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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
DAY
GOMPERS' PLAN
FOR FUEL RELIEF

Tndianapo1is Ian pa universal
so,o, - 49, zu;r +bo -o,io5 o4
the war instead OIL present spasllloulG
SUSPENSION OIL industries ny Ihe Iuel
ADMINISTRATOR ,. 10 conserve coal anu
IAN oau ootIs e''io"' was 0US
So"u 'ouay ny sam U0l L.
pLeslueht u Tie lieIlcdll 7 euer0'tlo !
Oh LABOR, IN d speech 10 the conVeh.
Lioh OIL On1Ieu Mile WORKERS u
Aiierlca'
WI 1oliperS speech ~ the miners
was heseIi ueu a. i''Dot iihe9S,03o ~
me couLi'iy oh Inc s'0tion VI me Luef
aoiIll L. ne Prelaceu ms
declaration Ior a SeVeh-nour DAY VIII
oe1ehse Oh those III hlgh govern
nental station VINO may nave niaoe
MISTAKES Ihey are proHlpIeu' ne
SAID. by the patrlotlc purpose 10 WIN
the war ana TO thlnk that the great
transition rom peace 70 wal coulu
oe maze Without ItiiSteheS was a9hin6
the Impossible. CohIAlu lllS, ne sdio:
Inc oroer issued lie" Gays ago
regard as an absolute !leceSsIIy' 10"
know there Is now discussion TO re-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
NO INFORMATION
ON LOCATION OF
YANKEE TROOPS

Washington, Jan. 23-For military
reasons the war department declined
today to say whether definite sector
has bean taken over by the Arneri-
cans
Casualties resulting from participa-
ton by an American company in a re-
connoitering party conducted by
French troops, or from a chance hit
by enemy artillery among a party of
dispatch riders would all be reported
under the head of killed in action.
Army officers pointed out also that oc-
casiona1 shells are exchanged all along
the front for the purpose of rectify-
ing ranges or to demolish trouble
some vantage point on the other side,
and that men killed as a result of such
exchanges are considered to have fall
en- in action.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
WILSON CALLED
AN IMPERIALIST
BY BOLSHEvIKI

London, Jan. ga long statement
dealing with the Brest-Litovsk nego-
tiations, issued through the Bolshevik
telegraph agency in Petrograd, en-
phasizes the absolute German refusal
to give any sort of guarantee of the
evacuation of occupied territories.
I'm such circumstances, says the
statement, ''the words self determin-
alton sound like mockery Of princi-
pies and the people concerned"
The statement then asks what OBJ
ject the Austro-German imperialists
had on Dec. Is in recognizing the
principle of a democratic peace and
answers THE same object as was
followed by Wilson, Lloyd-George and
other imperialists in exhibiting their
democratic program and throwing
humanity under the complete control
of capital
After a &Fordy speculation as to
what prompted the Germans to take
the course they took in the negotia-
tions, the statement continues:
1.-THE revolution cannot live in an
atmosphere of deceit and falsehood.
The revolution may not at a given
moment be in a position to repudiate
the annexationists but it will never
humilate itself to call black white and
won't cover up the tbrutal annexation
list pretensions with the fig leaf of
democracy.
1.-THE signifcances of the Brest-i-
tovsk pour parlers are that they
stripped from German Imperialism its
false coats temporarily borrowed from
the democratic wardrobe and exposed
the cruel reality of annexationism of
owners and capitalists. There is moth
ing more to be demanded from the
pour parlers''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
RUMANIA STILL
FAITHFUL, SAYS
COUNCIL LEADER

Jassy, Rumania, Thursday, Jan. IT
-(By the Associated Press)-Take
Jonescu, one of the leading statesmen
of Rumania and vice-president of the
council of ministers, whose resigna-
ton from the cabinet OF King Ferdi-
nand recently declined to accept, talk
ed with the Associated Press today
about the present position of Ru-
mania, and what that country would
expect as a condition of peace.
AS to the future course of Ru-
mania, M. Jonescu declared the Ru-
manian people would remain faithful
to the Entente allies until the end
whatever that end might be-. The
vice-president of the council said that
Rumania, like the United States, had
drawn it's sword in defense of free
dom and justice and that the nation
would never rest until those pr1nci-
PIES had been accepted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
BUILDING
elevators TO Be
idle ON MONDAYS

IN compliance with a recent order
OF the fuel administration, owners Of
all office buildings in Bridgeport will
curtail elevator service on each of
the coming Monday holidays, ordered
by the government to solve the coal
famine.
LastMonday despite the order several
of the buildings in this city provided
elevator service for their patrons. 1t
is understood that the fuel admins
tration deemed this violation of the
general order to conserve fuel and
that strict orders were then issued.
It Is understood further that among
business office buildings no exemp-
: lions will be granted and that every
person having business whether on
the second floor or tenth floor of the
building will have to climb.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
HYLAN REQUESTS
COMMISSIONER OF
POLICE TO QUIT

New York, Jan. 2S-After serving
20 days as police commissioner of
New York under Mayor Hylan, Fred
erick B. Unger was asked to resign
today by the mayor on the ground
that he had failed to place on trial
motorcycle policemen for dereliction
of duty in the Ruth Cruger murder
case, as recommended by grand jury.
Mr. Bugher, being an appointee of
the mayor, complied with the request.
in his place Mayor Hylan appointed
as acting police commissioner Richard
Enright, a lieutenant in the depart
ment and president of the Police
mems Benevolent association. He
was directed by the mayor to suspend
the motor cycle policemen referred to
and proceed with their trial with as
little delay as possible.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
10000 WORKERS
RESUME TASKS
IN BRIDGEPORT
Continued from Page II


have passed through the city, none
has been dropped of here.
The street peddlers, who were re-
garded by the fuel committee as a
valuable asset in the delivery of coal
in small quantities, Will no longer be
recognized by the committee and deal
ers have been instructed not to issue
any coal whatever to them. Admin
istrator Siemon said today, I'VE have
cut them off entirely and won't deal
with them any longer, because they
are too damned crooked"
These dealers were supplied yester-
day with hard coal donated by Dever
H. Warner of the Bridgeport Gas
Light Co. They were given is bags
of 1875 pounds each to be sold at IS
cents a bag. Instead of following
instructions, Siemon declares, these
peddlers went out and sold the entire
lot for amounts ranging from $13 up
wards a ton. The peddlers obtained
it at 50 a ton and by selling it at the
committees price their profit would
have been $3.50 on a ton.
To replace the street peddlers, Ad-
ministrator Siemon plans to distribute
in the future at the coal yards, where
it will be sold at cost. The buyer
must carry ito his own home. The
committee will announce when such
distributions will be made.
Harry w. Walker of the Naugatuck
Valley Ice & Coal Co, who went to
Washington as the committees special
representative in an attempt to divert
shipments to Bridgeport, returned to-
day. Here is Walkers statement: 81
might as well have stayed home and
saved my time, breath and money. I
was two and one-haf hours late get
ting into New. York and more than
three hours late ketting into Wash
ington. was passed from one official
to the other" he continued, land
gained absolutely no satisfaction I
| can see no hope for the Bridgeport
situation"
State Administrator Thomas VIRUS
SELL also declares "Bridgeports case
| is almost hopeless" Administrator
| Siemon depends mainly on the barge
arrivals through the influence of re-
tail dealers.
Secretary William F. Sheehan, also
|
ton, suggests a wood-chopping cam
paign over Saturday, Sunday and the
Monday holiday. SAeehan believes
that many farmers would willingly
give permission to cut wood on their
property and suggests that manufac-
urers allow the use of their automo-
bile trucks to cart the wood for their
employees.
After waiting three days Admins
traitor Siemon received a reply from
Washington relative to advising him
of exempted factories. The telegram
reads:
Impossible to handle initial ex-
emptions through fuel administrators
| Hope to furnish full list of exemp-
tons before Wednesday. Confusion
may be saved by insisting on evil
dence of exemption. We have ex-
empted as originally intended when
order was ISSUED firms o. K. by heads
of govrnment departments as too ur-
gent to be closed the fact of working
on government business alone is not
ground for exemption
Siemon had not received the Of
fetal list of exemptions at press hour
and no new exemptions have been
added to the list of IS factories pre-
viously rported. Unless further ex-
emptions are granted, employees of 1877
Bridgeport factories will be forced to
+ lay off on Monday,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
WAR BUREAU
MAKING RECORDS

At a meeting of the committee ON
record and research of the Bridgeport
war bureau held last night it was
voted to begin at once the making of
"a complete card index Of all men from
bridgeport who have gone or who
sh@u go into the service of the United
States.
One of these cards will probably be
filled In the state capitol and the other
in the town clerks office. They will
he an Invaluable record for posterity
and furnish the requisite information
lin soldier pension and insurance
claims and for memorials and the his
torian.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
BERLIN COMPANY
SUING RUMANIA
ON OLD CONTRACT

Amsterdam, Jan. 23-The Tageblatt
of Berlin says an action for the re-
covery of 60,OO0,Oo0 marks has been
brought against Rumania by a syndi-
cate formed for the expectation of
grain from Rumania to Germany and
thence to neutral countries. An agree
ment is said to have been concluded
before Rumania entered the war be-
tween the syndicate and Premier Bra
tiano, acting on behalf of the Rnma-
Man government, but shortly before
Rumania became beTligerent the
premier declined to fulfil the con-
tract. The claim was lodged in Ber-
lin because the Rumanian govern
ment has deposits there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23

FROM GERMANY.
SAYS KARAKHAN

London, Jan. % - NJ. Karakhan.
secretary of the Russian delegation
at Brest-Litovsk has announced saws
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Petrograd, that the Russian
delegation has made an official pro-
test to DR.. Won Kuehlmann and
Count Czernin. heads of the German
and Austrian delegations, regarding
the omission from the official Ger.
man reports of the declaration of
Leon Trotzky at the latest sitting of
the peace conference respecting the
attitude of the Central powers.
NJ. Trotzky said that after a fort
nights negotiations Germany and
Austria were insisting upon terms
contrary to the principles they
acknowledged in their announcement
of Dec. rs respecting peace without
annexations or indemnities.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
JURY DECIDES
CASE IN FAVOR
OF GILBERT

After elaboration of about an hour
the Jury in the Superior Court before
(which the suit of Michael Gilbert
against Vito and Fannie Cotone was
tried today returned a verdict for Gill
.berti to recover damages of 1921. This
wes a suit in which damages of $1,000
were claimed for wounds received in
a fight in which Gilbert claimed
yCotone inflicted stab wound. There
was a counter claim for damages up
yon the part of Fannie Cotone, who
claimed she had been assaulted by
Giliberti, and suffered severe injury.
FCotone claimed the stab wound was
Inflicted by one of Giliberti's friends,
who intended it for Cotone. The fight
occurred in Lexington avenue August
a, 1914 Judge MaItbie accepted the
verdict and the jury was discharged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
SAILOR LIVING
AT r. r. DEPOT
WAS DESERTER

Using the railroad station as dor
mitory for the past week or more at
tracted attention to Chester Edward
Stephens, a United States bluejacket,
residing at 121 Brakeman place, STRAIT
ford, and UP to n days ago attached
to the naval station at Newport, R. I.
He was questioned by the police and
confessed that he has pverstayed his
leave, whereupon he was arrested as
a deserter.
Under further examination Stephens
stated that he had lost his money
some time ago and not having the
heart to go home he hung around the
depot and slept on the benches. He
was held for the naval authorities
and will in all probability be sent
abck to Newport under the charge of
desertion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
VIENNA STRIKE
INTERESTS OFFICIALS

Washington, Jan. 23-Increasing
reports of anti-war strikes through
out Austria engaged the close atten-
ton of American officials today. They
believe the reports are substantially
true and do not credit the London
view that they have been exaggerat-
ed to deceive public opinion outside
the Central empires. Other reports
of economic conditions, recently re-
ceived, show a situation in Austria
much more serious than that in Ger
many.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
FOUR BUILDINGS BURN
IN BRANDON, VT, FIRE

Brandon, VT, Jan. 23-Four build
ings in the center of the town, in
which were located the Brandon Ma
tional bank. the office of the Western
Uunion Telegraph Co, and several
stores, were destroyed by fire today.
The loss was estimated at 100000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
teal operation of industry, and COM

teal operation Of industry, and COM
merce.
IT trust that the suggestion may
find Judgment somewhere and bring
about that change; but if it does not,
I am going to obey like a soldier of
America; I am going to yield my
judgment to the judgment and the
actions of the men in whose hands
the destinies of our republic are
placed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
To Prevent the Grin

Colds cause Grip = LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE Tablets remove
the cause. There is only one 'Bromo
Quinine." E. W. GROVES signature
on box. SOc-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23
1OWLAND'S
Forecast: Fair, somewhat warm.
Bridgeport, Conn,
Wednesday, Jan. %.

What kepy and daddto
of living?
What youneednov clothes, undrgarment@
fur?
What do need o make homem ndhe rugs,
Aooring curtains drarix, screens?
do ohomeup sshetsban
,kithenu
Whatever it is you are quit sure to find it at
the Mill End Sale at big saving.
The Mill End Sale sort OF affair." big and broad
and Deep reaches every part this big Store brings every sort OF
merchandise lis yellow pricecet badge and hallmark economy
It's savings fine everyday needs dresses and suits and
mems clOLheS
There saving opportunity that quite equals that the Mill End Sale
There other economy chances bu plentiful and large those
of the Mill End.
Dollars not coming quite fast for little lime many Bridgeport
people, All each dollar do all possible work. In
the Mill End Sale, what WOndrOuS work dollar will do!
See for yourself The savings thai bright and large
for yourself The excellence OF the Mill End offerings their value
TO you
Then your good will determine you provide against future needs
ust one suggestiOn:-DOITN NOV
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-23

Times Want Ads. One Cent Word
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13
RUSH FOR TEsTAMENTS

This tale comes from a naval secretary
in Virginia.:
THE demand for Testaments is so
great here" he writes, that we can not
maintain, an adequate supply. The re-
Igiouss work director was in his usual
place the other night, his grip open, and
he was doing a big business. A verit-
able mob of Sailors all sincerely wanting
Testaments, surrounded him. Suddenly
la new arrival came tearing through the
crowd at top speed.
." Where the hell is he? Where the hell
is her beloved Jack Tar,
1.-THE secretary did not realize that he
was being called. SO he called the sailor
To his great surprise the sailor, holding
his hat in his hand and looking some
what embarrassed, said:
ct was looking for you. I want a
Testament before they are all gone"
1.-THE blrs Jacket had Enthusiastically
demonstrated his need for a Testament
so the secretary gave him the last one
that was left. which of course would
have been gone had he waited to get in
the regular way"
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13
ENGLISH WITH VARIATIONS

at is not only in France" writes Mr..
William b. Powell publicity secretary
of the Y. M. G. A. in England, that Am
,erican soldiers. and sailors are experience
ing trouble in understanding the local
tongue. A conversation with some of
the English people is not without it's
hazards, as may be seen by AN incident
told by an American sailor in, London.
This young man from the States went
to Scotland Yard to report that he was
changing his place of abode--pasmuch as
he was on his way to the hospital for
stay. The sergeant behind the desk look
ed up at him and asked:
" Are you going down to die?"
Well if 1 do, I won't be any more
trouble to YOU replied the lad, looking
more dolefuI than ever.
"GloonIilY he started to leave the Of
flee, when a clerk laughinglY told him
that the sergeant meant, Are you going
down today"
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13

plause to a performer is like "sic en- to
a dog-fight.
There are persons who. deGry good
things and classics, and say: I'm not
educated UP to that with an infection
of depreciation and ridicufe, who would
throw contempt upon the creations of
Browning, Mozart and Handel and try to
vindicate their own Ignorance. Such peo
pie, who do not understand, who do not
know, who do not feel are the hopeless
ones fer an artist to reach with his mes
sage. One OF the most intelligent and
discriminating audiences / ever had was
at the Elnlira State Reformatory, where
Wagner'si Evening Star was received
with rapt attention, and where Where is
My Wandering Boy To nigl1t?' would have
been Kissed down. My most sympathetic
audience was composed of several hum
dred Blind people, and the most enthus
.iastic one before eight hundred sail
ors on board the United States Warship
Wabash.
livery artist goes to school to his au
dience; and from them discovers his pow
eEs and learns his deficiencies. For a Vo-
caIst some audiences are better training
than d, term of LESSONS with d great sing
ing master The ideal audience is the
one that knows and Inves, and sXmpa-
thizes; that is wise in appreciation, Just
lin criticism, sensitive to every mood of the
artist keen in endowment, enthusiastic
and helpful in applause"
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13

SO, at 229 East Broadway, and when he
quits the task expects TO go to work
for an uncle in North Dakota.
The sun" asked several officers of
the British recruiting mission What
they thought OF Fsgu1ey Jaife's story.
They said it was incredible, that the
boys mother set out to get him dis
charged soon after his enlistment, and
that it was unlikely he ever got fur
Their than an Engleshi training camp.
The minimum training period is now
ID weeks A few soldiers do slip by in
shorter time. the British officers said,
and three of them who enlisted last
yerr were wounded in battle and have
returned to America We're mentioned.
But the officers could not believe THAT
mereboy could have the same eX-
pepienoe.
But it's all true, just as. [ have told
it," is Sydney Jaffe's final word.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13
CONVENIENT WRIST WATCH

81 can't understand why the public
make such a joke of the wrist watch"
said the, Rnut to the hardened sinner.
I'm sure it's a great convenience.
Yes. With the old kind of watch
always had to inhibition my coat and
fish in every one of nya waistcoat
pockets for it. Now l have to unbot-
ton my coat, fish IN every one of my
waistcoat pockets, discover that the
watch isn't there. push up my sleeve.
and look at it, A great convenience"
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13

For three days including Sunday the
Ernest Gamble Concert Company delight
ed huge audiences in every section of the
camp. There WIS no rag time or popu-
lar vaudeville songs, but high grade class
steal music rendered in artistic fashion,
1t was also delightful to have Mr.. Gam
bic give a short description of the number
before each presentation. The programs
We're varied.
Miss Aline Kuhn was the pianist, and
Miss Olive Wambaugh the violiniste, The.
audiences applaude dvociferiously and the
company was generous with eneoTes. Mr..
Gamble and his party are giving their
services to- numerous army camps,
and it is gratifying to note that
such high grade classical music
IS really appreciated by the soldier boys.
That Mr.. Gamble is q keen analyst of
his audiences as we'll as a sympathetic
interpreter of the hest vocal music is at
tested by the following quotation from an
article by him, published in Talent"
The success of any concert depends as
much upon the audience as on the enter
tainers. You work better when you know
your efforts are being appreciated. So,
does an entertainer. A cold, critical I'M
lasponsive audience never gets it's moneys
worth. No performer can be at his best
before such an audience. Good hearty
applause is stimulating 1t helps break
up that reserve noticeable in SO many
audiences. Someone has said that APP
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13

ended by sergeant major who walked
in on them.
what are you doing here?" said the
sergeant major
"On sick leave, sir" said Jaffe
Then go back to quarters and clean
up.
yes, sir
"As we We're pretty hungry again,
we went back Jaffe went on. we
met the provost sergeant and re-
marked, We have been absent with
out leave, SIR
oh, all right, Jaffe," he said. It
know what's the. matter with you.
Turn cut your pockets.
81 emptied out the cigarettes, for you
can't smoke in the pigger GUARD
house,. The next day we were before
the Colonel
'B. f. man British DISCRETIONARY
ForceG? he said to me.
Yes sir
Been in France and Belgium
Yes sir
How old are you"
Fourteen years and three months,
sir
Tmposs .ble'
Yes, sir
Jeff and Tiny thought, anything
short of shooting might happen to
| them, hut eight days confinement in
barracks for Jaffe and four days for
Bradford. with an opportunity to do
all he dirty work around camp, was
their mild punishment.
Mother Takes Hand.
Meanwhile Mother Jaffa i'll New
York had been trying to get her pre-
cocious child out of the service When
Sydney found his name posted for duty
in Salonilei instead of return to Bel
GUM, as he says, he began a serious
attempt to impress his real age upon
his commanding officers. About the
some time. his mothers letter, with q
copy of the birth certificate, reached
them The. Colonel said I'VE don't
want that kid here" and ON Novem-
Der Is last Jaffe was discharged from
the service at Bastchurch.
He placed before "The Sun" reporter
his certificate of discharge and Char
acter sheet" wherein is recorded that
Sydney jeffrey Cthe name under which
he enIisted) was discharged "in con-
sequence of having made a fisstate-
ment as to age Of enlistment in viola
ton of paragraph 1872 of the Kings
regulations. The papers say he was
born at Daiston, County Of London,
England, ON July rs, 1903; that he en-
listed ON June q, 1917; that he was
1865 days with the colors and that his
age at the time. of discharge was Ia
years and months. But the entry
that pIeases the boy most is thia
signed, as are the others, by Nor
land, Major"
This is to certify that No. S 333304;
rank, riflemau; name, Sydney Jeffrey,
has served with the colors in the Sixth
Reserve Battalion, the Rifle Brigade
for five months, and his character is
good
Thus his narrative as to his age and
time of service is. attested officially.
The papers do not mention service in
France or Belgium, but the boy says
that what he says is all true, and that
he doesn't care particularly about go
ing back, though if the war is going
when he's Is he'll be there.
He is a clerk for Exemption Board