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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
CROWDER ORDER
IS NOT FOR men
PAST DRAFT ACE
Says Communities Have
Confused It With States
Anti-Loafing Laws.

Washington, July Recommending
on the New York work or fight regu-
lations, which went into effect yester-
day, Provost Marshal General Crow
der emphasized today that the or
ages. Several communities appar-
emily have confused it with anti-loaf-
ing laws in some states.
Gen. Crowder explained that the
work or fight order is purely a mill
tary step, and that regulations re-
garding employment or military ser
vice for unregistered men are not en-
braced in his functions The only
effect the order has on persons not
subject to draft is that it offers them
more opportunities of employment
Places vacated by men liable to draft
necessarily are left open for men out
side the draft he explained. Of the
service performed by men who leave
non-essential pursuits to take up es-
sentia1 WORK, Gen. Crowder said:
THE army and navy are taking the
men who are best able physically to
do the fighting.
But that is only one part of the
national task imposed by the war.
The other part, the part that falls
on the other men, is to set free these
men who are to do the fighting Every
man who helps to set free a fighting
man is helping to fight and win the
war.
How many of the men of draft age
in deferred classes 2, 3 and 4, defer
red, that is, on grounds of dependency
are not engaged in effective indus
tries.
1.-The spectacle is not satisfying
one of a contingent of drafted men
from Glass 1 being marched down the
street to camp while other men OF
their own age, watching them from
thew indows, remain behind to sell
cigarettes or dispense soda fountain
drinks, solely because they have re-
received deferment on grounds Of de-
pendency.
'If these men of the same age are
to stay behind, let them at least gel
into work more effective to help this
! (Continued on Page %
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
SEND PRISONERS
TO COUNTY JAIL
AWAITING ORDERS
slackers Rounded Up in Big
Raid Saturday Night May
Be Sent to Camps.

The sixty slackers he'd at police
headquarters for the federal authori-
ties since the raid last Saturday night
were today transferred to the North
avenue Jail where they will be housed
until the authorities decide whether
they will be shipped to training
camp by special car or split up and
sent to different camps.
For the last few days relatives of
the men have assembled in large
crowds at police headquarters seeking
to get into communication with the
prisoners, but acting upon instruc-
tpns from Department of Justice
Agent Charles H. Lane, the police
officials refused to allow any one to
get in touch with the men detained.
At noon hour today the work of
transferring the prisoners started and
the big patrol wagons of the police
were kept busy making trips between
the jail and headquarters until after
/ two o'clock,
officials at headquarters are very
glad the men have been moved to the
North avenue Jail as their friends and
relatives have been SO anxious to see
them that they have pestered every
man in uniform to death.
Continued on page y
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
TROOPS
CAPTURE Trench
FROM BRITISH
Strong Attack Carried Out
By Enemy Under Heavy
Bombardment Fails.

London, July 2-German troops last
night, after a strong bombardment,
attacked to the northwest of Albert,
north of the Somme in an attempt
to regain the positions lost to the
British on Sunday night. The enc
my succeeded in gaining a footing in
one of the British trenches, the war
office announces, but elsewhere were
repulsed with loss.
The statement reads:
"An attack carried out by the enc
my last night under heavy bonn
bardment northwest of Albert, to re-
capture the ground taken by us on
Sunday night, was repulsed with loss
except at one point, where the enemy
succeeded in gaining a foothold in
one of our trenches.
THE enemy attempted raids in the
neighborhood of Aveluy wood, Avion
and Hinges. The attempts were re-
pulsed.
"a few prisoners were captured in
patrol encounters"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
OF
JAPAN SHOWN BY
VISCOUNT ISH|I

Washington, July 2-Viscount Ishii,
the japanese amba ssador, accompan-
led by his wife, has gone to FairhaveE
Mass, near New Bedford, to take
part in Fourth of July ceremonies
there. He will deliver two addresses
and will present to the little township
an ancient Japanese sword of the
14th century to mark the apprecia-
ton of the Japanese government and
people of the kindness and courtesy
shown by their forbears toward a
Japanese sailor named Mjanjiro Naka-
hama who had been rescued at sea
by a New Bedford crew.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
BOARD SIX VERY BUSY.

Draft Board No. 6 was busy place
today. Chairman Lavery reclassify-
ing a number of the men. Some who
were in the second class were changed
to a higher one or those who were in
!the fourth, were put into the second
or third. A number of the men made
complaints against being changed into
another class. AS result Mr.. Lavery
chose today and tomorrow as the days
when those who were changed should
Isappear before him and tell him why
they should not be reclassideds
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02

In May. last of the five months, tbs
roads were beginning to recover from
the paralyzing effects of blizzard and
emhargoes, and the operating income
rose to a point nearer last years fig
ures. For the five months the total
was $186,9S7,144, compared with
1926, 5,1S3,970 during that period last
year, and for May it was $54,276,80E
against $76,29O,630 last May.
In spite of the reduced operating
income revenue of the roads actually
was larger for the five months this
year than last. They were $1,820,-
62S,924, compared with $1,724,970,-
ATS, giving a margin that was eaten
up by increased expenses.
For May operating revenues were
3,790,1S1, as against $2S4,7s2, $50
in 1917. Operating expenses for May,
1918, were $236,6S8,368, against
$196,793,14O for May, 1917. The net
revenue from railroad operations dur
ing May, 1918, the commission found
was s77,101,S13, only $1O,OO0,0 600
below the net revenue in 1917, which
was $S7,989,410.
In reporting the figure on which
government compensation is based
which is ther abroad operating in
come less certain debts for equip
ments and joint facility rents, the
commission found that the net income
of the 12S roads for May, 1918, was
SCI, ,002,511 against s75,570.S22 il
May, 1917.
Operating income of the eastern
roads was S31,1S6,615 in May, 1918
against s33,923,4Ss. In the western
district it was $22,5s5.444, agains
| s3S,334,0S8. Southern roads will
! $1O,524,746 in May, 1918, against So,
o33,054, exceeded the operating in
come figure for te preceding year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02

This was unanimously decided upon
yesterday when it was found impos-
sible to launch one of the big super
submarines which is nearing compile
tion at the yards, to celebrate the
country's natal day.
The launching will take place soon,
end-thc work which the employees will
donate to the government will un-
doubtedly make the event doubly
sure. That the employees of the plant
had decided to tender their work to
the government for three hours on
the national holiday was made known
yesterday when a committee waited
upon the management to ask for
power on the morning of July 4. The
management at once accepted the idea
of the men and have offered them the
entire plant for the occasion, at the
Same time expressing their great ad-
mirat1on for a body of workers so
patriot
A representative Of The Times
learned yesterday that the movement
am lg The Lake Torpedo workers was
entirely spontaneous and was not
suggested to them in any way except
from their fellow workers who started
the p,an when a discussion arose as
to what they would do to celebrate
the Fourth.
a It wss considered far more patriotic
I 10 work for a few hours on the Clio
kious Fourth than to waste lot OF
,energy and time in parading, so it
y was decided to work from 7 until 10
In the morning. The force which Will
be at work speeding up the construc-
tion of boats for Uncle Sam will be
the same as on any Saturday, even
the guards at the gates will be on
duty as wen as all the stenographers,
secretarries, accountants, telephone
operators and women employed in
the drafting room.
AS far as known this movement
among the workers Is unique in the
annals of labor, no other organization
employed upon war work having do
mated their labor to government work
before as a means of displaying theil
LOYALTY and love of country upon the
national holiday.
The men who have been appointed
a committee to attend to the pro
Rramme to be carried out by the Lak'
workers July Fourth as we'll as do
mating their three hours work are
H. Haas, H. Hallock, William Walsh
William Apple, A. Rosen, H. E
Hathaway, ]. T. Tracey, Charles Ing
ham, william Gaynor, J. Mellon, Ed
ward Knight, Theo. o. Warford. "
P. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Steele, Kath
leen Kelly. William Pettigrew, r
Dow, j. Connor, c. Wilson. ]. Jone:
A.. johnson, William Thompson
Thomas Pennington, H. Debbler,
1dddiard, F. N. Crosby, P. McCor
mack, j. McGovern, P. Henan, vii
liam Eckman, W. A. Huehne, and F
r. Axtell.
When the men quit work at tie
o'clock July Fourth a programme {
entertainment which has been al
ranged, which will be continued u
to a late hour and promises to be til
most varied and elaborate conceive
or planned by any of the big mum
ton plants in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
SIBERIAN CZECHS.
FAVOR REPRISALS

London, July 2-CoI. Hurban, a
Czech leader now in Toyko, in
forms the correspondent of the
Times there that he is communi-
eating with Prof. T. G. Masaryk,
who now is in Washington, con-
cerning reports that the Austrfans
are killing captured Czechs.
The Czechs in Siberia will exact
reprisals, the colonel added, and
will not allow the 100000 Austro-
German prisoners in Siberia who
are in their power to escape un-
less the shoOtings are stopped.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
ONSLAUGHT HURLS BACK FOE
GAINING HEIGHTS N Marine SECTOR
AMERICANS TAKE vAUX,
PART OF PARIS HIGHWAY
ASKS FOE BROTHER
WHOSE OFFENSIVE?'

Italian Army Headquarters,
Monday, July 1-(By the Associat-
ed Press)-Czecho-S -SlOvak troops
distinguished themselves in the
capture of Monte di Val Bella by
the Italians. Among a number of
Austrian prisoners captured by a
company. of Czechs was a brother
of one of the men in the victorious
company. They soon established
their identity and a joyful reunion
took place.
One of the questions asked of
his neWly-found brother by the
prisoner was this:
'Whose offensive is this? The
Italians seem to be doing all the
fighting"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
NOT GUILTY OF sEDIT1oN.

Hartford, July 2-Anani Nazachuk,
arrested by the United State authori-
ties in Bristol a few weeks ago, ac-
cused of violation of the espionage
law, was released from custody today
and his $1,000 bond was returned. Tt
was alleged that he had distributed
seditious literature. but closer inves-
tigation failed to support the char~~,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
FRENCH GUNS ASSIST
INFANTRY IN DRIVING
HUNS FROM POSITIONS

AS Result of Operation Secure Hold Was Secured
on New Sections of ThOrOughfare Leading
From Chateau Thierry to Capital Movement
is Believed Continuation of Scheme Carried
Out By Franco American Attacks of Local
Character Which Have Been in Progress for
Some Time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
This YEAR CROP
OF COTTON TO Be
BIGGEST EVER

Washington, July "A huge cot
ton crop is in prospect this year. the
department of agriculture forecasiny
today the production Of Is, ,925, ,OOO bales
OF 800 unds each. A crop that size
would lie the third largest ever
6. own.
The condition of the crop on June
on June 95 was S5.8 per cent. of a nor
nal or S.5 per cent better than on
May % and per cent. better than the
10 year average.
The acreage this year comes close
to the record, being exceeded only by
that OF 1918.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
DANIEL b. PECK ESTATE

Daniel B. Peck. of Monroe, who
Gied May 5th left an estate of about
1900. The only heir is Birdsey B.
Peck, son of the deceased, who lives
IN stepney Depot, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
OPERATING INCOMES
OF RAILROADS DECLINE,
For First Five Months Under Federal Control Reduction
is $10S, 1885, Compared With Last Year
Period-Revenue Gains

Washington July 2-Reduction Of $108l96,836 in the
operating income Of 1913 of the largest railroads during the
first five months under government CONTROL compared with the
period year ago. announced today by the inter
state commerce commission.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
AUTOMOBILE Fatalities
TOTAL SO In SIX MONTHS
Report Of Accidents Show 67 Caused Fatalities in First
Half of Year-Exceeds Record of Previous
Year By Five.

Hartford July 2The number Of fatal accidents reported
the automobile department for the first six months Of this
wear was g. and the number of persons killed was &c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
BELGIAN STEAMER SUNK
Off THE ATLANTIC COAST
Navy Department Announces Disaster AS Occurring June
21-Survivors Picked Up By Sailing
Vessel June 27.

Washington July 2-The Belgian steamer Chlier was
sunk 1900 miles off the Atlantic coast 2 the NAVY
department announced today twenty-five survivors were
picked up by sailing vessel on June 27
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
LAKE EMPLOYEES DONATE
LABOR TO GOVERNMENT
Make Patriotic Offer to Company to Expedite Submarine
Construction and Celebrate Glorious
Fourth

No less than $3.50 and employed by the Lake
Torpedo Boat company will donate three hours of their labor
TO the government Fourth.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02

The Navy Department warns that
submarines are still operating further
out from the American coast.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
The Weather Report

Fair tonight and Wednes-
day; moderate west winds,
becoming variable.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02
Superior News Service

The Times gives the public the
latest Asso. Press news dispatches.
exclusive news features of the In
ternational News Service and local
matters in concise, pitty man.
ner. A Peoples Paper" pub
ushed without fear or favor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-02

Gen. Pershing reported 40 casual
ties.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
NO NEW PEACE OFFER
 ID BE MADE BY GERMANY

LONDON, June 12-1n the forth coming statement of her war aims Germany does not intend to make new peace offers.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
ESPIONAGE AIT
 NOW OPERATIVE
 UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Enact- ment of the espionage act, just be- come operative, under which strin- gent action may be taken against dis. loyalty or sedition,. adds the United States to long list of nations which have been forced by German propa- ganda or internal disaffection to in yoke the extreme powers of law for their existence.
 Short shrift is made of persons in Great Britain, France and Italy and the other allied countries who attempt to foment revolution or betray the state to the enemy. Great Britain's colonies under their system of self government. have followed the ex, ample of their mother country in the fight against disloyalty, recognizing that the liberties of the world depend on victory in the present war.
 Amendments to the war precautions regulations of Australia, received in official dispatches today, show the far reaching steps taken by that Common wealth against sedition. The Sim Fein organization is outlawed by name and drastic powers are given to the minister of defence to close clubs or places of resort of the Sim Feiners or other disaffected societies. The regulations said in part:
 Any person, who, by word of mouth or in writing, or by act or deed (a) advocates, incites or encourages dis loyalty or hostility to the British en- pire, or to the cause of the British empire, or who says, or does, anything calculated to incite, encourage or as sist such disloyalty or hostility. shall be guilty of an offense against the act.
 "The minister may direct that any pl CihiSCo uSCo oo l picSC oI pupliSI or as club, the us eof which, in his opinion. is prejudicial to the safety or the defence of the Common wealth, shall be kept closed.
 "Any person who wears or displays any flag. badge, banner or emblem of a country with which the King is now at war, or anybody or associa- tion who are disaffected to the Brit ish empire, or of the society. asso- citation or movement known as Sim Fein, shall be guilty of an offense against the act.
 "Any officer of police and any po- lice thereto authorized in writing, by the minister may, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this regu- lation, enter, if need be by force, and search and occupy any premises in re- lation to which direction has been given under this regulation"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
GERMAN PEOPLE WARNED WAR |S
 NOT NEAR END

NEW YORK, June 12.-The Ger men people are being warned that they must prepare for another win ter of war. In announcing that this was probable, Conrad Haussman, apro- gressive member of the German Rei- chstag, said in a speech at Stuttgart as reported by the Berlin Tageblatt, that it is necessary to give the warn- ing to prevent public disappointment. Germany he said saw through the de- sire of the Russian upper house to rule the empire. Never, he added, will salvation come from theGe super Prussians. The Prussian upper house was arming to storm against Kuehl- man (foreign minister) and the i'm periai government. Kuehlmann had fallen into the bad graces of the su- permen. He was exposed to concen- trated attack of those who considered negotiations during which one pounds the table as the most salutary.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
GERMAN NAVY THREATENS
 BATTLE IN THE NORTH SEA

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Official dispatches from Switzerland indicate that Germany planning naval offen sve against the combined British and American fleets Won 1pz in interview recently said that Germany was ready to measure her fleet with that of the British after the land forces had driven back the French and British around Paris It would be the turn of the kasers boats drive the British off the high seas
 Both here and in the allied capitals German sea offen sve on grand scale long has been regarded possibility The appearance of the Teuon fleet in the North at
 time would not be unexpected If the battle transpires the American naval forces will play prominent part The dreadnaughs time ago joined the British fleet Rear Admiral Beatty gned them to prominent place in the line
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
FINED S10OFOR FORPRED|CT|ON
 OF HUN VICTORY

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.-Anna Gaets, an alleged clairvoyant who has consistently predicted German victory, was fined $100, with the choice of serving fifty days in jail, in a local eUdrt yesterday.
 This was the most severe of the penalties imposed on five alleged clair voyants who are charged with prey ing on the minds of women by pre- dieting the outcome of the war. Four others, who predicted allied victories, were given sentences ranging from $20 or ten days imprisonment to $50 and twenty-five days
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
DECISIVE FIGHT
 NON RACING IN
 WESTERN FR0NT

ss AMSTERDAM, June 12.-Prussfan War Minister Von Stein told the reich stag yesterday that a great part of the French army had been beaten, ac- cording to Berlin dispatches.
 He declared that the so-called Foch reserve army no longer exists, and said the success of the crown princess carefully-prepared attacks against the French and British on the Chemin des Danes front resulted in the infliction of one of the gravest defeats the en- tente had suffered during the war
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
WITH
 SIGNALLING n
 ENEMY U-bOATS

PHILADELPHIA, June 12.-The authorities have arrested an Atlantic City bartender who is believed to be a member of band of German spies. He is accused of swinging a curtain back and forth at window in front of lighted gas jets, supposedly for the purpose of signaling German subma- rines at sea. The window overlooked Brigantine shoals and the open At- lantic.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
ALIEN SAILORS
 BEG I ODD AT
 ATLANT|CPORT

AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 12.- Soldiers are searching the woods near here for three sailors who appeared yesterday and asked a woman for food. The woman said they wore a strange uniform, and only one of them could speak English.
 They landed in small boat or on wreckage Officials want to locate them to ascertain if they may be Ger mans
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
SPECIAL MEETING

The annuaI cOngregatlOnaI buSlneSS meeting of the Presbyterian church will be held at the church this even- ing at 8 o'clock, when reports of the different organizations of the church will be rendered and a new board of trustees will be elected for the ensu- ing year. All the members are urged to be present, and friends are cor dially invited to meet with the mem bers.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
MORE SHIPS ARE
 BEING BUILT BY
 U.S. THAN SUNK

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Since the German submarines began raiding the western Atlantic, on May 25, Ameri- can shipyards have exceeded the sink ing of American ships by more than one hundred thousand dead-weight tons.
 During this period twenty-one yes sells have been produced for the United States shipping board, while the submarines destroyed ten yes sells.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
SCOUT IDEA 1T
 ENEM YSUB BASE
 ON EAST COAST

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Reports given out by survivors of the steam ship Pinar del Rio, sunk by a sub- marine a few days ago, to the effect that the latter was accompanied by mother" ship, have found no con- frmation in the navy department.
 Naval officials believe that the raiders might have used a captured vessel with supplies. The navy de- partment officials are also convinced that the Germans have no submarine base along the Atlantic coast.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
PROCLAMATION

Conforming with the proc iamations of the President of the United States and the gov ernor of Alaska, the people of Cordova are requested to ob- serve Flag day, Friday, June IA, as a public holiday, and all business houses are requested to remain closed that day.
 Let each and every one dis play the national emblem and also join in giving our drafted men a royal send-off.
 w. R. HILLERY, Mayor.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
CREWS OF WRECKED SHIPS
 IN BER|NG SEA ARE SAFE

WASHINGTON, June 12.-The bu- reau of fisheries believes that all per sons on board the ships which were struck by the ice in Boring sea have been rescued, and the Roosevelt is re- ported to be leaving for Akutan, the nearest oil station.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
TREATIES NUT TO BE DISCUSSED IN
 OPE N SESSION

WASHINGTON, June 12-The dis approval of President Wilson killed the proposal in the senate for discus sion of treaties in open session.
 The President thought that treaties should not be made public until after negotiations had been completed.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12
Serious Crisis at Hand

PARIS, June 12.-Henry Bidou, the military critic, says that today's fight ing may decide where victory will rest in the great battle on the western front. He says that each side has won victory on the wings, and the scales are even.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-12

The Admiral Farragut is at Shep- pard Point this afternoon, loading 400 cases of salmon for the Canoe Pass Packing Company, and will arrive in Cordova about o'clock. She will sail from here at midnight for Valdez, go- ing direct from there to the States.