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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
REMINDER
 GETS COVETED
 FIRST LICENSE

Fritz Henninger who has a saloon at 445 Main street received the coveted license No. 1 today from the County Commissioners when they started is- suing the new liquor licenses. Hen ninger with his bondsman and all the proper papers, including the necessary revenue stamp, was waiting at the of- flee for the county commissioners on their arrival. It took only few mo- ments to conclude the transaction and Henninger passed over his S760, and received his certificate.
 Henninger was closely followed by John Renchy of 634 Bostwick avenue who received license No. 2. Following these two there was constant stream of applicants to receive their certifi- cates. It will take probably the re mainder of the week to issue the 40H or more certificates to which this city Is entitled. of which 321 are saloon licenses.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
MEN ACCUSED OF ROBBERY HELD BY
 THE CITY COURT
Six Alleged Bandits Appear Before Judge Bartlett
 Case Continued.

Six men, four of whom are charg- ed with highway robbery, while two others are charged with being ac- complices. were arraigned before Judge Bartlett in City Court today. Their cases were continued until De- cember 5, and each held under bonds of $1,000. They were arrested on Saturday night, and accused of hold ing up Walinta Laganzie of 3S Co., lumbia court and Stanley Fritz of Stratford, on the night of November 16, and making away with valua bles and currency.
 Those arrested and held by the police are John Whelan, All Gregory street; John Larkin, 440 Park ave- nue; William Brazis, 392 Myrtle ave- nue; Francis Bowden, 326 Warren street; Ernest Letgar, 227 Mountain Grove street and Edward Lyman, 261 Broad street.
 While the specific charge against the snv+At, is the robbing of Leganze and Fritz, the police believe that this band is responsible for many of the other numerous holdups that have occurred in the city limits in the past two months. Some of the rob- berries that have taken place in Bridgeport recently are amonU the most daring ever perpetrated here and the Leganze-Fritz case is in tha! | class
 On the night in question, Fritz and Legapze were walking along Park avenue on their way to Stratford when, at the corner of South avenue they were accosted by a number ot men. They were hustled down South avenue until the vicinity of the Eastern Malleable Iron works was reached where they were beaten and | robbed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
PROBLEMS TO OCCUPY TIME OF LAST SESSION Congress to Struggle With Reconstruction Until Next
 March Brings End. PRESIDENT APPEARS
 TO MAKE ADDRESS Outlines Needs of Country During the Coming Legis-
 lative Year.

Washington, Dec. 2---Problems of peace and reconstruction promise to occupy fully the third and last ses- sion of the Sixty-Fffth Congress which opened today at noon to continue un- til it ends by limitation on March 4. After ten day holiday following the second war session most of the mem bers of the Senate and House were on hand to start the work of the winter.
 Framing of the legislative program had been held in abeyance to await the address of President Wilson, an hour after the opening.
 This session will consider an enor- nous amount of business. The usual formalities of the opening of a new session were hurried through because of the President being about to sail for Europe.
 After calls on Senate and House to see if there were quorums, commit tees were appointed to notify the President and the respective branches | of congress that the new session had begun.
 Long before the noon donvening hour, spectators thronged into the capital, particularly into the House, where the joint session will be held and where the President will deliver his address.
 In his address President Wilson said he would be in close touch with cable i and wireless, and that all that he does on the other side will be known. Referring to his announcement that the French and British governments l had removed all cable restrictions upon the transmission of news of the conference to America, the President 1 said he had taken over the American | cable systems on expert invitation of a unified system.
 He expressed the hope that he ! would have the cooperation of the public and of Congress, saying through the cables and wireless con- stant counsel and advice would be possible.
 The President paid some attention to the railroads.
 The President declared he stood ready to release the railroads from government control whenever a satis- factory plan of readjustment could be worked out.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
MAURITANIA
 IN PORT WITH 3,S9S SOLDIERS Secretary Baker Refuses Permission to Allow
 Troops to Parade. TAKEN DIRECT
 TO CAMP MILLS Steamer Given Great Vel come From Other Craft
 As She Came In.

New York, Dec. 2.---The British steamship Mauretania, sister ship of the Lusitania, is in port today with the first large contingent of American troops from overseas. The 4;0Oo men, mostly noncombatants which were sta toned in England will be taken to Camp Mills on Long Island during the day. Demobilization will take place at this camp in the near future.
 Heavy storms delayed the trans ports voyage so that she was unable to dock at noon yesterday as was ex- pected and it was not until~7 o'clock last night that the liner entered the Narrows too late to pass quarantine. She anchored for the night in Graves end bay in sight of the frightened Statue of Liberty.
 The steamers belated arrival caused a change in the plan for welcoming the soldiers and many thousands who had crowded Battery Park all after noon and who had motored to Camp Mills were disappointed. The mayors committee of welcome went down the bay on a police boat and officially ex- tended welcome home.
 Shortly before the Mauretania dropped anchor the hospital ship Northern Pacific, with HOO wounded soldiers and marines, including forty officers, passed up the bay unherald- ed and docked at Hoboken. Nearly half of the heroes aboard were bad ly wounded. one section being given over to men who have lost legs and another to those who have had arms amputated. Red Cross nurses su- pervised the work of removing the men to nearby army hospitals to- day.
 Troops aboard the Mauretania numbering 4,205, according to a (Continued On Page Twelve)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
POCROMS AGAINST JEWS IN LEMbURC SPREADS Hundreds Homeless, Many Killed, Houses and
 Churches Burned. POLES RESORT
 TO VIOLENCE Jewish Residents Say Pres ence of American Troops
 Would Help.

Vienna, Wednesday, Nov 27.-(By the Associated Press)-Hundreds are homeless at Lemberg as the result of pogroms against the Jews in that city. It is reported that many people have been killed and wounded, three churches and 80 houses burned and wholesale footing has taken place. The trouble is said to be extending west to Jaroslav and south of Drohobycz as we'll as to many towns in western and eastern Galieia.
 Jewish reports say the disorders were not, attributable to Bolshevism, but were the outcome of an effort to prevent the Jews from carrying out the principle of self determination, &C., cording to President Wilson's pro- gram.
 Disinterested observers declare that the fighting Is the outgrowth of the fact that the Ukrainians in Poland wish to be free and under Ukrainian rule. In Lemberg there is a prepon- derance of Polish inhabitants while around the city the Ukrainians are in the majority. The people of Lem D6rg, WlCA the exception or lne JeWS, want to unite with the Poles. The Poles, therefore, according to these observers, are resorting to violence.
 On all sides in the former empire one hears the plea that American troops be sent to the centers of popu- lation to keep order. Such a step, 1t is said, would work against the ten dencies to unrest caused by the count less political and boundary disputes among the numerous races and help prevent any trend toward Bolshevism that disorderly conditions might act to promote. It. is urged by Jewish resi- dents arriving here from Przemysl
 and Lemberg that the presence of American soldiers would be sufficient
 to curb all Semetic outbreaks as have occurred recently at those places. The word Bolshevism is loosely used here, but the only autheitic ex- ample or outbreaks taking place ot
 this complexion appears to be fur l IContinued On Page Twelve)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
Gen. Mackensen Heads Plot
 To Restore Imperialism
v+eneral Won Born and Count Won Arnim Asso- ciated With Him. OFFICERS CORPS
 BEGAN AGITATION Wanted Hindenburg to Join in Plan But He
 Refused.

London, Dec. PA plot to re- store Imperialism and secure the return of Emperor William has been discovered in Berlin, according to a despatch from Amsterdam to the Express.
 According to the despatch, which was filed at Amsterdam on Friday, the chief men behind the plot were Field Marshal von Mackensen, General von Born and General Sixt von Arnim.
 It Is said that they instructed the Prussian officers corps to carry on a pro-American agitation beginning immediately after the demobilization of the troops was completed. Large sums of money are said to have been placed at the disposal of the leaders by intuition makers.
 The plot collapsed, owing to tho fact that a secret service agent over heard a telephone conversation. Many arrests have been made in Berlin ana other cities, while the government has long lists of suspects, who had planned to seize members of the present gov ernment.
 No direct evidence of William Ho- henzollern's connection with the plot has been found, it Is said, but 1t Is believed that the outline of the plan was brought to Berlin by two Of his suite, who recently went to the Ger man capital for the ostensible pu-arjq' of taking the wife of the former em- peror to Ameriongen, Holland.
 Lieutenant Dr. Gustav Krupp von Bohlen Is said to have been in contro of the financial arrangements. Field Marshal von Mackensen is reported to have attempted to induce F1elt Marshal von Hindenburg to join, bu the later refused, saying he intend ed to retire after the demobilizatioI of the army. The whole Prussial court, 1t is stated, was in sympath, with the plotters, and 1t Is said Prince won Buelow and Dr. Georg Michaelis former Imperial chancellor, hat promised to help. The plan was t organize a provisional governmen under Field Marshal von Mackense1 or some other military leader and thel urge William Hohenzollern to return
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02

No such movement of troops ever took place before across 5000 miles of sea, followed by adequate equipment and supplies, and carried safely through extraordinary dangers of at- tack-dangers which were alike strange and infinitely difficult to guard against. In all this movement only IFS men were lost by enemy attacks, 630 of who upon which were on an English transport which was sunk near the Orkney Islands. I will tell what lay back of this great movement of men and material. It is not invid- ious to say that back of 1t lay sup porting organization of the industries of the country and of all it's productive activities more complete, more thor ough in method and effective in re- suits, more spirited and unanimous In purpose and effort that any other great belligerent had ever been able to effect. We profted greatly by the experience of the nations which had already been engaged for nearly three
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
RE|CHSTAC TO
 BE CALLED IN
 SESSION SOON
Demand Made in Berlin for Ending of Bolshevik Ac- tivity of Karl Lieb-
 knecht.

Paris, Dec. 2-The German Reich stag will be convoked shortly, ac- cording to newspapers in south Ger many, says a Zurich despatch to L'Inforrnation.
 Berlin, Saturday. Nov. 31-Four thousand n-commissioned officers at a mass meeting today adopted a resolution calling upon the govern ment to end the Bolshevik agitation of Dr. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. and demanding the con- vocation of national assembly.
 Philipp Scheidemann, the majority socialist leader, pointed out the diff culties the government was having because of the activities of what he characterized as irresponsible ele- ments. He warmly championed the idea of ealing constitutional as sembly. A resolution favoring the convention of the national assembly at the earliest possible moment was passed at a meeting of the soldiers and workmen's council yesterday.
 Berlin, Sunday. Dec. 1-(By the Associated Press)-Radical agents have not obtained control of the greater German wireless stations at Nauen and Koniggswusternause but independent socialists in company with the Sparticus group, have se- cured control of all home stations with a restricted readjustment. The refusal of Philipp SeheideHlann to ap- prove an order transferring the en- tire wireless system to the jurisdic- ton of the soldiers and workmen's s council temporarily halted a raid on the larger overseas stations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
CORONER LIFTS RESPONSIBILITY
 FROM JOHNSON
Finds Reid's Death Was Due to Pneumonia
 Not Injury.

Complete exoneration of Benjamin Johnson, an employe of the Ringing circus, for the death of Henry P. Reid, co1ored, also an employe of the Coroner J. J. Phelan, handed down today. Coroner Phelan finds that the death of Reid at St. Vincent's hospi- tai October 31 last was not due to the injury he received at the winter quar- ters October 14, but to pneumonia, and that the Injury was not a contribu- tory cause. This finding is largely upon the evidence of the medical ex- aminer.
 Reid was picked up outside the cook house at the winter quarters the night of October IA with a gash in his head. He was taken to the Emergency hos pital and from there to St. Vincents. Pneumonia developed and Reid died October S1.
 At the time Reid was found 1t was said that Benjamin Johnson another employe of the circus, had struck Reid upon the head He was arrested and charged with assault, later with manslaughter
 Coroner Phelan investigating this phase of the affair found the evidence very inconclusive, no one appearing who saw Johnson hit Reid, although several said they were told so, John son denying the charge, and other witnesses accounting for Johnson in another place when Reid was found
 Coroner Phelan finds that Raids death was due to pneumonia and not to the criminal act of any person oF personS-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
PAINFUL INJURY
 TOLOCO WORKER

Churchill Eye, A years old, of 2S2 Fairfield avenue. millwright in the employ of the Locomobile Co.,, is at St. Vincent's hospital suffering from a severe fracture of the right ankle as the result of an accident shortly after II o'clock this morning.
 The mishap occurred while Eye was at his work A large piece of rolled iron ore, became dislodgeG and rolled on his leg. He was taken to the hospital by pr. J. F. Keegan in the Emergency hospital ambulance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
KING ALBERT
 ENTERS LIEGE

Brussels, Dec. 1-(British Wireless e)-King Albert and the Hell gian royal family made official entry Liege Saturday at the head of the troops who conducted the heroic de- fense of that town in 1914, says q Belgian official statement. The king and queen and General Leman. the defender of Liege, were cheered en- enthusiastically by the crowds.
 Almost at the same time the state ment adds, a Belgian cavalry brigade eE.te--e2 Ax-le-Chapelle, Germany, at the request of the German authori- ties
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02

years in the exigent and exactIng busi- ness. Their every resource and every executive proficiency taxed to the ut most. We were the pupils. But we learned quickly and acted with promptness and are cooperating that justly our great pride that we were able to serve the world with unparal- leled energy and quick accomplish ment.
 But it is not the physical scale and executive efficiency of preparation, supply, equipment and despatch that would dwell upon, but the mettle and quality of the officers and men sent over, and of the sailors who kept the seas and the spirit of the nation that stood behind them. No soldiers or sailors ever proved themselves more quickly ready for the test of bat tie or acquitted themselves with more splendid courage and achievement when put to the test. Those of us who played some part in directing the
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
WILL SON HOPES TO SEE FORMAL DECLARATION
 OF PEACE BY SPRING; TO RELEASE RAILROADS
 AS SOON AS READ JUS r TNlENT PLANS ARE MADE
Paramount Duty To Attend
 Conference Says President

Reads Annual Message to Congress This After nOon-Says Allied Governments Have Ac- cepted His Peace Principles Accounts Fine Achievements of America Since War Began Pays Tribute to Mettle and Quality of Men Sent Over Seas.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
The Weather Report

For Bridgeport and vi- einity:. Unsettled, probably light snow or rain late to- night or Tuesday; slightly warmer.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
MIR. McFadden's Lone Stand

We have read in full the address which
Representative McFaddcn, of Pennsyl-
vania, made on the war corporation bill
in the debate in the House. We recon-
mend the reading Of it to all of his COL
leagues
1t is very remarkable that out of nearly
five hundred members of the House and
the Senate this Pennsylvania banker was
the only one, so far as we know, to raise
a protest against the vitality evil feature
OF the bill as it passed the Senate. That
was the provision which gave an un-
known board the power to extend four
billions Of new credit, and if need be
pump into the currency billions of Fed
eral Reserve notes.
In other words, Representative McFad-
: den was the only member of CONGRESS-
with sufficient courage or sufficient eco
nomic understanding to battle boldly
against this raid on the Treasury and
Tor sound money and sound finance. We
regret 70 add that he was the only Repub-
ican member of Congress to stand up for
the Republican partys traditional atti-
tucc upon the fiat money question.
In the years that followed the Civil
War the Republican party did yeoman
service in fighting the "grcenback" dclu-
sign and in restoring the finances of the
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
Victory the Only Way to Peace
tFrom The Nctc YorE World,

tFfom The Nclc York World
Whatever losses the British and French
have suffered in the smashing attacks that
have been delivered BY the German forces
there have already been enormous moral
compensations. For one thing, the air is
again cleared and German militarism is
once more revealed in all it's hideous
aspects. All pretence haH been stripped
away. and the Germany that exists to-dav is
seen to be the same Germany that threw
down the gauntlet to civilization in 1914
1t IS more apparent than ever that this
monster OF autocracy will yield to nothing
except superior force, and there will be no
peace until Prussiani is beaten by the
might of arms.
Nothing will be gained by negotiation or
by compromise. Nothing can be expected
of the German people themselves until the
military prestige UPON which Prussianism
rests is destroyed. 1t may take a year, or
two years, or five years, but if there is ever
peace that is better than truce, the
Allies must make up their minds to fight the
thing through, cost what it may
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
When Quakers Fight
7hev Things Thugs
WW'-A Statement Of Loyalty Issued By Members
of The Society OF Friends

Jesus made known His attitude by the
questions His hearers asked him. We
cannot think if the long history Of Ger
many's intrigue and barbarism was related
to Him and the question asked-"Is it law
full for us to rise and resist the aggression
Of this mighty power by force of arms. or
covct bondage for ourselves and our chill
dren?" that He would have answered.
let the giant have MS way, resist him
not" Rather, We believe He would have
said, "Thcy shat take the sword shall per-
ish with the sword and in such a cause
whosoevcr will save his life shall lose it,
but whosoever shall lose his life, the same
shall save it, We remember His words
in the 23d Chapter of Matthew and His
armed forcible driving of the money
changers from the Temple with the destruc-
ton Of their property; His statement that
He came not to send peace, but sword
His injunction to His disciples to sell their
garments and buy swords; His prophecy
that wars must needs be-" and many other
sayings that were not the language of
slav;s'i submission to aggression and evil,
but OF manly resistance. His teachinsr that
we love oUr enemies car, We think. be made
to mean complete on-resistancc to ma.
tional aggression and evil only by tearing
them out from the rest of the New Testa-
mcnt and their setting in Oriental thought
and life, we'll as by ignoring the conduct
of the Master Himself
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
Donkeys as Music Critics

tFrom The Christian Science l1onitor)
The effect of music on donkey was de-
scribcd at length in an issue of the "Mer-
cure de France" for the year 1869. Ap-
parently this young donkey always showed
the greatest interest in the concerts which
were held regularly in the drawing room of
d French chateau. AS soon as the music
began the donkey approached the window
and showed quite plainly whether the pieces
given were to his taste or not. He was fond
Of simple music and showed mpaticnce at
elaborate effects. What he particularly en-
Joycd was 70 hear the mistress of the house
sing. She had particularly fine voice. and
nc seemed TO listen to every note with de-
light. Ore day, when a duet was being
sung, his feelings completely oyerpowercd
him, and he rushed into the drawing room
and marked his appreciation of the two
singers by braying loudly.
Inc "Mercure de France" adds a classical
illustration OF animals love of music. in
which Terentus, dining with Hortensius and
several friends out of doors, were enter
tanned by stroling musician. Quite soon
says Terentius, we were so surrounded NV 81
great multitude of stags, boars and othar
ANIMALS that the sight appeared to me as
grand as any in the circus. Tho snh-
Jcct is one for the pen of the iniujtah,a r,
FOntaine.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28

tions, and it's exports were by no means
confined to farm products and raw ma
terials. It's manufactures, as our cor
respondent says, were being distributed
all over the world, reaching even
America.
1t still remains true, in spite Of al
this, that the great body Of the Russian
people are still iliterate and dwell in a
more or less medieval atmosphere
Nothing else, we are sure, would explain
why it was that handful of "wild-eyei
fanatics" could gain possession of the
country, disband its armies and virtually
offer up that mighty nation to the Ger
man invader.
1t is scarcely ina aginable that highly
developed people could have witnessed
the surrender and ruin of their country
without striking blow. With the armies
in the West heavily pressing the foe,
there never could have been a German
invasion if there had not been something
wrong with the moral fibre of the Rus
sian people.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
Along the Kentish Coast

Along the Kentish coast the guns are heard all
nisht.-News Item W
4 LONG the kentish coast the little
~ children hear
The cannon boom and do not think il
queer;
They think our earth was always fevered so.
With fire and water dcaths--they were not
born to know
OF peaceful .worktime calm on house and
hill,
or life, the safe, the beautiful the still,
Along the Kentish coast.
Along the Kcntish coast the little children
dig
Toy trenches, playing hard that they arc
big
"Shall be grown next week, or Mother.
when?
| want to go where Father is-wth all the
men.
It's good to be man and fight all day.
What do the children know Of children's
play
Along the Kcntish coast?
MAIZE MUNRO.