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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
WIDOW CHANGES
NAME BECAUSE
IT WAS GERMAN

New York, July 3-Mrs. Ethel
Clyde Vollmer of 896 Park avenue,
widow of Major Ernest Gottfried
was killed in the battle in Picardy,
Sept. 9, 1916, was given permission to
resume her maiden name of Ethel
Clyde by Justice Pendleton in the Su-
preme Court,
"By reason of the present war be-
tween the United States and Germany
a stigma attaches to all things Ger
man." Mrs. Clyde declared in her af-
fidavit as the reason for her &C
ton.
The court also decreed that her
sons, Wilhelm Pancoast Clyde Voll-
mer and Goetz Gerhard Thomas Clyde
Vollmer, be known hereafter as VIM
Hill Clyde and Thomas Hill Clyde
respectively. Both were born II
Germany, the former Sept. 20, 1908
and the latter April 27, 1912.
Mrs. Vollmer was the younges
daughter of William G. Clyde of New
York, founder of the Clyde line Of
steamships. Her husband was a cap
tain in the German field artillery
when she married him at st. Georges
church, Hanover Square, London, Oct
Is, 1907. Ambassador Reid and Sec
retatry Carter of the American EN-
bassy attended the ceremony.
The couple came to New York il
| March, 1914, and in September o
that year Vollmer returned to Ger
many The following summer Mrs
Vollmer began a suit for divorce
i naming Miss Emma Steffen, formerl,
manicurist on the steamship Geo
Washington, as correspondent. Majo
Vollmer's death ended the case.
Mrs. Clyde claims American citizen
ship for herself and her sons by vir
tue of her return to America prior t.
her husbands death.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.
HIGHWAY WORK
WILL Be CONFINED
TO MAIN ROADS

Hartford, July Highway prob
lens which call for attention at the
hands of any agency of the federal
government must first be submitted
to the United States Highways Coun-
Gil, information to that effect having
been received by the State Highway
Commissioner Charles J. Bennett. This
announcement has been Of particular
interest to the Transportation Com
mitteeN of the Connecticut State Coun-
Gil of Defense.
In a statement covering the admin
istrative and organization functions of
the newly organized United States
Highways Council that body empha-
sizes the great need of conserving
money, transportation, labor and ma
street work to the most essential needs.
Last February the Connecticut State
Council of Defense recommended to
Connecticut communities that they re-
frain from making public improve
ments not absolutely essential to the
general welfare for the period of the
war. It has been the war policy of
the state highway department to con-
fine tbs work to main thoroughfares.
The United States Highways Coun-
Gil considers that new construction is
justified only where the highways are
vitality important toward the winning
of the war or for the movement Of es-
sentiaI commodities. 1t considers the
maintenance of existing streets and
highways logically should rank first in
importance and that the reconstruc-
ton of those sections of improved
highways and streets which have be-
come too defective for maintenance
should next receive attention.
This council utilities the efficient or
CARNATIONS of the 48 State Highway
Departments WITH their trained per-
sonnet and their knowledge of local
conditions as medium through
which the highway needs of the ma
ton may be brought to the attention
of the federal government. It was
formed primarily to prevent the inter-
minabIe delays, financial loss, and the
uncertainty incident to the method of
tkaing up each highway problem in
it's turn with a, separate and distinct
government agency.
AS its purpose is to coordinate the
needs of various governmental agen-
cies the Council is composed of one
representative each from the War De-
partment, the Department of Agricul-
ture, the United States Railroad Ad-
ministration, the War Industries
Board and the Fuel Administration.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
YOUNG TEUTONS
LEARNING TO FLY,
DO so, TO HOLLAND

London, June 22-CCorrespondence
Of the Associated Press) Dung
Germans learning to fly are desert
ing into Holland wholesale.
"Whole patches of German pilots
training at Nivelle in Belgium" says
a British official statement, "secreted
stores of petrol and flew across the
Dutch frontier, where they were sur
rounded and interned."
The reasons for these defections, II
is learned, are that wastage among
German aviators has forced the army
authorities to coerce recruits, that
the. coerced recruits find the "inten-
sive training intolerable; and that
training accidents abound.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
WILL OF NORDICA
is UPHELD IN
JERSEY COURT

New York, July 3-The decision of
Justice Lawrence of the Monmouth
County, N. j., orphans court, refus-
ing to set aside the will of Lillian
Nordica, grand opera singer, was sus-
tanned yesterday in a decision filed
by Vice Chancellor Eugene Stevenson.
The will was contested by George w.
Young, husband of the testatrix. en-
the ground that proof of the will was
lacking.
The residue of the estate, said to
be worth 100000, is left TO three sis
tiers of the singer. The appeal was
taken in Jersey City chiefly on affI>
davits. Nine. Nordica died in 1914
on Thursday Island in the South Sea.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
MAIL FOR SOLDIERS.

The United States Postmaster Gen
eral makes the following suggestions
for the soldiers mail. No fruit or
other perishable goods should be
mailed to a soldier boy. Even If the
camp is near the senders' city, no fruit
should be sent. Many times the goods
remain in the postoff1ce at the camp
for days and by the time the soldier
gets 1t, the goods have rotted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
SAYS HE ASKED AID
FOR NEWSPAPER MEN

New York, July 3.-Alfred H. Law
renee of 245 East 49th street, was held
in $1,000 bail yesterday by Judge Nc
Intyre of General Sessions after he
had pleaded not guilty to an indict-
ment for attempong to obtain money
for a pretended benevolent purpose
by false pretenses.
Frederick Houseman of 25 West
SD street, charges that Lawrence,
June %, tried to obtain money by
representing over the telephone that
he was employed in the editorial de-
partment of the Evening Post and
wanted a subscription toward an en-
tertainment for II soldiers from Camp
Merritt, formerly employed by the
newspaper. Houseman claims he
promised SO and sent a boy with a
marked bill.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
HELD FOR SUPERIOR COURT.

John Solomon, of 1883 Pembroke
street arrested for assault with intent
to kill after he had shot twice at his
wife and then beaten her over the
head with the butt end of the revolv-
err, was before the city court today
and he was bound over for the Sep.
TENDER term of the Superior court by
Judge Bartlett, in bonds of $4,000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
RETAINS CONTROL
OF PULLMAN co,

Washington, July 3-Decision to re-
tain operating control of the Pull
man Co. was announced today by the
railroad administration in an order
allowing wage increases for sleeping
car conductors, porters and maids on
the same basis as the advances re-
Gently given to railroad employees.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
IN DEADLOCK OVER
PRICE OF WHEAT

Washington, June 3-Another eff
fort to have the Senate recede from
its proposal to increase the govern
ment wheat price to $3.50 failed to-
day, leaving in deadlock the agricuI-
tural appropriation bill to which the
legislation is attached.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
RED GUARDS SHOT
IN VLADIVOSTOK

Washington, July 3-Advices re-
ceived here today say there was
fighting in which some Red Guards
were killed when the Czecho- Slovak
forces ousted the Bolshevik authori-
ties in Vladivostok several days ago
and took complete possession of the
important port and terminal of the
trans-Siberian railroad.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

Lieut.. Eddie Rickenbacker standing
by his machine at an American avia-
ton field in France. Rickenbacker
was a prominent auto racer in this
country and was formerly chauffeur
to General Pershing in France, but he
wanted something more exciting, so
he joined the aero corps and has made
good. He has been officially credited
with bringing down number of Boche
airplanes and is known as a daring and
courageous flyer. 4sey,s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
NAME AMERICANS
IN PRISON CAMPS

Washington, July S-Names of 10
more American soldiers who have
been located in German prison camps
were received today by the war de-
partment. They included Capt. R.
M. Deminfg, Burlington, VT. and
Lieut.. A. J. Gordon, Newark, N. j..
interned in esepe, and Lieut.. Philip
w. Hunter, York, S. c., interned in
Rastatt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
CANNON HOPES TO BREAK
CONGRESS, SERVICE RECORD

Washington, July 3.-Former Speak
er Cannon announced today his can
didacy for reelection to Congress
from the Eighteen Illinois district, and
said he hoped to break all records
for long service. Uncle Joe," who
was 50 years old last May, has served
40 years in Congress and was Speaker
for eight years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
MOTHER CHANCE GIVEN.

A final effort to have British sub
tects enlist in the British forces be-
fore they are drafted into the Ameri-
can army is being made by letting
British subjects who have their first
naturalization papers and those who
are in Glass Al of the draft, enlist
in the British or Canadian forces
after having first obtained release
from their draft boards. Men who
have been rejected because of some
minor injury will now have a chance
to enlist.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
State To Free
Members of Guard

J. A Robinson, supply agent of the
Connecticut State Guard, said this
morning that 1000 of the State guards
would be fed tomorrow afternoon at
Seaside Park This is the second time
that they have been fed, the first one
being the night they were called out
to guard the bridges.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
H. F. SHOEMAKER DEAD.

Greenwich, July 3-Henry F. Shoe
maker of New York city, identified
with railroads chiefly in the west. and
several banks, died at his summer
home in Riverside during last night.
He was 70 years old, a native of
Philadelphia, and a graduate of An
napolis in 1855.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
ESTATE VALUED AT 5000.

Inventory taken of the estate of
Pasquale Abbenando showed that he
had one-half interest in equity OF
some property on Columbus Place
amounting to 5000. The appraisers
named for this estate are Louis E.
Richards and John c. TutoH.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
TO GET WILSON GREETING

London, July 3.-A message of per-
sonal greeting from President Wilson
will be delivered tomorrow by the
American Red Cross to every Ameri-
can soldier and sailor in hospital in
Great Britain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
ONE FOR BRITISH ARMY

The British Recruiting station finds
that recruits are scarce. Only one
man was enrolled this week. He was
Thomas Moody, age 40, from the Old
Point Road in Milford. He was born
in Hastings England. While in the
city he was a. machinist He left
this morning for his camp,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
500, 100000 TO FRANCE.

Washington, July "a credit of
$780, 100000 was granted to France
today by the treasury, making the to.
tai advanced to France to date ST.
765, 100000 and the total credits to the
Allies $6,081,5
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
BIELOHLAWEK DIES

Amsterdam, July 3.-Herman Bic
lohlawek, formerly a member of the
Austrian Reichstrat and Of the Wan
ma City Council, is dead in Vienna, says
a dispatch from the Austrian capital
today. Heswas -57.,yearseolda
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

The Cuban Houser passed the es-
pionage bill, one of the strongest
measures passed again alien enemies
in that country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
WAR STAMP SALES.

The War Stamp drive fell back yes
terday in thee ity, the total dropping
to S12,226.80. The state went over
the 100000 mark with 1925, $1,000
being the sum collected
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

All retail stores in New York are
going to eliminate special delivery and
make only one delivery a day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
NAME HAYES FOR SHERIFF.

Winsted, July 3-Dennis Hayes of
this place was nominated for sheriff
by the Litchfeld county Democratic
convention here today. The choice
was unanimous.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
DUToHiCAB1NET TO QUIT.

Rotterdam July 3-The Dutch cab
met will place the resignation of its
members in the hands Of Queen Will
helmina, tofdorrow, says the Nieuwe
RotterdS mscke Courant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
DEwEY's SISTER DIES.

Montpelier, Vt, July S-Mrs. Mary
Greeley, sister of Admiral George
Dewey, died at her home here last
night shesWass q wears DID,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

The Senate adopted a resolution an
nulling the charter of the National
German-American Alliance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
FOUR COAL BARGEs IN

Four barges of coal. two of the soft
coal and two hard coal, arrived to-
day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

Fire Of unknown origin destroy
ed four buildings of the Aetna Chem
ical plant at Mount Union, Pa, caus-
ing e1,O00,00O loss.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
AMERICANS HURL
BACK COUNTER
ATTACK OF FOE
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early this morning was entirely re-
pulsed. The enemy again suffered
severely and left. additional prisoners
in our hands. The prisoners captur-
ed in the attack and counter attack
number over 500 and include six Of
ficers. This increases the total Of
prisoners taken by our troops in this
vicinity during the last month to
nearly 1900.
1.-THE material captured by our
troops during yesterday afternoon in
cluded trench motars and more than
60 machine guns. The day passed
quietly at other points.
American aviation squadrons CO.
operated with our troops in the ac-
ton northwest of Chateau Thierry.
Three of our aviators did not return"
Paris, July 3-French troops last
night attacked the German positions
| along a front of three kilometers
north of Moulin Sous Toutvent and
| improved their positions.
West of Chateau Thierry, on the
Marine front, a German counter at
| tack IN the region OIL Nau8 was
| checked by the French fire. Other
German attempts to advance north
of Moncel and in upper Alsace were
without result.
London, July German troop!
last night, after heavy preparatory
Smelling attacked and recaptured the
greater part of the ground taken by
the British in their local operation!
near Bouzincourt, north of Albert
on Sunday evening, the war office an
nounced today.
Several raids were carried out b!
the British, in the neighborhood o
Boyelles, Moyennevi11e and Merris
in which prisoners were taken.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

American troops will be the first
to cross the new Wilson Bridge, near
Lyons, France, during the Fourth of
July celebration
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

The natv announced the Belgian
steamer Churier was sunk 1,40O miles
off the Atlantic coast.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

A cereal division of the Food Adj
ministration has been created with
julius H. Barnes as head.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

Department of agriculture forecast
of cotton crop 1926 900 bales.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

King Victor Emmanuel, Of Italy.
will sign a decree for the enlargement
of the port of Naples.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

Joseph Cannon announced his can
didacy for reelection to Congress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

Mount Vernon, N. Y, voted to abol-
ish teaching German.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

The Brooklyn post office issued an
appeal for clerks and letter carriers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

dntgnaI revenue collection $se72,
| 200.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

The American casualty list con-
tanned sthe.snanaesFofk111 men -,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
QUENCITEs THE THIRST
Horsford,s Acid Phosn1,.

A teaspoonful in water is very re.
'frsshing to the mouth and throat.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03

The British mission, which is visit
ing South America, has left Chile fou
Bolivia !,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-03
HOWLAND'S
Street. Avenue

Weather. Fair tonight and Thurs
day; warmer Thursday.
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c Transformation of Twenty Millions Into Bondhoder

came sooner, 1t is likely that the sub
scriptiors would be filed earlier. In
the first three campaigns the tendency
in the second and third weeks was to
slump. If they were eliminated, the
entire campaign could be intensified,
and a slow down forestalled. The adj
vantage of a shorter campaign would be
the saving in effort and time that could
be diverted into other essential work.
Besides the cost Of conducting the
campaign would be lessencd, and that is
highly desirable. Before the Treasury
Department should take such radical
step as the cutting in two Of the dura
ton of the campaign, it would be we'll
to battle the proposal in criticism
during the months that lie ahead.
In estimating the part various units
of the Liberty Loan organization play
in the fotation of an issue the distri-
button committee is likely to be under
estimated because it works quietly and
without dramatic appeal. Nevertheless,
outside of the central Liberty Loan
Committee, headed by Benjamin Strong
and composed of the leading bankers in
the city. the distribution committee
was perhaps the most important part
the machinery. 1t planned the maneu-
vres Of the men and women who mixed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

people into buying bonds ought to be
eliminated. because forced sales are not
likely to lead to the faithful paying off
Of the individuals obligations in the
fifty weeks that lie ahead, if the weekly
payment plan is used. If the individual
lacks sufficient impetus to make an ap-
plication without being compelled, it
is unlikely that he will voluntarily
make all the future payments. And it
seems better to miss a subscription en-
tirely than to dispose of one to per-
son who will not make good. Fortu-
nately, this evil was comparatively in
significant in the third Liberty Loan,
as there were few persons who had to
be embarrassed into subscribing.
Further, many observers Of the loan
think some adjustment ought to be
made in the next campaign to prevent
business mon from taking more bonds
than they can digest and then dumping
them on the stock market. The wise
man did not take more than he could
take care of, but some undoubtedly,
from the motive of gaining prestige,
overestimated their capacity. The ma
TONS interest is best served by hold
ing the bonds you buy at least for the
duration of the war. Selling them has
a tendency to bring tho market price
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900 bought bonds; 100000 in the Sec
ond, and estimates for the third place
the number close to 20,000,0O0.)
Perception of the social change
wrought by the third Liberty Loan
campaign-and to less extent by the
preceding two-ought to help the Lib
erty Loan committees keep the spirit
of the fourth Liberty Loan campaign,
which will probably take place next
October. The loan workers next fall
will make their appeal to people
dotted with bondholders. Much Of
the elementary material which of me-
cessity formed an important phase of
the early campaigns can therefore be
eliminated in the future drives.
On the average, one person in every
family throughout the country has
learned the merit of United States
Government bond. When they are Of
fered for popular subscription again,
larger number of persons than ever
before will be in position to give
follow-up orders. The uninitiated will
have learned that merely by keeping
$500 bond under lock and key, they
are earning at the rate Of $212h every
six months. Clipping the first coupons
from the new bonds will furnish an
incentive for purchasing others.
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ingmen in the district that they had
stake in the war. Mrs. Florence wise
was in charge of the work of the bu-
reau, and had the cooperation of sixty
labor unions. They worked through
5000 trade unions, and touched un-
tapped financial resources. Bernard X.
Marcus, vice chairman Of the East Side
Liberty Loan Committee. estimated
that the subscriptions from that part
of the city would reach $10,00O,ooo.
The distribution of 100000 pamphlets
entitled, Labor and the War" helped
to win the support of the radicals and
the quondam anti-war folk.
This passage in the pamphlet struck
the keynote of the specialized appeal:
20. Why does the United States
government borrow money?
GA Because we are forced to de-
fend ourselves against the attacks on
American honor and American rights
by the German government, and there
fore must have money to equip and
maintain our army and navy. We need
money also in order to lend to our
allies with whom we are making COM
mon cause in this war and who have
been in the war fighting the common
enemy for three years longer than we
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Campaign Work Wipes
Out Sex Inequality

The women on the Liberty Loan Co.
mittee are not alone, however, IN sses
loan propaganda. There Is also q
interesting group Of women who 49,
been doing mems work with the ~
in the business of putting the IIH ~
over. These are the women OF WI
street-women of specialized fnansM
training and wide experience VINO
cupy responsible positions With ~
various firms on the Street. They ~
been active in the publicity woEs =
the campaign; they have written
ticles, made speeches and solicited s ~.
scriptions. Miss Jane Thomson. ~
merly of Kean, Taylor B Co.; MaA
Spence, Alice Carpenter and MI
cob Kiss, of Bonbright h Col N.Y. q !.
Kerr, of William Morris, Imbr1e
and Clara Porter, of the Guaranty 49,
Company, were some OF the
behind the loan machinery. $50
Women have been at work On ~
own salvation in this campaign. oIss ss
in purpose with the men and VOL. -
side by side with them, they are. W. ~
ly, though unconsciously, Approach a1ss.
that goal which no mere act OF ~.
lation can wholly effect--fhe xes q
ton of the equality Of the sexS -
sharing the burdens and respoa
ties Of . democracy So
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with the people. Allan B. Forbes was
chairman of the distribution commit
tee and Arthur M. Anderson director
of distribution. Working in close touch
with the distribution committee was
the commercial banks and trust COM
panies' committee, which allotted quotas
to the banks and formed the connect
ing link between the financial institu-
tions of the district and the Liberty
Loan Committee. 1t put through the
new partial payment plan under which
a pool Of the banks underworld $780,
100000 of bonds and sold coupon
books for them to the public, who will
pay off their obligations on the weekly
or monthly plan.
The field forces of the Distribution
Committee in New York were the Met
ropolitan Canvass Committee and the
Rainbow Division. The former concen-
trated on the residential part of the
city and the latter on the industrial.
The Metropolitan Canvass Committee,
of which A. B. Leach is chairman, re-
ceived subscriptions from 1,O19,71O
persons amounting to $137,891, 800.