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VOL. 53 NO. 282
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Brid Autpist
Alexander Allen Tells ctf
, -Robbery and Assault
by Two Men; Claims
Motorists Who Took
Him to Hospital Stole
His Coat
daring .hold-ups over brought
to the attention of the local po
lice were reported to Captain
Edward Cronan at detective
headquarters, this morning, by
the victim, Alexander Allen, of
Sport Hill following his dis
charge from SCTinoent's hos
pital,, where he had lain for
three days -in an unconscious
condition as a result of his ex-
N BlMdlnc train seven deep gashes In
his hdd, and In an utterly senseless
state. Allen was brought Into the
hospital by aa unknown motorist,
about - o'clock; Saturday evening,
and tt was not until yesterday after
noon Chat he was able to tell of hav
lnjr ' been waylaid , by two highway
men In the vfcsiaity of Bethany chapel.
Main street, about 8: to o'clock Satur
day evening, viciously assaulted, and
rooneo.
' yUlen stated that the thieves re
lieved him of a gold watch and chain
.and 10 In cash. They left him lying
In a partially conscious condition.
where be had fallen, and made their
escape. Shortly : afterward an auto
KnobOlBt discovered the victim on the
'sidewalk, and took Mm in his car to
the hospital. ...
"The further claim that the motor
ist who came to his aid also . robbed
him. taking: a valuable black sheep-
tikin coat and glring him in return a
poor substitute, is made by Allen to
day, . He says that the motorist
claimed the sheep-skin coat - as hia
own. ;The name of the. owner o
driver of the car was not obtained
at the hospital.
WANTS $10,000
DAMAGES FROM
CONN, COMPANY
Damages of $10,000 are claimed in
a suit filed against the Connecticut. Co.
Jn the superior court today by Anna
Hose Feil.of New York, administratrix
' of the estate of Steve Lebedewich,
Who was killed in an accident Septem
ber SO last. Negligence upon the part
of Connecticut Co. employes in the
running of a trolley car is alleged.
Lebedewieh was a passenger in a
Jitney automobile on' the evening in
Question, and the automobile, coming
west in Stratford avenue, was struck
by trolley car near Bunnell street.
Lebedewlch was thrown from the au
tomobile and Injured so that he died
m. couple of hours later at the Bridge
port hospital.
In the complaint he is described as
betas; 24 years old, a machinist, and
earning $10 a week at his trade.
PROBABLE CAUSE
IN THOMAS CASE
' Probable cause was found by Judge
F. A. Bartlett In the police court, to
day. In. the case against Joseph J.
Thomas, charged with theft, and the
man was bound "over to the December
term of the Superior Court Court in
1500 , bail. Thomas, It is alleged,
was employed by the Blue Ribbon
florae- & Carriage Co., of Fairfield
avenue, and stole an automobile clock
and other articles to the value of &1--ost
$6i.
THE WEATHER,
Snow tonight, warmer on the maia
land; 'Thursday cloudy; moderate
fcttthnresc and west winds.
oofoads
63 LOST IN THREE
MISSING BOATS OF
TORPEDOED VESSEL
Washington, Nov. 28 Sixty
three men are missing in the three
unaccounted - for boats of the
American steamer Actaeon, re
ported yesterday torpedoed by a
German submarine. The . navy's
official report says one boat with
20 survivors landed at Cape Fin
isterre yesterday and adds noth
ing more to published accounts of" I
the .sinking.
CROSBY WANTS
DIVORCE FROM
WIFE IN MASS,
Frederick Newton Crosby of Bridge
port has filed a . cross divorce suit
against Hilma Augusta Anderson Cros
by of Everett, Mass., also alleging de
sertion in answer to the complaint filed
about two weeks ago in the 'Superior
court by Mrs. Crosby. They were mar
ried November 4, 1911, and in both
suits desertion since April 5. 1914. is
alleged. Crosby claims a divorce on
the ground his wife deserted him.
Leon H. Richmond . of Bridgeport
asks mT divorce' from Anna , Montayne
Richmond of Bangor, Penh., alleging
desertion since September 1, 1911.
They were married in Bridgeport.. July
6, 1911. - f
. Adelaide A. Burgess of Stratford, is
seeking a divorce from Robert L. Bur
gess,' formerly of Stratford, but now
of Brie, Penn., alleging desertion since
March 28, 1914. Mrs. Burgess also
desire to resume her maiden name ol
ChavelL They were married Decern
ber , 1912. ,
TWO ATTEMPT TO
' SWINDLE GERMAN
New York, Nov. 28 Two men were
arrested here today charged with im
personating department of justice
agents and with attempting to swin
dle an enemy alien under threats of
interment.. The prisoners gave, their
names as John Lloyd, actor, and Ed
ward W. Harrigan, clerk. ,
The arrests were made in theNHo
telNavarre after a guest had noti
fied the police that one of three men
in the dining room resembled a per
son who had swindled him in Buffalo
last February. When the three were
questioned by the police one of them,
Ernest Karl, a German, gave the of
ficers information on. which the two
others were held.
Karl said that he had supposed
Lloyd and Harrigan were agents of
the department of justice. He said
that representing themselves as such
they had detained, him at the'hQtel
last night on the pretense that lie
had violated federal alien enemy reg
ulations and was liable to intern
ment. SPECIAL PERSHING
WIRE TO ENGLAND
London. Nov. . 28 A special ' tele
graph wire connecting Gen. Persh
ing's headquarters in France with
the American military headquarters
in London was Installed today. The
flrst message Bent by Gen. Pershing
to Walter Hines Page, the American
ambassador here, said:
"Greetings and best wishes from
the American army headquarters in
this, the flrst message over the mili
tary line to London."
SCHULTZ ORDERED
INTERNED FOR WAR
Because of his pro-Oerman senti
ments uttered at various times re
cently, Emil Schultz, an employe of
the Max Ams Co., has been ordered,
interned for the period of the war.
Despite a warning' that his pro-Oer-man
utterances would get hinr into
trouble, Schultz persisted in his con
duct, and was yesterday placed under
arest at the factory (by Charles H.
Lane, special agent of the Depart
ment of Justice, fichults Is an enemy
alien, born in Germany in 1891, and
has been in Bridgeport since 1915, but
has taken no steps to become a citi
zen. Threats against persons reputed
to have furnished informatidn against
him are said to have been the imme
diate, cause of his arrest. The arrest
was very quietly made and but few
in the shops were aware of it.
NO FARMER TOMORROW.
In acordanoe with its custom
The ' Farmer will not be Issued
Thanksgiving.
IS CONFUSED BY.
Mineola, L. I., Nov. 28 What is expected to be a lentjthy
battle between medical experts over Mrs. Bianca De Saulles
claim tnat her physical, condition produced a lapse of accoun
tability when she shot her divorced husband was begun in the
young woman's trial on . a charge of murder in the supreme
court here today.
Dr. J. Sherman Wight, Mrs. De Saulles physician since the
tragedy, testified that the patient's condition following the
shooting indicated that she was suffering from an enfeebled
functioning of the thyroid gland
secretion of this gland.
This brings about an inactivity of
the vital processes, Dr. Wight testi
fied. ' .
- Mrs. De Saulles; attorneys claim
that the condition outlined by the
physician produces a brain and nerve
center affection . which eventually
ends in "a hopeless mental infirmity."
This disease, the. defendant'? lawyer
terms ' hypotherosls. This name,
however, was not used by Dr. Wight.
, Alienists, X-ray specialists and Other
eminent members of the : medical
profession, who will testify concern
ing the defense's claim - that Mrs.
Bianca de . Saulles - was - suffering . a
lapse of responsibility on the night
of . August S last-: when her former
husband, John L. De ' Saulles, Was
shot to death in his borne noar West
bury, L. I., will be asked a hypothet
ical question of 20,000 words . in
length. The defense continued pre
senting its case today and it was ex
pected that the first of the expert
witnesses would be heard before the
close of the day.
Much of the expert testimony will
concern the thyroid condition styled
"hypothyreosis" by Mrs. De Saulles1
attorneys from which they claim, the
defendant was suffering at the time
of the shooting1. This disease is
claimed to have superinduced the
irrational snell during which Mrs.
De Saulles says she fired . the re
volver shots. .
When the expert witnesses sum
moned to strengthen the defense havt
testified, other, professional men are
to be called by District Attorney
Charles R, Weeks to attack the as
CRONAN SAYS HE BELIEVES
DANIELLO IS PERSON WHO
MURDERED GOZZI IN WOODS
When Ralph Daniello, aged 31, now
under arrest in New York city, dis
closes to the metropolitan police the
names of all of the . victims of the 23
murders in which he yesterday con
fessed having taken more or less ac
tive part, he will in all probability
name John Gozzi, of this city, accord
ing to a belief entertained by Detec
tive Captain Edward Cronan..
Gozzi " was murdered here last
spring, his body being found in a
stretch of woods near Exeter street
on the morning of May 6, 1917, with
six dagger wounds in the throat. Rigid
investigation failed to reveal any mo
tive for the crime ,and the murderei
was never even found trace of.
Daniello's arrest in New York, yes
terday, although not unexpected, pro.
duced a sensation In police circles,
and efforts to connect him with un
solved crime mysteries were made in
large cities everywhere within a ra
75 DESERTERS
ARE CAPTURED
A total of 75 deserters from the new
national army cantonment at Camp
Devens, Ayer, Mass., have 'been cap
tured slnoe that camp was established
Two more were apprehended yester
day, one of them a Bridgeport man,
one of the quota of the Second diviV
sion, who was arrested in Providence,
R. I., and art other being arrested in
New Haven.
The majority of the men have been
given another opportunity to make
themselves good soldiers, the leniency
depending upon circumstances sur
rounding their cases.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., WEDNESDAY,
ffiLES IMP
:cun
w
from an inadequacy of the
sertions made in behalf of Mrs. De
Saulles. .
The hypothetical question prepared
by Henry A. Uterhart, of counsel for
the defense must be read to each of
these, witnesses. It will begin some
thing after this fashion: :
"Suppose a child was born In Chile
in" the year 189-'' "-
"; Continuing, It will relate many cir
cumstances and occurrences touching
on the hypothetical "child's" life
which might have a bearing on - its
mental condition in later years. Uter
hart says the question will conclude
In approximately these words:
"Now, Doctor . supposing- these
premises were true, that theiie facts
applied to some specific person, what
would be your opinion as to whether
that person would be subject to lapses
of responsibility."
Another phase of the testimony to
be presented through these expels
will concern a fracture of the skull
that Mrs. DeSaulles is alleged to hsrve
suffered some years ago and that is
said to have left a particle of bone
pressing on the brain. This, it is con
tended, served to aggravate the de
fendant's mental condition at the time
of the tragedy.
In connection with this alleged skull
fracture Attorney Uterhart has said
that X-ray photographs will be intro
duced in evidenee.
The taking of testimony in the trial
is not expected to be completed before
some time next Week. ' To hasten the
submission of the case to the jury Jus-
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dius of 150 miles about New York.
Many circumstances gave rise to
the theory held here that Gozzi was
one of the victims of Daniello's mur
derous band, chief among which is
the fact that the slain man was
known to have been a frequenter of
just such resorts as harbored the self
confessed murderer and his ilk. He
is said to have been in close touch
with affairs and conditions in the
underworld, and the belief is that he
may by his activities in some direc
tion have incurred the displeasure of
either Daniello personally, or one of
the men for whom he operated.
It is also thought that the man Jos
eph Buonomo, who was hanged at
Wethersfield prison, a few years ago,
for the murder of Jennie Cavalierl, of
Chicago, was a member of the Daniel
lo gang. Daniello admits having kill
ed six men himself, and been concern
ed in the murder of at least seven
teen others.
EMBARGO LIKELY
ON N. H. FREIGHT
An embargo, affecting Bridgeport,
may be levied by officials of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road on freight either consigned for
delivery or transferred at Hartford
for otrffer points, according to a state
ment from the office of J. O. Halliday,
Hartford superintendent of transpor
tation. The embargo enforced at 12 o'clock
last night applies to "lees than car
load freight originating.' at stations
on the system."
NOV. 28, 1917
ocialists
Great Demonstration
Sunday Declares Im
possibility of Bringing
About Peace by Force
of Arms Favor Gen
eral Strike.
Amsterdam, Nov. 28 A
great socialist demonstration
in Budapest on Sunday in fa
vor of -an armistice and peace
is' reported by the Vossische
Zeitung of Berlin. Declarations
were made that democracy
must-employ all means to end
the war and that it is impossi
ble to bring peace by force of
arms. These statements led to
a demonstration against the
war and in favor of a general
strike. " ' : . . . ' ..
A resolution was adopted opposing
i the aims of the Pan-Germans and the
i annexation of Poland and Livonia by
Germany. The meeting voted Infa
vor of holding an international labor
conference in Stockholm. ' ,
An official ' statement received here
from Berlin denies a rumor, attributed
to London, that Gen. Von Ludendorff,'
fKrst quartermaster general of the
German army, had gone to the Rus
sian front with a numerous staff.' . It
says that Gen. Von Ludendorff is at
the' western front.
A London dispatch on Nov.' 2v sayd
that according to advices from Am
sterdam Gen. Von Ludendorff had
started for the eastern front in con
nection with the Russian offer of a
truce. . - -
-itANS DEFENSE
TO SHOW WIDOW
KILLED HERSELF
Concord, N. 'C, Nov. 28. One line
of the defense of Gaston B. Means, on
trial here for the murder of . Mrs.
Maude A. King, was Indicated today
in the cross examination of the state's
Witness, M. F. Richie. . 1
The questions asked by the Means
attorneys indicated that they expected
to show that the wealthy widow whose
sensational death aroused three states
was killed by the accidental discharge
or a pistol dropped on the grovfnd. ,.
Richie, a hardware man, followed
Dr. P. R. McFadden, a local physician,
and James Simpson, an undertaker's
assistant, on the. stand. The physi
cian and Simpson testified that they
saw no powder stains near the wound
on the back of Mrs. King's head,
though both admitted on cross exam
ination that blood around the wound
might have prevented their noting
powder stains.
Richie told of having so'd a email
automatic pistol and a rifle several
days before the tragedy to Gaston B.
Means, Mrs. King's business agent,
who is charged with killing her near
here last August.
The state has brought experts here
in an effort to prove that tho woman
could not have accidentally shot her
self. On cross-examination Richie
said that "if dropped hard enough'
an automatic pistol of the pattern
that killed iMrs. King might have
been discharged. Richie added, how
ever, that he had "never heard o
such a thing happening."
FIRST SNOW STORM
Boston, Nov. 28. The first general
snow storm of the winter extended to
all parts of New England today. Re
ports received by the local weather
bureau Indicated that the fall had
reached a depth of six Inches in many
places 'before 10 a. m.
"There will be a real white Thanks
giving throughout New England," the
bureau announced, "but the weather
will be less severe than yesterday." -
or Peace
BOLSHEVIKI COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF Oil
HUN GROUNDS, NEGOTIATING WITH
GERMAN MILITARY U. S.j ALARM
ED,. WILL ACT WITH THE ENTENTE
ALLIES TO KEEP DOWN AUTHORITY
OF HOSTILE GROUP.
. - . ' -
Petrograd, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 10:30 p. m. It is
announced officially at the Smolny institute, the head
quarters of the Bolsheviki, that representatives of
Ensign Krylenko, the Bolsheviki commander in chief,
have crossed to the German side and entered negotia
tions with the German military authorities.
The Germans have set Dec. 2 for a conference for
negotiations of an armistice.
Washington, Nov. 28 The American government and the
Entente allies as well will determine whether the bolsheviki are
actually to be classed as enemies and active allies of Germany
as soon as official advices can be gathered on the conferences
between bolsheviki-leaders and German pfficers. . .
Yesterday's news dispatches, saying I adjacent neutral countries to await
German staff officers actually were in ! developments, or whether it would
Petrograd actively engaged as advis
ers to Lenine, followed by today's
hews cables that . bolsheviki leaders
had crossed into the German lines for
conferences with the German military
authorities, were not wholly Unex
pected to officials here, but they shat
tered the faint hope that the , bolshe
viki might in the end, after all, help
carry on the war against' Prussian
militarism. .
The developments more than con
firmed the contention of . ; those who
have held from the first that the bol
sheviki were fostered by German
propaganda seeking to break ' Russia
from her allies.
' One of the first acts of the Allied
governments, when they learn offi
cially that the bolsheviki are actively
working with the Germans, undoubt
edly will be to withdraw their em
bassies from Petrograid. This, of
course, will include American Ambas
sador .v .Francis. . Whether : the diplo
matic corps would go to one of the
GREAT UNITS OF
HUNS TO FORCE
ITALIAN LINES
Rome,; Nov. 28 "On the
Asiage plateau, in the Primo
Iano basin, at the north of Col
della Berretta, and on the mid
dle Piave," says today's' Italian
official statement, "our bat
teries in co-operation . with
bombardment flights have car
ried out concertations of fire
on enemy troops massed and in
movement." ,.--'
Washington, Nov. 28.--Great activ
ity arnoiw the - Austro-German divi
sions all along the Italian front, and
reported in official dispatches . from
Rome received here today, are de
clared to forecast a still greater offen
sive in the northern sector, with elab
orate preparations for a mighty effort
to break through. ." j
The dispatch says:
"The enemy is making large scale
preparations for a still greater offen-
'. sive in the northern region. Tester
jday in the vicinity of Malga Slappel
j large enemy units with machine guns
attempted an encircling moveme
but were counter attacked by a bat
Italion of Alpini and forced to retire,
I leaving in our hands complete - sec
I tions of machine guns, which , were
lmmadlatelv turned on the fleeing en
emy. Big guns are roaring all along
the front. Indicating the Imminent re
newal of a general offensive on tho
part of the Austro-Germans in a
mightier effort to break through our
lines.
" "The Osservatore jStomario, the or
gan of the vatlcanfcfiatly denies the
bavin directed ' or prepared a
jnew peace appeal." '
Italian Headquarters In Northern
Italy, Tuesday, Nor, 27 A visit made
today to the fighting ground at Monte
Tomba. Monte Monf enera and other
mountains in the fighting son in the
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PRICT3 TWO CENTS
move to some other part of Russia,
where a new government considered
representatives of the Russian na
tion, rather than of - an anarchical
faction, might !be set up, has not yet '
been determined. This will be decid
ed by the developments In Russia.
Ambassador Francis has , a v large
measure of discretion to act :- with
others of the diplomatic corps in Pet
rograJd and much of his course will
have ' to be determined without fre
quent consultation with Washinafton.
. Today the state department had no
new 'advices whatever .but was ex
pecting some on' which judgments
might be formed as to the course the
government will pursue.- Meanwhile
the United States is receiving the
benefit of what-information . the En
tente allies are gathering in Russia
and the course of aftin when finally,
selected will undoubtedly beln con
cert and the result of a general agree
ment. ,
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BRITISH ADVANCE
JN THE FACE OF
FIERCE GUN FIRE
London, Nov. 28 "The Ger
man artillfirv was active last
night in the region of Bourlon
wood," says today's official
commuAication. "No further
infantry fighting has j- taken
place. . ' ' ;
"On the northern front, east
and northeast of Ypres, hostile
artillery activity continues."
British Headquarters in France, :
Tuesday, Nov. 27 (By the Associat-
Sghting has been raging in andahout ;
; Fontaine Notre Dame since dawn to
1 day, when the British again attacked N
I the strongly ; held village. ' ; ' .
. Shortly after 9 o'clock it appeared
that the assaulting-infantry had storm
ed its way through the village in the
face of tremendous machine gun fire "
both from the houses of the hamlet
and from LaFolie wood, to the south
east. Five hundred German prisoners
were taken in the early hours of the
fighting.
Late this afternoon the Germans
hurried up twe new divisions - and
threw them in for a counter attack
along the Fontaine-Bourlon '- wood
line. The fighting which followed in
Fontaine was even more bitter, it -possible
than that which occurred in
the first rush through the ruined
hamlet. At latest reports superior
numbers of enemy infantry had push
ed the British back through the vil
lage again to the western and north
western outskirts, but the battle still
continued with unabated fury. ".''
In the meantime the British.' line
running around' Bourlon wood to ths
northwest was sustaining a heavy as
sault. The enemy seemed determin
ed to regain this important , position
If It vtere humanly possible.-' The
whole front from Fontaine to Bour
lon village was the scene of fierce
fighting, : which at many places was
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