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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
Capt. George Freeland of Westville Listed
 Among Missing. 12O APPEAR IN
 OFFICIAL LIST Three Killed in Action and 3 Are Reported Dead of Wounds.

Washington, May 15 - The casualty list today contained 120 names, divided as follows |:
 Killed in action, 8; died of wounds, 8; died of accident, 1; died of disease, 5; died of other causes, ; wounded severely, 6; wounded slightly, IS; wounded, 8; missing in action 39.
 Officers named included Capt. Clar- ence F. Jobson, Chicago, and Leuts. King Alexander, Chambersburg, Pa Clarence M. Archer, Saratoga, N. Y.; Robbins L. Conn, New York; John N. Dickerson, San Francisco, and George Howard, Rosendale, N. T., wounded slightly; and Capt. George c. Free land, Westville, Conn.,, missing in ac- ton.
 The list follows:
 Killed in action-Corp. Patrick Far rell, Edgewater, N. J.; Privates Harry J. Clarke, Stronghurst, H.; Joseph Dilley, Thomsonville, Mich.
 Died of wounds-Privates Thomas W. Cole, Springvale, Me; Charles Conklin, Grand Haven, Mich; James Cromie, Brookline, Mass.
 Died of disease-Corp. Robert Car rol Muller, Dickinson, Tex; Private: John Duhig, care Courtney, New York city; Stanford M. Grant, Brooklyn Chester Maciejewski, Berlin, Wis Patrick L. Morahan, New York.
 Died of accident-Cadet Stuar' Freeman, Portland, Ore.
 Missing in action-Capt. George c Freeland, Westville, Conn; Lieut. James F. Crawford, Warsaw, N. r.; Corporals Thomas r. Barry, New Haven; Jack Bathgate, Orange, Conn. Harold A. Bergman, New Haven Gustaf E. Carlson, 175 Pearl street Middletown, Conn; Fred w. Chitty New Haven; James F. Coleman, New Haven; Arthur F. Johnson, 75 Eas
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
THREE RECRUITS
 ENLIST IN NAVY

Three recruits for the United States Naval Reserve force left the navy re- cruiting station in Cannon street this morning for New Haven, where they will be enlisted as second class sea- men. The men who left are Walter Kasthoski, 21, of 21 Gregory street; Otis A. Kinney, 21, of III Poplar street and Dennis J Driscoll, 24, of 1892 North avenue. Men are still needed for the Naval Reserve force, and the navy recruiting office in Con- non street will accept all eligible men who apply for eniistment,a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
LUCEY HOME ON
 SHORT FURLOUGH

Martin Lucey, former secretary to the Board of Charities, and now a member of Twenty first Co.,, Sixth Battalion, One Hundred and Fifty second Depot Brigade, at Camp Cp- ton, L. l., came back to Bridgeport on 36 hours leave of absence today and was one of the busiest men in town shaking hands with his friends.
 Martin, has lost the aldermanic waist line and now sports a stream line model, which he says is due to the fact that he gets up at five in the morning and works until nine at night after which he has nothing to do until the following five a. m.
 Martin, is itching to be on the move in the direction of France, and says that the boys in his outfit are all eager to receive sailing orders.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
GERMAN WOMEN
 REGISTER SOON

Registration of German enemy alien females who are 14 years or more of age will be started within a few weeks. In. towns of less than 5000 population thls work will be done by the postmaster. In the larger cities and towns the registration will probably be effected by the same agency as. was the male registration. The exact date for the registration will be fixed by Attorney General Gregory
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15

Morris Kelman, of POS Marion street, was arrested immediately after the accident and is being held at the Second precinct charged with reck- legs driving. Accordig to witnesses he was driving his loaded jitney going north on Pembroke street at a rate of 30 miles ap hour when he crashed into a jitney operated by Harry Bo linski, of 55 Drew street, who was driving west on Putnam street at about six miles an hour.
 The two machines came together on the corner of the two thorough fares with a crash that could be heard for blocks and immediately ex- cited residents began to hurry to the aid of the passengers who were
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
TAKE 3 TO HOSPITAL
 AFTER JITNEY SMASH
WOMAN AND MAN REPORTED AS SERIOUSLY HURT FOLLOWING COLLISION OF TWO MACHINES FOUR WERE INJURED
 SLIGHTLY.

Mrs Mary Buchino 37 of 3O7 Nichols street. and George Gaarney 6 of 433 Kosuth street, at the Bridgeport hos ptal seriously injured and Harry Cunf 58 of 6S Maiden Herbert A. John 36 of 7 Wallace street. West Haven Veronica Carson 2 of 37O Trumbu road suffering from minor injuries result of collision between two t neys the of Pembroke and Putnam streets few m nutes before seven o'clock this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15

Today Captain E. o. Cronan, chief of the Bridgeport detective bureau, took all the joy out of the lives of the sleuths by declaring that the girl merely came to Bridgeport to meet her fiance, Theodore Cone, of 779 La fayette street, but finding upon her arrival that Gone had been drafted she went to the hotel and later se- cured work at the Arms plant.
 According to the evidence secured in the case by Captain Cronan and his men, Cone returned to Bridgeport and the pair started sort of premature
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15

honeymoon at the Lafayette street address.
 In order to explode the foolish ru- mors regarding the fact that Linda Van Dusen was a spy Capt. Cronan had the pair taken into custody and when Cone was arraigned in court today on a technical charge he was questioned by the court as to whether he would join the army. He promptly replied that he would and showed consider able eagerness to please in that re- spect.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
GIRL GUEST AT HOTEL
 THOUGHT TO BE A SPY
WORKED AS INSPECTOR AT REMINGTON ARMS ON FINDING HER SWEETHEART DRAFTED
 BECAUSE SHE LIVED IN HOTEL
 SHE WAS SUSPECTED.

Owing the fact that Linda Dusen of Cobleskil New York; lived the Hotel Srafeld while she worked at the Rem ington plant inspector wld spread to the effect that she German spy with the result that the tire machinery of both federal and local investigating bureaus has been working at high pressure for the past two weeks in an to get he goods her.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15

thrown in all directions.
 Someone rang for the Emergency hospital ambulance and it was on the scene promptly. After a nasty ex- animation of the injured Dr. F. E.. Gavlas, decided that five of the in- jured should be removed to the Bridgeport hospital for treatment and observation. When the surgeons at the hospital gave the injured a further examination it was decided that only two of them should be de- tained for observation and it is said that both are in a somewhat danger ous condition.
 The three others suffering from cuts and lacerations coupled with shock were allowed to proceed to their homes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
NO AIR SERVICE MAIL.

No mail to be delivered by the special aerial mail service between New York and Washington has been received as yet in the Bridgeport post office
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
GEORGE OSBORNE INDUCTED.

George Osborne of 1924 East Main street, has been inducted into army service by Draft Board and he will leave this city on May IT for Camp Humphrey, Va. He will be assigned as a stone crusher operator.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
PRESIDENT IN LETTER
 PROTESTS WAR PROBE
PASSAGE OF CHAMBERLAIN BILL CALLING FOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION WOULD BE VOTE OF WANT OF CONFIDENCE
 IN GOVERNMENT

Washington May l5n letter today to Senator Martin Virginia Democratic leader in the senate President Wilson said he would regard passage of the Chamberlain resolution calling for investigation of aircraft and other war activities direct vote of want of confidence in the admnlstraon attempt by congress to take conduct of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15

end to proposals that it be made.
 It was believed that the presidents attitude was due to the forms in which Senator Chamberlain of Ore gon. chairman of the senate military committee, introduced the resolution. The resolution authorized and di-
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15

The president informed Senator Martin that he had no objection, to the most searching inquiry into the aircraft situation. but that he deemed inadvisable at this time any investi- gation of the conduct of the war. At the last session of congress his op- position to such investigation put an
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15
The Weather Report

New Haven, May 15-For Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday; slight ly cooler tonight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-15

III effort to get the goods on her.
The Press., 1918-08-01
LIVED LONG IN WILD STATE
AIredaIe Dog for Several Years Main taIned Wild Predatory State ln
 the Yellowstone Park.

An instance of a dogs return to the savage state of his wolf ancestry came to light in February in the Yel- lOwstone National park when Scout Anderson's report of a trip into the Buffalo Fork country contained, under the heading of predatory animals killed, a mention of one mountain lion, one bobcat, four coyotes and an Are dale dog.
 This dog, which probably wandered into the park from some farm or set clement a few miles over the border, has been living in the Yellowstone in wild state for several years. Whether or not he fraterniZed with his cousins the wolves and the coyotes can not be known certainly. No doubt he lived as they live, at the expense of young and weaker deer and elk, and smaller prey. Probably he lived alone, against all animal kind as they were against him. There are weIl-authentl- cated instances of dogs thus returning to savage nature. It speaks well for his tenacity and strength that, alone of his kind in a country where all kinds of wild animals live still their natural lives, he survived. He may have been a dog of good pedigree.
 Anyway, the dog had been seen at intervals for several years and was officially classed among the animals which, alone of all YellOwstOne's ani- mals, are sought and killed because destructive of the harmless animaSa which make of this national park the best-pOpulated wild-animal preserve in the world.
The Press., 1918-08-01
DIFFER OVER ORIGIN OF DOG
Whether All Kinds Had Common Ancestor Has Long Been a Mat
 ter of Dispute.

The ancestry of the dog has been the occasion of much controversy, ac- cording to Leo s. Crandall's book, "Pets." Many naturalists have con- sidered that 1t is descended from single ancestor, such as the common wolf of Europe. Darwin, however, leans toward the theory of multiple origin, and advances much convincing proof in support of his belief. It is widely known that many savage tribes have dogs. which appear to be simply half-tamed representatives of the par ticular wild dOglike animals inhabiting the same regions.
 The dogs of the American plains In- dians closely resemble the small prai- rie wolf, or coyote; the husky of the north country is plainly not far re- moved from the gray wolf; the Ger man sheep dog and the Samoyede are strikingly wOlflike in appearance. Whether our present dogs are the re- suit of crossing these many simple derivatives of wolves and jackals among themselves, or whether there was an original ancestral dog, now eX- tinct, with which the blood of other species has become mingled, we have not yet been able to determine, though so many primOrdial animal remains have come to light.
 According to St. George Mivart, the dingO is the only wild dog still exist ing which meets the requirements Of an ancestor of our modern breeds. This species is found throughout Aus tralia and fossil bones which have been found show Its presence there from very early times.
The Press., 1918-08-01
MoLLUsKs MAKE GOOD SOUP
Thrown Up on Florida Beaches by the Waves They Are Collected and
 Sold to Hotels.

Along the Florida beaches a very common and familiar kind of rock is wholly composed of the shells of a small species of mOllusk, oval in shape and half an inch long. It is called "coQuina," and is hard on the feet If one walks over 1t without shoes.
 In beds below the line of low tide are mOllusks of the same kind, alive. Their bivalve shells are pink, blue and of other cOlOrs, quite brilliant, so that in places the beaches are beautiful to the eye, great numbers of them being thrown up by the waves along the shore.
 Under such circumstances they soon die, of course, leaving their pretty shells to adOrn the strand. But there are always plenty of live ones at the waters edge, and these are gathered in quantity at some of the winter re- sorts by boys who collect them with rakes and carry them in baskets to the hotels for sale.
 They are used for soup, being pressed to a pulp in order to extract their juice. The latter, strained and heated. affords a very delicious table beverage known as "coQuina broth" It is particularly recommended for in- valids and persons with weak diges- tiOn.
The Press., 1918-08-01
ASHFORD
WamkfNrd

Mrs. Marina Huntington of Chaplin is visiting relatives here.
 Pastor Collins is of on s vacation, and there will be no services for two Sundays.
 Mrs. Clarence Barlow and two children are spending the week at Sayin Rock, where Mrs. Barlow has 8 brother, George Eastman, in business.
 Andrew c. Smith, 79 years old, life long resident of Ashford, died last week and was buried here in his family lot last Friday. His funeral was held at the Baptist church. Rev. P. s. Collins offici- ated. He leaves one son, George, and his wife who live here.
 There will be an auction at H. P. Ami don's farm, on Westford Hill, Wednes- day, August l4th, at 10 a. m. Various farming implements, wagons. harness, household goods, live stock and an ''old reliable" Ford touring car, 1914, in good condition, are offered for sale.
 WarrenVille
 Rev. B. c. Bugbee went to Boston on Thursday.
 Walter Copeland is working for the atrical company in Boston.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. c. Brown are home again after & visit in Ashaway, k. l.
 Edward Reynolds of Pennsylvania has been at his home here for few days.
 Mrs. Elizabeth A. Rossiter of New York has come to her summer home here for the season.
 Mir. and Mrs. David Mathewson re- turned Wednesday from an outing of several days at Savin Rock.
 Hay makers here have been busy the past week. E. l.. James, R. H. Wright and others are well along with their hay ing.
 Raymond Baker went to Michigan last week and helped to bring back an alIot- ment of autos for Leonard Bros of Will limantic.
The Press., 1918-08-01
BLIND MAN ENJOYS FLIGHT
Appreciated the Thrill Of Intricate Aerial ManeuVerS Performed by
 Experienced Pilot.

Thomas D. Schall, the blind con- gPessman from the Tenth Minnesota district, made flights with Col. Charles Lee of the British royal flying corps in Washington recently. It was the first time he had been up in an air plane.
 Congressman Schall was not satis- fled with the plain ''jOy ride" Colonel Lee had given him. When they re- turned to earth after circling over the city at an altitude of about two thou sand feet, the blind representative asked for more thrills.
 "Fine! Fine!" he exclaimed, as the machine came to halt. "But, Colonel Lee, If you wouldn't think me a null sance, I would like to go back up and turn Over."
 The biplane was wheeled into posi- tion again, and of 1t shot on a trip of real sensations. Climbing rapidly to about two thousand feet. Colonel Lee started the machine into a series of dips and dives, spiralS and other aerial antics calculated to make ones hair stand on edge. To complete the thrills, the airplape was made to roll over sideways and then drop into a beauti- full nose spin.
 The passengers sightless eyes were blinking with delight when his wife ran onto the field to assist him from the machine.
The Press., 1918-08-01
Duty That Lies Near.

If only it could be impressed upon each and every one of us that we must do our duty, whatever that duty may be and wherever it may be. just as we'll as we possibly can, what tre- mendOus thing it would be.
 It has been said that if the American people would save just 10 per cent of what they have formerly spent the war would be won and victory would be assured. The girl in the home can do tremendous part in the winning of this war-she can save in many ways, she can work in many ways and she does not have to have any special tal- ent for 1t either.
 Character and industry, these are the things that count, these are what make life really worth the living.
The Press., 1918-08-01
FAIL TO GES MANIZE HOLLAND
Dutch chara~A0.' Has Successfully Re- sisted All Efforts Made by It's
 Powerful NeiQhbor.

That Germany cOVetS Holland is no diplomatic or other secret. Everybody Knows it. Considering the Dutch char acter and pride in national independ- ence which they have manifested ever since the Dutch language assumed final shape as evidence of distinct national ity, it has seemed best to the HOhen. ZOllerns to proceed by peaceful means, among which none Is more patent than interm;1riage among influential fam flies. And especially there Is desired marriages of German princes and princeSseS into the House of Orange, which for some centuries, either as stockholders or kings, has been the gov erning head of tine Dutch state.
 There has been great success in se- curing German marriages. The mother of Queen Wilhelmina was a German princess and her husband is a German prince.
 But, while there has been success in securing German husbands or wives for the House of Orange. the assimila- tiOn has been from. German into Dutch and not from Dutch into German. We recall no German prince or princess who has married into the House of Orange who has not turned out to be as loyal Dutchman or DutchwOman as the most ardent HOllander could de- sire, observes the San Francisco ChrOn- icle.
 The fact is that the sturdy Dutch character persists from generation to generation and forms one of the most distinctive types of the human species. This is not because the German rulers have not constantly tried to mold 1t over, but because they have failed to do so.
 And the modern Germans are impatient that they have dallied so long with peaceful means and are for taking by force what they cannot get otherwise.
The Press., 1918-08-01
FELT THAT HE NEEDED "PEP"
Little Fellow Simply Had to Spend q Nickel of the Dime tn His
 Possession.

Frank GrOninger, attorney, has a pink-cheeked, .tOw-headed youngster, whose name to every one who knows OverflOwing spirits. He is a thinker, too, this small Jack.
 It was he, who some years ago Che has now attained the mature age of eight years), after gravely meditating on the phenomenon that ensued when things were planted in the grOund-i. e., that duplicates of the thing planted accOmmOdatingly took root and grew up out of the grOund-was discovered in the yard by his mother, carefully batting and skipping down a pile of wet mud with his small spade.
 What are you doing Jack; planting sOmPthing?" Jacks evident reluctance to disclose the nature of his agricul- tural activities aroused his mothers suspicion. Grasping one of the minia- ture garden tools at Jacks feet she dug vigorously into the wet mud. A glint caught her eye, and in mortified silence she scraped the mud from her jeWeled gold watch.
 But, IT Jack d1dnt succeed in grow ing nice little timepieces, that small boy could hear tick undisturbedly, he has kept right on being active. Hence, his mothers surprise the other day at a reply of his.
 Jacks father, before leaving for his office, gave Jack a dime. Afterward Jacks mother seeing the coin in his O61 fsI Lo away and save it.
 70 mother" Jack exclaimed insin- uatingly, 'I simply got to spend a nickel of 1t to give me some 'pep."- Indianapolis News.
The Press., 1918-08-01
TEDDY" FAILED TO MAKE HIT
Roosevelt Tells of Amusing Experience of Ills Youthful Days in the
 Cattle Country.

In the Oldtime cattle country and in the backwOOds nobody was supposed to think of any necessary work as de grading. Abiding to Oldstyle Ameri- can conditions in a recent issue of the American, Theodore Roosevelt narrates his experiences as a shoe black. He says, reminiscently:
 "I remember that once. when there was Hull in outdoor work, I en- deavOred to be useful in and around the house. 1 fed the pigs; and On an idle morning I blacked all the boots. Ordinarily our boots did not need blacking-mOst of them were not that kind. On this occasion l started, with an enthusiasm that Outran my judg ment, to black the dress boots of every one of both sexes. l coated them with a thick, dull paste; only a few knobs became shiny; and the paste came off freely on what it touched. AS a result I temporarily lost not merely the re- spect but even the affection of all the other inmates of the house.
 However, l did not lose caste be- cause had blacked the boots. lost caste because I had blacked them bad ly. But was allowed to continue feed ing the pigs. The pigs were not so par ticular as the humans" ..3
The Press., 1918-08-01
How Scouts Can Help Nation.

Offer your services to some garden. CT as a patrol. He will be able to pay you for your labor. Make his crop the best in your nelghborhoOd. Show the world that the boy scouts can rise to any emergency.
 Plant a garden at home. No mat ter how small the space. FOregO the flower garden this season. Plant veg etables. If you have no garden, use a window box. You will be delighted with the results, no matter how small the crop. Do 1t now.
 Offer your services to your teacher to help in securing the necessary inc formation to establish school and home gardens. Don't be a stacker.
 Ask your city officials to organize to help conserve the food supply of our country. Have them offer vacant space for cultivation. Show your patriot ism. Arouse theirs.-ScOut News and Bulletin.
The Press., 1918-08-01
The Sap of Sprinu,

When the sap of spring is bursting the letters of winter the general hu. man heart beats high. A few of us philosophers receive amid the rich but sober tints of autumn a happiness that we would not exchange for any other season, but we are a minority, and small. The head of one of the most important departments at Washington who thinks about the processes of man. kind, has a theory that makes a regu. lar curve of the relation of the seasons to the appetite for war. As the buds open, every nation thinks 1t Is on the edge of victory. This curve rises for 8 while, begins to decline In the summer and gets well down in the autumn. The period therefore, when statesmen. if they had decided to make peace, could do it most easily, is from the days of gOldenrod and autumn browns to just before the greening of the buds. The story of coal, a tragic story to the poor, helps this curve, but there is in it much of sheer poetry, in. dependent of more solid things.-NOr- man HapgOOd in LeslIe's.
The Press., 1918-08-01
Nation of the Steamboat.

Edward HungerfOrm, writing of the evolution of the steamboat in the Ma ttOnal Marine, opens his argument with the following paragraph:
 '"The United States has been and still remains the nation of the steam boat. She was the first nation to sue cessfully apply steam propulsion tO boats, and even though England shot ahead of us in her development of the steam vessel upon the salt seas-while we still clung rather proudly to our vaunted clipper ships-we had . great pride in the steambOats, big and little, which piled upon our inland waters. And the affection that the steamboat gained in the hearts of Americans more than a centruy it has never lost" /"