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BRIDGEPORT, CONN., MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
Double Output
of Destroyers
to
Chase Subs
' Secretary Daniels Plans to
Put United States Fore
- - "most Among World Pow-
. ers . in Number and
Strength of Destroyers.
Type of Vessel Most Feared
i . v by Undersea Craft-Secre-'
v tary Confers With Repre-
- sentatives of ,25 Leading
; V Ship and Engine Builders.
' Washington, Aug. 20 Imme
diate expansion of building 'fa
cilities of the United States to
double or triple the output of
destroyers "during the next' 18
' months was the object of a con-
.ference today between Secre
tary Daniels and representa
-' .Hives of 25 of more ship and
. engine builders- , t : j.
. -. "It we set what we want," the sec
retary said, "the United States will
f I , have more destroyers than any other
' . power, They are the one thing that
,; a submarine fears."
The secretary indicated that all the
; destroyers the builders could produce
.!.' would be ordered.
.'-, Every aspects of ship .building; that
,' Jbeara- on destroyer production was
. "taken up at the conference. There
Is 'no shortage of material or plant
facilities, but a difficulty lies in pb-.-.
talnlng high power 1 engines, boilers
' ..'and reduction gear. .
-. Secretary Daniels said no additional
submarine i chasers would be ordered
. -at present. .The chasers are valuable,
for. 'harbor-aad inshore patrol work,
.. but ; the destroyers 'are far superior
f ';; even for these - duties and have, in
I 'addition, sea-going qualities. - .'
i .Every suggestion that the ship, or
- engine builders had to make 'today as
to additional,, mdtive powej' for the
J.i destroyers was given ose attention.
V The possibility of making some of the
new- vessels with oil engines was
- anno tasr sureeeTWns .offered : '
Secretary DanleS said he favored,
expansion of the plants now building
. ! . destroyers as the most efficient means
V ' of - speeding up. '
The experience) of all Allied navies
. . ' is ' that the destroyer is more deadly
to submarines than' any other type of
"i . Another aspect is-tn problem of
furnishing convoys to troops and sup--.
" Ply biP. which will grow as Amerl-
- can forces In France are increased. ' ,
ATTORNEY CASEY 'J '
I GETS COMMISSION
.' ' ' i ; . -
'.Attorney John H. Casey, one of
"Bridgeport's prominent young lawyers
received word' today frem the Navy
department. Washington, D. C. that
he had been accepted and appointed
-as first lieutenant in the ordnance sec-
1 tion. Officers' Reserve corps. Attorney
vase-is awaiting word to report.'
i The: young lawyer went to Wash
ington; three weeks gao to take the
examinations for the commission. He
has .been practicing law for six years
and- is at present associated with At
torney Henry P. Lyon's in the Security
"building. He was ' formerly . Demo
cratic alderman In the Sixth district.
president of the. Friendly Sons of St.
Patrick for several terms and also
preside tit of St. Patrick's Holy Name
'BOCiety: ''v
Believe Man Shot :
By Policeman Is
' Accessory Salesman
Detectives Burns and Curry believe
they have disclosed the identity of the
man who was shot dead in New York
city last week by a policeman. A
photo of the deceased was shown to
ijltney drivers and others in this city
and they stated the dead man was
F.-W. Grace, a New York auto sales
man selling automobile accessories.
IIS; is thought to have stopped at the
Atlantic and Hartman hotels while
Ihera.' .
"The man when' killed wore a hat
ought In a Main street store but . the
"lories failed to identify the photo
of the deceased. Grace was being
-questioned by a policeman who found
' bis standing in' a, doorway when he
, broke into a run.
The policeman fired a shot in the
air to halt Grace.. -The latter drew a
revolver and fired- twice at the police
man, missing each time. The latter
- then took aim and killed Grace with
a bullet through the head.
INDICTED MEMBERS OF BOARD NO. 99
PLEAD GUILTY AND ARE SENTENCED
TO TWO YEARS IN ATLANTA "PEN"
' New York,' Aug. 20 Dr. S. J. Bern
feld and Louis I. Cherey, Indicted
members of exemption board No. 99,
entered pleas of guilty today'' to ,a
charge of conspiracy to obstruct the
draft law when they were about to
be placed oh trial. They were sen
tenced to two years each in the fed
eral penitentiary ; in Atlanta. .
Kalman . Gruher, not a member of
the board but . Indicted with them on
the same charge, elected . to stand
I. W.W. STRIKE OF
33,000 WORKERS
NOW IN EFFECT
Officer and "26 Leaders of
Movement Held For
Investigation.
50,000 LUMBERMEN IN
FOUR STATES OUT
Rowan Declares His Arrest
Will Intensify Tie-up of
Industries. .
Seattle, Washu, Aug. ' 20 No
Industrial Workers of the World
construction workers In the vicin-
ity t Seattle were on strike today
' as far as could, be learned.
' Spokane, . Wash., Aug. 2a With
James Rowan, executive officer of the
district for the 'industrial "Workers of
the World, held, in the county Jail as
a military prisoner, orders for a strike
of agricultural and construction work
ers of - the' organization, declared to
number 33,000 in the four northwest
ern - states, became effective . today.
Some 60,000 lumber workers in the
four states already are said to be on
strike in obedience to orders from -the
I. W. WL . :.; - '- '
Rowan and 26 other alleged mem
bers 'of the I. W. W. were taken into
custody . yesterday y Idaho nationa.1
guardsmen on patrol duty .' here. In
vestigation of the ldlvidual .case of
each man waa promised today iby Ma
jor Clement Wllkins, under whose di
rection the arrests were made. He
told the men that any ' one of ' them
found innocent of trying to hamper
the harvest and tie up the Industries
of the contry would, be given his free
dom. - Money amounting - to $1,360
taken, from the men at the time , of
their asrest will be returned to them,
on their release.
The declaration of Rowan that the
effect of his arrest would intensify the
tleup of the industries apparently was
not borne out;, by early reports today
from various sections ' - " '
.The principal object of the lumber
men's strike, according to Rowan, is
to bring about an eight hour day and
better working conditions. .., The
strike order for today of the agricul
tural and; construction . workers, he
said, -was a protest 'against the arrests
of members . Spy the. organization in
various .parts of thejinorthwest. - "'
The arrest of Rowan ejid the others
was made, Major WllktaSi said, '"un
der general orders empowering me to
take such steps "as appeared -to- be
necessary to prevent 'the destruction
of property and the hampering of in
dustry.": . ':'' '
Four hundred miners employed in
manganese mines in the ,Fhilipsburg
district, .60 miles east of .,: Missoula,
Mont., are on strike today, f : They are
dnmandlne $5.50 a dayi $10"Teduction
of the monthly charge for 'board and
recognition of the Metal Mine Work
ers' union, organized last tTiaay. Ac
cording to the sheriff of Granite coun
ty, Montana .outsiders said to be I.
W. W.- organizers, , formed the union.
250,000 Metal Workers
To Go Out Unless Ship
Yards Strike Is Settled
New York,1 Aug. 20. Labor leaders
in charge of (the strike In ship yards
in the New York district asserted that
250,000 metal' workers in various parts
of the country would be asked, to de
clare a sympathetic strike unless, a
settlement is reached today.
According othoee in charge of the
strike the plane include taltlng out
men all tne way irom Seattle, wasn.,
to the .Delaware river, -they said. The
meeting tomorrow will be attended by
officials of the international unions
involved, machinists, blacksmiths,
boiler makers and pattern makers.
Louis Weyland, vice president of the
International Brotherhood of Boiler
Makers, declared that his union was in
the fight either .to win or lose every
thing and tat the men would keep up
the struggle as long as the employers
did." : . ,. . '.'; . - y , -
Strike leaders said the latest acquisi
tion to their ranks were the mechanics
employed by the Standard Shtr -Build
ing Co. on Shooter's island, who struck
tney aaia, on Deing signalled, from a
motor boat containing strikers that
appeared near ten plant . v...;
xne striKers ana employers are
deadlocked over the question . of es
tablishing a minimum wage. .
BEGET DEMOLISHING BRIDGE
Work of demolishing the remaining
half of the Stratford avenue bridge
started (Saturday and progressed , rap
idly yesterday. It will be only a few
days before the work will be complet
ed. The river traffic will not be- ser
iously lnitererred with in the mean
time. . . -
trial.; ; . ' .-'
Gruher, a dentist, was indicted as
an alleged "go between," and Is said
to have arranged, with drafted men
for payments of money to obtain ex
emption. ' '
Ha--'f. Robert Slgel, grandson ' of
Gen. Ptwiic Sigel, the famous German
American Civil War' general, has
waived exemption after passing the
physical examination in this city;
Continued on Paw .
WILL TRY AGAIN
TO GET POLICE
HERE EXEMPTED
Bluecoats Now Holding Jobs
Are "Needed to Guard
Munitions Plants.' ' ,
MARTIAL LAW IS
ON, SAYS CLAIM
Executives Drawing up New
Form of Application For
Policemen. pi
Following the ruling of the govern
ment; officials refusing to exempt po
licemen from military duty and as a-
result of the refusal of the ' govern
ment to alter their stand on this phase
of exemption, Asst. - Supt. Charles
Suckley has drawn a new form for
exemption claim for officers and they
were filed today. "
Suckley asserts that conditions exist
in Bridgeport which are not ' to be
found in any ther city in the coun
try. . That factories here are engaged
in the making of war munitions and
that large areas of Bridgeport "are
under martial law" make it imperative
that the efficiency; of the force be, un
impaired. Upon this ground chiefly
exemption is asked,,- Mayor Wilson
recently filed exemption claims for
policemen but. they were apparently
rejected.
';: The police commissioners in their
exemption claims, for policemen set
forth that "we are all members of
the board of. police commissioners of
the city of Bridgeport, county of Fair
field and State of . Connecticut, duly
appointed and now acting, and that as
such- board Vwe are duly authorized
Jo act for said city In making this af
fidavit tAat within said , city are lo
cated . many manufacturing plants
which are. now engaged in the manu
facture of munitions for the United
States of America and other supplies
and material for the War Department
of the United States, a partial list of
said manufacturing, plants, with the
approximate number of Aen employ
ed by each being as follows:" (A list
of factories are given. - J' - '
1 ''That it is now , the duty of said po
ifce department; arid said police De
partment is now engaged in guarding
aid ' plajitsj ..that . the ' approximate
number, of men ' now "detailed from
aaid. Department exclusively for; such
duties 'la' men! that large sec
tions of said city have been designated
by the War Department . as- military
or naval areas, and as such are now
under martial law; that the enforce
ment of such martial law and restric
tions and regulations incident to the
establishment.' of such military and.
naval areas a now wholly entrusted
to said Department; th-i the contin
uation of said Department in a state
of unimpaired efficiency "is essential
to the maintenance. of the military es
tablishment, the effective operation
of the military forces, -and the main
tenance of ; national interests during
the emergency." . - 1
The name of the policemen . and
other data concerning him is here
inserted and- the commissioners pro
ceed to claim -that inasmuch ' as the
member If "engaged Sin an industrial
enterprise necessary to - the mainten
ance of the military establishment or
the effective operation- of the military
forces, or the maintenance of the
national. Interest "during" the' war he
should be) exempted.
The claim 'then concludes" toy (bind
ing the signers to the following action
If the policeman is given exemption
"The said board and the makers
of this affidavit bind itself and them
selves,- if said person, sought to be
discharged , is transferred to a post
tion in which he is not necessary to
said department, or If he ceases to be
employed -inv". said department, or
whenever the conditions entitling such
person to discharge cease to exist, to
notify said District Board forth
with." i
Fifty ' policemen are liable to draft
and about a half dozen have been ac
cepted. " ;";,;
TWO REPORT LOSS OF
MONEY TO POLICE
Two men reported the loss of money
to the police today. - Leon John, 196
Spruce street, placed $25 in a. 'box And
secreted the 'box in the Crane CO. fac
tory, where he Is employed. When he
went to get the money it was gone.
This afternoon a fellow employe was
arrested. - ,
John Martin, 67th street, Brooklyn,
reported that he went to Fairfield
beach to go in -bathing yesterday and
waa robbed of a check for $33 and $12
In Ibilte. ' - He does not know whether
his pockets were picked or whether
his clothes were rifled in the bath
house.- ' .
Stamford Furnishings
' Store Is Bankrup
. The -House Of O'Brien,' which fur
nished snappy-wilts to the young men
of Stamford, has fallen upon evil days
and today an application for recelv
ership Was filed by George Pi O'Brien
of Stamford. He says the company
is capitalized at $10,000 and he owns
64 of the 100 shares of stock.
In papers nled ' today in tne su
perior court it is stated that the stock
holders voted to dissolve the company
because of financial difficulties. Thers
is already an attachment on the stock
and O'Brien declares the assets are
in danger of waste through litigation,
The court is asked to Viome somebody
for the purpose of winding up the
company's affairs.
THE WEATHER.
Partly clondy tonight:
Tuesday
local showers and cooler.
PERSHING'S FORCES
ARE PRAISED BY
GENERAL PETAIN
American Training Camp in
FranoevAug. 20. Gen. Fetain, com
mander in chief of the French'
armies, visited Major Gen. John J.
Pershing yesterday, spending the
entire day in the American training
area.. After the visit Gen. Petal n
said he was much impressed and
convinced that tne American troops
would become an excellent fighting
force. Gen. Pershing will proceed
to the front in several days.
'FIGHTING 69TH"
BIDS GOODBYE TO
NEW YORK CITY
Regiment Leaves For Train
ing Camp in Minepla, v
Long Island. ' j
New York, Aug. 20 New York city
bade farewell today to its famous
regiment, the Fighting 69th, now the
165th United States National Guard,
when the regiment left, for its train
ing camp, in Mineola, L. I., after, a
parade through Fifth avenue and oth
er thoroughfares lined with cheering
thousand. ' The regiment . will com
prise part of the first "raintiow di
vision" that will soon Join the expedi
tionary force of MaJ. Gen. Pershing
in-France.
The regiment, led -by Lieut. Co. La
tham Reed,, second - In command.
marched from- its armory through
streets hung with; hundreds- of
small flogs, the Stars and Stripes
and the green flag of Ireland. A
picturesque feature of the parade Was
the escort of . honor i composed of
Spanish war veterans o the 69th, led
by Col. Duffy, -ho commanded the
unit in the Spanish War. -
TO TRAIN YOUTHS
IN ARTS UTILIZED
IN NAVAL SERVICE
Rear Admiral Cowles,. Re-
. iirea, jrians, insirucun
J For Volunteers, .
BridsreDort vounsr men will have an
opportunity to become accomplished
in sciences that ' are applied by the
United States Navy, through the in
terest of Rear Admiral William C.
Cowles, retired. -
Rear Admiral Cowles has obtained
from Judge Frederic A. Bartlett, who
holds a lieutenancy in the officers re
serve, a list ot lormer naval mmtia
officers and others -who are capable
of Instructing volunteers in naviga-'
tion, signalling, piloting, seamanship,
e,tc
wiuiin a lew1 weea, in Dnugeiwri
as well as other seaport cities in Con
necticut, a call'Will be Issued ror. vol
unteers who wish to become proficient
in these arts. Boys now, too young
for the draft, and . registered young
men who haven't been called yet, will
be eligible! They may acquire ability
that will make them desirable acquisi
tions should , they wish to enlist) later
In ttie .United States Navy, and will
give them training that -.will place
them above the average enlisted man.
Admiral' Cowles, who is acting as
chairman of the military and naval
committee of the state council of de
fense and naval aide in the governor's
staff is anxious -that Connecticut' sea
port cities, like Bridgeport, New Ha
ven and New London, have young men
trained in anticipation of the comr
pletion of some of the craft involved
in the vast shipbuilding program .of.
the .United States, ,and the auxiliary
navy. ' . ' , " '
As fast as merchant - vessels are
completed, naval crews will be placed
aboard them... Young men with effi
cient training ; will have an excellent
chance to take good positions in the
navy as they are vacated - by these
crews.-. .'.
It Is planned now to use the armory
as a training place. Later, it is hoped,
a receiving ship .may be assigned to
Bridgeport. -.
- Rear Admiral Cowes is a brother-
in-law of Theodore Roosevelt. He is
a member of the Connecticut legisla
ture from Farmington. . " '
Accuses Woman of
Stealing His Watch
- And Note For $60
- Charged with robbing her bene
factor of a erold' watch and chain, a
purse containing a $60 negotiable
note and four towels. Miss Ida Beg
man, is under arrest in New - York
city and will be brought "here for
trial in the city court tomorrow.
The Begman woman was arrested
following the complaint of Nathan
Kosher, 37 Steuben street. ' Kosher
told the police that Miss Begman was
living in New York city and was una
ble to find work. The 1st ef August
he brought her here to get her a po
sition in a munition factory and she
was living In his home in Steuben
street. I
Aug. 9, Kosher says, the girl left
home suddenly, taking with her the
purse, watch and note. , She was
found ' in New York by Detective
George Simon. .The latter states he
recovered the towels from the girl.
v MARRIAGE LICENSES.
John Mack of Fairfield and Anna
Gar pan of - 251 Stillman street and
Charles T. Hetch, Jr., of 669 Seaview
avenue and Madeline Altman, of the
same address, procured marriage 11
censes at the city hall today. :
PRESIDENT WILL
DECLARE RULING
ON DEPENDENCY
Mix-Ups Over Claims f or
Exemption to Result in
White House Order.
STATEMENT WILL
CLARIFY MUDDLE
Fourth Division Completes
Its Quota of Men For
National Army.
. President Wilson will settle the
question of who may be exempt from
military service in the national army
on the ground of having dependents
by an interpretation of the adminis
tration's application of .the law. This
announcement made at Washington
today vitally interests many of the
2126 national army subjects of this
city "who claimed exemption on the
ground of having dependents. Some
of the claiis have been allowed and
many have not, such cases now being
in the progress of appeal to the dis
trict board.
The statement that President Wil
son would, devote himself to a new
and "definite explanation of just what
constitutes dependents is not a sur
prise to Bridgeport for it was pointed
out in Saturday's Farmer that Presi
dent Wilson's letter to Senator Week
of Massachusetts was '"believed td
be a tip to Provost Marshal GeneraW
Crowder" with regard construing this
important selection of the conscrlp.
tion act. : ;
While the announcement isb eing
awaited in Bridgeport, the selection of
the army members ' goes on. Local
boards are finishing their work as
speedily, as : possible and to'day the
district boards settled down io a con
sideration of claims for -discharge ofl,
Industrial grounds and .those appeals
from local boards which have .thus fat
been filed The district , board went
into executive session a the -county
court house at 11:1s . mis morning,
all of the members, being in, attend
ance. " s
; The federal investigators , expected
to start work today looking up some
exemptions that have been allowed by
local boards. The investigation will
be merely to determine whether or not
persons who procured exemptions
were truthful In the statements ..tihey
made. ,-. ,
Judge Frank L. Wilder, appointed
for the first division will serve; T. -M.
Culinan will replace David S. Day in
the second; R. H. Gould will serve) in
the -third; A. M. Comfley 'will -succeed
W. H.. Comley , in the fourth; E. K.
Nicholson will ' serve, so far as; is
known, in the fifth' and the sixth is not
decided, Jacob Klein, appointed for
that division having declined to act. .
A new call for men in the sixth di
vision within a day' of so Is expected
to bring in the last eligibles for draft
examination in the city. The division.
is short 200 men of its quota after ex
amining 736. '
Lawyers Seek Job
of Public Defender
Lawyers throughout the county are
seeking, the position of Public De
fender, an office recently created for
thme criminal court of common pleas
by an act of the General Assembly.
It has just been learned that the
judges of the superior court have ask
ed State's Attorney Homer S. GMn
mings to name, a man fop the place
with the understanding- that anybody
he recommends will, be considered ap
pointed. -' ,.
This place is much desired because
the court convenes only for certain
short periods 'and a lawyer would not
need to give up general practice. The
old custom was to have the , court
name, individual lawyers to , defend
each prisoner who did not have coun
sel. The, attorneys receive a fee of
J 10 a case fo this work. Under the
new system .the werk will be done
by one man, who will act as counsel
for all prisoners. The first session of
the court will be held in this city the
first Tuesday In September.
Steamer Park City
Permitted to Run
Government authorities in Port Jef
ferson have informed Captain C. E.
Tooker of the. steamer Park City that
he would be allowed to continue run
nings between Bridgeport and Port
Jefferson. . . -
It was feared 'that owing to the
regulations lately issued by Rear Ad
miral N. P.. Usher, U. S. N.,vthat it
would be necessary to discontinue the
excursions. '.
Federal Supervisors '
Are Ordered Here
Nelson U. Blanpied. -of : Framing-
ham, Mass., and Porter Taylor . of
Providence, R. I., the latter having
much' experience with the institution
and operation of the producers' mar
ket in Providence, have been ordered
to, Bridgeport by the food control bu
reau of Washington to investigate the
situation' developing - here between
producers and speculators who have
locked ' horns at the producers mar
ket in this city.
The men are thoroughly experienc
ed in the details of management of
such markets and will determine
whether the competition Is fair or
otherwise and whether , or not it is
likely, to have beneficial results.
FATHER OF 3 MISSING
Michael Van Gelden of 135 Orlan-
street,. left home last Saturday to pay
a bill and his wife states he has not
been since. Inquiry about the city
tailed to elicit information as to his
whereabouts. He has" three children.
Italians Launch Great Of
fensive on 37 Mile Front
Fighting Rages Furiously
From Region of Tolmino
to'Point Near Adriatic Sea
Emperor Charles to Vis
it Front to Encourage
Fighting Troops. ,
Rome, Aug. 20--Commenting
on the new Italian advance, the
press says that it, like the Brit
ish attack in Flanders, will be
service if it demonstrates how
the people anad armies of the
Allied countries feel toward the
premature peace proposals of
Pope Benedict. It is said- that
Austria apparently realizes the
gravity of the situation, as an
nouncement is made that Em
peror Charles is soon to visit
the , Austro-Italiah front, pre-1
sumably Jo encourage his
troops. v
The oflicial Austrian statement of
yesterday said the Italians 'had begun
an offensive on a 37 mile front from
the region of Tolmino to a point near,
the Adriatic Sea. The struggle was
said to be raging with the greatest
bitterness.. Yesterday's Italian state-'
ment did ' not mention - the engage
ment. i
. The Italians in the offensive in the
Isonzo region begun yesterday, have
crossed., the Isonzo river and already
have taken' 7,500 prisoners, i' it waa
ofHally , announced by the war de
partment today.
WALLED CITY OF '
SALONIKI NEARLY
CONSUMED BY FIRE
London, Aug. 20. (More- than half
the walled ; city of Soloniki, itt Greek
Macedonia, which Is under occupa
tion toy the Entente troops, was de
stroyed y fire on Saturday." Eighty
thousand persons who were' made
homeless were moved to neighboring
villages last evening. The fire is now
under control. -. '
A German counter attack on the
positions captured Iby the British yes
terday - morning southwest of Epehy
was completely repulsed after sharp
fighting, ejccordlng to an official state
ment today by the wax office. X suc
cesfrful raiid was carried out last night
south Of Lens. ' On the Ypres battle
front the British line has been ad
vanced slightly southeast of St. Jen
shoes;. German military establishments in
Belgium, which have - been attacked
repeatedly -by British aeroplanes, were
again raided Saturday night, the war
office announces.-
"Many . tons . of explosives were
dropped on Saturday night by naval
aeroplanes, the statement says, ' "on
the foUowing military objectives: ' St.
Pierre station 'and sidings at Ghent,
Thourout station and dump, Bruges
docks.. .
! "A raid also was carried out yes
terday morning on the . Snellegham
aerodrome, There a direct hit was
made on a large shed.
"On their return our machines were-
attacked (bly hostile alrcrift, which
were jbeaten off with the aid of a royal
flying corps patrol. ' One enemy ma
chine was. shot .down out of 1 control.
All ours returned safely," . '
BELGIAN OFFICIAL '
WAR STATEMENT
Paris, Aug. 20 -The Belgian- offi
cial communication last -night reads:
"On the night of the 17th and 18th
our patrols combatted advance ele
ments on the left bank of the Yser
and St. Jacques Capelle. Yesterday
and today the artillery executed de
structive fire on the enemy batteries
and neutralized eeverai others.'
ALLIES TO CONFER
BEFORE REPLYING
TO POPE'S NOTE
London, Aug.'. 20 Lord Robert
Cecil, minister of blockade and under
secretary for foreign affairs, an
nounced in the house - of commons
this ' afternoon that the Entente . al
lied governments would hold a con
ference before a reply to the Pope's
peace proposals would be sent to the
Vatican.
Strike Conference
At Lake Company to
Be Held Tomorrow
The conference between: Federal
Conciliator R. M. McWade and offi
cials of the Lake Torpedo Boat Co.,
concerning the strike, which was to
have been held today, has been post
poned until tomorrow.
Conciliator 'McWado has given the
strikers' side a hearing already. '
None of the strikers went back to
work,, according to union officials.
ANNIE WALSH ESTATE.
Inventory of the estate of Annie M.
Walsh filed today by Bernard Walsh
and James Whalen,. appraisers, shows
bank'deposits of $825.62 and claims of
doubtful value.
Position of Teuton Defend-'
ers of Town Now Desper- i
k ate Fierce; Artillery Fire i
Harasses - Attempts to-i
Bring Up Provisions and!
Ammunition Enemy Is.'
Withdrawing Guns toi
Prevent Capture.
Canadian Headquarters in;
France, Aug. 20 (By Canadian!
Press, Ltd.) Northwest of!
Lens amid the. trenches - and'
railroad cuttings which form:
the last line of German defense
in that quarter, the Canadians t
have suteaiafa!ishing!
strong posts in a special trench i
which was the scene ef desper-
ate and indecisive fighting twevi
days ago. . ' ' .
These new posts give command of i
the last bit of ground from which the
defenders of the city coald overlook '
our advance 'from the ' west. -"They are
now in a hollow all around the front. '
which swing's about Lens in semi- h
circular form; The eastern exits from !
the city are now subjected to a com- '
stanjt, and harassing 'fire of the artii- ;
lam, n .1 m.n nkl.. . 1 ." T , ' .'
- J 11J1U1U? , ILU!, WUK.U UJiULmi.
the bringing, up -of provisions and '
supplies! of ammunition, very difficult.;;
"At 2 o'clock this morning a trench:
raid on the enemyfs front northwest '
of Avion resulted in heavy fighting, in '
tne course of -which a considerable 1
number of the enemy were killed in.
hand to hand fighting. ' v - "
The Avion front was- strongly held
by the Germans as protection to Salu-
mtnes, a large mining village to the .
southeast of Lens, where many gans
withdrawn from the German forward
area to escape capture are now lo
cated. .- .-.'' - ' -
German prisoners ' speak with ' hit-
terneen of seeing their guns In pro
cess of withdrawal 'while their infan
try was Isertr-forward' with insufficient '
artillery. A TThe' loss of guns seems to -.
be more Important in the eyes of the
German commanders than the loss of'
men. , -i . s . . - ,
The enemy has been very active In
the air recently, and- has been bomb-' :
ing oiir back areas mdre freely , than '
11 wine. . .
FRENCH GAIN ON .,
SECTOR OF 11 MILES!
i
Paris, Aug. 20 French - - troop ;
made an attack this morning on both '
banks of the Meuse. on. the Verdun J
front. Early information shows that ;
the battle has developed to . the ad-r
vantage of theFrench -on a sector o ;
11 .miles. - Prisoners already have be
gun passing to the rear
WITHOtTFA BLOW
TEUTONS EVACUATE :
THE TALON RIDGE
' Berlin, August'' 20. . via .London .
The war"- office announces that the ,
French, without fighting, have: occu
pied the Talou ridge, on the Verdun
front east of the Meuse. . V V
At all other places over a front of
14 miles, the general staff reports,
fighting is in full swing.
The high command saya that Talou
ridge was given up by the Teutons be
cause this line of defence since last
March had only been occupied by
outposts.
BULGARS BOMBARD -CITY
OF MONASTER
Corfu, Aug. 20. One quarter of the
Serbian city of Monastir has been de-
stroyed by fire caused v a Bulgarian :
bombardment, the Serbian press bur- ' .
eau announces. .The nu'nber of vlc-
tims has not been ascertained.
The statement says that on Saturday
the Bulgarians bombarded-ihe cityi
more violently than ever, firing soma,
2,000 shells. There was no reasons
fod the bombardment; as no fighting
was in progress. ' Women and chifc-j
dren, who fled in all directions,, hta .
been collected and taken to. the-rear. ;
AUSTRO-GERMANS
PRESS RUMANIANS
IN OITUZ VALLEY
Berlin,. Aug. 20 Forces of the
Central powers on the Rumanian
front have driven back the Ruman
ians on both sides of the Oitu -valley -'
and in the direction , of the -.Trotus
valley, it was officially announced "to .
day by the German war office.
In the fighting in the Oituz valley
region the Austro-Germans took 1,500
prisoners and 30 machine, guns. - . -
BtuDDorn Datties aeveiopea at - tne (
Marasechti ' station,; on the Sereth y
river, the Teutons -capturing more ',
than 2,200 prisoners. . .
TOWN CLERK RECOVERING.
Towij Clerk Joseph Schultx appear
ed at the city hall for a short time
today after an absence of a mpnth.
He suffered a shock some time ago
and was in St.- Vincent's hospital for
a week. He will not take up his du
ties for some time yet. - . ,
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