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Woman Discovers Suspic
ious Character in Launch
Near Fort Totten and
Close to United 'States
Destroyer on Neutrality
Duty.. .,, ,". ' ' V.
Forty Pounds of Iynamite
and Many Caps Are
: Seized by Police Who
Arrest Lone Occupant . off
Craft Claims He Is a
Wrecker.
New York, March 28. Dis
covery of a motor boat contain-'
ing 40 pounds of dynamite and
not far from' a United States
destroyer j on neutrality : duty
led to the detention by the po
lice today of a man who said
he was Mathias Johnson of
Perth Amboy, N. J.
A woman's suspicions wJiBn,
from the deck of another ves
sel, she saw a motor boat run
ning with lights low through
the darkness brought about an
-inquiry. . Johnson said he wa$
a wrecker who had jpome from
Perth Amboy , to blow up a
wreck and had put in for shel
ter in the' basin near the fort
because of rain and darkness.
The police authorities assert
ed that he produced no license
, as a wrecker or to transport
! dynamite. ;.'
. MAY ASK INTERMENT
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San Francsco, March 28. Federal
' authorities said today that It was
probable that Lieut. Wllhelm ; Von
.Brincken, German consular 'attache,
' who was convicted several weeks ago,
together wi'ti Franz Bopp, former
German consul general here, and oth
ers, of violation' of American neutral-
; Ity, would sek voluntary interment.
It - is said, that Von Brincken had
J . been notified that his bonds of $25,000
were to be recalled by the bonding
compmy. Bopp and all the 'others
convicted also are out on bail pending
appeal. ' v
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FEW GERMANS.. CROSS BORDER
. Washington, March 28. Official re
1 ports from the southern department
made ' public today say reports that
many Germans have crossed into
Mexico since dplomatic relation's be
tween the United States and Germany
were broker off are without founda
tion. The records of the immigration
.authorities and of the army intelli?
gence service along the border show
that only three Germans, have passed - f
into Mexico since Feb. 3 In the
Brownsville district atd 78 in the La
redo region, 34 of,, the latter having
returned to the Unily&d States.
: Kl Paso reports' show many cross
ings back and forth but only those of
residents In the usual transactions of
business, the communication adds.
Several Are Killed
' As Explosion Razes
v ' Bapaume City Hall
Paris, , March 28 Accidental ex
plosion occurred-yesterday in the city
. hall in Bapaume and a number of
persona were 'buried in the debris.
Raoul Briquet and Albert Tailliandier.
deputies from the arrondissiment 'of
Arras, who have been engaged in' re
lief work, are reported to be among
the victims.
FALLS OFF FREIGHT CAR. i
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William Perry, 40,' years, of Water
street, fell f rom a freight car near
the railroad depot this afternoon at
1:30 and was taken to St. Vincent's
hospital suffering from a laceration of
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scalp.
ARMY ENGINEERS MOVED.
Washington, March 28 The first
regular regiment , of engineers, less
Co- F, which remains at Fort Sam
; Houston, was ordered , today by .the
i war department from the southern
i department to its home 'station here.
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The first rally and muster of the
Home Guards of Bridgeport has been
called for Friday night at the State
Armory nMain street at t 8 o'clock.
Including - those who enrolled up to
jnoon today the Guard now numbers
227 men. Every man -who has en
rolled is - expected - to report Friday
night. 1 .,
' Physical examinations will be con
ducted by post surgeons, Lieut.
George B. Garlick and J.XH T.
Powers. There will also be a short
drill and arrangements will be made
to get uniforms and arms. Recruits
will be taken at the armory Friday
night instead of at the city hall.
New recruiting -officers appointed
yesterday are: . '
SIXTY-NINE ENROLLMENTS IN '
U. S. NAVAL RESERVE FORCE,
SIX OYSTER BOATS TENDERED
" Sixty-nine men have already made
out pre-enrollnient papers In the
local division of the Naval 'Coast De
fense Reserve force and it is expected
that before the enrolling board com
pletes its stay here, the number will
have reached or passed the 100 mark.
Eight men were formally enrolled
and sworn in yesterday afternoon. The
enrolling board, which is composed
nt mn from the IbattleshiiD Illinois. Is
headed (by Ensign J. H. Siprague1
U. S. N., and includes Dr. C. E. Trib
ley, W. E. Stevens, chief machinist's
mate; U. Li. McGinn, chief turret cap
tain; A. R. Leh, pharmasisfs mate,
first class, and A. C. Gledfelter, yoe
man, second class.
The local division has , received
many patriotic offiers of boats and
private yachts with men to man them.
One of the biggest offers which they
have had was that made by William
A. Lewis of the H. J. Lewis Oyster Co.
of this city, who offered six oyster
boats with the captain and chief en
gineer ofTeach boat to the govern
ment. , - .
Chamber of Commerce
Clears U. S. Officer
Lieut'-Comm. John H. Barnard, U.
S Naval ReserveX Force, in a plea be
fore the Chamber of Commerce and
prominent factory heads, at a lun
cheon in The Stratfield today, decried
the former practices of government
i in educating men in the war and na-
- yai colleges who were not needed for
service, the practice of taking large
numbers of National Guardsmen from
the land occupations 'and in attempt
ing to man warships with men not
thoroughly trained to he technical
work required. ,
Those present at the luncheon to
day were told that in the U.S. Naval
.Reserve force there -were many di
visions where men of all walks of life
and training might be employed, that
they would not be taken away from
factories for more than three months
in the course of four years' service,
and might attend practice In as short
periods of three weeks at a time, or
the full three months at one time if
they could be spared irom their oc
cupations. At all times they will be
employed' only in the district in; which
they enlist.
The speaker said that he had been
trained at Annapolis for four years
and at the expiration .had been mus
tered from the service. Later unfin
ished classes of midshipmen had been
graduated without completing the full
course. '
He said that during a recent call for
militiamen to the border one large
New York bank found itself short
nearly 120 employes in one morning.
Of the Naval Militia he said that in
most states the laws were such that
they could receive no deep-sea" train
ing and in consequence when ordered
on the cramped quarters of a ship
most of the men were In the way
rather than of service.
Abill to increase the penalty for
spying was introduced by Assembly-
man Caesar B. F. Barra, of New
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Bridgeport George M. Baldwin,
Bavid S. Day, .Samuel Senior, Frank
C. Hunt and Frank H. Ballard.
WInsted -Wilbur H. Bradford and
Harold S. Case.
Watertown -Merriman H. Morton,
Dr. Charles W." Jackson and . G. G.
Thompson.
Post surgeons were appointed yes
terday In many cities and towns in the
state. The list follows:
Woodbury Dr. Howard S. Allen.
Brookfield Center Dr: , Charles A.
Ryder. ' '
Greenwich Dr. A, J. Clark and Dr.
T. J. M. Donnell.
Among those who enrolled, today
was C. I'cnvard Dunbar, clerk, of the
board of health and chief sanitary
inspector. He is 42 years old.
JOY-RIDERS HAD
"BLUE MOONS" IN
WESTPORT HOTEL
Automobile Fatality in Fair
field Was Preceded by
Drinking Party.
The drinking of "Blue Moons" and
ginger ale highballs preceded the au
tomobile accident in Fairfield.in which
Nellie Pickett was fatally injured last
Sunday night, according to the testi
monyv of Thomas Esposito 'of .New
Haven . before Coroner Phelan this
afternoon. , Esposito 'said he and
Arthur J. Harris had been with Miss
Pickett and, Emily. Cashanr- at the
Compo Inn in Westport before the
accident. They had drinks and danced
a few times at the inn and were on
their way back to this city -when the
machine struck the hay wagon.
Esposito said the machine was go
ing about 18 or 20 milesan hour. He
said the wagon was in the center of
the road. As proof of his contention
that the car was not going fast Es
posito pointed to the fact that the oc
cupants were not thrown out by the
force of the collision.
Howard C. Gregory and Gustavo
Herthal, Jr., who were in another
machine which was a short distance
behind Esposito's car, said Esposito's
machine was going about 2.2 miles, an
hour. Tlie coroner declared he would
hear several other witnesses before
giving a finding in the case.
Many Women Would
Enroll As Marines
New York, March 28. Two women
for. every man applied for enlistment
in the United States marine corps in
the last " week, according- to Captain
Frank E3. Evans, in charge of recruit
ing here. Several of the women appli
cants, he asserted wanted to be de
tailed to battleships. "It was difficult
to convince them that women are not
permitted to serve in any capacity on
warships," he saild.
A recent ruling of Secretary Daniels
provides for the enlistment of women
to fill clerical positions only.
British Merchantman,
.Attacked by U-Boat,
Just Escapes Torpedo
Undated, March 28 The British
steamship Ruahine, from a port of
Europe, was attacked by a submarine
on March 17, when a torpedo missed
her stern by about 20 feet, her officers
reported .when the fehip finished her
voyage across the Atlantic today.
Nothing was seen of the submarine.
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SCORES "PETTY
POLITICS" ACT
Criticises Lyman, President
Pro Tern of Senate for
Taking Advantage.
ROBBED OF RIGHT TO
NOMINATE DIRECTORS
Soldiers and Sailors Ex
empted From Getting
Merchants Licenses.
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(Special to The Farmer.)
Hartford, March-27 Arising to a
question of personal privilege, Senator
Frederic Lc- Neebe of Meriden, today
protested what he ' termed "petty
politics" by Senator Henry H. Lyman,
president pro tern of the Senate and
chairman of the Senate committee on
appropriations.
- The protest was in connection with
the confirmation by the Senate yester
day of the directors for the Connect!
cut School for Boys. It has been
customary for a Senator from Meriden
to have the naming of a couple of
these directors. While Senator Neebe
was absent from his seat, in conversa
tion in another part of the chamber,
yesterday, a slate" that did not contain
the names of several favored by Sen
ator Neebe, was( affirmed by the Sen
ate. f
Senator Neehe charged Senator
Lx?nan today with , having awaited a
favorable opportunity to slip, by .-the
measure, and declared he was play
ing "petty politics."" Senator Lyman
abandoned the chair, giving way to
Lieut.-Gov. Wilson and assumed his
place in the chamber, i
Senator Neebe was "not . on , his
job," according to Senator Lyman, or
he would have .been aware of what
was, being done yesterday.
To this Senator Neebe replied that
every member of the majority party
in the Senate knows he is on his job
every minute, something which is
absolutely true The solon from
Meriden is a thorn in the side of the
G. O. P. 1 '
County Commissioners '
Salary Raise Approved
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(Slpecia.l to The Farmer.)
Hartford, March 28. The judiciary
committee malile a favoraible report to
day on the (bill raising the salaries of
Fairfield county commissioners from
$1,800 to $2,500. The bill -originally
called for a new salary of $3,000.
Fairfield county commissioners will
be the best paid in the state. New
Haven county commissioners getf $2,00,
Hartford $1,800 and the y 'rest lower
amounts down to $450, which is the
salary of Tolland. v
Soldiers and Sailors ,
Don't Need Licenses
to Become Merchants
(Special to The Farmer.)
Hartford, March 2S.- The Senate
passed an act today exempting hon
orably discharged soldiers and sailors
from getting- a city or borough license
to eell merchandise; also an act fa
vorably the Idental commission and
dentists requiring licensing of dental
hygienists; another tprohiibiting per
sons under 18 loitering in a pool room
unless accomipanied toy a guardian,
and prohibiting conducting lunch
rooms in connection with pool rooms,
unless set off by a sulbstantlal parti
tion. Senator Brooks explained toflay that
the reason for the measure calling for
the retirement of military officers after
64 years of age, was at the request of
the war department and should have
been in the military -tbll passed sev
eral weeks aigo. , This provision, he
said, is necessary for the state to ob
tain federal aid.
Wants to Run Open
Cars From May Up
to Nov. 1 In City
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Hartford, March 28 The Connecti
cut Co. today petitioned the public
utility commission for a modification
of an order with reference to opera
tion of open trolley cars during cer
tain hours in Bridgeport. The peti
tion asks that a service for 15 extra
cars daily between May 1 and Nov.
1 from the Remington Arms Co. in
Bridgeport be granted. The petition
will be heard by the commission Tues
day, -April f, att 11:15.
Recently tm complaint of a number
of workers MA of the common Coun
cil of Bridgeport, the company was
ordered to cease the operation of open
cars during th cold weather. " The of
ficials of the company claim they
have not enovcrh. closed cars to care
for the patroaage during the rush
hours when tine East and West End
factories close daily.
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Ordering Out of Additional
Guardsmen , Focuses At
tention on Legislative
Program That President
"Will Present to Special
Session.
Mann Gives Up Plan for Bi
partisan Organization of
House Officials Consid
er Plans for Publicity
Campaign, to Help Re
cruiting. Washington, March 28.
With the ordering out today of
additional units of the national
guard, interest at the capital
centered today on" the legisla
tive program that President
Wilson will submit to the spec
ial session (of Congress next
Monday.
Definite steps toward consid
eration of the program will not
bt3 taken until the President. of,-
ficially addresses Congress.
Meanwhile, every department
of the government is speeding
up preparations tox vineet any
eventuality. '".'"'
Hope for a non-partisan or
ganization of the house of rep
resentatives at the special ses
sion was virtually abandoned
today by Representative Mtnn,
republican leader in the last
house and proponent of the
plan. . .
i President, Wilson was in - conference
today with Col. Ei. M. House, his per
sonal adviser, but it was saild he does
not plan to put his message to con-
gress into final shape until the' last
minute, nor-'ihtis it ibeen decided Just
what recommendations he will include
in it. - ;
Congressional leaders are counting
on having to deal with nothing ibut
measures Telatlng to the international
crisis during , -""the special session.
Spokesmen for temperance and pro
hibition organizations have declared
their Intention not to press for action
any anti-liquor legislation, and ; al
though the federal woman suffrage
amendment will ibe Introduced, there
appears to be little hope tor it.
Among Democrats, Republicans and
Independents of the house today there
was a (belief that the house wonld be
organized along partisan lines.
One of the problems that'will con
front the war department In case a
war army Is called out would 'be the
expansion of its civil establishment, to
meet the enormous increase in clerical
work. Alreadx the department's bu
reaus are strained to the limit of pres
ent personnel anld its quarters In the
big state, war and navy building are
congested. )
It is expected that' for immediate
purposes three shifts of clerks will ibe
put on and the foureaus kept , open
night anld day.
Preliminary arrangements for co
ordination of all government author
ity of national scope through a na
tional advertising advisory board were
made today at the War -and Navy De
partments. Details will be worked
out through Director Gifford of the
national defense council.
The purpose of the board, the ser
vices of which have been offered to
the government without cost, is to de
termine the advertising medium to be
employed in campaigns to secure sol
diers, sailors or workmen of any kind
in the present emergency. As a
measure of preparedness in Ihe event
that a big volunteer army is raised,
copies of all the posters and literature
used for this purpose in England are
now en route from London.
LOSES SUING DENTIST.
Tlie suit brought by William B.
Mallett of Trumbull against Dr.
James E. Beardsley, a local dentist,
came to an abrupt end yesterday
afternoon when Judge Welsh in the
common pleas court granted a motion
for non-suit made by counsel for Dr.
Beardsley. The motion was filed on
the ground that Mallett's counsel had
not filed with the clerk of the court
a copy of the alleged contract with
the dentist. The suit resulted from a
dispute over the purchase of $1,000
worth of stock in a South American
company, which Mallett bought from
Dr. Beardsley.
MAJOR HURLEY
HAS ENROLLED
WE THAN 100
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Letters of Support Received
From Retired Officers
Pledging 'Support.
Major James J. Hurley has enrolled
110 volunteers for the regiment of
infantry which he proposes to raise in
Fairfield county in the event that war
is declared. He has also received let
ters from retired military officers in
Danbury, . Norwalk, Stamford and
Greenwich nledeing their support in
his undertaking. These officers willi
begin to recruit companies at once in
the cities where they live. I
. Major Hurley, has had enrollment
blanks printed on which prospective
recruits will "'be asked to give names,
addresses, occupations, dependents for
support, conditions of health, etc., and
previous military service, If any. The
major points that with the calling of
the two regiments of the state's in
fantry, more infantry troops will be
required at once and these troops
must bev olunteers. For the present
the major is taking enrollments at his
office in the State Trade School in
John street.
No call for volunteers has yet been
made by the government but the ma
jor expects that the use of the State
armory for the purpose of recruiting
will be allowed him by the adjutant
general. . s
U. S. NAVY MAN
NEW
OF DANISH 17, 1.
Washington,. March 28 Rear Ad
miral James H., Oliver, chief of naval
intelligence, was named by Secretary
Daniels today as governor of the Dan
ish "West Indies, which are to be taken
over on Saturday by the United States.
The ceremonies of transfer will take
place at St. "Bhomas, and in Washing
ton on the same day.
Secretary McAdoo will deliver to
the banish minister the, government
warrant for $25,000,000 in payment
for the islands.
Important fortifications will be
constructed and the islands will be
used as a naval base for further pro
tection of the Panama canal and for
general military purposes. ,
' Rear Admiral Oliver will leave on
Saturday for his new post. He will
serve until a permanent form of gov
ernment is fixed by Congress. Secre
tary Daniels announced that two naval
vessels, the transport Hancock and
the cruiser Olympia, have been or
dered to St. Thomas for the transfer
ceremonies. Capt. B. B. Bierer, com
manding the Hancock, will officiate as
the ranking naval officer. .
The acquisition will be marked by
the lowering of the Danish flag 'and
the raising of the Stars and Stripes
and firing off salutes by the warships.
Two Children of
Weather Observer
Dies Within 8 Days
Following the death of her brother,
Robert E. Jennings, by only seven
days, Miss Hattie P., daughter of
Weather Observer and Mrs. William
Jennings, died at the home , of her
parents, 613 Noble avenue, last night.
Miss Jennings was stricken with pneu
monia on. the day that her brother
died of the same disease. The fact
that she had bad pneumonia a year
ago, and her lungs were consequently
weak added to the grief caused by
the death of her brother, had much
to do with her own death.
Miss Jennings was born in this city
45 years ago. She was particularly
well known on the East Side where
she had lived the greater part of her
life. Her parents survive her, two
sisters, Mrs. H. "S. Brower and D. W.
Rowell, and one brother, William
Jennings, Jr. '
Knocked From Junk
Wagon by Collision
and Ribs Fractured
JCnockeki from the seat of the Junk
wagon which he was driving, Jacob
Lennon, 55 years, of 85 Water street,
was then run over by his own wagon
and suffered injuries that may prove
fatal. An automobile operated by Is
adora Srezntak,' of 1,892 Beavlew ave
nue, struck the wagon at Newfteld and
Stratford avenues, this morning at
11:45.
Lennon was thrown over the horse's
head and the wheels of the wagon
passerd ' over his chest, breaking his
ribs and. causing other serious injuries.
Ie was removed to the Bridgeport
hospital toy Dr. S. I. Arankl, of the
emergency hospital. Sreznick was ar
rested charged with, reckless driving.
GOVERNOR
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Orderf for Second Regiment!
to Mobilize Received atl
' Capitol This Forenoon;
and Immediately Trans-i
mitted to Officers.
Call Was Expected Follow-;
ing Ordering Out of First
Regiment Soldiers Arei
Assembling This Afters
noon at Armories.
Washington, March 28.
Four additional regiments "of
the national guard were called
intn thft fprlfiral fr-vip.p.tnrln v
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by the war department. Theyf
are the First West Virginia,.
74th New York, Second Con'
necticut and Second New Jer-i
sey infantry regiments.
Assemble at Once
New Haven, March 28 Com
panies of the Second regiment
will assemble during the day at
their home stations" to 'await
further orders. Col. E. I. Isbell )
on receipt of the call; at once
got into touch with his com-,
pany commanders and staff of-
ficers and the machinery fori
mobilization was, put into mo-i
tion. ' .
REPLICA OF FIRST ORDER
Hartford, March 28 Adjt. Gen.. .
Cole said that the first notification to
mobilize the Second regiment reached
Gov. Holconib just before 12 o'clock y
today in a telegram ' from the war
department signed by Secretary . o
War Baker. The call was a replica
of the summons for the mobilization r
of the Jirst regiment, received Sun
day. Gen. Cole said Gov. Holcomh
immediately telephoned' to the adju
tant general's office in the armory and -then
Adjutant General Cole telephon
ed to Col., Isbell, commanding the
Second regiment, at his headquarters
in New Haven, and ordered immediate
mobilization of the regiment. 1
Maj. E. A. Shuttleworth, U. S. A.
inspector of Connecticut infantry, '
who is now mustering officer of th
First regi,ment, said today that he had ,
unofficial notification from tle war
department at midnight that the Sec
ond was to be called out but could not
make his information public until the
official summons was received here to
day He added that the First regi-'
ment would be mustered in within a
fw days and in the meantime the '
Second would be recruiting up to com
pany strength of 100 men. . Maj of
Shuttleworth would give no informa
tion as to disposition of the troops.
According to Major Edward Schul
nf thft ndlutant general's - office the
Second infantry is considerably short
of men. None of the companies is up .
to the 100 man mark but recruiting
is expected to take a big jump from;
now on.
Pennsylvania Busy
Enrolling Recruits 7
Philadelphia, March 28-i-Reports f rom
all sections of the state tell of organ
ized efforts in many cities and bor
oughs to stimulate -recruiting in 1 th
army, navy and marine corps and or
ganization of local committees to
arouse popular interest In defense
measures. In other communities' step?
are being taken to form committees on
relief and to care for families of men
entering the national service. ' .
In Philadelphia, especially for the
natioal coast defense reserve, recruit
ing is brisk. . The First City troop of
Philadelphia has receiveta orders from
Harrisourg to 'be ready for a call to
arms and the , state Fenci'bles, an in
fantry organiKition, expects to raise
another regiment within a week.
Fifty local physicians last night
ipledged themselves to join the army
medical reserve corps, and one hun
dred others, physically unafole to qual
ify for medical field service, 'organ
ized a physicians' motor, corps, the
dbject of which would ibe to provide
an ambulance service, members sup
plying their own automobiles.
For the fifth time in the history ot
Independence hall it was openeld totf
cay as a recruiting station.
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