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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
GERMANS PREPARING
FOR ANOTHER SMASH
AT ARRAS SALIENT
MUCH SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED TO REPORT OF
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY BETWEEN ALBERT
AND UCQUOY-AIRMEN ACTIVE.

Significance may attach to the reports the official state
ments carrying of heavy artillery fire in the sector
between Arra and Albert which comprises the norhery
tnuation Of the Somme battle front
London today thus considerable increase
the German artillery activity between Albert and Bucquoy
which is 40 mile front covering about half the distance be-
tween Albert and Arras.
Similarly, the German official statement of yesterday
ported the British guns busy along the entire AberArra
'front.' where the German batteries subjected to violent
fire.
along this line that many of the military observers
quafedy predicting that the German blow in the offensive
now impending will be struck
What is known the Arras salient which projects from
the British lines between the German saents o. the Somme
and the Lys is standing in the of further German ad
toward the coast the FrancoBrtsh lines of commun
cation By cutting these lines at important points the enemy
apparently hopes to divide the two armies.
The reduction of the Arras salient by mighty blow could
carry the Germans far toward Douens IS miles north of
Amiens and about IS miles west of the present fighting line
The taking of this valuable junction point would badly disrupt
the Allied communication lines and operation which led to
its capture would almost inevitably carry Amiens also into
enemy possession.
Against such stroke the Allies reported to have forces
heavily massed and to be confidently awaiting the result of
attack in this quarter, should develop
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
CASE AGAINST
R. R. POLICEMAN
IS CONTINUED

Railroad Policeman Collavone Mar
cell, of 449 Broad street, who was
rescued from the hands of an angry
mob who threatened his life for
welding his club upon the heads of
some spectators of the Red Cross
parade, Saturday, was today arraign-
ed in the city court charged with
assault upon Tony Delati, of 26 Reil-
ley street.
Owing to the fact that Delati is in
st. Vincent's hospital suffering from
deep decorations, and bruises, he was
not able to appear in court and the
case was ordered continued until mex:
Wednesday in bonds of 5000.
Another victim of Marcells, Adam
Kowalski, of 442 Broad street, who
was assaulted by him earlier in the
day and arrested upon the charge of
trespassing upon railroad property,
was in court with his head swathed
i'll bandages after being brutally beat
en- by MARCEL before he was arrested
and taken to the emergency hospital
where it was found necessary to take
four stitches in his head. The
charge against Kowalski was nolled
and he left the court with his aged
mother.
According to witnesses of the near
riot in which more than 200 persons
engaged when MARCEL began swing
ing his club upon the heads of peo-
pie who had floeked to the viaduct
in order to see the parade, the police
summoned by Station Master Peter
Hunt, from headquarters arrived only
in the nick of time to save him
from being literally torn to pieces by
the enraged mob.
When the policemen had formed a
Gordon about the badly mauled and
scared special policeman, the crowd
still pressed forward in an effort to
lay hands upon him, but when they
saw the menacing guns of the reg
ular policemen levelled at them they
dispersed and allowed MARCEL to be
taken to headquarters where he was
locked up charged with assault.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
934 DRAFTED men
ON FRIDAY
FOR CAMP DUTY

When the special train bearing the
young men of Bridgeport and vicinity
leaves the local station on Friday af-
ternoon at 1:S5 o'clock the city will
bid farewell to 934 men, which in
'cludes the men from Division Board
3 and all of the six local boards. The
men will report Thursday morning at
9 o'clock for final instructions and to
receive Red Cross kits. They will be
allowed to return to their homes and
will be ordered to report at their re-
spective boards the next day at noon.
All of the boards on Thursday will
receive their men at the local offices
with the exception of Board which
is to take care of their men at the
State armory.
After the meeting of the Common
Council this evening it will be definite
ly known whether a band will be on
hand to enliven the mems going away
and whether the city officials will be
on hand and pay their respects to the
men,.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
.CHARRED BODIES
FROM EXPLOSION
NOW IN MORCUE

Pittsburgh, May -Sixty-three
charred and blackened bodies lay to-
day in the temporary morgue in Oak
dale, near here, where on Saturday
the high explosive plant of the Aetna
iChemcal Co. destroyed by series of
explosions. Ninety-four injured were
cared for in Pittsburgh hospitals, and
officials of the company said that 212
of the total working force of the fac
tory had not yet been accounted for.
Many of these, it was expected, would
register during the day at the office
which the company opened in the
stricken town.
Investigation of the disaster by fed
eral, state, county and village authori-
ties was in progress, while the search
of the ruins went on methodical1y. A
heavy detail of troops from the state
constabulary and a large force of
deputy sheriffs kept back the curious
crowds.
An official statement from the COM
ipany said that about 275 men were in
the plant when the explosion occur
red. The number known positively
to be dead is 40, the plant is zap
proximately 80 per cent. destroyed" ;"
and the stocks Of tuluol and the ship
ments of wet T. N. T. which were on
cars ready to go out, were lost in the
explosion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
WILLIAM H. HAM
TO CONFER WITH
HOUSING COMM.

William H. Ham, of the Brideeport
Housing company, will go to Water
bury tonight where he will confer
in that city who are organizing a
housing company along similar lines
as the local company.
The need for better housing condi-
tions in Waterbury has become i'm
perative within the past few months,
and the upstate city has determined
to follow Bridgeport's example in ask
ing aid of the government.
In order to make themselves ac-
quainted with the facts of the Bridge
port situation the members of the
Waterbury committee have asked Mr..
Ham to meet them this evening, and
explain the problem as it was work ed
out by Bridgeport.
The Waterbury citizens have made
timely suggestion that the building
program in Connecticut in so far as
the government is concerned, should
be standardized as nearly as possible.
This phase of the situation will be
discussed at tonight's meeting in Wa
terbury.
posed of the following men : John H.
Goss, chairman, Frederick S. Chase,
John P. Elton, W. S. Fulton, W. H.
Bristol, NJ J. Byrne, w. ]. Larkin,
Mayor W. H. Sandland, E. S. Hunt,
George A briggs and Charles A.
Templeton.
A communication received from
Washington, Saturday, stated that
committees from Congress- the Sen
ate and the Housing Bureau are de-
Gliding as to which cities Of the United
States will receive part of the $780,
000, 900 Federal loan, besides Bridge
port.
Business men, merchants and fnan-
cial men Of Bridgeport will meet to-
morrow at 2 O'Clock in The Stratield
for the purpose of underwriting the
30 per cent. of the government loan,
which has to be paid up in seven
years. This is a very important meet
ing and it is believed that many cit
liens will be in attendance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20

D|STURBERS At
LE CHATEAU ARE
FINED IN COURT

Timothy Fitzgibbon, %, Of 112
Revere street; Andrew Brown, 81, of
SO Revere street; Fred Rockwell or
Miller, 20, of "a Barnum avenue, and
Ethel Mem alias Ethel Marsh, ad-
dress unknown, were ararigned today
before the Milford town court, charg-
ed with participating in the disturb
ance which occurred in LIE Chateau
dance hall last Wednesday night.
With the exception of Brown an were
found guilty.
Fitzgibbon was fined SIS and costs;
Miller was fined $25 and costs for in
terfering with an officer and $40 and
costs for breach Of the peace while
Ethel Menn was fined $40 for the part
she took in the nights festivities.
The arrest and subsequent turning
over of the prisoners to the Milford
authorities were the result of a COM
plant made to the Bridgeport by Neil
Sturgess of ISL Norman street who
was badly beaten by a gang which ac-
cording to his story attacked him as
he was leaving the dance hall with his
party.
In order to seek protection he ran
into the hall again and the gang of
Bridgeport toughs fpllowed him. In
side the hall the disturbance became
general and during the melee Officer
Douglas of the Milford police depart
ment was held by several men while
the others continued fighting
When Sturgess got to police head
quarters to make his complaint he
was in a badly used up condition and
it was upon the description he gave
the authorities that Lieutenant De-
tective Ramsey and Detective Sergeant
Bray were able to make the arrests.
When arraigned in the Milford
town court today the prisoners all de-
MED their part in the affair but un-
der examination they failed to clear
themselves of blame with the excep-
ton of Brown who was discharged,
the charge against him being nolled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20

Washington started out in this cam
paign to raise one hundred million
dollars. Washington now advises,
that with the enormous increase
planned for the American armies, we
must double this amount.
That is one reason why Bridgeport
must double its quota. But there is
another reason-equally important.
Bridgeport chapter, American Red
Cross, has grown in membership that
the patriotic women of the city-the
women you saw marching in Satur-
days parade-are now turning out for
our soldiers and sailors a quantity of
sweaters, socks, helmets, bandages,
srgical garments and other comforts
and necessities to the value of about
s., 100000 a year.
Continued on Page a.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
SHOOTING
STILL MYSTERY
TO The POLICE

Up to a late hour this afternoon the
police have been unable to solve the
mystery surrounding the shooting of
Joseph Lorni, aged 33 of 9 East
Washington avenue extension, who
now lies in the Bridgeport hospital
with bullet wound in his back. Sur
geons at the hospital believe that
Lorni recover although the wound is
considered serious.
Practically the entire detective
force have been engaged in a fruitless
search for either the assailant of the
wounded man or for a motive. Lorni
has been examined and cross exam
ined but to no purpose as the only in
formation he will give is that he was
shot by some unknown person on
Main street yesterday afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20

This is the largest sum that Bridge
port has ever been asked to raise in
such period and yet it can be met
without the slightest difficulty and
without any unusual sacrifice if every
body will do his part.
If it is not raised in full this time
it will be necessary within the current
year to hold a second campaign to
make up the deficit.
If it is raised-and that is only a
question of every persons doing his
bit promptly and cheerfully-a second
campaign will probably not be neces-
Sary..
Bridgeport's quota in this Red Cross
campaign was originally set at $780,
900. Since this figure was set, circum-
stances have arisen showing that it
is not enough by half.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
RAILROADS NEED
BILLION DOLLARS

Washington. May 2o-Nearly ST.
600, 600, 900 will be used by the ma
tion's railroads this year for improve
ments and equipment, according to a
budget approved and published today
by the railroad administration au-
thorizing the expenditure of $937,-
961,31S.
Total capital expenditures approx
ed. which amount to approximately
three times as much as spent in any
one of the last three years, provide
s44o. OIL 900 for additions and better
rnents. such as stations and other
property improvements; $47s, ,6S6, ,006
for equipment and s1s,2os.OOo for ex,
tensions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
THEATRE CLOSES
AFTER RIOTING

London, May 20-A state of siege
has been proclaimed in Prague, the
Bohemian capital, by the police, and
the military garrison has been rein
forced. These counter measures,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
Co. dispatch from Zurich, followed
demonstrations of an anti-German
character in which Czechs and Jugo-
slavs paraded through the streets
shouting: Long live Wilson, Gle
menceau and Lloyd
At a performance in the Bohemian
national theater speeches violently
attacking Germany were delivered
The theater was then closed and riot
ing occurred in the streets outside.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
TORNADO SWEEPS
NEBRASKA TOWNS
KILLING twelve

Bloomfield, Neb., May 2o.-Twelve
persons killed, mostly children, and
35 injured, some dangerously, is toll
of a tornado that swept this portion of
Nebraska Saturday night. Among the
killed were Mrs. August Frederickson
and one child. Mr.. Frederickson and
a baby seven months old died Sunday
afternoon. One child, seven years old,
is the only survivor of the family.
Five children of John Spinner were
instantly killed. Spinner's legs were
so severely mangled that it was neces-
sary to amputate them.
The storm left scores of demolished
homes, barns and other buildings in its
wake.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
WHAT | TO 81
SLOGAN MEANS
TO BRIDGEPORT

what is the meaning of 4 to 91'?''
ands of lips in Bridgeport for a week.
The answer is given today. 1t is a
symbol and a formula.
In the first place, it means Red
Cross. For that it is a symbol.
In the second place, it means the
smallest amount of money to be given
by each person as his contribution to
the Red Cross War Fund. For that,
it is a formula
Here is how the formula works:
One days pay from each person,
to match 81 days of service from our
boys in the trenches. Or-in other
words
Four days pay as a contribution to
the Red Cross. War fund, as against
365 days put in by our boys in the
trenches during the same period. One
to ninety-one-four to 1855.
This, it should be understood, is
the smallest contribution is being ask
ed. Persons of affulence and sub
stantial incomes are being asked by
Ine h6u CGOSS " SOlllI AOuIo OA q
much heavier scale-and they are 60
ing to do so.
One to ninety-one is the basis for
the average wage-earner with the
average income: Thousands of people
have already pledged themselves at
mass meetings. to contribute on this
formula. Before the War Fund cam
paign is ended next week the great
mass of all the working people of
Bridgeport will have agreed to pay
on this formula.
So far as Bridgeport is concerned
it is going to be the biggest-and the
squarest-system of contributing to a
great national patriotic need, yet de-
viSad
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20

ing when German triplane sudden
ly descended from the clouds, appar-
emily because of engine trouble, until
it was only some 1900 metres above
the city of Toul. The American f1iers
were on the alert and some of them
headed for the fighting line to await
the enemy on his return.
4 Lufbery and the pilot of another
machine made after the German, who
quickly ran away from the direction
of the line, the two American ma
chnes following him. Eight miles
away from the enemy's line Lufbery
was seen to attack from under the
tail, but then he drew of as If his
machine gun had jammed. Two min
utes later he attacked again from the
aame position and almost Immediately
his uacb4He burst, into flames.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20

With the arrest of Count Plunkett
four of the six Sim Fein members of
parliament are under arrest The
others are DR.. McCarten, who is in
Washington and Lawrence Ginnell,
who is serving a six months sentence
in Mount Joy prison. Among others
under arrest are Charles Collins and
Christopher Mullins, who are charged
with the unlawful possession of ex-
piosives in Brittas, a few miles out
side Dublin. Feardar O'Hourihane
and James O'Brien, editor and man
ager of the Skibbereen Southern Star,
also are in custody.
Vice President Morris and the re-
naming heads of the Sim Fein or
ganization have issued a reply to the
proclamation which the British gov
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
PRESIDENT SIGNS
REGISTRATION BILL

Washington, May 2o-President
Wilson today signed the bill for the
registration for army duty of youths
who have become 81 years old since
June 5, last year, and who become
81 on June hereafter Registra-
ton will take place on June 5, ar
rangements already having been
made by Provost Marshal General
Crowdex.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
EXILE NICHOLAS
TO SWITZERLAND

Geneva, Switzerland, May 20
Nicholas Romanoff, former emperor
of Russia, and his family, according to
reports printed in Vienna, have been
given the choice of exile in Rumania
or in Switzerland and has decided to
go to Switzerland. This concession.
it is added, was granted by the So
Wet government on certain conditions,
the principal one being that he would
refrain from making efforts to return
to the Russian throne.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20

Lufberry's homo was in wallingford.
Conn.
The German machine that brought
Lutbery down, which was armed with
two machine guns with an operator
for each, apparently escaped.
Lufbsry's only wound, aside from
those received when he crashed to
earth, was a bullet hole through the
thumb. Apparently the same bullet
punctured one OF the gasolene tanks
of his machine.
The German machine was under
heavy anti-aireraft fire several times
both before and after the fight, and
one expiosion OF shell upset the en-
emy plane but it Managed to straight
en- out again,
u was about 10 o'os0cIz this gnorn-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20

ernment published on Saturday. The
reply says that anticipating such
action, the standing committee of the
Sim Fein nominated substitutes to
carry on the movement during the
enforced and what must be made tenn
porary exile of our leaders"
The country may rest assured, it
adds, that no matter how many of
the leaders may be arrested, there will
be men and women to take their
places. All that we need is ito con-
tinue to follow the last advice of Prof,
De Valera, namely, to remain calm
and confident"
The Sim Feiners have nominated
Prof. John McNeill and Alderman
kelley, well known member of the
dublin corporation. to the places In
(Continued on page y
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
LUFBERY KILLED IN A
THRILLING AIR BATTLE
AMERICAN WHO HAS ACCOUNTED FOR MANY HUN MA
CHIMES FINALLY MEETS DEATH-SOLDIER OF
FORTUNE FROM WALLINGFORD.

With the American Army in France, Sunday May 19(By
The Associated Press Major Raoul Luberry of the
flying corps has been killed in aerial battle He will be
buried tomorrow with full military honors in which
ican and French troops will participate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
BIG COAL SHIPMENT.

Fourteen boats loaded with coal
aggregating 1920 tons, arrived in
the Bridgeport harbor yesterday. Most
of the coal is of the soft variety.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
DUBLIN REPORTED TO
BE OuTWARDLY QUIET
NO FRESH DEVELOPMENTS IN SINN FEIN UPRISING MADE
KNOWN TODAY-HEADS OF ORGANIZATION ISSUE
REPLY TO PROCLAMATION.

London May 20-No fresh developments Sunday in the
Sim Fein affair have been reported Very few tee
grams arriving from Dublin but they report everything
nret at least OutWardY.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20

The U-3s, according to German ad-
vices, is the submarine that torpedoed
the Lusitania on May 7, 1915. A dis
patch from Munich, Bavaria, received
in Switzerland On May 8, said that it
was the U-39 that sank the British
liner. On March ii, 1916, it was re-
ported in Washington that it was the
U-39 which attacked the American
tanker Petrolite off the coast of
Egypt in December, 1915. 1t is posi-
BILE that the old U-39 may be out of
service by this time and that her num-
Der has been taken by a, new boat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
SECOND CAMPAIGN FOR
RED CROSS FUNDS TO
BEGIN HERE TONIGHT
LARGEST SUM CITY HAS EVER BEEN ASKED TO
RAISE IN LIMITED TIME-CAN BE REACHED
WITHOUT UNDUE SACRIFICE.

The Second Red Gross War Fund campaign begins today
and ends one week from today During that period people
OF bridgeport must contribute their share toward the
tons need at least 100000 and much excess of that sum
possible
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20

NJ. L. Requa, oil administrator, an
nounced that saving Of gasoline by the
public was not imperative at present.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
HUN SUBMARINE
ENTERS PORT IN
DAMAGED SHAPE

Madrid, May 20.-The German sub
marine U-39, says an official dispatch
from Cartagena, entered thai port last
night in a damaged condition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-20
LUFBERY, AMERICAN AVIATOR, KILLED IN CONFLICT

For Bridgeport and vicin-
ity:s Probably showers to
night and Tuesday; slightly
cooler Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-05
MARRIED FIFTY vGARs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John n. Runner Ce)s.
brsts Golden Wedding.

Tho golden wedding or Mr.. and Mrs.
John III. Runner. former old residents
OF Vienna township. was celebrated al
their home. 40 North Second avenue.
Friday by gatherings OF the family
and friends and neighbors, The fam
lily was served with dinner AT noon
by the granidaughters, Misses Grace.
Mary, and Josephine Runner. and In
the afternoon fifty friends called on
Mr. and Mrs. Runner Gifts OF flowers
and gold pieces were given the couple
and the children presented them with
n phonograph.
or the Ave sons and daughters, four
were present The children are Frank
l.. Runner, Liscomb: Lewis ID. Runner,
,Beaman. and John w, Runner, city;
Mrs. Marquis ParmentCr. Corvallis.
Wash; and Mrs. Edyar link, or
Marion township, Mrs. Parmcnter
could not be here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Runner were married
at Rock Island, H., Oct. I, 1865. They
lived In Illinois until 1885, when they
moved to Marshall county and lived
In Gilman and Vienna township until
1915. when they moved TO this city. Mr..
and Mrs. Runner are both 70 years OF
age, lie was born Aug. IL, lSiS, and
she was born May l. lSis, Both are
in fairly good health. altho Mrs Run
ner Is troubled some with rheumatism
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-05

The annual thank offering meeting OF
the woman's Missionary Society Of the
Congregational church was held Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jennie
Willard, 500 West Main street. when
program was enjoyed which consisted
Of the reading by Mrs. G. c. st. Clair
of Van Dykes "The Toiling of Felix
and responsive exercise. During the
social hour light refreshments were
served. The thank Offering amounted
to $50. Mrs. Mary Border, Of LAGRANGE;
ILL.,. was q guest from out Of the city
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-05
At the Hospitals.

Anna Anniason. of McCallsburg. I'M
derwent an operation for appendicitis
at the Deaooness hospital this morning.
Her condition Is good.
Amber Arnold. 612 West Church
street, had an operation for the re-
moval OF tonsils and adenoids ut the
Deaconess this morning.
Mrs. w. A. Davis, who is a patient
at the Deaconess. following an opera
ton for gall stones, is improving
steadily.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-05
WhitehiII Continues to Improve.

Commandant b, c. Whitehill. Of the
soldiers home, who is at st. Thomas
hospital, where an operation for In
fected gall bladder and gall stones was
performed Thursday. is improving very
satisfactorily. His condition is all that
could be wished considering the sever
ity Of the operation.