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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

but not me on that job as they might keep them here a couple of years doing guard duty and I had little of guard duty already.
 I don't think they will send much stuff back through this port because there Is no way of loading or handling 1t here and then lot of it will never go back. Those locomotives will stay here and most of those trucks, many of which aren't worth shipping back. Through the month of October there was over so0,oo0 tons of freight handled here and November they think will run over a million but most of the ships coming in now had started before the war ended. This is quite 8 port here. It Is right on the Bay of Biseay, but the entrance to the harber is no bigger than the length of a ship and widens away out in side, It Is surrounded by hills and inside it's all concrete breakwaters running all through it, but it gets ter rible rough in spite of everything. They didn't have much to do with, but with plenty of help most every thing was done by hand.
 We have been first again the race for Berlin, which makes 1t twice for us. The one race though is the race for Bridgeport and I hope that comes soon,
 One of our fellows went home the other day, with something the matter with his knee. Everyone of us has been sick or lame since trying to think up way to get out, I sure hope they don't keep us here ever g. couple of months. There is not much to do here and we hear the Eighth regular army division were going to take over the whole base but that's only another army rumor and the army is full of them.
 No one knows how bad the thing has been. It must have been terrible, for some of the fellows. I saw them loading big Red Cross boat with wounded and some of them were hurt pretty bad Most of them were on stretchers but suppose you can see them ia New York. am feeling pretty good so don't worry about me. as I don't go out on the boats any more but I am on the docks and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
Fischer to Rebuild
 Garbage CrematOry

Due to the fire of yesterday which destroyed the garbage disposal plant of the Charles c. F'iscI IT Co.,, Bridge port is left temporarily without means for the proper disposal of garbages It is understood that all garbage will be buried until the plant can be re- built, work of rebuilding will start immediately.
 The fire broke out yesterday shortly after 1 o'clock, and destroyed the en- tire plant, entailing loss fixed by Fire Chief Daniel E. Jofason at s10,- 900, but placed by Mir. Fischer at nearer sao,oo0.
 The fire is said to have started through the ignition of several barrels of oil by spontaneous combustion. The oil quickly spread, and furnished fuel for the flames,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
ATTEMPT AERIAL
 SERVICE AGAIN.

New York, Dec. 2o-The third at tempt by postoff1ce department avia- tors to inaugurate aerial mall service between New York and Chicago was made today. Pilots Bissel and Lam5 ascended at s:1o a. m. at the postal station at Belmont Park and started with mall for Bellefonte, Pa, where they planned to turn it over to other aviators to be carried on to Cleve- land, the second relay point,
 On Wednesday and again yesterday through mail flights between New York and Chicago failed, owing to minor nishaps or depletion of fuel.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
.MUFFLERS-

Silk Mun1ers in White, Gray or Black, Superior quality silk, with fringe end. d............. S1. .0o Silk Mufflers in variety ot nov city stripes and colors. .$1.5O Fine Angora Wool Mufflers. spe- cial ................ $1.05 Complete assortment of fine knit ted mufflers from. .$2.SO to 5000
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
FIVE KILLED IN
 SHEDDING CAR

Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 20-Five persons were killed when a large touring car skidded on the frost coated blanks and plunged through the railing of the second drawbridge on the Meadow Boulevard between this city and Pleasantville early to- day.
 The dead are: Herman J. Startzen- bach, proprietor of cafe here, his wife, Mrs. Christina Startzenbach; Daniel Mccarthy and Casper Baldee, both of Amatol, N. J., and an uni identified woman.
 The automobile crashed through the railing and dropped 40 feet to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
Martins.

Totals, .....46S 5O7 468-14SO
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
COTTON GINNED.

Washington, Dee. 20-Cotton gin ned prior to Dec. 13 was 10,252,4e running bales, including 13s,074 round balesi 12,Ts3 bales of Ameri- can Egyptian, and S1,060 bales of Sea Island, the census bureau today reported.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
REM. ARMS TAKE TWO OUT OF THREE

The Remington Arms Bowling team took two out of three games from the Martins last night at Connie Lewis Bowling Alleys. The two teams are playing an interesting series and so far the Arms are in the lead.
 The score follows:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

Chairman Colver of the Federal Trade Commission urged the House interstate and foreign commerce com mittee to approve legislation for Federal regulation of the meat pack ing industry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

Plans are under way for a subway of 40 miles in Chicago. They provide for four tracks for trains capable of travelling 5e miles an hoi1r
 John A. Davis. a newsprint paper merchant of New York. died of apo plexy aboard a train from Chicago for New York.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

the waters of the thoroughfare be- low, pinioning its occupants beneath it. All were dead when extricated a half hour later.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

Three seats on the New York stoci Exchange were sold. One brought s63, 900 and another $65,o0O, compared with the last sale of sS0, 600.
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FIND EMPLACEMENTS
FOR LONG-RANGE GUNS
TBy Associated prcssl


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF EERDUN, Thursday
october 3.-Two concrete cmplacements
Tor big guns were discovered west of
Narennes when New York troops adj
vanced along the eastern edge of the
Argonne forest Il few days ago Tho
guns had been removed. but engineers
believe they were Austrian BOSS.
The emplacements were 100 yards
apart and apparently were built more
than year ago. ~ railroad had been
built leading up to them, enabling the
enemy TO remove the guns. ammuni-
ton and everything of value.
Preach and American heavy artillery
kattered the enemy positions through
out the entire region along this front
and ii Is believed the Germans made
haste in removing the big gr,ns as soon
as they saw a serious attacS was i'm
pending.
Big guns were scattered through The
Argonnc forest. and from day to day
have been taken Ivy the advancing New
York soldiers Among them were two
1t0's and several IT'S The forest has
been thoroughly searched for these
guns b" the American troops.
Many of the roads leading from the
.irgonne forest to Montfaucon and to
Nalancourt have been found to be
barred by concrete pillars as pre-
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AUSTRIA ASKS HOLLAND
TO MOVE FOX PEACE

AMSTERDAM. October Austria :
Hungary has requested Holla nd 10 in
'Nite the belllEerents to take part in
peace negotiations, says the Vienna
correspondent OF the Berlin TaEeblatt
The correspondent adds that Holland
already has sent out the invitations
a delegation OF Hungarian states
meE, headed By Premier Wckerle, has
arrived al Vienna in connection with
n new peace move. according to the Co
loRHc Gazette
The other members of the Wekcrle
party were Count stephen Tisza and
Count julius Andrassy. former Pre-
1niers or Hungary, and Count Albert
Apponyi. the Hungarian Minister Of In
StruStion.
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GERMANS AGAIN OUTwITTED
BY AMERICAN SOLDIERS

WITH THE AMERICAN FIRST
ARMY WEST OF THE MEUSE. De-
tober 4.-The German high command
appears to persist in the idea that the
But every time the enemy tried to put
one over" he finds us on the alert and
usually he has to pay dearly for his
underestimation of Yankee gray mat
ter.
So it was last night. when the Ger
mans attempted to trap us by sending
up three dummy balloons northwest of
Verdun. Mt tho SAME time planting
seven Fokkers in tho clouds to attack
our machines as soon as we would
start after the dummy balloons
We guessed the plan and sent three
planes to attack the dummies, ordering
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dictated to us. Not merely the whole
national wealth of Germany, but all
the treasure of the entente would not
sufilce to compensate the Bclgians, who
wouh then be an utterly ruined peo-
pie And so the first war demand OF
the league Of 'deStroyers would be rem
dered incapable of fulhllment.
The destruction which would have
no parallel in world history, would be
the work of English, French and
American howitzers, guns. aeropIanes
and mines. All those enhancing sys-
TENS i'll stone--Ghent Palace of Jus
tice. at BRUSSELS, and the Rathaus, at
Antwerp-would be turned into ruins
BY English guns.
An Belgium would suffer the fate
Of Liege and 1t would be the fault
OF Belgium'S liberatorS, because they
would not negotiate about peace. but
want TO dictate it. Can there be Il
better proof that the fate Of the Bel
Eian people, and of Belgium itself, is
a matter of complete Indifference to
those brinSers of happiness TO mank-
kind"
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FRENCH ADVANCE TO
EASTWARD OF ST. QUENTIN

TBv Associated Press1
PARIS, October 4.-French troops in
the ST. Quentin sector have advanced
east OF Lesdens, says the War Once
statement to-day.
American and French troops in
Champagne have made further adj
Nances northwest of Blanc Mont and
Medcak farm.
North and northwest of Rheims the
French have increased their gains
somewhat and improved their positions
in the region of Betheny.
The statement reads
During the night we made an ad-
vance east of Lcslins in the region of
st. Quentin.
North and northwest of Rheims de-
tail operations enabled the French TO
enlarge their bridgehead east OF the
canal and to improve their positions in
the region of Betheny. One hundred
prisoners remained i'm our hands.
In Champagne the Franco-Ameri-
cans increased their gains northwest
OF Blanc Mont and Medeah farm"
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AMERICAN TANKS nREAx
UP FOES tnvaN-x,

hy Associated Press
FK nANacfEicH IN, HE mdhEA!DouARTERs IN
forces advanced on Tuesdav German
t emp TO capture Apremont. on a.; al,
:: III. north west of Verdun, American
in all u dircriyyoe emerged from the town
s surching through the German RAM aeH I
SPRAYING bullets into them from 'a nj, ;
and uiI co a.a snae;ading the utmost Terror
after sm ssr,imtion. The American tanks.
German lines, wheeled about ana ~, ~
H"a'ed the operation win doadiI
T., 10, ne enemy losses were extreme
men were killed and thru u I'm
Wounded out of seventy. In anoiner
onmnany ten were killed ami Iortv
wounded out OF eighty
he extreme tension nrevaiI;,c j., a..
German ines opposite tho Amcrirn,
iIont IN the Mouse region is show
ny ne me noche every morning by a heavy
or an expected American attack NJ
infantry action follows the homba ~ ~
inent. "o'hpa
owing to the delays caused by the
district from which the encmw has
nten driven. it had been Impossible nm
u! yesterday effectively 10 orr.nino
u"unter battery work, hut thanks 10 the
me weather. the dinicultiea
OF General Pershins's men ARC dis .'os
pearing. and the infantry is receivInn
"a INC needed. SUPPORT The organizatio5
% the Americans positions also has
gone far to rob the German guns oS
their recent advantage. w" vi
Tho accumulation OF enemy ajrn,anc,
." 81 me american front. despite tho
scattering blows dealt them NV on
tente :"rmen. is proof. IL IL he re-
luired. OF the Importance attached IN
mis- front. There liz plenty of bomh'
general show OF asgrcsslveness durina
The day. blu! for anything the Ameri.
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HUNS REFUSE WILSON'S
FOURTEEN WAR AIMS
Herr Mushling Declares Belgium Would Become Ruined
Desert Before Allies Float Union Jack From
the Cathedral at Cologne.

LONDON. October 5.-writing in tho
Berlin Lokal Anzelger. Herr Mushling
shows the spirit in which systematic
destruction is being carried out by the
retreating Germans. He says that en-
tente statesmen and the press know
that IL would be Impossible to force
upon us Wilson'S fourteen war aims
until their armies had at least crossed
the Rhine"
Continuing, he says: But they know
quite we'll that all Belgium would be
turned into desert before the Union
Jack could fly on Cologne Cathedral
Ana If they water their horses in the
Rhine, there Will not be one stone left
upon another in any Belgian town.
"Al! Belgian industries will be de-
Stroyed and the mines will be made
useless; forests and fields will be con-
demned for half century to unfruit-
fulnesS by the steel rain from millions
ce shells.
For there can he no doubt that
every foot of Belgium soil must be
conquered with unheard OF weapons OF
destruction IL Wilson's peace is to be
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cause there was no food of any kind
ior them, and the German automobiles
an arc running on their rims because
the Germans have no tires.
CAROL1NlANS BREAK THROUGH
s HINDENBURG LINE
that. owing to the nature of the coun-
try the Germans were able to get in
an enfilading fire, and IL was evidently
q gallant action that enabled the men
from Tennessee and North and South
Carolina to do what they set out to do,
namely. to break the nrst part OF tho
iindenburE line. In conclusion the
telegram Said:.
81 am convinced that the officers and
mon did all that 1t was humanity pos
gallantry in action must stand through
all times in American history.
ALBANY PRIEST HAS
HAIR TURN WHITE
Further stirring stories OF individual
cases OF hcroiSm are now available.
Father Frank Kelly, of Albany, n. Y.
went over three different tops with the
men in one day and administered to
the badly wounded. He finished the
day with his hair white.
Twenty New Workers who were CIV
ing theatrical performances were with
They Immediately formed themselves
into stretcher- bearers and carried off
many wounded under heavy fire. Some
of them were Sid Mercer, Russell
stanley Wood, Harry Gribble. Jack
Roach and Edward Crawford.
Among the prisoners captured by the
Americans during the. battle was a
New York German. who Immediately
laughed and joked with the Americans,
speaking excellent English. He had
diary written in English.
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GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT
TELLS OF COUNTERRIOx owe

Ipy Associated Pr,as1
BERLIN tvia London, October a
M htLempt was made by the British
YESTERDAY to break through the Ger
man lines on a broad front hetHaa,,
heIatelet and ST. Quentin. Germon
army headquarters announced to-dar
lie in1 enemy succeeded in taking LeCaf.
aiiteIward was thrown back. it is 1 Ga
SSiaren. on both sides OF LeCateio,
hsI lI, however, remained in tbe
handS of the British. III the
ia countcrattack threw back tho .,
G CO.. aorces that had penetrated ,ha
S 5rriiimh lines in Flanders astride t the
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worc thrown In by the enemy guns
YCoN the American rear areas, nc,:A-
bly, Septsarges wood, Chattancourt,
tho Montzeville road, Dannevoux.
Sachet wood. Esnes. FORCES wood and
Jure woods.
The American engineers have re-
moved more than 100 buried Germa MS
from the ground evacuated by the
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BRITISH TROOPS MAKE
RAID ON MOUNTAIN II.nxn

Nv ASSOCIATE ed Press
- y ID q n, October 4.-Concerninp
British activities on the uaiiom n,n ','ns
yam front the War Office to-day issued
this statements:
Last night Warwickshire troons
ha rIea OUT most successful raid into
.me enemy trenches facing AsiaEo. can
~ oaHidns ~ prisoners. Including four
o''ce's Our casualties were twelye."'
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SIGNS OF GERMAN
EVACUATION OF EIANnIsRS

LONDON, October 4-J,niversal Scr
vice learns from an authoritative naval
source that there are significant signs
the whole Of the Flanders coast as n
shipping and C-boat base. Moreover
there is every indication of an early
.Solnniete abandonment OF Flanders
The big guns are already being re-
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IbHITISH HORSEAIEN ENTER
- FKESSON-LE-CRA

Late to-day British horscmen were
reported entering Fersnoy-I. e-GranL
eiGht miles northeast of St Quentin
II strong infantry forces are able to
loilow the mounted troops through the
Sap-and only Il wall of flesh can sion
tncnl--then what remains of the Hin
dcnburg line TO the north and south
VIII DC outilankcd presently.
me cavalry is coming into its own
again Thrilled by the achievements
OF their comrades lin far-off Palestine
Hais horsemen arc eager to show
what can be done Oh the west front,
TOO. where trenches and barbcd wire
and craters have tainted them So long.
'rHc day of open warfare has dawncd
and the cavalry means TO make up for
lost time.
To the north of the rupturcd Hin
uehhurg line sector, between Lens and
Armentieres, the British are steadily
pushlng eastward. BY dusk their adj
vance since the German enforced re-
tirement began had reached Il maxi
Douai., the lfff in,fthe Hindenburg
system between 'Cambrai and Lille is
In peril OF being outflanked exactly as
was 81. Quentin. IT. Cambria fierce
street NsntinS continues.
Medeah Farm, nearly three miles
north Of Sommc-Py, Is in American
handS. From that farm to the Meusc,
al BrieulleS, the American attacking
line is now nearly thirty miles long
Which means AN extension OF ten miles
westward since the offensive began a
week ago.
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TAINTED NEWS FROM
NlClI AS TO


PARIS. October 4.--Emperor William
sent military mission to Sofia as soon
as the situation there was reported TO
MN, according TO the Ncueste Mach
rlchten, OF Munich. This mission IL is
SAID, has placed German and Austrian
troops at strategic points along the
principai bulgarian railways. Bulga-
ran deserters reached point within
81, miles OF Sofia, according to a Zurich
diSPatcn TO the Journal but were
driven back by Bulgarian continEents.
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AERIAL VICTORIES
ALONG BELGIAN FRONT

1YrD by Associatc ted LESS
HANkE. Thursday. October 3.-In
aerial lighting on the Flanders front
to-NAy British aviators destroyed four
German machines. the Belgian War
once announced tonight. Lieutenant
Coppens. of the Belgian army. set a
German balloon on fire. bringing his
victories TO thirty-three.
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WILL SOON KICK TURK
OUY OF EUROnE, SAYS D,ESPIGNEY

SALONIKI. October Ave will soon
direct our blow at Constantinople. and
the vanquishcd Turk will be thrown
once ana for all into ASIA" declared
General Francet D'Esperey. the allied
commander-in chief on the Macedonian
front, In replying to demonstration
to-day.
Tho allied commander said that the
beginning now made would be con-
tinned. The carrying out of the
clauses Of the armistice between Bull
garia and the allies began Wednesday.
The population of Saloniki to-day
held an enthusiastic meeting at the
Place Tour Blanche. Resolutions or
THANH addressed to General D'ESperey
and Premier NcnizeloS were adopted
Premier Venizelos said that the vic
tory just completed by military con-
vention and by which Bulgaria recog-
niZed complete defeat would exercise
great influence upon the issues of the
world war. The defeat of Bulgaria
definitely removed the danger of Bull
garian supremacy in the Balkans and
assured a peace OF liberty.
We rejoice at the resurrection of
Serbia" he said. we do not know
the date of tho end of this gigantic
war, but we arc absolutely sure of
complete victory and ready for every
sacrifice"
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AUSTRIAN PREMIER
NOW UNDER FIRE

ZURICH (via London), October A.
Vienna dispatches late to-day report
mat great pressure is being exerted
In the Austrian capital u effect the
resignation of Baron Mussareek as
Premier. Herr Hammasch is mentioned
as his most likely successor.
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GERMAN WAR OFFICE
4 DMITS AI.I.IIn

BERLIN (via London). October
me enemy penetrated our lines on the
Staden- Roulcrs road (Flandcrs), saws
.to-day's War Office report
"Beaurevoir was recaptured NV us -,
Beaurevoir lies nearly three miles
east Of lie Catelct
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Try to Break Jail.

DANVILLE. VA. October 4.-Robert
S. Hcbden. of Ashland. Mass. and Rob-
ert j. Lawson. of Lowell. Mass. held
IN jail here az Army dsserters, effected
thcir escape tonight with outside as
sistance by digging through brick
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BELGIANS PRESS FORWARD
SLIGHTLY IN JEJCyJ-St

HAVRE. October 1.-THE Belgian
communication issued tonight says
l5elgians and French have slightly
pressed forward their line in the di-
rection of lIoogledc and Roulers
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AMERICANS WEARING
GERMAN STEEL CORSETS

WITH THE AMERICAN FIRST
ARMY WEST OF THE MEUSE. Octo-
her 4.-Many of the American snip"rS
in advanced positions are now wearing
bullet-proof steel corsets and couirds
ses. discarded By the Germans in their
flight.
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caution against allied tanks. At safe
distances Behind these pillars antitank
guns post ions have been found. These
IN many places were built or concrete.
having been built recently. in many
places the wood forms not having bccn
removed. These concrete positions
were, for the most part, behind the
main line defensive positions through
which the Americans broke during the
present drive,
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AMERICANS MAKE

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Thursday.
October "a successful gas attack
was made by the Americans on this
front yesterday at Vilosnes. on the
Mouse above DannevouX.
The German artillery fire was spas
modic during the day. Many gas shells
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WITHDRAWAL FROM
+" ALBANIA CNDISTITRnlSn

z VIENNA (via London), October a.
our withdrawal from Albania contin-
Mes un4isturbed by the enemy" the
night.
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cans have suffered from the German
alrmen the latter have twice and thrice
as much damage to record from, tho
splendid pilots, who are causing tho
american planes to DC dreaded in the
air. " "
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LIVING COST JUMPS
Increase in Norfolk Since Inst March
Illus Been 20 per
TBy Associated Press.l

BY Associa ted Press.l
WASHINGTON. October 4.--Investi-
gators Of the bureau Of labor statis-
tics, making surveys of the cost OF liv-
ing in the principal industrial centers
of the country, reported to-day that
living costs in Norfolk, Va. have ad-
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'vanced 74.90 per cent since December,
1919. and 26 per cent since March. 1918.
\ larger increase was reported only
FOR Baltimore. where costs advanced
8O.1S per cent since December. 1914,
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GERMANS REPORT FAILURE
!. OF AMERICAN ATTACKS

:, BERLIN tv!a I.ondon). October a.
American attacks between the Ar
Sonne and the Meuse failed" says to-
nlEhts War Office announcements