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Bridgeport
.Evening
Farmer
VOL. 53 NO. 198
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
EIGHT KILLED AS TRAIN
CRASHES INTO AUTO AT
SflYBRO OK GROSSING
Nino-Year Old Boy Only
) Survivor of Party Reiurn-
j v ing From Visit to Relative
r in U. S. Field Hospital at
Niantic No Witness To
Accident. 3
Apv.-- : I
Fragments of Auto Scatter
' ed Along Track-Warning
of .Train'. Approach Giv
en by Gong, Declare Those
Near Scene All Bodies
Identified.
: Old' Saybrook,' Aug. 21 A
freight engine, running .Jlght
over the Shore line division of
the New1 tiaven road crashed
, Intoan automobile -owned and
driven by Robert II. Rohloff at
v'the, Fery crossing east of- the
Junction, shortly after; last mid-
night, and eight persons lost
their lives. The survivor , is
Louise W. Weyel, nine years
old,- who 'is suffering from
i&hock but will recover, and is
cared for at the Memorial Ixos
pital in .New London. -
The persons whd twere kill
ed were: ' v.-
. Robert II. Rohloff, 39 Win
Ihrop avenue, New Haven, v,
- '-XSustave Weyet-and his wife,
529 . Quinnipiac . .avenue,' - New
Haven. -,' ' . . ' '' '. s
1 Mrs. Louis Asterino and sher
three children, , - aged four
months, three and five years,
- C2D-Quinnipiac avenue,: New
Haven. 'C:' "
- Mabel . Wagnerv 209 North:
Front street, New; Haven. J
,-. The party had, been to Niantio for
the eveJling to' see WUnam.r son of
tGustav VPeyeC whlo.is a member of
'tii field hospital They bad1 arrived
at the camp ground about mld-even-
' ' lag, And' bad left -on the return about
IS: 30 o'clockv crossing tbe Connecticut
river by -way of tbe bridge and then
' taking tbe road that . leads ' toward
tbe i junction. , '
' , Tbe engine was. bound from 4New
' Haven for New London. The crasb
tot the collision waa .beard by ' Ed
mund Bird, tower man near tbe cross-,-Jng,
which is not far from the ferry
, i alip ' and the car" barn, of the Shore
; EJne eleetalo railway. In the - dark
Bess there was no witness of the ac
.., cident. .
. , Tbe, men on. the engine. Engineer
Dea, Foreman Horaoe Andrews and
Flagman J. E. Cbamplln, all of New
.Haven,. did not see tbe machine on the
: rosaing. V Fifteen minutes ' later
those who were there say the crossing
gong was ringing, giving rise to the
. Supposition that the .engine's approach
, ' was warned by the gong, i The croas
ins - gates are not operated ' after 9
p. vu ' . .
w After tbe crash v Towennan ' Bird
railed Watchman " Walter ; Buckley.
. Fney found an automobile, C45.735,
" r rushed, and fragments scattered along
the track, .n'- - ;i
; Dn the engine pilot were the"hodies
bf a man and a baby. The man was
Rohloff. A girl had been thrown
clear of the wreckage. She was Louise
. WeyeL A child of five was dead un-
oer a part of tbe machine. One man
and one woman were on track No. 1
and, two women and one child were
between tracks 8 and 1.
Five bodies were laid on the side of
the tracks until Dr. Grannis, the med
ical, examiner, came and gave permis-
' Bom for- their removal to the under
taking roams of II. D. Robinson In
Ceri tec-brook. Two women and one
..plan, who were alive, were placed In
' automobiles and sent to New London.
. tbe man, Mr. Weyel, died a few min
utes after tbe start was made,, and the
(wo women succumbed On the way so
that, at the hospital only the girl was
, kdmlttedv The bodies . were taken - to
- an- undertaking room in New London.
Some hours elapsed before identifi
cations were definitely made. Assist
. ." ance was given, by the New Haven
' police . During the morning - Louis
Astorlno came here and,, claimed the
bodies of his wife and their three
' children. . Mrs. Asterino was the
-daughter' of Mr. Weyel. '
Mr. B-ohlofTa identification was
made by means of his driver's license.
Hs . had obtained the. machine from
C. E. Buck of 61 Blohm street. West
Haven; and another card issued in
. J14 was In the name of Charles M.
A- Costello, 223 Whaley avenue, Kew
Haven. -.
Rohloff was the driver of the ma
. . chine, and it is understood here that
;,' fee also had taken the party to Nian--.
tic on Sunday.
.Miss Wagner was a close personal
friend of Mr. Weyel's son. ,
- The crossing, at which the accident
; occurred bas been the scene of oth
' ers, the most recent having been
when an automobile truck from New
' Haven was demolished.
C. C. Elwell, a member of the pub-
lie utility commission, and J. H.
.' frumbull, engineer of the commis-
tlon, inspected pie crossing tbls fore-
E-Yomntinn
bAUiiiptiyii
Claimants
lose Plea
Third District Board, Ap
pointed to Hear Appeals,
Denies 31 Out of 40 Out
I right, and Allows Only
Condition and Temporary
Immunity in Other Nine.
All , But -Nine of Claims
Filed by Bridgeporters -Eight
From Norwalk and
One. From Greenwich
Eight Hundred More Call
ed in Sixth Division.. '
Not a single claim of 40 de
cided today by the Third dis
trict 'board, appointed -to hear
appeals - from local - boards and
to pafes on industrial claims,
was allowed. Of this number
the board unqualifiedly denied
31 and in the; other nine' cases
allowed .two conditional ex
emptions for three months and
seven more for nine months.'
1 Of the claims denied 3i were
filed by Bridgeporters; eight
by Norwaikers and the last one
was from Greenwich. Bridge'-
Tporters procured 'sevenbf th
f.nifte temporary ' exemptions
thai were allowed, and all' but
one of "these were from 'the
First division. ; ; v ' ''-
i The action of 'the' board in refusing
tbe industrial exempli an claims' fol
lows out the announcements of tbe
provost marshal general, .that muni.
tione workers as a class would sot be
exempt. in some special cases, ex
perts have beeto .spared until others
can be trained to take ehe placed va
cated with a reasonable degree of sup-
cess. This Is true of those who have
been given temporary exemptions and
the time allowed, has been figured in
eadh instance,-, according to the work
the Individual was doing and its neces
sity to the military establishment of
the United States. ;
Herbert Jepson, city. i
Albert McCullough, Greenwich.
Louis Haymon, city. ,
Hiram Thorp, 69 School. , . ;
' Harry Frances, Norwalk. i .
' John Kvancx, Norwalk.. , '
- Robert B. Oliver, Norwalk.
Arnold M. Knobel, Norwalk.' .
John H. Aiken, Norwaljs. .
Joseph M. Moeller, Norwalk. ''
Jeremiah J. Lavin, 399 Gregory.' '
. Frederick A. Lyman, 818 Broad. 1
Daniel Dunn, 463 Lafayette. .
(Fred'erick Prevot, 260 Brewster. '
-Alfred E. Fox, 630 Fairfield.
Lester . C. Howe, 521 Sfate.
Edwin H. Carpenter, 276 Lafayette.
Maurice P. Ward, 140 Austin. .
' Carl H. Dill, 629 Fairfield.
Walter P. Casey, 690 Park. -
Herbert Hempstead,. 794 Lafayette.
Raymond Har graves, 335 Atlantic.
Thomas R. Longstreth, 833 Main.
Thomas Ketallick, 30 Liberty.
Patrick J. Coleman, 542 Atlantic '
Meyer Gelber,. 688 Myrtle.:
. Martin F. Gill, 624 Broad. '
"Frank H. Joyce, 578 Broad. '
James F. Powell, 2003 Fairfield.,
Otis N. Lewis, city.
Charles M-Carter,; 383 State.
The following have- been granted
exemption uaw ngv, au, nexi: r.
Earl S. Fenelon, 294' Atlantic.
Carl G. Anderson,' 287 Courtland.
The following have been granted ex
emption until Feb. 28, next:' "
Raymond L. Rhoades, cits. ,
Joseph J. Hassett, city. .
Julius Herbst, city. - -" i
Wm. P. McMurray, 662 Park At. .
Harold Conley, Norwalk.
Raymond E. Porter,-8 3 3 Main.
Harold L. Nash, Norwalk.
The district board for" this county
and part of New Haven county.has tbe
distinction of making the first deci
sions in the state and this in spite of
the fact, that Bridgeport as the muni
tions center of the eastern part of the
United States, Is furnishing five times
the work for the board that is being
placed on any other in territory cov
ering the same number of registrants.
The board, moreover, by the system
adopted, takes, up ' each case the day
after the expiration date for filing of
evidence. Lists are made after the
claims have been passed upon and
tthese.together with the lists from local
boaards: which have been certified as
jneither exempt nor discharged are re
turned ,to the local boards and the ad
Jutant 'general: The latter files the
list and the local boards use it to sum-
' (Continued on Page 2.)
THE WEATHER.
Unsettled" and slightly
cooler . to-
t night; Wednesday foir.
UNGALLANT MAN
FLINGS MODEL
FROMHIS AUTO
That's Why She is Forced to
Seek Her Fare Back to
New York.
NOT SO, SAYS MAN
WHO GAVE HER RIDE
Says He Pail For Her Room
But She Had Only 40
i ; Cents Left.
She -was a tall striking blonde girl
of 23 years .possessing an esthetic face
and a figure tending to corroborate the
assertion she later made that she was
artist's model. She entered the
charities department with a diffident.
abashed air and seemed on the verge
of tears.
Carefully placing a "harem skirt"
she took a ' seat - in Supt. Angus
Thorn's . office and in tremeulous
tones volunteered the -information
that she was "Madeline Langdon" and
lived at "540 West 133d street." She
wanted to obtain the cost of her fare
back to dear "Old Broadway," the
mecca of "regular fellows" and gen
erous men.
Asked how she came to be stranded
in Bridgeport Madeline heaved a
heavy sigh, drew a silk violet scented
handkerchief delicately across her
saucer eyes and- related the events
which' led to her seeking refuge at a
State street hotel, and her fare home.
She had spent yesterday posing for
an artist and early is the evening left
home to enjoy the alluring lights of
Broadway. About 7:80 in Longacre
square she met a gentleman whom
She thought she knew, with a large
touring cars but could not recall -his
name. The number of the -car was
26194". and is owned , by Samuel
Tudkin, proprietor of the Ansonia
garage, 408 Main street, Ansonia.
After exchanging .greetings with the
man at the wheel she was invited to
go for a ride and accepted. They
stopped at an Inn on the Grand Con
course and were joined by a young
man supposed to be Nathan Cohen,
the .eon of a wealthy. Ansonia real es-,
tate dealer. After partaking of a
light lunch they started for Bridge.
In this city she states she. was
driven '. about until 4 o'clock this
morning. At this juncture of the
story the young woman's eyes flashed
Indjifenahtly-and her hand clutched a
fafltly pulsating heart, as she asserted
she. was thrown , out of the automo
bile, having resented the advances of
one of . the party. , - . - ;
"I had but 2 in my pocket and so
I .went .to a hotel in State street and
hired a room.' The room cost J1.60,
reducing Madeline's - bankroll to 50
cents. This morning she , purchased
a 10 cent breakfast ana appeared at
the Charities Department with 40
cents. !''''- v;. " " -i
Supt. Thorn extracted ' from his
Jeans' $1.35 for a New Tork ticket.
Madeline, trembling, clutched it, rose
with, a beatific smile; and remarking
something about men, ungallant and
closer, than adhesive plaster,"- tripped
out of the building on her.way back
to New Tork. , ... - ... . ' . .
Maybe she was romancing Samuel
Yudkin'says she was and that she has
no regard for. the truth. He denies
she was put out of the auto. Samuel
says he is t a good fellow and treated
the young woman with the tmost
consideration. i, . "
"I paid for a room at the hotel for
her and gave her the cost of her fare
back to New Tork," -protests Tud
kin., . " ' '"' .
But he failed to explain how she.
came to have only 40 cents when she
struck the Charities Department this
morning.
SOFT COAL MAY
BE BOUGHT FOR
USEJNCHOOLS
Board of Education Head
. Announces Opening Date ,
is September 10.
President Elmer Havens of the
board of education announced today
that the ' public schools of the city
will open Monday, Sept. 10. This an
nouncement includes the High school.
n deciding' the .date it ' was neces
sary to take ' into consideration - the
mobilization of the first contingent
of the national army. As Wednesday,
Sept. 5, was selected for mobilization,
It, was deemed unwise to open the
schools the day before, dismiss them
for the fifth and resume for the two
remaining "days of the week. "The
opening therefore has been definitely
fixed for the 10th.
The Parochial schools will open
the same day.
Regarding- the coal situation and
Its effect on. the schools, . President
Havens . stated today that dealers
were being canvassed in an effort to
determine how much of the nearly
6,000 tons of coal necessary for the
schools, may be obtained. No dealers
wTTl offer the city a price and all have
refused to contract for delivery ot
be whole supply.
"If the worst comes," said Mr. Ha
vens todiy, "we will have to burn
soft coal. Of course this will cause
objectfan from . the people near the
schools and from the janitors, be
cause it is dirty, but the school ses
sions must go on and rooms have to
be heated. However, you can be sure
that the board is making every effort
within reason to have such a conditions-avoided,
and it will be, If such a
thins is possible." : ' '
WAR'S EXPENSE
SHOULD BE PAID
BY MONEYED MEN
La Toilette Urges Senate
To Take Burden Off
Poor Man.
SCORES RAISING OF
MONEY BY BONDS
Favors Higher Income and
v War Profits Tax
Rates.
Washington, Aug. 21 Conscription
of wealth to pay for- the war waa
urged in the senate today by Senator
LaFollette of Wisconsin, In present
ing the minority plans of the finance
committee for higher rates in the
war tax bill on war profits and in
comes. He suggested, increasing the
$2,006,000,000 bill to more than $3,
500,000,000 by such increases with
elimination of consumption taxes. He
also urged that less bonds and more
taxes be authorized.
The Wisconsin senator declared
large bond issues increase the pres
ent high cost, of living; which he' as
serted, already imposes a 5 to' 100
per cent, war burden on the masses.
The Liberty' loan,- he said, was made
possible by "an iron hand within a
kid glove;" and persistent advertising
methods. - V
The pending bill, Mr. LaFollette
said, provides by 'taxes , but 17 per
cent, of this year's war expenses. The
expenses, he predicted, may reach
$30,000,000,000 or $40,000,000,000,
and he urged that huge war profits
and incomes of wealthy persorfs by
higher surtaxes be. made to bear the
burden of the war.. .
' Urging a larger proportion of taxes
the Wisconsin senator said:
'"Wealth has never yet sacrificed it-4'
self on the altar of patriotism in . any
war. ' On the contrary it has always
Ibeen quick to take advantage of op
portunities that war brings. That has
been true of every war we have had.
it is certainly true of the present war.,
"It may . be argued that the poor
equallywith the rich will have the op
portunity to purchase war bonds. It
is small comfort to have the oppor
tunity to purchase war .bonds if you
haye little or no , money to Invest In
bonds. The late 'Liberty loan is a
good example of bonds sold to the
poor or those - of limited ', means. All
thsTnacblnery of the government -jraa
the :smsJl Tiivestol . -. ,
ftV all know that these bonds ,Wer
a. poor Investment to the man of small
means in comparison with the advan
tages which the - owners of large in
comes could secure irom . investing
millions of their taxable incomes in
these non-taxable bonds. The govern
ment has made them, the equivalent
of an investment paying' from 5 to 9
per cent., and more,' to persons with
large incomes, who- will escape the in.
come tax on" every dollar thus invest.
ed, while to the wage earner and the
man with, a salary so small as not to
be reached by the income- tax, who
pinched and saved and sacrificed ' in
order to purchase them they return
but a. meagre 3 1-2 per cent. . The re-
Continued on -Page Two.)
FUR WORKER IS
KNIFED TO DEATH
AFTERJUARREL
Fellow Employe in Factory
. Goes Home For Knife to
x Commit Deed.
, , Danbury, Aug. 21 Abdellah Khou
gen, employed as a fur worker in the
factory of the American flatter
Furriers' Co., was stabbed to death
this morning while at work in the
factory by- John Chingos, a fellow
employe. . .
The men, It is said, quarrelled over
a division of skins on which . they
were to. work. Chingos says "that
Khougen struck him and that fear
ing he might be further injured,
Chingos left the factory and went to
his room in a house just across the
street. There he secured a knife that
he had formerly' used when employ.
ed in a meat packing house in Omaha,
and returned to the room where
Khougen was at work, and plunged
the weapon , into Khougen' s throat.
Khougen died almost instantly.
Chingos was arrested within 15
minutes. He was hiding' under a bed
in a nearby house. Fellow country.
men of the dead man were much
aroused over the killing and but -'for
the police they would have seized
Chingos Three other men, Thomas
Papajohn, Khrist Trokay and Frian
dopholus Constantine, are held by the
police as material witnesses.
Two File Petitions
For Divorce Decree
Habitual intemperance is the
ground in divorce proceedings brought
by Edward C. Haley of this city,
against Lucy Haley of Devon. In pa
pers filed today in the superior court
it is alleged the couple were married
Dec. 25, 1899'. Mrs. Haley's maiden
name was Lucy South.,- In.adrition
to a decree Haley asKS fr the custody
of a minor child. .
Another divorce filed today ' Is
brought by Adelina McWilliams of
Norwalk, against Ray McWilliams of
East Hartford. The couple were
married' June 22, 1913, and desertion
is said to have taken place on Octo
ber 10 of the same year. The plain
tiff asks the court to allow hed to re
sume her maiden name of Adelina
Vega.
rvn
SPEUTE I
AMERICAN TROOPS
LINES AGAINST FRENCH ATTACKS
IN SPIRITED SHAM MANEUVERS
American Training Camp in France,
Aug. 21 (by the A. P.) Training in
some of the American battalions has
progressed to such a point that sham
attacks on the trench systems are car
ried out in a spirit akin, to actual
warfare. So far artillery fire has been
only theoretical, but before long the
troops expect to have the experience
of watching the effect of real artilery
on the trenches.
The marines are having some es
pecially lively engagements this week
with their Frenchv instructors.. French
chasseurs, acting as the enemy, have
been making attacks on the marines'
trench system, with Dewey, Farragut,
Porter and Sampson trenches as the
battle -objectives. -
The French also have been attempt
ing to block and hold communication
trenches known aa Ohio, Mississippi,
Delaware and Potomac - It will be
seen that the marines' trench nomen
clature is based on the naval heroes
and'rlvers of the'United States.
The marines have -been snaking stout
resistance ' and '.wherever the enemy
penetrated their lines they- organized
a counter attack which quickly eject
ed the intruders. The real object of
these preliminary attacks is to get the
officers and! men acquainted with' what
are known at the front as operation
POSSE SCOURING
YOUTH WHO CHLOROFORMED AND
. ASSAULTED C0LEBR00K GIRL
At'J'Point'-bf.TEyolver.vn"
chael Domi, Former Ches
hire Reformatory Ininate,
Forces Girl Into Bedroom,
Where He Ties Her to Bed
Later Robs Home Drives
Off Would-Be Rescuer of
Girl With Revolver Fire.
Norfolk,' Aug. 21 Michael Domi,
who had assaulted Miss Smith, of Cole
brook, earlier in tbe day, and with a
revolver had created a lively scene at
the Smith farm b.onse, and then had
taken refuge in the " woods at Loom
Meadow here, was captured this af
ternoon after being shot in the knee.
He was sent to the Litchfield county
hospital in Winsted. ,
Norfolk. . Conn..- Aug. 21. -Armed
citizens and police officers this af-r
ternoon haiti surrounded a (patch of
woodland In Loom (Meadow- in order
to take, dead or alive, Michael Domi,
aged 21, a former Cheshire reform
atory inmate, who is wanted for an
assault on , Miss . Gertrude Smith,
daughter of Hiram Smith of Cole-
brook,-earlier in the day. - .
-Domi had been . working on tne
place, having been sent originally to
this section with a ganig' -of men to
work on the highway. He -had been
working steadily ' and was trusted.
This forenoon he surprised Miss
Smith, who was sweeping off ' the
porch and steps, by pointing a revol
ver at her and: ordering her into the
house. A She retreated and Domi fol
lowed, and then seized her, bound her
with a rope and carried her into a
bedroom,' where he chloroformed her
and then apparently secured her to a
bed. ' . : r
Later IMiss Smith recovered ' con
sciousness and, seizing a dinner bell,.;
ran to the idoor. She saw Domi In the
sitting room ransacking things, and he
had taken from a desk $140 belonging
to the Ladies' Aid society of the Con
gregational church., Domi ran after
(Miss Smith, and again carried her
bodily Into the bedroom and again
chloroformed her. .. When she next
woke up Domi was not to" be seen, but
she ran to the window and shouted -to
James Anderson, an attorney of New
Trk City, who was driving by with
Tork city, who was driving by with
Agnes.
Anderson and IMiss Elizabeth ran in
to the house to see what the matter
was. Domi was in his bedroom pack
ing up his effects and heard the oth
ers come in. He pointed the revolv
er at Miss Anderson, who was at the
telephone, and drove her out and then
turned on Mr. Anderson and made
him run. Domi chased Anderson up
the road firing five times at him, one
bullet hitting the lawyer In the el
bow. As Anderson had the " start
Domi returned to the house and
made Miss Agnes get out of the bug
gy. He then took the lines and
drove to Loom Meadow.
Word was sent about the village
rnd several men started for Loom
Meadow. On the way Hiram Smith
jvas met and in the chase that fol
lowed Domi recognized Smith and call
ed out: "Come on, come on." Smith
went for a shotgun and others sent
word to have weapons brought. The
Winchester police were asked to aid.
Domi was , in New Haven two
weeks ago and is thought y to have
bought the revolver and chloroform
then. .
m in
n ii ii hi iu mitm i ? i , t ,i r
NOW HOLDING
orders. It is the first step toward
learning- the rudiments of -a highly or
ganized part of modern warfare, where
every step and every detail is worked
out in advance on a pre-arranged
plan and must be strictly adhered to.
One great difference from real war
fare, however. Is the fact that in bat
tles with marines the enemy has ac
cbjnmodatingly allowed a copy of his
operation orders to fair into the hands
of the . defending garrison. This will
be changed later, and the American
trench garrison will be called, upon to
resist surprise attacks in force.
Another valuable feature - in battle
exercises is teaching the Americans
the great importance of what is
known as liaison work the mainte
nance of communication with sup
porting artillery, with -flanking forces,
with aeroplanes and with information
centers. Attacks are accompanied by
a lively rocket display as S. O. S.
signals are sent up for defending the
curtain of fire from the artillery and
calling ; reserves from . companies in
support of the trenches. The rockets
also are used in the guise of artillery
fire ' by shortening and lengthening
ranges.; The evacuation of wounded
under 'a theoretical shell 'fire Is
another feature- of sham battles which
is receiving attention.
WOODLAND FORa
Copenhagen, : ' ' Aug. - 21 At the
meeting of the main committee of
the Reichstag called for today Chancellor-
Mlchaelis was expected to de
clare the pope's peace note in gen
eral accord with-the German govern
ment's peace proposal of Dec. 12,
1916, and the recent reichstag reso
lution, on the same subject, and there
fore to be sympathetically received in
Germany. Germany cannot, however,
discuss details, and particularly un
der no conditions can it enter a dis
cussion of the 1 status of Alsace-Lorraine
as a part of the German empire.-
The chancellor, according to
this, forecast, will say that as Ger
many' has earlier indicated its desire
to make peace, the first . word must
come from the other side. .
A meeting of the tfundesrath com
mittee ' on foreign affairs had been
called for yesterday In Berlin under
the chairmanship - of- the' Bavarian
premier. Count Hertling, to discuss
the situation created by the pope's
note and to approve the lines of Chan
cellor Michaelis' speech to the reich
stag committee today.
Shipyard Strikers To;
Vote on Call for Strike
i Affecting 250,000 Men
New .York, . Aug. 21 The shipyard
strikers in this district, who. are said
to number 12,000, expect no opposition
to ' their mass meeting In Tammany
hall this afternoon, s wnen a vqte
probably will be taken to decide
whether a general strike of ship -yard
workers in the United States is to be
called. . Such action, it was said by
labor leaders, would affect 250,000
men throughout the country. The
men demand-a wage of $4.0 a day.
- CHINA CENSORS TELEGRAMS.
Amoy, China, Aug. 21 Both foreign
and domestic telegrams in southern
China are being strictly censored.
NEW YORK MAN v
BROUGHT DOWN
IN AERIAL RAID
Paris, Aug. 21 Oliver Chad
wick, of New : Tork, a promising
member of the aerial" squadron of
Capt. George Guynemer, the fa
mous' French airman, has been
missing since Tuesday. It is be
lieved that he was brought down
in an aerial encounter.
Corporal Harold Willis of Bos
ton,' a member of the Lafayette
squadron, whose ' disappearance
not far from Verdun on. Saturday
has already been reported, is be
lieved to be a. prisoner.;
favordpers
Peace terms
Both Armies Launch
Surprise Attack Simula
taneously Germans,
Making Last Stand on
Parapet of Own
Trenches, Are Routed
After 15 Minutes . of
Fighting. '
London, Aug.' 21 Canadian
troops around Lens launched
another attack on the western
environs of the.mining city at
4 :30 o'clock this morning, re
ports the Reuter corespondent
from the British headquarters
in France. The attack develop
ed into one of the most desper-r
ate hand to hand battles of the
war. . ..' . '
When the Canadians ,went
over the , top they saw masses
of grey figures advancing to
ward them in - the thick haze.
Both sides had planned the at-
tack at the same moment. .
, Fifteen, minutes after the
clash came the Germans werir
making their lat .stand. on th
parapet of their trench. They
then retreated rapidly.
AUSTRIAN LINE v
IS BREAKING ON X
ISONZO FRONT
i-i Eome,iAug.! 21.M6re?than'1t.'0)O
prisoners have been "taken- by - the
Italians in their new offensive' up-' to
last evening, the war office announces.
;v The great baSC Isoriwj frant'-,
continues. without interruption. The'"v
war office says that the Austrian lipe
is beginning to bend and give way at ,v
various points. - .
The Italians, supported by' 'floating
and fixed 'battie .nmonftors, - are
marching" towaf4:ucees3 which; the
statement says, is becoming- delineated
In spite 'of undiminished enemy re-
sistance. ;'. y 1 $ . . , -
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5,000 PRISONERS
TAKEN BY FRENCH ,
JN-VERDUN FIGHT
(Paris, Aug-. 21. Counter attacks of
extreme violence -were made by the,
Germans last night in an effort to re
capture: positions taken in the French;
offensive on the . Verdun front. The
war office .announces that the Ger
mans were beaten back with heavy,
losses. The number of prisoners now.
exceeds 6,000. . '
BRITISH MAKE AIE r
RAIDS IN BELGIUM
- London, Aug. 21-Another of the
series bf aerial raids over Belgium
Which have been made, at frequent -intervals
for some time was. carried J
out Sunday night. The following re
port was made today by the admir
alty: - . . ' ,
"At about midnight Aug.- 19 . the '
Royal naval air service dropped many
tons of bombs on the Middelkerke
dump and the Brugeoise works. AH
ihe machines returned safely."
The Germans this morning made .'a .
third attempt to recapture positions
near' Epehy recently, taken by the
British. The war office announces
that they were repulsed completely. '
Russians Advance on
the Caucasian Front
Petrograd, Aug. 21. Austro-German .
forces are making vigorous attacks on
the southern r Rumanian front. The
war office announcement of last night
says stubborn resistance Is offered by
the Russians and Rumanians, who, .
however, were forced back at several
points. On the Caucasian front, whei e
the Russians recently took the offen
sive, a further large advance has been
made, a series of villages being cap
tured. BRITISH LOSSES IN ' -WEEK
TOTAL 14,243.
London, Aug, 21. British - casualties
reported in the week ended' today to
tal 14,243 officers and men. . Of this
number 2,873 soldiers and 325 officers"
lost their lives. :- - . r.
SUES GARAGE" OWNER.
Alleged failure of the garage pro-"
prietors to keep an automobile in re-C
pair as agreed, is tho defense of Sam-C
uel M. Shirk of Stamford, who has
been sued for $300 by William . A.;
Clark of -Stamford. Ifl '-papers' filed
in the common pleas . court today
Clark claims Shirk owes him for re
pairs to the machine. Shirk admits
he owes part of the sum but says
some of the . items come Within the
period when Clark '. agreed to keey
the car in-repair.
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