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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07

This theory was strengthened by
the torpedoing on Wednesday of the
British steamer Harpathian, 100 miles
off the Virginia coast, news of which
was announced in navy department
dispatches published today.
Having, as the Germans believed,
struck fear into the hearts of Ameri-
cans through depredations near the
ports of New York and Philadelphia,
it Is probable, officials said, that the
U-boat commanders have decided dto
make a boIder effort and despite the
multitude of patrol craft engaged
in the search for them, make a SUI
preme effort with transport or large
cargo or passenger carrying vessel
as the prize.
In the torpedoing of the Harpa-
, THAN the raiders struck without
warning and apparently at an armed
vessel. The navy department had
not received word as to whether the
ship was armed, but expressed the
opinion that it was, as all British
steamers plying through the war zone
carry guns. The Harpathian went
down within seven or eight minutes
after the torpedo struck, but the
crew managed to get away and were
landed late yesterday in port in
Chesapeake bay.
The sinking of the Harpathiau
brought the total victims of the raid
er to 1Nsix steamers and eight
schooners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07

Government agents rushed to
Bridgeport early yesterday upon re-
ceipt of the facts from the Bridgeport
Police Department and have started a
campaign of the most rigid investiga-
ton of the outrage. Guards have been
doubled and in many cases trebled
at points around the station and SEN
tries have received instructions to
shoot to kill first and ask questions
later.
Albert Jennings. a dynamite and
nitro glycerine expert of international
note when seen this morning. gave
it as his opinion that as the fuse
of the deadly m,ssle was constspcted
of tarred strands of rope rolled in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07

He telegraphed to the governors of
all states ordering investigations to
determine the reason for the small
number of registrants in class 1 in
some localities.
The lists of some boards show an
average far below the national aver
age of 2S.7 per cent. registrants in
class l. Some boards even have fallen
as low as 10 per cent
Thousands Of men now in class 4
should. be put in class 1 and 2, the
provost marshal general said. The
instructions also ordered investiga-
tions to determine whether any men
have been enormously put in the up
per classes when they should have
been placed in those lower down.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
ATTORNEY WILSON
ENTERS SERVICE

Attorney Henry C. Wilson of Dan
bury was bidding his friends at the
Fairfield County Court house good
bye this morning, as he leaves tomor-
row to enter the aviation branch of
the service. Attorney Wilson was
here to try the divorce case of Charles
M. Downs against Bessie Downs and
secured a verdict for. his client.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
RESUME HEARING
IN THE MORNING

Tomorrow morning Coroned Phelan
will resume the hearing on the case
and killed at Seaside Park on Sunday
evening by an automobile driven by
Theodore Novak6wsfi The hearing
was continued to allow new witnesses
to be brought into the procedure.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07

Lieuts. George s. Redwood, Chris
tian S. Holmes, Sergt. James A.
Murphy, Corps. Ernest Burch and
Henry j. Montgeay; Privates Ed
ward Armstrong, Bernard s. Rolt and
Carson L. Shunan, Capt. C. Raymond
Hulsart, Lieut.. Paul McLoud and
Second Lieut.. Donald Moosaac.
The last three are railroad en-
gineers and won their crosses for
their behavior in the fight on March
80, southwest of Cambria, when the
American engineers assisted the
British in withstanding a German at
tack.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07

firade of WATERPROOF tape. the bomb
was meant to explode in water possi-
bly, attached to the hull of a ship.
In looking over the internal MAJ
chine Jennings said: '"The only thing
which sayed th.. neighborhood from
great destruction was the fact that
the caps screwed on each end Of the
steel cylinder were of such poor quail
ity cast iron that they readily gave
way under the tremendous pressure of
the. explosion.
eff the caps had been as strong as
the balance of the machine the search
ers would be unable to find even a
splinter of the bomb or of anything
CONTINUED on Page So
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
HOSTILE TROOPS
ATTEMPT RAID

Washington, June LA continual
tion Of Gen. Pershings communique
Of yesterday. made public today, reads:
Section BIN Picardy during the
night Of June 2 a hostile patrol of one
fofflcer and about-30 men attempted TO
raid one Of our listening posts. The
men IN our post opened fire. killed
the German officer and retired to our
glnes without suffering any casual
sieRr
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
BOMB INTENDED FOR
SUBMARINE CHASERS
AT THE NAVAL BASE
EXAMINATION OF FUSE BY EXPERT SHOWS, IT
WAS INTENDED FOR UNDER WATER USE
-GOVERNMENT EXPERTS HERE.

learned today that the attempted destruction of the
naval base at Rock by dynamite in the early hours of
Wednesday morning aimed not much at the barracks In
which many were housed as the submarine chasers
which are moored at the DOCKS and the ammunition magazines
tha fer frOnt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
UNION RAILWAY
Went ON STRIKE
IN BRONX TODAY

New York, June 7.---After a meet
ing early today at which it was voted
to strike, virtually all of the motor
men and conductors employed by the
Union railway walked out to enforce
their demand for 50 cents an hour, an
increase of Is cents. over the present
scale. The Union Railway Co. oper-
ates lines in the Bronx and West
chester county to points in Connect
cut. No women are employed by the
company.
Soon after the strike became effec-
tive squads of policemen were sent to
the car barns and transfer points. The
police reported that the service was
virtually at a standstill.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
ORDER GIVEN AMERICANS
RAILROAD ENGINEERS WIN ORDER FOR GALLANT PART
THEY TOOK IN BATTLE OF CAMBRIA
MARCH 80 LAST

With the American Army in France, Thursday June g.
By the Associated PressThe distinguished service cross has
been awarded to the following officers of the Amer
lean expeditionary forces:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
BELIEVE SUBMARINES
ARE in WAITING FOR
TRANSPORT VESSELS
BRITISH STEAMER HARPATHIAN TORPEDOED
100 MILES OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST-EX-
PECTED TO MAKE BOLDER EFFORT

Washington June belief that the German submarines
which early the week successfully attacked coast schooners
and steamers off the New Jersey coast lying wait
for larger prey of the transatlantic travel routes of the
Virginia expressed in official circles today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
RECLASSlFlCATlON is
ORDERED BY CROWDER
GOVERNORS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE SMALL NUMBER OF
MEN IN CLASS ONE-CLASS FOUR MEN
TO BE ADVANCED

Washington, June IA general revision of classcations
under the eecive service law act started Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
VILLAGE OF LE PORT
WEST OF SO|SSONS IS
TAKEN BY The FRENCH

Gallant Work of American Soldier of the Sea-
Recognized in Capture of Torcy- -Disputing
Now With Germans For Possession Of Two
Other Villages French Make Local Successes
at Points Further South.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
TWO AvLAToRs KILLED

Lake Charles, La, June 7.-Lieuts.
John L. Hegarty and Travers Lee
Halton were killed near Gerstner field
today when their areoplane collided
while at battle practice
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-07
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vicin-
ity: Fair tonight and Satur-
day; cooler tonight.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-25
RUSSIA NEEDS NEW
ARMY OF 100000
Must Have Trained Officers
and Disc! pine.

Moscow, March 25.-Leon Trotzky
COW Soviet and declared unequlyoca-
ly for new army of 100000 to 100000
commanded by trained officers and
strictly disciplined He said it is fool
ish to suppose that officers can be i'm
provised. and denounced guerrilla
warfare as useless and undisciplined.
He said the BOlSheviki army is help
less against skilled troops.
Eve need a strong army to defend
ourselves in the critical world posi-
enemies are upon us. According to
news reports Germany has proposed
peace without annexations or contri-
buttons to the western powers, with
Alsace to be returned to France and
Belgium to be restored. This is I'M
confirmed, but probable. 1t means
peace at Russia's expense. There Is
a struggle between two currents in
England. One favors compromise at
Russias expense and the other reck-
ons with a powerful development of
the laboring masses, which warn
against an alliance with Germany.
We are surrounded by enemies on all
sides. If it were proposed to France
to return Alsace the French bourse
would sell Russia Immediately"
NJ. Trotzky denied the charge that
the Bolsheviki had wrecked the old
army, but said that it was disorganiz-
ed and enfeebled by three years Of
war. and when false war aims were
made clear the complete collapse en-
sued
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-25

was missing. 1t was pitch dark. l
turned about to see if could find it;
it couldn't be far away, because about
three or four minutes previously had
felt the butt in the holster. l crawled
around in circles and at last found it,
then started on my way back to our
trenches, as | thought.
Pretty soon l reached barbed wire,
and was just going to give the pass
word when something told Inc not to.
l put out my hand aud touched one of
the barbed wire stakes. 1t was iron.
The British are of wood, while the
German are iron. My heart stopped
beating; by mistake | had crawled
back to the German lines.
l turned slowly about and my tunic
caught on the wire and made loud
ripping noise.
A sharp challenge rang out. l
sprang to my feet, ducking low, and
ran madly back toward our lines. The
Germans started firing. The bullets
were biting all around me, when bang!
L ran smash into our wire, and sharp
challenge, "'Alt, who comes there"
rang out. l gasped out the password,
and, cropping my way through the lane
in the wire, tearing my hands and
uniform, tumbled into our trench and
was safe, but / was a nervous wreck
for an hour, until a drink of rum
brought me round.
(To be Continued)
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I,I64,OOO HUNS
CONTINUE DRIVE
Reports to Washington Say
Losses Are Terrific.

Washington, March 25.-Violent
fighting between the British and Ger
mans continues between Croisi!les
and Tergnier, an official despatch
from Paris announced
The Germans are using ninety-sev-
en- divisions Of troops O,164,000) and
their losses are heavy. The British
resistance is declared to be efficient.
The despatch says:
March "A, 2.30 A. M.-The German
offensive is continuing between Crois
lilies and Tergnier with violent fight
ing in which the Germans are said to
have used ninety-seven divisions. The
English resistance is very efficient in
everything and the German losses are
very heavy. The fighting line is
brought back to about six or seven
kilometers behind the third line. Con-
fidence remains complete"
President Wilson and all officials
and diplomats were eager for every
word
The apparent slackening of the
German drive was taken as support
for the calm Indifference that the at
,ankers cannot break through.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-25

The Monster Weapon Has
Been Located.
is 10 MILES FROM CITY

Allied Experts Believe Germans Are
Using Two Big Field Pieces in
sombardment.
Paris, March 25.-Palm Sunday in
Paris was ushered in by the loud ex-
plosion Of one OF the ten-inch shells
fired by the Germans from the new
gun more than seventy miles distant.
The alarm was sounded immedi-
ately.
Many people took shelter, but larg-
er numbers appeared in the streets
on the way to the churches which
were almost crowded as usual, the
women who sell palm leaves doing
their customary thriving business.
The shells arrived at regular in
tervals of twenty minutes at first.
The detonations seemed louder, amid
the ordinary Sunday calm, but they
seemed to have lost their power to
distrub the population, which refused
to be distracted from its Sunday hab-
its to any great extent.
The rapidity of the fire increased
after the first few shells landed, ex-
plosions following each other every
fifteen minutes on the average. Some
Of the shots came after an interval
of only twelve minutes.
At three O'Clock in the afternoon
the bombardment seemed to be over
as no shell explosions had been heard
for more than an hour.
The monster cannon which has
been bombarding Paris has been 10
lated in the forest of st. Gobain,
west of Laon, and exactly 122 kilo-
meters approximately seyenty-six
miles from the Paris city hall.
The gun, says the Matin, is estab-
,ished near Anizy, in St. Gobain for
est This would place 1t somewhat
further south in the wooded area, and
it estimates the distance as about
seventy miles from Paris.
A semi-official note warns the pub
lie against pessimistic reports that
the Germans have broken through the
front and thus are able to lombard
Paris from close by.
The French front is intact; any
assertion to the contrary is lie," the
note reads.
In military circles it is believed the
Germans were using two big guns in
the bombardment of Paris.
Comments of the French press were
about evenly divided between the big
gun and the terrific battle raging on
the British front. The tone of the
comment on the bombardment Is one
of establishment at the feasibility Of
the performance, while as to the bat
tie the favorable ending of 1t Is con-
fidently expected.
The newspapers do not conceal
their admiration for the mechanical
feat of the Germans in constructing
their new, weapon, but speak passion
ately OF the. useless barbarity OF the
bombardment. The Matin says it IS
consoling to note that the number of
victims is small, but it asks for re-
prisals on German cities.
Prof. Paul Painleve, former premier
and president of the Academy II
Sciences, told the Excelsior that by
using tungsten in the fabrication OF
the projectile, the tungsten she'll
would be of about half the diameter
of steel shells of an even weight and
that therefore the atmospheric resist
ance would be less, this accounting for
the extremely long range. He also
touched upon the possibility Of a pro-
peller being employed on the pro-
tanf1la
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-25
Americans in Bio Battle,

Washington, March 25.-American
troops have been engaged in the at
tempt to stem the great German often
sive, according to reports reaching the
capital.
The Teutonic forces are said to
have made further advances in the
past twenty-four hours, aiming their
main thrust at the point of the union
of British and French troops. The
separate the two armies, roll back
the right wing of the British and the
left wing of the French, and open
the way to Paris and the Dunkirk-
Calais coast.
The American troops reported to be
engaged are supposed to be those
which recently were active along the
Chemin des Danes.
General Pershing has cabled a re-
port of the German offensive directly
to Major General March, chief of the
general staff. The report was de-
scribed as satisfactory" although
for the present details have been
withheld.
The following cablegram was receiv-
ed at the French embassy directly
from General Vignal:
The German offensive against
Troisilles and Tergnier ION the right
OF tie a>,a. ing I1:4. no t:wes, 81
Cambria ,-n.i'."ca. Ee.y vio.yu.
fign,ing is under way.
"Th2 Germans are employing nine
ty-seven divisions approximately l.
164, 900 mem. The British resistance
Is very energetic and the enemy loss
es are very heavy.
THE battle line is reported to have
been withdrawn from six to seven
kilometers behind the third line (be-
tween 312 and Az miles,. Confidence
rests with the entente"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-25

Out IN Front.
After tea Lieutenant Stores of our
section came into the dugout and in
formed me that l was ''for" reconnOi-
tering patrol and would carry six Mills
bombs.
At II 30 that night twelve men, our
lieutenant and myself went out in
front on patrol in No Mans Land.
We cruised around in the dark for
about two hours, just knocking about
looking for trouble, on the lookout for
Boche working parties to see what
they were doing.
Around two in the morning we were
carefully picking our way about thirty
yards in front of the German barbed
wire, when we walked into a Bocha
covering party nearly thirty strong.
Then the music started, the fiddler rem
dered his bill, and we paid.
Fighting in the dark with bayonet
IS not very pleasant. The Germans
took it on the run, but our officer was
no novice at the game and didn't fol-
low them. He gave the order "down
on the ground, hug it close"
Just in time, too, because a vOlley
skinned over our heads. Then in low
tones we were told to separate and
crawl back to our trenches, each man
on his own.
We could see the flashes of their
rifles in the darkness, but the bullets
were going over our heads.
We lost three men killed and one
wounded in the arm. If it hadn't been
for our officers quick thinking the
whole patrol would have probably
been wiped out.
After about twenty minutes wait we
went out again and discovered that
the Germans had a wiring party work
ing on their barbed wire. We returned
to our trenches unobserved with the
information and our machine guns i'm
mediately got busy.
The next night four men were sent
out to go over and examine the Ger
man barbed wire and see if they had
cut lanes through it; if so, this pres
aged an early morning attack on our
trenches.
OF course had to be one of the four
selected for the job. 1t was just like
sending q fellow to the undertaker's
to order his own coffin.
At ten o'clock we started out, armed
with three bombs, a bayonet and re-
yOlver. After getting into No Mans
Land we separated. Crawling four or
five feet at time, ducking star shells,
with strays cracking overhead, 1
reached their wire. / secuted along
this inch by inch, scarcely breathing.
] could hear them talking in their
trench, my heart was pounding against
my ribs. One false move or the least
noise from me meant discovery and
almost certain death.
After covering my sector I quietly
crawled back. l had gotten about half
way when I noticed that my revolver
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-25

They Had Their Luncheon of FISH.
call people-,lon't let them admire it,"
said Mrs. Otter.
"I'll Try my best not to-" he said.
I'm having fish for luncheon" said
Mrs. Otter.
Good" answered Mr.. Otter. There
Is nothing that pleases me more"
Il found it in yonder river" said Mrs
Outer.
speaking of rivers" said Mr. OF
ter, did you know that we were known
very often as the river otters?"
at seems as if l had heard that"
said Mrs. Otter. But just then they
thought danger was near.
''pive, Dive," said Mrs. Otter. They
Lad both been sitting on the bank
of the river.
AT once! At once!" said Mrs. OF
ter.
Stay underneath, stay underneath -
sad Mr.. Otter. They both stayed I'M
Gerneath the water for some time, I'M
Ill they felt danger was past, and then
hey came up again. But they came
up in another place. for they were TAX
ing no chances. They were careful
offers.
They had their luncheon of fish, and
after they had finished they had q nap.
Then they went into the water and
swan. They used their feet for oars
to paddle themselves along. Their feet
are very strong.
Their tails made fine rudders, steer
ing them where they wanted to go to.
The otter has a big head, short ears
and almost no nose at all-it is so
small.
His toes are webbed his nails long
and crooked and his tail fiat. But his
fur is very beautiful and also valu-
55thbife------1
at doesn't matter" said Mr.. Otter
when they We're through with their
swim. eff we happen to have webbed
feet. Now for the peacocks, ducks
and many of those creatures it's most
trying"
"Why?" asked Mrs. Otter.
"They have to wobble along as best
they can, and they haven't all the 9TH
er fine points we have. For instance,
they haven't our fur. And speaking
OF our fur, I know of an honorable
story to tell you"
What is an honorable story?'
asked Mrs Otter.
Zone full Of honor-honor for u.s."
said Mr.. Otter. cat least that is what
it means when l say it means that"
"Of course" agreed Mrs. Otter, for
she was wise and didn't try to argue
with Mr. Otter.
"Once," said Mr.. Otter, some very
brave soldiers decided that they would
choose our fur for their winter cos
tunes.
'They had hats of otter fur-or may
be they called them helmets. At any
rate they wore them on their heads"
"Hats will do then" said Mrs. Of
ter.
"They also wore fur collars and fur
gloves made Of u.s."
"They must have been cold" said
Mrs. Otter.
"They lived where 1t was pretty
cold in the winter" said Mr.. Otter
"They thought our fur was beautiful
and they chose it for their own. How
fine they did look, with their bright
uniforms and our soft, wondrous fur
for beautiful touches"
'They had to touch us to get it,"
said Mrs. Otter sadly.
yes, some of our cousins had TO
give it," Mr.. Otter admitted. But
heard they were honored and glad"
he continued. that they were going
to be used by fine brave men, and
since that time" he went on, "these
men have proved that they were among
the very bravest of the brave. And
they wore our fur once"
can honorable story" agreed Mrs.
Otter proudly.
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f1| 0ADlY'S[V[NIEG'
k,l A|RY TAl[
la G MACY GoAHk AL .BEMsl
THE OTTER FAMILY.

our fur is very beautiful, | c"m~d
err" said Mr.. Otter.
$50 Il" l." said Mrs. otter, "hu! /
don't like to have folks think too we'll
nf il. I'm not in the least bit anxious
to be made into coat. Il scarf. Il
nuff or a hat. In fact. don't want
la he used for trimming, either"
In fact" repeated Mr.. Otter, You
don't want to be used at all"
Not by other creatures" said Mrs.
Dtter. II can appreciate myself very
we'll indeed"
But can too" said Mr.. Otter.
THAT was why | was admiring my
own fur"
admire it yourself, but don't let
other creatureS-thoSe creatures they
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VIII Pc the Biggest Blast.
(To be Continued

Lancaster. P1., March 25-Arrange-
ments are being made for the biggest
eXDicsion Of dynamite that ever took
Place in this locality. It wiz be at
The big quarries OF Florin and three
carloads Of the explosive will be set
off at ono time Fifty holes sixty feet
deep are now being drilled. and the
Alas- is calculated to lift thousands
If tons of rock. The rock has been
purchased hy the government for use
the construction of blast furnaces.
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