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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07

"The homes must be provided. for, 4
declared Siemon today, land the COM
mittee is going to see that it is done.
This committee" he continued, has
the power to take coal from the fac
tories for use in the homes and we're
going to do it unless we get ship
ments."
During the last few days the local
administrator has been reluctant to
reveal the true aspect of the coal
shortage but makes known today that
the situation is worse than ever. In
his statement Siemon said: 'The soft
coal situation is so bad that a bunch
of manufacturers must shut down
next week. They can't get away from
it he went on, because nothing is
coming in and we have nothing to
give them"
Siemon appeals to manufacturers
to close their plants on Saturday and
not open until Wednesday morning.
He said: Some of them will have to
close anyway and they might as well
stay closed over the holidays, be-
cause in the meantime some relief
might arrive" Furthermore Siemon
asks manufacturers to close whether
or not they have been exempted from
closing on Monday.
The amount of GOAL in the city for
domestic consumption is less than LOCO
tons or 500 tons under the city's nor
NAL supply for one day. No ship
ments have been received during the
last 4S hours and the administrator
has no promises. The committee finds
it useless to send kilograms to Wash
ington and after trying all day yester-
day to get telephone communication
with E. B. Noyes, anthracite distrlo-
utor at Washington, Administrator
Siemon took up the task again today.
The waterways are frozen solid and
there is not the least chance OF get
ting barge shipments. Scores OF car
loads of coal of all sorts passes
through the city over the rails, but
during the last 72 hours only nine car
loads of hard coal have been dropped
off here.
Unless Immediate relief arrives TO-
the domestic situation Administrator
Siemon declares emphatically that the
committee will take soft coal from tbs
factories to burn in the homes. The
citv of Hartford is taking coal from
the factories" said Siemon, and as
far as I can see it is the only thing
left for US to do"
The Administrator lays stress on tbs
rulings of National Administrator Gar
field TO the effect that factories mus
observe Lincoln's birthday, Tuesday
regardless of the Monday shutdown
This order applies also to exempted
factories, whose custom it is to observe
legal holidays.
TIE committee issues on the aver
age of 700 orders for quarter tons eacl
day. After II o'clock today all ap
plicants were turned away. The dis
tribution is being affected as rapidly
possible, but deliveries are six or sevel
days behind According to complaint
received by the committees secretary
William F. Sheehan, sickness is on tn
increase.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
NEAR DEATH AS
RESULT OF Gas
ASPHYxIATION

Cornelius Duggan, so years old, of
2, S03 Fairfield avenue, lies at the point
of death in st. Vincents hospital as
a result of being overcome by gas
while he slept. Early this morning
gas fumes were discovered by the in
mates of the house to be issuing from
the apartment occupied by Duggan.
The door of his room was broken
open. Gas was found to be flowing
from a gas heater and the man I'M
conscious.
A call was Immediately turned in to
the Emergency Hospital and DR..
ATanki, arriving with the ambulance,
rushed Duggan to the hospital where
he now wavers between life and
death.@
Duggan came to Bridgeport about
two weeks ago from Hartford to work
as a moulder in Billiards. shop. He
has a wife and four children in Hart
ford with which the hospital author
tiles are trying to get into communi-
cation.
DR.. Aranki said that the man has a
slim chance for life as he had been
breathing the fumes from the gas
stove for a long time before he was
discovered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
F.j.1HOMAS
A|RMAN ON
TUSCAN|A
Fred J. Thomas, a Mem
Der of 158th Aerial
Squadron, May
Be Lost.

Relatives here are anxiously
awaiting news Of Fred J. Thorn
as, a Bridgeport soldier, attach
ed to the 158th aero squadron
which was aboard the troop
ship Tuscania, torpedoed yes
terday off the coast of Ireland.
His sister, Mrs. Fred E. Man
ming, has received no word of
Thomas fate.
Eagerly scanning every scrap Of
news that is made public by the war
department Mrs. Manning, residing at
2,754 Main street, is bravely bearing
up under the shock she has suffered
when she received the first news that
the giant steamer had been sent to
the bottom.
Fred Thomas has just passed his
twenty-third birthday when he joined
the aerial forces of Uncle Sam. Up to
that time he always made his home
with his sister. He was employed by
the Remington Arms Co. up to No
vember 20 of last year when he en-
listed He was seft to Fort Slocum
and from there to the Aviation Train
ing Camp in Texas. He was then at
tached to the 15Sth Aerial Squadron
stationed in Louisiana from which
point he appears to have been under
orders for the front.
Before entering the employ of the
Remington Arms Co. he was employ
ed by the Locomobile Co. He was a
prominent member of the Y. M. c. A
Samuel Thomas, father of the young
airman, is prominent resident of
| Chelsea, Mass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
Judge Scott
Passes AWAY
At Danbury
Native of Bridgeport, Long
I'll, Dies At Age Of 81
Years.

Danbury, Feb. Howard B. Scott,
former judge of the Common Pleas
Court, died here today. He was Ct
years old and had been in failing
health for two years. He retired
from the bench several months ago
after he had been stricken with par
alysis.
Much sorrow was expressed among
the members of the legal profession
at the county court house today at
the news of the death of Judge Scott
Judge Scott retired last September,
having been named a state referee.
Judge Scott was born in Bridgeport,
August %, 1851, but lived in Ridge
field for a number of years. He was
graduated from Amherst College = in
1874, and took up the study of law in
the offices of Brewster & Tweeedy in
Danbury, being admitted to the bar in
1878. For a period of u years pre-
vious to 1907 he was judge of the City
Court of Danbury. He never mar
ried.
In 1907, at the promotion of Judge
Howard J. Curtis to the Superior Court
bench Judge Scott was named as
judge of the Common Pleas Court,
civil side, and retained that position
until last year, when failing health
compelled him to relinquish his du-
ties At the last session of the Gen
eral Assembly the civil and criminal
Common Pleas Courts were combined,
Judge John R. Booth and Judge John
J. Walsh being named as judges, and
Judge Scott was appointed a referee.
Appropriate action upon the death
of Judge Scott will be taken by the
Fairfield County Bar Association.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
BRITISH SAILORS HEROIC IN
EFFORTS TO SAVE LIVES
OF U-B0AT'S VICTIMS
FRESH CHALLENGE
FOR CIVILIZATION
DECLARES BAKER

Washington, Feb. 7-Secretary
of War Baker issued the follow
ing statement today on the sink
ing of the Tuscania and the loss
of the lives of American soldiers:
''The sinking of the Tuscania
brings us face to face with the
losses of war in it's most relentless
form. 1t is a fresh challenge to
the civilized world by an adver-
sary who has refined but made
more deadly the stealth of the saw
age in warfare. We must win
this war and we will win this war.
Losses like this unite the country
in sympathy with the families of
thOsd who have suffered loss;
they also unite us to make more
determined our purpose to press
on
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
TURK, REVENGEFUL,
WOULD JOIN ARMY

Revengeful for the deaths of his
father, mother, two brothers and a
sister, slain by the Turks in Armenia,
Edward Soghomonian, keeper of a
lodging house at SIS Water steeet, has
waived his right to be exempted from
military service with the National
Army and is today eager to get lover
there
He has been examined and accepted
for regular service. When asked by a
Times reporter if he would claim ex-
emption Sohomonian said today: you
bet your life not. 1 want to get a
crack at those Turks" With pathos
in his voice he explained that his kin
has been slaughtered in cold blood
and besides himself, only one brother
escaped, he finding refuge in Russia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
NEW RAISE
In PRICES
OF COAL
Fuel Administration Allows
Increase on Plea of Mine
Operators.

Washington, Feb. Two more
increases of 40 cents ton in the
price of bituminous coal at the
mine have been authorized by the
Fuel Administration on showing
of operators that they were
working at loss.
One increase is for all mines in
the upper Potomac field which
includes Maryland and the coun-
ties of Mineral, Grant, Tucker and
the eastern and southeastern part
of Preston county, West Virginia.
1t is effective as of Feb. j.
The other affects Mingo county
and parts of Wayne, and Nc
Dowell counties, West Virginia,
and Buchanan county. in Vir-
ginia. 1t became effective today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
CHANNEL
SHIP TORPEDOED

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. IA dispatch to
Reuters from London, dated Feb. 6,
saws announcement of the sinking by
the Germans of a channel passenger
ship bound for a French port was
made in the house of commons by
H. J. MacNamara, under secretary of
the admiralty, who said that of a crew
of 30 military and rs naval passen-
gers aboard the vessel, IA and 1S, re-
spectively, were lost.
The under secretary also said tn,
captain was the only survivor ofs 25
persons aboard a steamer from Ire
land for Liverpool which also car
ried 400 head of cattle and 200 sheep.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
BRITISH LOSE Is
VESSELS IN WEEK

London, Feb. THE official sum-
mary from the admiralty reporting
the loss of Is British merchantmen
sunk by mine or submarine in the last
week follows:
Arrivals. 2,339; sailings, 1873.
British merchantmen of more than
1900 tons sunk by mine or subma-
rine, 10.
British merchantmen of less than
1900 tons sunk by mine or submarine,
5.
Fishing vessels sunk. a.
Merchantmen unsuccessfully attack
ed, 13.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
CALL BOHEMIANS
TO CONFERENCE

Amsterdam, Feb. All German
Bohemian deputies in the Austrian
parliament, a Vienna telegram says,
have been called to Berlin for a con-
ference next week. The conference
will attempt to get their standpoint
regarding the establishment of Ger
man Bohemian province.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07

The Tuscania remained af1oat for
two hours after being torpedoed.
The condition of some of the sur
vivors of the Tuscania was pitiable.
Many had cast aside all their clothing
and had been swimming about for two
hours before being rescued.
The war department issued the fol-
lowing statement:
British authorities have wired in
structions to their commands in
Scotland and Ireland to afford our
troops from Tuscania every possible
assistance and to furnish them with
clothing requirements. officers have
been dispatched from Liverpool and
Glasgow and London to points in Ire.
land, where survivors now are, and
they will wire names Immediately
American consul at Belfast reports
Continued on Page %
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
STATE SCHOOLS
MAY Be CLOSED
FOR ONE WEEK

Hartford, Feb. 7-As result of the
desperate coal situation in Connect
cut Thomas W. Russell, federal fuel
administrator for the state, issued to-
day an appeal to the school authori-
ties of cities and towns in Connecti-
cut which have a population of more
than 5000 according to the 1910 CEN
sus to close the school houses in their
communities all next week as a coal
conservation measure.
In making this appeal Mr.. Russell
said he was doing it in the hope that
the response would be such that it
would not be necessary for him to is
sue a formal order prohibiting the
use of fuel to heat. schools in those
cities and towns from Feb. II to 16,
inclusive.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
FINN COMMANDER
LOSES IN BATTLE

London, Feb THE Finnish Red
guard have surrounded Tammerfors
and have defeated Gen. Mannerheim,
commander of the government forces
in Finland, according to dispatch
from the Russian official news agen-
cy. Gen. Mannerheim's forces are
said to be in retreat with the Red
guard in pursuit.
Gen. Mannerheim and his White
guard are retiring toward the gulf q
Bothnia. Tammerfors was defended
by 10000 government troops. The
losses on both sides were heavy. The
fighting is said to have begun early
Monday morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
INK FROZEN, SHE
PENCILS APPEAL
TO FUEL BOARD

If the Fuel Committee decides to
give prizes for the most convincing
appeals for coal, the first prize without
a doubt would be awarded to Mrs. C.
E. Taylor, of 256 Pixlee place.
Mrs. Taylor, contrary to, the com
mittee's rules, sent in request for an
order by mail and after explaining her
case, she added this postscript:
This letter is written in pencil. The
ink is frozen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
SIEM0N CUTS OFF
COAL DELIv cry
TO FACTORIES
Orders Dealers to Stop Issuance of Hard or Soft
Coal to Plants Here Until Next Wednesday
--Believes Step Will Relieve Do
M mestc Situation.

In drastic attempt to provide comfort in the hundreds
Bridgeport homes without fuel Administrator Carl F.
emon threatens to close industries by sezng soft coal for
domestic use afternoon he issued order all
dealers prohibiting the issuance of hard soft coal any
factory tomorrow morning and next Wednesday, The
administrator determined get relief for the sufferers
in the homes regardless of its effect industry
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
NEW FIREMEN SLATED.

The Board of Fire Commissioners
held a secret session after its regular
meeting in it's office in. the Court Ex-
change building last night and it is
hinted today that the slate of new ap-
pointees was decided.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07

There is an American bark Nor
mandy, of 543 tons, owned in Bangor,
Me A British bark Normandy of
1,O2S tons, formerly owned in New
York, left gulf port on August 80 for
Buenos Aires.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
Stricken Transport Remains Aaoat Two Hours
After Being Torpedoed- Soldiers Cast Away
Clothing and Swim in Icy Water Until
Rescued By Crews of Conveys.
LATE BULLETIN

LONDON, FEB. THREE MEN FROM THE
TUSCANIA DIED FROM EXPOSURE IN ONE
BOAT.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
AMERICAN BARK
REPORTED LOST

Buenos Aires, Feb. I'm shipping
circles here it is believed that the
American bark Normandy has been
lost while on a voyage from the
United States. She left an American
port last August with coal for Buenos
Aires. but has not been reported since.
Captains of vessels recently arrived
here say they did not see the Nor
mandy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
The Want Columns

Classified advertising in
this newspaper is effective,
no matter what you may de-
sire to advertise. Try it once
and see.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-07
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vi
cinity: Partly cloudy and
slightly colder tonight and
Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-01
The Circus at coyviIIe.

The little town of Coyviile was very excited. Just think of it." said ht- tie Robert Harris. jumping up and down to show his feelings, "a circus is coming. Oh! what fun!"
 But his friend only looked at him, smilingly, and said. I'm not going to that circus. Pm going to buy a Thrift Stamp with my quarter" Say, Bob bic. did you go to the lecture last night?" ne added.
 "No," answered Robbie, "did you ?'
 Yes. ard I'm sure if you had you would buy a Thrift Stamp with your money. He told .all the exciting and perilous things cur soldiers do and how Uncle Sam needed our help, how heys, girls and everyone could helr him. He said the best way for us was to buy Thrift Stamps. so I'm go- ing to-"
 What were some of the things he said,' asked Robbie, getting interested too.
 After his friend had told some oi them Bobtie said. Let's go and gel all the fellows to buy Thrift Stamps instead of going to the circus. Boobies friend agreed and off they went
 When circus day came at last al went to see the parade, but not one stayed to the circus. Instead one an6 all were won by their patriotic leaders and Bought Thrift Stamps
 MYKTICE WEAVER, Age il.
 Bradford.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-01
The Blessed Passnort.

In some countries there is a law that obliges every male citizen to serve in the army for a time. This is the law in parts of South America.
 A young man who had lived there the greater part of his life was called on for this duty. He refused to serve, as ne claimed to be a Frenchman
 As he could not speak his native language, he was not believed He was about to be thrown into prison when he asked the French consul to protect him.
 Have you any papers to show when and where you were baptized?" in quired that gentleman.
 Mo-" answered the young man. q am sorry to say I have not"
 Can ycu bring your father or your mother here?" asked the consul, "so that I may satisfy myself?"
 "Ah, my dear sir said the young man, they are both dead"
 He had an honest face and spoke as if he were telling the truth.
 The consul did not know what to do.
 For a while he was silent. Then he asked: 'Is there nothing you can re- member in French-some hymn OF prayer? Come, think minute and see if you cannot remember something" :"
 The poor fellows face lighted up. "Yes!" he exclaimed. There is somethingi" Clasping his hands over
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-01
The Little Sheep.

There once lived beautiful princess who was driven away from her home.
 She wandered on and on. At last she came to a big forest. In dis tance she saw a hut. She ran to it. About this time it was growing dark, so she went in. In one room was a table and some chairs; on the table were many good things to eat. She sat down and ate until she was full. Then she got up and looked for bed. She found one, and a very pretty one, just like the one she had at home. She got undressed and went to sleep.
 It was 3 o'clock next morning when she got up. Her dress was all dirty, so she looked for new one and found a closet full.
 About 5 o'clock someone rapped at the door. Come in," she said, and in walked d little sheep.
 May I have something to eat?" it said.
 The princess had never heard a sheep talk, so she said Yes"
 This happened every night for a month. At the end of that time shs sheep asked the princess to marry him.
 She said Yes" and went to bed.
 The next morning no hut was there but a castle was there in its place.
 The princess waited until o'clock and no sheep came, but in it's place came a beautiful prince.
 The princess and prince were mar ried and won back their land from the bad men who changed him into 3 sheep.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-01
Norwich
A Trick in Magic.

Dear Uncle Jed:-Today as the weather is damp, feel lonesome, so thought I might write you this game.
 How to place water in a glass up- side down.
 Procure a plate, a tumbler, and a small piece of tissue or silver paper. Set the plate on a table and pour water into it up to the first rim. After very slightly crumple up the paper, and place it in the glass, then set it on fire. When it is burned out, or rather just as the flame disappears, turn the glass quickly upside down into the water. Astonishing! the water rushes with great violence into the glass. Now you are satisfied that the water can be placed in a drinking glass upside down. Hold the glass firm, and the plate also. You can now reverse the position of the plate and glass and thus convience the most skepticaI of the truth of your excel lent experiment Instead of burning paper, a little brandy or spirits of wine can be ignited in the giass-the experiment is cleaner.
 FLORENCE BOUTHILLIER, Age 12 Brooklyn.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-01
EIsie's Trick nn HsIsn.

Dear Uncle Jed:-I am telling a story which teaches lesson in order to interest the Wide -Awakes.
 One day girl named Elsie went to see her friend Helen who lived right near her house.
 When Helen saw Elsie, she said: Well Elsie, I am glad to see you, come out in the yard and play"
 No, said Elsie, I did not come to play, l came to tell you something You know my black cat Nigey, well, she went into your flower garden and broke all your best flowers, dug holes in the earth, and what shall I do to her?
 Well, about my flower garden, you will have to buy seeds and make me a new one; and you'll have to smooth the earth, and you must give your cat severe punishment, by whipping her so that she will be sick for two weeks.
 "Oh, no! I won't whip my cat fol two dollars. I am not going to spend my money for seeds, and I am not going to dirty my hands smoothing your earth, and I tell you, you should not play such a trick as that again ROSE WIENER,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-01
A surnrise.

Dear Uncle Jed: One day my broth CT, my sister. and I were busy pull ing out the weeds from the potatoes. We were all hurrying to see who could pull the most weeds.
 While I pulled up a tall weed I no ticed something cHnging to it. I look ed at it and discovered that it was a nest with four speckled eggs. Then looked up to see if I could spy their owner. I glanced in every direction and I saw the mother bird hopping along between two rows of potatoes. Sc put the nest back into it's place and went on with my work, always think ing of the nest.
 When we were all through weedine I called the others and they were surprised to see nest under pota- to plant.
 Every day for quite while I went to see if the birds were matched. Al last I saw four little heads peeping out from in under the potato and cry ing for food. After that whenever went to see them I always brought them something to eat. They were growing very fast and their mother taught them how to fly.
 One day when I went to see the birds I was very sorry for they hat flown away and left an empty nest hope that another bird will lay some eggs in it and sit on them so they'l hatch. for do love birds. SOPHIE GASKA. ,TeWett City.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-01
Jewett City.
HeIninn to Win the War.

Dear Uncle Jed: I received my Thrift Stamp" and you cannot imagine how pleased I was to get it. Being so pleased I am going to try again for book will tell you how Uneasyille boys and girls are helping.
 Most everyone in helping Uncle Sam to win this war by buying Thrift Stamps, Liberty Bonds, etc But that is not the only way we can help, for we can help in several ways.
 Most all of the boys and girls sign ed pledges before school closed that if it was possible they would have a garden and those who were to have a garden had a book sent to them in order to keep a record of the hours they worked each day and the cost. If by fall, when school begins again, everything is in perfect order in these books they are to receive cer- tifieate signed by the governor.
 Some took pig raising. But there were some girls who could not have gardens, so instead they joined the canning club and if by the time can ming time is over they have canned a certain number of pounds they receiv- ed button for their credit.
 I think this is a very nice way to help. The girls also help by doing Red Cross work.
 GERTRUDE MARSH.