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BRIDGEPORT, CONN., TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1917
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Pitiful Appeal to United
States and Other Neu
trals is Published By
. Legation at Washington
, Germany Decrees Slav
ery or Starvation for
Workers. 'v
Thousands Who Are De
ported and Forced to
' Work for Germany Re
' port Hardships and Fam
ine Confronting Them
Forced Into Idleness by
Remaining at Home.
Washington, March 27. An
appeal from Belgian workmen
for organized assistance by
neutral governments and la
boring classes in neutral na
lions was made public at the
Belgian legation today. It say?
500P00 men have been thrown
out of work and kept in 'forced
idleness, which led the Ger
mans to decree that "either you
must . sign a' contract tor work
in Germany or you will be taK-
" As a result, it
Oil fa oiu.' .- . ,, . '
adds, "the.whdleof the work
ing classes of Belgium: are
threatened with .slavery, star
vation or death." ,
i "Germany.- the appeal say. :haa
condemned her victims to pay an im
mense , war levy, which already
o,ot,tn to more than $200,000,000,
and which is increasing: at the rate of
" $10,000,000 monthly. .
' "She has carried off and transported i
into Germany by pillage, confiscation,
requisition and forced sale, foodstuff
' and merchandise to the value of more
than U.OOO.OOOOOO. She has seized
and sent to Germany the greater part
of, the raw products in our factories,
the machinery and all accessories,"
she has thus stopped our industry and
caused an almost general and en
forced state of idlepess of the working
. classes." " .' . m t , I
The plight of those deported Is ploy
tured as painful. ;
" -REPORT AWFUL SUFFERING.
Havre, France, March 27 The Bel
irlan government has received by
trustworthy means letters from re
sponsible Belgians who have been de
ported to Germany. The letters, dated
at the end of February and early in
March, were, written from the camps
in which the men are confined.Som
passages follow:
'Slnce Feto. 1 we have had. only two
meals a day. The one to the evening
has been discontinued. That waa the
best one, "because we had corn."
From another letter: "It is frightful
here. We are dying of famine. We
' have a ration of ibead, water arid
beets, that Is all. "We are skeletons
covered, with skin. Thirteen were
counted! in the morgue yesterday and
14 today. That Is from among the
3,000 or 4,000 here. Conditions are
more frightful in the and .
cn.mxw. If anyone sires ua ."a little
eoup or something' else to eat he la
punished with Ave day In prison.
From another letter: "The situation
becomes more and more unendurable
from day to day. Every morninig two
or three dead, are found in the huts.
Te doctors Htedine all responsibility.
Today 120 are dead at Camp . We
hope for our deliverance toy the great
offensive. :
Trackwalker's Death
- Found Accidental
I
That Joseph Glosioa vainly tried to
.un from the Park avenue viaduct be
fore a train approached was the test!
. mony of witnesses before Coroner
I Phelan yesterday afternoon hiring the
hearing on the Hteath of dosloa. in
view of the testimony that there was
a thick fojar on (March 23, when the ac
cident happened, the coroner today
gave a findin g of 'accidental death.
Engineer Frank J. Unser of Stam
ford and Fireman Thomas H. Keeley
of Stamford saM they didn't see the
man until the engine struck him.
George Malone, who was walkinig on
Parle avenue, declared he saw Giosioa,
who was a track walker in the employ
of the railroad company, start to go
across the viaduct and then turn back
as he heard the train approachirg.
. Before he could get off the , viaJdiuct
Glosioa was struck.
MUNITION' MAKERS MEET.
"'New Haven, March. 27 To discuss
the matter of manufacture and supply
of machine guns, revolvers, automatic
pistols and ammunition, the munition
standard board's sub-committee on
small arms and ammunition of the na
1 tion defense council met here today.
J. -13. Otterson, chairman presided,
; and representatives of six munition
j plants and the Springfield arsenal
. were present. "Within a short time
the committee will give consideration
to the manufacture of rifles and am
munition therefor. - .
THE WEATEEIl
Bain and colder tonight; Wednes-
; day fair and colder.
PRIZE COW, SWALLOWS
DARNING NEEDLE, DIES
Appleton, Wis., March 27
Pauline Paul Parthenae, known as
the world champion Holstein cow,
6wned by R. J. Schaefer of Clay
ton, Wis., is dead. A post-mortem
showed she had swallowed a darn
ing needle and that it worked its
way to the heart.
Two years ago the cow pro
duced 2,888 pounds of butter in 12
months. She was 13 years old.
Mr. Schaefer had refused to sell
her at any price. '
GIVES BLOOD TO
SISTER BUT HER
SACRIFICE FAILS
Agnes JPickett's Life Fluid
Unavailing In Effort to
' Save Relative
Nellie Pickett, of 160 Lee avenue,
die'd last night at. the Brid;geiport hos
pital of injuries received in an auto
mobile accident Sunday night in Fair
field.! In an effort to save the girl's
life, yesterday morning blood transfu
sion was resorteldl to and Miss Agnes
Pickett, 18 year old sister of the in-
jured girl, consented to sacrifice a
large quantity . of the precious fluid,
but. It was in vain.
iMiss Pickett was riding1 in a ma
chine occupied by her chum, Emily
Casham, . of 1 (Myrtle court, Thomas
Bposito, of 119 "Water street, and Ar
thur J. Harris, of 72 Greenwood street,
New Haven. Both young men, the po
lice state, met the girls in Fairfield'
avenue' aridl asked them to' step into
the machine. v
After riding about the city the auto
started for Fairfield about midnight.
The car, a single seated high-powered
racer, was tearing along Stratfleld
road- near the Stratfleld church at a
rate of 40 miles an hour, when it col
lided with a hay wagon, driven by
Marie Robinson of Stratfleld, and
drawn by two- mules.
V The auto flung1 one of the mules
clear , of the harness into the side of
the road, picked up the bod of the
wagon clear of the wheels and carried
(both the "body and the' load of hay
a . distance of 200 yards before its
flight was halted.
The Pickett girl was sitting in the
bottom of 'the 1 car with Harris, 'the
legs dangling over the runningr board.
The forced with which the' auto struck
the wagon tore thVlatter to splinters.
Parts of the wood pierced-the girls'
abdomen' and tore part of her corset
from her body. She was conscious
when Dr. C; C. Taylor of the emer
gency hospital reached , the scene but
had lost such great quantities Vof
hlnnd ' . .' v , ,
The Casham girl, , who is reported
to be married, was taken with ' Miss
Pickett to the Bridgeport hospital.
The injuries of the forme though
painful, are not .considered serious.
She is ; suffering from bruises" and a
severe shaking up. ';."
Their male companions were slight
ly bruised and Robinson, driver of
the haywagon, escaped with a few
painful abrasions. , Both Esposito
and Harris were arraigned yesterday
in the' Fairfield court and held in
bonds of $1,500 for trial
This morninig Judge Wakeman made
lhe : charge . against Esposito man-
euaugnter, raised nis vonaa to $3,ww
and set the hearing of the case for
The automobile was wrecked by the
accident. Parts of the machine and
the wreckage of the haywagon strew
Ihe road. - -
XCoroner Phelan has notified the po
lice that he will start an investigation
tomorrow morning in the case. All
witnesses who are uninjured will go
to the coroner's office but the coroner
will proibaibly visit Harris and Miss
Cashman and get their versions of the
Sunderland Re-elected
Danbury Mayor; Control
Of Council Democratic
Danbury, March 27 Jubilant Dem
ocrats today are celebrating the vic
tory in the city election yesterday
which returned to office for the third
consecutive term Mayor Anthony Sun
derland. Mayor Sunderland received
1,922 votes and his Republican oppon
ent, A. Homer -Fillow, had 1,564.
The 'common-council will be divid
ed equally, there being three Republi
cans and three Democrats. Mayor
Sunderland's vote will give the Demo
crats control of the city patronage. ,
One of the Democratic councilmen.
Marquis M. Schlitter, defeated his Re
publican opponent by pne vote. -
TREMENDOUS DEMAND
FOR STEEL PRODUCTS
New York, March 27. The tremen
dous demand for steel products was
emphasized toWiay when it was assert
ed by trade authorities that steel mills
liad booked 2,250,000 tons of rolled
produce thus for in March. The de
mand has come chiefly from shipping,
railroad and agricultural interests,
which are said to have taken nearly
1,500,000 tons at advancing prices." Ex
port sales this month are estimated at
10 per cent, of the total.
RUSSIAN ROYALTY
GIVE WEALTH TO
NEW GOVERNMENT
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Petrograd, March 27 The grand
duke and the royal princes in a Joint
telegram addressed to the provisional
government today not only formally
associate themselves with the abdica
tion of Grand Duke Michael, but also
turn over to the new government
their official wealth, namely, theii
holdings of crown lands and other
state grants heretofore attaching , to
their station.
ENROLLING BOARD
FOR NAVY RESERVE
BEGINS SESSIONS
Oyster Boats Offered for Use
of Government In Sound
Manoeuvres.
OYSTER BOATS MAY
BE TAKEN IN NAVY
Local Waters Will be Well
Protected by Experienced
Navigators.
The enrolling board of the United
States Naval Reserve forpe arrived in
Wo oitf nt 1 o'rfoek todav to consider
applicants in the various classes to be
enlisted in the thira navai aistri-i.
from Bridgeport.
Special quarters In the upper, corri
dor of the custom house were set apart
for the use of the officers toy Collector
of Port James L. McGovern andthe
buildimg will (be kept upen today untu
k arA tomorow from 9 to 1 and 2:30 to
5, that the work of enrollment may be
quickly despatched
Waterfront men have shown great
patriotism in the pre-enrollment, hav
ing liberally offered their services to
the government in defending the coast
line in this department.
Both the Lewis Oyster Co. and the
Radel Oyster Co., It is said toy their
ofQciols, have toeen in the forefront
in offering . part of its big equipment
to the U. S. N. R. F.. and it is believed
that some of the well known oyster
boats plying in these waters will soon
be employed In the government ser
vice. '
The ovster boats, which are largely
of the 100 to 125 foot class, are partic
ularly adaptable to coast derense roe
cause 'of their Dartial deck clearance
which permits of free operation of
guns of a large calibre. They are
steam-driven and can withstand heavy
seas. In the event of , their ' officers
volunteering' to do Viuty on board, the
local waters will ibe well protected for
there are rew men wno loener uinier
stand the treacherous waters and har
bor entrances on Long- Island shore
lines than these veteran navigators;
A. large orofportion of the' men now
to be enrolled will have 'been procured
through the active co-operation of the
citizens' committee which is actively
co-operating with the U. S. N. R: F.
officers engaged here In pre-enroll
ment. . ,
It was announceiai today at head
quarters in the federal (building' that,
the examimnier (board would begin worK
at o'clock this afternoon and con
tinue until 9 o'clock, tonight. r Sipecial
apparatus for the examination or can-
flidates for phiysical disaJbility has been
installed here. .
Tomorrow the ' offices will open at 9
o'ekwk a. m.. anlcil remain open until 1
p.m. ' The. officers will open again at
"S:30 p. m. and remain open until 5.
Thursday evening the night . session
wtJI be held for those who can t come
in the Aay.
LINES ST. LOUIS
MET NO U-BOATS,
OFFICERS REPORT
London, March 26 (delayed by cen
sor) When the St.V Louis, the first
armed American . Vessel to enter the
war zone, reached a British port this
afternoon, passengers reported' that
no submarine had been sighted.
A government tender carrying the
American consul general, admiralty
officers and immigration officers met
the liner.
TIME EXTENSION FOR
REGULATION OF MILK
Representatives of the Farmers'
Dairy Co., who appeared before the
board of health last night, succeeded
in obtaining from the latter body a
postponement until August 1 of the
enforcement of the health regulation
compelling the pasteurization of millk.
The milk company convinced the
(board that it wouHdl be impossdlble for
them to comply with the, law until
their new plant In North avenue and
Garland street is erected. The new
regulations which were supposed to be
In force next Sunday. President H. C.
Cotourn hinteldl that it might be Octo
ber before the new plant would be
ready" and stated if the extension of
time was not given the company the
mik Producers would cut off the sup
ply Of milk they sold to this city and
send it elsewhere.
DENMARK MAY BAR .,
ARMED U. S. SHIPS
Copenhagen, March 27.t The Danish
government has not replied to the in
quiries from Washington regarding the
admission of armed American mer
chantment to Danish ports, but the
indications are that It will follow the
example of Holland in Ibarring them.
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Three Persons Killed
As Fire Razes Hotel
Parkers burg-, W. V., March 27 Three
persons were burned to death In a fira
that destroyed the Stephens hotel and
10 other buildings at -Creston, Wjrt
county, early today. The fire orig
inated in the Stephens hotel'and' is be
lieved to have been caused by a leak
ing gas pipe The loss is estimated at
$75,000. AtV.
MORE GOLD ARRIVES.
New York, March 27 -Five million
dollars in gold from Canada was de
posited at the assay office here today
for account of J P Morgan and Co.
TW Krlna tVi total eAlfl imnorta
' this year to $250,700,000.
TO KEEP WOMEN
AND MINORS ON
POLISHING JOBS
Senate Rejects Bill to Pro
hibit Imperilling Lives
of Non-Franchised.
STATE ?S ALIENS MAY
HAVE TO GET LISTED
Consider Measures to Reg
ister Citizens of Other
Nations.
(Special to The Farmer.)
Hartford, March 27 By a vote of
16 to 12 the Senate today accepted the
report of theo ommittee on labor re
jecting the bin which would prohibit
the employment of women and minors
under 18 years of age a the occupa
tions of buffing and polishing. The
unfavorable report of the committee
when taken up precipitated a very
lively debate led by Senators Freder
ick L. Neebe and John E. Doughau,
who favoreidl'the bill.
Senator Neebe said both these oc
cupations were of such nature that
they were recognized as dangerous
even for grown workers and they
were placed in the class of occupa
tions which produce diseases Especi
ally tuberculosis and other diseases
of the lungs. He said theb ill had the
endorsement of the Connecticut Fed
eration of Labor and that four years
ago the same bill was before the Gen
eral Assembly but was defeated by a
combination of the manufacturers
and the lobbyists who co-operated to
bring about the defeat of the measure.
Senator Donghan, in speaking for
the bill, called attention to the fact
that buffing and polishing are now
recognized as hazardous occupations
and the law forbids that minors under
16 years of age be employed at these
trades Sen. John H. Barnes, Senate
chairman of the committee on "Wom
an Suffrage, speaking for the bill, said
that v one argument used In-denying
equal suffrage to women was that the
men made laws to protect them. He
said the -legislators might well lay
themselves open to the charge that
they had failed to legislate for the
protection of wmen if they did not
support the measure. y
Senator William J. Datkin moved
for the acceptance of the report of
the committee and the rejection of the
bill. , He said many manufacturers
In Waterbury whom employed wom
en on light buffing work which was
not dangerous would be obliged to
get other help if the bill was pass
ed. He said it, would mean that this
work must be sent to other manu
facturers outside of the state.
vSenator , Doughan thought the
manufacturers of Waterbury were not
entitled to special consideration in
regard to the act. He said that with
the exception of ' Bridgeport, the
manufacturers were not playing thetf
fair shar of the taxes In the towns
and cities of the state. In Bridgeport
he said he believed the fairest adjust
ment of the taxation had been ar-
ranged. ,
Senator H. P. Kopplemann and
Patrick o'Sullivan, , the latter the
Democratic leader spoke for the bill.
On the roll call vote those for ac
cepting the committees report and re
jecting the bill were:. Senators, Klett,
New Britain; Spencer, Suf field; Leon
ard; New Haven; Rolf, Guilford; Tut
tle, Naugatuck; Larkin, Waterbury;
May New London; Bartlett, Bridge
port; Blssell, Ridgefield; Williamson,
Darien; Sessions, Plainfield; Brooks,
Torrington; Stoeckel, Norfolk; Body,
Woodbury; Lyman, Middlefield; and
ugg, East Hampton.
Those against the rejection of the
bill were: Senators Hemenway and
Kopplemann, Hartford; 'Hunt, Glas
tonbury; Whitney Grady and Dough
an, New Haven; Neebe, Merideh;
Hurley, Waterbury; O'Sullivan, Der
by; Barnes, Norwich; O'Connell and
Caldwell, Bridgeport. v " V
GOV. HOLCOMB MAY
i ORDER ALL ALIENS
TO BE REGISTERED
Hartford, March ?7 The commit
tee on military affairs of the General
Assembly will shortly report two bills
concerning the registration of aliens
in this state In the event of war. The
bills which are being drafted in com
mittee with the assistance of Patrick
O'Sullivan, minority leader are aimed
to place a watch over the movements
ofSfll aliens in this state in the event
of war. . , ,
One measure provides that the gov
ernor may by proclamation require
all subjects or citizens of hostil
nations to registe within 48 ho.urs
after the time of proclamation. Th
governor is to designate the places of
registration. Failure to comply with
the proclamation is punishable by a
fine of not more than $1,000 and Im
prisonment of not more than ; three
years.
A similar bill in preparation will
require all hotel and inn proprietors
and boarding house keepers to report
daily to the town authorities th
movements of all their guests. Fail
ure, td conply with the law will , be
punishable by fine.ani imprisonment
Senate Disapproves
Opening of Saloons
As Polls Are Closed
Hartford, March 27. The committee
on excise reported unfavorably in the
Senate today the (bill allowing saloons
to on after the polls close on elec
tion day.
The bill providing six , months' li
cense for summer hotels- was also re
ported unfavorably.
The Senate in concurrence with a
recent action of the House today"
passelcL an act making- invalid after 15
years, municipal liens which no at
tempt Is made to collect during that
period.
C. A. C. OFFICERS
GIVEN SUMMONS
FOR CONFERENCE
Col. Henry S. Dorsey to At
tend Session to Be Held
Here Thursday
Director of Public Works Jacob A.
Courtade ,in the city's big automobile,
took Lieut. C. R. Jones, U'. S. A.,
for a tour about the city today. Lieu
tenant Jones is the commandant 'of
the Coast Artillery detachment at
Pleasure Beach.
All the officers of the Connecticut
Coast Artillery have been called . for
conference at the State Armory here
for Thursday evening. Col, Henry
S. Dorsey will attend. The purpose
of the conference will not be made
public.
Recruits are now joining the local
Coast' Artillery companies. Capt.
Louis J. Brague of the Second com
pany, administered "ia oath. of alle
giance to nine last .night and his com
pany now numbers 82 men. The
Fourth company has 80 men. The
Eleventh company's ranks will be
swelled by about a score who wiH
join in a body this week.
Recruiting for the Home Guards is
tgoinig on rapidly.-- About a score en
roll each day with the recruiting offi
cers at city hall. Members of N. ,W.
Bishop camp, Spanish War Veterans,
have called a meeting for 3 o'clock
SunkJay afternoon in the auditorium of
the Bridgeport High school for the
puropose of forming a, unit of the
Home Guards. X)nly veterans of the
Spanish war will ibe taken. Member
ship, however, will not be confined to
members of the local camp, ajy" man
who saw service in the army or navy
In the Spanish Amentcan war will be
welcomed. The committee to arrange
for the meeting' consists of, Comman
der lA. V. Demery, Major Louis J.
Hermann and William Lounstoury.
The Bridgeport Rifle club, which is
composed of members, of thS" local
clubs who are learning military drill
and rifle practice under the tuition ef
Major Herrmann, will form another
unit ofvthe Home Guards.
Walter O". 1 Moore, treasurer p
Franklin Bartlett camp. 'Nol 11, Sons
pf Veterans, has ; joined the Home
Guardsan d he will act . as recruiting
officer for the camp. He will en
deavor to form a unit of the Home
Guards in the Sons of Veterans. Those
who are eligible will ienlist' in the
Coasts Artillery or the Naval Volun
teers. ' H
More recruits are needed for the
First .Field Ambulance company
which has begua nightly drills at the
armory. There are 30 men in the
company and six surgeons but . 20
more men are needed '
IN JUSTICE TO
NEWTOWN BEE
iJetter From Messrs. Smith Regret
Expressed for Errors in Former
Article Certificate From
Dr. Gale
I
The Farmer has received from
Messrs. Smith of the Newtown Bee a
letter reciting their grievances grow
ing out of The FarnW's article of Sat
urday last in relation to smallpox in
Newtown. Most of those grievances
were located in the article from Dra
Kennan and Gale, published in The
Farmer of Monday, The one point In
curred therein is: That the lady, said
tb have folded papers in the Bee of
fice, did not do so, as the Bee is
folded by, machines. In so far as The
Farmer's article of Saturday may have
caused annoyance to the Messrs.
Smith or damage to the Bee, The Far
mer hereby expresses its sincere regret
and it believes that it has, In the letter
of Drs. Kennan and Gale In its state
ment on Monday and in this article,
given as full correction of the alleged
errors of Saturday's article as can be
reasonably expected.
We append an article from Dr. Gate:
Newtown, Conn., March 25, 1917
To Whom It.May Concern:
This is to certify that on Monday,
March 19, I was called to attend pro
fessionallly Arthur J. Smith, of New
town, Conn.; that I found him com
plaining of a slight chill and that he
had one degree of fever, with' abso
lutely no other symptoms, either sub
jective. or objective; that I advised him
to remain at home that day, which he
did; that he went to work the next
morning and has worked regularly
every day since; that he needed no
nurse and had no ; nurse, much less
two.
FRANK J. GALE, M. D.
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BELGIUM'S MONARCH
TKES AERO FLIGHT
LfOnon, March 27 King Albert
of Belgium on March 18 made a
long aeroplane flight under fire
over the fighting front, according
to La Metropole, a newspaper
published here. While visiting a
new flying ground the king ex
pressed a desire to act as an ob
server. Accordingly he ascended
with the famous Belgian airman,'
Capt. 'jacquet. Preceded by a
squadron of fighting planes the
king flew over the whole Belgian
Yser front. He made many ob
servations and took photographs
with success.
Germananti-aircraft guns kept
up a sustained fire.
TUGS SOUGHT BY
GOVERNMENT FOR
AUXILIARY BOATS
Connecticut Lines Asked to
Furnish Vessels for
Naval Service
The United States government is
seeking sea-going and harbor tugs for
the third division, U. S. Naval Reserve
force.4 At least SO such tugs are need
ed as soon as practicable.
Thies fact became known yesterday
when officials of the Hartford & New
York Transportation Co., plying be
'tween New York, Bridgeport and
Hartford were asked for a number of
such, tugs by Commander C: P. Eaton,
United States navy.
It is understood that other compan
ies owning tugs, including the Bridge
port Towing Co.,of this city, will be
asked to- furnish its quota. A list
already compiled ?y the government
is so arranged as to cripple as little
as possible the various companies
whose boats will bs taken.
May Punish Martin
For Not Sustaining
,G. O. P. Organization
(Special to The aFrmer.)
Hartford, March 27 Because 9
failed to support Speaker Frank
Healy in thev ote regarding the
woman suffrage bills, Representative
Charles J. Martin of Orange,' may not
get over'f hjs bill allowing towns of
10,000 or more inhabitants local op
tion on the question of Surfday amuse
ments. When the committee on ju
diciary .reported recently unfavorably
in the House the bills on woman suf
frage, Speaker Healy decided they
should be referred to the committee
on woman suffrage withotit action hy
the House onthe Judiciary committee
report. i ' -s- - ' ;
Representative Martin was among
those who did not vote to sustain the
speaker ; although . the latter - carried
his poin-UNow it if said that the Re
publican leaders fliave v 'decreed .4 that
"if Martin will not stand by the or
ganization he cannot expect it to stand
by him. The, bill was starred .'for
action in the f Senate .today, but on
motion of Senator Mead of Greenwich,-
chairman of , the committee on
cities and boroughs, it was made the
order of the day for Thursday . at . 1 2
o'clock. Those who profess to be on
the imrfde today expressed doubt that
the bill in its present form at least,
will pass. i
BREWERY WORKER IS
w KILLED IN FALL ON
STEPS OF BUILDING
Sabato tArtirillio, 35 years, a liquor
dealer, of 131 ' Wlllard street, well
known in Italian circles Of this . city,
met death as a result of accident this.
morning1 at the Connecticut Breweries
Co. Aurlllio had gone to the ibrewery
with an anto truofc'to obtain a quan
tity of bottled beer.
He had placedah tout one case in the
truck when he Is reported to have
slipped and fallen down several stepa
strjiteingr on his head. HHs skull was
fractured. Ir. S. I. Araiiki f the
emergency hospital who was called to
the scene found Awillio kiead on his
arrival and the foody was taken to the
morgue. Medical Examiner Garlick
wac notified. '
Connecticut Co.
Alleges Plaintiff
In Suit Negligent
The $5,000 -suit brought by Teresa
McMahon against s the Connecticut
Co., was tried this morning before
I Judge Bennett and a Jury in the civil
superior, court. The plaintiff claims
she was severely injured by a fall
from a trolley car at Main and Con
gress streets, September 1, 1915 She
declares the car started before she
alighted. The company alleges she
did not wait for the car to stop and
was thereby negligent. The hearing
was resumed this afternoon.
AERO RECRUITS SOUGHT '
St. John, N. B., March 27. Orders
have been received by military offi
cers here to recruit men for the Can
adian reserve squadrons of the royal
flying corps, one of the latest branches
of Dominion military service. Quali
fied mechanics between the ages of
18 1 and 45 will be accepted, whether
single or. married, provided theyare
physically fit. The majority are ex
pected to enlist as second class air
mechanics at of wage of $1.35 a day.
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FR. HOTZ TO PREACH.
Rev. J. Wendell Hotz, a native of
the .city and son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hotz, of 292 Berkshire avenue, will be
the preacher at the Lenten service,
Wednesday evening, at St. Augustine's
R. C. church. 1 Father Hottz is at
present stationed at St, Mary's
church, Derby, assisting Re Robert
Fitzgerald.
TO BUT WHITTIER HOME
Amesbury, Mass., March 27. Ef
forts to raise a fund for tl-j purchase
aira preservation of the home of John
Greenleaf Whittier in this town are
made by' the Whittier Home associa
tion. The house contains many manu
scripts and other mementoes of the
poet. His grand nephew .Greenleaf
Whittier iPiokard, Is the pcreaent owner.
Federal Attorney Acts
Against Cobianchi, Taken,
Into Custody at Bristol ,
. Suspicious Papers Are;
Found In His Possession.
Held for Impersonating!
Government Officer.
Had Made Sketches of Fac-
tories in the City and Out
lined Position of Gun On1
Heights Overlooking the
Town Reference to TJ-
Boat Base In Mexico
Among His Documents. .
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Hartford, March ,27. A war
rant was -issued by United
States Commissioner Richard
,F. Carroll this afternoon for the
arrest of Leopold Cobianchi,
who is held in Bristol on a
charge of vagrancy. ,
It charges the man with im-l
personating a government offi-;
cer and with corresponding
with a foreign government to
the detriment of . the , United'
States. Deputy Marshal Haw-'
jy went to Bristol this after-;
noon to bring the prisoner'
hither.
V . HEU AS VAGRANT.
Bristol, Conn., March v 21 Leopold
Cobianchi of New.Haven,v arrested last:
night on suspicion of espionage, was '
detained this morning on the charge
of vagrancy until SProsecuting Attor-
ney James T. Mather could reach U.
S. District Attorney Spellacy for a
conference. Cobianchi has told, the
police various stories in which there .
are widely differing assertions.
Pasquale Cobianchi, the younff ,
man's father, came here from New.
Haven this forenoon with his son's,
wife. Leopold has been married
about three years. ' The wife showed 1
a letter in which her husband had
addressed hr as Miss Jo8eiiHne BelL
He told her that in answering to - be ';
-sure and address him as Ed Coby.
This was the name he gave at the?
boarding house in which he was ar
rested last week. He has told the
police" that two brothers were in Bris
told last week. , ' .' '
Pasq'uale Cobianchi has made no !
statement regarding his son..
Later Mr. Mather had a telephone j
conversation with Mr. Spellacy and it ; ;
was decided to hav Deputy- United j'
States Marshal Hawley come here and J
take Cobianchi to ,Hartf ord, where he
will be questioned by the district at
torney. The articles which were tak-1
en from the boarding house will be;
scrutinized. , v
The police say that they fail to,
make much out of Cobianchi's stor-i
les. He has declined to say who his'
companion was and. for whom there'"
is a search The police report that
Saturday and Sunday strangers werej
noticed walking about several factor-"
les and they disappeared on noticing
that they were attracting attention..:..
The police said that in a suitcase
they found in the room were draw
ings showing the location, of the fac
tories in the city, an outline drawing
Of a gun placed on an eminence at one'
end of the city, and under the outline,
apparently worked out, the elevation
of the factories in relation to the emi
nence. . . . N
There were Tflso maps of the United
States with sections outlined in pencil,
a large map of Mexico, and a time
table of the Mexican Central Railway.
Another paper which the police say
they found in the suit case had writ
ten on it: , "German submarine base
in Mexico, 45 degrees E. L., 20 degrees ,
E. M.," and a note which began: "The ;
best way of reaching it without dis- '
covery is by," the remainder of the
note being in cipher.
There was also a copy of aspeech.
apparently by Cobianchi, in which he
defended the German submarine war
fare.. "
Pending the inquiry by Mr. Spel
lacy, the vagrancy charge against Co
bianchi will not be heard in the local',
court. , 1
BRIDGEPORT YOUTHS
FINED FOR BREAKING
PEACE AT COMPO INN :
(Special to The Farmer)
Westport, March 27. Charged with'
destroying property and creating a
disturbance at the Compo Inn, Satur
day night; after they had been refused. ,
admission to the place, five Bridge-
port men were arraigned before Judga
Samuel Puray in the Westport Justice
court today. ' -
Angelo Bender, 25 Pembroke street,
driver of the automobile, who con
veyed the party from Bridgeport, was
fined $30 and costs. Tim McCue, 467
State street; Herman "Warsch off, 47 7 '
Logan street; George Harris, 438 Un
ion avenue, and Maurice Myers, 438
Union avenue, were all fined $5 and
costs -' .'V
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HEAR MEASURE TO
BAX FISmXG NEAR
LOCAL RESERVOIRS.
(Special to the Farmer.)
game' committee 7 '
Hartford, March , 2 7 The fish and -game
committee of the Assembly this
afternoon held a hearing on a pro-,, f
posed law to prevent fishing and hunt- ,
Ing over property adjacent to th
watersheds controlled by the Bridge
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