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Preliminary Instructions Issued to All Draft Officials
Everything In Readiness Upon Passage of
Man Power Bill by Congress.
Washington, Aug. 16 Machinery for the registration of
the thirteen million additional men estimated as coming under
the provisions of the new manpower bill with the extension
of draft ages to include men between 18 and 45 years, already
has been set in motion. '
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
who will have charge of the registra
tion of the new men, In a statement
published today, said preliminary in
structions have been issued all draft
officials and upon passage of the bill
by Congress, everything will be In
readiness for the registration.
- Registration of the men affected
by the draft extension will have to be
Jield not later than September 15 and
if possible on September 5, General
Crowder said, because the available
list of registrants, including those to
be registered August 24, would be ex
hausted by October 1. Senate leaders
today believed it possible to begin con
sideration of the man-power bill re
ported yesterday by the Military com
mittee, next Thursday. Lack of a
quorum and the consequent inability
to set aside the unanimous consent
agreement under which the Senate is
bound to conduct business before
August 24, will prevent the beginning
of consideration next Monday as plan
ned. J, It was believed a quorum will be
present at the next semi-weekly ses
sion of the Senate Monday and it will
bo possible to vacate the unanimous
consent agreement at that time.
Consideration of the man-power bill
"by the House Military committee will
begin Monday, Chairman Dent, of the
committee has announced. Many
members of the committee, "Including
Representative Kahn of California,
ranking Republican member, believe
only one day should be devoted to
hearings and the bill reported back
to the House Tuesday.
Germany's Losses
Total 6,000,000
Paris, Aug. 16 The total German
losses from the beginning of the war
to the end of July, 1918, are under
stood to be six million, according to
the morning newspapers.
The figures include 1.400,000 killed
up to the beginning of the German
offensive last March. From March
27 to June 17 the Germans are said
to have 120,000 killed alone.
ENTER, FEDERAL RESERVE.
Washington, Aug. 16 State Institu
tions admitted today the Federal Re
serve, system Include the following
3vlth the resources of each:
"." New Britain, (Conn.) Trust Co., $6,-
.386,000; Westfleld, (N. J.) Trust Co.
$2,100,000.
AftiERIG AH AVIATORS
BOMBARD RA
Drop Explosives on Stations
Haricourt Gen. Pershing Entertains
Naval Committee.
With the-American Armv
ffiv The Associated PresO
bombarded the railroad yard at Dommary, Harincourt, in the
Verdun-Metz area this morning. Longuyon north of Verdun,
and Thiaucourt were attacked Wednesday.
WAR LABOR BOARD
CONSIDERING THE
BRIDGEPORT CASE
Washington, Aug. 16. Unable to
determine on wage awards for work
ers in 58 plants at Bridgeport, Conn.,
the war labor board met in executive
eaalon today with Otto M. Eidlitz,
director of thevHouslng Bureau of the
department of tabor, sitting as um
pire. Borne 60,000 workers will be af
fected by the decision, which will be
I made by Mr. Eidlitz to enable the
members to reach a unanimous de
cision. The labor members of the board are
(understood to Insist on a minimum
wage toeing established, Instead of a
per cent, increase of wages.
NOTHING TO REPORT,
Washington, Aug. 16 General
Pershing's communique for yesterday,
given put by the War Department to
day, aays there Is nothing of import
ance to report from the aectors occu
pied by American troop.
t Rri,io.PDOrt. rvinn.. under the
STARTE
GE OF
ATTORNEY BOWERS
IS ANNOUNCED
Bridgeport Man Weds
Granddaughter of Ad
.miral Sampson.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage which took place in
Christ church, Cooperstown, N. T.,
yesterday bf Spottswood D. Bowers
and Miss Marjorie Sampson Smith, a
daughter of Captain Roy C. Smith,
U. S. N., now Governor of Guam. Mr.
Bowers was the son of John M. Bow
ers by his first wife, the elder Bowers
dj'ing a few months ago. Mrs. Bowers
Is a granddaughter of the late Admiral
Sarrfpson.
Attorney Bowers is very well known
in this city where he has practiced
law. for some years under the firm
name of Bowers and Williamson. Be
fore the father died he made his son?
a member of -the firm of which hf
was the head and his other associate
was the former Ambassador to Ger
many, Gerard. Although this new as
sociation took him to New York the
greater part of the time he still re
tained his office In this city.
Mr. Bowers is one of the best ama
teur golfers of the state and Is a mem
ber of the Brooklawn Country Club
and the University Club. About three
years ago he built a handsome resi
dence on the Stratfleld road.
Lieutenant Miller
Killed in Combat
Paris, Aug. 16 Lieut. Walter B
Miller, of New York city, a former
member of the Lafayette Escardrllle,
and who was transferred to me
American service was killed In an
aerial combat on August 3.
His patrol, consisting of eight ma
chines, was attacked by a German
squadron of thirty airplanes. Lieut.
Miller fell Inside the American lines,
The other members of the patrol es
caped after a fierce struggle.
and Yards at Dommary and
in France. Trmr-sdav Anr 1.t
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Several bursts were observed in the
central and southern part of the yard
at Dommary-Baroncourt, and the in
stallations there are believed to have
been wiped out.
Three direct hits were made on
the track in front of the station at
Longuyon and twenty three bombs fel!
on surrounding warehouses. Certain
rrilitary objectives were bombed a:
Thiacourt
The members bf the committee on
naval affairs of the House of Repre
sentatives, who have been on a tour
of Inspection in England and France,
were the guests of General Pershing
at luncheon today. Later they were
received by the commander in chief
at his headquarters.
The congressmen departed late in
the afternoon for Chateau Thierry t
v.'sit the American troops In that re
glon. They will start for Rome Fridav
night.
The committee, which is headed bv
Lemuel P. Padgett, of Tennessee, has
made a brief flying trip to the Verdun
front and portions of the battle line
near there. The members today ei
pi eased themselves as greatly pleased
with what they saw. Congressman
William Bacon Oliver of Alabama,
said he was delighted with the spirit
of the troops and the co-operaticn and
friendliness between them.
After its call at Rome, the commit
tee will return to France to Inspect
; French porta used by Americans.
GISTRA
ROADS
the post office
net nf 1S79
ACK AT
THIS MORN
Pressure of Public Opinion
and the Government Too
Much For Strikers.
The threatened wholesale walkout
of the machinists employed in the
Bridgeport munitions ships which was
scheduled by the union leaders to take
place yesterday, suddenly fizzled out
when the workers bowed to public
opinion and government orders at a
mass meeting held last night in the
State street Casino. This morning the
manufacturers reported that 100 per
cent of the men had returned to their
work and will await the award of
the Taft-Walsh war labor board in
Washington as to wage scale to be
adopted.
An important step in the direction
of a final settltment of the dispute
which has waged between the machin
ists and manufacturers in Bridgeport
for the past year, was the announce
ment from Washington to the effect
that Otto M. Eidlitz. at present the
director of the Department of Labor
Housing Bureau, had been appointed
as umpire in the controversy, the
members of the Taft-Walsh board be
ing deadlocked over the question of
classifying the wages rates at the
tfvariousp lants.
The resolution calling upon the
men to return to their work and await
with patience the decision of the war
labor board was passed almost unan
imously last night, although there
were a few disgruntled union men
who voiced their disapproval noisily
and emphatically. The malcontents
were soon silenced with shouts of
"Throw out the Hun Agents," "Ger
man sympathizers," "German Spies,"
and many more emphatic remarks
about the un-American attitude taken
by the radicals.
Many of the discontented ones tore
up their union cards and heaped vili
fications upon' the heads of the lead
ers whom they denounced as traitors
to labor. The troublemakers how
ever, were in a very small minority
and soon found themselves outside
the building, when the regular busi
ness of the meeting proceeded.
When the meeting was adjourned
last night it was decided to hold the
regular weekly meeting of the union
tonight at the Casino. This meeting
will be called to order at eight o'clock.
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
FOR COAL DISTRICTS
Fuel Administration Announces Step to Speed the Pro
duction of Coal and to Avert Winter
Shortage.
Washington, Aug. 16 The fuel administration announced
today the appointment of 28 production managers, one" for each
of the coal producing districts of the country.
BRAZILIAN SHII
SUNK BY SUB OFF
AMERICAN COAST
Navy Department Has No
Information As to Result
of Attack Yesterday.
New York, Aug. 16 The BraziSyi
motor ship Madrugada, 1,613 tons
gross register, has been sunk by a
German submarine off the American
coast. Word of the loss of the ship
was received here today in Insurance
circles'. The crew was picked up by
anothet vecsel and will be landed at
an Atlantic port.
Washington, Aug. 16 No additional
information had reached the navy to
day as to the succ.ess of the depth
charge attacked made Wednesday on
a submarine near Cape May, X. J., by
seaplanes and submarine cKasers.
Secretary Daniels said he assumed
the commandant of that naval -district
was making every effort by dragging
to establish whether the submarino
had been destroyed.
JOFFE LEAVES BERLIX
Amsterdam, Aug. 16. Adolph Joffe.
the Russian ambassador to Berlin, has
left Moscow and was expected to ar
rive In Berlin Thursday, according to
the Vosselch Zeitung of Berlin.
and Evening Farmer
BRIDGEPORT, CONK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918
Victorious Army
Marching
on Zaragin, Staff An
nounces Officially.
PROPAGANDISTS TRY
TO ENTHUSE SOVIETS
Delegates Go to Front
Against Czecho-Slovak
Troops to Raise Spirits.
Amsterdam, Aug. i(, The
Don Cossacks have cleared the
left bank of the Don of their
opponents and are marching
victoriously on Zaragin, from
which they are only one day's
march distant, says an official
statement issued by the Don
Cossacks'" staff and received
here from Kiev.
Sixty propagandists belonging to
labor organizations supporting the
Bolshevik regime have left Moscow
for the front where the Bolsheviki
are fighting the Czecho-Slovaks, ac
cording to a Moscow telegram by way
of Berlin. The object is to stimulate
the military spirit of the Soviet troops
in their campaign.
Premier Lenine urged the delegates
to the utmost efforts to raise the spir
its and morale of the troops to the
highest level and thus bring about the
suppression of the Czecho-Slovak re
bellion. 'To imbue them with the conscious
ness of the danger and the need of
every honorable man supporting the
Soviet republic," Lenine is quoted as
saying.
War Minister Trotzky is also touring
the same front, urging the people to
fight "against the enem-," according
to the Vienna Neue Freie Presse.
The newspapers at Kiev report that
the. Cossacks from the northern Don
region have entered the government
of Veronesh.
A despatch to the Cologne Zeitung
from Kiev says the Don and Kuban
governments and the leaders in the
adjoining regions have entered nego
tiations looking to the establishment
of a joint central government.
London, Aug. 16 The Soviet gov
ernment, says a Russian wireless
message has issued an order that cor
repondence to foreign countries must
not be accepted "for some time to
come except for the Ukraine and Ger
(Conunueo on Page 8.)
Each
manager will have charee of
the campaign for increased production
in his district and to. him the pro
duction committee to be formed of the
majority of the bituminous mines, will
report. Each production committee
.will consist of six members, three rep
resenting the mine management and
three representing the workers.
In cases where a mine is failing to
produce the maximum tonnage, it will
be up to the production committee to
ascertain the cause and inseitute im
provements. . Each week the com
mittee will post a list of the names of
the men who have been absent, who
have worked short hours or who have
loaded less than a fair amount of coal
and the reasons will be set forth as to
whether iij each particular case the
blame lies with the company or with
the workers.
Speeding Coal For
New England Ports
Washington, Aug. 16. In the cam
paign to speed up the movement of
coal in New England to meet the
prospective shortage next winter, the
Shipping Board today began issuing
semi-weekly announcements of port
performances. Norfolk and Newport
News for th ehalf week ending August
12 led among loading ports, handling
12 ships at an average of 34 hours
and 42 minute3 in port. The average
In port of 21 ships, unloading at Bos
ton, was 116 hours and 30 minutes.
WAR STAMP SALES.
Sales of War Savings Stamps in this
city for yesterday -were J24 251.7,
and for the state $45,902.48. '
HONS' LEAGUE
Y GROW FROM
THE COMMISSION
Sir Robert Cecil Tells What
Has Been Accomplished in
Four Years.
ALLIANCE ENGAGED
IN A GREAT CAUSE
Is Fighting For Justice
Against Force and for
Right Against Might.
London, Aug. 16 Lord Robert
Cecil, Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, speaking last night
at a government dinner in celebration
of the fourth anniversary of the es
tablishment on the international com
mission on revictualling, said he be
lieved the commission formed the
nucleus of a league of nations.
He said he would not venture to
speak of all the United States has
done and is doing in the matter of
supplies, but he was satisfied they
had thrown their whole heart and
soul into the cojitest.
R. B. Sievens, of the United States
shipping board, on behalf of the
United States, gave assurance that
enough shipping would be available to
win the war. He paid tribute to
Italy's splendid victory over the Aus
tria.ns. During his address, Sir Robert said:
"We now are not only in the Alli
ance with the greatest partnership of
nations, but we are engaged In the
greatest enterprise taxing the ener
gies of mankind. All the suffering
and all the great strain on our re
sources can be met only by the com
plete pooling of them.
"Great Britain and America have
not suffered like some of the Allies.
They have been spared the misery of
invasion and the sight of their fairest
provinces trampled by the' cruelty of
tyranneous enemies. That only means
that we must redouble our efforts in
the common cause.
"The unity of the Alliance is due
to the realization that we are en
gaged in a great cause fighting for
justice against force; right against
might. If we are merely going to re
store by our victory the world to
what it was before, then, I will not
say this war has been fought in vain,
but we shall have missed the greatest
chance ever offered to a generation
of men.
"We must rebuild the international
system. That is why I believe this
(Continfted on Page 8.
CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY CASE
EFORE BANKS
Dispute of Barnith Sachs
and Park City Co. Hear
ings Before Committee.
The hearing on the suit of Barnith
Sachs against the Park City Con
struction company was resumed this
morning Rt 11 o'clock before Judge
John W. Banks acting as a oommittee
tor the Supsrior Court. The time was
taken up with the examination of
Abraham Berkowitz, who was the
general foreman for the Park City
Construction company at the time It
was erecting the houses on Sachs
street, Stratford, for Mr. Sachs.
Attorney Shannon, counsel for Mr.
Saohs, and Berkowitz engaged in sev
eral little tilts on various points in
the testimony. Questions were put to
!the witness tending to show that the
houses vere not built according to
the plans and specifications. Berko
witz contended that they looked bet
ter than as if they had. In fact he
remarked in response to a question of
Attorney Shannon that certainly a
man looked better with a shirt than
without one.
Asked when he left the job on Sachs
street as fbreman for the Park City
i Constructoin company he replied that
jit was the flirst part of December.
I Reminded that at another time he
had said it was the flirst part of Sep
l tember he said he couldnt' just re
j member but he knew it was the first
!of the Jewish holidays. Asked when
that was he replied that that was all
the answer he would make, that At
torney Shannon would have to figure
it out for himself. Attorney Shannon
couldn't figure out how he could be
expected to know that date if Berto-
! wltz couldn't remember himself.
' The case was still In progress this
afternoon. - ' . .
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Capture Many Machine Guns and Some Prisoners:
Withdrawal of Huns on Western Front Indi
cates They Are to Abandon Offensive Artil
lery Active During Night on Entire Battle;
rroni iorai 01 somme inusn iYia.e ougut
Local Advances French Army Also Makes
Progress Near Roye.
With the Canadian Forces
(By the Canadian Press) The Canadians captured the village;
of Parvillers today in an operation which enabled them to I
straighten out 'their line in that sector. A number of machine i
guns and prisoners were taken. The latest report was that our ;
troops were holding the village and reinforcements have gone '
in there in support against the strong post the enemy has in
the vicinity. v
Enemy artillery activity indicates a stiffening of resist
ance. Hostile aircraft have been considerably strengthened on
the whole of the Amiens salient.
Some thirty-four enemy divisions have been engaged, in
cluding eleven fresh divisions ana two urea divisions irom tne
enemy reserves. The enemy has use"d up every battalion of
two of the four divisions holding his line in front of the Cana
dians, those being the 79th and
London, Aug. 16. The withdrawals
on the western front by the Germans
in the last few days, it is believed
here, indicate that' the enemy intends
to abandon the offensive.
Military observers say there is every
indication the Germans intena to
stand on their present line. There is
a possibility, however, that they may
fall back to the Divette, a small trib
utary of the Oise and which joins it
south of Noyon. The French now
hold all the high ground In that re
gion. It is said the British are so ciose
to Chaulnes that the enemy cannot
use the town. Almost all the rail
communications in the Pronne region
have been rendered useless by the
Allies.
With the British Army In France,
Aug. 16. (By The- Associated Press.)
10:30 a. m. The enemy artillery
was active last night from one end of
the British front to the other. The
activity was especially marked along
the new Somme battle front, in the
Esarts sector and in the region of
LaBassee, on the northern front,
where there was a heavy gas bom
bardment. There was no development
of activity by the enemy infantry
anywhere, however. -
All along the Somme front the Brit
ish are continuing various slight for
ward movements to gain advantages
of position. It was in movements of
this kind that Damery and Parvillers
came yesterday Into British hands.
The situation north of the Ancre
has not yet been clarified, the en
emy's intentions being obscure. There
has been no further reports of wide
spread withdrawals in this region, al
though the enemy seems to have
abandoned several of his small for
ward positions. " On the other hand.
British patrols that crossed the Ancre
last night were fired upon and forced
to return.
Paris, Aug. 16 The English troops
have made an important advance on
a front of ..two and one-half miles
west of Roye, according to the war
office statements today.
The French progress was in the
region of Villers-Les-Roye, about two
and one-half miles west of Roye, St.
GH HOLD
IffA ViGE
Stubborn. Resistance of Germans Being Slowly Crushed
and Town Must Soon Fall Late &e
- ports Indicate.
Paris,- Aug. 16 1 p. m. Roye is being held in a vise-like
grip by the French. Stubborn resistance by the Germans is
being crushed by the French, who slowly are encircling the;
town. '
RUBBER WORKERS STRIKE
Bristol, R. I., Aug. 16. Four thou
sand employes of the National India
Rubber Co., who returned to work
Wednesday after being on strike foiinitication of the German lines and an
month, walked out today. The police
were called upon to assist in restoring
order and with drawn revolvers drove
the crowds from the mill gates. Po
lice and company officials said th
strike was ordered by labor leaders
and that no new wage demands had
been presented, i
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in France, Thursday, Aug. 15
the 118th.
Aurin and Armacourt.
In Champaigne the French took
prisoners and also checked a German
raid. The statement reads:
"On the Avre front French troops
have made progress in the region of
Villers-Les-Roye and St. Aurlin. East
of Armancourt our troops have occu
pied the old first linfs.
"On Champaigne we took Prisoners
in the sector of Perthes-les-Hurlus
and repulsed an enemy raid east of :
Maisons-Champagne. Elsewhere on j
the front there was no activity.
London, Aug. 16--Further slight
enemy withdrawals from the Lys sail- j
ent were announced in London today.
The enemy has evacuated the village
of Vieux Berquin, south of Merris,
and has retired between one and two
miles on a front of nine miles.
South of Albert the British have ad
vanced their line slishtlv in the region
northeast of Morlancourt, says the
official statement today from Field
Marshal Haig.
On the eastern bank of the Ancre
local fighting took place last night on J
the outskirts of Thiepvall wood, west
of Thiepvall. 1
Farther to the north more progress ,
has been made by the British who !
have pushed their patrols eastward,"
on the three-mile front between Aug- j
court-Sur-Ancre and Puissiuz-Au- i
Mont , ,
(By The Associated Press)
Allied pressure has been effectively ,
renewed against the German line In
the region of Roye, on the Picardy;
battle front. The enemy Is clinging
determinedly to this town as a- bul
wark of the positions he took up after j
being driven back from the Arolena ,
region. . Both the French and the '
British are nushins closer, however. !
and making his prolonged tenancy of'
the place doubtful.
. London last night reported the Brit-,
lsh lines advanced northwest of thai
town, in the neighborhood of Damarf;
and Parvillers, while today Paris l
ports a forward movement on the part;
of the French, west and southwest j
one-half miles. ,
Roye is fast becoming the virtual
apex of a salient which will soon ln
of Roye, on a front of about two and
(Continued on Page 8.
L!
The French advance at Villers-Les-Roye
makes the fall of Roye Inevita
ble, it is believed by military men.
Possession of the town ' by French
troops would make necessary a rectl-
enemy retreat to the Nesle-Noyon
would be probable.
The Germans are clinging desper-.
ately to a range of hills east of Ribe
fending the LasslgnyOise canal, thei
court. They also are stubbornly de-i
loss of which would entail the evacua-
tion of Noyon. - '