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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
STEPNEY

A surprise was rendered to MT. and Mrs. Wallace Brown of Weston on Saturday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Arthur P. Hull.
 MT. and Mrs. Brown, who are re- cent newlyweds received the con- gratulations of their friends under a horn of plenty decorated with white asters. The house was also taste fully decorated with asters. During the evening Mrs. Brown was present. ed with a handsome china dinner set. The guests numbering about 70, were served with cake, ice cream and punch.
 George Clingan of New Haven was an over-Sunday guest at his home here.
 The Willing Workers were enter tained at the home of MT. and Mrs. Harold Tomlinson on Friday evening. A corn roast and general good time was enjoyed by those present. MT. and Mrs. Stephen B. Hayes re- turned home Sunday after spending | several days in Nichols with MT. and Mrs. Ascar Plumb.
 Miss Doris Sharpe has been the guest of Bridgeport friends for a few l days past.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the i Methodist church will hold their next | supper at the home of Mrs. Edward Booth in Hattertown. MT. and Mrs. Eugene Peck were weekend guests of relatives in 1 Brookf1eld.
 Elliott Northrop, who has been in the Bridgeport hospital for a couple of weeks past, has returned home. -
 Rev. GC oEge Balles of Philadelphia was heard as a candidate at the Bap- tist church on Sunday The Stepney Volunteer Fire Go. will hold a harvest dance on Tuesday evening of this week. PowelPs or chestra will furnish music. | Mrs. William Nichols entertained g party of young ladies at her home or
 Saturday afternoon. The guest ot honor was Mrs. Wallace Brown, who Wes showered with several handsome linen articles.
 An accident occurred on Saturday
 night on the state road when a cal
 owned by Danbury parties ran into 2 car owned by Newtown parties. Thi! |: car was not lighted although the ac cident occurred after dark. BotH } cars were injured to some extent ant one of the occupants of the Danbur! car severely injured her wrist ant was hurried to Bridgeport for treat ment.
 MT. and Mrs Howard Blakeman O [ East Village have visited MT. ant 1 Mrs. L. V. Slade.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
CHAPIN GIVES HIMSELF UP TO
 POLICE TODAY
City Editor Who Shot Wife Claims His Mind Has
 Been Wandering.

New York Sept. 17-Chas. E. Cha pin, city editor of the New York Ev- ening World whose wife was found shot to death in her room at a hotel here yesterday, surrendered himself to the police today.
 Chapin, who wrote to a business as- sociate yesterday limiting at suicide and declaring his wife had been such a good pal that I cannot leave her alone in the world,'' walked into an uptown police station early today. He was taken to headquarters for exam ination by the district attorney.
 Declaring his mind had been wan dering Chapin told the police he had been unable for several days to recall his own name. Reading in the morn ing papers accounts of his wife's death and his disappearance the editor as- serted prompted him to report.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
COURSES GIVEN IN THE PUBLIC
 NIGHT SCHOOLS
Registration at High School Thursday and Friday
 Evenings.

There will be eight centers for pub lie evening school instruction in this city this school year. They are so scattered throughout the city that it will be comparatively easy for those who desire to attend.
 As has been announced registration for all subjects offered in the new High school building on Lyon terrace, will be held Thursday and Friday evenings of this week. In all other buildings registration and class room work will begin next Monday evening, Sept. 2S.
 In the new high school building courses in English will be offered to non- English speaking peoples. These courses will include English, English composition, writing, spelling, ele- mentary geography, American his tory, elementary civics, hygiene, read ing of the American newspaper, and the study of naturalization papers.
 In the department of practical arts courses will be offered in cooking sewing, dressmaking, millinery and mechanical drawing.
 In the high school department courses are offered in high school English through the four years.
 Courses in expression will include story telling, dramatization, dramatic art and public speaking. Quite com plete courses will be offered in mathe- matics. They will include the essen tials of arithmetic for those boys and girls who want "just plain arthme- tic"; business and industrial practice of seventh and eighth grade difficult ty. Commercial arithmetic of high school grade. Shop arithmetic for boys and men who are employed in shops. Two courses in algebra will be given: an elementary course which will include application to shop work and intermediate algebra for more ad- vanced students. Plain geometry and shop mathematics including geometry with aplication will be offered also. An advanced course in shop mathe- matics which will include trigometry and logarithims and applications to shop practice.
 In the department of Social Science five courses are offered: community civics; American history of seventh and eighth grade difficulty, United States history of high school grade; European history and elementary economics.
 Physical science includes courses in general science, physics and two courses in chemistry. Three courses in French and three in Spanish are offered.
 In Business, fourteen courses: bus. mess methods, business arithmetic commercial geography, business Eng. | fish, commercial correspondence pen. manship, three courses in bookkeep l ing, three in stenography and two ir | typewriting.
 In the outlying schools courses il
 English for non-English speaking peoples only will be offered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17

troops. Austro- Hungarian soldiers who were captured in Les Eparges complained that the Germans failed to reinforce them and provide them with ammunition. German morale is lower than ever. Equipment is de- teriorating. Even the officers uni forms are patched"
 We took prisoners in the course of a few forefield engagements" says the Berlin War Office report on the battle in Lorraine. "The enemy (American) line runs from F'resnes to St. Hilaire to Haumont to Rembercourt to the Forest of Rappes. Between the Cotes- de-Lorraine and the Moselle there were artillery duels."
 The statement adds that "eneny thrusts in Lorraine were repulsed.
 Regarding the other fronts the re- port says: Enemy attacks south of Havrincourt failed. Between the Aisne and the Aillette the enemy extended his gains, taking foothold south of Vailly"
 Berlin reports: Twenty-Five tons of bombs dropped last night on Paris"
 The German railway net at Metz Sablon, four German aerodromes and the German cities of Mainz and Karl sruhe were successfully attacked by British bombing planes in 24 hours During last night $50 bombs, totalling 16 1-2 tons in weight, were dropped. All British machines returned safely Three German hangars were destroyed and three German machines on the ground were wrecked. In Karlsruhe IT direct hits were scored.
 Thirty-eight German airplanes were Marshal Haig's report on aviation states. The British lost 16 machines. Thirty tons of bombs were dropped on various German targets.
 French and Serbian troops in Mace donia have advanced 15 kilometers (more than eight miles) on the Var dar line, capturing the first and sec .ond lines of enemy and taking more than 800 prisoners and ten guns. An nouncement to this effect was made by Foreign Secretary Balfour at h dinner of Greek business men in Lon don. The victory, MT. Balfour add ed, was the prelude to greater suc- cesses.
 Germany through her Minister at HeIsingfors (capital of Finland) has made & declaration to the effect that the Germans will not attack eastern Karelia provided the Allied troops are l withdrawn from that district as well as from the whole Murman coast.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
BAKER PRAISES
 TROOPS FIGHTING
 ON FRENCH FRONT

London, Monday, Sept. 16.---Newton D. Baker, American Secretary of War, was here this afternoon. He said he would go to France for a few days.
 MT. Baker was high in his praise of the troops in France. He described how his troops were fighting and told of the terrific fire, the wonderful dash of the American soldiers and the man. agement of the German prisoners coming in.
 'The spirit and smiles of the Amer jeans among the wounded" he said, lis most inspiring. Our casualties were light, being, for the most part, men wounded"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
STOCK MARKET

New York, Sept 17.---Perfunctory changes, fractional declines for the most part In the standard issues, equipments, tobaccos and marines, made the opening of today's stock market virtually without feature. De- cided weakness developed within the first half hour, however, heavy ham, mering of U. s. Steel carrying that issue on sales of big blocks down to 1O7 7-S, nearly a point under yester- days closing quotations.
 This pressure had it's effect on other shares, notably Steel, Locomotive and American Sumatra Tobacco, which susraine'd losses Of ene to two points.
 General Motors suffered a decline of five points attributed to liquidation
 Bidding up of selected stocks. such es the oils was without stimulating eff feet on the general list the restricted money supply continuing as a factor adverse to their action. The bulk of the trading was in shares commonly supposed to be under pool domina- ton. Texas Go. and Mexican Petro- teum rallied two or three points from their lower prices
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
VICTIMS OF INFLUENZA.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 17-Inf1uenza claimed sixteen deaths in six hours in Greater Boston yesterday. Several hundred new cases were reported. Medical officers said they believed they had the situation well in hand
 Ten of the deaths yesterday were of naval men. In the fourteen sta- tions in the first naval district, 2,331 cases have been reported, with forty seven deaths, out of a total personnel of 20,50O. The disease has spread to the naval prisoners at Portsmouth. N. H., where fifty-nine cases were re- ported last night.
 About 2,000 soldiers at Camp Dev- ems are i'll with influenza.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
NO COMPROMISE WITH
 CENTRAL POWERS

Hartford, Sept. 17-In answer to a request from the New York Tribune, inquiring for his opinion as to the duty of the Republican party in the Teutonic peace proposal, Governor Holcomb sent the following telegram to that paper last night:
 Hartford, Sept. 16, 1918. The Tribune, New York:
 The Republican party, the United States and the whole civilized world should insist on unconditional sur render and consider no compromise with a nation which treats a solemn treaty as a scrap of paper.
 Marcus H. Holcomb.
 Governor of Connecticut
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17

London, Sept. 1.-The battle in Lorraine entered into its second phase yesterday, and thus began an entirely new chapter of the whole war. The great German fortress of Metz has been under continuous long range shelling all day.
 The American right wing swung forward four miles, capturing two inn portant villages, Villecy and Norroy, thus strengthening out the front fac ing the German Lorraine border.
 The Germans have withdrawn to their third line, northwest of St. Mihiel, known as the "Kriemhild" sector of the Hindenburg line, be- tween Etain and Paguy-sur-M Moselle.
 A single American division cap tured 72 guns out of an artillery park of 90, near Jaulny. The same division took 15O gas projectiles.
 The Forest du-Petro Priest S Wood,) which was the scene of such sanguinary fighting between the French and Germans in 1915, is firm ly in the possession of American troops They are approaching Hill 327, which overlooks the Moselle as far as Pagny. Pershing's men are also close to Vandieres Con the Mo selle, half way between Pont-a-Mous- son and PagnyD
 A captured German army order 1n- sists upon extreme vigilance in the Moselle sector and upon the selection of the very best troops as sentinels on that front, owing to the ''violent and successful American surprise operations" The German order for bids the use of natives of Alsace-Lor- raine in this sector.
 American machines have been suo- cessfully bombing the roads and bridges between Corny and Arnaville Hits have been scored on trains al Longuyon.
 American planes shot down five German. machines. French aviators brought down one German plane and ! three balloons.
 On the Vosges front the Germans are nervously smelling the American army's back areas behind the St. Die railroad. For the first time in year. they are using big calibre guns on thi. | front.
 The observer of a German two scatter shot down near St. Die carried instructions to photograph American back areas. The Vosges front in Al sace is 65 miles from the Lorrain, front.
 There is sharp antagonism be tween the German and Austrian
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
NEW BRITISH
 POSSESSION

Vancouver, B. C., Sept 17-One of the islands which Vilhajalamar stef- enssen found in the Arctic region is about the size of Ireland, the explorer said today. The British flag was rais ed June l9, 1917, on this land. which is in what formerly was called the Gustav Adolph Sea Stefenssen ar rived last night from the north and today continued his journey to Vic toria, where he will make a report to the Canadian government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
ARTHUR ". EDWARDS

Arthur W. Edwards eldest son of Mrs. Catherine Edwards 32O Garfield avenue, died yesterday of pneumonia while at the Naval Training school in Boston. MT. Edwards was chief clerk in the Plumb News store ip the P. O.. Arcade for several years, and enlist ed in the Merchant Marine several weeks ago. He was called to the train ing school about a week ago, and the ll1wT sf lsAs death comes as a distinct shock to his relatives and friends. Be- sides hiSmother he is survived by four younge&brothers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
CINCINNATI POLICE STRIKE ENDS

Cincinnati, Sept. 1.-The police strike was declared off shortly after the noon hour yesterday. The men went back to work at D. m. yester- day when the second shift reported for duty. The men came back without obtaining any guarantees from the city officials relative to their demands
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
URGE EARLY PASSAGE
 OF AMENDMENT

Washington, Sept. 17-A group of Democratic women called on Presi- dent Wilson yesterday and asked him to use; his influence to bring about a vote in the Senate on the federal suffrage amendment before the Mo- vember elections. According to Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham of Texas, the Presidents response was:
 ''I am as think you know, heartily in sympathy with you. have endeav- ored assist you in every way in my power. I shall continue to do so. I will do all can to urge the passage of this amendment by an early vote"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17

Dr. Wilhelm Solf, colonial minister of the Imperial German government who was mentioned in despatches from neutral countries as going to re- 7lace Chancellor von Hertling, arrived T Sofia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
OBITUARY
PHILO J. BURR

The funeral of Philo J. Burr was held this afternoon from his late home in Monroe, at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. E. Richmond of the Monroe Congrega- tional church conducted the services. Interment was in Elm street cemetery, Monroe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
PERSHINC GAINS FOUR MILES
 IN HIS DRIVE TOWARDS BIC
 FORTRESS OF METZ ON BORDER

One U S. Division Gets 72 Guns-"Prests' Wood" Falls to Yanks-Only Best Huns As sentinels- American Machines Successfully Bomb Roads and Bridges Be- tween Corny and Arnaville- Five German Machines Shot Down-French Aviators Get Three Balloons Kaisers Troops Withdraw to Third Line.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
ONE ROACH OR WATER BUG.

is easily killed by stepping on it, but when you see one get ready for more, before they over run your house. Cyrus Roach Powder will do it for you. It is harmless, clean and reliable and does not cost much. Large package 35c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
CANCEL LICENSES

Rio De JaneNo, Monday, Sept. 16- The Brazilian government has cancel led the licenses of German insurance Companies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17

Fuel Administrator Garfield told the House Interstate Commerce Commit tee that while the coal production was at high mark it was not sufficient to overcome the existing shortage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
5s' 55' H4s HAs ST DILLONS H3s SAs 1 sE Hartford AA~~A VI ~ Paris
 Wholesale and Retail Leading MilIiners

BridgepOrt's Leading Millinery Store Doing the
 Largest Millinery Business in Bridgeport
 in fact, more than all the others put together, abes to put style and quality into hat at your favorte price than any other store You could pay high $500 elsewhere and not be well satisfied with of $9OO specials The largest assortments here to choose from and the prices invariably onehrd less than elsewhere.
 IT PAYS TO TRADE AT DILLoN's
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
UndermuslinS Claim Delightful Attention

Beautifully fashioned garments and dainty trimmed with faces and embroderes and rbonsare most unusual at the prices quoting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17

A group of Democratic women call ed on President Wilson and asked him to use his influence to bring about a vote in the Senate on Federal suffrage before the November elections.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
White Petticoats

Made with nansook top-deep embroidered ruffle-
  White pettcoats-top of soft white cotton-n nice pat terms of embroidery for the ruffe and dust underrufe S69
  White pettcoats with cambric tops inch embroidered ruffle-dust underay ooc
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17

A new record in the aerial mail trip between New York and Washington was made by Army Aviator Hart when he covered the distance in two hours and 12 minutes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17

The National Congress of India, at a meeting in Bombay, adopted a res olution declaring that the proposals for Home Rule are a definite step to- ward self government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17

The German mark and Austrian crown. advanced sharply in Holland when the peace proposals of Austria were announced in the Sunday pa- pers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

An embargo on shipments of grain at Kansas City, Omaha, and St. Louis was placed by the Railroad Adminis- tratfon due to congestion at these points
 The Portuguese steamer Leixoes was torpedoed in the North Atlantic five days ago, according to the Is sailors of the crew that arrived at a Canadian port
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17
Women's Boomers

Made of pink nainsook-fitted gathered at knee
 
 Boomers of nansook-pink fitted waist-gathered at -hemsteched and with lace ruffles 75c
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-17

TIMES WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT CnHO. A. SUTZFK Candidate for collection
 As DELEGATE TO CONGRESS From Alaska

Tn deciding primaries Alaska feel mpeed of territory 
  money and man power being devoted the the
  his military establishment
  willingly Alaska November, a which embodied  of natural and possible  T introduced pressing opportunity
  dominating principle. a Making changes the homestead laws by aoshing reservation Authorizing   Extending the federal farm loan he terrtor all endeavoed of the people territory has been achieved have
  1917 accomplished with bright
 
   
 
 
  for the democratic nomination for Delegate Congress-
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
JUNEAU LAND OFFICE l
 APPROVES APPLICANTS

The United States land ofs at Juneau has been busy during | last few days in issuing patents animal certificates to land in variousarts of Alaska.
 Final certificates have been sued to lands selected by the Kencott Copper Company on Latouche land, and a similar certificate was sued to the Alaska Packers Asstation for twenty-five acres of land Mine harbor. These lands were tax with soldiers additional homestedncrip,
 This scrip was issued to sblers of the civil war who took up le than 16O acres of government land Such acreage as they lacked under 1l 1lacres entitled them to scrip, whic they secured by making applicationo the land department at Washingte
 This right to additional Ian was made transferable. The hoer of the scrip does not have to ve on the land filed upon. It can l used on any vacant public land, suect to the approval of the land office
 A final certificate for a honstead patent was issued to John Nsh at Seward, and another tO Gefpa I Lughlin, also of Seward.
 The homestead application of Jo, seph F. Hoffman for lands rea Sew ard was approved.
 All of these cases are action from the Juneau office pursuant toan ex. e.utive order excluding the lads in. volved from withdrawal orde sur rounding Seward, whereby theopera tion of the land laws is permitted.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
NORE STATES GO OVER THE TOP
 IN BOND SALES

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Liberty loan subscriptions have now reached a total of $2,113,998,35O. The Liberty day sales of yesterday have not yet .baen-- -eamnleteIx-- -ranaEtad.
 SEATTLE, April 27.-The following message from Liberty loan headquar- ters for the Twelfth reserve district, under date of April 26, has been re- ceived here:
 Total subscriptions to the third Liberty loan for this district have now reached a total of $167,159,350 Seven hundred and six honor flags have been awarded in the district.
 Tt is officially announced that Idaho, Hawaii and Southern Califor- mia have gone lover the top" with their quotas, and unoffcially it is re- ported that San Francisco has com pleted it's quota also.
 IVAN SMITH"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Probate Court for the Territory
 of Alaska, Third Division, Cordova
 Precinct, at Cordova.
 Tn the matter of the estate of Erma
 Bell Walker, deceased. No. 118.
 The undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Erma Bell Walker, de- ceased, hereby gives notice that all persons having claims against said Estate are admonished and required to present the same with the proper vouchers to the undersigned Admin trator of said Estate, or to the Judge of the above named Probate Court, at Cordova, Alaska.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 18th day of March, 1918.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
WHAT IS EXPERIENCE woRra2

-V7A IS EXPERIENCE woRTHq
 How much will an experience in the war be worth to young man in dol lars and cents?
 A Kalama resident says that his ev. perience is already worth $1O,OOO to him. He wrote this in a letter to the Kalama Bulletin, and at the time he was not yet in France.
 He will have to add some large fig uTes to his total when he commences to figure ups the value of his soiourn among the French people, of his new opportunity for broadening his cuI- ture, and of his chance to understand human nature the better.
 The kalama young man was on the Tuscania, and that experience is re- sponslble for the $1O0OO item on the credit side of his ledger. He writes of the experience:
 "Of course, it was not the occasion of very much enjoyment at the time. but when I get back home would not take $lO,000 for my experience in the war thus far. You see, We had the distinction of being the first transport sunk by submarine. We lost every thing when the ship went down except what we had on.''
 How would you like to be the kai- ser. fighting young fellows who think 1t IS worth a small fortune to be pitched out into the ocean and who think it is a distinction to be on the first transport sunk at sea?
 Example is one of the great teach CTS