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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
ROBINSON URGES
ENACTMENT OF
RAILROAD BILL

Washington Feb. Ex-senator Rob-
inson in discussing the administration
railroad bill today, urged its early
enactment as war measure of vital
importance both to the government
and the public.
at is desirable to end the existing
uncertainty as to the status of the
railroads and the policy Of the gov
eminent in the operation of the
same" declared Senator Robinson,
land to take such action as may be
necessary to prevent loss and incon-
venience to the public resulting from
the lack of necessary arrangements
for maintenance and indispensable
improvements. Furthermore, the
financial plans and policies of the ad-
ministration can be much more read
lily formulated and consummated; the
enormous funds necessary to be Oh
tanned through Liberty Loans and
otherwise for the requirements OF
the treasury in the prosecution of the
war can be more readily obtained
when the vexing questions connected
with this legislation have been
answered and the purpose and policy
Of the government respecting the
control and operation of Transports
ton lines have been definitely fixed
by law"
Senator Robinson took issue with
Senator Cummins that the standard
of compensation provided in the bill
guaranteed returns unnecessarily high
to the carries. He said the compen-
sation "approxfmates the actual
amount of compensation which a
court would in all probability award a
carrier on trial of its case"
Replying to Senator Kellogg's state
ment that President Wilson's action in
taking over control of the railroads
was unnecessary, the Arkansas sem
ator said:
''I believe that Federal control and
operation were necessary, indeed all
dent acted wisely in not exercising the
powers conferred On him by Congress
by not taking over the railroads and
operating them in the time of war I'M
til the necessity of such action had
been recognized by public opinion"
Efforts of the Railroad War Board
to meet the situation were praised
but Senator Robinson said the board
could not make or repeal law and most
important of all, it would not remove
the natural obstacles to unified opera
ton created by the desire and obliga-
ton of eV cry railroad manager to pro-
cure for his line all the business he
could.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
RADICAL TEUTON
SOCIALISTS Cain
LITER GROUND

New York, Feb. 16.-The Radical
Socialist movement in Germany, the
grwing strength of which was shown
by the persistence of the political
strike in January and February, also
is gaining decided ground among the
political leaders of German Social
democracy. This information was OBJ
tanned by the Associated Press from
German newspapers received here.
The little group Of Radical Socialists
In the reichstag under the leadership
of Haase, LAdebour and Bernstein,
who split off from the caucus organ
ization of the regular or Scheidemann
Socialists on the issue of voting funds
for the war and formed an indepent-
emit organization, has now grown by
continued objections from the moder-
ate wing to a strength emitting it to
a second member on the principal
reichstag committees.
The additional representation is
gained at the expense of the regular
Socialist organization, which at the
beginning of the war was the largest
party in the reichstag, but which has
now fallen to second rank, behind the
Catholic center. Four Socialist men,
beers of the reichstag, Brandes, Dr.
Erdmann, Heuttmann and Jaeckel,
went over to the radicals at the be-
ginning of the year.
Recent elections at Leipzig brought
l8 Radical Socialists into the city
council. The Regular Socitlists got
only six places. The Radical Social
lists, who thus formed the third
strongest party in the council, de-
mandeS1 the second vice presidency as
their quota of the presiding officers, but
the on-Socialist aldermen, to whom
the Radical Socialists are anathemar
united with the regular Socialists to
give this office of the six moderate
Socialist Democrats, whereupon the
Radical Socialists refused to partici-
pate in the organization of the coun-
Gil
Leipzig is one Of the strongholds of
the Radical Socialists, their principal
newspaper organ, the Leipzig Volks
Zeitung, being published there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
THE WEATHER

New Haven, Feb. IS - For
Bridgeport and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Sunday.
Connecticut: Fair and con-
tinued cold tonight and Sunday,
light north winds.
A trough of low pressure ex-
tending from southern Texas
northeastward to Tennessee is
causing unsettled weather with
light rain or snow in the central
districts. Pleasant weather pre-
walls generally in the eastern
districts. The temperatures are
below zero along the northern
border from Montana to Maine.
In the western districts zero tenn
peratures extend as far south as
Kansas.
Conditions favor for this vi
cinity unsettled weather and no
much change in temperature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
TROTzKY MOVE
PUTS GERMANY
IN DIFFICULTY

Washington, Feb. 16.-Oficial Wash
ington's opinion of Bolshevik Foreign
Minister Trotzky's decision for no war
and still no peace with Germany is
that Trotzky has placed Germany in
a military and diplomatic predica-
ment.
Movements Of German troops from
the Russian front have been stopped
and it is believed by military men here
that no further withdrawal of forces
can be made until Berlin decides on a
policy toward the Bolsheviki. Such
official reports as have been received
do not say clearly whether the de-
mobilization of Russian troops has
been continued, but they do indicate
a reorganization of the Red Guard.
Germany by repudiating the moan
nexation policy, officials here think,
has widened the breach with the So
cialists who cry for peace. They al
so think Germany will be forced to go
to the aid of the Ukrainians if the
Bolsheviki attack them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
DIED

this city, Feb. IA, 1918,
Mary A, widow Of John Mcbride.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence of her
daughter, Mrs Samuel Stanley, 2294
East Main street on Monday, Feb.
Is at $3.50 o. m, and from st.
Charles church at . a. m. with
solemn high mass ..---.---<
Interment St &lcslaers cemetery.
<omobile sortege. B Is b"
MGEE4-In this city, Saturday, Feb.
16, 1918, Ellen, wife of Edward Nc
Gee.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from her late residence, No.
21S Mountain Grove street, on Mon
day, Feb. 18th, at $3.50 a. m, and
from st. Peters church at 9 o'clock.
Burial in st. Hichael's cemetery.
Automobile cortege. a*p
sO'CONNOR-In this city, Feb. IA,
1918, Mary Irene, daughter of John
T. and Julia NJ. O'Connor, aged FL
years, months, IL days.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence of the
parents, 80 North Washington Ave.
nue. on Monday, Feb. Is at $3.50 a.
M and from st. Patrick's church at
3 a. m.
Interment st. MichaePs GENE
terry. Automobile cortege. B Is b"
fEKEILiY-In this city, Feb. Is, 1918
Timothy SkeIly.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the undertaking par
lors Of Cuninan, Mullins, Buckley
& Co., 293 Golden Hill street, or
Monday, Feb. 18th, at 8 a. m. ant
at St. Charles church at 8:15 a m
Interment in ST. MichaePs GENE
terry a"
lMAT.THEWS-In this city, Friday
Feb. Is, 1918, Mary Ellen, widow
of the late Joseph Matthews, aged
81 years.
Friends are invited to attend thu
funeral from her late residence, No
811 Main street on Monday, Feb
18th at $3.50 p. m.
Interment Park cemetery. Au
tomobile cortege. a"p
fBOTTOMLEY-In this city, Feb. Is
1918, Mary E. Bottomley.
Friends are invited to attend tn
funeral from the home of her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs Charles Bottomley
No 274 Beechwood Ave-, on Mon
day 18th inst at o'clock p. m.
Burial in Lakeview cemetery.
a"p
GASPER-In this city, Feb. IA, 1915
Catherine Casper.
Friends are invited to attend tn
funeral at her late home, No. 4
Wentworth street on Monday, 1St
inst, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Burial in Park cemetery. asp
lPERSON-In this city, Friday, Eel
Is, 1918, at the Bridgeport hosp
tai, Brainard Person, aged ~ yrs.
Friends are invited to attend tn
funeral at the parlors of Hawley
Wilmot, No. 1913 State street O
Monday, 18th inst, at 2:30 o'cloc
p m.
Burial in Lakeview cemetery. a"
TOMLINSON-In this city, Saturda-
Feb. 18th, 1918, Melissa Wheele
widow of William A. Tomlinso1
aged "a years, months, days
Friends are invited to attend tt
funeral at her late home, No. As
Fairfield avenue, on Tuesday, 19t
inst, at 900 o'clock p. m.
Burial in Mountain Grove Gem,
terry. B 16 b*p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
COLORED WOMEN
FIND BRADY SOFT

Ella Marshall and Lena johnson,
negresses, were charged in the City
Court today with stealing $50 from
Michael Brady, of SO William street,
and their case was continued until
Monday.
According to the story told by Bra
dy, he was walking along Water
street last night when he was APP
preached by the two dusky bellies.
One of them asked him for match
He was trying to oblige them with a
light when one of the women assisted
him to find his match box. When he
had given them the match they left
him and he later found he was shy
$50.
When searched by the police $780, so
was found concealed in the rubber at
tached to the shoe of one of the wo-
men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
B.ASSICK WITHDRAWS
SUIT AGAINST AETNA

Edgar W. Bassick of this city has
withdrawn a suit filed in the district
court of New York in which he
sought to collect commissions ap-
proximating 100000 from the
Aetna Explosives Co., Inc, a satisfac-
tory settlement having been effected.
It is understood Bassick has received
5000 900 of the amount claimed. The
commission was claimed for contracts
obtained by Bassick from the French
government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.
MORE BIBLES
FOR ARMY CAMPS

New York, Feb. 15-Ffve hundred
thousand New Testaments have just
been ordered for the soldiers in this
country by the supply department of
the National War Work Council of the
Young Mems Christian association, it
was announced today. This makes a
total of 100000 New Testaments
bought by the association for army
men during the last few months.
New Testaments are greatly in de-
mand all over the country for our
men," a Y. M. G. A. leader said. 'HThey
are not ornaments. They are water
PROCEED, for use in all kinds of wealth
er. They are for serious men, en-
gagged in preparation for serious bust
ness"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
HELD FOR MAKING
SON A STACKER

Waterbury, Feb. 16-Frank J.
Schmitz, a civil engineer in the en-
ploy of the American Brass Co., in this
city, and Mrs. Susie Schmitz, his
mother, were arrested here last night
at the request of the federal authori-
ties. Both are accused for conspir-
acy. 1t is alleged that last June Mrs.
Schmitz gave information to local
draft division No. to the effect that
her son was born in 1886, thereby
making his age appear to be 81, so
that he would be exempt from the
draft. 1t is said that in applying for
a license to drive an automobile
Schmitz gave his age as under 80 and
the arrests followed. They were TAX
en- to Hartford today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
PORTER SCHOOL STUDENT
DIES OF PERITONTTIS.

Hartford; Feb. 16-Miss Helen
Haight of Ballston Spa, N. Y, a stu
dent at the Porter school in Farm
ington, died at the Hartford hospital
this morning of peritonitis. She had
been at the hospital since Feb. 5, and
underwent several days ago an oper-
alton for appendicitis. She was Is
years old, a daughter of Theodore S.
Haight
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
Any exchangeable article
must be returned
In 6 days.

In company with many other Bridgeport merchants
living up to the request of the government that
waste be eliminated.
In agreement with those other merchants this store
established from Dec LIST rule that any exchangeable
article must be returned within business days.
That was not rule for the holidays only, as many
have seemed to think It is rule to be in force for the
duration of the at least.
There are certain articles which we cannot accept,
after they have once become yours
But we accept merchandise, of any sort
changeable unless it is returned within the prescribed
days.
Please do not ask that any exception be made to this
rule It is unpleasant to refusebut shall have say:
No.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION.

The Forty Hours Devotion to the
Blessed Sacrament will commence at
the 1880 mass tomorrow at St.
Peters church with the usual pro-
cession and strewing of flowers. Con-
fessions will be heard Sunday after
noon and evening, and Monday after
noon and evening Early masses will
be celebrated for the convenience of
communicates, and visiting priests
viii assist in hearing confessions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
ASSIGNMENT OF
CHAPLAINS FOR
ARMY SERVICE

Bishop John ]. Milan of Hartford
has made announcement of the fol-
lowing appointments and clerical
changes in the diocese of Hartford:
Army ChapIains.
Rev. William J. O'Shea, st. Jo-
seph's Cathedral, Chaplain, U. S. A.
(awaiting assignment).
Rev. Edward A. Cotter from St
Peters, Danbury, Chaplain 23rd
Engineers, U. S. A.
Rev. Joseph Clement Martin, St.
Joseph's Cathedral, Chaplain, U. S. A.
(awaiting assignment).
Rev. Thomas F. Lynch from I'M
maculate Conception, Baltic, Chaplain
301st Machine Gun Battalion, U. S. A
Rev Walter D. Casey, from st.
Johns, Stamford, Chaplain 59th
United States Infantry.
Rev. Philip Coholan, st. Roses,
Newtown, Chaplain, U. S. A. await
ing assignment).
Rev. Edwin Flynn from St. Mary's
Church, New London, Chaplain 301st
United States Infantry.
Rev. Anselm Mayotte from st.
Mary's, Putnam, Chaplain 26th Di-
vision, American Expeditionary
Forces.
Other Assignments.
Rev Henri Chagnon to Sacred
Heart Church, TaftviIle (Assistant).
Rev Adelard Lacroix to Immacu-
late Conception Church, Baltic, CAS-
sistant.)
Rev. N Arthur Routhier to st.
Mary's Church, Putnam, (Assistant).
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
Other Assignments.
IS
BELIEVED DEAD

Washington, Feb 1.-THE Ameri-
can consul in Tifiis transmitted today
an unconfrmed report that Gen. Ka-
ledines, the Cossack leader in the
Ukraine, who resisted the ambitions
of the Bolsheviki, had suddenly
dropped out of sight and now is said
TO be dead.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
REGISTER 17eO SHIP WORKERS.

Hartford; Feb. 16-Registration of
applications for positions for ship
building number about 1,760 to date.
Of this number, 700 applications were
received at the state headquarters at
the capitol, about 1000 in various
parts of the state, and between SO and
60 at the Hartford bureau.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
GERMAN AIRMEN
BOMB VARNEY

Paris, Feb. 16-The French last
night made a successful raid near
Vauquois and repulsed German recon-
noitering parties in the Champagne
and in upper Alsace, the war office
reports. German aviators again
dropped bombs in the vicinity of
Nancy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
JOINS JEW REGIMENT

Harry Ostrofsky, who is to become
a member of the Middlesex regiment
of British troops, formed entirely
of Jews for service in Palestine, will
be given a farewell reception at Stur-
devant hall tomorrow afternoon. Os-
trofsky is the first from Bridgeport
to volunteer for this service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
BROPHY RECOVERING,

County Commissioner John Brophy
injured recently by a fall at his home
in Ridgefie1d, is reported as making
fair progress, but is still unable to
leave his bed. Pneumonia has been
feared, and he also suffered an injury
to his hip which is very painful
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
ARREST WHEAT HOARDER.

Hartford Feb. 16-Dwight M. At
wood, a farmer of Middlebury. was
arrested today under a federal war
rant which charged him with will
fully boarding a necessary food
stuff" to wit: wheat -four. A United
States food inspector found i've bar
rels of flour in Atwood's house, all
purchased, it is alleged, since wheat
flour became a scarce article in the
market.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
BUILDING PERMITS.

Three permits were granted at the
meeting of the Board of sBuildins
Commissioners last night as follows
W. w. Smith, extension of gallery
Fairfield avenue; Frank 10th, garage
IT Runnell street. and Myer Wover.
stein, garage, Berkshire avenue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
WALTER GETS PASSPORT.

Reynold Walter of Kings Highway,
Fairfield, received a passport yester-
day to go to France as an ambulance
driver for the Red Cross, and expect
ed to sail today. He is well known in
Fairfield.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16

Secretary Baker signed the order
establishing a training S7lool at
Fortress Monroe, Va, for Grnly chap
lains.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
French Will.
REQUISITION ALL
MERCHANT SHIPS

Paris, Feb. ia decree published
in the Journal Ofciel today provides
for the requisitioning of the entire
merchant marine of France on March
10
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
Grip Follows The Snow

LAXATIVE BRoMO QUININE Tab
lets taken in time will Prevent Grip.
E. w. GROVES signature on box.
soc.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16

Official dispatches from Denmark
to Washington deny a1y serious labor
troubles. as had, been reported
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
Partly cloudy tonight
One holiday
next week;
not two.

Heatless Monday holidays have been suspended al
over the country except in New England Here they are
to continue at least another week.
That the decision reached at Boston Thursday.
Therefore, the store will be closed
Monday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16
ALMANAC FOR TODAY
ALMANAC FOR SUNDAY

The extension of the franchise to
Canadian women was anaoounced
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-16

Ofate years. it has been the custom to close Feb
%, Washington's Birthday. ~
pended this year.
The store will be open next Friday
all day.
Let us each continue to do part Keep smiling.
Keep saving Keep buying War Savings Stamps Help
Uncle Sam march to vctory
The sun., 1918-12-29

french troops, in reply told the Of
hcers that the volunteer army was now
under French command. He delivered
an ultimat,m demanding that the Re-
publicans leave the city within "a half
rolling stock on the Kiev railroad. The
Republican stan Withdrew five miles
outside Odessa. leaving considerable
quantities of munitions, several cannon
ana about 300 prisoners. But the ma
Jority of their force. numbering about
city.
During yesterdays fighting modern
weapons were used by both sides, from
armored cars and machine guns to big
cannon The principal squares, the post
office n railway station show n multi
tude of scars as "A result OF the conflict.
The French acted as reserves. leaving
tho direct engagements to the volunteers,
who suffered about 100 casualties. Only
n Frenchman was wounded. .
The serious lighting began at the mo-
ment the schools were dismissing, thus
exposing hundreds OF children to bull
let's. Many OF the children kept for the
night To the schoolhouses.
Gen. Borins to-day ordered the Ger
man troops throughout the Ukraine to
assist in the maintenance % order. under
severe penalties for failure to 40 so. VI
Henno, the French diplomats, rep. sem
tative, however, admits the gravity Of
the task of preserving order throughout
the Ukraine, owing to the diverse racial
hatreds.
The sun., 1918-12-29
N. Y. OFFICER DIES
AFTER HEROIC ACT
Courage Of Lieut.. Sellers Wins
Admiration of President
~
and His Commander.
BROOKLYN CAPTAIN HURT
East Orange Mother Receives
News of Recovery of Her
Wounded Son.

Tlourh mortally wounded bv the cN-
plo.'or of - shell while corvev!ng a mes
z, 'or rs ,o-,tli L~'rutrnant B7r.
rlr-.ou West Sellers directed others 20
carry out his mission ard succeeded in
completing the task before Ne died He
set an example of unselhsh devotion to
duty so rare that the President wrote n
letter to the Lieutenant's father Of 49,
Broadway expressing sympathy and ad-
mirat,on for the heroic act.
Lieut.. Sellers was serving on tina stan
OF Gen. Booth when he was assigned to
the isslon that proved to be his last.
In a letter to II. Lee Sellers. the Lieu
tenants father. Gen. Booth said
For for,y-eight hours before his
death Lieut.. Sellers had been on the go
practically all the time, with scarcely
any sleep and but very little to eat. He
had been with me in person more than
either % my other two aids. lie was
killed shortly after delivering n mes
sage to the commanding officer OF n bat
talon.
After delivering the message he was
to stay with the battalion for a time to
see that II was directed right In reach
ing its objective and also to assist In
obtaining liaison with the troops on the
right and left. He had hardly passed
out Of my sight when he received the
wound from which he died n few hours
later. His devotion TO duty is shown
by his having dictated n message to me
after he was MORALLY wounded. He
made no mention IN this message OF his
being wounded. but did state that the
Major whom he had been accompanying
was killed"
Lieut.. Sellers was Il wears old. He
was an honor graduate OF Princeton. II.
He attended the Officers Training Camp
at Fort Mycr. where he obtained his
commission in the regular army.
At Camp Greene he was made an aide
to Gen. Webster. He took part In the
battle of Chateau 1hicrry and was ac-
lively engaged in all the fighting in the
Marine sector until August 4.
capt. rutherford Ireland, $50 Ham
cock street. Brooklyn, was wounded Oc-
tober Is when a high explosive shell
struck neal him and buried him in the
debris.
In a letter received yesterday by he
wife Capt. Ireland tells of ris experience
and says I've eNTccts Ia he commissioned
Major Twenty-Five years ago he joined
the National Guard as a hugler. He
saw service in the Spanish American
war and on the Mexican border with the
Nv nty-th.rd Regiment OF brooklyn. He
attended an 0fic9rs Training Camp. was
commissioned captain and sailed for
rance last MAY.
Lieut.. Nelson Decker Of East Orange,
reported wounded in action September
%. has recovered and rejoincd his reg
nent \ letter received Yesterday by
HI, mother. Mrs. G. l.. Decker. contained
the cassurinG news. He was commits
stoned after attending an Officers Train
ing Camp and was promoted just before
he sailed for France.
The sun., 1918-12-29
DENIES
POGROMS IN POLAND
German Propaganda and Re-
leased Criminals Blamed.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S.-"Distorted German
propaganda" and malicious agitation"
were blamed for the reports of pogroms
in Poland in a cablegram received to-day
by John Smuiski, president Of the Ma
tional Polish Department. from Ignace J.
Paderewski, the noted musician. Mr..
Smu,ski said Paderewski recently sailed
from London for Danzig in a British
cruiser.
The cablegram said the recent disturb
ances in Eastern Galicia were not po-
groms. but were really due to the whole
sale release Of criminals. and as a result
sixty of the malefactors were .immedi-
ateiy shot by Polish troops and 1900
were arrested"
The cablegram describes internal con-
ditions in Poland as extremely acute"
Discussing the political situation in
Poland Ms. Smulski pointed out that the
provinces which comprised German and
Austrian Poland seemed to be Withhold.
Ing cooperation from the Ministry which
Is attempting To govern the territory for
merry held b. Russia.