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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
FRENCH OFFICERS
ENCOURAGE RAID
ON HUN TRENCHES
Forays Developing Into Bat
ties Of Thousands With
Many Casualties.
MANY OBJECTS IN
FREQUENT SALLIES
Offensive Spirit of Troops
Maintained by Action
Against Hun Outposts.

French Grand Headquarters Mon
day, Feb. 25 - (By the Associated
Press) - Trench raids along the
French front have increased in in
tensity during the last month to such
an extent that they have become, in
some instances, battles in which thou
sands of men have been engaged and
hundreds of prisoners have been
taken. The artillery is unusually
active.
The objects of the raids vary
widely. Sometimes raid is under
taken in order to identify enemy
units, and at other times to improve
the lines or capture observation
points Again, a raid may be made to
destroy the enemy's works and pre-
vent him from attacking. This was
the case in Saturdays raid at Aspach,
Alsace, where the Germans were in
strongly fortified lines which they
had held since December, 1914. The
enemy positions were bombarded be-
yond recognition and placed in such
condition as to hinder German oper-
atoms.
The correspondent watched the
showers of metal tearing away the
wire entanglements, fattening the
gun emplacements and setting fire to
the enemy ammunition dumps. The
operation was complete surprise to
the Germans and most of them re-
tired to rear positions while French
infantry completed the work of the
gunners. Only a few prisoners were
taken, but most valuable information
regarding the eneny's disposition of
troops was obtained before the
French returned to their own lines.
Other successful raids in Lorraine.
the Argonne and northwest of Rheims
have demonstrated the nature of the
German defense system. Nearly
everywhere the enemy front lines are
held lightly and the main bodies of
troops are kept so far in the rear
that occasionally the French have
reached the third and even the fourth
line with slight resistance. This is
the reason for the generally small
| number of prisoners, but in Lorraine
| the Germans were caught mapping
last week and the haul of captives
was large, being more than 400.
| In addition to these big raids there
have been innumerable smaller ones
which have not been mentioned in the
! official statements. These have been
usually bring back several prisoners
Raiding, in fact, has become quite a
modern military art and is epcourag-
| ed by the commanders. 1t has been
| found to maintain the offensive spirit
of the French troops, who seem to re-
vel in the work in which they mus
display initiative and at the same time
worry the Germans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
WOULD TRANSFER
BRITISH CREDITS
ACROSS BORDER

Washington, Feb. 26-Premier Bor-
den of Canada began a series of con-
ferences here today with Earl Read
ing, the British ambassador; Lloyd
Harris, chairman of the Canadian war
mission; Sir Charles Gordon vice
chairman of the British war mission;
and some American officials.
One of the objects of the premier's
conferences with British officials is
understood to be to seek a transfer
of some of Great Britain's credits here
to Canada.
The balance of trade has been rum
ming heavily against Canada in favor
of the United States during the last
few months because of the vast flow
of war materials. Great Britain has
credits here advanced by the treasury
which, if she so desires, could be
transferred to the account of Canada
to meet it's American obligations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
CHAIRMAN HAYS
SEEKS help OF
CONGRESS|ONALS

Washington, FEB. 26.-Chairn1an
Hays of the Republican national COM
mittee came here today to meet party
leaders at the capitol for the first
time since his elevation to the leader
ship, and seek to bring about closer
harmony between the national COM
mittee and the congressional commit
tee.
The latter for some time has work
ed independently of the national COM
mittee and there is some dissent to the
plan. Representative Woods of Iowa,
chairman of the congressional COM
mittee, is understood to favor contin-
uing separate effort.
An informal reception to Chairman
Hays will be given tonight 10y the Re
'publicans in congress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
NEARLY ALL IN |
DEvENS CARRYING
WAR INSURANCE.

Hartford, Feb. 26-Ffgures on the
amount of government war risk insur-
ance taken by men in the service have
been procured by the Connecticut
State Council of Defense, which,
through its local agencies in all
towns and cities in the state, is con-
Quoting a campaign among relatives of
soldiers and sailors appealing to them
to urge men in the service to take
advantage of this insurance. With
the extension Of time for filing ap-
plications to April II, the campaign
for War Risk Insurance has taken a
new lease of life. The total amount
insured to date now exceeds $1,000
900, 900.
The Army camps show an especially
good return. Every one of them
has more than 92 per cent. of its men
insured, while five have SO per cent.
and upwards. From the camps, more
than 100000 applications, repre-
senting insurance of over S8,50O,000,
have been received by the War Risk
Insurance Bureau in Washington.
Gable reports from France show
that most of the men over there have
applied for insurance. Including this
insurance from overseas and the in
surance at the arsenals, flying schools,
barracks, recruiting depots, and other
military and naval stations, the total
amount of insurance is approximate
ly $9,20O,00O,0G9, with an average
policy of $8,177.
There is now active rivalry among
the camps to see which shall first
reach the goal of 100 per cent. in
sured. There is also rivalry among
the camps to see which shall take out
the largest total amount of insurance
and which shall take out the largest
per capita amount. In totals Camp
Logan, Texas, leads with 1915, 000,-
900. Camp Greene, North Carolina,
is a good second with 1913, 900, 900. In
per capita ranking, Camp Devens
Massachusetts,, comes first. In per
cent. of men insured Camp Dodge,
Iowa, leads with SO $40 per cent
Camp Devens has taken $246,814,50L
of this insurance, its percentage OF
men insured being 97.9.
The total amount of government in
sUrance in force is more than three
times as much as the total ordinary
life insurance in force with any life
insurance company in the world.
The State Council of Defense an.
nounces that full information can BIZ
obtained from the Bureau of Wal
Risk Insurance, Washington, D. c
| together with the proper blanks
| Beneficiaries can easily fill out thu
blanks themselves and send them di
rectly to the government. The per
son in the service must sign an au
thorization for this, or may apply TO
insurance himself directly through hi
| commanding officer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
JOHN A, MULLINS.

John A. Mullins, shipping clerk at
the Fairfield Rubber Works, Fairfield
died yesterday afternoon while at
work He was one of the best known
residents of Fairfield and had worked
for the Rubber company for many
years. He was a member of the Fair
field fire department and president OF
the Holy Name society of St. Thomas
church. He was also a member Of
the Woodmen of the World. Five
sisters, Mary E, at whose home he
lived; Mrs. William Boyhen, Mrs.
Anna Toomey, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
and Josephine Mullins, two brothers,
Richard and Dennis Mullins
The funeral will be held at
o'clock Thursday morning at his late
home, Post road, Fairfield, and at
$50 o'clock at st. Thomas church,
where a solemn high mass will be
celebrated. The burial will be in St.
Thomas cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
LINER FLORIzEL
IS POUNDING TO
PIECES ON ROCK
Death List Remains at go,
With A Saved.
BOAT OWNER SEES
DAUGHTER DROWN
Survivors Fought Hours
Against Crashing of
: Waves.

ST. Johns, Nj, Feb. 26.-The Red
Cross liner F1orizel was slowly bat
tering to pieces today on the rocks of
Broad cove, not far from Cape Race.
Meanwhile A of the passengers and
crew brought here yesterday by res
cue ships told of the horror of their
26 hour vigil before heroic Newfound-
land fishermen we've able to get them
off in small boats.
Search along the coast near where
the Florizel struck on Sunday morn
ing on a voyage from this port to
Halifax and New York was prose-
cuted with vigor to recover bodies of
the 92 persons who lost their lives in
the disaster Reports on Sunday night
told of bodies washed ashore, but af-
ter it was found that some of those
on board the vessel were alive all eff
forts were turned toward saving
them.
Most of those who lost their lives
were swept from places of safety to
which they sought to cling, within a
few minutes after the F1orizel dashed
on the rocks. AS the vessels bow
rose in the crash those who escaped
being trapped below decks and
drowned by the torrents of water that
| poured in through companionways,
scrambled forward for refuge. Some
were washed from decks and others
were killed by bits of wreckage or so
badly injured that they could not
reach the higher vantage points.
John IS. Mum, managing director of
Bowring Brothers, limited, owners OF
the Florizel, after seeing his little
daughter swept overheard, made his
way to the bridge deck, where 30 who
escaped from the saloon had gath
cred. For two hours they were safe,
but then a wall of water wrenched
the deck away and a few minutes
later 20 others, cinging to the smok-
ing room roof, were similarly en-
quilted.
Thirty-two of those who escaped
were huddled in the wireless room
that withstood the storm, and others
maintained a place of refuge in the
Iforecastle by rebuilding a barricade
whenever the waves battered in the
door. The only one of those caugh1
below decks who was saved was John
Kelly of this city, who took refuge ID
the upper berth of his state room -.
washington, Feb. -a6-E. w. stev
enson of New York, was the only
American citizen on the lost Rel
Cross liner F1orizel, according to
report of the American consul In st
Johns, N. F., to the state depart
ment. Stevenson's name is not among
those reported saved.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
UNION LAWYER
SCORES HISSERS

Boston, Feb. 26-Thousands of
Boston people rode to work today in
cars of the Boston elevated railway
only because officers of the car mems
union, by their personal appeals and
those of federal and state officials,
prevailed on the men at mass meet
ing last night to postpone until Thurs
day at midnight the strike called for
midnight last night.
In the ~ hours granted by the men
for further negotiations officers of the
union and the elevated company,
with the aid of John B. Colpoys, fed
eral mediator, will try to reach an
agreement on the demands of the men
for a wage increase of four cents an
hour.
The meeting at which the vote post
poning the strike was taken was fire.
quently disturbed by boots and misses
and once when members Kissed an ap-
peal by Gov. Mccall to their patrio-
tism James H. Valley, counsel for the
union, challenged any of the disturb
crs to a bare fist encounter on the
platform.
John H. Reardon, vice president OF
the Amalgamated Association OF
Street and Electric Railway Employees
of America, in urging the men not tC
strike said:
'grhe men who are doing the loud
est yelling and attempting to STAN
pede this meeting are agents of the
company. sent here for that purpose
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
GIVE RECEPTION
TO MINISTER IN
CHURCH TONIGHT

The members of the congregation
of the Peoples Presbyterian church
will tender Rev. Henry A. Davenport
a reception, this evening in the
church parlors, in honor of his for
tieth anniversary in this city. Rev.
Davenport came to Bridgeport as pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
and was installed by the Rev. John
Hall, of the Fifth avenue Presbyter-
ian church in New York.
Several prominent speakers will be
present for the occasion after which
a buffet luncheon will be served.
Among the speakers who will take
part IN this evenings festivities are:
Rev. Everett "A. Burnes, pastor of
the Washington Park Methodist Epis-
copal church, Rev. Henry Woodruff,
of the Black Rock Congregational
church and Rev. George NJ. Brown.
The committees in charge of the af-
fair follow: Attorney Robert c. NAL
lette, general; W. B. Harrington, ar
engagements; George H. Emery, pro-
gram; Mrs. D. W. Marshall, recep-
ton; Mrs. E. K. Smith, decorations,
and Mrs. L. T. Court, refreshments.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
NO QUININE IN
This COLD CURE
"Pape's Cold Compound"
ends colds and grippe in
a few hours

Take "Pape's Cold Compound"
every two hours until you have taken
three doses, then all grippe misery
goes and your cold will be broken. 1t
promptly opens your clogged-up nos
triIs and air passages of the head
stops nasty discharge or nose running;
relieves the headache, dullness, fever
ishness, sore throat, sneezing, sore
ness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow
ing and snuffiing. Ease your throb-
bling head-nothing else in the world
gives such prompt relief as "Pape's
Cold Compound" which costs only a
few cents at any drug store. It acts
without assistance, tastes nice, and
causes no inconvenience. Accept no
substitute.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
WEISSBERG ASKS
TO CHANGE NAME

Application for change of name
from Bernard Weissberg to Bernard
Whitehill, has been made to the su-
perior Court by Weissberg. He re-
lates he was born in Austria, came to
America in 1890, and to Bridgeport
in 1897.
He is employed as frame maker
IN the Wallis art store, has never been
convicted of crime, and is not in
volved in litigation He asserts his
children have been using the name
of WhitehiIl for long time, as "a
matter of convenience, and that no
one will be injured by the change
The application will come up for
hearing Friday at the Snort calendar
session of the court
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
DELLA BAILEY

Many Borrowing relatives and
friends attended the funeral of Della
Bailey held this morning at $3.50
o'clock from the bereaved residence,
IS Clinton avenue. A high mass of
requiem was sung at st. Peters R. c.
church at o'clock by Rev. Michael
Lynch. The singing of the mass by
the church choir. At the offertory
Mrs. William 3. Prendergast rendered
ave Maria" and after mass Nearer
My God to Thee" There was a
wealth of floral tributes. The pail
bearers members of Americas Tent,
No. 8, were Dennis Kelly, Harry Don
ahue, Renne Kuntz, Thomas Walsh,
Patrick Bannon and Frank Crombie.
Burial was in ST. MichaePs ceme-
terry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
AUTOS CAUSE SUIT.

Collision of automobiles at Barnum
avenue and Pembroke street January
rs last, is basis of suit for dam
ages in the Common Pleas court in
which William Prokoryn asks dam
ages of $500 from Henry J. CIampett.
Prokoryn blames Clampett for the col
lision, says his head was severely cut
and his machine damaged. He claims
5000 for loss of time, and $500 for
damage to his car.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
MANUFACTURERS
BANQUET HOUR
TONIGHT CHANGED

The hour of the banquet of the
Manufacturers Association this even
ing at the Stratfield has been chang
ed from 7 to 7:45 o'clock. A recep-
ton VIII be held from $3.50 till 1915
o'clock. Owing to the large num-
Der of reservations the breakfast
room of the hotel has been engaged
in addition to the banquet room.
The principal speaker for the occa-
sion will be Colonel Samuel McRoberts
head of the Procurement Division of
the Ordnance Department at Wash
ington.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
EDWARD HOLSTE

Edward Holste, for 54 years door
keeper at the factory of the Singer
Manufacturing Co., died Sunday at the
family residence, As Alpine street. Mr.
Holste was rs years of age and was a
veteran of the Civil war.
Mr.. Holste entered his service with
the Singer company just after his re-
turn from the war and had held the
position of doorkeeper for 81 years,
during which time he missed less than
four days from his duties. Mr.. Holste
was member of the Grand Army of
the Republic. Funeral services will
be held Wednesday afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
ELTY
WANTS $1,000

Claiming serious injury as result of
knife thrust in the left arm during
fight in Derby, February s, last,
John E1ty of Shelton has brought suit
in the Common Pleas court against
Ralph Magino of the same place for
$1,000 damages. Elty claims that the
knife cut the muscles of his left arm
and he has since been unable to use
it since the fight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
CHINA GUSTS WANG.

Picking, Monday, Feb. 25-chin
Nun Hsun, minister of the Interior
has been appointed acting premier,
in place of Wang Chin Chen, who has
been granted a leave of absence. Wang
is said to favor a temporizing attitude
toward the southerners and is not in
sympathy with the presidents an
nounced military policy against the
rahalS-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
LEAVE CITY TO
GET INSTRUCTIONS

Three recruits who recently joined
the navy at the local recruiting sta
ton will leave Bridgeport tomorrow
morning for New Haven where they
will receive their final physical exam
nations prior to being sent to a train
ing station. A large number of re-
cruits that have received the prelim-
mary examinations for enlistment will
probably be called into service IN a
few weeks it is thought.
Antonio Morano, a Philadelphia
wholesale sugar dealer lost his Ii
cense for profiteering in sugar.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
CONNECTICUT PATENTS.

The following were issued Feb. u,
1918. List furnished from the office
of A. NJ. Wooster, solicitor of pat
ents, Ills Main street, Bridgeport,
Conn.
Ellsworth A. Hawthorne, Bridge
port, window or lens retainer for
lamps and the like; Henry D'Olier, Jr.,
Bridgeport, lamp-socket hood; Chas.
E. and A. W. Krause, Hartford, nut
lock; Wincentry Kragiel. Norwalk,
fan; Victor Olson, Naugatuck,' auto
matte headlight dimmer for automo-
biles.
Trade Marks.
The Tracy Jennings G Griffin mfg.
Co., certain named tools and parts
thereof.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
LUCY VINCENT

Funeral services for Lucy Vincent
were held this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the family home, S3 Court
land street. Rev. Alexander Alison,
Jr., pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, officiated. The body will be
taken on Wednesday morning to
Woodlawn cemetery, N. Y, for burial.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
HATTIE NJ. KNAPP

Hattie M. Knapp, aged 36 years,
died yesterday in Middletown, Conn.,,
Miss Knapp was the daughter of the
late Charles and Mary Knapp. Two
brothers, Charles and William and
one sister, Mrs. James J. O'Neill sur
vive. Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
OBITUARY
ROSE E. MUDGETT

Rose E. Mudgett, widow of George
E. Mudgett, died yesterday in Nor
witch. One daughter, Velma G. Mud
gett, survives. Funeral services will
} held Wednesday morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
MERWIN GOODAIE

Funeral services for Merwin Good
ale was held this afternoon at 2
O'Clock at the family residence, 1926
North avenue. Rev. Richard Swain
of this city, conducted the services.
Burial was in Mountain Grove ceme-
terry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
CORNELIA SOILS

The funeral of Cornelia Soils Of
Fairfield was held this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock from the mortuary chap
ell of Henry E. Bishop, 274 Fairfield
avenue. Rev. Frank S. Childs of
Fairfield, officiated. Burial was in
Fairfield East cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26

The War Department announces
that the United States is manufacture
ing rifles and cartridges at a rate
which is much greater than in Britain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26

The people who kick the hardest
about the government incompetence
are often the same ones that always
vote for their personal friends to have
all the Offices.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
AT MRS RECTOR's HOME

The weekly meeting of the NUM-
cipal Patriotic committee will be held
Friday evening at o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Orville Rector, 1915
Iranistan avenue, instead of the regu-
lar meeting place in Grand Army hall
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26

The Red Cross does not want can
celled postage stamps and announces
that people should not waste time in
saving them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26

Chile, Joseph H. Shea is coming to
the United States on a Vacation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26

Probably the inter1sed German spies
would like us all the better If they
were kicked around their camps a lit
tie in the hon1elike German manner
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26

The fact that a man talks for an
hour about the necessity Of ''co-or-
dination'' does not prove that he ever
heard the word up to a month SsA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26

President Wilson fixed the price Of
wheat at $500 a bushel, the same
price as it was last year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-26
lheSn1ith=Mu1YayCO.
no6fMan ST. andf4o arffadAve
= Bridgepofs Busy Cash Store
LaCeS and EInbr OideI'ieS

Are constantly increasing in for+the making of
gowns blouses, lingerie, etc. Spring is at hand-and
embroderies and laces will be in great demand. The
best time to buy them is right now! We have fine
variety from which to choose many special values
that would be impossible to equal if bought today.
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ALA volta di
Camp Lee

Accompagnato dai migliOri au-
guri del parent e degli am'c che
conta iosa. Lunedi ultimo parJi
ALA volta di Camp Lee; il sim
patico ed alicante gioyane signor
Alfonso Fiore. AL momento del
distacco sentimmo una stretta al
cuore mel vederci private di uno
del migliori giovanni della nOstra
colonia, sempre modellO mel tratta-
re mel discutere. lnfatti, dOtato
di una squisitezza di modi di u
ma intelligence motto lontana dial
comune, era un piacere sentirlo ;
accattiva vasi dun subito lie sim
patie di quaint 10 avvicinavano. II
signor Fiore E andato ad ingros-
sare lie file dell 'esercito di Uncle
Sam, con I'm entusiasmo che non
ha pari affermando solennemente
sentiment di umanita di liber-
ia contrO l'autocrazia
Che la fortuna ii arrida, caro- a
mico Alfonso III riconduca da
moi come partisti in uno agli allo-
ri che conquisterai mediante il tue
valOre
Questo e l'augurio degli amici
che I'll stimano e ii vogliono tanto
tantO bene.
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UN LIETO sIMPOSIO

E proprio cosi. LIE poche ore
passate in casa Gallo, Domenica =
sera ultima, ira il massimo buon
umore la pi1 schietta c0rdialita,
sono quelle che fanno rivivere e
non mai motto bramate. Lasciamo
ola parte la descriziOne di quella o
di quell 'altra cOsa, perch6 POGO 81
addice ALA signorilita della fami-
glia Gallo; il certo e che, la distin-
tissima signOra Gallo, dai mOdi 81
gnorili che la distinguonO dial CO.
mune, assistita dalla non memo
compiuta signora Bongiovanni,
prepare una cena dogma di LUcul-
10. II chilo fu consumato nell 'ele-
gante sala di ricevimento, mentre
il Professor Fico, che non { uno
del tanti voluti maeStrucoh che 81
aggiranO con la scimmia e con or
ganetto in America. che batto-
no grangassa e piatti all 'mgresso
dele improvvisate marionette, ci
faceva gustare del spartiti dope
ra eseguiti al piano in maniera I'M
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-06
sEMENzE PER GIARDINo

Abbiamo ricevuto dial Diparti-
mento di Agricoltura di Washing
ton, D. c.; una quantita di semen
ze di pomidori, rape, ravanelli, flo
ri, ecc; divisa in tanti pacchetti
per distribuirla agli abbonati de
IL PATRIOTA'. Tutti quegli
abbonati che intendono coltivare
aer proprio conto un piccolo ap-
0ozzamento di terreno, 81 rechino
nei nostri uffici e domandino le
qualita d semenze che desiderano.