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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-11
BUY LIBERTY BONDS

.sspichard H. Edmonds, Editor Man
,rfacturers Record Baltimore, writes
as follows: We should remember that
wa are not engaged in war as wars
have been known in the past.
This war bears no resemblance TO
Inc Revolutionary War, to the War OF
1872, to the Civil War or the Spanish
War. It is not a war IN the sense
that, thew were wars. They were wars
Of great principle, waged by civilized
human beings.
In Europe we are fighting not
vas as wars have been known. We
are as a community trying to stop
a gang. of assassins, of cutthroats, OF
rapists ind looters from carrying "a
To- effect the destruction which Tor
half century they mad been plan
ming.
II We are not fighting soldiers as SOL
d;crs; we are trying to overcome q
ct of assassins and rapists who started
out to destroy civilization and con-
auer our community and all the world
in order to murder. to enslare and TO
loot all other people.
Never let US for one moment think
of Germany and of it's armies from
any other point of view, because IN
less we see the situation in the true
light we shall not fully understand
that peace with an uncrushed Ger
many would be peace with gang OF
:uurderers- and ,outragers and rob-
hers, and would be disgrace to al!
civilization.
Does a community which has been
attacked by a gang of murderers anu
iooters and rapists accept their offer
If peace terms in order not to punish
the criminals and not to make the
families of these criminals suffer?
Does community when it has
caught the red-handed murderer or the
rapist say, owe must not punish him
because his wife ard children would
suffer-"
Does a community when its police
men and its citizens summoned to
their help have been done to death ny
a gang Of cutthroats and robbers ac
cept from these criminals an 3fer
CT peace provided they return a parr
of tie loot, leaving thea free to wreck.
tkeir vengeance upon the same COM
bnunity in the future, and count the
mercy SHOWN merely as pusillanimous.
reurotic sentimentalism or as plain
coSardice, lacking moral courage to
punish the evil doer?
Az Criminals know that they vii, be
N finished if caught; they know that
any pity which would forbid their
punishment is, contrary to the laws O
God and the experience of humanity.
They enter upon their scheme of mnr-
der and robbery with their eyes open,
taking the chance of death for the
Eope of loot.
Germany is in exactly this situation.
4
It's people know that they are murder
e-s, hghwaymen, robbers and out
rasers who took the chance, hoping
and fully expecting to bring home
tine SPOTS. They entered jcyously.
hilariously upon the campaign. They
cared not how much sqfFerine other
people had to endure; they cared net
now many acknowledgements
These thirgs moved them: NOT. All they
II
Tasional, and no crime was great:
9 s5lls9ugh2 10 shock them # it brought
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-11
ROOMS WANTED

W,anted-.By October 25th, six roonl
house with all conveniences. Will
pay $4,000 per month rent. Address
A. J Hsugh, General Delivery, Alex
andria, Va. 242-"E
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-11

en goal Of robbery spoken worth
dominion
be punished eer that eviza be world hos rulers who cut
centuries to come that they poison wells,
In Buyng Liberty
helping to suppress and punish these hospitals,
criminals helping shall
country seounde whose whose
Germany" pitude, whose moral depravty
Help Germany inherent vleness has made them the
moral prostitutes I'll
the willing muderers
your power? millions of men, women and children !?
God Forbid
npIpcvc op Liberty Bonds On
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One to three furnished or unfurnished
rooms waEted for light housekeep-
ing. Good location. State terms ana
al particulars. Address, S. D. &.
Gazette Office 241-2t
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Board and Rooms Wanted-Board
and room for man and wife III
Catholic family or rooms for light
housekeeping. S. Prenez, care Ga
Zette Office. 2lU-5t.
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Rooms for Rent-One furnished room
FOR rent, SIP Nor6h Washington
street. 24l-2t.
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Intelligent young women wanted as
mattresses. Experience unneces-
sary. Apply Monticello Cafe, S07
King street.
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For Rent Nicely furnished room,
bath adjoining, to two gentlemen,
1929 King street. 24O-3t.
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Men wanted by the National Fruit
Product Company, Henry and Pen
dleton Streets.
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Buy Liberty Bonds and KEEP Them!
Make your Dollars Fight, Buy Lib
erty Bonds.
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Furnished room with boards gentle
men wish clean, airy room-Can
give references. 24l-2t.
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Check Clerks at the Potomac Trans
fer, Potomac Yards, Va, tocheck
freight. Apply TO agent, Potomac
Transfer, Va, 237-fw.
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WANTED-0ne- three furnished or
unfurnished rooms and bath for
light housekeeping, good location;
state terms ard all particulars. IS.
D." Gazette Office.
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FOR SALE
Bar sase-ord' toarins css splsudai
canditi aa--s'any extras. Apply, AIT
PRINCE street. ass phone 2a6, 242.2t.
FOR SALE No. 10, City Living
Cooking range, Telephone 6s7w.

For Sale-Franklin touring car very
cheap. Call at the. Herfurth En-
CINE Co., Inc, foot Of Duke st.
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WANTED-A girl for office work. APP
ply 315 King street. Phone 90.
23I-tf.
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Wanted reliable white woman or girl
to assist with homework morn
ings. Apply 105 Cedar Street, Rose
mont. 241-3t.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
Alien PROPERTY
CUSTODIAN TAKES
KRUGER ESTATE
Valuation of Property seiz-
ed Today is Several Mil
lion Dollars.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE estate of
Gottfried Kruger, of Newark, N. j.,
valued at several million dollars, was
taken over today by the alien proper
ty custodian. An announcement at
the custodian's office here said that
although Mr.. Kruger is an American
citizen, he is classed as an enemy be-
cause of his residence in Germany.
Mr.. Krueger's properties, it was
stated, include the United States
Brewing Co. the Lyon & Sons Brew
ing Co., and large interests in the
Union Brewing Co. and the Home
Brewing Co., all of Newark. Large
holdings in several New Jersey realty
concerns also were taken over.
The seizure was made under a pro-
vision of the trading with the enemy
act which rates a naturalized citizen
residing in an enemy country as an
enemy.
Before the outbreak of the Euro
pean war, Mr.. Kruger, who is more
than so years old, went to Germany
for his health. His repeated at
tempts since the declaration of Amer
lean belligerency, to return to this
country have been unsuccessful
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

The most important case was that
of a house recently purchased by a
Hungarian, Mrs. Theresa 10th, on
Waldorf avenue. The complaining
tenant, testified the rent had formerly
been $15, and through successive
raises had reached s22. When Mrs.
10th purchased the property on Aug.
Z she called on the tenants and told
them to lay in their coal and wood
for the winter, as she would not raise
the rents. Several tenants did so and
this month were notified the rent
would be $24 and later SIS. The
commission decided that S24 for the
rent was sufficient, and the landlady
must make the necessary repairs
The case of Henry Paetsch against
the jackson estate, was that of a
threatened raise of rent for five rooms
at 563 Stillman street, which formerly =
had rented for s22. The raise was to
be SIS, and testimony was taken on
the valuation OF the property expenses
and repairs The agent said the house
had had new plumbing installed but a
short time ago and that in view of
the raise in taxes and repairs, the
property had been loss of $42 last
wear. Decision was not rendered on
this case, but in view of the evidence
the raise will probably be allowed.
Sidney Smith, tenant, against Rob-
ert MantIer, who has store in the
.P. o. Arcade. testified he The
house had formerly been owned by
parties living in Illinois, and had only
been recently purchased by Mr. Mant-
Ter. The tenant claimed the sanitary
condition of the house is very poor
the roof leaked and spoiled all the
paper in two rooms and ruined a new
Iinoleum recently purchased by the
tenant. There are practically no i'm
proyements in the house. and the ten
Continued on page 2.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
DIvULGE SECRET
OF 1000 FOR |
TO The PUBLIC
Some Lucky Thrift Stamp
Buyer Will Get 81, 900 for
81 on September 81.
REWARD FOR THRIFT
CAMPAIGN STARTED
Mayor Wilson to Make the
Gift to the Person Select
ed to Get Award.

For the past week there has been
much conjecture as to the meaning
of the slogan 1000 for L. which has
been seen on every hand---in the
newspapers, on show windows, auto
mobiles, etc, etc, and more than a
thousand and one solutions to the
mysterious combination of figures
have been advanced. But the real
solution was not made public until
today when the local War Savings
Stamp Committee released to the
press an advertisement which ap-
pears on another page of this issue
Some lucky Thrift Stamp buyer is
going to be awarded $1,000 by Mayor
Clifford B. Wilson on the City Hall
green Saturday evening, Sept. 21, as
a reward for thrift. The plan con-
templates an extensive and intensive
campaign looking toward the attain
ment of Bridgeport's quota of War
Savings Stamp Sales and in order to
create every atom of fr1blic interest
and to capitalize every ounce of local
energy it was decided to adopt the
plan which has proven so successful
in many other cities throughout the
eountry-that of "a Reward For
Thrift Campaign"
The local War Savings Committee
have been working quietly for the
past week among the local merchants,
manufacturers, bankers and philan-
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN
FRANCE, italy, SIBERIA
Gen. March Reports That
1,45O,000 Have Been Al
ready Sent Abroad.
SAYS GERMANS HAVE
SURRENDERED LINES
American Prisoners Not
Singled Out for Mistreat-
ment in Germany.

Washington, Aug. 17-More
than 1,450.O00 American sol
diers have been embarked from
the United States, General
March, chief Of staff, said today.
This includes men sent to Italy
and Siberia, as we'll as to
France.
General March was talking to
newspaper correspondents in
his semi-weekly conference. He
said official reports through the
Spanish embassy give no evil
dence that American prisoners
in Germany are singled out for
mistreatment as has been re
ported. Very detailed reports
including the daily menus are
received and show the question
Of the treatment of prisoners
has largely become standard
lied.
discussing CI6 DdLlle SlIudC1OH IT
France, the chief of staff drew atten-
ton to the fact that the Germans now
have voluntarily surrendered portions
of their lines at four different places
He placed no construction of his own
on this but it was taken as an indi-
cation of an expected further with
drawal by the enemy. In a general
way, the lines generally are stabilized
on a front closely following 1916-1917
positions in Picardy and along the
Aisne-Vesle line to the south.
Speaking of the American program
General March said it is proposed tc
put 80 divisions into France by July
80, 1919, if it is possible to do so as
shown in the Senate military commit
tee report on the manpower bill.
General March announced that Ma
jor-General Henry NJ. Mccain, adju-
tant-general, as a reward for e.cient
work in that office. had been assigned
to command the Twelfth Division now
being organized at Camp Devens
Mass.
rigadier-General Peter C. Harris
will be made acting adjutant-general
He has been responsible for a great
Continued on Page ~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

Some of the most severe conflicts
occurred on August in the sector be-
tween Albert and the Amiens-Roye
road where the German air forces
were increasing considerably soon
after the opening of the allied often
sive. The air fighting resulted in ehe
destruction of 48 enemy machines
while II others We're driven down out
of control. Fifty British machines
did not return.
During the six succeeding days 1S5
enemy airplanes were destroyed and
SO driven out of control making Il
total of 339 German machines for the
week compared to 12S British air.
planes missing.
In the same period British bombing
squadrons continually attacked enemy
airdromes, railways and other military
objectives, dropping more than $50
tons of bombs and causing great dam
age. Low flying scout machines raked
the enemy's congested roads Of retreat
with machine gun fire.
A notable feature of the aerial op-
srations was the virtually continuous
night and day bombing of the enemy
bridges over the Somme. This great
ly hampered the supply and reinforce
mert of the German troops. The
weeks work also included a number OF
destructive raids into Germany.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
ORDNANCE co, IS
Ex0NERATED IN
SABOTAGE CASE
Investigation by Army In
telligence Officers Shows
Officials Not to Blame.

According to a statement issued by
the Army Intelligence Bureau this af-
ternoon, the investigation of Edward
Wainer, Arthur Ball and Albert
Broune, the three employees of the
Liberty Ordnance who were arrested
the early part Of the week by federal
agents charged with sabotage, is at
an end, and the Investigators find
that the men are involved in a very
serious manner. The Investigators
however, are emphatic in stating that
the officials of the Liberty Ordnance
are in no way to blame for the ac-
tions of the men.
The men it will be remembered
were placed under arrest by Frank
Cantillion, of the Army Intelligence
bureau and at the time all sorts of
wild rumors were spread regarding
the charges brought against them.
The only information the federal
men would give out about the case,
even at the present time, is to the
effect that the three accused men
are responsible for passing large
number of defective shells for use
by our army at the front.
Wainer was the first of the trio
to be arrested and from Information
which he gave the authorities when
he decided to talk, the other two were
arrested and it is thought that the
captures made by Frank Cantillion
constitute one of the most import
ant hauls made by the government
officials in a long while.
After the arrests rumors began to
fly. to the effect that the men were
not responsible for the passing of the
bad shells, but that they were pleas
ing someone higher up by doing so.
It was also said that the American
Can Co., which controls the Liberty
Ordnance Co. here, is not in favor
of the local plant and that the ex-
perts which were employed there
have been let go to be replaced by
cheaper men.
Frank Cantillion, was most en-
phatic in his denial of the above to-
day when seen about the trio now
under charges and said that the man.
agement of the plant was in no way
responsible for the actions of Wainer
Ball and Broune. He went further
Continued on Page p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
LOSES SAVINGS
OF 4 LIFE Time
FROM STOCKING
Mrs. Kate Whitney Reports
Loss of About $400 to Po-
lice This Morning.

Mrs. Kate Whitney Of 1911 State
street reported to the police today
that while she was on her way from
her home to the Bridgeport Hardware
company, where she is employed, she
lost $500 which constitutes her hfes
savings.
She has no idea of where she lost
the money but was certain she count
ed it this morning and put it in one
Of her stockings for safe keeping I'M
til she reached the bank to deposit it.
When she arrived at her place of
business she discovered that in some
unaccpuntable manner the money had
disappeared from her stocking and
she Immediately reported her loss to
the police.
Captain E. O. Cronan detailed one
of his men to make a thorough in
vestigatiDn, but up to a late hour
nothing could be discovered that
would give a clue to the missing bank
roll.
| Immediately after MRS. Whitney re-
| ported the loss Of her money, Fran
cisco Ciaffont of 56 Rockland street
reported he lost his pocketbook con-
tanning nearly 5000 in cash, a 800
Liberty Bond receipt, registration
cards, and a Remington Arms pass.
He has no idea of where he lost the
pocketbook, but was mainly concerned
about his registration cards.
He was directed to the office of AS
sistant Superintendent Charles H.
Suckley but on account of the alb
sence of Superintendent suckley, who
Is away sick, the case was taken by
Sergeant Watts, of the police military
squad, who advised Ciaffoni to report
his loss to Local Board Three. and
search his home well. Ciaffoni said
that he was willing to reward the
finder well If he could but get back
his papers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
HUN SUBMARINE
Gets STEAMSHIP
OFF HATT7ERAS
Tanker Mirlo Torpedoed
and Nine of Grew
Drowned.

Beaufort, N c., Aug. 1.-THE Brit
ish tank steamship Mirlo was tor
pedoed by German submarine off
Cape Hatteras last night. Nine mem
bers of her crew were drowned, ac-
cording to reports reaching here to-
day.
All the other members of the Mir
los crew were saved by coast guards
and have been brought safely to shore.
They said the torpedo struck the YES
sci amidships and that soon afterward
the cargo of gasoline exploded, set
ting fire to the ship and compelling
them to jump for their lives.
AS the Mirlo was torpedoed only a
few miles off shore, the crew from
coast guard station No. IT'S reached
the scene in a short time and picked
up the survivors. All except nine
men were accounted for. The sur
face of the sea for five miles around
was covered with burning gasoline.
1t is presumed that the Mirlo sank.
although reports received here did not
say so definitely.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

alysis of income tax returns.
In addition thousands of small con-
Germs in a great variety Of industrial
and commercial olassiflcations made
profits ranging from 100 to 5000 per
cent. above their normal profits for
pre-war years, which even then were
considered high.
Detailed information on the extent
of war prohteering has been given
congress recently in compliance with
a resolution requesting it and the
Federal trade commission is under
stood to have obtained considerable
information from the income reports
in preparation of its criticism Of the
meat packing industry.
In citing certain industry or COM
merce classihcations as containing the
largest percentage of proAteers, the
treasury has made 1t clear that not all
individual businesses in these groups
have gathered in swollen earnings.
This Is true particularly Of coal oper-
ators, some of whom made enormous
profits, often several hundred per
cent. higher than good earnings of
ly enough to pay justified dividends.
With few exceptions manufacturers
of clothing and shoes reported big
profits. This was true of most con-
Germs holding government contracts
many of which were let early in the
war when the government felt COM
PEELED to stimulate production Of the
vast quantities of supplies needed by
the army. Scores of income reports
from suit, shirt, underclothing and
shoe manufacturers showed earnings
of from 80 to 100 per cent. in invested
capital.
Lumber production, stimulated by
the sudden enormous demand from
operations, netted forest and saw
mill owners as we'll as distributors
profits several times above those of
normal years.
Oil producers made enormous prof
its, which they claimed justified by
the rapid depreciation of property
and the extra financial hazard of their
business.
Despite high cost of labor and 9TH
er factors entering into mining the
treasury analysis shows that very few
iron, copper or aluminium mines failed
to make tremendous profits for their
owners, under the government policy
of stimulating production. Produc.
ers of silver, gold, platinum and 9th
er precious metals profited to a less
extent.
CONTINUED on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

Paris Aug 17-(Havas)-The Germans are preparing to
the RoyeLassgny Noyon salient says the Echo de
Paris It is Indicated the paper adds that German pioneers and
laborers at work behind the German front lines
line
uvrna position in Roye is serious.
Not only the Allies mile and quarter west of the
town the roads leading toward Peronne Nesle and
Noyon under the fire of Allied guns.
In the region Roye French troops have made
the Loges wood and have reached the outskirts of
wood the east says the office statement today
There heavy artillery fighting west of Roye during
the night.
Northwest of Ribecour the French have repulsed two
strong German attacks
The enemy directed against the Monolthe and
Carnoy farms German raid northwest of Rheims failed
London Aug. 17-In Pcardy British troops have made ad
dona progress says Field Marshal Hag in his official state
today The British lines have been pushed eastward north
of the Amiens-Roye road and north of the Ancre
British troops have gained ground in the neighbor
Berqun at the Of the Lys salient the
official statement from Field Marshal Haig today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

1t is possible there will be no per-
sonal union of the crowns of Poland
and Austria, but the King of Poland
says the correspondent, who adds that
the discussion at German headquar-
ters had the following basis:
THE Germans demanded that Aus
tria send to the western front from
10 to Is divisions of picked troops,
confning themselves to the defensive
on the Italian front.
Emperor Charles and his advisers
made the counter demands that Ger
many make further declarations re-
garding Belgium, guaranteeing evacu-
alton, restoration and an indemnity,
make a powerful movement in the de-
rection of peace and that the Polish
question be solved in a manner favor
able to Austrian wishes.
The advisers of the Austrian EN-
peror, it is declared, emphasized that
the opposition of Austrian military
and public opinion of the transfer OF
troops to the western front was uni
versal. This opposition could only be
quiet if the government was assured
of Polish support, which could be OBJ
tanned by securing from Germany con-
cessions on the account of Poland
and if the public could be shown the
German government had been inf1u-
enced in the direction of another
strong effort to obtain peace. Short
of this, Austria would not send troop:
to the western front.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

(By The Associated Press)
Roye the central bastian Of the
German defense line from Peronne to
Noyon, which has withstood Allied
thrusts for nearly a week, is menaced
seriously by advancing French, Brit
ish and Canadian troops and its fall
would appear to be probability OF
the next few hours.
With the town in Allied hands tbs
southern end of the German line at
least undoubtedly would have to re-
tire. although the northern end,
through Chaulnes to Peronne, also
would be affected. The Allies now
are but a scant one and one-quarter
miles west of the town, while they are
pressing eastward in the north and in
the south.
Along a front of nearly nine miles
north and south of the Avre, which
flows through Roye, the Allies have
pushed back the enemy in stubborn
fighting. The most notable advance
was made on a front Of three miles in
the center by French and Canadian
troops who are now fighting on a