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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10
STAMFORD
(SneeiaI to The Times. ]

Stratford, Oct 1o.---Harry Edwards and daughter are i'll at their home on Warwick avenue.
 The Women's Committee, Council of National Defense, met Monday after noon at Red Mems hall. The meet ing was opened with music by our young Stratford Yiolinist, Arthur Smith, Miss Inez Carey at the piano. After the regular business meeting Mrs. Walter Curtis told the ladies of new work the committee had un- dertaken, that of providing knitted garments for the StFatford boys, and asking the ladies to knit, knit, knit to keep the boys supplied with the needed warm clothing. R. K. Big elow, one of Bridgeport's famous Four Minute Men, gave a patriotic talk and recited an original poem, so enthus- [ ing the ladies that all felt they would work harder than ever to aid in this great war. He finished with a hu- morous recitation, bringing laughter | in place of tears. The ladies gave him a rising vote of thanks and are delighted to announce that MT. Big elow will assist them at an evenings entertainment given at Red Mems
 
 entertainment will be given for the beenfit of MT. and Mrs. Romanctiz and their ten children who lost all they had when their house burned down recently. A small admission will be charged and it is hoped there will be a large attendance.
 The body of an unknown man was discovered hanging by belt from a tree in Beardsley's woods yesterday afternoon The body was found about 6:30 by George Stasl1o of Hollis ter street! Medical Examiner Will liam B. .CogsweH examined the body and said that he was of the opinion that it had been hanging there for about two hours as the body was still warm. He ordered its removal to the Curtis morgue:
 The War Bureau met last evening in the town. hall. It was voted to request all citizens to display their flags on Friday, Oct. II, also on Sat urday, Oct 12, which, by proclama- ton of the President is Liberty Day as we'll as Columbus Day.
 The State Council of Defense re- quests that no contributions be given to the organization known as the "76th Division Tobacco Fund" until it complies with the regulations Of the l council concerning the furnishing of information regarding its activities.
 Stratford has not only gone over the top on the Liberty Loan but it is the first town in the Second Federal Reserve District to raise it's quota.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10
OLD OFFENDER SENTENCED

Chicago, Oct. 1O.-Sentenced to five years for counterfeiting, John Murray, 66 years old, is on his way to Leaven- worth prison to serve his tenth term for making spurious nickels and dimes.
 Federal records show that Murray s first sentence was received in 1882 and that since that time he has been almost constantly in Federal prisons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10
INFLUENZA DEATH
 IN NEW BRITAIN

New Britain, Conn, Oct. 1O-Mrs. Eva Cook, wife of Rev. Warren F. Cook, pastor of Trinity, M. F. church, and chaplain of the last state senate, died today of Spanish Influenza. Their II months old baby died yesterday. Rev. Mir. Cook is reported i'll with the plague.
 Another victim of influenza was At torney A. B. Pouzzener, Cornell 1917. He was admitted to the practice of law last December. Among those f who survive are sister, Mrs. Samuel | Sampner, wife of a New Haven ex- mayor, and brother, Sergeant Major { Daniel Pouzzener, with the American forces in England
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10
THE WEATHER R.

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 1O- For Few Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight and Friday.
 For Conneeticut: Fair tonight and Friday; light west winds,
 Conditions: - Slight disturb ances are central this morning over upper Michigan and west ern Texas. Unsettled weather, with local showers, prevails be- tween the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi rfve-. Pleasant weather continues in the eastern districts. The temperature is rising in the Mississippi valley and the lake region, but coHtin- ues low in the eastern portion of the lake region and New Eng land.
 Conditions favor fer this vii cinity fair weather with cool nights but quite warm during the middle of the day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY

Sir Thomas White, Minister of Fi- nance, opened the second Victory Loan in Canada at Winnipeg. A minimum of $soe,0OO,O0e was asked.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10
ONE ROACH
 OR WATER BUG

is easily killed by stepping on it, but when you see one get ready for more, before they over run your house. Cyrus Roach Powder will do it for you. It is harmless, clean and reliable and does not cost much. Large package 35c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10

News items for publication in the Times if left at Abercrombie's News
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10

CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, plumbing and heating; jobbing speciality. Cor. Main and Hillside avenue, Stratford.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10

Mercerized cotton, black and blue only ..., 35c pair
 Heavy cotton hose, split sOles, ...:-... 33c pair
 Cotton socks which will give service, ..... 21c pair
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10

The United States apple crop is es- timated at 24,400,0Oe barrels.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10
Mems Shirts
Mems Underwear

Warmth giving underwear. The kind that dehes the piercing winds of late Autumn and winter All men who would enjoy cold weather comfort will approve of these fine garments, moderately priced.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10

Cotton socks, good value and reasonably priced 17c pr
 Lisle socks in gray, brown, black, palm beach and white .,.......... 25c pair
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
Propaganda
Scares Hun Officials

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The dis
order and encouragement in Ger
many are accredited in an official
order, published in the "Dusseldorf
Nachrichten" and signed by the ad-
Jutant commandant of the Seventh
army corps, to Allied propaganda,
says an official telegram from Am
sterdam to-day. The order reveals
the official anxiety occasioned by the
depressed morale of the population.
1t says:
"Our adversaries have lately
striven with increased zeal to awaken
discomfort among the German people
by the circulation in the interest Of
the country Of evil-intentioned pam-
phlets. These pamphlets are gen
orally scattered over the country bv
means of little paper or india rubber
balloons fitted up with some mechan-
ical device They are then distrib-
uted by agents of the enemy.
Although the good people permit
us to hope that they will, Of their
own accord, resist the Vaccinations
of the enemy, we call attention to the
fact that the patriotic duty of every
German into whose hands such pam
phlets should fail obliges him to
hand them over to the nearest police
authority and to denounce to the
police the agents who are dstrib-
uting them
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
Breaking of Foe Morale
Not Apparent in Men
Captured in Drive
Are Ample
Allied Officers Say That Those
Glad of Their Taking Are
Not Numerous

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Sept. 25 (By the Associated
Press) ).-Concrete information OBJ
tanned from thousands Of prisoners
taken by the Americans in recent
operations. does not indicate an ap-
preciable breakdown Of German morale,
according to examining officers 1t is
true that individuals occasionally say
they are glad they are captured and
that they are tired Of fighting, hungry
and badly treated, but officers point out
that the same is possibly true of Al
he'd prisoners taken by the Germans
after several days of bombardment
1t is explained that mans morale
is naturally at the lowest ebb at the
moment Of capture and is usually
shaken by fighting, exposure. fatigue
and possibly lack of food At such
times men are inclined to say things
which they would retract after rest and
nourishment. Great value, therefore.
Is not placed on prisoners utterances
rejecting on the true conditions in the
German army and among the people
Most Prisoners Silent
The authorities say that the number
Of Germans utterng such sentiments is
not great
Many thousands Of prisoners are now
in the hands of the Americans and this
number is being constantly increased
by inccssant raids. Some of these men
maintain silence. They refuse to reply
to questions on any subject, or they
say that Germany is far from defeat
They usually maintain a soldlerly bear
ing and sullonly resent capture. The
correspondent has seen and inspected
hundreds of prisoners. Those captured
lately measure up we'll with the usual
standard. Men over or under the nor
NAL military age are found, but the
same is true of other European armies
long at war, whose personnel it is un-
fair to measure by the high physical
standard of the fresh American troops.
Are Still Hard Fighters
From great mass of digested
prisoner information and observations
from other sources, military authori-
ties say they find the enemy we'll fed
and we'll clothed. While his morale
is not as high as it was early in the
summer, he is far from losing his fight
ing qualities and spirit This was re-
Gently demonstrated in the bitter fight
ing along the Marine, at st. Mihiel and
st. Quentin.
Study of captured material shows
that the German soldiers clothing IS
of good quality and is plentiful Their
rations are generous and nutritious.
which is testified to by American
soldiers, who ate rations taken from
the dead and wounded when their rapid
advance around St. Mihiel carried them
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26

enemy trenches with bomb and bay
onet. Senegalese troops captured the
first line and 900 demoralized prison-
ers III a few minutes. They took the
second line, except for one trench
which was crammed with machine guns.
A company OF Senegalcse bombers at
tackled this trench in the rear and it
also fell
Advance Was Rapid
Ii was at 6:35 o'clock that the Allied
artillery swept the Krantza crest, stop
ping an enemy attempt to reform. In
the centre the Allied divisions had to
wait while the division on the left en-
gagged on tn slopes of Sokol and in the
marshes at the foot of Dobro- Polje, and
badly hampered by the terrain, had
completed the task set to it,
On the extreme right the Serbs drove
the enemy before them and at 8 O'Clock
the principal positions were in Allied
hands. The only obstacle yet remain
ing was Krantza peak.
The Bulgarians began to pull them
selves together and offered stubborn
resistance and even attempted to hurl
the Allies back over their original line
but Allied reinforcements were thrown
in quickly. The Bulgarian pickle d
troops fought desperately, giving
ground inch by inch.
Allies Hold Krantza Crest
Tho Krantza crest, the key of the
Bulgarian defence in this sector, was
taken and retaken several times, but
finally remained in the hands Of the
Allies. On the left a French division
had taken Sokol and Dobro-Polje and q
swamp which was thick with hidden
machine guns. The Serbs on the right
held Vetrenik and the elephants Ear
At o'clock in the afternoon the
Allied success was complete. The AL
lied losses, Notwithstanding the des-
perate resistance Of the Bulgarians
were light. The Allies captured more
than 5000 prisoners, inflicted severe
losses on the enemy and took fifty
guns, including number of 1855. The
Serbs Immediately turned the heavier
guns against the Bulgarians. Quanti-
ties of trench mortars. machine guns
and rifles and considerable stock of
munitions also were taken from the
enemy.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
10000 Prisoners and 265 Guns
Taken as Turks Still Retreat

on one side and Mount Carmel on the
other, but were finally driven out.
"he population gave the British a
most enthusiastic reception, even Ger
man colonists participating in the well
come. These Germans are mostly quiet
immigrants from Wurtelberg, who
came to Palestine on conscientious
grounds. They complain bitterly of the
Turkish executions and the lack of Sc
curity. Their settlement was one of
the most successful in Palestine.
Among the prisoners is a German
major who wanted to leave Haifa with
other German troops on the day pre-
vious to the British entry into the
town. but was compelled by the Turks
to take part in the fighting. He spoke
of the German mechanics working at
Nazareth, who might have escaped. but
preferred to be taken prisoner rather
than continue serving with the Turks.
Everything is orderly at IIaifa. The
administration was taken over without
the slightest hitch. The disposal Of
the thousands of prisoners is real
problem. The number is constantly
swelling. and fugitives are coming in
from everywhere to surrender. The
booty is inestimable, and includes a
lorry filled with cases OF Turkish
Treasury notes, which is serious loss
TO the enemy, though useless to the
British
Among the prisoners were nincty-f
Italians who were captured in the
lsonzo drive and had been enrolled for
forced labor.
The difficulties of the Turks retreat
ing north of Ma'an have been increased
by the destruction Of the railway near
Deraa. British airmen are also con-
centrating their attention on their line
Of retreat. Even if the Fourth Army
escapes, Isolated garrlsons to the south
Of Maan are In a precarious position
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26

LONDON, Sept 25.-More than 10000
prisoners and 265 guns have been taken
by the British in their successful Of
fensive in Palestine, it is officially an
nouhced this afternoon.
The retreat of the Turks in Palestine
was still being carried out Tuesday, a.
eording to the Turkish War Office conl-
munication issued to-day. 1t asserts
that the mannuvre is being made in
conformity with prepared plans.
The British forces operating east Of
the Jordan apparently are in favor
able position TO cut off the Turks re-
treating north along the Hedjaz Rail
way. The British are now approaching
Amman. on that railway
Arab forces are pressing the retiring
enemy northward from Ma'an. (Ma'an
IS on the Hedjaz Railway, southeast Of
the Dead Sea. Amman is 100 miles to
the north.)
The text of the Turkish communica-
ton follows:
Our movement continued yesterday
in conformity with plans. The English
follow us only step by step. There
have been no important events"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
British Again Press
On Near St. Quentin,
aking 1000 Captiues

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sept. rs (By The Associated
Press )-Since the operations of Tues
day near st. Quentin the British, with
the French on their right, have made
good progress. The enemy is still re-
sistlng on the outskirts Of Pontruet
with machine-Iun rear guards. They
also fought hard against the British at
Selency and made strong counter at
tacks near GricouV, but were repulsed
with many killed or wounded
The prisoners taken by the British in
THIS sector now aggregate more than
1000, and many machine guns also
have been captured.
Elsewhere on tho British front there
has been no great activity. except near
lnchy, west Of Cambria. where the
British line has been advanced slightly
and many Of the enemy have been
killed
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26

often ea-lv and severe in the higher
mountain zones.
The sector chosen for the attack
lacked communications, except for goat
paths, which were impractcablc for
artillery. A road was laid out from
Dojne to Polar and Grevesta, and
Serbian engineers set to work vigor-
cusly long before the French troops,
TO whom had been assigned the task
Of piercing the Bulgarian line. were in
position. The Allied staff established
quarters on. the ground and tackled
the enormous task of preparation.
The mountainous region from Dobro
uoje TO Koziak. the correspondent
adds, is very wild and covered with
low brush and dense forests, inter
spersed with deep ravines, chasms and
precipices. The Bulgars thought them
selves 50 safe from attack by reason
Of these natural difficulties that they
did not attempt to interfere with the
Allied preliminary work and contented
themselves merely with reinforcing
their line, the more easily to hurl the
Allies back. Little by little, as the
road was built, guns were pushed up
toward the front and huge ammunition
dumps constructed Heavy guns were.
hoisted into positions at an altitude of
C,00O feet. They were brought as far
as possible by tractors, then hauled
by horses and mules and finally dragged
into place by man-power.
Enemy Watched Plans
Soldiers Of the signal detachments
had TO become Alpinists to lay their
telephone and telegraph lines in this
chaos Of rocks and trees. The Bul-
Carians watched all these efforts and
failed even 30 shell the Allies occasion
ally. 1t must be added, however, con
tlnued lhe correspondent, that every
thing that could be hidden was camou-
tagged admirably.
1t was only during the night pre-
ceding the attack that the assaulting
troops were brought up. Promptly at
o'clock on the morning of Septe ember
IA the artillery opened with such vigor
as TO surprise the Bulgarians, who were
not aware that heavy guns were facing
them The brushwood was soon set
ahre and long columns Of yellowish
smoke began TO ascend from the hill
sides, while the great valley resoundcd
with the roar OF the guns The artil-
lery preparation lasted ali day. The
Bulgarans tried TO rep-y with 1858.
but did little harm.
Sulgarians Are Routed
On September IS, at 5 O'Clock in the
morning, the Allied creeping barrage
fire began and the French Colonials
went over the top. They rushed tlfs
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26

les are either captives or are scat
tered east of the Jordan on the edges
OF the Arabian Desert.
The Turks had al. Iron wall" in
Middle Palestine Now they must
busy themselves constructing any
old kind Of wall before Damascus
and then doing the job over again
before Aleppo.
The Bulgarians were either on
Greek soil a week ago or we're
holding the southern fringes of Ser
bia. Now they are hurrying back
into Bulgaria in the region east Of
the Vardar, and west Of that stream
are in headlong flight for Veles and
Uskub. If the routed First Army
cannot reach Veles, it's plight will
become desperate.
War and metaphysics don't mix.
in war to-day the offensive has
gained the upper hand to an extent
undreamed of twelve months ago.
Armies fighting on the defensive
must be their own wall. And when
they depend most on natural and
mechanical defences, instead of their
own spirit and initiative, they are
in the greatest peril
The Teuton powers cannot wage
a successful defensive war. Such an
idea IS a paradox. When they gave
up the offensive-and they have
definitely given it up on all the
fronts-they condemned themselves
lrretrievab]y to defeat through at
triton and exhaustion.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
American Aviators Honored
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt
Among Those Given
Official Credit

FRANCE. Sept. p by The Asso-
ciated Press A large number oi
American aviators have been given Of.
cial credit for having each brought
down German machine
They include Major Kenneth Mari Of
san Francisco; Lieutenant Quen't
Roosevelt, Of New York; Captain Her.
bert Hail. of Palo Alto. Cal; Lieu:cs
ant Alexander II. McLanahan, Of Phili
delphia; +. X. Rucker, Of Fayette. No
Walden Heinrichs, of Granville. 0hle
Tyler O. Bronson, of New York CleTs
land McDermott. of Syracuse: KeHnes
Porter, of Dowagiac. Mich. Rober,
Gates. jr., of Spartansburg. Penni
William +. Brotherton. Of Guthrie. H.
and II amilton Coolidge. of Boston
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
Capture of Veles
Next Objective of
Allies i'm Balkans

PARIS, Sept. %. - Stubborn resist
auce is being encountered by the Allied
army under General Franchet d'Esperey
on the Bulgarian frontier, beyond
Demirkapu pass and Strumitza station,
where furious fighting is proceeding on
the left bank of the River Vardar.
The Bulga1ians are holding strong
positions on the heights protecting
their own frontier This is the only
place where they are Offering much
resistance
With the expected fall Of Veles, it
is believed that the next objective of
the Allied army viii be Uskub, in order
TO reestablish the Salonica- Y skub rail
way communication From Uskub it
will be easier to move into Bulgaria
the Strumitza district, where the
natural defences are exceptionally
strong
Allied patrols have reached the Bul
garlAn frontier and at several places
have penetrated into Bulgarian terri
tory, but no infantry is yet on Bull
garian soil The artillery steadily is
homhardlng the mountain passes
through which the Bulgarians are re
moving their heavy material under the
protection of strong rear guards
The Bulgarians in their retreat north
ward, says the Echo de Paris" are not
likely to be able TO defend the famous
Babuna Pass, southeast of Uskub,
where The Serbians made an heroic re-
sistanne in November, 1915 The pass
Is near Neles, which ia almost within
reach of the advancing Serbians
Weather Is Great Factor
Preparations for the present great
operations IN Macedonia began in
August. telegraphs the correspondent
of the "petit Parisien," on the Salonica
front. Various circumstances pre-
vented General Tranchet d'Esperey,
the Allied commander, from beginning
his preparations earlier and quick work
was imperative, for if the summer heat
fingers along the coast the winter is
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26

the neiglborhood of ST. Quentin the
British advanced their line to well east
Of the hamlet of st. Helene, which lies
between Bellenglise and Pontruet, so
that here they are within rifle range Of
the st. Quentin Canal. which the enemy
has utilized as part Of the Hindenburg
system.
During last night much desultorv
fighting took place, in which the Brit
lsh troops took trench of some i'm
portance near the right flank and 100
prisoners. Everywhere evidence was
found that the Germans had suffered
heavy losses.
The French had a most successful
day, obtaining all their objectives with
one exception, and here the fighting is
still progressing.
The weather is imDrovino
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
Oufposts Guarding
The Hindenburg Line
Taken by Canadians

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Sept. 25. The Canadians
have scored useful success by push
ing forward southeast of lnchy, along
the Canal du Nord to the west Of Cam
hral They advanced to depth Of 1870
yards on front of two-thirds Of a
mile.
This operation was designed to take
over the deep fringe Of outposts pro
tect'ng the Hindenbar, line.
As result of yesterdays lighting IN
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
White Flag Hoisted by
Three Bulgar Regiments

GENEVA, Sept. 25.-The Bulgarians
are in full retreat at every point, ac-
cording to the Saloniki correspondent
Of the "Lausanne Gazette' The peas
ants are joining the advancing Ser
blans IN driving out the Getested Bui-
garians. Among the prisoners MANY
Serbians have been found fehtine
under against their counrtymen. One
young captive soldier from Nerot;n
came upon his brother among the az
tacking troops.
Three Bulgarian regiments hoistee
the white flag, the officers being pow
erless to prevent this, though they shot
several Of the ringleadcrs.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26

Montdidier pocket and drove the Ger
mans to the Hindenburg line. They
have changed their tactics in fighting
open, with the same success and with
an endurance that is emphasized by
the number Of fresh German divisions
they have met since the battles at
Beuvraignes
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
British IN Palestine
Get Warm Welcome
From the Population,

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN PALESTINE, Sept. "a (via Mon
treal "A few hundred Turks left be-
hind at Haifa resisted the British ad-
vance, taking advantage Of the conGg-
uration Of the ground. with q marsh
New-York tribune., 1918-09-26

would greatly weaken the defences Of
the city
The troops that took Dallon by as
sault were tho same troops who dis
tinguished themselves in the fighting
at La Pannete, along the Canal du
Nord, and took Beuvraignes three times
during the campaign that freed the