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New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Captain Saves
Ship From Hail
Of U-Boat Shells
Arrivals on British Steamer
Tell of Thrilling
Encounter

AN ATLANTIC PORT, May IA
British steamer has reached this port
from Africa after bringing it's twenty
passengers through q thrilling en-
counter with a U-boat off the coast Of
Liberia. 1t was the same submarine
which a few days later shelled the
capital of the negro republic, making
known to the world for the first time
its presence in those waters.
The ship left Monrovia, capital Of
Liberia. on April and headed for
the British naval base at Freetown.
The next morning Captain Thomas H..
Beard noticed boat few miles off
the starboard.
Shells Dropped About Vessel
A few moments later the boat
dropped her sail and fired she'll,
which just missed the steamer. 1t
was then seen that the stranger was
submarine, and Captain Beard or
dered full steam on and headed for
the Banana Islands, rocky group
twelve miles away.
The Uboat pursued. but was not
able to gain. 1t kept pumping solid
shot from two deck guns at the rate
of shot every minute or so. When
these did not take effect shrapnel
shells were used. They fell all about
the ship, ripping the hull. but for
tunately not injuring passengers or
crew.
The steamship had been sending out
calls for aid during a rty-five-minute
pursuit and at the end of that time an
answering message was received by
wireless. Apparently the Boche also
had picked up the message, which was
not in code, for it ceased the chase
and disappeared. The steamship was
unarmed and her only chance for
safety lay in flight. Captain Beard
declared ne would have run his vessel
on the rocks rather than allow her to
fall into the hands of the Germans.
Captain Beard said that the sub
marine which shelled Monrovia the
next day was sunk by depth bomb
dropped by an Allied destroyer Cap
tain Beard returned to Freetown.
where he took gun on board and was
awarded the British D. S. 0. ribbon
for his courageous handling of the
situation.
Bishop Arthur F. Lloyd, head of the
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
$4,000 Belgians Work
Under German Lash

LONDON, May / (vis ottawa).-
Twenty-Five thousand Belgian men and
boys have been compelled to work on
military operations, under the whip of
German sentries, behind the German
lines, in the regions Of Valenciennes
and Maubeuge alone, according to
Reuters Limited.
The mortality in the camp of the de-
ported Belgians, it reports, is terrible.
The numbers sent back as unfit are re-
placed by fresh recruits.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Kaiser Names Bridge
For Crown Prince
Hindenburg and Ludendorf
Also Are Honored by
Emperor's Order

BERLIN, May AT the direction of
Emperor William, says an official an
nouncement issued to-day, three new
Rhine bridges have been named for
the German Crown Prince, Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg and General
Ludendorff. In a message to the Crown
Prince Emperor William. said:
It is great pleasure for me to
tell you ! to-day ordered that the
Rhine railway bridge near Engers,
whlch was built in great times and
is to render important service in
the country's defence, shall be called
the Grown Prince Wilhelm Bridge"
The administration of Prussian
state railways. which made the pro-
posal to me, desires in this way
gratefully to perpetuate your name
as an army leader.
Emperor William similarly honored
Won Hindenbur~, by having a bridge
near Rudeshelm called the Field Mar
shal General Won Hindenburg Bridge"
The bridge near Remagen has been
named "Quartermaster General Of In
fansry Ludendortf Bridge"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Dublin Mayor Aroaits
PASSPORTS to America

DUBLIN, May 1.-THE Lord Mayor
of Dublin has not abandoned his pro-
posed visit to Washington to lay the
case of the Irish organizations oppos-
ing conscrlption before President Will
son. as has been reported 1t was
stated to-day that the Mayor was
awaiting his passports.
1t has been arranged for two leading
members of the Dublin Corporation to
accompany him. The men selected are
William Cosgrove, recently elected by
the Sim Fein as member of Parlia-
ment from Kilkenny City, and Coun-
cillor Sherlock. supporter of the Ma
tionalists, who has twice been Lord
Mayor of Dublin.
Dublin dispatch on April 80 said
the British Foreign Office had notified
the Lord Mayor of Dublin that he
should make his application for pass
port to the office of the Secretary for
Ireland, where it would receive atten-
tion. 1t was the London "Daily Mail"
which, last Saturday. said it had
learned the Lord Mayor had abandoned
his proposed visit to Washington.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Front Is Now Firm,
Declares Clemenceau

PARIS. May 1.premier Clemen-
eesu, just returned from the front. en-
tered the lobby OF the Chamber of
Deputies for a few minutes yesterday.
and to a crowd of Deputies explained
the situation, and 1t is understood that
he declared he was satisfied fully with
the trend of events.
What the Premier told the Deputies
was Of confidential nature, but It may
be said he declared the front az 4
whole has now become stable and that
steps taken By the High Command JUS
thy the opinion that points against
which the enemy has directed his at
tAcks are out Qf Immediate danger.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
47th Infantry Private
Kills Himself at Camn Mills

CAMP MILLS. N. Y. May 1.-Albert
Steen, Of Company D, 47th Infantry,
shot and killed himself this morning
after returning from four hour tour
of guard duty. His BODY was shipped
to. the home of his sister at Durand,
Steen was apparently in excellent
spirits when his duty began and none
of his companions heard any com
plant from him. The report of his
service revolver awakened the camp.
He was dead when found.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Allied Conference
Opens at Versailles
Lloyd George, Clemenceau
and Orlando Among Those
at War Council

VERSAILLES, May IAN important
conference of the Allied nations opened
here to-day and will be carried over to
tomorrow.
The participants comprise Premiers
Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Or:
lando, of Great Britain, France and
Italy, respectively, and the representa-
tives of France, Great Britain, Italy
and the United States in the Supreme
War Council.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02

Protestant Episcopal Board Of Mis-
sions, was one of the passengers. He
went to Liberia to inspect the missions
of his church. The first leg of his
long journey took him to England. and
he then sailed from a British port on
q dynamite ship, which passed through
the Uboat zone in convoy Of thirty
one vessels. Off the Scottish coast
the ship ahead of his was torpedoed.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Anarchist Headquarters
In Petrograd Disars,,ed
(By The Associated Press,

tE'y The Associated Press,
MOSCOW. April %. - Reports have
been received here of the disarmament
of Anarchist headquarters in Petrograd
on the night of April 22 without resist
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
113 Sick and Wounded Came
Back in Week Ended April 26

WASHINGTON, May IA tota, of
113 sick and wounded soldiers were
returned to the United States from
France in the week ending April &c.
the surgeon generals Office to-day an,
nOunced
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02

ance or untoward incident
Detachments of General Kaledines'
Cossack forces entered Novo Tcherkask,
capital Of the Don Cossack region, on
April II. The Soviet forces took the
offensive the next day and recaptured
the town.
Firms Deny Their
Troops Occupied KEN
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
STOCK MARKET

New York, Nov. 26-wall Street, 10:30 a. m.-Pressure against ~aiIs was resumed at the opening of today ' stock market. Shippings and oils were strong, motors also coming for ward. Before the end of the first half hour initial losses were largely cancelled, rails rallying briskly. Lib erty fourth 1 1-4s continued to ease, however, falling to the new mini mum of 97.30.
 Noon - Irregularity developed in rails to hold their rally. Equipments also broke on reports of further can- cellation of war contracts. Reactions carried shtppings and oils together with the general list below yesterday final prices, but Marine preferred and Mexican Petroleum were among the first issues to rebound on the second recovery at noon. U. s. Steel and other industrials were steady with coppers, and standard rails showed | a firmer tone. All the Liberty bonds continued to shade with the Fourth 4As down to 97.20.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
SWITZERLAND CALLS AMERICAS
 ATTENTION TO FOOD SHORTAGE
Food and Fuel Supplies Are Very Low Only Children Eat Bread and Even In the HOm of the Rich Little Fuel I Allowed for Heat and Light

trusted U. s. A. employee goes with out bread to feed her children, while her husband is verey proud to be fighting with the Americans in France.
 It is the same all through the city. The street car drivers say, We must give our bread to the children. We are made men Gas they call it); we can support it, but the children must have bread or they will not thrive"
 It is hard to bear hunger and cold at the same time. The children have borne it as long as they can. They fall easy victims to the Spanish Grippe. The schools are closed again, which is a misfortune. There was B little heat in the study room and there can be no heat in their homes, for coal is six dollars for 200 pounds. Gas and kerosene are so strictly ra- tioned that among the poor there is only enough for cooking and little for lighting.
 It is the really affectionate grati- tude of the Swiss people that one mo- tices everywhere. They praise our army and our wonderful executive ability and our generosity until one is fairly emebarrassed by their pride in us. A lady came into the Red Cross and offered us her home, a beautiful place right on the frontier where she thought it might be avail able for our tired nurses or convales- | cent soldiers. When we asked her why she made such a generous offer ing she answered, with tears in her eyes, "Oh, must give something to 1 the splendid Americans who have done so much for us, and my home is all I have left to give. l hope 1t is good enough for little present to YOU. It has always been called beautiful. Every repast," she con tinued, "when we break our bread we bow our heads and say, God bless the Americans; when we pass the thick white slices to our children each one says, Thank you, Ameri- cans Even the baby touches her bread with her tiny fingers and says 'Mericans' I shall never eat mor- gel of bread as long as I live With out thinking of you and saying in
 my heart, God bless the Americans.
 (signed) Laura Allen,
 ] Tn Charge of Refugee Committee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
WANT HEALTH
 INSURANCE TO BE COMPULSOR
Also Advocates Old Age Pen7 SiOnS and Minimum
 Wage Law.

At a public hearing before the pub lie welfare commission yesterday af- ternoon the question of health insur- ance was again thrashed out, the bill Introduced at the last sessIon or the Legislatu. by John T. King forming the basis of the discussion.
 Patrick J. O'Meara, president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, ap- peared in favor of compulsory health insurance, as we'll as old age pensions and minimum wage law. MT. OMeara said that in his opinion the compulsory physical examination fea- ture of the bill would not be an. ob- jection from the labor point of view. He also said, in response to g. uues- tion, that the fact that California and Massachusetts have recently reflected constitutional amendments to provide for compulsory health insurance would make no difference to labor in- terests in their support of the meas ure.
 John Goss, representing the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Water bury, Howell Cheney of Manchester Jacob Goodhart, representing the New Haven County Manufacturers Assoct- ation, and John H. Buck of Hartford appeared in opposition to the King bill, although MT. Cheney expressed himself in favor of the general princt- pal of compulsory health insurance.
 MT. Goodhart opposed the bill on the ground of the cost to the state and the manufacturers. He said that the emphasis should be placed on the prevention of disease and not so much upon relief.
 MT. Cheney thought that a health insurance bill ought to make some discrimination between men who be- came i'll through their own bad habits and those whose ailments could be traced to their occupations. MT. Goss said that manufacturers associations have had in the past the reputation of opposing all welfare legislation. He said that at present such is by no means the case Capital and labor, he said, are now more nearly in accord
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
CONNECTICUT PATENTS.

The following were issued Oct 22, 1913. List furnished from the office of A. M. Wooster, Solicitor of Patents, 1115 Main street, Bridgeport:
 Charles L. Barker, Norwalk, shaft steadying device; Charles B. Brad shaw, Waterbury, 1ift-catch for bags; Henry F. Goetz, Waterbury producing sheet metal for fuse plug contacts; HenryF. Goetz, Waterbury, fuse plug; Abel Kenworthy, Waterbury, strip blocking or winding machine; Fred eric P. Gates, Hartford, electric switch or socket key; Wm. H. Mclaughlin Hartford, connecting device; George c. Going, Middletown, typewrting ma. chinei Isaac Palmer (deceased), Mid dletown, T. and N. Palmer admins traitors, grometing machine.
 Trade e-Marks-Cheney Bros. South Manchester, flags and banners; West Haven Mfg. Co.,, West Haven, hack saws.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
The World of Finance

essential goods" says the Guarantee Trust Co.,, of which MT. Charles H. SaIbin Is president, in a special andy sis on financial conditdions in the United States. For the optimistic there Is waiting world hungry for commodities of every variety. Appar- entity many annoying restrictions on business are to be removed immedi- ately, and while the major war com missions and bureaus will continue operations for some time there is a feeling that their powers of inquisi- tion and detailed control will be steadily relaxed. Uncertainty as to the drift of prices is giving way be- fore the growing opinion that they will continue high, not only during the coming year, but also for several years"
 From the extra ordinary stimulation of war there is certain to be reac- Jion. This means a slowing down of activities for the purpose of getting "a rest, preparatory for renewal of reconstructive activities on a peace basis. The labor problem looms up as perhaps the most important of all in taking a long range view of coming developments. Revision of wages is as certain as anything can be. Re- heved of artificial restrictions this will work itself out. Already there is a waiting disposition apparent in bus mess circles which refuse to pay high prices for restocking. The result is a smaller demand for labor With army demobilizaztion this will become more apparent Machinery has been util- ized to an extent never before exist ing in the history of the nation, in order to take up the disabilities of la-
 Dor scarcity, and it will play it's part in the readjustment. Electric power use has expanded as far as possible
 and will go much further. Corpora tions with large working capital and
 good management will get the cream
 of the peace business for the reason
 that credits will have to be extended to degree greater than ever. Theiu securities should respond to this pros poet as the situation becomes clearer
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY MASS OF REQUIEM FOR CAPT. MURPHY

Thanksgiving Day morning at the church of the Sacred Heart, this city at 9:30 a. m., there will be a solemn high mass of requiem offered up for the repose of the soul of the late Captain Jeremiah E. Murphy. Cap tain Murphy, the eldest son of Col. T. J. Murphy of this city, was killed in action in France in the great American offensive at St. Mihiel. He had previously distinguished himself by valorous deeds on the field of bat tie, having on several occasions taken his company lover the Top" For his heroic deeds he had been cited and promoted from ieutenancy to a scaptaincy and made aide-de-camp on the staff of Major General Booth. He begged for an opportunity to again lead his company in the final offensive and his request was grant ed. His tragic ending was a great shock to this community where Cap tain Murphy was so favorably known.
 The military requiem to be sung on Thanksgiving morning will be attend ed by many of the clergy from all parts of the diocese. The services are to be held in the parish of his birth and in the church where he was baptized and received his first holy communion and confirmation. Friends are cordially invited to at- tend the solemn services. There will be no written invitations but provision will be made for all who come.
 l Captain Murphy was a member of the Bridgeport Lodge of Elks and of the Knights of Columbus. His father particularly desires 1t to be known i that sittings will be set apart for Cap tain Murphys classmates at the Bridgeport High School. The hour of the services was placed at 9:3O that if might be convenient for all to attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
DEATH REvIvES , PLOT TO STEAL
 LINCOLN'S BODY

Chicago, Nov. 26.---The story of the plot to steal the body Abraham Lin coin from Oak Ridge cemetery at Springfield, was revived today follow ing the announcement Of the death of Elmer Washrburn, former chief of po- lice of Chicago.
 According to the story, suppressed on request of relatives, the attempt was made in the fall of 1879 and the plan was to convey the body to Can ada from where negotiations for its return would be conducted. Mr. Wash. burn was head of the government se- cret service here at the time and with eight Federal agents was hidden in the cemetery when the foul ghouls pried open the iron door of the mau- soleum. Alarmed by the accidental discharge of a revolver, the four fled but were arrested three days later. They were convicted and sent to prison for year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26

Much has been said about the food conditions in Belgium and France, and many other European countries have come in for considerable notoriety re- garding the shortage of food, but not until recently has the attention of the country been called to the serious food condition of Switzerland. A let ter from the American Red Cross chapter at Geneva gives a somewhat startling view of the. grave shortage in the essentials and the efforts of the Red Cross to aid these people to sus-
 tain life, especially among the chill
 dren, who feel the situation most keenly.
 Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. IA, 1918.
 We are facing terrible winter even
 if the war ends in a splendid victory. The fuel ration was reduced 40 per cent last year and it must be reduced
 still more this year. The cold is the hardest to bear, but we are still laugh ing and shivering and putting on one garment over another like the peas ants. In the finest villas and most expensive apartments only two rooms
 may be heated. With a stove to SUD- pI6Il0HI lu6 CtHlId1 lGdllIlS di IIiOO0Sl sitting room cannot be warmed (nev- CT heated) above 50 degrees, and this only on sunny days. In the finest ho- | tels and homes there is hot water for l bathing only once a week. It is
 amusing to hear wealthy ladies refus- l ing an invitation for certain dace ''because it is bath day" Bath 1 hours" are from nine in the morning
 until six in the evening only. That hurts Americans the hardest, but we ,keep smiling and know that there is
 for us no real suffering in all this
 only a little discomfort under which we really thrive.
 i It is among the poor that the mis- cry seems most appalling. One of the
 best "cutters" at the Red Cross is the wife of a French soldier, formerly in i the service of the American Consul late. She has three children, just at
 the ''hungry age," to Il years The
 ration of bread, in spite of your gen. erous help, is still so inadequate that the mother never has any at all. The 1 American flour gives much better i bread than we have had, but the ra- 1 ton has not increased. The wife of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
DISCOVER SPY SUSPECT HELD
 IS A WOMAN

St. Louis, Nov. 26-suspected of being German spy Bert Schmidt was arrested here last night and it developed Bert" is woman. Upon this discovery police arrested 'his'' ''wife' to whom Bert" was married Oct. 12 last by a justice of the peace.
 Bert" gave This" age as 23 years and substantiated the assertion that "he' offered "his' services to the government by producing a draft registration card. The woman told the police she masqueraded as a man to obtain a mans salary. Both wo- men are natives of Hungary.
 Bert said her name was Bertha Schmidt and the wife gave her name as Mary Assate. Bertha is held for the Federal authorities on a charge of false representation. The wife was released. The spy charge against Bertha could not be sub stantiated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
FIRE DESTROYS
 CRESCENT PLANT

Pittsburgh, Nov. 26.---Ffre which followed an explosion of oil destroyed about half of the big Crescent plant of the Crucible Steel company here today. Two hundred workmen. en- gagged in the plant when the explo sion occurred, escaped, only one of their number being slightly burned.
 A break in the oil pipe line caused the fuel to run into an open furnace and the explosion which followed ripped a large section of roof off the wire mill department of the plant.
 The flames spread rapidly. Valua- rble machinery and finished materials were ruined.
 Company officials estimated the damage at $75,000, including $25,O0O on the plant building and $5O,OOO on nta- chinery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
THE WEATHER

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 26- For New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy with slowly rising temperature.
 For Connecticut: Fair tonight and Wednesday; slightly warmer Wednesday; moderate northwest winds becoming variable.
 Weather conditions: A disturb ance over southern Louisiana is causing general rains on the gulf and south Atlantic coasts. Pleas, ant weather prevails in other dis tricts east of the Rocky noun tains. Areas of high pressure are central in Nebraska and Ohio. The temperature continues low in the western districts. Freezing tenperatures extend as far south as central Texas.
 Conditions favor for this vicin- ity generally fair weather and not much change in temperature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
HIT BY AUTO.

Santiago Gisbert of 10S South ave- nue received painful injuries early this morning, when hit by an auto- mobile driven by Steve Johancisk of 303 Bostwick avenue, at the corner of Park and South avenues.
 Gisbert's injuries while painful were not serious and he was treated by a nearby physician.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
BRITISH MADE
 709 BOMB RAIDS

London, Nov. 26-statistics pub lished on the work of the Independent Air Forces show that during the 13 months preceding the armistice the astonishing number of 709 bombing raids were made by British aviators over German territory.
 There were 374 raids on large Ger man towns; 209 on German airdomes for the defense of the Rhine, and 126 on other military objectives. The list of large towns visited shows that 52 were bombed during the period. In all 737 tons of bombs were dropped.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26

in the belief that greater efficiency can be produced in plant which watches the welfare of its employees. MT Goss, said that in the Scoviu plant the welfare provisions exceed the re- quirements of the workingmen's conl- pensation law. MT. Goss said that this was true of many other Connecticut plants.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
AUTO STOLEN.

Peter Aldo of 1S2 West River street. has reported to the police that a seven passenger automobile owned by him was stolen from in front of the Post and Telegram building last evening.
 The car bore Connecticut license number 13,258.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26

Wilson entourage may be housed in portable barracks in Tui1leries during peace conference.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26

vessels surrendered and were interned in Dutch ports.