia, through sub
sidiary organization capitalized at
1000, 600 marks. The factory en-
p1oyed 1000 hands.
"If the Germans seize American
property in Germany" said Douglas
Alexander, president of the Singer
Company here today there is moth
ing for us to do but await until the
end of the war for settlement
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
CASHIER HELD ON
CHARGE OF THEFT

Waterbury, March 16-Because the
police would not believe his story of
being held up in the office of Swift &
Co. by two armed men at 2 o'clock
this morning while third man rif1ed
the safe of $4,700, Frederick Keat-
ing, a Danbury young man, who has
been working as cashier for the firm
in this city for the last two years,
finds himself in bad predicament
today, locked up, on a charge of
theft. Heating had submitted his
resignation as cashier a few days ago,
claiming he had been drafted by his
local board in Danbury. the resigna-
ton to take effect last night. He ex-
plains his presence in the Office at 2
O'clock this morning by saying he re-
n1embered when he arrived home at
midnight, after working late, that he
had left the safe open. Charged with
theft in the city court today, his case
was continued until Tuesday, bonds
being fixed at $4,000.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
FRESHDISORDERS
ON GERMAN SHIPS

Petrograd. NaDeh 6-Frazh disoz-
rders have occuzr5c n r1e German
feet off the A1and islands, says the
Russian military newspaper KraEna5a
Armia.
The Germans, il = added. have DC
cupied Razdie1nayR station on the
Odessa railroad line, and the evaczs-
ton of Odessa and Nfchoaiev Is pso-
ceeding. Before the occDeNscn Of
Odessa by the CsrznsDa asstz-Jezdsh
ric&s occurred taNra.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
NEW MILFORD FIRE
LOSS is $4,000

New Milford, March 19-Loss esti-
mate at about SO 900 was caused by
a fire that last night partly burned
the sample department of the Bridge
port Wood Finishing Co. here. The
fire, the origin of which has not been
determined, started in the upper part
of the two-story frame building,
burning out the upper floors and %
large stock of finished samples. The
plant is now owned by the E. I. Du-
POnt Co.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
ASK DANIELS FOR
FULL INFORMATION

Washington, March ia resolution
asking Secretary Daniels for all in
formation in his possession regarding
published charges that the troop ship
Tuscania, torpedoed off the Scotch
coast with 1000 American soldiers
aboard, was abandoned by her crew
without effort to save the passengers,
was introduced today by Representa-
tive Stevenson Of Minnesota One of
the soldiers aboard the ship made
such charges IN a letter home.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
WINSTED MYSTERY
ENDS; FIND BODY

Winsted, March 1S-Mystery over
the disappearance on the night of Oc-
tober 20 of Miss Katherine Bensle
aged 80, was cleared up today when
the body was found at the dam of the
Franklin Moore Co. in Still river, in
the northern part of the town. She
had been employed as a maid by Mrs.
E. c. Buck. Two brothers in Tor
rington, two here and one in Brook
Ign survive.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
Navy OFFICIALS
take POSSESSION
OF 4 DUTCH ship

New York. March 19-Apparently
through a misunderstanding one of
the Dutch ships in New York harbor,
the Samarinda, was boarded by Off
GERS of the naval reserve today and
her commander was notified that they
had come to take possession of the
ship in the name of the American
government. The commander was
told that the American flag would go
up at noon and that the officers and
crew of the ship would be given until
midnight to leave.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
HUN PRISONERS
AID BOLSHEVTKI

London, March 1.-TWO thousand
armed German prisoners enabled the
BolsheviH to defeat the non-Bolshev-
Xxi in the fight at Observation-Disclosures,
capital of Amur province, Siberia, last
Tuesday, says a semi-official state
ment in Tokyo on Sunday
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
GEN. MANNERHEIM
CAPTURES VILLAGE

Stockholm, March 1S-Gen. Man
nerheim. commanding the Finnish
government forces, is developing a
successful offensive against the rebels
and Red Guards, say advice from
vasa. He has captured the village of
HeinoI and taken 1000 prisoners.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
STOEHR DIES IN
HOSPITAL AT n. Y,

New York, March 10 - Hans E.
Stoehr treasurer of the Botany
Worsted mills of Passaic, N. J., which
figured prominently in Attorney Gen
eral Lewis inquiry last week into an
alleged German wool boarding
scheme, died in the New York hos
pital yesterday after an operation for
appendicitis. He was Al years old
and was born in Germany.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
SUNDAY RIOT WAS
PLANNED BY I.W.W,

Butte, Mont, March 19.-Fffty per-
sons arrested here after a disturbance
on Sunday in connection with a St.
Patricks day celebration were held
today in bonds of $4,000 each. Off
Gals asserted that the disturbance
was planned by members of the I. w.
w. and pro-German sympathizers.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
BIG DECREASE IN
NEWS PRINT PAPER

Washington, March 19.-News print
paper production in the first two
months of the year is put at 1872, 999
tons, against 222, $40 tons for the same
period last year, in estimates given
today by the federal trade commits
SION. Standard news production de-
creased from 2O6, 1873 tons to- 49, 1852
tons. The decrease is ascribed to the
fuel shortage Total mill stocks on
hand March g were: News print, 3d.
1872 tons; standard news, 24,SS6
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
RESIGNS FROM HIS
SENATORIAL SEAT

Hartford, March 19.-Gov. Holcomb
yesterday received a letter from Sena-
tor Patrick B. O'Sullivan of Derby in
which the senator resigned his seat
in the state senate. At the 1917 ses-
sion of the general assembly Senator
O'Sullivan was a leader of the Demo-
cratic minority. Reasons for the res
ignation are not given. Senator
O'Sullivan is in the United States SER
vice.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
IRISH PROLIFIC
WRITER DEAD AT u

London, March 19.-Ricl1ard Barry
OtBrien, a barrister and author is
dead in his home in London, aged II.
Richard Barry O'Brien was a pro
life writer on Irish land and political
questions He was one of the found
ers of the Irish Literary society.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
Francis z. LangdOn
Dies From Injuries

Miami, Fla, March 1S.-Francis FL
lott Langdon of Boston, a student OBJ
server at the naval aeronautical sta
ton here, died early today at the city
hospital of injuries suffered on Satur-
day when his seaplane fell into Bis
sayne bay.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
BRISTOL WRECK
TIES UP TRAFFIC

Bristol, March 19-Traffic over the
eastbound track of the New York,
New Haven G Hartford Railroad at
Doolittle's crossing here was blocked
today by the derailment of five heav-
fly loaded box cars of a freight train,
the track being torn up for a dis
lance of about 100 yards. Spreading
rails caused the accident. Trains are
detoured over the westbound track
between Bristol and Terryville.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
Americans Arc Coming! Cry Bombed Germans
DUTCH ACCEPT US. SHIP DEMANDS
CLOCKS TO Be
PUT AHEAD ONE
HOUR ON EASTER

Washington, March 49,
The daylight saving bill
was signed today by Presi-
dent Wilson.
1t puts all clocks for
ward an hour on the last
Sunday in March and
turns them back again On
the last Sunday in October.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
WIRELESS FOUND
IN FRENCH VILLA

st. Nazaire, France, March 19.-The
police have discovered a wireless out
fit concealed in a large villa at one
of the fashionable seashore resorts on
the right bank of the river Loire. The
owner of the villa. a foreigner, and
his valet were arrested
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
10000 Connecticut
Boys In Service OF
U. S. Says HolcOmb
GOVERNOR ASKS LEGISLATION BE PASSED
WHICH WILL ALLOW MEMBERS OF ARMY
AND NAVY TO VOTE IN STATE ELEC-
TIONS-MANY MEMBERS ABSENT

Hartford, March 19-For the second time since the Civil
War the general assembly of Connecticut met to-day in special
session to enact emergency legislation The previous special
session Sept 1916 when the law passed by which
it possible for electors who national guardsmen from
this state duty at the Mexican border to vote in the field
in the 1916 election
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
SAFETY FIRST SPEAKER.

The Chamber of Commerce is ar
ranging for a meeting of manufactu-
rers and factory managers to be held
in the High School auditorium,
Thursday evening, to organize a local
safety first council. c. w. Price, Sec
rotary of the Notional Safety council,
will address the meeting.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22
SHOW NO MERCY TO
I.W.W. SECRETARY

Yakima, Wash, March 18Th. B.
Myers, secretary of the Yakima local
of the I. W. w, was taken a mile out
of town by a mob early today and
was given a coat of tar and feathers,
told to leave, and not return here.
Myers also was told to warn his as
sociates that any other secretary of
the I. w. w. who came to Yakima to
work would receive the treatment ac-
corded little in Montana" Little, it
will be remembered, was hanged by
a mob in Butte, Mont, more than a
wear ago
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22

Ernesto Frias, prominent Urugua-
van diplomat, died in Buenos Aires.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22

Bolsheviki will be known as Com.
munists In the near future.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22

Germany viii confscate all Ameri
can property within reach.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-22

England will take over Egypts
cotton crop.