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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
NO MILK FAMINE
 IN BRIDGET ORT
A.W. Mitchell Assures Pub
 lie That Supply Will Be Plentiful.

"There will be no milk famine in Bridgeport" said A. W. Mitchell, sec retary-treasurer of the Mitchell Dairy company today, in announcing that beginning tomorrow the Mitchell com pany will put in force reduction Of one cent quart on all grades. Grade B milk drops to 16 cents.
 MT Mitchell said that the milk deal CTS throughout the east believe that the price of milk should be reduced, and when they communicated their intentions of lowering the price to the farmer members of the New York Dairymen's league from whom most of the local milk is purchased, they refused to sell at a reduced wholesale price MT. Mitchell said that milk dealers thereupon refused to purchase the milk at the former excessive rate and have decided to reduce their prices and take their chances. In COW ering the local situation MT. Mitchell said: Bridgeport milk dealers can obtain enough milk from private sources to preclude all possibilities of any serious shortage, and if the IDairymen's League insist on sticking to their high rate, we will obtain the product elsewhere"
 Practically all local dealers agree that the farmer will still be making g. fair profit if he sells his milk at a cent lower per quart than he has done in the past few months. The dealers practically insist on the reduction.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
BRITISH ANXIOTS

London, Jan. 2 - Russian affairs are causing the British Foreign Office considerable anxiety, says the Mail The necessity of formulating a defi- nite Allied policy as to Russia is ex- tremely urgent and it has been decid- cd that the Russian question will be the first to be discussed at the peace conference, 1t is said.
 Tt is presumed that all the Allied nations are overwhelmingly against armed intervention by an expedition ary force," says the newspaper. "The British government has also decided that an expedition Is impossible, pre- ferring to encourage the creation of a stable government in Russia" al- though the origin of such a govern ment is at present quite obscure. In the meantime, munitions and in structors are being sent to the true Russian armies in the South, in Si- beria and the forces. on the borders of Poland and Finland. Large car goes of food were recently sent to northern Russia for the people liv- ing in districts under Allied control. There is no likelihood of the Allied forces on the Russian coast being withdrawn"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
STANDARD AMERICAN MERGED
 WALDO AND FLICKER CONTROL

taken charge as publishers of The Hartford Post, an evening newspaper published at Hartford, acting there iE the same respective capacities as in their Bridgeport newspaper enter prises.
 Edward Flicker, before his entry into the newspaper publishing field in Bridgeport was associated for 29 years with the Cincinnati Enquirer, one of the largest and best known newspapers in the middle west, most of that time in the capacity of pub fisher. Under his direction The En- Quirer attained a tremendous growth and national prestige. At the same time he was the active director of the managerial policies of The Wash irgton Post and the Cincinnati Com mercial-Tribune.
 George c. Waldo, Jr., is well known known in Bridgeport news paper circles. He is a son of George c. Waldo, who has been for over 50 years editor, first of the old Bridge port Standard and later of the pres cnt Standard American. Beginning as reporter MT. Waldo, Jr, became city editor of the Bridgeport Post, managing editor of the Bridgeport Telegram, and in July, 1917, pur- chased the Bridgeport Standard, which was then in a very rundown condition and put 1t on its feet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
YALE RETURNS TO PRE-WAR BASIS
Call for Men to Come Out for Sports Will be Issued
 Tomorrow.

New Haven, Jan. 2 - Yale Uni- versity resumed its courses today, under a reorganized plan which in cludes abolishment of the select courses in Sheffield Scientific School, lepgthening of the scientific school courses to four years in conformity with the college, and the merger of the graduate schools of arts and sciences and of applied science and engineering under one dean. All de tails have not been completed. En- trance examinations are under dis cussion to secure uniformity. As to whether there will be a class in Sheffield to be designated as 1921s or not will be the subject of a later an nouncement.
 One interesting announcement is that the old system of grades on a scale of 100 so commonly used in the lesser schools.
 The R. o. T. c. requiring three hours practical and three hours theo- reticaI work in artillery training has been revived with 100 men. Today the classes organized and every branch of undergraduate activity opened with enthusiasm. Calls for men to come out for the various sports will be issued tomorrow. The freshman and sophomore classes will probably total 500. Courses in eco monies and philosophy heretofore optional and now required.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
TESTIFY BONJON
 SHOT IN FRENZY
Alienist Believes Defendant Was Insane When He
 Shot Walker.

''In my opinion at the time he shot Daniel Walker, Louis BonJon was insane" Dr. A. R. Diefendorf of New Haven, testified in the Superior Court today, where Bonjon is on trial for murder in the first degree before Judge z. S. Case and. jury for the killing of Daniel Walker, September last Dr. Diefendorf is one of the foremost alienists of the country.
 Dr. Diefendorf's opinion was ex- pressed following the reading of 2 hypothetical question by Judge W H. Comley taking about 45 minutes tC read.
 Continuing his testimony, Dr. Die fendorf said Bonjon's insanity, In his opinion, is a form of weak minded ness or dementia which probably had its origin in an attack of uraemia which he suffered a number of years ago. This condition had been made more intense by use of alcohol and alcoholic habits Of the accused. AL cohol, said the physician, tends to in crease the disorder, resulting in a poisoning of brain cells, and it's pres cIlCe III lI1o Syo lSIluS u 1IiCI0dS- the deterioration of the brain cells
 He said further that Bonjon is what might be called a pathological drunkard, which differs from ordin- ary drunkenness In that the patient is more susceptible to the effects ot alcohol than the normal person. IT reply to a question he said, how ever, that Bonjon was not patholog- lcally drunk at the time of killing Walker. pr. Diefendorf said Bon. ions insanity was continuous, bu1 that at times it would be more vio- lently manifested than at others
 In reply to a question he said ir his opinion at the time he killed Walker, Bonjon did not have the mind to be capable of judging of hi: act
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
siberians With Two Regi- ments of Czechs Take 31,O00 Prisoners, 5000 Railroad Cars, 12 Field Guns, 1000 Machine Guns, Trains, Transport and Other Booty.

Vladivostok, Monday, Dec. 30-(By the Associated Press) Tn capturing Perm, in the Ural mountains, General Gaida. at the head of Czecho-Slovak and Siberian forces. virtually destroyed the Bolshevik Third army from which he took 31,- GOO prisoners. General Gaida's s troops captured an armored train from which Nikolai Le- nine, the Bolshevik premier. was directing operations in the region of Perm. Lenine him self escaped but several mem- bers of his party were taken prisoners.
 The exploit of General Gabda in capturing Perm parallels his success in the campaign of last summer. His superiors opposed his plan of attack against Perm and he carried out the operation at the risk of removal from his command. The bulk of his force was made up of Siberian troops, but he had two regiments of Czechs in his army.
 In addition to the 31,000 prisoners reported, General Gaida captured 1000 railway cars, 120 field guns, 1000 ma chine guns, 30 automobiles, an entire wagon transport, several armored trains and several thousand horses His manoeuvre was g. complete sur prise to the Bolshevik, as proved by the fact that he captured several prominent Soviet leaders at the head quarters of the Third Bolshevik army Ten Bolshevih regiments are de- clared to have been annihilated and the rest of the enemy army was driven across the Kama river. Troops of General Semenoff, the anti-Bolshevik leader in the Chita dis trict, have occupied Verkhni Udinsk on the Siberian railway, east of Lake Baikal.
 Two hundred thousand Russian sol diers released from German prisons are expected to pass through Omslz within fortnight. The Russians are destitute and in serious condition from exposure and lack of food
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02

Plans have been consummated by which the good will, plant and ma chinery of The Standardization have been leased to the Post Pub iishing Company, publishers of the Bridgeport Post, Bridgeport Tele- gram and Sunday Post, and in the near future a merger between the two properties will be effected to give the public the benefit of the combin- ed production power of the two largest newspaper establishments in the city.
 Under the new arrangement, George c. Waldo, IT., publisher of The Standard American will become associated with Edward Flicker, pub fisher of The Post, Telegram and Sunday Post and Messrs. Flicker and Waldo will be in charge of the. con1- bined properties. MT. Flicker will be general manager, directing the busi- ress management of all the news pcpers, and MT. Waldo will be editor in-chief, handling the news and edi- torial side of the papers. Messrs. Flicker and Waldo together will comprise the executive committee, acting for the board of directors in complete charge of the combined es- tablishments.
 Coincidentally with this announce ment it was made public today that Messrs. Flicker and Waldo have
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02

the establishment of soldiers on farms was not enough, and that i've can best serve the interest of the sol- dier himself by doing our utmost to improve the living and working con- ditions in the trade or occupation which he may choose to enter"
 Governor Milliken emphaSized the importance of food production and the problems of rural life and urged the need of cooperation between all organizations and agencies which concern them.
 In conclusion the governor said:
 'The crisis has by no means pass ed with the overthrow of military despotism. The menace of mob rule and Bolshevism stil threatens.
 We must mobilize against such enemies the same national spirit of devotion and self sacrifice which sent clear-eyed boys to melt their fresh youth in the white flame of chiyalry on Flanders fields"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
TAXPAYERS MAY SEEK INJUNCTION AGAINST ATTEMPTS TO APPROPRIATE
 FOR DEFICITS OF CITY BOARDS

From acquisitions for the fiscal year ending March B. 1920 in the hands of City Auditor Bernard Keatng it is clearly shown that several city departments exceeded their appropriations for the past fiscal year. Each of these departments have made requstion for appropriation to the deficit
 On this subject it states clearly in the city charter the following: or shall any board contract debts in of Its appropriation and if such debt be contracted shall not be paid out of any future appropriation"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
Gov. MilIiken's M

Gov. MilIiken's Message.
 Augusta, Me, Jan. 2-In his bi- ennial message to the legislature to- day, Gov. Carl F. Milliken urged that ill all the deliberations of the winter the legislature aid the process of re- adjustment, and especially recom- mended cooperation with "any req sonable plans the federal government may work out for facilitating the re- turn of soldiers to industry or en- couraging their establishment on farms.
 q hope" he continued, that you will take proper measures to impress upon the federal government the inn portance of utilizing existing farms for returning soldiers before em- barking upon expensive drainage or reclamation projects. We probably have 2,000 such farms in Maine suit able for the purpose and ready for immediate occupancy"
 The governor added, however, that
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02

New York, Jan. 2.---Announcement that both the wounded and well sol diers aboard the stranded transport Northern Pacific were being trans- ferred both to rescuing vessels and the shore in small boats was made al 12:SO o'clock today by Brigadier Gen eral McManus, of the port of em- barkation at Hoboken.
 Three officers and one soldier, all wounded, were landed just before noon today. They came ashore in a coast guard boat. The landing of ad- ditiopal troops was expected to fol- low.
 After an unsuccessful attempt had been made today to drag the trans port Northern Pacific from the sand bar on which she grounded off Fire Island early Wednesday morning, navy officials here announced plans
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
LENINE ESCAPES; TROOPS
 TAKE HIS ARM0RED TRAIN
WILHELM ILL
Amsterdam, Jan. 2.-WiIIia

* Amsterdam, Jan. 2.-William * Hohenzollern, the former emper- * CT of Germany, Is very i'll, ac- * cording to adyices from Amer * Ongen. He cannot leave his room, * it is said, and is suffering from & * bad cold. It is stated that he * has a high fever. An eminent * specialist from Utrecht is in con- < stant attendance.
 * Only the former Empress, the * specialist and two attendants are * permitted to enter his room, 1t is * reported.
 
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
TEARING RAID INTO GERMANY

Geneva, Jan. 2-The Polish army which is marching to- ward Berlin has its object tearing raid Germany according to the Polish agency at Lausanne The infantry well armed and is supported by artillery and cavalry The in fanry already has occupied important railway center ing Kreuz Dresen and Poznau and has captured large amount of railway stock with little resistance The Germans rearmng demoblized troops and fighting expected al though of the demobzed soldiers refusing serve
 The agency says that the German railways dsor- ganized there is possibility of weorganized Polish army Berlin
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
CASE CONTINUED

On charge of a. breach of the peace, Frank Profcic, Is Lesbia street, had his case continued in City court this morning until Saturday, in order that it may be more fully investigat- ed.
 Profcic told the police that there was an argument In his home last night and that in order to get 1t set tied he pulled in an alarm from fire box 2a7 at State and Lesbia streets.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
COMPLAINS OF RED FLAG

* F. c. Bryant, himself union * machinist, of 14Sf West Broad
 * street, Stratford, called at police * headquarters this morning to * protest against the proposed car * rying of red flags ill parade of
 * the unemployed, which is being * planned for this city Saturday. * Bryant stated that he attend * cd a meeting of the maChinists * yesterday, and that it was de-
 * cided at the meeting to carry the * red flag in the parade. Bryant <; stated that he entered his protest * against this, and that as a citi- * zen. and as a union man he pro
 * tested against any flag being car- * ried in the parade except the ;: United States flag.
 * He was informed by the police * that the police officials have no * jurisdiction in the matter, unless * the carrying of the red flag H: should start trouble, when, of
 j: course, the police would interfere
 j: to restore order.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02

lies, but complain that they do not receive the least sign of attention, or a word Of guidance"
 After dealing with the Bolshevist menace to Lemberg, Wilma and other places, the correspondent says the situation is made worse by interna- tional disorder in Poland. Factories in all the industrial towns have been destroyed by the Germans and thou- sands of Poles who were sent to. Ger many during the war are returning to find there is no employment for them. They are, taking the law in their own hands, it is said, and are terrorizing their former employers. compelling them to give them money.
 Lodz is in the hands of the Red Guard, which has shot some of the officers of the regular troops. The government headed by Joseph Pilsud- ski is weak, the correspondent says
 (Continued on Page Two.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02

The Board of Education had the largest deficit according to the city auditor It is in the vicinity of S110,- o0o. The fire department comes next with approximately s5S,00e, and the police department deficit is close to $e5.oO0 The county tax deficit Is over $50.0o0 and the health and charities departments had deficits aggregating close to s15.000. The Emergency hos pital deficit was $500 and large def
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
HIT BY TRUCK.

Kwork Zarloofan, 26. employed by the U. M. C.. Co.,, is at St. Vincent s hospital, suffering with broken hip. He was struck on East Main street, this morning, by the truck driven by Robert H. Jones, who brought him to the Emergency hos pital Zarloofian said he lives at 2,106 Fairfield avenue. No one there knows him. and the police are looking for \ his home. Witnesses say the driver was not to blame.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02

Believing that the time has when drastic action is necessary the Tax Payers Association of Bridgeport have passed important resolutions relative to the cys finances This association has wonderful opportunity of show ing the Board of Apporonmen and Taxation that it must obey the provisions of the city charter which have been for gotten many times in the past few years They do this enjonng appropriation that made by the board deficits incurred by the departments the year that to end March 31 1919
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02

At the meeting of the Taxpayers
 hast night, a resolution introduced by Ferdinand c. Fox, calling upon Governor H. Holcomb to appoint an investigating committee to examine the city's finances, was unanimously adopted. The resolution also asks for an Inquiry into the excessive val uation of real estate in Bridgeport
 An attempt was made to block the expected request of the city to the legislature for permission to in crease the city's Indebtedness by in serting this clause in the resolution We further petition said legislature to refuse to increase the indebted ness of the city of Bridgeport, or grant authority to issue notes from which to pay the unlawful deficit on the budget ending March 31, 1919, until such time as the investigating committee has finished their search" {"
 Alderman John A. Cornell was the first speaker of the evening and he produced figures showing the excess- iveness of the present tax rate in Bridgeport. He showed how the grand list of Bridgeport exceeded the grand list of New Haven by over s27, 100000 and that our debts are nearly s4,OoO,0o0 greater than those of New Haven, According to Alder man Cornell, while the figures vary, the same situation exists in compari- son between this city and Hartford.
 We pay the highest tax rate in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02

icit Is expected to appear on the state tax list.
 MT. Heating said today that his re- port and recommendations will not be ready for at least three weeks. and it is not expected that the Tax Corn- missioners will have the grand list ready for some time. Nevertheless 1t was rumored today that assessed val uation of property in Bridgeport will be $229.0o0,0 900 and that the tax rate will be "A mills
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
WOUNDED AND WELL SOLDIERS
 ARE TAKEN FROM SEA BOUND
 TRANSPORT IN SMALL BOATS

for removing the 2,480 troops to vessels standing by at o'clock this after noon if weather conditions were fla vorable.
 Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves today issued the following statement:
 The Northern Pacific Is in no i'm mediate danger and until there is a change of the wind from the west ward no attempt will be made to transfer those on the ship. Such transfer, if it Is made today, will probably be to other ships standing bv"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
SUICIDE ON BIRTHDAY

New Hartford. Jan. 2.-Ar- mold Johnson, yesterday. his S6th
 birthday anniversary, killed him.
 self by shooting. at the home of
 Fred O. Church. He had seeIn- : ingly been in happy state of : mind before the act Eighteen : years ago last April, a brother, Sheldon, Killed himself. A sis { ter, Mrs. Amend Collins. of { Southington, survives
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
Poland Regs Intervention

London, Jan. 2-Poland is in des- pair, owing to the invasion of Bol- shevist troops and the apparent in difference of the western powers to the plight of the country, according to Warsaw despatch to the Mail.
 'Telegrams are sent, begging in tervention by the Allies" the des- patch states. 'but no reply comes. The Poles admit the immensity of the numerous problems absorbing the AL
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02

Boston, Jan. 2The attention of the legislature d reced to problems of reconstruction by Governor Calvin Coo lidge in his inaugural address today. Massachusetts happily may not need much reconsrue
 on but like all living organizations forever needs eonnu ling construction.n the governor said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
CITY HAS EXCEEDED
 REVENUES S3OO,OOO
 DECLARES AUDITOR

According to conservative estimate made by City Audi Bernard Heating today the total deficit in appropriations the fiscal year ending March 31 1919 will fall short of $3OOO00 nmated that special permission will be sought of the state legislature to make appropria ton to cover this amount
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
POLISH TROOPS ENTER FRANKF0RT-ON- -ODER ON
 THEIR WAY ID BERLIN
Thirty Thousand Troops on Tearing Raid Into Germany-May Reach Goal Because of Br6k- en Down Transport-Ebert Mobilizing Ger man Troops.

Copenhagen Jan. PA Polish army of thirty thousanc marching Berlin according to despatch received here quoting at the German capital Gustave Noske member of the Ebert Cabinet in charge of military affairs said to have ordered the Fifth German division to meet the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
SCHOONER ASHORE.

Halifax, N S., Jan. = Schooner Marjorie Austen, new vessel, is ashore near Apps River light, Bay Of Fundy. The crew has been taken eff. The vessel carried lumber.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
Poles Enter Frankfort

London, Jan. -(Poland) troops have entered Frankfort-on- the-Oder, fifty miles east of Berlin says a Berne despatch to the Express, which adds that the Poles have oc- cupied Beuthen, in Prussian Silesia and Bromberg, in the province of Po- sen, 69 miles northeast of the Posen pity
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
TAILOR COMMITS
 SUICIDE AT HOME

Shooting himself through the head nt his home, SOY Beechwood avenue, Herbert Began, tailor, aged 52. died about an hour later at St. Vincent's hospital, where he had been taken by the Emergency hospital ambu- lance Dr. John H. Maxwell in at tendance. No reason is given for the act. The bullet entered the right temple passed entirely through the mans head coming out near the left temple. The shot was fired at 8 o'clock and Began died an hour later.
 Concord, Jan. - Gov. John H. Bartlett in his inaugural address to the legislature today urged unani- nous ratification of the federal pro- hibition amendment
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
EBERT IS PREPARING FOR AN ATTACK ON BERLIN BY POLES
GAIDA TAKES PERM AND DESTROYS 0LSHEvIK 3RD ARNAY
GOVERNORS DEMAND ACTION
 AGAINST BOLSHEVIk CREED

Coolidge of Massachusetts Opposes Public Display of Any Emblem Signifying Hostility to Exc cution of the Law-MiIliken of Maine Says Menace of Mob Rule Still Threatens.