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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
MARRIAGE OF
ATTORNEY BOWERS
is ANNOUNCED
Bridgeport Man Weds
Granddaughter of Ad-
miral Sampson.

Announcement has been made of
the marriage which took place in
Christ church, Cooperstown, N. Y,
yesterday Of spottswood D. Bowers
and Miss Marjorie Sampson Smith, a
daughter of Captain Roy c. Smith,
U. S. N, now Governor of Guam. Mr..
Bowers was the son of John M. Bow
ers by his first wife, the elder Bowers
dying few months ago. Mrs. Bowers
is a granddaughter of the late Admiral
Sampson.
Attorney Bowers Is very we'll known
in this city where he has practiced
law. for some years under the firm
name of Bowers and Williamson. Be-
fore the father died he made his son;
a member of the firm of which he
was the head and his other associate
was the former Ambassador to Ger
many, Gerard. Although this new as
sociation took him to New York the
greater part of the time he still re-
tained his Office in this city.
Mr.. Bowers is one Of the best anna
teur golfers of the state and is a mem
ber of the Brooklawn Country Club
and the University Club. About three
years ago he built a handsome resi-.
dence on the Stratheld road.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16

Each manager will have charge of
the campaign for increased production
in his district and to him the pro-
duction committee to be formed of the
majority of the bituninous mines, will
report Each production committee
will consist of six members, three rep
resenting the mine management and
three representing the workers
In cases where a mine is failing to
produce the maximum tonnage, it will
be up to the production committee to
ascertain the cause and inseitute i'm
provements. Each week the COM
mittee will post list of the names of
the men who have been absent, who
have worked short hours or who have
loaded less than a fair amount of coal
and the reasons will be set forth as to
whether in each particular case the
blame lies with the company or WITH
the workers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
C0SSACKS CLEAR DON
Of their OPPONENTS
Victorious Army Marching
on Zaragin, Staff An
nounces Officially.
TRY
TO ENTHUSE SOVIETS
Delegates Go to Front
Against Czecho Slovak
Troops to Raise Spirits.

Amsterdam, Aug. 1G - The
Don Cossacks have cleared the
left bank of the Don of their
opponents and are marching
VIGOROUSLY on Zaragin, from
which they are only one days
march distant, says an official
statement issued by the Don
Cossacks' staff and received
here from Kiev.
Sixty propagandists belonging to
labor organizations supporting the
Bolshevik regime have left Moscow
for the front where the Bolsheviki
are fighting the Czecho-Slovaks, ac-
cording to Moscow telegram by way
of Berlin. The object is to stimulate
the military spirit of the Soviet troops
in their campaign.
Premier Lenine urged the delegates
to the utmost efforts to raise the spir-
its and morale of the troops to the
highest level and thus bring about the
SupP4 OooAOAA VI lAAC SACI4AO-CIO dh C.
bellion.
TO imbue them with the conscious
ness of the danger and the need OF
every honorable man supporting the
Soviet republic" Lenine is quoted as
saying.
War Minister Trotzky is also touring
the same front, urging the people to
fight against the enemy" according
to the Vienna Neue Freie Presse.
The newspapers at Kiev report that
the Cossacks from the northern Don
region have entered the government
of Veronesh.
A despatch to the Cologne Zeitung
from Kiev says the Don and Kuban
governments and the leaders in the
adjoining regions have entered nego-
tiations looking to the establishment
of joint central government.
London, Aug. 16-The Soviet gov
ernment, says a Russian wireless
message has issued an order that cor
repondence to foreign countries must
not be accepted "for some time to
come except for the Ukraine and Ger
(Conunueo on Page s1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16

Provost Marshal General Crowder,
who will have charge of the registra-
ton of the new men, in a statement
published today, said preliminary in
structions have been issued all draft
officials and upon passage of the bill
by Congress, everything will be in
readiness for the registration.
Registration of the men affected
by the draft extension will have to be
held not later than September 15 and
If possible on September 5, General
Crowder said, because the available
list of registrants, including those to
4be registered August "a, would be ex-
bausted by October 1. Senate leaders
today believed it possible to begin con-
gideration of the man-power bill re-
ported yesterday by the Military COM
mittee, next Thursday. Lack Of a
quorum and the consequent inability
to set aside the unanimous consent
agreement under which the Senate is
bound to conduct business before
August "a. will prevent the beginning
of consideration next Monday as plan
ned.
1t was believed a quorum will be
present at the next semi-weekly ses-
sion of the Senate Monday and 1t will
be possible to vacate the unanimous
consent agreement at that time.
Consideration of the man-power bill
by the House Military committee will
begin Monday, Chairman Dent, of the
committee has announced. Many
members of the committee, including
Representative Kahn of California,
ranking Republican member, believe
only one day should be devoted to
hearings and the bill reported back
TO the House Tuesday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
CONSTRUCTION
COMP ANY CASE
BEFORE BANKS
Dispute Of Barnith Sachs
and Park City Co. Hear
ings Before Committee.

The hearing on the suit of Barnith
Sachs against the Park City Con-
struction company was resumed this
morning at II o'clock before Judge
John W. Banks acting as a committee
for the Superior Court. The time was
taken up with the examinatio of
Abraham Berkowitz, who was the
general foreman for the Park City
Construction company at the time 1t
was erecting the houses on Sachs
street, stratford, for Mr.. Sachs.
Attorney Shannon, counsel for Mr.
Sachs, and Berkowitz engaged in sew
eraI little tits on various points in
the testimony, Questions were put to
the witness tending to show that the
houses were not built according to
the plans and specifications. Berko-
witz dontended that they looked bet
ter than as if they had. In fact he
remarked in response to a question of
Attorney Shannon that certainly a
man looked better with a shirt than
without one.
Asked when he left the job on Sachs
street as foreman for the Park City
Constructor company he replied that
it was the first part of December.
Reminded that at another time he
had said it was the first part of Sep
tember he said he couldn't Just re-
member but he knew it was the first
of the Jewish holidays Asked when
that was he replied that that was all
the answer he would make, that At
torney Shannon would have to figure
it out for himself Attorney Shannon
couldn't figure out how he could be
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
NATIONS LEAGUE
MAY CROW FROM
The COMMISSION
Sir Robert Cecil Tells What
Has Been Accomplished in
Four Years.
ENGAGED
IN A GREAT CAUSE
Is Fighting For Justice
Against Force and for
Right Against Might.

London, Avg. 16 - Lord Robert
Cecil, Under Secretary of State for
Foreign, Affairs, speaking last night
at a government dinner in celebration
of the fourth anniversary of the es-
mission on revictualling, said he be-
ieved the commission formed the
nucleus of a league of nations.
He said he would not venture to
speak of all the United States has
done and is doing in the matter of
supplies, but he was satisfied they
had thrown their whole heart and
soul into the contest.
R. b. Stevens, of the United States
shipping board, on behalf of the
United States, gave assurance that
enough shipping would be available to
win the war. He paid tribute to
Italys splendid victory over the Aus
trians.
During his address, Sir Robert said:
I'VE now are not only in the Alli-
ance with the greatest partnership of
nations, but we are engaged in the
greatest enterprise taxing the ener-
gies of mankind. All the suffering
and all the great strain on our re-
sources can be met only by the COM
plete pooling of them.
Great Britain and America have
not suffered like some of the Allies.
They have been spared the misery of
invasion and the sight of their fairest
provinces trampled by the cruelty of
tyranneous enemies. That only means
that we must redouble our efforts in
the common cause.
"The unity of the Alliance is due
to the realization that we are en-
gagged in a great cause-fighting for
justice against force; right against
might. If we are merely going to re-
store by our victory the world to
what it was before, then, I will not
say this war has been fought in vain,
but we shall have missed the greatest
chance ever offered to a generation
of men.
I'VE must rebuild the international
system. That is why I believe this
(Continned on Page 8.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
MUNITIONS MEN
BACK At WORK
This MORNING
Pressure of Public Opinion
and the Government Too
Much For Strikers.

The threatened wholesale walkout
of the machinists employed in the
Bridgeport munitions ships which was
scheduled by the union leaders to take
place yesterday, suddenly fizzled out
when the workers bowed to public
opinion and government orders at a
mass meeting held last night in the
State street Casino. This morning the
manufacturers reported that 100 per
cent of the men had returned to their
work and will await the award of
the Taft Walsh war labor board in
Washington as to wage scale to be
adopted.
An important step in the direction
of a final settltment of the dispute
which has waged between the machin-
lists and manufacturers in Bridgeport
for the past year, was the announce
ment from Washington to the effect
that Otto M. Eidlitz. at present the
director of the Department of Labor
Housing Bureau, had been appointed
as umpire in the controversy, the
members of the Taft-Walsh board be-
ing deadlocked over the question of
classifying the wages rates at the
variousp lants.
The resolution calling upon the
men to return to their work and await
with patience the decision of the war
labor board was passed almost unan-
imously last night, although there
were a few disgruntled union men
who voiced their disapproval noisily
and emphatically. The malcontents
were soon silenced with shouts of
Throw out the Hun Agents" Ger
man sympathizers," German Spies"
and many more emphatic remarks
about the un-American attitude taken
by the radicals.
Many Of the discontented ones tore
up their union cards and heaped Will
fications upon the heads of the lead
ers whom they denounced as traitors
to labor. The troublemakers how
ever, were in very small minority
and soon found themselves outside
the building, when the regular bust
ness of the meeting proceeded.
When the meeting was adjourned
last night 1t was decided to hold the
regular weekly meeting of the union
tonight at the Casino. This meeting
will be called to order at eight o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
Coal For
New England Ports

Washington, Aug. 16.-In the cam
paign to speed up the movement of
coal in New England to meet the
prospective shortage next winter, the
Shipping Board today began issuing
semi-weekly announcements of port
performances Norfolk and Newport
News for tn ehalf week ending August
II led among loading ports, handling
II ships at an average of "a hours
and AZ minutes in port. The average
IN port of 21 ships, unloading at Ros-
ton, was lis hours and 80 minutes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
Lieutenant Miller
Killed in Combat

Paris, Aug. 16-Lieut. Walter B.
Miller, of New York city, a former
member of the Lafayette Escardrille,
and who was transferred to the
American service was killed in an
aerial combat on August 8.
His patrol, consisting of eight ma
chimes, was attacked by a German
squadron of thirty airplanes. Lieut..
Miller fell inside the American lines.
The other members of the patrol es-
capped after a fierce struggle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16

With the Canadian Forces in France Thursday, Aug 15-
By the Canadian PressThe Canadians captured the village
of Parvers today in operation which enabled them to
sraghten their line in that sector number of machine
guns prisoners taken The latest report that
troops holding the village and renorcements have
support against the strong post the has in
the vicinity.
Enemy artillery activity indicates stffenng Of resist
Hostile aircraft have been considerably strengthened
the whole of the Amiens salient.
Some thirtyour enemy divisions have been engaged in
cudn fresh divisions and two tired divisions from the
enemy The enemy has used up every battalion of
two of divisions holding his line in front of the Cana
dans those being the 10Th and the 118th
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
BRAZILIAN SHIP
SUNK BY SUB Off
AMERICAN COAST
Navy Department Has No
Information AS to Result
of Attack Yesterday.

New York, Aug 16--The Brazii<Sn
motor ship Madrugada, 1913 tons
gross register, has been sunk by a
German submarine off the American
coast. Word Of the loss of the ship
was received here today in insurance
circles. The crew was picked up by
another vessel and will be landed at
an Atlantic port.
Washington, Aug. 16-No additional
information had reached the navy to-
day as to the success OF the depth
charge attacked made Wednesday on
a submarine near Cape May. n. j., by
seaplanes and submarine chasars.
Secretary Daniels said he assumed
the commandant of that naval district
was making every effort by dragging
to establish whether the submarine
had been destroyed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
WAR LABOR BOARD
CONSIDERING The
BRIDGEPORT. CASE

Washington. Aug. 1s.-Unable to
determine on wage awards for work.
ers in 5S plants at Bridgeport, Conn,
the war labor board met in executive
session today with Otto NJ. Eidlitz,
director of thu Housing Bureau of the
department of1abor, sitting as UNI
pire. Some $1,000 workers will be af-
fected by the decision, which will be
made by Mr.. Eidlitz to enable the
members to reach a unanimous de-
cision.
The labor members of the board are
understood to insist on a minimum
wage being established, instead of a
per cent increase OF wages.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16

Aurln ana AfnacOurL,
In Champagne the French took
prisoners and also checked a German
raid. The statement reads:
"On the Avre front French troops
have made progress in the region of
Villers-Les- -Roye and st. Aurlin. East
of Armancourt our troops have occu-
pied the old first lines.
"On Champagne we took prisoners
in the sector of -Hurlus
and repulsed an enemy raid east of
Maisons-C Champagne. Elsewhere on
the front there was no activity.
London, Aug. 16--Further slight
enemy Withdrawals from the Lys san-
ent were announced in London today.
The enemy has evacuated the village
of Vieux Berquin, south of Merris,
and has retired between one and two
miles on front of nine miles.
South of Albert the British have ad-
vanced their line slightly in the region
northeast of Morlancourt, says the
official statement today from Field
Marshal Haig.
On the eastern bank Of the Ancre
local fighting took place last night on
the outskirts of Thiepvall wood, west
of Thiepvall.
Farther to the north more progress
has been made by the British who
have pushed their patrols eastward :,
on the three-mile front between Aug
court-Sur-Ancre and Puissiux-Au-
Mont, =.
(By The Associated Press)
Allied pressure has been effectively
renewed against the German line in
the region of Roye, on the Picardy
battle front The enemy Is cling1nR
determinedly to this town as a bull
wark of the positions he took up after
being driven back from the AmienS
region Both the French and the
British are pushing closer. I,owever. (
and making his prolonged tenancy of
the place doubtful.
London last night reported the Britt
ish lines advanced northwest Of the
town, in the neighborhood of Damery
and Parvillers, while today Paris re-
ports a forward movement on the part
of the French, west and southwest /
one-haf miles.
Roye is fast becoming the virtual
apex of salient which will soon in
of Roye, on a front of about two and
Continued on Page 8.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
Germany's Losses
Total 100000

e Paris, Aug. 16-The total German
losses from the beginning Of the war
to the end of July, 1918, are under
stood to be six million, according to
the morning newspapers.
The figures include 100000 killed
up to the beginning of the German
offensive last March. From March
27 to June II the Germans are said
to have 10000 killed alone.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
ENTER FEDERAL RESERVE.

Washington, Aug. 16-state institu-
tions admitted today the Federal Re-
serve. system include the following,
with the resources of each:
- New Britain, (Conn.) Trust Co., Sc,
.1S6,000; Westfield, IN. J.) Trust Co,
S210O.00O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16

Several bursts were observed in the
central and southern part of the yard
at Dommary- -Baroncourt, and the in
stallations there are believed to have
been wiped out.
Three direct hits were made OIL
the track in front of the station al
Longuyon and twenty three bombs fell
on surrounding warehouses. Certain
n ilitary objectives were bombed al;
Thiacourt
The members of the committee on
naval affairs of the House of Repre-
sentatives, who have been on a tour
OF inspection in England and France,
were the guests of General Pershing
at luncheon today Later they were
received by the commander in chief
at his headquarters
The congressman departed late in
the afternoon for Chateau Thierry t
visit the American troops in that re
gion. They will start for Rome FRIDAY
night.
The committee, which is headed by
Lemuel P. Padgett, of Tennessee, has
made brief flying trip to the Verdun
front and portions of the battle line
near there. The mem bers TODAY ex-
pr essed themselves as greatly pleased
with what they saw. Congressnar n
William Bacon Oliver of Alabama.
said he was delighted with the spirit
Of the troops and the cooperation and
friendliness between thera
After its call at Rome, the commit
tee will return to France to inspec;
French ports used by Americans
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
line
IN AN IMPORTANT
SECTOR OF FRONT

Capture Many Machine Guns and Some Prisoners
Withdrawal of Huns ON Western Front 1ndi-
Gates They Are to Abandon Offensive e-Artil-
lery Active During Night on Entire Battle
Front-North of Somme British Make Slight
Local Advances French Army Also Makes
Progress Near Roye. ....-. :.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
RUBBER WORKERS STRIKE

Bristol, R. L. Aug. 16.-Four thou
sand employees of the National India
Rubber Co., who returned to work
Wednesday after being on strike fos3ru
month, walked out today. The police
were called upon to assist in restoring
order and with drawn revolvers drove
the crowds from the mill gates. Po-
lice and company officials said the
strike was ordered by labor leaders
and that no new wage demands had
been presented. :.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16

The French advance at Villers-Les-
Roye makes the fall OF Roye inevita-
BILE, it is believed by military men.
Possession of the town by French
troops would make necessary a recti-
,fcation of the German lines and an.
enemy retreat to the Nesle-Noyon
would be probable.
The Germans are clinging desper-.
ately to range of hills east of Ribe-l
Tending the LassignyOise canal, the
court. They also are stubbornly de-
loss of which would entail the evacua-,
ton Of Noyon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
NOTHING TO REPORT.

Washington, Aug. 16 - General
Pershing's communique for yesterday,
given out by the War Department to-
day, says there is nothing Of import
ancs 10 report from the sectors occu-
pied by American troops.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
AMERICAN AVlATORS
BOMBARD RAILROADS
Drop Explosives Stations and Yards at Domarv anG
Haxicour-Gen. Pershing Entertains
Naval Committee.

With the American Army in France, Thursday Aug 15-
(By The Associated Press American aviaors successfully
bombarded the railroad yard at Dommary Harncour
VerdunMez this morning Longuyon north of Verdun
and Thiaucourt were attacked Wednesday,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
FOR COAL DISTRICTS
Fuel Administration Announces Step to Speed the Pro
duction of Coal and to Avert Winter
Shortage

Washington Aug 16-The fuel administration announced
today the appointment Of % production one for each
of the coal producing districts Of the country
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16
JoFFE LEAVES BERLIN

Amsterdam, Aug. 16.-Adolph Joffe
the Russian ambassador to Berlin, has
left Moscow and was expected to ar
rive In Berlin Thursday, according to
the vosseich zeitung OF Berlin.