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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
COAL SITUATION
 STILL IMPROVING

Elimination of the coal line at the Fuel Comnnittee's office, 142 Colder. Hill street, will be discussed at a meet ing of the retail coal dealers and F'ue1 Administrator Carl F. Siemon this aft ernoon. If the dealers reports show that conditions warrant the line will be abolished and distribution will be handled from the dealers offices. It is also likely that the administrator will approve increasing the family all lotment from one-half ton to one ton.
 The situation continues to improve and further shipments of anthracite and bituminous were expected this aft ernoon.. Saturdays arrival of 10000 tons was inc largest shipment Teceived , in any single day since last November Less tban 15o persons placed orders at inc committee's office today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
THE BOOTY OF
 BURGLAR
Thief Passes Up Gems for 5 Pounds of Precious
 Sweetening.

The home of William Parker, 412 West avenue, was entered sometime between 10 o'clock Sat- urday night and s o'clock Sunday morning and a pocketbOOk, five pounds of sugar and one pound of tea were stolen, while the house. hold slept.
 According to the statement made by William Parker, the po- lice are led to believe that the burglars main object in cIimb- ing four stories on the fire es- cape and then jiTumying his way into the apartment through a back window, was to steal the sugar and tea. They have come to this conclusion because the thief deliberately overlooked many objects of value and seemed to have taken a great deal of pains to locate the sugar and the makings of the cup that cheers. Only $5.5O was in the purse.
 It is a mystery to the Parker family how anyone could have known they had five pounds of sugar in the house, and even if they did, how they discovered where it was kept.
 All pink teas will be carefully watched in the immediate future in order that a line may be had on this new menace which threatens the bars and locks of the exclusive residential sections of Bridgeport. Everything in Saturday nights break points to the fact that it was committed by someone out of the ordinary, and the police would like to meet the man who would climb four stories on 9 fire escape, jim my open a window, pass up val uable bric-a-bracc, siIverware, jewelry, works of art and other valuables to make his principal booty five pounds of sugar.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04

The rapidity with which fire losses are mounting is emphasized by the statement that the 1917 damage ex- ceeded by $SO,O0O,OOO that of the pre- ceding year, when the losses also to- tailed $3O,00O,0OO more than in 1916.
 The communication from the Ma tional Council of Defense asserts that a particularly ominous feature of the situatioe is recent great increase in the number of fires of incendiary origin in places where they were ef- fective in discouraging industry such as at factories, warehouses, lumber yards and wharves.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
FORMAL PROTEST TO BE ENTERED
 AGAINST BONDS

Providing the city administration persists in it's determination to float" a bond issue of s9OO,OOO, a formal pro- test against the proposition will be filed with the Capital Issues Commit tee, when application is made for ap- pro Nl of the bonds. It was ad- mitted by several members of the administration today that chances of getting the committees approval looked dark.
 The report of the Board of Ap- praisal and Benefits on the proposed plaza, so-called, that the city needs s9Oo,OOO with which to put it through, will be submitted to the Common Council tonight It is likely that Alderman John A. Cornell will move that it be tabled indefinitely or until after the war
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04

"Other successful raids were carried out by Australian troops in the neigh borhood of Gapaard, east of Messines and south of Hollebeke. Prisoners wee taken by us in each case and an- other machine gun was captured.
 North Middlesex troops raided the enemy's positions north of Passchen- daele and captured several prisoners.
 ''Our casualties in these raids were light. Our troops also entered the German lines at several other points, in each case reaching the objective, but without securing prisoners as the en- emy's garrisons had withdrawn.
 "A raid attempted by the enemy south of St. Quentin was repulsed. leaving a few prisoners in our hands
 Shortly before dawn this morning the enemy's artillery developed con siderable activity in the Lens sector"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
PICKET PARTIES AT WHITE HOUSE
 ARE NOT ILLICIT

Washington, March 1.-The local court of appeals today reversed po- lice court convictions of the White House pickets of the national wom- en's party, holding that pickets of the White House by the silent sentinels was not an unlawful assembly un- less an unlawful purpose or act were shown.
 The pickets long since have served +heir sentences or been released and the picketing campaign abandoned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
WANT INCREASE ON
 PIG IRON PER TON

Washington, March 4-AppHcation for increases ranging from 25 to 75 cents a ton on pig iron shipments in carload lots from points in Minne- sota, Wisconsin and Michigan to Du- luth, Chicago and St. Louis was filed today with the interstate commerce commission.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
AKRON SUSTAINED
 IN SUPREME COURT

Washington, March 4-Federal court decrees dismissing injunction to restrain Akron, Ohio, from con- structing dam in and taking water from the Cuyahoga river were today sustained by the Supreme Court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
LAUNDRY BOILER
 BLOW-UP KILLS 3

Providence, March 4-Three per sons were killed and four were injur- ed today by an explosion of the boiler in the Mount Pleasant laundry build ing here.
 William Lanon, part owner of the laundry, and Frank Cormier and Or mand La Plant, who had been en- gagged to begin work this morning, were killed. The inbred. all em- ployes, were burned or cut by falling timbers. The building was wrecked.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
RUSSIA TO OPPOSE JAP ENTRY
TEUT0NS FAIL TRYING TO BRIDGE YSER
POKER WINNINGS COME UNDER NEW
 INCOME TAX LAW

Washington, March 4 - Poker proffteers were hit today by the internal revenue bureaus informal ruling that earnings from the game were subject to the income tax, but losses could not be de- ducted from income in figuring the tax. Thus there is a tax for the winner and no relief for the loser. The ruling was given in. answer to a letter of inquiry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
BERLIN CONFIRMS
 RUSSIA INVASION IS DISCONTINUED

Berlin, March 4, via London-Mili- tary operations in Russia stopped issued today by the German general staff.
 On the western front number of Belgians were captured yesterday in the lines on the Yser. In minor raids in the sectors defended by Duke AL brecht 27 prisoners were taken by the Germans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
TWO KILLED WHEN
 TRAIN HITS CAR

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, March A. Telephone advices from Kingston. N. Y, early this forenoon indicated that two persons had been killed and a dozen others seriously injured when a train on the West Ssore railroaA crashed into loaded trolley esq
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
STATE SUPERVISOR
 DIES OF PNEUMONIA

Boston, March 4-Charles E. Bur. bank, state supervisor of administra- tion, died at a hospital here today of pneumonia after a weeks sickness. He was 52 years old and had prac- tised law in this city since 1894.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
GERMANS LOMBARD LINES IN BELGIUM

Paris, March 4-The Belgian official statement reads:
 "In the course of the last two days the artillery activity has been rather intense. On the night of March 1 the Germans made an attack against the Bois du Trapeze which was repulsed completely by the fire of our artillery and machine guns. The Germans have bombarded our lines violently at some points,"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
GERMAN RAIDS CHECKED.

Paris, March 1.-Two German raids made last night on the French lines north of the Chemin des Danes and near Malincourt wood were checked last night by the fire of the French troops, the war office announced to- day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
PLAGUE SPREADS IN CHINA

Shanghai, China, Thursday, Feb.s2S. The pneumonia plague has spread to Shantung province from Shansi province, where it has been prevalent Four deaths have occurred in Tsinan- flu, capital of Shantung province.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
DENVER LOSES 20
 YRS. WATER FIGHT

Washington, March 4-The city of Denver. in the Supreme Court to- day, lost it's fight of 20 years dura- tion against the Denver Union Water Go. over consumers rates.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
ARKANSAS WINS
 STATE LINE ACTION

Washington, March 4-Arkansas in the Supreme Court today, in effect, won proceedings to determine the boundary line between that state and Tennessee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN
 RAID KILL FIFTY BOOBIES
ANTIPODEANs ENTER TRENCHES OF GERMANS AND DES- TROY DUGOUTS-BRING BACK II PRISONERS ENEMY
 RAID NEAR ST QUENTIN REFUSED WITH LOSSES.

London March "A number of successful raids were car red out bv us last night different parts of the front todays office report
 Australian troops entered German trenches near Wane- ton and killing at least 50 of the and destroying saveral dureout brought back Al prisoners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
GOES TO LISBON.

washington, March 4-Col. David L. Brainerd, until recently brigadier- general in the National Army quat |. termaster corps. has been detailed as military attache to the American le- gation in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
1917 FIRE LOSSES WERE
 GREATEST SINCE 'QUAKE
ACTIVITIES OF ALIEN ENEMIES IN UNITED STATES, DES TROYTNG INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES MAKE STAGGER- .
 ING TOTAIl-19O6 ONLY YEAR TO TOUCH IT.

Trenton N J. March 4Losses from fire aggregated S3O 100000 19i7 larger than previous year eX cept one 1906 the nations history according to commun cation received today by the New Jersey State Council Of De- fense Council of National Defense The San FranclS GO earthGuake and fire occurred in 1906.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
BRITISH ADVANCE IN PALESTINE

London, March 4-British troops operating north of Jerusalem, in Palestine, have made ao advance along a front of 12 miles
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
Superior News Service

The Times gives the public the latest Asso. Press news dispatches, exclusive news features of the h. ternationa1 News Service and local matters in a concise, pithy man ner. A Peoples Paper" pub lished without fear or favor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
The Weather Report

New Haven, March 4-For bridgeport and vicinity: Cloudy, probably rain late to- night and on Tuesday; warm CT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
Marine Workers Ask
Gompers to Intervene
If He Fails to Adjust the Dis.
pute Appeal Will Be
Made to Wilson

The demands of the marine workers
of this port for better wages and work
ing conditions yesterday were referred
to Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, with a
request that he come to New York
on Friday to meet with representatives
OF the government and the men. or that
he arrange to hold such a conference in
Washington next week. Meantime. it
Is agreed, the men will remain at work
1t is understood that in the event
of Mr. Gompers failing to obtain an
agreement, final effort to prevent a
strike will be made by the officers Of
the Marine Workers Ahiliation in the
form of direct appeal to President
Wilson for intervention.
The decision to call in Mr. Gompers
was reached after several hours of dis
cussion proved the inability of the con-
terence to reach any agreement as to
the method to be followed in disposing
OF the mems demands. Chairman Rob-
ort +. Bass, of the National Adjustment
Commission of the United States Ship
ping Board, explained that the decision
of the local board in putting over the
matter until October was final, no
arrangements having been made for any
one hearing an appeal from this rul-
ing.
1t was maintained that this decision
cstopped any demands until the time
set by the local board, the men meeting
this contention with the assertion that
the local board was charged with decid-
ing the matters at issue and had no
power to delay unduly consideration
of them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
"Drive a Nail i'm the
Komn of Kultur''
r. L. flanagan Suggests New
Use for Statue of Fred
erick the Great

Professor Robert M. McElroy's plea for
the deMolition of the statue of Fred
erlck the Prussian in the national can
ltal has received impetus because of a
novel proposition for the disposition
OF this relic. of a reversion to bar
barism formulated by L. V. Hanegan,
OF S35 Eleventh Avenue
MR.. Hanegan writes as follows: "Thc
statue of Frederick the Germhun.
sponsor of the Earth for Germhunv'
doctrine, should come down with bang
and the fragments melted down and
drawn into nails. Assuming that the
statue weighs fifteen tons, / estimate
that that weight of metal should pro-
duce approximately 10000 nais.
These 100000 nails, enough huge
wooden coffin repicas, and some ma
tlonally organized patriotic unit 10
direct the undertaking, would provide
the material and executive for stimuli
taneous, nationwide, one-day wake for
Frederick and grand koffin nail drive
for kultur
"Koffins of kultur could be exposed in
city parks or squares under the
auspices of the local bodies of the or
ganlzation promoting the scheme and
the nails sold for the augmentation of
war funds. Each purchaser would
olaEe MS nail In the kotfin of kultur.
"Ihe psychology of the particularly
inviting slogan Drive a Nail in the
koffn of Kulture,' spells a rapid fire
true blue among the STAY at homes
who doesn't feel an itching to bang
home a spike in the apotheosis Of
Germhun arrogance"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
Hylan Amazed When Women
'Politicians Boost Mere Man
Still the Mayor Wasn't Utterly Flabbergased for He Con-
graduated the Candidate Having so Many
Beautiful Backers," Which Brought Smiles

The first delegation Of women poll
ticians" with a real candidate for off &c
to call on Mayor Hylan since the WON
en- were enfranchised visited him yes
terday at the City Hail. The Mayor
was not SO much surprised at the call
from the women as he was to learn
that they had come to advocate the
appointment Of man, James A.
Blanchiield, as a justice of the Court
of Special Sessions in Brooklyn.
The delegation was headed by Mrs.
Marguerite Kraecker, and included Mrs.
NJ. Foley, Mrs. Mary Savarese, Miss
Helen Lee, Miss Edith Cavanagh and
Mrs. Clara Fried, all Brooklyn women.
Like most of the politicians who call
on the Mayor, the women had to await
their turn. They waited just two hours.
Surprised Man Is Candidate
When the Mayor finally came out"
to sec them their spokesman promptly
explained they all had "worked hard"
for him in the last election.
""Ah: you are all politicians. then ?"
said the Mayor. "Of course, who has
better right than the ladies ?"
That pleased the "politicians" and
they bcamcd upon the Mayor. Then
they explained about Mr.. Blanchfeld.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
Loyal Candidates
Win at Hartford
Pro-German City Clerk, De.
feated, Carries Blameless
Mayor Down With Him

HARTFORD, Conn, April Hart
ford today indicated herself of any
suspicion OF iukewarm loyalty and car
RED young Democratic newspaper
man, John Gleason, into the Office of
town and city clerk on the issue of
Americanism by a plurality of $3.50.
henry r.. Smith. German American.
defeated by Gleason, and who has been
in Office nearly twenty years. carried
down to defeat with him Republican
Mayor Frank S. Hagarty, against whom
mere has mover been a suspicion of
disloyalty. The Democratic nominee
Richard j. Kinsella, won over Harartv
by 6,545 to 5000.
Mr.. Gleason. who has been political
writer and editor on The Hartford
Tunes had vote of 1889 to 1907 for
smith, who admitted he had contribu.
ted toward German war funds. but
whose explanation that he had been n
loyal American since last April failed
TO set him right with the Hartford cleo
tOrate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03

lar and our self sacrifice, our courage
and endurance, our thrift and our intel
ligence, our labor and our money.
II have said before this is the peo-
pies war. Let us make the people
themselves the owners of the debt in
CURED cor the sake of the people.
Every man. big or little, has the chance
to subscribe. Let every wage Garner
and every farmer subscribe what he
cam"
At the conclusion of his address a
siX-footer of middle age, introducing
himself as German born, announced
that bis son was in the navy.
Il am glad to know you, sir" replied
the Colonel. at is to men like YOU
that organizations like the German
American Alliance do the greatest dam
age. They do it by stirring up un-
necessary and unreasonable pre- udice
against our loyal citizens of German
birth or blood
"Why, little while ago the COM
mander Of n destroyer, telling how his
boat had sunk a submarine, added that
his crack gun pointer was named Fritz
Hcinzc. | was glad to hear it, tell
YOU we have got to make the name
Fritz as American as Bill or JIM
The tall ran was John F. Hide
brand, president of the Shuts Baking
Company, for fifty years a resident Of
this country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03

The Mayor was surprised that they
should recommend a man for office and
asked them why they had overlooked a
member of their own sex. They ex-
planned that while they knew several
women lawyers, they did not know a
woman who was as we'll qualified for
the place as Mr.. Banchfield.
Mayor Hylan attempted to make his
stock reply to such requests that he
would take the recommendation under
Amusement" but the women were not
TO be turned down SO easily.
Compliment, Then Smiles
Cant we get promise ?" Mrs.
Kraecker ventured.
IL will not PROMISE" parried the
Mayor, "but will seriously consider
Mr.. Blanchfield. He is certainly to be
congratulated on having so many
beautiful! young women championinr
him." o
The compliment was not overlooked
by the women, who radated smiles
upon the Mayor. AS they were leav-
ing one of the group declared aoain
that she had worked very hard for the
Mayors election last fall.
THANK YOU" the Mayor replied. az
am surprised that have not received
any application for position from
you before. Most everybody who
something."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
Massachusetts,
Votes to Ratify
Dry Amendment
Senate, by II to IL, Follows
Favorable Action in
the House

BOSTON, April 2.-Massachusetts
swung into line with the states sun
porting the Federal prohibition move
ment when the Senate to-day ratified
the prohibitory amendment by a roll
call vote of p to ~. Similar indorse-
ment was voted week ago by the
house, 145 to 81.
BY this action Massachusetts be-
comes the first of the Northeastern
states to ratify the amendment and tho
eleventh in the entire country. The
states that had previously ratified it
are: Mississippi, Virginia, Kentucky,
south Carolina. North Dakota, Mary
land, Montana, TEXAS, Delaware, South
Dakota. 10 carry the amendment
twenty-five other states must vote in
it's favor.
Before adopting the measure to-day
the Senate. by a roll-call vote of % to Ia
rejected d proposal for statewide ref
erendum on the question. Then by a
viva voce vote it defeated also an
amendment providing that the question
be referred to all those qualified to
vote for school committees, including
women. A third motion to postpone
further consideration of the whole
matter until tomorrow was likewise
'O'Su Uo"H ny All overwhelming cnOruS
of noes" by "dry" Senators.
Prohibition forces were elated to-
night over the victory Church bells
were rung for ten minutes in almost
every city and town in the state an
nouncing the result of the legislative
battle.
The vote in the Senate followed a
debate of nearly three hours. Senator
Cavanagh. of Everett, declared for pro-
hibitlon, but said he considered it un-
fortunate that the advocates of ratifica-
ton had created the impression that
any one who voted for a referendum
was allied with the liquor industry.
He asserted that the adoption of the
prohibition resolve meant the passing
over to the Federal government of the
police powers of the state. Ratification,
he continued, meant that a new feature
of constitutional law had crept into
public affairs. AS an example, he said,
any Congressman might introduce a
bill to submit 20 the states the ques-
ton of whether it was illegal to use
tobacco in any form. He thought it
significant that both Massachusetts
Senators and five of the congressman
were "recorded against prohibition"
He quoted the outcome of the sub
mission to the people of the prohibi-
ton issue in 1882 when the vote was
131,062 mo" and S5,242 Eyes" and said
that there might be a marked change,
but that if there was the people should
have the opportunity to disclose it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
Food Waste Law Will
Carry Heavy Penalty
Ordinance Passed, but Is With
drawn To Make 1t More
Severe

The ordinance which is to make the
deliberate wastage Of food a punishable
offence was passed yesterday by the
Board of Aldermen and then withdrawn
Tor further consideration. because
many OF the members Of the board pro-
tested that the penalty affixed was not
severe enough. 1t will come up for
further action next week.
IN ITS original form the new law pro-
vlded for Il $50 maximum fine or prison
TOR nifty days or both. 1t is probable
that when the ordinance is passed for
good and all the fate of those who
don't watch. what goes into the gar
page pail VIII be even more unhappy.
AT a time like this" said President
Alfred +. Smith, of the board, "a duty
is imposed on the head of every house
hold to see to it personally that no
TODD is wasted. This duty Of personal
supervision is, I fear, too often ncp-
Iected. The country cannot afford
this waste, which contributes to hiphar
prices" ~ iei
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
Nebraska Senate
Blocks Prohibition

LINCOLN, Neb., April 1.-The Ne
braska Senate, having declined to con-
slider the question Of ratifyng the ma
tional prohibition amendment at the
present special session Of the Lcgisla-
turc there apparently Is little chance
to day for the measures consideration
until the regular meeting in January.
Prob bition was not mentioned in the
proclamation Of Governor Keith Ne
willie. calling the special session, and
the Upper House halted action on the
amendment by passing resolution
limiting its business to the Legislation
specified. This action was taken short
" after the Lower House had passed
resolution to ratify the amendment.
The Senate has the right to recon
slider its action, but this is rot con
sidcrcd likely; nor, If is understood,
Will the Governor call anotner extra
session.