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Vest of Argonne to Suippe
River French Advance
Three Miles.
CAPTURE FAMOUS
NAVARIN FARM
Already Germans Facing
French in the Forest Have
Been Outflanked.
vVest of the Argonne to the
Suippe the French have ad
vanced more . than . three and
one-half miles and taken and
passed beyond formidable Ger
man defense points, including
the famous Navarin farm, the
Butte du Tahure and the Butte
du Mesnil.
Gen. Fetaln'a men took more than
7,000 prisoners, who, with the 6,000
taken by the Americana, brings the
allied total for the first day of the
attack to 12,000.
In the Argonne forest Itself the al
lies apparently are making little ef
fort to move northward. The Al
lied command seemingly believes the
forest will be cleared automatically
as the Americans and French pro-
1 tress on either side. Already the
Germans facing the French in the
forest have been outflanked on tho
east.
Paris, Sept 2711:30 a. m. Re
ports at this hour from the battle
front In the Champagne between the
Suippe and Mouse rivers indicate
"that the attack of the French and
American troops Is progressing un
der the moat favorable conditions.
- General Gouraud's fourth army In
the Champaigns resumed Its attack
this morning from the positions cap
tured from the Germans yesterday
The assault is progressing satlsfac
torily. The French have attained
all their objectives.
With the French Army on the
Champagne Front, Thursday, Sept.
.Routers. Three years and a day
after launching their memorable
Champagne offensive of 1915, the
FYench again attacked the German
front along the lino of the battle field
from the Sulooe river to the Verdun
battle field today.
The attacking party was leH by
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REPORT 16 ADDITIONAL
INFLUENZA CASE
Total Reported to Health Board Now 82 Recom
mendation for Use of Fuel For Heating Purposes
Made By Health Officer.
Progress of the influenza
shows 16 additional cases, the
being 82.
iWECAsr
if POLICEMAN
IN CITY COURT
PatHlman Frank Calam, of the
feecn'i Precinct, arrested last night
chareed with drunkenness and breach
of the pence, was before the city court
today and his case continued until
October 2, by Judge Wilder.
. According to the report made by the
police Calam was taken from the
home of F. C. Goldman, of 1,076 Kos
suth afreet, shortly before midnight
after he created tho alleged disturb
ance. Goldman stated that he returned to
his home late last night and found
Calam concealed on the porch of his
hime. When he opened the door of
his house it Is alleged the officer
stepped In and proceeded Do create a
disturbance. When requested to leave
he refused to do so.
. Calam had his badge taken from
liim at police headquarters and was
locked uo. The accused officer has
been a member of the rlice force for
less than a year, having been appoint
ed last February.
1 7Qfl Entered as second class matter at the post office
1IW Bt Bridgeport. Conn., under the act of 1878
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Rumored That Revolution Is In Progress in Bulgaria
French Commander in Macedonia Confirms
Report on Premier's Request.
Paris, Thursday, Sept. 26
have captured more than ten thousand prisoners, says a state
ment from the French war office tonight. More than two hun
dred guns also have been taken.
Paris, Sept.. 27 The French commander-in-chief
in Macedonia offi
cially reports today that the Bulgar
ians have asked for a meeting to ar
range the conditions of an armistice
and eventual peace.
The French commander replied, re
fusing to suspend the operations, but
saying he would receive duly qualified
delegates of the Bulgarian govern
ment. London, Sept. 27 Premier Mallnoff
of Bulgaria has made an offer of an
armistice to the Allies, according to
a Berlin message transmitted by the
Exchange Telegraph correspondent at
Copenhagen. The message states that
the premier's offer was made without
the support of other members of the
cabinet or of King Ferdinand.
The Berlin message says that Ma
llnoff's offer has created great dis
satisfaction in Bulgaria and that
strong military measures have been
CAPT. CHAPMAN
DIES IN HOSPITAL
. New Britain, Conn., Sept. 27. Word
was received here today of the Heath
last night in tho Roosevelt hospital,
New Tork, of Captain William Chap
man, TJ. 8. Armv Medical corps. Ho
was 29 years old n nd was graduated
from Yale Sheffield Scientific school
In 1911. He then took up the study of
medicine at Columbia University and
enlisted in the medical reserve corps
in July, 1917. Ho was commissioned
as First Lieutenant and sent to Fort
Ringgold, where he was promoted to
Captain in the 13th TTnited States cav
alry. A few weeks ago he was trans
ferred! to Camp Dix, N. J., where he
was stricken with influenza. Ho
leaves his .parents; his wife and a
brother.
HERE
epidemic in the past 24 hours
total number in the city now
New sanitary recommendations are
being made by the Department of
Health officials, and the Police De
partment has been asked to co-operate
by enforcing the State ordinance re
garding spitting on the streets and
sidewalks. The ordinance forbids the
"expelling of anything from the
mouth onto a paved street, sidewalk,
floor of any street car, church or any
public building." The danger of con
tagion from the sputum of influenza
svorers is the most serious menace,
according to the Health authorities,
and an efficient preventative is the
enforcement of this law.
Health Inspectors visited every per
formance of the moving picture
houses and theatres of the city yes
terday, and made an extensive in
vestigation of the heating, venilation,
and general sanitary conditions of the
buildings. They nJso observed cough
ing and sneezing persons in the audi
ences, and in some cases advised the
use of handkerchiefs for protection
of others sitting in the vicinity of the
coughers. 1
The Fuel Administration has been
asked to sanction the use in modera
tion of fuel for heating homes, offices
and public buildings. Up to press
hour Fuel Administrator T. J. Pardy
could not be located, but the Health
authorities seem confident that Mr.
Pardy will readily co-operate In
checking the disease by allowing the
use of a small amount of fuel.
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The allied troops in Macedonia
taken to support the Bulgarian front.
According to -statements from Sofia
by way of Jassy, it is added, a counter
movement against the action of the
premier has already been set on foot.
(This would seem to indicate that a
revolution is in progress in Bulgaria).
Amsterdam, Sept. 27.- The Bulgar
ian premier's offer of an armistice
was made to the lea-der of the Entente
troops operating against Bulgaria, ac
cording to a Berlin, message received
here.
London, Sept. 27. Germany intends
to send a solemn protest to 'Bulgaria
against Premier Malinoffs request for
an armistice, according to Berlin re
ports received in Amsterdam and for
warded by the Exchange Telegraph
Co. '
News of the Bulgarian .deveop
ments, including the offer of an armis
tice, the Copenhagen correspondent
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DRAFT LOTTER
IN WASKINGT
SEPTEMBER
Washington, Sept. " 27. Monday,
Sept. 30, was set by Provost Marshal
General Crowded today-as the date
for the national draft lottery to de
termine the order, in the classes to
which they may be assigned, of the
thirteen million men from 18 to 45
who registered for selective service
Sept. 12. The drawing .will take place
publlclv at the Senate office building
arid the numbers will be given to the
press and the country by district draft
boards as quickly as the list can be
printed and put into the hands of the
boards toy mail.
It will be necessary this time to
draw one at a time, apprtoximately
17,000 capsules, containing the serial
numbers and it will reauire approxi
mately 26 hours to complete the task.
ENTER
WITH DINNER AT
COUNTRY GLU
A dinner in honor of George Gove,
former secretary of the Chamber ot
Commerce, was given last evening at
the Brooklawn Country club. Mr.
Gove has severed his connection with
the local Chamber of Commerce to
take up a position with the TJ. S.
Housing Corporation.
About twenty were present and
George Crawford presented Mr. Gove
with a handsome gold watch suitably
engraved, as a testimonial of the
high regard of his former associates.
Mr. Gove leaves for Washington
this afternoon.
NEW RULING ON
POWDERED SUGAR
Hartford, Conn., Sept. 21- Powder
ed sugar may not be sold, to the in
dividual consumer after Oct. 1, ac
cording to a ruling made today by
Federal Food Administrator Robert
Scoville. Powdered sugar will be re
served for use only by commercial
bakers and for commercial manufac
turing purposes.
FLIES TO PARIS
OVER THE ALPS
Paris. Sept. 27 Gabriele d'Annun
zio, the Italian author-aviator, arrived
in Paris this morning In an airplane,
flying from Italy across the Alps.
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BRIDGEPORT, CONK,FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 27, 1918
Pressing Forward Through
Hilly Country North of
Verdun.
WEATHER THICK
WITH LIGHT RAIN
Advance Over Difficult
Ground Regarded as Fine
Feat of Arms.
From the new line reached
Thursday night, the American
forces between the Argonne
and the Meuse continue to
press northward through the
hilly wooded country northwest
of Verdun. The Americans are
well beyond the original Ger
man lines and hold important
observation points along the
front. ,;
American Army on the Verdun
Front, Sept 27, 10 a. m. (By the
Associated Press) The American ad
vance continued during last night on
the front of the offensive launched
yesterday. The American patrols push
ed forward, maintaining contact with
the enemy. Stout machine gun re
sistance met during the late night at
one point was quickly overcome with
tanks and artillery.
The weather today was thick, light
rains having begun in the early morn
ing in the field of the American op
eration obscuring observation.
Late Information tends to confirm
the belief that the German heavy ar
tillery was caught in the act of with
drawal and was unable to operate or
reply satisfactorily. It Is not known
at, this hour whether any of the
enemy big guns were captured.
The machine gun opposition met by
the Americans was in the Bois Cuises.
(This may be. the Cierges wood, three
miles northwest of Montfaucon, the
capture of which General Pershing
reported yesterday.)
Paris, Sept. 2 7 Offensive Amer
ican troops in their attack northwest
of Verdun appear to have attained all
and more than all they attempted.
The Americans were confronted by
the German Fifth Army. This 'force
had been diluted, which explains the
relatively small number of prisoners
taken.
The American advance Qver most
difficult ground amidst woods, is look
ed upon here' as a fine feat of arms.
Montfaucon whose heavy silhouetta
dominates the horizon, was passed by
the Americans and now is well within
the newly conquered ground. The
Argonne forest itself is "dead ground"
between the two attacking fronts, but
the capture by the mericans of Mont
blainville (en: the eastern Outskirts of
the forest) bottles up the Germans
holding the positions in front of Four
de Paris.
Germans there now ' have the
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IRITISH AWE
NARROWLY MISS
iETTING RAISE
With Staff He Was in Mann
heim During Air
Raid.
Geneva, Thursday, Sept. 26 Em
peror William, Field Marshal Duk
Albrecht, of Wurtemburg, and Prince
Stephan of Schaumburg-Lippe, were,
in Mannheim last week when British
airmen raided the city. The royal
party, according to the Demokate of
Geneva, was staying in the royal pal
ace and the emperor and his staff
promptly took refuge in the cellar,
remaining there twenty minutes.
The palace was not hit during the
raid but bombs fell in the vicin
ity. The Royal party spent last week in
Alsace-Lorraine, stopping at the
thief Rhine towns. Military cor
respondents were -visited and public
ceremonies were avoided.
The object of the visit, the news
Paper adds, was to appease the un
rest an fear of the population ow
ing to the approach to the frontier
of allied armies and the constant aer
ial bombing.
Apex of AEtefi Salient Reaches Important Town of Ishtib
and Veles Is Threatened Cavalry Press
ing To Bulgarian Border.
(By The Associated Press)
Serbian troops at the apex of the advancing allied salient
in Macedonia have advanced more than 55 miles from their
original positions. The important base of Ishtib has been oc
cupied and the Serbs are fighting for Veles.
Northeast of Ishtib Serbian cavalry
is pressing rapidly toward the Bul
garian' border. . 1 .
East of the Vardar and north of
Doiran the Allies are crossing rapidly
the hitherto supposedly impassable
mountain heights. The Serbs have
got well over the Gradete range and
.the French and Greeks are on the
heights of the Belachitsa range.
British troops are marching on Stru
mitsa, the Bulgarian base in this re
gion. Progress, also is being main
tained west of the Vardar and near
'Monastir while the enemy troops on
the wings especially in Albania are
rapidly getting into a dangerous posi
tion. In the successful continuance of
their drive northward the Serbians
have entered Itish and captured other
important towns, says the Serbian of-
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David Keen, of 252 Capitol avenue,
of the firm of Bard & Keen, forfeited
a bond of $2,500 in the city court to
day when he failed to put in an ap
pearance to answer to charges of lar
ceny preferred, against him in a war
rant upon which he was arrested the
day before yesterday.
According to Max Cohen, repre
senting the Paige Automobile . com
pany in Bridgeport Keen gave him a
check as part payment for a new car
and the check was returned from the
bank marked "insufficient funds." The
warrant was made out in New York
and all arrangements had been made
to extradiate Keen to New York to
stand trial on the charge of grand
larceny, but he failed to show up in
city court.
NEW YORK HAS
20 DEATHS FROM
THE INFLUENZA
New York, Sept. 27 Twenty
deaths here from Spanish influenza,
and seven from pneumonia, some of
the latter are due to influenza, were
reported to the health department
today. This is a greater number than
reported since the disease became pre
valent In July.
Boston, Sept. 27 The Emergency
health committee of which Henry
B. Endicott, executive secretary of
the state public safety committee is
chairman voted today to request pro
prietors of all soda fountains to dis
continue immediately the sale of all
drinks, as an aid in checking the
spread of influenza.
SEIZES INTERNED
GERMAN VESSELS
Santiago, Chile, Sept. 26 The Chil
ean government tonight ordered the
naval authorities to occupy with
armed forces all the interned German
ships in Chilean harbors.
FIXED FOR ASSAULT
Tony Mayanski. 42, of 328 Cherry
street, was fined $35 by Judge Wilder
in the City eourt today when he was
arraigned charged with assault upon
his wife. Tony was arrested yester
day afternoon by Patrolman Small
wood, to whom Mrs.Mayanskt mads
the complaint.
BOND IN C
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Subscription rates by mall: Daily J6.00 per year. One
month. Daily 60 cents. 179 Fairfield Ave.. Bridgeport
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. ficial statement of Thursday.
A great number of additional Bul
garians and Germans have been cap
tured by the Serbians who also have
taken enormous quantities of war ma
terials. The Serbians now are west of the
Ishtib-Velea road and have captured
the height of Hogoslovets, south of
the road. North of Demirkapu in the
direction of the Bulgarian border, the
Serbs have captured the ridge of Beli
Kamen.
Serbian caralry has entered Koch
ana, 20 miles northeast of Ishtib and
14 miles from the Bulgarian border
southwest of the important railhead
of Kustendil.
London, Sept. 27 The Serbian of
ficial statement announces that Ser
bian cavalry have reached a point 55
miles as a crow flies north of the line
from which the offensive was started.
PHYSICIANS WEAR
SKS TO AVOID
THE INFECTIO
All doctors, Internes, ambulance
drivers and nurses of the city hospi
tals in Bridgeport have been ordered
to wear masks by the authorities when
attending victims of Spanish influenza.
This order has been in effect for near
ly two weeks in this city but was only
brought to the notice of the public
today when the announcement came
from New Haven and Hartford of sim
ilar precautions being taken in thosa
cities.
According to Dr. J. F. Keegan, of
the Emergency hospital,' the masks
are saturated with formaldehyde and
are proof against the influenza germ.
The masks worn are in no way similar
to the gas masks worn by the soldiers
at the front, but are small light affairs
of gauze, which cover the nose and
mouth and are adjusted by straps
which go over .the ears..
MYSTERY IN CAUSE 0!
LITTLE GIRL'S DEATH
Veronica Snadaci Dies At Hospital After Hurried' Trip
in Ambulance Physicians Believe Child
Swallowed Some Object:. 1 '
Veronica Snadaci, 15 months old, died immediately after
reaching the Bridgeport hospital a few minutes before ten
o'clock this forenoon, from causes which have not been defi
nitely ascertained by the medical authorities. ; i
INVITES MEMBER
OF CONGRESS TO
VISIT DISTRICT
The committee of "residents in thi
Barnum school district which has
been appointed to further the work ot
organizing the district as a commun
ity center is preparing for a-meeting
for the purpose of organizing or,
Thursday, Oct. 3. ' - -
-A telegram has been gent to M.
Clyde Kelly, U. S. Congressman from
Pittsburgh, . requesting., his attend
ance at the meeting as speaker and
guest. A reply is expected some time
today and final arrangements wi:l
their .lie made for - the meeting.- v
Fourth Liberty Loan
City's Quota $8,841,800
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Operation Probably Planned
to Outflank Hindenburg
Position.
GOOD PROGRESS
IS BEING MADE
Fighting is Going on Over
Wide Front in This
Sector.
(By the Associated Press.)
Under Allied smashes on two
wide fronts between Arras and ;
Verdun the German defensive
system based on the fortress of
Laon is being shaken severely.
Marshal Foch while continu
ing ; the successful Franco
American thrust from east of
Rheims to Verdun, has hurled
the British against the German
lines north of Cambrai on a
front south of the Sensee river.
The new- British attack launched
this morning Is north of the scene of
the operations of the last fortnight
looking to the encirclement of St.
Quentin and threatens the German
defenses north and west of Cambrai.
South of the Sensee river the British
are well within the Hindenburg line
and. on ground untouched previously
by heavy fighting. West of Cambrai
they are just west of the German line
and the new operation probably is
planned to outflank the Hindenburg
position from Cambrai to St. Quentin.
The Franco-American thrust farther
south is aimed against the communi
cations behind this front.
First reports indicate that satisfac
tory progress is being made.
The Sensee river is a small stream
flowing to the northeast and parallel
ing on the south the Scarpe river,
which flows past Arras and passes
through the important city of Douai,
one of the principal German bases' on'
the Artois front in France. ' It is
probable that , the British, attack ' is
made for the purpose of driving a
wedge between Douai and Cambrai,
about .15 mile3 to the south.
The British lines were advanced
slightly' north of the Sensee in a local
operation during the past night and
there were successful' local attacks in
Flanders. The report, follows:
"At 5:20 o'clock this morning our
troops attacked over a wide front
south of the Sensee river. First re-"
ports indicate that satisfactory pro
gress is being made. .
"During the night successful local-
operations were carried out in ' the'
neighborhood of Arleux, northwest of
LaBassee and southwest of Fleurbalx.
Our line was advanced in these .lo
calities and prisoners captured." ' ,
British Headquarters in France,
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According to a statement issued by-
iDr. J. F. Keegan, of the Emergency
Hospital, who. answered the hurry
call from trie baby's late home at 306
Bunnell street, the chili' was in a con
vulsive state when he reached the
place and he at first thought it might
have - swallowed some object, but a
thorough examination failed to- show
this to be the case.
Dr. Keegan had the child rushed to
the hospital in the Emergency Hos
pital ambulance, but she died a few
minutes after reaching the institu
tion. Dr. GaTlick, the medical examiner,
was notified at once and an Inquiry
will be started into the cause of the
chi'.d's death. The mother of the baby
said she left her in a bedroom while
she -prepared' breakfast this morning
and a short while afterward found
the child lring on the floor hardly
breathing. She hurried with the child
to Fallon's drug store a short distance
from her home and It was while at
this p'ace the call was sent for the
.Emergency Hospital ambulance-
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