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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
LANSING
EXPOSED
CAILLI.A()X
~. S. Government
Charges Former Prem
ier of France Was In
Communication With
Berlin Through Motor
iOus Won LUxburg.

Paris, Jan. IS - The arrest
yesterday of former Premier
Caillaux was due principally to
a cablegran from Secretary
Lansing in Washington.
Secretary Lansing's cable.
gram said that the American
representative in Buenos Aires
had been able to establish that
EziHaux, during his visit to Ar
gentina in 1915, had been in
communication with the Berlin
foreign Office through Count
won LExburg, then German
minister to argentina, with
the object of concluding peace
with Germany at any price, so
as to permitsthe resumption of
business
It is understood that tS1is evidence
VIII be published in America. 1u1me-
dtately.
The Investigation of the Ialtancnn-
ne4inRS of former prem CaafauE. who
WAS errested yesterday, as.eajh by the
Hhat1n to have res11ited In the discoV-
Ely OF important military and po1iti-
GaKEapeCs in the safe of the bank in
H11Dence which SEas rented under the
ura4den name of Madame CaiIlaux
snd used by the former president
during his visit to Italy in December
1st6
AMONG the political papers found IN
The safe, the newspaper asserts, were
seyeraz Of notes in which M CaiIlaux
in the expectation OF gaining office as
rremier, drafted a cabinet, designated
q. genera1isStmo and sketched various
~-except1cnal' measures These meas
zres included the arrest of certain
politicians and generals, among whom
Premier Clemencean is said to have
been one, and the dismissal Of seyera.
Sf1cials.
In addition to these, Says the Matin
there EFere documents OF a military
character which by their very nature
seem to constitute the strongest evi
denec against M. Can1aux-
Washington, Ian. 15.-Secretar!
aansing today refused to affirm O
deny or comment on the Paris dis
patch. There seems to be no doubt
however, that some such dispatch i
contained in the captured Luxbur,
correspondence. Early today ther
svas no immediate prospect Of its be
ing given out for publication here-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
COLLAPSE
PLEADING
FOR COAL
Three Women Wilt At
ter Hours Battling
Against Crowd and
Storm in Line Waiting
for Chance to Get Fuel
Men Ousted.

Braving the early morning
hail, rain and snow storm,
more than 400 women literally
battled for front place in the
coal line at The Stratfield
building at 6 o'clock this morn
ing, and three collapsed under
the strain. After being revived
by doctors Of the Emergency
hospital and nurses at the Man
ufacturers' Liability Insurance
hospital, the women refused to
leave until they had been as
sured of getting orders for coal.
The first to collapse was Mrs A.
Barnin of 29O Putnam street. who
was given medical treatment and later
taken to her home in the Emergency
ambulance. She was weak from ex-
haustion, but pleaded breathlessly for
coal. The next was Mrs. Eberhard
| of 612 William street. She was treat
ed by a nurse and taken to her home
in private vehicle.
Another woman, whose name was
| not recorded, became hysterical and
fell in a faint. She was soon re-
vived, but steadfastly refused to
leave the line.
The police were compelled three
times forcibly to remove men from
! the line. In their eagerness to ger
orders these men, all foreigners
crowded, pushed and actually forced
women out and took their places.
| A most pathetic case was reported
today by Police Captain Rlansfeld
who investigated a request of Mrs
| Rupert of SO Cottage street, found
her son to be lying in the house in a
| dying condition and not a particle OF
| fuel to provide warmth. The case
was given immediate attention by the
| committee
A barber, who has been refused
an order several times, appeared in
line again today and was ordered out
| by Secretary William F. Sheehan
Kind words. proved of no avail and
he, too, was escorted from the build
ing by a policeman. He threatened
he would go out and steal coal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
2 RELIEF COAL
BARCES BOUND
FOR CITY sunk

T-yuo barge loads of coal, one being
anthracite, destined to give relief to
the hundreds of sufferers in this city
were sunk in the Sound off City Island
this morning in 26 feet of water. The
shipments were ASSIGNED to the
Berkshire lee & Coal Co. and started
out of New York harbor early in the
morning. Entering the Sound
through the narrow neck, they be-
came wedged in ice foes and were
crushed like paper boxes.
So another 81 hours has passeS
and the domestic situation is not re-
Heved Three barges of soft coal
arrived in the harbor today and were
assigned to the United Illuminating
Co., Connecticut Co. and Bridgeport
Gas Light Co. This was not sent
through government influence, but is
part of orders fled at the mines last
Nav
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
LATHAM RESIGNS JOB:
NEW LIBRARIAN FROM
BOSTON MAN CHOSEN

Calhoun Latham. for the last IL
years superintendent and librarian OF
the Bridgeport Public Library, has re-
signed his position, the resignation
having been presented December 81,
and to take effect January 81 Latham
does not state his reason for quitting
the post
Latham has been connected with the
library for more than II years and
during that time has done much to
forward it's usefulness to the peopls
Of Bridgeport He is a member Of
q we'll known Bridgeport family, and
news of his resignation will cause botn
surprise and regret.
Announcement of the resignation
and appointment of a successor, is
made by William T. Haviland. secre-
tary of the Library board. Henry NJ.
Sanborn, of Boston, who is a trained
librarian, has been selected to succeed
Latham, and it is expected he will
take charge at the beginning of Feb
ruary.
Secretary Haviland explained tha.
the board was reluctant to go out of
Bridgeport to find a successor to Lath-
am, but in view of the changes in
methods which are to be adopted, ths
] establishment of the branch libraries
I and other features which it is hoped
will make the library of more service
20 the people of the city, it was found
/ that no suitable librarian could be Sc
| cured here.
Sanborn was born in Quincy, Mass.
in 1879, was educated in the public
schools of that city and Manchester
N. H, Harvard, in Dartmouth col
lege 1902, and received the degree Of
NJ. A. from Yale in 1908. From 190:
to 1911 he taught at Dartmouth. Since
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15

Chairman Siemon wants people to
volunteer their surplus coal for dis
tribution by the committee. Any
person holding knowledge of hoard
ing is requested by Siemon to notify
the United States Fuel Administration.
Room 10, Strat1eld building. The
names of informers will be kept ser-
cret and all complaints will receive
proper attention.
The committee is driven to one
point-to get coal into the homes of
the sufferers. BY an order to the
retail dealers yesterday from Siemon,
no more , coal will be given to
churches, saloons, theaters, bowling
alleys, pool rooms or dance halls af-
ter their present supplies have been
exhausted.
Administrator Siemon hurled sharp
criticism at the pastors today for
their reluctancy in complying with the
governments orders. He said, 81
am Simply carrying out an order to
curtail church services, which came
from the State Council of Defense. 1
do no more than carry out orders
given to me by my superiors. 1t is
not for me to ask whether they are
right or wrong"
However, 1 am not going to hide
back of these orders, I am simply
going to say that 1 think the admin
istration was perfectly justified and 1
was glad to see it take such action in
reference to the churches.
Il cannot apprehend," Siemon went
on, where they are any different
Continued ON Page 81
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
LYON MARRIES
SUSAN COUSE IN
UNITED Church

A concise advertisement under the
head of marriages in the New
York Tribune of today contains news
of interest to many in this city. It
is the announcement of the marriage
at 2:3O Saturday afternoon, January
y, of William kellogg Lyon and
Susan Rossiter Couse. both of this
city. The ceremony was performed
at the United church by the pastor,
Rev William Horace Day.
The contracting parties are well
known here. Lyon being a grandson
OF the late H-Rord Lyon. He has
been retired from active business life
for some years now, but was at one
time connected with the Housatonic
road in an official capacity. He is a
brother of Mrs. Frank NJ. Wilson, Mrs.
G. d. Mills and Miss Josephine Lyon,
ell Of this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15

Another brn would put the quota
Of states on the basis OF available
men in the first class instead OF On
In determining on the registration
Of men who have become Il since
June S the war department has re-
jectel any plan to raise the age limits
to the draft to take in men over 81
Registration of men who have be-
come of age since the draft law was
enacted was recommended In the re-
cent report Of Provost MansflaI Cen
eral GTozEIleu as one of the means by
which a supply of men for the ma
tional army might DE assured without
taking those who might have others
dependent on them Tt could DE done
also, the provost marshal general
pointed out, by extending the age lin
it's above the present line OF 81. The
WAT department has adopted the first
suggestion It is estimated that it
will add-each year about 100000 men
to the draft aTaikabAeS-
Congressmen have been advised that
further legislation would be neces-
sary to perfect and carry on the draft
and the passage OF Senator Chamber
Iain's tdH with administration sup
port is expected promptly in both
houses
Another bi1l introduced by Senator
Chamberlain would provide a distfnc-
tive badge or button for exempted
men
| The bill changing the method o.
state quota is believed to provide {
4 more equitable system as It will ex
clude entirely enemy aliens from the
| basis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
PLAN TO enroll. !.
100000 every
Year IN ARMY
New Administration Bill Provides for Registration
of Those Who Attained Majority Since
June 5-Nationa1 Army Men to- Be
Employed in Raising Crops.

Washington, Jan 15-At the request Of the depart
ment today Chairman Chamberlain of the senate military
mittee introduced bill for the registration for military duty of
p years old since 1917 when
The draft law went into effect
Another bill which Senator Chamberlain introduced at the
request the administration would provide for fuOughng
tiona army for harvesting crops and other agricultural
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15

1911 he has been secretary of the In
diana Library association, served as a
librarian in Chicago 1913-1914, and di-
rector of library work in Indiana dur
ing the last four years.
He is expected to assume his duties
here about February 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15

Amsterdam, Jan. 15-The newspa-
per Les Nouvelles says that num-
ber of Allied aeroplanes last Thurs
day dropped a thousand copies of
resident Wilson's message to con-
gress on occupied areas in Belgium.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
IA. or C. FUND $4,000

The total of the Knights of Colum-
bus drive for $4,000 to provide COM
fort for the boys in the trenches
amounted to $20.2s7 at noon today.
the first half day of the campaign.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
The Want Columns

Classified advertising in
this newspaper is effective,
no matter what you may de-
sire to advertise, Try 1t once
and see.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
The Weather Report

Fair tonight and Wednes-
dayi colder tonight; shifting
gales, becoming northwest
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
Won HERTLING's SPEECH
Military Leaders Report German
Chancellor's Whine
Misleading.

Washington, Sept. ga strictly
military analysis of Chancellor Won
Hertling's peace suggestions in his
speech to. the Reichstag shows, ac-
cording to army officials, that it is in
tentionally misleading and was put
out for home consumption.
The military experts paid special
attention yesterday to that part OF
the peace feeler which leads the Ger
man people to believe that the status
of German affairs in Russia will en-
able Germany to withdraw troops
from Russia to the Western front.
They declare that the chancellor must
have had official news Of the progress
| of the drive in Macedonia and of the
British menace to the Turkish lines at
least in Palestine.
'Both of these developments" it
was declared by competent military
authority yesterday, "make it i'm
possible for Germany. to withdraw
any troops from Russia or her own
Eastern front if she is, not willing to
surrender Turkey, Bulgaria and Rus
sia to-. the entente allies" :.
1t is maintained by staff officers
that every soldier Germany can spare
must be sent. to-, the Balkans and that
already the ceaseless drive of the
serbians, French and English has
made such assistance too alate. !, I
Conjecture of officials here seems
to be that. Germany: must soon ,vban-
don Bulgaria and Turkey to their
fate. Turkey, it is believed, already
sees that there; are two yays of max
ing successful campaign. against the
Dardanelles and that one of them is
by the British army under General
Allenby.
Staff officers say that the drive
through Macedonia is the most i'm
portant development OF the last
year" of the war The only event
comparable with it is the capture OF
the st. Mihiel salient by the Ameri-
cars and French. The Serbians and
their allies already have cut the Bull,
garian army in two with the chances
Indicative that the divisions on the
right of the allied advance will have
to surrender.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
BOILER BLAST KILLS TWO
Firemen the Victims When Steam
Generators go up in Mine.

Greensburg, Pa, Sept. 26.-Wlthaa
crash that was heard for several
miles four large boilers at the Rillton
mine, of the Westmoreland Coal Co.,
near here, exploded Monday after
noon, killing two fremen, severely IN,
juring two others and endangering
the lives: of 2T5. miners at, work in
the shaft. Joe Petris was killed in
stantly, and Steve Stanton died in the
Westmoreland Hospital. Dominick
Drazitoste and santo Petris are in a
critical condition at the hospital,
The escaping steam from the four
boilers filled the air and the flying
debris damaged, the mouth Of. the
shaft. The. noise Of the: explosion
threw the miners into aspanic. After
the debris was cleared away cage
was lowered into the shaft and the
frightened miners were brought, to
the surface. None of them was in
jured. The cause of the explosion has
not been determined. 40
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
VICTORY STILL PROMISED
Admiralty Officer Declares Sinkings
Exceed Construction :

Amsterdam, Sept. 26.-How the
German people continue to be led to
ielieve that; the U=baats fare winning
The war for the <cea5falh powers is
shown by semi-ofIicial utterance by
Capt. Brunninghaus, Of the German
admiralty. staff, in which he is quoted
as saying: :
aThc U-boats are sinking more
cargo space than is being built, and
the allies needs are growing steadily
Despite all the defense measures OF
our opponents: ourag 4boat' weapon is
en- the increase. ~
The number Of U-boats a2tas!-lrl ln the the ser. scr
rice today is larger than at any perrioed peri 2
of the war. The navy maintains the
conviction that the U-boat was the
sole means of making tke allies see
reason. =
"We must keep the belief in the ef-
fectiveness of this weapon alive
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
KING GEORGES
CONGRATULATIONS


AS was stated Monday in the ia
zette, Mrs. George W. Petit, of Slo
South Fairfax street, has received
letter from her son, George E. Pettit,
who is now Somewhere in France.
He enclosed a message from King
George of England to the American
bows when they arrived ''over there"
which is as follows:
Windsor Castle.
Soldiers of the United States:
The people of the British Isles well
come You on your way to take your
stand beside the armies of many ma
tions now fighting in the old world
the great battle for human freedom.
The Allies will gain new heart and
spirit in your company.
; + wish I could shake the hand
each one of you and bid you God
speed IN your. mission:
Anril. 1918. George R. !.
The above is a fac-simile, of the
original written by the hand Of the
King.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
AssAIL;ANT LYNCHED.
Georgia Negro Accused of Attack
g.. ing 3-Year-Old Girl.

Waycross, Ca, Sept. 26.-Bandy
Reeves, II, negro, charged with as
saulting 3-year-old white girl lsnear
Blackshear, was taken from the ar
resting officers, who were bringing
him to Waycross and lynched early
Yesterday. The body was found hang
inr to tree on the Waycross-Blaek-
shear road near the railroad shops.
Reeves was captured by posse
late Wednesday and was brought to
Waycross for safekeeping, However,
just as the party reached the entrance
to the Ware county Jail second au-
tomobile, containing, Blackshear peo-
pie, it is said, rushed up. The pris-
oner was taken from the first party
and returned t. Blackshear, where he
! was placed in Jail. A mob stormed
the Blackshear Jail early yesterda!
morning and took the prisoner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
/. DANCE By ENGINEERS
Given at War Camp Hall-Largely
Attended.

The best hotel in the country could
boast Of no better menu than was
served to the members and guests OF
Company l, 2nd Engineers framing
Regiment from Camp Humphreys last
night at w. C. C. S. Hall. BY actual
count there were 17s plates, and the
menu was prepared and served en-
tirely by men from this company. The
dance hall and dining room had been
beautifully decorated for the occasion
by the men. Dancing was lndulgea
in the early part of the evening, the
dinner being servd at 10 o'clock. Inc
only disappointing feature of the
evening was the failure OF the
orchestra to arrive from the camp,
but the managemnt was equal to the
occasion, and secured the service OF
Miss Katherie Waller and Miss Eve
lyn Howard, who played the piano
for the dances so accptably that the
disappointment was soon forgotten.
The following committees were IN
charge:
Second Lieut.. Walter F. Gates, Sec
ond Lieut.. Lucius C. E. Tate, Second
Lieut.. Edwin w. Price.
Reception Committee-Capt. Leon
ard P. Daniel, Second Lieut.. Bishop
Moorehead, Second Lieut.. Walter Z.
Rowland, First Sergt. George K.
Sherwood, Corporal Oliver W. Viss-
cher.
Chaperones-Mrs. T. c. Howard,
Mrs. John Leadbeater, Mrs. S. +.
Moore, Mrs. George Buddin.
The elegance of the menu was due
to the efficient ability of Sergeant
E. C. Ericon, Mess Steward of the
company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
/ WILL VISIT scene OF GRfIMAlHf, eGfRflIMAlf |,
Rubin Will go to Place Where Eva
Roy Met Her Death.

Ben. Rubin, who says he killed Eva
Roy, will be taken to the scene of
her death struggle in the woods near
Burke Station, Fairfax county, Va,
today.
Prior to his making the trip, how
ever, grand jury called yesterday
by Judge Brent will consider the evi-
dence of Rubin's statement that he
choked tn girl to death.
The grand jury for this term OF
court had been dismissed, and it was
necessary to issue special call.
Assistant Commonwealth Attorney
Wilson I. Farr put Rubin through an
other gruelling cross-examination yes
terday afternoon. Rubin maintained
throughout that he and no one else is
responsible for the death OF the a.
year-old Virginia girl.
Shortly after his arrival in the jail
at Fairfax Court House, Rubin made
numerous threats to fellow-prisoners.
He exhibited bravado in keeping
with his conduct throughout the pro-
cedings since his arrest, but when
the night jailer arrived he received
nothing from Rubin more than a silly.
grin, he said.
When he is. taken to the scene OF
the crime today, it is exected he will
either clear up much of his tstimony
which does not jibe with the facts'in
the case or will prove conclusively
that for some mysterious reason he is
trying to 'sool" the authorities into
believing he committeA the heinous
crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
REASONS FOR FAILURE
Won Wrisberg Tells Why Huns Were
Forced to Assume Defensive

Amsterdam, Sept. 26.-Gen. vor
Wrisberg addressed the main com,
m:ttee of the reichstag on behalf OF
the minister of war. He explained
according to telegram from Ber.
lin, that the failure of the German
offensive on the western front was
Que to the failure of the German
army to surprise the entente allies
and the necessity of assuming the
defensive on the arrival of the Eng
Iish home army in the theater G
war; to the employment of coloreo
troops and to the intervention Of
Americans divisions. Referring te
the entente allied attack on the Marine
salient Gen. Van Wrisberg said, the
withdrawal of the German troops was
recessacy for "strategical reasons anc
and was completely successful"
"Thus the first offensive of the
enemy" he added, drought him ;
tactical success, but considered in the
light of his great strategical aims
it can be regarded as not having
succeeded"
The withdrawal to the .Hindenour'
line, the general said, was due to
"lack of we'll CONSOLIDATED positions.
Speaking of the American victor!
il. the st. Mihiel section, Gen vo'
Wrisberg said:
at lies. in the. nature of the case
that, we as the defenders lost CON
siderable number of guns and pris'
oners. We can, however, with as
surance calculate that the enemy OBJ.
tanned his successes on the first day
Of the attack by surprise and witt
small losses, but for the rest he suf'
fered the heaviest losses.
s""The. American armies. should no
terrify US. We shall also settle with
them"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
WANT WOMEN FOR NES's WORE \

The United States Employment ser.
vice is anxious that women here take
up real war work such as women women m n.
other big cities have done. They point
cut that if such work is taken up by.
the women it will be an incentive 70
others to do likewise and help whip
the Hun.
Representatives of this branch OF the
service are anxious that a number o., OF
women of this city start the ball roll-
ing by taking jobs nov held by men
as has been done in other cities. 8
Information may be. had of Mrs.
Howard or Mr.. Warder in U. ). EN-
ployment Office, second hoor' post
office building.