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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

The Thread Go. team of Willimantic is in the same boat with the All Nor wich team and will probably disband. Sherman was right,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Harry Greb. the Pittsburgh middle weight, has joined the United States navy, so Mike O'Dowd can rest easy. Greb has been boxing five years, and during that time has worked up pretty well. He was knocked out by Joe Chip in two rounds his first year out, but after that his performance against such fellows as George Chip. Knock out Brennan, Bob Moha, Billy Miske, Mike Gibbons, Buck Grouse, Jack Dill lon, Battling Levinsky, Gus Christie Len Rowlands and Soldier Bartfield, entitled him to serious consideration as a middleweight title contender. Greb is credited with dropping Bat ting Levinsky in the last round of their fight. when the bell saved the Stratford deputy sheriff.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

All the heavy work done in prepart- ton for the Willard Fulton fight was dore by the press agent.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
.econd Game

TzI Nan Tor se7tTeId in Ith. Score by lnnLE3: New Y,rk O.. .......1 0-S St Louis . .........O 0 0 x-5 Thee base hit Pratt.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

The Clevelands have purchased Catcher John Peters from Sthe New Orleans club to replace John Billings who has gone into the army.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Harold Carlson, former pitcher of the Pirates is at Camp Grant, near Rockford, III.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Willie Mitchek and Bert Ellison, former Tigers, are at Camp Pike.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

In the 13 years during which the Grand American Handicap tournament has been shot there have been total of 2,434,288 targets thrown.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Babe Ruth continues to be the sen sation of the American league race.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12

German efforts to batter down the French defenses be- Montdder and the Ose begun Sunday have been checked the third day of the struggle
 On the western end of the battle line the French have counter attacked and have reganed important ground while the center and right repeated efforts by the enemy pot his earlier have been met with stern resistance from the French, who claim that the Germans are held.
 At the moment when the plunge of the foe west of the Disc to have met with reverse the front to the south east between the Ane and the Marne, has again famed up Striking the Allied line to the southwest of Sosons in the Germans have begun what may very serious threat the security of the Allies north to the Oise
 The attack would seem for the moment to be almost equal importance that east of Montdder appears to be effort the part of the cut in south of Com pegne forest oufankng the French to the north and comp their retirement and relocation of the whole Allied line from Montdider to Chateau Thierry.
 Except for the fact that heavy fighting is progress noth known of events this battle but the struggle will be watched with until the magnitude of the German trust there is developed.
 French still hold the left bank of the Disc, although they may have readused their lines in the northern section the Ourscamp and Carlepon forests Their positions here however will become very awkward should the Germans drive west of Soissons and make considerable ground.
 The of French counter attacks along the western wing of the battle line has forced the Germans into sort of pocket bounded the east by the Disc the front this wedge the French appear be holding the foe for the present at least
 Although there has been belief that the Geerman drive Montdder planned at least in part the purpose drawing Allied from the battle fields of Pcardy Flanders nothing has yet occurred to indicate that the Ger contemplate immediate attack at Amiens toward
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
TODAY'S FIGHT MAY DETERMINE
 BATTLE VICTOR By Counter Attack, Critic Says French Have Stop
 ped Enemy's Plans. ANOTHER ATTEMPT
 TO DIVIDE ALLIES London Critics Do Not Be- lieve Ludendorff's Plans
 Are Yet Revealed.

Paris, June 12.---Today's fighting probably will decide on which side victory will rest in the present battle, says Henri Bidou, the military critic, in reviewing the situation. He says the fighting is taking the classical form in which each side has won on one wing. The scales are now even.
 By their counter attack the French stopped the enemy from carrying out his plan and at the same time as- sured themselves of better line of defense. The Germans now are obliged, M. Bidou believes, to keep their effectives on the firing line and to dip into their stock of reserves for fresh divisions.
 The German plan for the present battle, says Marcel Hutin of Echo de Paris, in reporting the statements of prisoners, included the attacking and storming of Compiegne by the cav airy of the guard under Gen. Von ScLoeler on Sunday evening. Now the Germans not only are not at Compiegne, but they show a great real less vigor in their efforts, except on their left.
 London, June 12-Tuesday's Ger man official statement would seem to
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
PRESIDENT WILSON KILLS OPEN TREATY DISCUSSION
Sends Letter to Sen. Hitch cock Explaining Position
 on "Open Diplomacy"
AMENDMENT VOTED
 DOWN IN SENATE
President Says He Meant Publication of Treaties
 After Their Ratification.

Washington, June 12-Pres- ident Wilson's disapproval to- day killed a proposal in the senate for open discussion of treaties. Senators voted down, 5O to 23, an amendment by Sen ator Borah embodying the pro- posal, which had been offered as an amendment to the reso- lution of Senator Underwood of Alabama for curtailing senate debate during the war.
 President Wilson gave an inter pretation today of his statement to Congress last January in favor of "open diplomacy" To quiet the Sen ate controversy over the proposal of Senator Borah of Idaho for public consideration of treaties, the Presi- dent made it known that his advocacy of open diplomacy was not in refer ence to the Senate executive dis cussion of treaties, in which he recommends no change, but meant the publication of treaties after their ratification.
 The Presidents views were given in a letter to Secretary Lansing, a copy of which was sent to Chairman Hitchcock, of the foreign relation committee.
 The letter said: "I wish you would be kind enough to formulate a careful and conclusive memorandum for the use of the committee of the Senate with regard to the enclosed resolution. I take it for granted that you feel as I do, that this is no time to act as the resolution proscribes and certainly when I pronounced for open diplomacy I meant not that there should be no private discussion of delicate matters, but that no secret agreements would be entered into and that all international relations, when fixed, should be open, above board and explicit"
 The memorandum requested from Secretary Lansing was not submitted to SenatoE Hitchcock and was said not to have yet been completed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12

Otherwise the American troops have not been engaged in the present battle.
 The Americans in the sector west of Montdidier, however, are ready to assist in the fighting at the first op- portunity.
 The Germans made two minor raids against the American lines at Can tigny on Monday night and were re- pulsed each time. One raiding party, which numbered 40, was routed by the revolver fire of the Americans.
 Oh the right of the American sec tor German aviators have been busy. One enemy flying machine, bearing a French insignia as d disguise, flew over the American line at a height of 500 metres and attacked with bombs and machine gun fire American sol diers on the march. The Americans took cover and there were no casu- alties. Reports that the Germans have been using French signs on their aeroplanes have been numerous during the last fortnight.
 With the American Army in France, Tuesday, June 11-(By the Associated Press)-The artillery fire on the front northwest of Foul today was below the average of last week.
 Few aeroplanes were up, although the visibility was good.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
UNIDENTIFIED
 MAN KILLED BY
 FREIGHT TRAIN
Engineer Applies Brakes But Too Late to Prevent
 Hitting Man.

An unidentified man of about 60 years of age was struck and instantly killed by Freight Train W. H. No. 1, west bound, when 1t was passing through Bridgeport station shortly be- fore 1 o'clock this afternoon.
 How the mar came to be standing between the tracks when the train rushed through thhe station is a myS- tery to railroad officials and police.
 The engineer saw the man too late to stop the heavy freight train, but he jammed on emergency brakes with such force as to almost come to an abrupt stop and narrowly missed in- turing some of the crew who were flung from their seats in the caboose.
 When the body was removed from beneath the wheels of the engine the clothing was searched for any papers or other articles that would help to identify him, but all that the police entitling the holder to transportation betweeen Far River and Derby and bearing the signature of John Berg. There was no address or any other letters that would give any clue as to where the dead man lived.
 Beside the trolley pass he had $6 in bills in one of his pockets. In ap- pearance he was medium build and wore side whiskers and moustache. His clothing was of dark serge and he looked as though he was a working man
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
DAMAGE SUIT
 THAT INVOLVES
 SUM OF S1O,OOO
Administrator Seeks to Re- cover for Death of Beccy
 Kontiowsky.
TWELVE YEAR OLD
 CHILD THE VICTIM
Frank E. Clark of Nauga- tuck Defendant in This
 Action.

Another damage suit involving the sum of $10,000 in the case of a fatal ity was started this morning before Judge John P. Kellogg and a jury in the Superior Court Harry S. Hersh- man, adm., for the estate of Beccy KontorowskY, is seeking to recover from Frank E. Clark, ct al. of Nau- gatuck, for the death of Kontorowsky girl who was struck by the Clark au- tomobile on Stratford avenue on Mo- vember IS, 1917, and who died q short time after from the injuries she received.
 Two of the eye witnesses of the ac- cident were on the stand this morn ing. Asa Parkton and George Fair child of the firm of G. W. Fairchild & Sons. There was quite a tilt be- tween MT. Fairchild and Attorney John F. McDonough, as to the dis tance from the gate of St. Michaefs cemetery to the actual point of col lision. MT. Fairchild was not cer- tain and refused to give an answer that was purely guess work.
 The child, who was about 12 or 13 years old, on the afternoon of Sun day, Nov. IS, alighted from a trolley car going toward stratford and went behind the trolley to cross the street. From the testimony given it appears that she had just cleared the back of the trolley by a few feet when she was hit by the Clark car. Wit nesses testified that the Clark car swung out into the tracks between the trolley car and the car in which they were riding going toward Bridgeport.
 MT. Fairchild said that the car in which he was riding was moving at the rate of about 15 miles an hour.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
WILSON'S SPEECH REACHES MEXICO;
 SLIGHT COMMENT

Mexico City, Tuesday, June II - President wilson's address to Mexican journalists in Washington last week was printed prominently by most Mexican newspapers, but comment on the sentiments expressed is slight, especially from government officials. The speech was distributed through out Mexico by telegraph and by mail.
 Gen. Garcia Vigil, president of the Chamber of Deputies, is the only government leader whose views have been madep ublic. He said he believ- ed that the Presidents speech con tained serious advice to democratic people, especially to Mexico, not to be dazzled by German militarism, which destroys all liberties"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12

From an early hour this morning detectives were searching every square foot of Steeplechase Island, empty houses were searched, men, women and children were questioned, but at noon time the officials were forced to admit that the case was baff1ing, although not hopelessly so. <. The fact that the body was in such a decomposed state that even every vestiibe of hair was gone does not discourage the detectives working on the case and they have every conf denec of being able to solve the mys- terry before Dng.
 One fact stands out above all others and that is that the raincoat in which the stones, which weighted down the body were wrapped, is in very good preservation, although the label and possible initials have been cut out. Another fact which gives encourage ment to those working on the case is that the three stones are all scorched by fire and are of such a size and shape as would be used to hold clambake fire together.
 Captain Cronan is emphatic in his statement that the murder is in no way to be connected with the recent Italian shooting cases, and he Is rather inclined to the belief that the woman was much more refined than the class that would be embroiled with the Italian gangsters.
 He ridiculed the statement made .etrlier in the day that her hairs were finely polished" and pointed out the fact that one of her hands was miss hng while the nails had dropped off the fingers of the other hand. He scouts the idea of suicide advanced by some and stated this idea is fool dsh to be even entertained. He main tains that the case is one of murder pure and simple and although it bears the most baff1ing appearance at the present stage, the meagre stock of facts they have to go upon at present will be added to and the final chap tiers written in Bridgeport's most mysterious murder in years.
 Police officials are inclined to think that the murdered woman comes of good family and in all probability was not a resident of this city, but came from either New York, Boston or Philadelphia They claim that if she came from a smaller town she would have been missed long ago and hue and cry set up about her disappearance.
 The report that the woman had been operated upon before being mur- dered is also treated with ridicule by the police, because the body was too far gone in decomposition for any
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
NEEDY HEIRS OF MICHAEL M'CRATH
 TO GET FORTUNE
Long Search Brings Re sponse From Ireland to Elf
 forts of Administrator.

Sometimes in real life things are encountered which rival fiction and the old plot of rich long forgotten relatives, suddenly dying and leaving substantial fortune to needy heirs. Such a case has just been brought to the attention of local authorities in the receipt from an attorney in Ire land, of the final papers proving the claim of two men in Ireland to the estate of a former resident of this city.
 March 16, 1916, Michael McGrath died, leaving an estate of $3,494.27, cash in a local savings bank. R. G. DeForest was appointed administra- tor and long and tiresome search was started to find relatives and heirs of the dead man. For two years advertisements were inserted Tn all the leading papers in this country and Ireland but until recently no trace could be found of anyone in any way related to him.
 Finally two brothers were located in Ireland, one in Cork, Daniel Mo Grath, a builders laborer, another, Timothy McGrath, tailor in Dublin. Owing to the fact that records of births were not kept by the authori- ties in bygone years, only such rec ords as had been kept by parish priests being available, much trouble was encountered in proving the iden- tity of the heirs.
 Statements proving all claims have ben received at the Probate Court,
 which have been sworn to before the U. S. Consul, Charles Hathaway, Cork, Ireland. The heirs are men in evry moderate circumstances and the estate, which will amount to about S2,500 when all costs have been paid,
 will be a fortune to them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12

The so-called Foch reserve army no longer exists,' the minister assert ed.
 The success of the crown princes carefully prepared attacks against the French and British on the Chemin des Danes front on May 27 inflicted one of the gravest defeats that the Entente has suffered during the en- tire war"
 Gen. Von Stein made these state ments in a review of the military situation at the second reading of the army budget in the reichstag yes terday.
 Gen. Won Stein said that the mum beE and strength of the American troops up to the present was far be- low what reports spread by the En- tente had led Germany to expect.
 They, too, like the French re- serves" he declared. were thrown into the battle in vain counter attacks and suffered the same fate"
 Other American troops, the minis ter said, are on quiet sectors of the front.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
SUPREME COURT
 DECIDES CASE

Hartford, June 12-The supreme court today handed down a decision confirming the prison sentence of Samuel S. Greenberg of Hartford for perjury Greenberg was convicted in the superior court here Nov. 5, 1917, and was sentenced to one to two years in prison. He appealed and has been out on $5,0o0 bail. No er- TOT is found by the higher court The perjury charge was in connection with the trial of Jacob Greenberg, father of the accused, who is serving a term in prison for receiving stolen tobacco.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
BRITISH DESTROY
 21 AEROPLANES

London, June 12-Twenty-one ene- my aeroplanes have been destroyed on the Italian front by the British air forces operating there, according to today's war office statement re- porting on the British operations in this area.
 There was sporadic activity by the enemy artillery during the night in the region west of Lens.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
CAVALRYMEN IN 4 HEROIC STAND
 AT LE PLEMONT

With the French Army in France, Tuesday. June 11.---By The Associ- ated Press)-The stand of a detach- ment of dismounted cavalry on the heights of Le Plemont will be remem- bered as one of the most heroic cpl sodes of the war. Surrounded on Sunday morning at o'clock, they re- sisted until Monday noon against re- peated and most ferocious enemy as- saults. Every two hours they sent back a wireless message, which read: We're holding"
 Finally, when the hour of noon was striking on Monday, one word came through: Doomed"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
EFFORT OF GERMANS TO BATTER DOWN THE
 FRENCH LINE FAILS

Advance Between Montdidier and the Disc Check ed on Third Day of Fight Counter, Attacks on
 Western End of Line Result in Important AL
 lied Gains New Battle between the Aisne and the Marne Now Raging May Be Serious Threat to Security of Allies North of the Disc Success of Counter Attacks Has Forced Germans Into Pocket.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12


 The Italian vessels returned safely to their base.
 An official statement issued by the Italian admiralty today follows:
 "At dawn on Monday near the Dal- mat:an Islands two small Italian tor pedo boats under command of Com mander Rizzo Luigi DeMilazzo at tackled an Austrian naval division consisting of two large battleships of ! the Viribus Unitis class. escorted by 10 destroyers. Our units, having boldly broken through the line of de- stroyers, hit the leading battleship with two torpedoes and the other with one and returned to their base un- scathed. One of the destroyers which rursued them was damaged seriously.
 Battleships of the Viribus Unitis type are four in number and are the largest In the Austrian navy. They displace 20,o tons and carry 1000 men each.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
ITALIAN TORPEDO BOATS
 DAMAGE AUSTRIAN SHIPS
Make Attack Upon Two Warshps and 10 Destroyers Off
 Dalmation Coast-Both Battleships Torpedoed.

Rome June 12-Two Italian torpedo boats attacked boldly Austrian warshp and 10 desroyers the Dalmatan coast Monday Two orpedoes sent into baeshp the other and of the desroyers which pu
 sued the warshps after the encounter damaged
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
HARBOR MURDER IS STILL MYSTERY TO
 DETECTIVE BUREAU
No Clue Yet Discovered As II Identity of Woman Found Dead In Harbor- Thorough Search of Steeplechase
 Island Without Result.

Captain Cronan chief of the detective bureau, along with Detective Sergeant Wheeler and Detective Derrick, nue the wharf docks and shore line of Bridgeport harbor of anything which might shed light upon the murder the unidentified whose nude body found floating in the tide Monday morning. but late hour his afternoon the gruesome tragedy remains mystery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
AMERICAN ARTILLERY
 AIDED COUNTER ATTACK
Yankee Troops Not Engaged in Present Battle Near Montdidier-Repulse Minor Raids Near
 Cantigny Monday Night

With the American Army in Picardy, Tuesday, June H. By the Associated Amercan artillery aided the French their counter attack against the Germans southwest and Mondder today by directing harassng fire against the enemy
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
NAMED DIRECTOR.

Frank c. Hawley, treasurer of the Spring Perch Manufacturing Co.,, was named one of the directors of the Bridgeport Trust Co. art a meeting oe the officials of the bank held this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
VON STEIN DECLARES
 FRENCH ARMY BEATEN
Prussian War Minister Asserts Foch Reserve Army No Longer Exists In Speech Before the
 Reichstag

Amsterdam June 12-"A great part of the French army has been beaten Gen. Von Sein the Prussan minister declared in speech to the Rechsag according to Berlin ad vices
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12

The Mobile concrete shipbuilding plant vas increased to an eight-ship unit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
The Weather Report

New Haven, June 12- For Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair and slightly cooler to- night and Thursday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
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