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toon. It will appear in this
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; The Weather Report
For Bridgeport and vi
cinity: Generally fair with
slowly rising temperature
tonight and Sunday.-
and Evening Farmer
VOL. 54 NO. 29 EST. 1790
BRIDGEPOKT, CONN., SATURDAY, FEB. 2, 1918
PRICE TWO CENTS
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Dupes of Mrs. Chapman Make Ineffectual At
tempts to Find Her at Her Deserted Stratford
Home Another Batch of Her Victims
Appear Today Demanding Redress.
Although the Chapman mansion at Lordship Manor is de
serted by its tenant, Mrs. Charles T. Chapman, an apparently
endless stream of the woman's victims visit the place as if in
expectation of getting their money back from the supposed
heiress to millions. Neighbors of Mrs. Chapman have been so
annoyed by people calling upon them to inquire the where
abouts of Mrs. Chapman, that they
vice discontinued for the time
Every hour brings the" news of some fresh victim who ha
been mulcted by the glib tales of mythical wealth told by the
woman, and their variety is as great as their number. Among
those who have been reported today as the victims of Bridge
port's "Cassie Chadwick" are:
- Christy Kost, a cnauneur, u.
James Lynch, ,a local taxi cab
owner, $178.
Mrs. House, grocery, Hollister
and Stratford avenues, $100.
M. Bead, department store,
$1,000.
Whlttn -wholesale grocery store
$200.
Holland's Dry Goods Co.,
$200.
Mrs. Glover, Stepney, $500.
William Bradley, chauffeur, $1,
800. To the above must be added a long
list of unitemized claims from the Gas
Co., the Telephone Co., trained
nurses, house decorators, landscape
gardeners, small tradesmen and many
others in all walks of life.
William Ritch, one of the Chapman
chauffeurs, who has been victimized
to a great extent by the woman, has
been invited to spend the week end
n-ith Mrs. Chapman at her New York
home and he will go to New York in
an effort to get her :o return part, if
not all, the money which she has
buncoed both he and his family out
of.
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marchwilTbe
chief of staff
FOR I). S. FORCES
Washington, Feb. 2 Maj. Gen.
Peyton C. March is slated to become
active chief of staff of the army if
Gen. Pershing can spare him from
his present duty as chief of artillery
of the expeditionary forces. No reply
has been received yet from Gen.
Pershing.
The selection of Gen. March means
that Maj. Gen. Bliss, chief of staff, is
to remain permanently in Europe as
the American military representative
at the supreme war council, now sit
ting in France.
The permanent assignment of
General Rlies to the war council
may result in a request to congress
for authority to appoint an additional
rrral- As Gen. March will be In
fact head of the army, it is regarded
as probable that he will be given I
both the rank and title of chief of
staff later, Gen. Bliss being continued
in similar rank but relieved as chief
of staff to permit him to devote him
self exclusively to his work abroad.
Gen. March is 53 years old and was
born in Pennsylvania, from which
state he went to the military academy.
SATAN'S KINGDOM
NOT EXEMPT FROM
FREEZING WEATHER
New Haven, Feb. 2 It was so cold
in Satan's Kingdom, town of New
Hartford, last night, that the earth
cracked and this condition was ac- j
' companied by explosive noises. The
- oldest inhabitants were not disturbed,
but residents who did not recall 27
degrees below zero got out of bed, in
many instances to ascertain the cause
of what they took to be pistol shots.
On Highland lake ice cutting is
suspended because of the cold.
. Throughout the section the unofficial
records were about "So degrees below
zero. At Stiles Miner's general store
in Burrville it was 38 below at 5 a. m.;
26 in Colebrook, and 26 below In Norfolk-
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have had their telephone ser
being.
GROUNDHOG STAYS
IN HIS HOLE IT
IS PORKLESS DAY
Get ready to stand a continued
siege of cold weather. '
Today is Candlemas Day, the day
on which the groundhog tips us off
on the weather for the next month
or two.
Asked this morning If the animal
had come ont In the traditional
manner, Weather Observer William
Jennings relied:
"Certainly not. Today Is pork
less day. Anyway a groundhog
knows better than to come out a
day like this when he doesn't have
to."
So there yon are. We're going
to have cold weather six weeks
more or something like that.
ADMINISTRATORS
WILL CONFER ON
MEATLESS PLANS
Washington, Feb. 2 The fuel ad
ministration is willing to revoke the
heatless Monday order after next week
in favor ofrailroad embargoes now
in force if state fuel administrators,
who meet here Monday, believe the
clQsing already effected has served its
purpose. Dr. Garfield expects to get
complete information on the coal sit
uation and the result of the closing.
DANIELS NOT TO
ASK MONEY FOR
NAVAL STATIONS
Washington, Feb. 2. Secretary Dan
iol authorized announcement today
that he would not ask congress at the
present session for any appropriation
for new naval stations- on the south
Atlantic, G"ulf of Mexico or Pacific
coast, which have been recommended
hv the board headed by Rear Admiral
Helm.
TRI
ES TO PUT FRIEND
STEVENSON 1 OFFICE
A plan of Mayor Clifford B. Wilson j
to "slip in" his friend, Henry C.
Stevenson, as assistant city attorney
to replace W. Parker Seeley, who is
expecting a commission in the Avia
tion corps, has met with sharp re
buke by Republican district chair
men. ': They charge that the mayor is
not working in the best interests of
the G. O. P..r because he would be
swayed by personal friendship and
install a man who has absolutely re
fused to mingle in active politics.
A meeting of the district leaders
was scheduled for last night, it is
understood, bat at ''the eleventh
hour," the mayor, being fully aware
of the reception awaiting his propo
sition sentr word that "he would be
unable to appear.'
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CODIFY ALL
ORDERS ON
FUEL USE
State Council Places
Garfield, Russell, and
Holcomb Orders in
Simple Form.
Hartford, Feb. 2 The follow
ing codification of fuel orders
curtailing the hours of business
in Connecticut, based on orders
issued by. the United States Fuel
Administration, rulings made
by Thomas V. Russell, United
States Fuel Administrator for
Connecticut, and proclamations
issued by Governor Holcomb is
made public through the Con
necticut State Council of De
fense:
SECTION A
ON MONDAYS all factories, stores,
offices and other places of business
must be closed all days, except the
following:
1 Factories -operated by water
power.
2 Factories such as woodworking
plants which - burn by-products,, in
stead of coal, for fuel.
3 Manufacturers of perishable
food.
4 Manufacturers of ships, air
planes and explosives.
5 Manufacturers of government
cloth, goods, ice, ammonia, binder
twine, insecticide and fertilizer.
6 Printing plants for the printing
of daily papers, only.
7 Repair shops for emergency
repairs only.
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SENTENCE CAPTIVE
BRITISH AVIATORS
TEN YEARS IN JAIL
Amsterdam, Feb. 2 Two captured
British airmen, the Tages zeitung of
Berlin, have been sentenced by a Ger
man court martial to 10 years im
prisonment for dropping a hostile
proclamation in Germany.
- London, Feb. 2 Reprisals are de
manded by the Daily Mail for the ac
tion of the -German military authori
ties in sentencing two British airmen
to 10 years in prison for dropping
leaflets in Germany.
DESTROYERS SAVE
CREW OF STEAMER
RAMMED ON SEAS
London, Feb. 2 The steamer Mon
treal has been sunk in a collision.
There was no loss of life and two
destroyers took off the crew. The
other vessel in the accident suffered
little damage. . .
There are two British steamers
named Montreal. One, of 8,644 tons,
is owned by the Canadian Pacific rail
road and its port is London. The
other, of ,4,862 tons, is .owned by the
Canada Steamship lines and its port
is Montreal. -1 ,,
There is a French steamer. Mon
treal, of 3,342 tons. Its port is
Havre.
learned that the meeting was called
for the specific purpose of listening to
Wilson's proposition. When asked to
confirm that statement and why the
meeting had been called off, Town
Chairman J. A. H. Robinson said to
day, "There is nothing to say except
that the meeting was cancelled."
Stevenson has been one of the
mayor's "close friends" since the lat
ter entered politics, but never showed
an inclination to become an active
party worker. -. : When Wilson was
coroner, Stevenson, his law partner,
was made deputy coroner, which job
he now holds. The home guards
were organized and Wilson was ap
pointed colonel of the Fourth regi
ment. Soon afterward, Stevenson
became the colonel's right hand man.
called "adjutant," 'in military cir
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MEMBER OF
REICHSTAG
ARRESTED
Socialist -Deputy Dittman
Accused of Inciting Mit
iny in German Fleet.
Amsterdam, Feb. 2 Berlin
evening newspapers just received
here say that Wilhelm Dittman,
Socialist member of the reichstag,
was arrested when he attempted
to address a crowd hi a suburb
of Berlin.
Deputy Dittman's name was
linked last October with those of
Deputies Haase and Vogtherr, also
Socialists, with the mutiny in the
German fleet. The Vorwaeits In
Its report of a reichstag debate
quoted Herr Baase as saying the
condemned sailors were accused
of distributing pamphlets, given
to them by Deputy Dittman,
which had been passed by the cen
sor. . The mutiny is reported to
have occurred about eight months
prior to the debate. Following
the. debate reports quoting the
Hamburg Freindcnbladt said the
government had decided to. prose
cute Deputies Haase, Dittman
and Vogtherr in the imperial court
In Leipzig for their alleged share
in the sailor's mutiny.
A national demonstration is be
ing organized in Germany as a
protest against the arrest.
DUTCH BOLSHEVIK
GROUP THREATENS
GENERAL STRIKES
Amsterdam, Feb. 2. While, the po
lice, and military are preparing for a
'general strike in Amsterdam on Mon
day, there are indications that the
movement will not assume serious
proportions.
. It is said to be backed by Socialists
with Bolshevik tendencies, and is de
clared to be an outward sign of the
discontent of the working classes,
arising out of privations due to the
war.. !'
For the most part traffic was main
tained in orderly manner, the state
ment adds. Publication of all the
newspapers has been resumed.
I, C. COMMITTEE
OF SENATE WITH
RAILROADS BILL
Washington, Feb. 2 Agreement to
report favorably to the Senate on
Monday the administration railroad
bill was reached today by the Senate
interstate commerce committee, which
decided on government control to
terminate 18 months after the war
and giving the president power to in
itiate rates subject to appeal to the
interstate commerce commission.
The committee agreed on a provis
ion to empower the president to re
linquish control of short line railroads
up to July 1 if necessary, but after
that date control would be retained as
over other railroads. v
The provision for compensation to
the railroads on the three year basis
was agreed on by the committee with
out change.
BOLSHEVIK! MAY
WELCOME EMMA
ND ALEXANDER
New- York, Feb. 2 Alexander
Berkman and Emma Goldman, sur
rendered themselves at the United
States marshal's office here today iD
compliance with a federal court order
sjgned here yesterday as a result of
the decision of the United States su
preme court affirming the conviction
of the two on a charge of conspiring
to interfere - with the operatn of
the selective service law.
Berkman before giving himself up
said he bad obtained information that
the -Bolsheviki in Russia would de
mand of the United State3 govern
ment that he and Miss Goldman be
not forced to serve their prison terms
jut.be returned to Russia.
$12,000
Four Summer Homes of
Bridgeporters Burned
to the Ground
Today.
Fire, which started early to
day from an overheated stove
in the kitchen of the house oc
cupied by Roh Lis in Laurel
avenue, Walnut Beach, destroy
ed five cottages in the residen
tial section of Walnut beach.
and for a time threatened the
destruction of the entire colony,
It was finally brought under
control by the Milford and
Stratford fire departments,
which responded, but not be
fore five houses had been en
tirely burned, with a total loss
of about $10,000 to $12,000.
Lis discovered the fire about 1:45
this morning in .the kitchen of his
home, and lost no time in getting his
family or six out of the house. All
escaped safely, but left nearly all of
their clothing and household effects in
the burning building. The flames
spread rapidly, and burned with
fierceness which gave the impression
the entire beach section was burning.
Alarms were sent to the Milford de
partment, and also to the Stratford
department, both responding, but ow
ing to the extreme cold and the dis
tance, not in time Do save any portion
of the lis home.
Just north of the Lis cottage le one
owned toy John J. Ryburn of 105 Whit
ney avenue, his summer home. This
was unoccupied, ibut furnished. The
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NEW HAVEN MAN
IN CANADIANS'
CASUALTY LIST
Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 2. The names of
H. B. Tobin, New Haven, and S. R.
Taylor, Lower Falls, (Mass., are men
tioned in today's Canadian casualty
list as having been wounded.
JOHN L FAMOUS
FIGHTER, DIES OF
HEART AFFECTION
Abington, Mass., Feb. 2 John L.
Sullivan, former heavyweight cham
pion of the United States, died at his
home here today. (
Sullivan, who was 59 years old, had
lived on a farm here for the last 10
years. He was taken sick with heart
trouble three weeks ago, but his
health quickly improved and he went
to Boston yesterday. This morning he
arose as usual and planned another
vicit to the cits but during the fore
noon had an attack of the old trou
ble, from which he failed to rally.
New York, Feb. 2 Miss Marion
McDonald, alleged sweetheart of Max
von Hoegen, late, of New Haven, who
was compelled by a mob to kiss the
American flag in that city, because
he had been insulting the United
States, was arrested here by Agents
Charles J. Scully and Oscar Piguolo,
of the Department of Justice, charged
with having represented herself as an
agent of the government. Consider
ably mystery surrounds the arrest of
Miss McDonald. She describes her-'
self as 26 years old,, and is of attract
ive appearance.
She was seized at her apartment at
343 St. Nichols avenue, where the offi
rrs found her surrounded by six pet
cats and stacks of letters, both in
German and English, from persons
who are suspected by the government
as German operatives. Many of the
notes were in the handwriting of Von
ALLEGED
OF VON
Teutons Allege England
Plot in Washington", to
Industry Cavalry
Corps Sent
Amsterdam, Feb 2 A starving crowd, crying "Peace and
Bread!" precipitated the noting
a policeman in Berlin Thursday,
strikers and onlookers.
According to the newspaper
stricken people started marching toward Charlottenburg, de
manding cessation of the war and food. The police endeavored
to disperse the crowd when someone fired a shot. A panic en
sued and the police charged the
A pitched battle followed.
and using them as ramparts,
police. v :
Detachments of cavalry and
collected in the neighborhood
outbreaks. ...
According to a London dispatch seven Berlin factories have
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dered to resume their work by
latest, according to a Central
Their failure to return, it is
rniHincr in militnrv Hisfinlinf
DYNAMITE KILLS
TEXAS MEXICAN
WHO SLEW FOUR
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 2 After shoot
ing and killing four persons and dan
gerously wounding another, early to
day, Felipe Alvarez, a Mexican, was
himself blown to pieces by dynamite
which was thrown into the house
in the Mexican quarter where he had
taken refuge from more than 100 city
and military police, who attempted
to capture him.
Four charges of dynamite were ex
ploded before the building was
wrecked and Alvarez's body was hurl
ed high into the air. Examination of
the body discloses that he had receiv
ed six bullet wounds from the police
men and soldiers who had exchanged
hundreds of shots with the fugitive.
PARIS CHILDREN
FED BY AMERICAN
RED CROSS FUND
Paris, Feb. 2. The American Red
Cross began feeding the school chil
dren in one of the poorest and most
crowded! districts of Paris yesterday
by providing lunch for 3,825 children.
It also is supplementing the work of
the municipal administration in that
district and is looking after the com
fort of refugees from the invaded dis
tricts. FRENCH SUCCEED IN RAID.
Paris, Feb. 2 "The night passed
in quiet," says today's official com
munication. "There was some artil
lery fighting in the region of Burn
jaupt le Haut (Alsace). A raid north
of Mortier wood enabled us tobring
back prisoners. '
SWEETHEART
HOEGEN HELD
Hoegen, for whom the. authorities are
now scouring the country.
Miss McDonald's letters were taken
to the office of Superintendent Wm.
M. Offley, of the local bureau of in
vestigation of the Department of
Justice. She was escorted to the
office by Garrett Cotter, assistant
United States attorney, where she was
questioned concerning her German I
friends. She was arraigned before
Samuel M. Hftchcock,, United States
commissioner, and held in heavy bail
for examination. i
The young woman expressed little
surprise over her seizure, which she
boldly declared to be a "frame-up."
She said' it was an .outrage that her
private letters, should be taken from
her by government agents, and re
marked: "I told a friend of mine a
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and America" Hatched
Disorganize German "
and Machine Gun
to Capital. ,
which resulted in the death of
and the wounding of many
Tyd, a frantic flood of famine-
mob with drawn sabres. - r
Strikers, overturned tram cars
fire or hurled projectiles at the
- .
machine gun corps have been
of Berlin to cope with further ?
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auu Lilt? Builders llctvc JJctJM. or
7 o'clock Monday morning at the
IJews dispatch from Amsterdam.
announced, will be punishedSG
"
Serious rioting on Thursdav
on j.nursaay m
Spandau, where important German
war industries are located, is reported
in German newspapers. Soldiers were
attacked by a mob. A policeman was
dragged from his horse and beaten.
Four thousand men who have been
employed at the Spandau works are
on strike. Strikers cut the railroad
leading to one of the factories.
In Siemenstadt, a suburb of Span
dau tram cars were' overturned.
A mob stormed a bakery and com-
pelled the proprietor to distribute
bread without bread cards.
The main centers of the German -strike
movement, according to a semi
official statement from Berlin, are the
districts of Berlin and Altoona. The
latter includes the armament centers
of Hamburg and Kiel.
The frontier correspondent of the ,
Handelsblad speaks of secret meeting
held in western Germany to decide
whether to join the strike.
The Koelnische Zeitung declares a
majority of the workmen in Cologne
are opposed to the strike.
One of the leaflets that was circu
lated in Berlin and helped to cause
the strike in Germany has been ob- ,
tained by the Amsterdam correspond
ent of the Daily Express. The leaflet
calls the government's expressed de--sire
for peace only a mask and de
clares the only way to end' the mis
ery and the wholesale massacre is to
overthrow the present government :
and establish a republic.
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receIverelIef
for bridgeport!
goal shortage
. Relief from the coal shortage otm-S
tinues for Bridgeport despite the sudS
den drop in temperature and enough-'
coal was received yesterday and to-1"
day to keep the city advance supply.'
at three days. More ' hard coal has '
been received in the last 24 hours '
than during any period of same length
since the shortage became serious.
Approximately 2,000 tons of anthracite
came in by rail and water.
New Haven road conditions are re
ported greatly improved and the lines
are kept wide open for the transpor
tation of fuel. Last night 150 car
loads of hard and soft coal came in
but only nine cars were consigned to
Bridgeport dealers. The rest were,
sent speedily on their way to relieve
the shortage in other New England
cities. Shortly after noon four bargjs,
two of them anthracite and two of
bituminous, were towed into the harbor-
Organization of restaurant proprie
tors will be completed at a meeting
with H. G. Stevens Monday. In order
to get a regular supply of coal each
restaurant proprietor must be on.
Stevens' list and should get into com
munication with him regarding Mon
day's meeting. He can be located .
at the office of the .Bridgeport Bread
Co., Housatonic avenue and Wells
street. Eight clerks were required to is
sue orders for quarter ton allottments
to the incessant stream of applicants
at- the fuel committee's office, 142
Golden Hill street today.
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