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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
War Brides Don't Fit
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French and English Girls Carried Away By False Love and Romances Fail-Only One Per Cent of
 Marriages Look Promising x

the new man ardentfv and now fels that she didn't care for the Washing ton man at all We received 8 wire from Washington saying that the wedding had all been aranged guests invited for "Wednesday night, Sc. but the bride refused to go. She insisted on marrying her shipboard aequaint- ance and all that we could do was to witness the ceremony.
 'FWe felt really sorry for the third
 man. He was a fine big fellow, tha
 sort of chap one would be proud to
 have in the family. We had an ap-- pointment to meet his fance, an Eng
 fish girl, and found her beautiful and
 charming, which was not the case with most of the others. The young l chap had come here from Grand | Rapids Our workers and he met | the girl at the boat.
 1 When she arrived at our head | quarters she threw her arms around ] one of the workers and, sobbing vio- l lently, said that she could not mar 1 ry the young man. She didn't like him, as he looked entirely different 1 in his 'civies' Now that he was out 1 of khaki it was impossible for her to l care for him. Of course, we had to
 tell him, and he was wonderfully | sympathetic about it. He said he
 knew she was tired from travelling
 and felt strange in America, and was as kind as he could be.
 ''I had my suspicious that the girl
 hadn't told us all her reasons for not
 wanting to marry him, and presently
 sure enough, a man who had met the
 girl on shipboard turned up at the
 headquarters and said he was engag-
 ed to her. He didn't seem nearly
 as nice a person as the one she was
 to marry. He was much older than
 the girl, for one thing, and we per-
 suaded her to wait a little before marrying him. The other man, her first fiance, got her to go to stay with
 his mother at Grand Rapids, and we are hoping that marriage will come off all right in time He said he wouldn't press her to marry him, but
 would give her a chance to find out how she really felt about it
 "And then there was the French girl who was married on Friday and came back on Monday, saying thai l she didn't like her husband now thai he was out of khaki, and wanted tt go home or get a job.
 "In fact, about the sweetest mar. 7 | riage between a soldier and an over . seas girl was one that most people would expect to find the most unfor . l tunate. The girl had not been mar U ried to the man, but she had a. thre 1 months old baby when she arrive' = here The man was willing to marr, o her and was absolutely enchante' = with the baby. He used to sit in tn + reception room here and play with IF by the hour. They were married il a the Little Church Around he Corner q and held the baby. It cried all tn d time, but it was Q wonderful baby e and it was evident that both the bo d | and girl were fond of it and each oth e er It made us all happy to see tha o at least one war marriage gave prom d ise of a happy family"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
TURKEY CAUSING
 ENGLAND WORRY

London, March 13.---Oficia1 Eng land is showing evidences of anxiety over the settlement of the Turkish problem and the situation rapidly de- veloping in southwestern Asia. The attitude of indifference or defiance as- sumed by the Turkish nationahsts. signs of unrest throughout the Moslem world and activities of Russian Bol- sheviki in Afghanistan combine to give a serious aspect to the tangle.
 Advices stating Prince F'eisa1, son of the King of The Hedjaz, has been pro- claimed king of Syria add another el- ement to the situation which may easily lead to trouble in that region. Allied governments have not indicated what their attitude toward the new kingdom and it's ruler may be, as the movement was ignored or underesti- mated by officials up until the last few days.
 Turks in Constantinople are appar- ently ignoring allied plans for enforc- ing the terms of peace with their country and protecting non-Moslems, reports declare, and the fact that there 1 is a strong demand for the expulsion of the Sultan from Europe has caused hardly a ripple at the. Turkish capital.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13

Overseas romances are impossible as | a basis on which American families are to be built, says Miss Virginia M. acting secretary of the Tray ellers' Aid Society, which cares for the war brides and fianceeS of soldiers arriving in this city from Europe. '@They are the fruit not of genuine TO- nance but of war excitement and un- bridied emotion" she declares.
 ''Between 1900 and 2,o00 of these cases have passed through the hands of the Travellers Aid Society in the last year, and I can say with due con servatism that not more than one per cent. of these marriages between American soldiers and girls whom they have met overseas are of the sort which show fair promise.
 Within the last two days three girls have arrived in New York from Eng land, sent for by American ex-serv1ce men to whom they were engaged On
 their arrival here they refused to wed these men and insisted on marrying men with whom they had fallen in love on shipboard. This is a perfectly clear demonstration of the lack of real feeling in their engagement to the American soldiers.
 Another startling phase of the over seas marriage situation is the increas- ing inSistence of numbers of the girls
 married to our men that they do not like their husbands and want to go back to Europe. They have been married about six months in most cases, and we receive letters every
 day asking us to receive them when 1 they arrive in New York. We met them when they arrived here and con-
 sequently they turn to us when they | want to go back
 | We were asked to meet a young girl who came in on the Adriatic and who was to marry a young chap Hv- l ing in Albany. We had seen her af-
 fectionate letters to her fiance, stat ing that she could hardly wait until she got there. The letters of his mother and sisters to her showed that the American family background was particularly fine.
 l 'rWhat was our distress to find that
 when the young woman arrived she
 had told the Government inspector
 that although she had come here tc
 marry an American ex-service mar she had met an old lover on ship
 board and had decided to marry hin
 instead. During the --onderful roman
 tic trip across she had fallen vfolentl!
 in love with this other man. She hat
 money enough to come in and was ? years old and so the inspector dis charged her to herself. She marret the man she met on shipboard an went to Wharton-Salem, N C., to live ''The very same thing happened O,
 Wednesday with an English girl wh had come here to marry a Washing ton man. He went to the ship to mee , her, but missed her. We brought he l and the man she had fallen in lov with on shipboard up here. He tol . me he had first met her on shipboar and we persuaded him to give tn ; Washington man a chance We wire him as to what had happened and h sent an old friend of the family t talk to the girl. She said she love
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
Clancy, Hero of Vimy Ridge Is
 Killed In Row

(By Philip Von Blon, in The Home
 Sector.)
 Boston is still mourning the death of William G. Clancy, soldier-blue- coat, who, as a, member of the Cana dian Expeditionary Force, carried the first American flag Into battle in the World War, at Vi1ny Ridge Fate de- creed that he should meet his death as a, Boston patrol1nan trying to quell a dance-halI fracas.
 When the Canadians went over the top at Viny Ridge, on April 9, 1917, Gunner Clancy went with them carry ing the American flag tied to his bayonet. The incident was historic, for it was the first time an American flag was carried into battle on the Western Front. Clancy was wounded in this fight also. While he was in a British hospital he was congratulated by Ambassador Page. AS a mark of special distinction the British Army authorities permitted him to wear a small American flag as a, brssard on his left arm.
 Clancy joined the. Boston police de- partment on December 8. Six weeks later he was killed in the performance of his duty. The bullet, which sol dierly tradition says fate holds for certain men and will speed on it's way only at a predeStlned tlrne-nO sooner and no later-found Clancy in Roughan's hall in the Charlestown district, of Boston and the man who ! had survived many wounds on the ! Western Front fell dead from a sin 1 gle shot on a crowded ballroom floor . Clancy was slain on January 21 while he was trying to keep order at a dance.
 Five hundred men and womeE
 were in the hall when the police man stepped out on the floor to stoE 1 a couple from dancing in a sugges' ! tive manner. A murder under blaz ! ing electric lights, at festfva seemed Fate's way of telling thu world that she had not forgotten the bullet which she choose to hold back
 in thed avs wen it was an even be
 that Clancy would die with his hob
 nails. on.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
NOTHING BUT WORDS

ENETAI1 FOCH is frequently quoted against the peace I treaty if his language argument against it. Tt is nothing but words This is the language which wins approval of enemies of the treaty All the determinations of formulated in words Every contract is merely assemblage of worlds if chooses to take that The Declaration of American Independence nothing but words. The Constitution is nothing but words
 But where the words express human will they symbols for things to be done not to be done The treaty effort the to The effort may not succeed but it is worth making general trained all his to the idea that disputes between nations must be settled by orce scarcely be look with optimism upon the probabilities of settlement by
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
GERMANY. HIT
 BY REVOLUTION
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(COntnued from Page One.) which urged that Germany carry on the war to the bitter end. After the abdication of Emperor William and the signing of the armistice Dr Kapp was one of the men for whose arrest the independent socialists clamored, on the ground that he and his assistants had been responsible for the continuation of the war and the hindering of peace.
 Major General Baron Von Luett- witz, who according to the dispatches has been named commander in chief, was military governor of Belgium for a period in the early days of tho war. He later was commander on the Verdun front. When the Ger man treaty came up for action by the government last June, General Won Luettwitz was one of the lead CTS of the military party prominent in opposition to the peace terms He has an American wife who was Miss Cary of Cleveland. He always has been classed as thoroughly Prus- sian.
 Before the war General Won Luett- witz had held the posts of Military Attache of the German embassy at London and later at Petrograd. He was born on April g, 1865. His father, Max Freiherr Won Luettwitz, died in 1887. His mother, Irma Won Gaa1-Gyula, is still living.
 The new commander in chiefs marriage to Miss Cary, whose maiden name was Mary Curtis Cary, took place on July 14, 1892. She was born on January 6, 1869. The couple have two children, Irma and Gustav. There has been a strongly held be- ' Is ,+e-i1 so1oxr 1 that the pan-Gernan, monarchist party was merely biding it's time and awaiting an opportune moment to seize control of affairs. It was this belief, for one thing, that caused the Allies worriment when they consid- cred the nearness of former Emperor Williams retreat at Amerongen to the German border and prompted their strong repr presentations to Hol- land of the danger to the peace ot Germany and the rest of Europe ot his presence there. In response tC this the Dutch government promised to keep a close guard over the ex- ruler. Former Crown Prince Fred erick William also is a refugee 1T Holland but his retreat at Wieringer is further removed from the German border.
 = While there has been no hint in tht
 early reports of an overturn at Der
 lin to indicate that the movemen T looked to a restoration of the Ho ? henzollern dynasty, the fact that thu
 development is apparently of a mon
 archistic nature, will cause close at
 tention to be paid to any news iron
 Holland regarding the former roya
 personages who have been makin;
 that country their home for nor
 than a year past. Interest in thes
 phases of the situation is all tn
 more strengthened by the indication
 that have come from Berlin that tn
 reacttonary movement was possfbl precipitated by the fact that a Ho
 henzolIern prince, Joachim ATbrech
 had been arrested and was about t
 be tried and possibly imprisoned i
 connection with the recent demon
 stration against French officers at tn
 Hotel Adlon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
RICH MAN SPENT WHOLE OF
 LIFE IN SINGLE ROOM.

New Hartford, Conn.,. March 13- Walter Mather Smith, man of wealth and principal owner of the Green wood Cotton Mills, here, who died re- gently was born and always lived in he same room of the homestead in which he died. He never was mar ried.
 One of MT. Smiths nieces was Nel- lie Garter. now Mrs. Charles E Hughes. One of his nephews is Dutch Garter, who was one of Yale's greatest pitching stars.
 MT. Smith always expressed a dis. like toward making many changes in the room and was known to fret when the housekeeper would suggest a new wallpaper or a new carpet or other articles. It is the impression hereabouts that few changes were ever made in the appearance of the room.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
SEE DISASTER IN BONUS


D ROADLY SPEAKING those newspapers which "see dis
 O aSter in the bOnus' the which loudest for the United States to make Mexico Generally speaking those and those periodicals which soldiers bonus unbearabe burden the which most loudly demanded Nohng to these people too much to for but almost anything is with which to reward the boys who fought the The cry against the soldiers enough to outfit them does not put polish the embazonments or We used the boys they did the work they they would be forgotten and Congress baby over the prospect of small additional compensation men who turned out of the and back into with little money and suitable clothing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
SAYS NAVY KEPT ITS PLANS DARK
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The officer also charged that with out notifying him beforehand the de- partment arranged with the French naval attache to send ten or more yachts to combat submarines off the French coast; arranged to establish two naval bases in France; sent naval aviation forces to that country; dis- patched six destroyers from Boston; sent a hundred cannon to France on naval colliers; started a campaign in the newspapers for a North Sea mine barrage. dispatched the fifth destroyer squadron from St. Johns to Queens town and sent four additional destroy CTS from New York to join his forces
 Some of these vessels, he said, ar rived overseas before he knew of theIr allocation to his command In most cases he said, he received beIated ln- formation from French and British sources but seldom in time to make proper adjustments and arrangements for receiving the ships.
 The Admiral declared that while he protested continually against the de- partment's failure to keep him in formed, the situation was not rem edied.
 That great confusion existed with regard to the establishment of the bases in France and that the depart ment itself did not know what It wanted was demontrated, the Admiral said by a letter he received early in August from the officer assigned to command the Bordeaux base. This i officer, he said, wrote that 'the situa- ton in France is not clear to me- and that when he had asked upon be-
 ing ordered to the command of the
 base what his duties were he had ] been unable to obtain any infornla- ! ton.
 q asked the same question and got the same answer from all the other heads in the Navy Department" the i officer said. ''After waiting about four weeks I received orders to pro- ceed with a party of eight persons
 but still no instructions"
 i A similar condition existed with re-
 gard to American naval aviation
 forces sent abroad, Admiral Sims said
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
WOMEN ARRESTED.

Ella Johnson, of 121 High street, and Emma Garnett, of 28 Lumber street, who were arrested last night upon the complaint of Arthur Hutton, of 3S Elias street, were arraigned in the City court this morning charged with theft from person. The cases were continued until March 16, and bonds were fixed at $500. Hutton claims that the women stole $3S from him yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
TWO CHARGED WITH THEFT.

Oscar Joachim, of 151o Stratford avenue, employed as night man at the Tfdewater Autosales Co.'S garage, 1766 Stratford avenue, and William York, a jftney driver of e1 Water man street, were placed under arrest last night by Detective John Seery. charged with the theft of 10 gallons of gasoline. The pair was arraigned in the City Court this morning and Joachim was fined ST and costs. Charges against York were noIled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
DIED.

 COSTIGAN-In this city, Friday, March 12, 1920, Helen, daughter of William and Etta CosHgan, aged Is years, months, days Funeral from the residence of the parents, 1257 Fairfield avenue, on Monday. March 18th, at 8:s0 a. m., and from St. Peters Church at o'clock.
 Burial in St. MichaeIs cemetery.
 S13a*G WHEELER-In this city, Thursday, March II. 1920, Edward DibbIe Wheeler, aged 73 years, 3 months, 1 day.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his late home. 479 Grand street, on Monday, 18th inst. at 2:30 p. m.
 Burial in Park cemetery.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
James Keuins.

The funeral of James Kerrins was largely attended from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Me Mahon, 1171 Noble avenue, at 8:30 this morning and from St. Charles church at a. m.s with a solemn high mass celebrated by Rev. T. P. G1cster, assisted by Rev. Dennis Moran as deacon and Rev. P U. McGivney as sub b-deacon. As the body was brought Into the church the choir sang F|Thy Will Be Done.' At the offertory Miss Jessie Murray sang 'tPie Jesu," and after mass, Face to Face" The floral tributes were many and beautiful. The pall- bearers were Michael Lavery. Patrick Hamil, John Rowe, Timothy Nc Mahon, John Maroney and John Kerrins. The interment was in St. Michael's cemetery vault where Rev. T. P. Gloster read the committaI ser vices.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
SUSPENDED SENTENCE

John Roberti of 4o3 Pembroke street and Joseph Cafaro of 69S Bar mum avenue, participants in a fist fight and stabbing affray which oc- cured on the afternoon of February 29, at the corner of Willard and Penn broke street, were each sentenced to three months in jail by Judge Frederic A Bartlett in the city court this morning. The jail sentence was la- ter suspended.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
ITALY READY FOR TOURISTS

Washington, March 13-The Ita1- ian government, according to consul lar advices to the department of commerce, is overlooking nothing in it's plans for smoothing the way to prospective American tourists. A big movement of American sightseers, it is held, would go far toward rec tifying the present exchange.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
John KiIey.

The funeral of John Riley was largely attended from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Stanley Erdina of S35 Housatonic avenue, at 8:30 this morning and from St. Patrick s church at g a. n., where a requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. John C.. Lynch. As the body entered the church the choir sang '"Thy Will Be Done," at the offertory the choir ren- dered 'tPie Jesu'' and after mass Some Sweet Day." The palTbearers were James, Frank and William Sta pIeton, J. F. Mcclure, William Buck ley and John Phe1an. The interment was in St Michaers cemetery vault
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
OBITUARY
Clarence McRoy EIderd

Clarence McRoy Eldero formerly of 257 Black Rock avenue died yes terday. He was well known here having worked for the past twelve years as driver and bott1er for Gray & Light of this city. He is surviv- ed by one brother Samuel B. Elderd The funeral will be held from the un- dertaking parlors of Mullins, Scott and Redgate, 293 Golden Hill street on Monday, where services will be held at 2 p. m. The burial will be in Mt. Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
BURGLARS GET s2OO.

Burglars entered a poolroom and coffee house owned by Misak Kalay- jan, 1890 Seaview avenue, sometime last night and made off with cigars and cigarettes valued at $200 and about $6 in cash. The thieves gained entrance by forcing a side door,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
$1G0 FIRE

Damage amounting to approxi- mateIy $100 was caused this morn ing by a fire which destroyed a bed in the home of J. P. Pitcher, 97 But Ter street. The blaze is believed to have been started by a spark which was caused by someone smoking in bed. Bremen had little difficulty in extinguishing the blaze.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
TODAY'S WANTS

IF YOU WANT a bargain in a good used motor truck. see the Mack Motor Truck Company, 264 Whal- ley Ave, New Haven Mackr Packard, Pierce and others. Ex- press and Dumps. Some rebuilt and guaranteed. Terms arranged.
 S1 Sa*tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
Helen Kuhn.

Helen Margaret, wife of Frederick O. Kuhn, died last night at the family home, 1874 Pembroke street, follow ing 9 brief illness of pneumonia, aged 27 years. Besides her husband and infant son. two weeks old, a father, Samuel B. Hollands, three sisters, Mrs. Mamie Schaffner, Mrs. Anna Holdt and Miss Florence Hollands, four brothers, Samuel Hollands, of this city, William, Frederick and Arthur of Pearl River. N. Y, survive her. The body will be shipped Monday to Pearl River, N. Y, where funeral ser vices will be held Tuesday morning. at St. Margaret's church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
LEGAL NOTICE.

All pledges up to number 92S dated before Sept Is. 1919. are for sale: 914, 905, 904, S98. s97, 896. SS2, Sept 13; 88o, S66, Sept 12; S8S S28, 826, s19. Sept. 10; S07, sos, 799, Sept. g; 778, 769, Sept. S. TAT, TSP, PA, Sept. 6; 71O, Sept. 5; 696, 694, 6S0, 679. 672, Sept. 3; 651, 642, Sept ?; 610. 587. Aug. 30; 564, 562. 551,- Aug. 29; SAY, 534, 530, Aug. 2S; 511, SOY. 505, 495, Aug. 27; 494, 491, 4SO, 477, 476, Aug. 26; 452. 431. Aug. 25; 416, 404, 402, 400, 3SS. Aug. 2S; 375, 37O, Aug. 22; S51. $40, 337, 329, Aug. 21; 312, Aug. 20; 2SS, 2S2, PSI, Aug 1e; 271. 26s. 25S. 249, Aug. IS; 245, 241. 236, 2SS. 225, Aug. 16; PIT, Aug. 15; 192, Aug. A; 169, 161. Aug. Is, 1919.
 CHARLES A. PECK,
 43 Middle St.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
CRuRcH NOTICES.

St. Johns Episcopal church, Park and Fairfield avenues. Rev. Stephen Fish Sherman, Jr., rector. Services at 8, 1O:30, and 4:45 o'clock. Sunday school at noon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13

To take out iron stains, put on lemon juice and salt. then lay in the sun.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
HOUSES FOR SALE

WARREN STREET. family house, 13 rooms. Price $5,500. East End near Straford Ave, 3 family, 12 rooms, all improvements, $6,500- S. Crehan, 47 Fremont St. Bar mum 7545. b*p