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]. H. BLACK BADLY HURT
IN SNOWPLOW ACCIDENT

Bellows Falls. March 13.-The street rail-
way has not been able to open its road
between here and Saxtons River which
has beeen closed since the storm Of Sun
day. until to-day. Yesterday. while the
snow plow was operating near Barber
Park and travelling at a smart rate the
plow caught in a guard rail and stopped
the car very suddenly. Those aboard were
Superintendent w. J. Sanford j. D. Dun.
bar. J. II. Black and John Stone, all EN-.
ployes. Mr.. Black was thrown violently
against the side of the plow and suffered
broken nose, lacerated face and dislo-
Gated jaw and was taken to tho Rocking
ham hospital. Mr.. Sanford had a cut on
the face.
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BRATTLEBORO WOMAN
DIES AT AGE OF 90

Brattleboro. March 13,-Mrs. Elizabeth
fMiller, willard, aged 49, died to-day at
her home on High street of complications.
dino m old age She was native OF
This town. the widow of Nelson Willard
who was n West Dummerston farmer,
and mad lived here since her husbands
death, 2s years ago. Eleven children were
horn m MIR. and Mrs. Willard. all of whom
are living.
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RellOws Falls Rifle Club.

Bellows Falls. March lathe Bel
lows Falls Rife club VIII hold Its an
nual meeting and election OF officers
-, tne state army Friday evening. This
-, ..s over 100 members. 1t has an
,nSoor rife range In the basement of
.ha ormory which is newly built and
an outdoor range at Barber park. High
sohoo, boys 16 or more years old are
,',,.,.d this year to join the club and be-
cone experts in handling the rifle.
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$25, 900 SUBSCRIBED
FOR WAR CHEST FUND

Brattleboro. March 13.-The war chest
drive to secure $4,000 this week was half
over to-night and 1t Is estimated that
S25OOO has been pledged The committee
consisting of l.. l.. Durham. w. l.. Hunt
and ii. C. Rice is confident that tho
entire amount will be pledged by Satur-
day night.
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113 NAVAL RESERVISTS
HAVE EXCITING TIME
Their Steamer Run AgrOund-MeI
Landed by Breechex Buoy.


Landed by Breechex Buoy.
An Atlantic Port. March 13.-Thirty ma
val reservists of a party of III had an ex-
citing adventure to-day when they were
landed by meaans of the breeches buoy
from the Merchants & Miners Transpor-
tation compaany's steamer Kershaw,
which had pushed her nose in between two
sand bars and struck on the coast near
here during heavy fog. The other 81 re-
servists and two women and two chill
dren. who comprised the passenger list
were taken off the steamer by tugs and
patrol boats.
The Kershaw. with a crew of about 40
men sticking to their posts. was still hard
in the sand tonight and had about seven
feet of water in her hold. The sea was
calm and the vessel was in no immediate
danger. The hope was expressed that
after the leaks in her bottom had been
stopped the vessel could be pulled OF with
the high tide tomorrow morning.
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EFFORT TO CONSOLIDATE
CITY HEADS FAILS

Montpelier. March 13.-At the meeting
OF the city council. held tonight, an
effort was made by Aldermen G. d. Pit
kin and s. NJ. Mills to consolidate some
Of the heads of departments IN order to
save money An effort was made to
consolidate the overseer with water com
missioner. then the water, sewer and
street commissioners. but after a lengthy
debate G. b. Roberts was elected street
commissioner. j. j. Chimney water and
sewer commissioner, and +. G. Flackey
kverseer.
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Engine Leaves the Rails.

White River Junction. March bat
about II O'Clock this morning the engine
of freight train over the Passumpsic
road left the rails at about a mile above
the Junction passenger station and just
above the yard The passenger train
due at the Junction at les was held up
and delayed until afternoon. Many of its
male passengers left the detained train
and hiked 1t into the village.
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FUEL COMMITTEES MAKE
THEIR REPORTS SLOWLY

Montpelier, March 13.-The reports from
the local fuel committees relative to the
amount of coal in the State and what
was supplied to the patrons of the dealers
during the present winter are being for
warded to the State fuel administrators
office. These reports must be sent to the
office of the federal commissioner by
March Is. Some of the committees are
slow In making their returns, which
should have been filed Tuesday
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HEADS CIVIC COMMITTEE
Judge r. c. Mower Of Burlington.
Chnirman-To Install Red Cross
County Chapters.

Montpelier, March 13.-An executive
meeting of the Vermont branch Of the
Red Cross was held this evening N. N.
Atwood Of st. Albans was elected to the
board in place of ]. E. Maun, resigned.
f. c. Mower of Burlington was elected
chairman of the civic relations commit
tee that has charge of the dependents Of
soldiers.
1t was voted to change the policy in
Vermont by installing county chapters
instead of the plan now used. The new
plan will conform to that used in other
States
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SECOND ARMY DRAFT
IN UNITED STATES
TO BEGIN MARCH 29


7irst Order Is for Mobilization of 95 900 Men Dur
ing Five-Day Period Beginning on Day
Specified-Of These 10000 Will Be Men of
First Draft Not Yet Summoned into Service
100000 Men Will Be Called to the Colors
Gradually During the Year to Fill Existing
Divisions Care Will Be Taken to Avoid In
reference with Harvesting
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COW MORE THAN
DOES HER BIT
California Holstein Produces
918.6 Lbs. of Milk in Z Days
Worlds Record.

Sacramento. Cal. March 13.--A WORLDS s
record production of 1856 pounds OF mix
was made in the seven days ended last
night by Raphaella Johnna Aaggie ILL.,
a registered Holstein owned by the Napa
State hospital. according to statement
to-day by owen Duffy. business manager
of the hospital. The best previous record
was 9021 pounds of milk in seven days,
made by Riverside Sadie De Koll Burke.
owned in Woodland, Cal.
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18 MERCHANT MEN
SENT TO BOTTOM
Weeks Losses to British Ship
ping by German Submarine
and Mine.

London, March 13.-The admiralty re-
ports the loss by mine or submarine of
eighteen British merchantmen in the past
week and one fishing vessel. OF these
fifteen were 1,600 tons or over, and three
under that tonnage.
The arrivals at ports in the United
Kingdom number 2,o46; sailings 2.o6o. Mer-
chantmen unsuccessfully attacked, eight. .
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TEXAS WILL BE NEARLY
"DRY" ON APRIL Is
Prohibition Zones Created by State
within 10 Miles Of Army Camps.

Austin, Tex. March 13.-Texas will
practically become a dry State April Is
as result of the bill passed by the
Legislature in special session yesterday.
creating dry zones of all territory within
ten miles of army camps Not only will
the saloons be closed, hut residents in the
zones are prohibited from importing liquor
for any purposes except sacramental.
scientific. medical or mechanical. Trans
portation companies are forbidden carry
ing liquor into such zones.
The law will close saloons In Galveston.
Forth Worth. San Antonio. Houston. El
Paso. Wichita Falls, Orange. Beaumont.
Eagle Pass. Del Rio. Brownsville. Laredo
and smaller places. Austin. Waco and
Dallas are already dry.
Statewide prohibition bill is practi-
cally sure of passage at this special ses-
sion and will become effective about
June "a.
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cADY WOUNDED IN FRANCE

Middlebury March 13.-Word has been
received that Howard Cady. son of the
Rev. Gilbert Cady OF Chazy n. Y,
former resident of this place, had been
wounded In France. Young Cady is re-
ported to have lost one eye and to have
been seriously wounded otherwise. lie Is
now In hospital there.
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ARMY DEATH STATISTICS.

Washington. March 13.-Deaths among
the troops in the United States regu-
lar army. National Guard and national
army totalled l56 during the week ending
March 8. an increase of three over the
preceding week. Seventy one of the
deaths We're from pneumonia. The regu-
lar army had the highest total OF deaths.
with 60 the national army had 81 and
tho National Guard a..
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Odessa. the most important seaport of
southern Russia, and the fourth city of
Russia in population, was founded by
catherine II in 1894. Its population num-
bers about 100000, nearly one-third of
whom are Jews. Normally there were
several thousand German residents.
among many other important institutions
i contains the imperial new Russian
University founded in 1865.
Odessa is the largest shipping point of
Russia. Its situation near the great
waterways Of the Dnieper and the Dniester
makes it the natural outlet for the ex
ports Of the southwestern provinces.
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FIRST OF THEIR KIND.

Buenos Aires, March 13.-Two young
women have just been graduated from
the National University here as civil en-
gineers. being the first women to take this
degree in Argentina and they are said to
be the first in South America. They are
Senorita Elisa b. Bachofen and Senorita
Aida MaradOna.
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For the third time in as many weeks
IS British merchantmen have been
destroyed through mine or submarine. In
the previous week twelve of the vessels
were 1000 tons or over and six under that
tonnage. while in the preceding week four
teen of the vessels were of more than 1,6O0
tons.
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VT. GETTYSBURG VETERAN DIES.

Rutland. March 13.-John p. Crowley.
who was with Company A. 18th
Vermont volunteer regiment in the
End Vermont brigade at the Battle of
Gettysburg. died at his home yester-
day after long illness. age IS years.
Although he was born in Ireland, Rut-
land had been his home since he was
fve years old. He was section fore
man on the Rutland railroad for a long
period. He was past commander Of
Roberts Post, q. A. r., of this CITY.
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EVENING CALIFORNIAN
ENTERS THE FIELD
Vermont's Newest Newspaper Makes
Its First Appearance.

st. Johnsbury. March 13.-The evening
Caledonian made it's first appearance TO-
day under the ownership and management
of William Dudley Pelley. 1t Will be
six-page paper and the local held Is
in charge of Arthur +. Stone. former
editor of the weekly Caledonian.
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Is AMERICANS SAFE.

Stockholm. March l3.-American Consul
Thornweii Haynes. who fed from Hell
singfors with Il American residents in
that city, II now at Bjoerneborg, Fin
land, according to message reaching
Minister Morris.
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6ERMAN TROOPS
NOW At ODESSA
Ceut6ns Have Access to Vast
Stores of Wheat to Feed
Hungry People.
4 STEP TOWARD THE EAST.
Russian Congress- OF SOvicts POstpones
Meeting until To-day--Americnns
sim Bothering Germans.

Berlin via London, March 10. British
admiralty per wireless press.)--German
troops have entered Odessa. This official
announcement was made tonight
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
'CROSSLEY'S CASE
is ASSIGNED FOR
TRIAL ON FRIDAY

]. Harry Crossley of this city, for
mer real estate and insurance man, will
be placed On trial in the Superior
court Friday upon assignment made
by Judge J. H. Webb. Judge Webb
also assigned Attorney W. w. Bent to
defend Crossley, the. latter saying he
has no funds with which to pay coun-
sci.
Public Defender R. G. DeForest told
the court he believes he is disqualified
from acting in this case because he is
counsel for several who have COM
menced litigation against Crossley
Crossley told the court he had ex-
pected Judge E. K. Nicholson to de-
fend him, but Judge Nicholson is in
Canada. and does not expect to return
before the end of the court term. He
also said Judge Carl Foster had de-
clined to appear for him.
Another case of considerable inter-
est has been assigned for next Tues
day, that of the state against Edith
Ranger, Charles N. Wexler and R. H.
G. Cunningham, accused of conspiracy
to utter a fraudulent will to obtain
possession of the estate of Henry W.
Ranger, deceased. Wexler has been
disbarred in proceedings before Judge
| W. M. Maltbie in connection with his
part in the case.
Eugen Gordon of Stratford, was
sentenced to one year in Jail by Judge
J. H. Webb in the Superior court yes
terday on a plea of guilty to a serious
assault upon his minor stepdaughter.
In the case of Walter Dorsey of STRAIT
ford, accused of serious assault upon
Mary Barber, a nolle was entered.
! Pleading by his wife reduced the
| probable sentence of Richard F. Lopez
of this city to one year on his plea OF
guilty to a charge of bigamy. Mrs
Lopez asked for leniency. Lopez, q
taxi driver, told her he was working
nights when as a fact he was living il
another part of the city with Anr
Purcell whom he represented as his
wife.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
MARTIAL Law IN
BOHEMIAN TOWNS
IS PROCLAIMED

London, May-Martia1 law has been
proclaimed in Bohemia and in con-
sequence of popular excuses many
persons have been imprisoned, says
a dispatch from Berne, quoting the
Slovenski Parod.
Outbreaks have occurred in Pilsen,
Nachod and other towns. The vast
estates of Prince F'urstenburg, a close
friend of the German emperor, have
been plundered and the buildings on
them have been burned.
DR.. Won Seydler, the Austrian pre-
rnier, it is added, has summoned the
Czech deputy, Stanek, to discuss the
situation Deputy Stanek has de-
clined and has warned the premier
against policy of violence in Bo-
hemia, fearing evidently that the in
discriminate hangings and shootings
in Galicia at the beginning of the war
are to be repeated in Bohemia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
LACK OF SUPPORT
is DISAPPOINTING
TO Sim FEINERS

Dublin, May 22-The events of the
support to the Sim Feiners as they
expected from the more moderate
Irish parties. Indeed, there are indi-
cations that the fued between the
Sim Fem and the Nationalist has
only grown more bitter.
To sum up the attitude of the two
factions, it may be said that the Ma
tionalists believe in constitutional
methods of settling the Irish question,
while the Sim Fein demands revoIu-
ton, and the Nationalist feel that the
Sim Feiners by their revolutionary
tactics are spelling Ireland's best
chance for a satisfactory settlement.
If the Sim Feiners expect that the
arrests of their leaders would draw
the Nationalists over to the Sim Fein
side they were evidently destined to
experience serious disappointment.
John Dillon. as leader of the National
lists, carefully pointed out in his inter-
view with the Associated Press yes
terday that he maintains absolute
hostility to the Sim Fein, while indi-
cations that the Nationalist party is
preparing to repudiate in the most
emphatic spirit the revolutionary
spirit of the Sim Fein may be found
in an editorial in the Evening TeIe-
graph, which is the official organ of
the Nationalist party.
''If the Sim Fein leaders, says the
newspaper "are guilty of the crime
of allowing Ireland to be made a
pawn in the game of the Prussian
| junkers, they will be repudiated and
denounced by Nationalist Ireland
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
CORDIALLY Will
LOOK after PARK
TENNIS GROUNDS

Fred CORDIALLY has been appointed
by the Board of Recreation to look
after the tennis and baseball supplies
at the Seaside grounds. All teams
wishing to use any of the seven dia-
monds will receive the bases, which
are held by Mr.. CORDIALLY, upon ap-
plication.
John P. Fox has been granted the
concession to sell cigars, candies and
soft drinks at the park during the
coming season, which formally will be
opened May 80, when the new bath
house will be thrown open to the
public. In previous years Philip
Mitchell, who looked after the cara
of the old bathhouse, had the conces-
sion as part compensation for his
work, but with the erection of the
new place, his position was done away
with. Capt. Braun will be in charge
of the new bathhouse.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
CELEBRATION FOR
Men LEAVING FOR
CAMP ON FRIDAY

Complete arrangements for a fare
well demonstration that will be long
remembered have been made by the
officials of the draft boards of the
city, and when the young men of
Bridgeport who leave for Camp Upton
on Friday afternoon, they will have
gone through and participated in the
first celebration of its kind since the
first contingent left Bridgeport away
back when the city was giving cele-
brations on every occasion.
The Wheeler & Wilson band will
lead the parade to leave the State
Armory at 1890 O'Clock according to
the latest plans. Boards 1, 3, 4 and
6 will assemble at the armory while
the men leaving from Board will
assemble at the Boys club, and Board
5 men will meet at Franklin school.
The men from the last 1.-TWO named
boards will then march to the ar
mory from which. place the parade
will be started.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
Chain LETTERS
NOT APPROVED
BY DEPARTMENT

In an official bulletin from the
treasury department, an article deal
ing with the chain letter idea" is dis
cussed and which the department off,
cially has discouraged. The chain
idea was used to some extent in this
city and persons are warned that the
National War Savings Stamp commit
tee wishes it understood that they
were not the instigators of the plan.
Appended is the story in the official
bulletin in part:
Chain letters which in the past have
been used to get funds for worthy
and some unworthy purposes have
been started by some enthusiastic
workers for the sale of War Savings
Stamps.
The Treasury Department has Off
cial1y disapproved their use and the
National War Savings Stamp COM
mittee is known that it was not the
instigator of the plan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
Advocate Early
Closing of Stores

All retail stores In Bridgeport ex-
cept cigar and drug stores may close
at p. m, if suggestions made by the
Bridgeport Business Mems associa-
toni asst night, arec arried out. This
was one of the chief topics of discus
sion at last nights meeting of the as
ISOLATION, but no definite action was
taken. 1t was also mentioned at last
nights session that there are about
200 different lines of business in this
city, and that none of these are CLASH
fed or divided into zones. If this
were done it is believed that each
business would be better prepared to
handle it's individual problems as they
arise. The extension of credit to new
corners in Bridgeport was also dis
cussed at some length. AS a whole,
the Business Mems association does
not favor the granting of too much
credit to new men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
F|REMEN'S RED
CROSS RALLY AT
ARMORY TONIGHT

The entertainment to be held in the
State armory this evening under the
auspices of the Firemen's team of
Division ''B'' for the benefit of the
Red Cross campaign, promises to be
one of the greatest ever staged in this
city. No admission is to be charged,
but collections will be made for the
fund. Several veterans of the present
war have consented to be present and
tell the audience first hand informa-
tion of what they know is taking
place on the other side and they will
also relate some of their own per-
sonal experiences.
Captain e. Whitwel1 of the British
Air forces will tell about the subma-
rine and mine sweeping services in
the North Sea.
Sergeant Thomas J. Reilly and Pri-
vate William J. O'Neil, two of the
soldiers that have been with Pershing
in France, for some time, will de-
scribe gas, machine gun, artillery and
rifle fire.
Lieutenant Vincent de Wierbecki, of
the French army, who but recently
came to the United States after serv-
ing a long time in the trenches, will
tell some interesting things of doings
cover there" Sergeant Joseph Kearns
of the Canadian Infantry, who has
served three years in the Ypres Sec
tor will also be on hand.
Miss Randall of the Red Cross girls
of Division ''B'' will act as head usher
and will supervise the work of the
other girls who will be assisted by
the fre1nen, in the duties. The fire.
men paraded at noon, to remind
Bridgeport people of the coming cell
| ebration under their auspices.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22

Morris Rabinowitz, Familiarity
known among the sporting fraternity
of Bridgeport as Young Stamford"
and the "rn bet you hundred, KID
will leave Bridgeport, Friday morn
ing to don the uniform of Uncle Sam
at Camp Upton, Yaphank, L. I.
Morris came to this country IS
years ago from Russia and has been
in the newspaper game practically
ever since. He is now a member
of the circulation staff of the Bridge
port Times, and is the holder of
many records in Bridgeport, Stamford
and other cities and towns in Con-
necticut for boosting circulation Of
both daily and weekly newspapers
It will be remembered that Morris
was the victim of tetanus some years
ago and his case was so serious and
of such complicated nature that it
attracted the attention of surgeons
and specialists all over the country
He was such a favorite with many
of the wealthy people in Stamford
that they paid all expenses of hos
pitfalls and surgeons who finally sue
ceeded in saving his life.
AS leader of the newsboys he
earned not alone the respect of the
younger ones, but also the respect
and admiration of the business people
of this city. His familiar Leather
lung" voice on the principal corners
of the city will be missed and from
now on he will use his wonderful
powers as a cheer leader and roote1
to encourage his comrades in thei1
dash cover the top"
Last night large number of news
paper attaches and many of the old
er newsboys gathered together an6
gave him a little send off party. He
was presented with a watch, kit bas
and many other articles which viii
come in handy, both while he is If
camp training and while he is il
France or anywhere he will be sta
toned with his regiment
His home at 126 Andover street
will be the scene of another farewell
party tonight and the big service flas
is all ready to hang over the doc
when he leaves Friday. His mothe
is i'll in Norwich and he is going Their
Thursday night to say goodbye.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
LAID HELPLESS
ON SEAPLANE

With the British Army in France,
Tuesday, May 21-(By the Associated
Press)-To lay helpless on his sea-
plane in the North Sea for seven
hours with a broken leg before he
was picked up was the experience of
an American aviator attached to the
British forces. The aviator, who
comes from New York state, was
operating seap&ane off the Belgian
coast He was brought down by hos
tile fire and his machine fell into the
sea. After seven hours he was res
cued and is now recovering in hos
pita1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
WILSON APPOINTS
STEVENSON TO BE
Chief OF STAFF

Capt. Henry c. Stevenson has been
appointed district adjutant, chief of
staff, by Colonel Clifford B. Wilson,
grand marshal of the Memorial Day
parade. Captain Stevenson will prob
ably attend the meeting of the Me-
mortal Day committee in the Common
Council chamber this evening at
which time the arrangement for the
formation of the parade will be gone
over.
1t is expected that at tonight's
melting the Minute Women will have
a report on the progress made by that
organization in arrangement for the
celebration.