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The Weather Report
For Bridgeport and vi
cinity: Local showers to
night; Tuesday partly clgudy
and cooler.
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V.XJ. 0 xJ. L rjkJ.. J.lvat Bridgeport, Conn., under he act of 1S79
Debeney Captures Fresnoy-Les-Roye Mangin's
NArmy Also Advances Between Ailette and the
Aisne French Capture Members of Aus
trian Life Guard Two Hostile Air Squadrons
Attack Constantinople.
Paris, Aug. 26 The. appearance of Austro-IIungarian
troops on the western front did not surprise the newspapers,
which declare the presence of the Austrians behind the Ger
man lines was' actually known for several months. The pres
ence of the Austrians as fighting troops, at the request of Ger
many, is declared to be striking proof of the seriousness of the
enemy's situation.
The Petit Journal says the Austrians captured by the
French belonged to the Life guard.
Amsterdam, Aug. 26 "Two hostile air squadrons attack
ed Constantinople on Wednesday night," says a Turkish official
statement received here today.
London, Aug. 26, 1 p! m. This
morning's attack was launched be
tween the Scarpe river at Fampoux
and the heights northeast of Neuville
itasee,
In a few hours the British made an
advance of two miles on a front of
four miles, according to advices re
ceived here from the battle fro.
Monchy le Preux, Guemappe and
Wancourt, a little less than five miles
southeast of Arras, have been taken in
today's attack. Farther south the
British have taken Mory and madt.
progress to xne Buuuieasi
,age- ' -
The towns of Monche le Preux, Gue.
mappe Wancourt were on the Hlnden
Yurg line as it stood prior to the Ger
"man drive on March 21. In this sec
tor the Germans drove ahead slightly
but were held up after the second day
of the fighting and after that time
ould not get nearer Arras.
This morning's attack apparently
was between the Cojeul river and the
Scarpe and adds about four miles to
the length of the battle front.
In the battle area south of the
Somme Gen. Debeny's French, army
has captured Fresnoy les Roye, about
three miles north of Roye, according
to today's dispatches. Gen. Mangtn's
armv also has made a slight advance
between the Ailette and the Alsne
Four hundred prisoners were taken by
this army yesterday.
Fighting Is reported proceeding at
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PLAY WORLD'S SERIES
On ORIGINAL PL
President Herrmann Issues
of Boston Club
Choice
Cincinnati, Aug. 26 Chairman August Herrmann of the
national baseball .commission
relative to the complaint made by President Frazee of the Bos
ton Americans of the arrangements for the coming world
series.
NAVAL SEAPLANE
LOST WITH CREW
OF THREE MEN
Washington, Aug. 26 Loss of a
naval seaplane with her crew of three
men, including Ensign uonaiu .
Pero, in collision with another sea
plane off Fire Island, Saturday even
ing, was announced today by the navy
department
Pero's machine is believed to have
sunk immediately after falling into
the water. Mine sweepers searched
the vicinity but could discover no
trace of the crew or of the plane.
Ensign H. Stevens, piloting the
other plane, landed safely on the
wather with his mechanic and assist
fTie
t na Biut:u ...
search. The accident occurred about
7 o'clock, in the evening.
The two men missing with Ensign
Pero are W. C. Jaegel, chief machin
ist's mate, and F. A. Newman, ma
chinist' mate.
QUEBEC CHIEF JUSTICE DEAD
Montreal, Aug. 26 Sir Horace
Archambault, chief Justice of Quebec
died suddenly of heart failure at Trois
Pistoles yesterday. He was 61 years
Old.
Heninel.
The line of battle, starting with
Fampoux on the Scarpe river, follows:
Monchy le Preux, Guemappe, Wan.
court, Heninel, Croiselles, east of
Mory, Favreuil, Avesnes, Eaucourt
l'Ammaye Martlnpuich, west of Ba
zentin le Petit, Mametz and Carnoy,
and thence to the Somme just to the
west of Maricourt. There Is little
change south of the Somme, except
that the British Tine has been improv
ed to the east of Chuignes.
With the British Army In France,
Sunday, Aug. 2 5 (By the Associated
Press) British troops are reported
to have reached the outskirts of Su
zanne, two miles east of Bray sur
Somme, and to be near Cappy, slight
ly less than two miles southeast of
Bray, on the southern bank of the
Somme. A heavy rain fell tonight.
Paris, Aug. 26 The number of
prisoners taken by the British since
Aug 21 has reached 20,000, the Petit
Journal declares. .. .. ,
According to Le Journal three new
German divisions have been identified
opposite the British. Since Aug. 8
nearly 50 German divisions have been
In the fighting agatnst'the British.
London, Aug. 26 The British Third
and Fourth armies suffered casualties
estimated at 23,500 between August
21 and 25, according to advices fr.om
the front. During this same period
the German losses in prisoners alone,
have amounted to 20,000 men In the
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ANS
Statement in Reply to Frazee
Coin Tossed for
of City.
issued a statement here today
Chairman Herrmann said that con
trary to Mr. Frazee's idea, a coin had
been tossed to decide which league
should have the honor of the first
game and likewise that an agreement
had been reached between the Nation
al and the American leagues to the
ffect that whatever league won the
toss, the first three eames would he
played in the city of that league.while
the four other games, if It Is necessary
to play that many, will be played in
the city of the opposing league.
Chairman Herrmann's statement
follows:
"Had Mr. Frazee waited until he
had received his official bulletin with
respect to the matter pocsibly nothing
would have been said by him. The
schedule as arranged was made by the
National Commission as an entirely
anij not by Mr. Johnson,
j "The first thought we had in mind
i was to conserve transportation, and
for that reason it was agreed that
j whatever league won the toss, the
j fjrst three games would be nlaved in
- j the city of such league and the fourjwnich proved a lfflcult taik, as he
oiner games, 11 n were necessary lo
play that many, in the city of the op- to be definitely located. The author
posite league. jities traced him relentlessly and
"Mr. Bruce, acting for the commisr finally ran him to earth in Wyoming,
sion. tossed the coin, Mr. Heydler call- jpenn., where he was arrested by the
ed 'heads' and won. Therefore the i Pennsylvania authorities and will be
first three games were assigned to the turned over to the Bridgeport author
city of the National league, where the ' ities when the extradition formalities
pennant winning club is located, and have been completed,
the four others, if It Is neces.-.rry to .Detective John Curry from the
play all of them, in the American ! Bridgeport Detective Bureau will
league city. - - i leave today for the Pennsylvania' city
"The schedule as arranged will be; In order to escort the prisoner back
carried out regardless of whether it to this city where he will be placed
suits Mr. Frazee or not." (on trial for the theft
SAY GOODBYE
AMID SMILES
AND TEARS
Drafted Men for Camp
Greenleaf Left Today
Cheered By Big Crowd.
Given a rousing send off by an im
mense crowd at 8:45 this morning, 442
drafted men from Bridgeport left for
Camp. Greenleaf, Lytle, Ga., for gen
eral military service.
The drafted men met at their re
spective boards at 7:45 where in
structions were given them. From
Bridgeport, the special train will bring
them to New York where they will
change for Pullman cars. They will
probably reach their destination at
10:30 p. m. tomorrow morning.
Timothy J. Mulloy of 45 Park Ter
race, former fireman in Co. 3, Michael
O'Brien of 187 West Liberty street
and Martin Hughes of 351 Clinton
avenue, were in charge of local Board
No. 1. Other leaders were in charge
of the men from the other local
boards.
Although it was stated that relatives
and friends would positively not be
allowed on the station platform, ow
ing to the confusion usually caused,
still large numbers forced their way
up to bid their loved ones one last
farewell. The boys wore smiles on
their faces. Their call had come to
do their duty and they were cheerful
and proud to do it. Some, enthused
by the patriotic music, were singing
and dancing.
After all the boys had gone on thi
train the Star Spangled Banner was
played. It was then that the great
crowd let go their emotion, and eyes
were overflowed with tears. A num
ber of girls climbed up to the train
windows to kiss their brothers and
sweethearts goodbye.
Smiling to fight back their tears,
relatives and friends waved their last
goodbye as the train left the platform.
The men wore no special insignn
other than the usual arm band, fur
nished by the different local draft
hoards of this city.
bUbAK Ml Mil KUJUUIJ PLANNING MORE
IN LOCAL RESTAURANTS
Orders From Food Administrator Makes Allowance But
One Lump Per Person For Each Cup of
Tea or Coffee.
"Two lijmps, please," will in the future be met with a
stony stare at the restaurants and lunch rooms in the city.
TRACE ALLEG
THIEF TO TOWN
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Albinus Arkansas Arrested
in Wyoming on Complaint
of Bridgeport Police.
I Owing to an exceptionally clever
j Piece of detective work on the part of
the Bridgeport Detective Bureau, Al
binus Arkanas, 26, was arrested to
day in Wyoming, Penn., charged with
robbing Joseph Jenarzich, of 64 Sum
mer street, this city, of a suit valued
at $40, J71 in money, a watch and
chain valued at $34, a signet ring
valued at $6, a suit case and other
clothes as well as a bank book cover
ing deposits in the Citizens' Bank,
Waterbury, Conn., amounting to $230.
The robbery was committed August 8.
The victim reported the matter to
Captain E. O. Cronan immediately he
discovered his loss and the local au
thorities were able to stop payment
on the bank took.
Then began the hunt for -Arkanas,
jjj nr. strm lnno- enough in one nlaco
and Evening Farmer
BEIDGEPOET, CONN., MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1918
Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion to Assign Vessels for
Food Administration.
INCREASE OUTPUT
OF SALT WATER FISH
Work on 75 New Boats to
Be Commenced Immedi
ately in Ship Yards.
Washington, Aug. 26 Fish
ing craft destroyed by German
submarines off the New Eng
land coast will be renewed by
the emergency fleet corpora
tion at the request of the food
administration ' with deep : sea
modern trawlers.
Construction will be begun Imme
diately on 75 vessels, to be in opera
tion on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts and in the gulf of Mexico
early in 1919. The food administra
tion asked for the boats in order to
increase the production of salt water
fish.
Heavy Increases in the annual pro
duction of -haddock, small cod, flatfish
and other salt water varieties are ex
pected from operation of the new
trawlers, and enable carloads to en
ter all the interior markets of the
country every week In the year, sta
bilizing. prices at low levels.
T HONORED
2ND LIEUTENANTS
DUATE TODAY
Petersburg, Va., Aug. 26. Eight
hundred second lieutenants were
graduated today from the central of
ficers' training school in Camp Lee.
After a few days' leave uf absence
they will report to the various camps
to which they have been assigned.
Arrangements virtually had been
completed at Camp Tyoe today for
housing the 10,000 Pennsylvania reg
istrants to arrive here this week.
Those who have been
accustomed
to use more than one lump of sugar
to their cup of tea or coffee, will have
to learn to forego their sweets.
According to the ruling-of the Food
Administrator D. Fairchild heeleWr.
the amount allowed is two pounds of
sugar per person served during the
month, on the basis of three meals a
day. A report of sugar used, number
of patrons served, must be given to
Mr. Wheeler each month, and allot
ments are made accordingly.
; This amount. when figured out al-
lows about 70 lumps of sugar for
i every 90 cups of tea or coffee, allow-
ing about 20 patrons who either do
I not drink these beverages, or who do
not take sugar. It may not be an un
! usual sight soon to see restaurant
i patrons carrying around a parcel of
; sugar for use at meals.as has been the
j case in some European countries since
the war.
Washington, Aug. 26 Bankers,
lawyers, teachers, clergymen and
actors are included among the hun
dreds of young Americans in train
ing as apprentice seamen for the mer
chant marine, according to results
made public today of an occupational
inquiry conducted by Henry Howard
of Boston, director of the shipping
board's recruiting and training ser
vice. Investigation disclosed, accord
ing to Mr. Howard, that many men
with large incomes are to be found
among tle 3,000 men in training
monthly to serve under the American
PROFESSIONAL
MEN INCLUDED IN
MERCHANT MARINE
I flag on the seas. ,
jluyyiEuilliiulii yiiiE
INTO HEART OF
ENEMY POSITIO
GO CANADIAN
Individual Gallantry of Can
adian Officers Inspire
Men to Deeds of Daring.
MANITOBA BATTALION
FIGHTS FURIOUSLY
Ontario Troops Do Fine
Work m Front of Beucourt
and Take Town.
Canadian Forces In France, Aug.
26 (By the Canadian Press) Nu
merous stories of individual gallantry
and initiative on the field in "the recent.
fighting east of Amiens are coming to
hand. A Manitoba battalion was
held up in an attack on Fouquescourt,
which lies within the old Somme de
fenses. Realizing that capture of the
stronghold was essential to success of
the entire operation, the commanding
officer personally led a dashing assault
into the rear of the enemy position.
His example so inspired all ranks that
their advance was irresistible, and af
ter the village had been mopped up
the battalion consolidated a position
to the east and held it against all
counter attacks for two days.
A central Ontario battalion did
equally good work In front of Beu
court. The cavalry had been held up
here by converging machine gun fire
from the south of the Roye road and
the woods to the north and east. The
battalion was similarly held up but its
commanding officer realized that the
key to the position was a small wood
to the northeast, which was alive with
machine guns.
Taking advantage -of the smoke
screen afforded by a burning tank, h
led in a hastily collected party and
rushed the wood, capturing 16 ma
chine guns. The battalion then took
the town with a dash, the enemy re
tiring routed.
OFFENSIVES
Shortage of Manpower and
Lack of Ambition, Prin
cipal Causes.
With the American Army on th3
Vesle, Sunday, Aug. 25 (By the As
sociated Press) German soldiers be
lieve Germany is not planning any
more offensives because of the man
power shortage, according to one of a
party of seven of a German patrol
captured by the Americans early Sun
day east of Fismes. The soldier, who
was a former bank employe and the
owner of a Berlin restaurant said the
soldiers no longer had any enthusiasm
for war. Most of those with whom
he came into contact believed the war
would end soon.
The prisoner had been fighting three
years and declared he was thoroughly
tired of it. He said the soldiers un
derstood that the German losses dur
ing the recent Allied offensives had
been very great. These reports were
credited by the soldiers and were hav
inga demoralizing effect. He said
he knew of one division of 15,000 that
had been reduced to less than 1,000.
He did not know what became of the
men.
Plenty of Germans, he added, would
desert and surrender if given the op
portunity. Many of them are con
stantly watching for a chance to give
themselves up lo the Americans.
Trouble had been threatened in the
German munition plants and the army
leaders were tightening conditions
there. He said the rules governing
munition workers were more strict
now than ever.
Germany, he said, has plenty of
ammunition but the man power ques
tion and the actual entry of American
troops to the fighting are worrying the
military leaders.
CAMOUFLAGE SCHOOL, LATEST
Great Lakes, III., Aug. 26 A
school for camouflage artists is the
newest feature of the artificer school
of the Great Lakes naval training sta
tion. The instructor is Karle O.
Amend, formerly a theatrical scene
artist in New York. Courses in the
school will take 12 weeks to complete
and graduates are to be given oppor
tunity for advanced ratings In the
service.
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Subscription rates by mall: Dally IS.OO per year. One
month, Dally 60 cents. 179 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport
Positions Southeast of Mory Improved in Spite of
Heavy Rains Tommies Capture Faveuil
Three New German Divisions Oppose British
Who Reach Outskirts of Suxanne on Somme
Advance Two Miles.
(By the Associated Press)
Extending the Picardy battle line far to the north into tho
Artois sector, the British launched an attack this morning in
the Scarpe region, east of Arras. This attack may be regarded
as a new development of the terrific battle east of the Ancre
river, which has been going on since last- Wednesday.
The British war office says good progress is made in the
new attack, which was begun in an area where the Germans
hold strongly fortified lines, which have been held by them
for the last two years.
Immediately south of the Cojeul river the British seem
ingly hae encountered a slight setback, for today's reports
show that the) are fighting west of regions where the battle
was said to be going on yesterday.
Bapaume seemingly is slowly pock
eted by the British. Favreuil, a mile
and a half to the northeast, has been
taken by the British, who have passed
beyond the village, while farther north
Mory has been left behind by Field
Marshal Haig.
Progress on each side of the Somme
river is officially reported from Lon
don, and it is said tnat tne cnusu
are advancing toward Maricourt, four
miles northeast of Bray
There has been great artillery ac
tivity from Roye to the Aisne river,
arv-nrdinir to the French official re
port, but there is no mention of new j
infantry attacks in tnis vuai seuiui.
German surprise attacks on the
French lines in the Vosges sector have
been repulsed, Paris says.
As the battle stands today the
British appear to be quite near the
old Hindenburg line south of Arras,
while they are making an attack di
rectly against it along the Scarpe
river. If the attack launched this
morning is successful it may have a
determining effect on the course of
the battle farther south, for a Ger
man retreat over a wme uuii
might be forced. It also will affect
the Flanders sector to the north,
from which the Germans are said to
be retiring. '
Heavy rain Is falling over the battle
area, it is reported. This will tend to
slow down the movement of troops.
Relentlessly the British are push
ing the Germans back to the Hinden
burg line. . Fresh enemy troops
thrown into the desperate battles
along the 30 mile front have failed
to stop the men of Field Marshal
Haig's command.
Bapaume is surrounded on three
sides and the fall of this strategic
road center apparently is close at
hand. On the north the British are
reported to be near the Hindenburg
line at Bullecourt, the scene of san
guinary combats In the spring of
1917. The enemy has been driven
from the high ground between the
Ancre and the Somme and the British
are moving eastward toward Peronne.
French pressure ' continues all
along the southern w'ing to Soissons.
Between the Olse and the Aisne Gen.
Mangln is pressing steadily toward
the western extremity of the Chemin-des-Dames.
Nnconfirmed reports
have been received in the American
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LLE0E0 1
TMEI
Julius White, Accused of Killing Negro in Norwalk
rested on Complaint of the Police of
Bridgeport.
Juius White, 40, who is charged with killing John Cabral,
a Portuguese negro, in Norwalk, Conn., when they, had a dis
pute over a girl, was traced to Providence, R. I., and arrested
there yesterday at the request of the Bridgeport police.
SEATTLE STEEL
WORKERS STRIKE
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 26. Following
the breaking oft of negotiations last
night between representatives of the
Pacific Coast Steel Co. and emptoyes
of the compaity engaged on contracts
for the emergency fleet corporation, a
strike was declared at 7 o'ctock to
day. The employes declared that
more than 1,000 workers - went out.
They demand pay and working con
ditions similar to those in effect in
the ship yards.
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lines along the Vesle that the enemy
is withdrawing north of . that river
toward the Aisne.
Enemy forces are putting up a vio
lent resistence against the British but
to no avail. Since last Wednesday
they have been driven eastward for an
average of more than four miles on
the 30 mile front. The greatest Al
lied gain has been six miles toward
j Bapaume one of the most important
points in the salient. The British
momentum apparently increases in
spite of the strong efforts of the Ger
mans to stay the oncoming rush of
tanks, cavalry and infantry. More
than 17,000 German prisoners already
have been counted and the enemy
losses in prisoners alone are said to bo
in excess of the British casualties. Un
officially the number of prisoners is
placed at 20,000.
On most of the front the British
have plished the Germans from the
high ground so necessary for defense.
Also the enemy has been forced out
of much the "crater country" marking
the old Somme battle field of 1916.
This has opened up new opportunities
for the tanks and cavalry. Allied
aeroplanes continuously -bomb troop
concentrations and strategic 'centers
behind the German lines.
The Germans held on to Bapaums
throughout Sunday in heavy flghtin?.
Gen. Byng's troops, however, now are
in Avesnes, a suburb one-half mile to
the west, have reached Favreuil, two
miles to the north, and are reported
in Thilloy, one and a half miles south
west. The fall of Bray, which came
after the capture of Albert, has en
abled the British to press on eastward
and they are reported in Suzanne, two
miles to the east and at the edge of
the swamp country which lines the
Somme close to Peronne.
Comparatively heavy fighting is tak
ing place in Albania. Vienna says
Austrian troops have crossed the Se
meni near the Adriatic and claims
successes also in the center and on the
enemy left. Rome reports the re
pulse of Austrian attacks against ad
vanced posts along the Semeni.
Paris. Aug. 26, 1 p. m. The Ger
mans today attempted a counter of
fensive on a large scale against the
right wing of Gen. Mangin's army in
the region between Veailly and Sois-
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The local authorities figured in the
case on account of, the fact that Ga
bral resided in Lexington avenue and
it was said by relatives and friends of
the murdered man that when he was
killed he had a lot of jewelry and a
large sum of money on his person
which was. missing when ' the body
was found near the railroad tracks a
few hours after the killing.
Relatives of the victim appealed to
Captain E. O. Cranon and he started
an .investigation which finally led the
authorities to Providence where after
an extended search White was located
and arrested yesterday by the Provl
dencs official.
EN FBQ DENOE