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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
NOTED SPEAKERS
AT UNITED CHURCH

DR.. William Horace Day is preach
ing at Wellesley College tomorrow
morning, and in his absence the
United Church pulpit will be supplied
in the morning by Dr. Worth NJ.
TIppy, of New York, and at the 7:45
Community Forum in the evening by
Stephane Iauzanne, of Paris.
DIR. Tippy is the executive secretary
of the Commission on the Church and
Social Service of the Federal Council
of Churches.
M. Stephane Lausanne, who speaks
in the evening, is the famous editor
in-chief of Let Matin," Paris. From
August, 1914, to June, 1916, he was at
the front, notably at Verdun, at lieu
tenant of infantry. NJ. Lauzanne's
subject will be France Determined
to Fight to the End THE Marsel-
laise" will be sung in honor of the
distinguished guest.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
BISHOP Milan
ASKS CLERGY TO
AID RED CROSS

Rt. Rev. John J. Milan, bishop of
the Diocese of Hartford, has sent an
official communication to the Catholic
clergymen in Connecticut, asking
them to proclaim from the pulpits
Sunday announcement of Red Cross
Week, which begins Monday. The
letter follows:
1.-THE President of the United States
has proclaimed the week beginning
May 20 as Red Cross Week to raise
second Red Cross war fund of $780,
600, 900. The previous Sunday, May
10, has been designated as Red Cross
Sunday. On that day all the clergy
men of the country are expected to
address their peopleAon the work and
needs of the American Red Cross so
that the message given by the
| churches may move the people of
the entire nation to unite in a sue
cessful campaign for the funds neces-
sary to carry on the humanitarian
work of our great national organiza-
ton.
| 1.-The deluge that has destroyed
millions of lives in Europe has now
risen to such a height as to sweep
across the broad Atlantic to our own
| shores, and we behold our valiant
men borne away to strange lands and
untried fields where they need the
support and comfort dispensed so
generously and efficiently by the
American Red Cross AT the same
time provision must be made for the
| haroft ohi15roT1
who have first claim on the personal
attention and substantial assistance
afforded by the Home Service Section
| of the society. Finally, the men who
come back crippled and disabled in
stead of being left to drag, out use
| less and intolerable existence, ever
| conscious of the helplessness that
would make life burden, are to be
taken and taught how to live and la
Dor so as to make life worth living
| THE details of the many activities
| of the American Red Cross both at
home and abroad may be read in the
public press but the spoken word of
| the pastor to his people will place
the necessity of cooperation in a
clearer light and will effect more
| generous mercy. The churches have
not been asked to take up a collection.
1t is the desire of the officers of the
organization to have all contributions
made directly to the committee ap-
pointed to approach each Individual
Kindly exhort your Pensioners to be
ready to give as freely as possible to
those who have been requested to call
! on them. In the pulpit and out of it
| impress upon the members of your
| flock the magnitude of the task and
the Hberality it demands. Let each
measure the extent of his generosity
| only by his power to give and in the
same measure will the Lord give re-
| turn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
"OVER THE TOP" TO BE
SHOWN SUNDAY EVENING

In bringing the cinema play, Cover
the Top" to this city, the State
GTardsmen have made ten stroke.
The receipts for the week exceeded
all expectations and everyone who
saw the picture did nothing but praise
it
Patriotism is the keynote in the eel
1uloided production and in keepin :
with the patriotic spirit of the times
the committee on arrangements for
the State Guardsmen decided to Sc
cure the first run rights to the pic
ture cost what it may.
Many written, verbal and telephon-
iC requests have been received at the
Armory asking that the feature be
shown on Sunday. A meeting was
called and the committee on arrange
ments got busy and arranged that a
special show will be given this Sun
day evening at S:15. "
Local theatre goers who haven't
had the opportunity of witnessing this
production can do SO tomorrow even
ing when for the last time on the
screen in the armory, Sergeant Ar
thur Guy Empey, known as "the fight
ing sergeant" will go cover the
Top in Vitagraph's master picturiza-
ton of the world famous book.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
FOR PLAZA GIVING
AID and COMFORT TO The ENEMY
SAYS CALIFORNIA correspondent

while many others are unable to get
any at all except in very limited
quantities of pound or so, at ir-
regular times, and while these and
even more severe conditions seem to
be tightening day by day all over the
country.
Why should the people of Bridge
port, presumed to be loyal to their
country, allow their Representatives
to carry through such uncaIled for
extravaganza at this time.
If Nero fidd1ed while Rome burned
then Bridgeport appears to be doing
worse than that by it's seemingly I'M
necessary speculation while the world
is on fire.
If all the cities and towns in the
United States should follow the ex-
ample of Bridgeport, it would surely
seem that Germany could wish for
little tmore favorable to her cause in
such direction, than, that the pro-
portion of public funds might be used
| by all councils of pro-German ten
| denotes in the country for the pur-
pose of identifying cities and con-
structing "Plazas" in time of war.
Thereby our means and ability to-
ward carrying out our part in this
awful struggle against the world
could be sadly crippled.
It seems as if such wanton extrav-
agance and expenditure of the public
funds might very properly come well
within the scope and intent of the
term that means giving cid and
| comfort to the enemy" because II
the expending of such an amount as
$2,00O,0O0., for identifying a city by
building Plaza apparently I'M
necessary in war time, will not give
laid and confer to the enemy when
he knows it, it is not easy to see
what will.
And has not the Administration re-
quested that no building shall be
carried on during the war? That ap-
plies to houses that might be needed
for people to live in What will the
country think of Bridgeport in its
disregarding such a request not tc
build houses in which people might
live, while it proposes to builG
| "Plazas' simply to beautify a city
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
GERMAN AFRICAN
Navy DESTROYED
BY The BRITISH

London, May Correspondence
of The Associated Press)-An account
of the smallest and one of the most
successful British naval expeditions
sent out during the present war
that which cleared the Germans from
the district of the Lake Tanganyika
in Africa-has just been published by
the Colonial Institute here.
The expedition included only %
men, and it went through the cam
paign without a single casualty. Its
two boats were transported 5000
miles by sea and then $500 miles by
land before they reached the scene of
their objective. They were dragged
long distances through the bush and
over a range of mountains, sometimes
in a temperature of 100 degrees. The
first encounter with the enemy was
when the German armed motorboat
Kingani sailed into the bay where
the British ships lay, her commander
unaware that the British navy was
on the spot The Kingani was chased
into the iake and, after being heavily
shelled, surrendered. She then re-
s1med her career. under the British
flag as the Fiji.
Some time afterward, another Ger
man boat appeared, the Hedwig Won
wissrnann. The Fiji and Mimi chased
her 80 miles, until at $500 yards the
Fiji got the range with high explosive
shells. In a few minutes the He'd
| wig burst into flames, turned turtle
and sank. Her ensign was picked up,
and was the first enemy ensign cap
tured in any sea battle in the war.
The remaining German boat, the
Graf Won Gotten, stayed in harbor.
| A seaplane few over and aroused her
with a few bombs. The Germans
then filed her with concrete and sank
| her.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
DIVORCE CASES
HEARD BEFORE
JUDGE Warner

Jeanette Sachs of Stratford was
granted a divorce by Judge Donald
II. Warner in the Superior Court yes
terday from Louis Sachs on an al
legged fraudulent contract When the
decree was announced, Mrs. Sachs
tainted in the court room and had to
be taken to her home in an automo-
bile.
Emma Ref ORoourke was given a
decree from James s. O'Rourke, for
mer well known ball player here, on
ch%ses of desertion. They were mar
ried in 1909, and desertfon since jan
uary, 1915, is alleged.
Royal W. Lozier of Stamford was
unable to appear in court to prose-
cute his claim for a divorce from Sa-
die K. Lozier as. he had been drafted
into the army. Under ruling of the
court Lozier will have to submit an
affidavit his wife is not engaged in
military service for the United States.
A similar ruling has been made re-
Earddng men, the courts protecting
the rights of soldiers and sailors, and
others in military service
Testimony was heard in the petit
ton of Fred P. Smith against Mabel
ID. Smith, in which desertion was al
legged. Affidavit regarding military
serv4ce will be required before the
decree is granted
Judge Warner continued the case
of John c. ATb4n against Bertha Boil
dock AFbin in which infidelity was al
legged, for more evidence. A1bin told
of surprising his wife in the arms OF
a rival. They were married in 1900.
and while they were living in Pat
chogue, l. l., AIbin became suspicious
of his wife. His suspicious were con-
armed when he entered his home in
Main street in 1872
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
Miller Asks Court
To Name Receiver

Application Of Harry ID Miller. a
stockholder of the Bridgeport Vehicle
Co., for appointment Of a receiver for
that concern was argued before Judge
j. P. Kellogg in the Superior Court
yesterday, but decision was reserved.
Miller as a minority stakeholder
claims his interests are not protected.
Attorney James A. MARI opposed the
motion. He said the affairs of Miller
and the company have been in a tan
gIed condition for a long time. and
several receivers have had the affairs
IN hand He said there is no need
now Of another receiver.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
WEST END

Douglas Fairbanks in Double
Trouble" five act Triangle Reissue
heads the program at the West End
theatre on State street near Clinton
avenue today, matinee p. m, even
ing $50. A Judge Brown two reel
story "Our Fighting Ally the Big V
comedy and Mutt and Jeff cartoon
will also be shown. Tomorrow Mary
Miles Minter in "A Bit of the jade,
five acts
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18

The Berlin Loka1-Aneiger says
the Austro- German alliance pact is
ready to be initialled. 1t is expected
the treaty will be signed before
August.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18

The House of Commons adjourned
until May 2Sth. No action was tax
en- on Home Rule.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18

The German bread ration was re-
duced from 200 grams a day to $50.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
ALMANAC For TO-DAY
ALMANAC FOR SUNDAY
DEATH TO
BED BUGS

Spring cleaning time is COM
ing, a good time to rid your
house Of Bed Bugs. Don't for
get Cyrus Presto Killer which
is positively guaranteed to kill
bed bugs. A stitch in time is
worth nine, now is the time to
prevent the pest from infest-
ing your home. Large cans
Is cents.
THE
CYRUS PHARMACY
FAIRFIELD AVE, COR COURT
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18

More than 500 men of the 1900
striking car men returned to their
work in Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18

TOMATO, LETTUCE AND
CABBAGE PLANTS.
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18

Do you pray for rain
Tor do you take matters in
your own hand and make
sure (by using our garden
hose) that your gardens
and lawns have plenty of
water?
lit is wonderful what fifty
feet Of garden hose and a
sprinkler will do in beauti
flying your grounds
-four hose is guaranteed. It
sells for from "A to 20 cts
a foot.
EMade to give service for
seasons to come !
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
FOG HAMPERS
SEARCH FOR
SUB VICTIMS
Auxiliary Schooners Earl
and Nettie and Lena May
Added to List of Pirates.

Nantucket, Mass, Aug. 13-The
auxiliary schooner Earl and Nettie
was added today to the list of fishing
vessels sunk by German submarine
off Georges Bank Saturday. The six
members of the crew, picked up one
hundrde miles east of Nantucket and
brought here with four survivors or
the sooner Anita May, reported that
their vessel had been sunk by gunf1re
after having been looted by a raiding
squad from the U-boat.
Efforts to find other fishermen
adrtft in dories were held up by
fog. The boat bringing the survivors
of the Earl and Nettie and the Lena
May picked its way cautiously and
made port safely.
With the arrival of the men from
the Earl and Nettie, the number of
fishing vessels known to have been
sunk was increased to ten. Two
steamers, the .Penistone of British
registry, and the Swedish freighter
Sydland also were sent to the bottom
off the New England coast by the
submarine.
Captain Frank Lynch and two
members of the crew of the Lena May
had not been accounted for by ship
mates who reached here.
The Earl and Nettie's men reported
they were subjected to many indigo
MATES by the U-boat's crew. The per-
sonal effects of the fishermen were
taken. along with provisions and
clothing. When they were ordered in
to the dory they were told to be quick
about it, and they were close by when
their vessel was shelled. In several
instances requests that they be per-
mitted to retain trinkets were refused
by the enemy who swore at them and
showed a more hostile attitude than
that noted by the crews of other boats
sent down.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
Damage Suits In
Common Pleas Court

Elmer G.. Webb of New Canaan has
had property to the value of 5000 at
tached in a suit entered in the Com
mon Pleas Court this morning by F. L.
Weed and A. H. Knapp of Stamford,
doing business under the firm name
lof Weed &c Knapp. The firm alleges
It rendered services to Webb to the
sum of $114.96 which he has repeat
edly refused to pay. They want dam
lagos of $3.50. The case will come up
at the September term of the court.
Another suit entered in the Com
mon Pleas Court today was that OF
the Greenwich Sash and Door Com
Ipany against Joseph Chiapetti and
Ordnance Department. A comptome-
at furnished material to the couple to
the value of $5S2.96 and that nothing
has been paid and the money is long
overdue. They want damages of $3.50,
and the suit is returnable to the Sep
TENDER term.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
THREE DIVORCE
ACTIONS FILED
FOR sept. TERM

There were three divorce actions
MED in the Superior Court this morn
ing to come up for action at the Sep
TENDER term of the court. Elise Eng
fish of Stamford who was Elise Phil
ytps, is asking for a divorce from her
husband, Thomas English, on the
grounds of intolerable cruelty since
April, 1917, and habitual intemperance
for the past year. The couple were
married in Bedford Hills, N. Y, on
July 8, 1912.
Mary M. Merritt seeks her freedom
from John H. Merritt of Stamford
and wishes the custody of five minor
children. The couple were married on
December 81, 1891, and for more than
a year the wife asserts that her hus-
band has been habitualIy intemper-
ate. Since January l, 1910, he has
been guilty of intolerable cruelty.
Sortir D'Gertsek of Fairfield, who
is better known in that town as
Charles James, is DESTROYS of obtains
ing his freedom from Xsanthepf
DGertsek who after IA years of mar
ried life pinned for her native land
and who is now in Cortisa, Albania
He states that they were married on
May 2S, 1910, in Albania, and that on
January 20, 1915, she left him and is
now located at her former home.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
'TESlNY AFFAIRS
WILL Be Aired
IN court AGAIN

Louise Tesiny and Helen Ambrose
daughters and heirs to the estate OF
George Tesiny, late of Easton, are ag-
grieved by the doings of the commits
sioners appointed by the probate
court. The court appointed two
commissioners to consider the appeal
of julius Tesiny who presented
claim of $3.50 against the estate. The
commissioners could not agree and
third was appointed. They allowed
Julius Tesiny 5000, They made this
report July Is, and 1t was accepted
by the probate court.
The daughters were aggrieved by
the report of the commissioners and
have appealed to the superior court
and have offered a bond for such ap-
peal. 1t will be held in this city the
first Tuesday of September.
Frank P. hobbs, the administrator
of the estate, and Julius Tesiny have
been sent copy of the appeal of the
daughters and are to appear before
the superior court on the date set for
the hearing.
Attorney Frank NJ Garfield is rep
resenting the daughters in their fight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
AMERICAN ARMY
HOLDS HUNS ON
VESLE RIVER
Continued from Page One)

(COnC1nueQ from L dSC c11c/
Allies will not extend themselves too
much in an effort here at this time.
The Germans are fighting hard for
time, but observers continue to report
indications that their plans still In
clude a retirement. The French and
the Americans, however, have not
ceased to exert pressure and are tax
ing full advantage of the opportunity
to bring up supplies and replace
ments. The Americans who will con-
tinue the advance or will meet the
German if he chooses to attack thus
will be fresh and no less ready for the
combat than the troops which assisted
in pushing the enemy across the
Marine and the Vesle.
For the moment, however, the INES
here are nearly stabilized and 1t may
be some days before there is activity
aside from the artillery duel now IN
progress, supplemented by a series
of patrol encounters. The heavy guns
of the Germans are reaching the dis
tant rear areas of the Allies but the
French and American batteries OF
heavies have every curve in the Atsne
along this front within their range.
The roads in every part OF the re-
stricted area between the Vesle and
the Aisne likewise are subject TO ar
tillery fire.
Until the Germans complete tleir
withdrawal or in turn drive the Al
lies some distance south of the Vesle
their position is tenable only with
diculty.
London, Aug. 10 Heavy local
fighting is reported in progress at Fts-
mette, on the northern bank Of tbs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
PROPERTY
IN SUIT ON NOTE

Property of Edgar M. Gordon of
Stamford has been attached to the
amount of $1,000 by Florence Palm
er and Katherine Lester of Stamford
who have entered suit against him in
the Common Pleas Court. Gordon
owed ]. G. Klinefelter a note for 5000
at per cent. interest. After Kline
felter died the executives of his es-
tate Anna M. KlinefeIter and Flor
ence Palmer, sold the note to the
plaintiffs in the suit. No payments
have been made, the note is long
overdue and damages of $1,1OO are
asked from Gordon. The case is
returnable to the September term of
the Common Pleas Court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
FAILURE TO GIVE
REQUISITIONS IS
CAUSE OF SUIT
(Continued From Page onel

the architect for some reason refused
to give it to him. LoughIin had paid
$3.50 on account but there is still $500
unpaid. Perlman is asking for $4T5
damages.
Nathan siegel, carpenter, has much
the same grievance against Loughlin.
He agreed to do the carpenter work
for three houses for $525 a house,
payments to be made on acquisitions
signed by Architect Steinmetz.. This
contract was made last September
and fulfilled on July 10 of this year.
Loughlin paid $1,055 on account and
there is balance due Of $500. He
asks for damages to cover this unpaid
bill. Both suits are returnable to the
September term of the common pleas
court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
HEAVY DAMAGES
ASKED FROM WARD
BY WELL COMPANY

The Artesian Well & Supply Co.
mas brought suit against Guy Ward
OF White Plains N. Y, asking dam
ages of $1,000, and had property be-
longing to Ward in White Plains at
tached to the tune of $4,000. On
June IL of this Year Ward was in
deoted to William N. Quinby to the
amount of $1,75O. Quinby in turn
was IN debt to the Artesian Well Co.
and the company attached the money
that Quinby had coming to him from
Ward.
On July IT, the Artesian Well Co.
and Quinby settled their differences
and Quinby gave the company an or
der in writing directing Ward to pay
to the company the money he owed
him, Attorney Robert Rosen of Green
Wich, being the company's represen-
tative. Ward accepted the order and
agreed to pay whereupon the at
tachment on the S1,76O was released.
After that was done Ward refused
to pay the $1,750 and has continued
to refuse to do so. The case is re-
turnable to the September term of
the Superior Court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
Beautiful
an expression

Which few men use in describing articles of women's
wear but this is exactly what did say when he
saw few Of our new Fall models of dress skirts display
for the first time last week.
His judgment good evidenced by the approval
shown by our feminine clientele who watching for
these things they arrive. few are in our big
Main st. window many more in the skirt section.
Here you see silk poplin skirt with wide girdle effect
belt, shown in black or navy.
There silk poplin with front and back panel effect
and then model of black taeta shirred about the top
girde effect belt and two large pockets also shown in
navy and you pleated effect in taeta with sash
girdle. These and many others only S125O
Now your attention will be drawn, to a silk poplin
with large peated pockets and vest effect grde priced
at $4,000
Atruy beautiful style made Of satin with large patch
pockets edged with silk fringe $3.50
Another skirt of black satin has long sash grdle and
large pockets both edged with silk fringe $25OO
Most of these skirts have told you about are fur
ther eheshed with large jet buttons quantities OF
small jet buttons which will be the popular trimming this
season
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
SEEKS TO RECOVER
FOR WORK DONE

Oliver c. Hartman, Jr., John G.
Quinby, j., Francis I. Vanderbeek, Jr.,
T. P. Fowler, Jr., of New York, and
P. Cecil Spofford of Portchester are
the defendants in an action entered
in the Superior Court this morning
by the Luders Marine Construction
Co. of Stamford. The company is
endeavoring to collect damages for
work done for these men to the value
of s7S6.43, which it alleges remains
unpaid. 1t seeks to recover $1,10O
as the sum in which it has been dam
aged. The action is returnable to the
September term Of the Superior
Court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-13
DIED.

DIED.
McLA GHLIN-In this city, Aug 10,
1918, James Mclaughlin. of 1857
Stratford avenue.
Notice of funeral hereafter a.
iNEARY-In this city, Monday, Aug.
-, 1918. Simon Alvin, son of Thorn,
as and Jennie Allen Neary, aged 2
years, months Is days.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence of the
parents, No. % Jones avenue, on
Wednesday, August IA, at 2 o'clock
p. m.
Burial in st. MichaeTs cemetery.
LIZ b*p
ZENITH this city, Aug. II, 1918,
Ellen Agnes, wife of Edward A.
Lent, aged 81 years, S months, II
days.
Friends may view the remains
Monday evening at the mortuary
chapel of August G. Baker, 1897
Stafford avenue. The remains will
be taken Tuesday morning to
4 fBrooklyn, N. Y, where funeral will
take place Wednesday from st.
Ehomas' r. G. church at a. nj.
Interment Holy Cross cemetery.
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