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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
COLEMAN TO SPEAK
 AT CHURCH FORUM
 SUNDAY EVENING

George w. Coleman, president of :he New England Congress of Forums, and director of Ford Hall Forum, Boston, Mass, will speak at the Emitted Congregational church, lBro&d and Gilbert streets, on Sunday evening, June 16, at 7:45, at one of the Community Forum meetings on i tThe War as I Saw It."
 MT. Coleman has just returned from a four months visit to the West. ern front where he went for the pur- bose of studying war conditions. He had the opportunity of seeing the Yankees in action and under fire, and bf studying the people of Great Britain hnd France, as they went about their 1aily tasks under the strain of war. He was in the front line trenches, the Y. M. c. A. huts, back of the lines, hnd the big base hospitals. He saw hli angles of life at the front.
 He toured both England and France, visiting the principal cities of each country and studying the morale of the people under the extraordinary pressure of war times. He is one pf the ablest forum speakers in this section of the country. A campaign has been under way for several weeks with headquarters in Boston, and MT Coleman is one of the speakers ir
 this campaign. Its object is tc arouse the people of the different communities to the necessity of unity bf action and concentration of pa triotic purpose if we are. to win the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
GIRLS OF HIGH
 SCHOOL TO SELL
 TAGS TOMORROW
Volunteer Services to Per shing Fund Campaign
 Boys Will Aid Work

Bridgeport High school girls have Volunteered to work for the Pershing Fund campaign tomorrow, and will report at campaign headquarters, 9S7 Main street about 7:30 a. m., for their >ags, arm bands, and coin boxes.
 This information was given the campaign organization last evening at It's meeting in the armory, and ii was very welcome news. Every body was proud, once more, of old B. H. s. Young men and women of that institution come to the rescue Frequently in Bridgeport activities and always do good work. The lack of the expected help from the Minute Women had the campaign organiza- ton stumped for a little while but Principal Lee and B. II. S. came through.
 Other women and girls will be on hand to make sure that there are enough volunteer taggers. The vol unteers will be in charge of Mrs. F. H. Reilly and Mrs. c. B. Doremus.
 At the meeting last evening Cam paign Manager Greenspun outlined to the workers the chief rules of the drive. First and foremost came this: no pledges are to be taken. So- licitors will receive cash or checks upon their visits and give receipts for the amount received. All au- thorized solicitors will wear arm bands and will work according to a card system so that there will be no duplicating. If all the workers obey the rules no man or woman will be solicited by more than one worker during the drive.
 Every worker is urged by the cam paign manager to be at the armory tcnight to participate in the parade, receive their arm bands and other equipment that goes with the drive. This will do away with time being spent on non-essentials tomorrow morning, and leave all of Saturday free for the soliciting and other work.
 The first parade tonight will start hbout o'clock when the Pershing Fund people will join the Elks in Eheir Flag Day parade. The second procession will be the Pershing Fund folks alone and this will leave the hrmory about S:15. Everybody will earry a flag. The line of march will be along Main street, State street, Park avenue, Fairfield avenue and back to the armory.
 The reason for the double parade Is a tribute to the popularity of the Black Rock Naval Reserves. The Pershing Fund campaign and the Elks both wanted Commander Dyer's men in their respective parades. The Fershing Fund people got ahead of lthe Elks and had the reserves all signed up, and tied fast with little string of red tape. The Elks felt so bad about losing one of their con- templated features that something had to be done. The Pershing Fund parade couldn't give up the navy not even to the Elks. The navy couldn't cut the Pershing Fund parade because it had been ordered there from headquarters in New York. So
 was decided that the Pershing Fund people with the naval reserves would join the Elks' parade and everybody would be happy But the Elks' par hde was scheduled before the Persh-
 Ing Fund procession and to obviate whole change in program the Pershing people decided upon two periods of marching. So those who don't get into the first line can stick hround for the second.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
ObIiterated MattIe.

If I have to come in here again to speak to you children I shall punish you well, mind that !" warned mother, angrily. "I don't want to hear another sound from either of you today" She went back to her work, and most un- hoped-for silence followed. Finally, going back to the children's room, she found Edna calmly playing with her dollie, but Hattie had disappeared.
 "Where is little sister," anxiously demanded mother.
 9TH explain about her." beamed Edna. 'You member you said you didn't want to heard another sound from either of us today, and I minded you nicely, but when I gave Hattie a few pokes she got ready to commence screeching again, so pushed her into the closet and locked the door on her, and," she triumphantly added, 'you couldn't hear sound out of her now if she screeched her head off"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
PLACE OF DISMAL HISTORY
Roanoke Island Known to Fame Be- cause It Was Site of RaIeigh's
 IlI-Fated Colony.

Of desolate stretch of sandy beach in North Carolina lies Roanoke island, the birthplace of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America
 Sir Walter Raleigh was responsible forRoanoke island being placed on the pages of history, for in 1885 he sent out a colonizing expedition to America, and fate and the rough winds of the Atlan- tic cast the ship up on Roanoke is- land. On account of the climate, the lack of food and the ubiquitous h. dian the island was voted as unin- habitable by the colonists, who packed their belongings and took the next ship back to England and civilization.
 But Raleigh was not discouraged. He sent out another colony, which consent ed to stay, and the man in charge of the expedition returned with the glad news. Four years later, when Sir Wal ter Raleigh sent him to report on the progress of the colony, he found on the island no trace of settlers or set tlement save the inscription "Croatan" carved on a tree. Sir Walter then gave up the Roanoke island project as hopeless.
 Roanoke island has now been in- habited for many years, chiefly by fish ermen and life-savers. The latter are negroes from the coast guard station at Pea island, which is separated from Roanoke island by the sound. Pea island, the only coast guard station in this country manned by negroes, is of a dangerous section of the coast. 4 derelict ship cast on the beach is suck ed farther into the sands by each tide. The colored guardsmen have
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
CONTRACTS AWARDED.

It is probable that the contract for finishing the sewers in Davenport, Park and Jackson avenues will be awarded today to Pierce & Co.,, as theirs is the lowest bids turned in. The Howe & Waters concern con- Eracted to make these sewers but this 6rm went out of business.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
First to Guard Aoainst Surprise.


 Palamedes is credited with devising the idea of placing sentinels with pickets around a camp. The watch word as used by sentinels is supposed to have been his conception also.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14

Prof. V. G. Lomonossoff, pro-Bol- shevik director of Russian Railways was removed from office.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14

Their Substitute for Conscience.
 "Some men," saidUncle Eben, Ifs 50 conveniently forgetful dat dey feels jes' as good as if dey had clear con- science" .ii,.a.sl-h--A--l
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BOYS wanted 20 carTy Times route
al 18th and Irving sts-, after school.
Apply IN person 70 Mr. TtlmAn. or
By card al Ths Times ofhca.
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YOUNG lady to assist in office,
one who can operate type
writer. Apply ELITE LAUN-
DRY, 2i19 i4th st. i-i9
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BOYS-while you're about II take your course
IN Wireless Telegaphy IN a school with a
successful reputation. The National Radio
School was established IN washington in 1914
and now has over COO operators serving Uncle
Sam Be sure 20 investigate the National
before enrolling. 1905 U 81 n. W. tyS-tf
BOOKKEEPER-A splendid op-
portunity for the right man.
Apply Mr.. Brookes, STERRETT
& FLEMING, 2f55 Cham
plain St RS
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HELP WANTED-MALE

TAILOR-Exper1enoed. on new work ans
ousheling: steady work. II. v. LEVY. Ia
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE
MISS GREGORY'S
TALKS TO YOUNG WOMEN
NUMBER TWENTY-SIX.

mlOO ONEOONl y
TALKS TO YOUNG WOMEN
NUMBER TWENTY-SIX.
The New York Sun of June 10th
this year, editorially comments on
letters received from our tele-
phone operators, over seas with
General Pershing and in con
clusion says:
what q feeble letter writ
er is stupid self-conscious
man, when his efforts are
compared with the naive OBJ
servations OF women: still it
must not be forgotten that in
these cases the writer's are
from a profession which re-
quires more than ordinary
intelligence"
The telephone operators official
organ, The Telephone Review"
in commenting on this editorial
makes the observation that
mo greater compliment to
the entire sisterhood Of tele-
phone operators could be
more worthily bestowed"
1t is true that our profession
requires more than ordinary in
telligence, but in fully fifty per
cent OF operators this. out Of the
ordinary intelligence, has been
acquired from the daily work at
eN.n, - IuThaE
mentioned in several Of these
talks previously will repeat here
again-''No vocation in the world
today equips a girl in advanced
mentality, self-conhdence and ae-
curate and quick perception as
that of telephone work"
A young woman IS years Of age
Or over who when opportunity
offers does not accept this chance
is depriving herself OF the great
est and most valuable education
to be had from any known voca-
ton. EVERY WORD OF THIS
Is TRUE AND 1 KNOW IT.
Instead Of you paying an ex-
pensive tuition to acquire this
knowledge we pay you $1,000 per
week while preparing yourself
and liberal salary and bonus pay
ments afterwards; to say nothing
of surrounding you with working
conditions that are the standard
ideal of all large corporations.
CALL AND TALK IT OVER
MISS GREGORY.
Room sos Homer Bldg.
18TH ST. BET. F & G N. w.
c. & P. TELEPHONE co.
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IN NORTH PART OF Cleveland Park IN gen
tlemens home, 2 large bed chambers. 90
connecting with large eleeping porch or V7p
parlor with use Of parlor. reception n
piano. bath and music room, TO destf
couple or young ladies employed: terms
and SIS per nonth. board extra, 81 per
each. Phone Cieve. ISL. H.
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COLORED BOYS

From II to % years old, TO be trained as ele-
vator operators Apply before 1870 q m. at
81 eth St JULIUS GARFNKLE & co.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
STOCK MARKET


New York, Aug. 20.-Opening-
activity and strength Of Canadian Pa
cif1c at a further advance of 8 q points
was the feature Of the early dealings
in the stock market today. Other
railroads, including some Of the low
priced issues, were higher by liberal
fractions to one point. Marines sup
plemented their gains of the preceding
day and other strong stocks included
American Smelling, American Sugar,
Sumatra Tobacco and United States
Rubber. United States Steel gained
half point and specialties were rep
resented by New York Air Brake,
which dropped Az points.
Noon.---Tradtng assumed wider pro-
portions later, the usual leaders, how
ever being obscured by railroads and
specialties. Wisconsin Central was
prominent among the low priced rail-
roads, advancing 1 ga points. Union
Pacific and St. Paul preferred gained
one point each. General Motors was
again active despite recent restric-
tons, advancing IA, and gains Of 1
to 2 IL points were recorded by
American Telephone, American Can,
Steel Foundries, Railway Steel Spring
and Baldwin Locomotive. Liberty
1-2s were lifted to the new high rec
ord Of 1O1.10, related issues showing
greater steadiness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
BRIDGET WHELAN,

Sacred Heart church was thronged
this morning with mourners who had
come to pay their last respects to the
memory of Bridget Whelan, who went
to her reward on Saturday last. The
funeral cortege, one of the largest in
the city for many years, moved from
the bereaved home, 139 West avenue,
at $50 o'clock to the church where
the solemn high mass of requiem was
offered for the repose of her soul at
9 o'clock. Rev. Thomas P. Mooney
was celebrant, Rev. Peter H. MCLEAN
of Milford was deacon. Rev. Richard
F. Moore. D. D., sub deacon. The
church choir sang Schmid'e Requiem,
Thy Will Be Done" as the body en-
tered the church; 20, Salutaris," Of
fertory, by Theresa O'Brien; Heaven
is My Home by William Chew;
Face to Face" by Kathryn Lombard.
The floral tributes were most beauti-
full, offerings of relatives and friends
The Rev. Thomas T. Mooney read the
commital service at the grave in St
MichaePs cemetery where burial took
place. Four nephews, Leo j.,
Thomas P, William and John Whaley,
John Barry and John Sullivan were
pail bearers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
10000 ARRESTED
BY PETROGRAD REDS
Bolshevist Chiefs Reported on War
ship at Kronstadt Ready to
Flee to Germany.

Washington, Aug. 20-Petrograd's
reign of terror is reported raging un-
checked, in an Official dispatch today
from Stockholm. It is estimated that
10000 arrests have been made since
the beginning Of August among army
officers and middle-class citizens. The
Bolshevist chiefs are said to be on
board the warship Aurora in the road
stead of Kronstadt, prepared to sail
for Germany in case of a successful
uprising against them.
Sweden has been asked by the
Swedish consular office at Moscow,
acting for the American and allied
consuls there, to send a ship to Petro-
grad to take away 200 refugees, or If
this is impossible to obtain permission
for these persons to pass through Fin
land.
1t is assumed here that the refu-
gees are American and allied citizens
seeking to escape from Russia. I'm
der date of Aug. II, the Swedish Con-
sui General at Moscow reported that
the German government had refused
safe conducts for any refugees, in
Guiding consular officers, and it was
believed this refusal would stand I'M
til negotiations were concluded with
England concerning the treatment of
Germans in China.
When these dispatches were sent,
efforts still were being made to OBJ
tain the release of British and French
citizens held as hostages by the Boil
sheViki. Some were released several
days ago, but nearly 100 were held.
The Swedish Consul General naively
said that the negotiations would be
greatly facilitated if the Allies would
promise protection to Soviets in North
ern Russia.
A report dated Aug. 16 said the
Bolshevist authorities had agreed to
permit the consuls to depart, and that
the military missions of Great Britain
and France were preparing to leave
Moscow by way of Astrakan and Per-
STA.
German agents in Stockholm were
quoted as saying on Aug. IA that the
Germans were moving from Moscow
not because they were afraid, but be-
cause they felt certain of the fall of
the Bolsheviki in the near future
They declared the Bo1sheviki would
probably be succeeded by Chernoft
and his revolutionary party, who
probably would summon at once a
new Constituent Assembly which
would be recognized by Germany.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
WOULD INTERN KIN OF KAISER

New York, Aug. 2O-Dr. Frederick
August Richard Won strensch, of $50
West 164th street, a reputed relative
of the German royal family who was
arrested several weeks ago by Federal
Marshal Mccarthy, was recommend
ed for internment yesterday as an
alien enemy by Rufus W. Sprague,
Jr., head of the Alien Enemy Bureau
of New York. The recommendation
followed an exhaustive investigation
of Won Strensch's activities and career
by R. w. Sprague. Won Strensch de-
MED relationship to the Kaiser. He
is declared to have written to the
Kaiser volunteering to perform any
service required of him by Germany,
and to have favored the invasion of
Canada from America by an expedi-
tionary force of German reservists to
check the sending of Canadian soldiers
to Europe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
Sank A U-BOAT.
CAPTAIN REPORTS
Oil Tanker Fired 27 Shots at
Submarine Off Nantucket,
Setting It on Fire.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2o.---A German
submarine was sunk in a running
battle with a British tank steamer
last Friday, about 300 miles northeast
of Nantucket, according to members
of the tanker's crew. The oil ship ar
rived here last night from Mexico.
When first sighted, the U-boat was
two miles away, according to the cap
tain of the tanker, who said he imme-
diately opened fire. Two shots from
the submersible struck the British
ship, one of them passing through the
boiler room and the other through a
tank. Neither of the shells exploded,
and did no material damage, the cap
tain reported.
TWenty-seven shots were fired by
the tank ship ,one or more of which,
her master declared, scored clean hits,
as flames were seen bursting from the
port side of the submarine, which, he
said, sank a few minutes later.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
STRATF0RO
Especial to The Times.)

StratDord, Aug. Post. Johns lodge
No. g. A. F. & A. M, will meet this
evening at 1880.
The many friends of Mrs. Charles
Hall of Riverview place who has been
i'll will be pleased to hear that she is
able to be around again.
The Stratford Bowling Alleys will
be opened this evening for the rest of
the season. A big game has been ar
ranged between the Stratford team
and one from Bridgeport.
Mrs. A. Welt and daughter of Main
street lefs yesterday for a motor trip
through the Berkshires. They are ex-
pecting to be gone a week or ten
days.
Miss Mary Lally of Ferry road is
entertaining her nephews from Long
Island.
Okenuck Tribe, No. 49, Imp. o. R.
M, will start their War Stamp drive
Saturday. Teams have been organized
and expect to make a big cleanup.
Members Of the Christian Endeavor
society of the Congregational church
held a corn roast at Far Mill River.
Saturday night. They were taken up
in a large motor truck and report a
most joyful time.
Mrs. D. c. Wood of Main street has
returned home from ten days auto
trip to Cape Cod and other places of
interest. Mrs. Wood with a party of
friends and relatives filed three ma
chimes.
A large touring car owned by a Mr..
Jackson of New York, caught fire
yesterday noon, causing a damage of
about 500. The chemical was called
and saved the car from being q
wreck.
Mrs. Thomas Miller of Mt. Carmel
has been spending few days with
her mother, Mrs. Belle Parks, of East
Broadway.
baby boy was born Saturday to
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Dedrick of Bruce
avenue. Mrs. DERRICK is at the
Bridgeport hospital and is doing as
well as can be expected.
CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL plumb Ding
and heating; jobbing a speciality, 305
Main and Hillside avenue. Phone
Stratford HAP or 114-3. B 10 %tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
THE WEATHER

New Haven. Aug. 20. - For
Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair
tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy.
Connecticut: Fair tonight and
Wednesday,; not much change in
temperature; light variable winds,
becoming south.
A disturbance on the gulf coast
has caused general rains during
&he last "a hours in the southern
districts from Texas northeast
ward to Virginia. Vicksburg,
Miss, reported 3.42 inches of
rainfall. Pleasant weather has
prevailed in the northern d stricts
cast of the Mississippi river. The
aera of high pressure over New
England, which has produced low
temperature in the eastern dis
tricts, will probably pass out to
sea tonight.
) Conditions favor for this vicini-
} ty fair weather, followed by in
crcasing cloudiness and slowly
rising temperature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
KATE j. GOODWIN.

The funeral of Kate J. Goodwin
took place this morning from her late
home at $50 Pembroke street. A
high mass of requiem was offered at
st. Mary's church at o'clock by the
Rev. Thomas Hanley, celebrant, and
assisted by the Rev. James Hussien,
deacon, and Rev. Peter Kasmarsky
sub-deacon. There were many ap-
propriate selections rendered by the
church choir, and a large number of
sorrowing friends and relatives at
tended. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful tributes. Rev.
James Hanley read the commital SER
vices at the grave in st. Augustines
cemetery. The pallbearers were:
William Kearns, Albert Beckett, Jo-
seph Coughlin, James WHEELER, Henry
Cullen and Mathew Luby.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
Dollar For a Hair
Cut Prospect Soon

Chicago, Aug. 20-One dollar for a
hair cut and so cents for a shave will
be the standard prices if BARRIERS ac-
cept the suggestion of the Barber
Supply Dealers association, a national
organization which is holding it's an
nual meeting here. A statement made
public today in relation to the sug-
gested advance in rates said:
Hair cutting always has been done
at too cheap price and most of our
people feel this is one branch of the
work that should be paid for at a
decent, respectable rate"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
ROLL OF HONOR
SENT FROM The
FIGHTING FRONT

Washington, Aug. 2o-The follow
ing casualties of<the American Expe-
dictionary Forces are reported by the
general commanding:
First List-Killed in action, 70;
missing in action, 2; wounded severe
ly, "a; died of wounds, 1; died from
accident and other causes, 4 total
40.
Second List-Killed in action, 6S;
died of disease, 7; wounded severely
55; wounded degree undetermined
4; prisoner, 1 total, 1875.
Among the names appear those OF
Corporal Thomas F. Luddy, of Water
bury, severely wounded; Private Pau
Petroskey, Jewett City, severely
wounded.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
Rapid Progress on
Housing Project

RAPID PROGRESS lies
The progress of the construction
work in the Federal housing project
is very satisfactory, according to the
officials of the Bridgeport Housing
company. The cellars on the site at
Connecticut and Carroll avenues are
dug, and the foundations which will
be of concrete are to be started to-
morrow. Water pipes were laid at the
Balck Rock site yesterday which in
cludes the Taylor property comman-
dee7ed by the government. The foun-
dation OF these houses will be of
stone.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-20
GERMANS SOLD DRUGS
TO DEBAUCH SOLDIERS

Boston. Aug. pa concerted at
tempt by German agents to supply
soldiers in army environments with
drugs has been discovered, Federal
authorities here said last night. Two
men, Nathan Simalowitch and Jacob
Schwanasky, were arrested at Brock
ton yesterday and more arrests are to
follow, the authorities announced.
reports by surgeons in widely sep
arated army camps of use of drugs
among soldiers caused investigation,
in which a private at Camp Devens,
formerly a detective was employed.
Federal authorities said the drugs
were sold at surprisingly low prices.