The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., October 12, 1918, Image 1

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Red Cross Preparing to Meet All Demands Opens
Station in United Congregational Church
With Canteen for Adjunct Dangerous
:, Malady Now Has Strong Hold in Bridgeport
and Requires Complete Co-operation of rub
lic to Prevent Grave Consequences Stringent
MotViruia nf Snrmression Necessary School
Loan Rally Meetings Forbidden.
Connecticut is now well started toward the crisis of its
epidemic of Spanish Influenza. By Sunday night, at present
rate of progress, there will be 100,000 cases in the state, and
the number will increase by thousands of cases daily for some
time to come.
If the authorities succeed in limiting the epidemic to
800,000 cases, they will do well, for the cases in well protect
ed cantonments, among a million soldiers, more or less, have
now reached more than 200,000. It will be a miracle to obtain as
igood results among the civil population of Connecticut, com
nrisine more than a million souls, as will be obtained in. deal
ing with the health of soldiers, held to discipline by the rigor
of military authority.
Bridgeport Red Cross is the first of Connecticut organizations-to
come to a "full realization of the task ahead. Bridge-
port Chapter has opened an emergency station for influenza pa
'tients, in the United Congregational church building, and has
established a canteen, for the supply of the needy or the suf
fering. In Collinsville Dr. John T. Black, state health commission-
tion. The Collinsville health omcer has Deen removed.
In the little town of Manchester there are some 3,500
cases.
Cases as recorded with the state board are: Middletown,
i.4,000; New Britain, 4,224; Manchester, 3,110; Rockville, 1,500;
tWallingford, 1,500; Willimantic, 3,100; Meriden, 2,230; and
iStonington, 1,600.
BRIDGEPORT NEARS THOUSAND MARK
Influenza in Bridgeport again showed an increase today
when 188 new cases for the 24 hours ending at 9 o'clock this
imorning were reported to the health authorities. This brings
Jthe total number of cases in-Bridgeport to 983 with 40 suffer-
jers now confined to the Isolation hospital Hillside. One death
loccurred in the past 24 hours, that of George C. Peet, yesterday
afternoon. The total deaths in Bridgeport, to date number 16.
Two days of steady Increase of the epidemic here has
caused the health authorities to hurry emergency measures.
,The Red Cross emergency station at the United Chuch is now
!open telephone Barnum 4770 with someone always in at
tendance. All of the trained and volunteer nurses in the city will be
iclassified and recorded and in charge of Mrs. George A. Bra
!mann to whom application for outside service may be made.
The Department of Health requests that phyisicians assist
In not only selecting the most serious cases for hospitalization,
I but make endeavors to handle such cases as promptly as pos
sible. Supplies for masks for the use of physicians and others
ican ne omainea &i ine Department oi iieaitn. All doctors nave
been furnished with slips for Emergency service which should
be left at the United Church after they are filled out.
According to Dr. Brown it is very doubtful that it will be
come necessary to close theatres in this city. The health of
ficer today said that reports from his sanitary inspectors show
ed that very few people were coughing in the theatres of
j Bridgeport last night, and that they would probably be allowed
!to remain open unless conditions became greatly aggravated in
ithis city.
- Dr. Brown has given his consent to the examination of
.draft registrants at the high school tomorrow, and under the
j supervision of the health authorities 600 men will be exam
ined. Dr. Brown and Drs. Wilkes and McClellan will be on
hand at the High school to give each registrant a superficial ex
.aminauon ceiore the regular examinations are conducted.
Each examining hysician will be provided with a mask and
other precautions will be taken. As the men will be under
supervision of doctors during the entire time of their stay in
the High school, Dr. Brown believes that it will be perfectly safe
to hold the examinations.
Several Bridgeport business places are beginning to feel
the effects of the epidemic and in a number of places business
has been somewhat curtailed because of employes who are ill
at home.
MIGHT SHOOTS
SELF SADDENED
BY LOVE AFFAIR
"WE IAY DOWN
OUR LIVES YOU BUY
BONDS" M'GOVERN
With Two Bullet Wounds in
Lung Life is in Serious
Danger.
CONSIGNED LOVE
TO THE FLAMES
Body Found Unconscious in
Lot Near W. E. Seeley's
Home.
Oakley
The unconscious form of
Haight, 19, of 80S Fairfield avenue,
was found at 2 o'clock this morning
in a vacant lot near the residence of
William E. Seeley, 306 Brooklawn ave
nue, -with two bullet wounds In his
left lunar just above the heart. He
was removed to St. Vincent's hospital,
where he later stated he had been held
up foy an unidentified' man. The po
lice say it was a plain cast of at
tempted suicide. He is not expected
to live.
Many persons In the neighborhood
were startled at the sound of the
shots and James Stafford of 791 Cleve
land avenue with Ivan Ward of 130
Hillside avenue were the first to reach
the prostrate form of the wounded
man. They summoned Patrolman
Dellaco of the Third Precinct who
was hurrying In the indirection of the
shooting. A call was sent to the
Emergency hospital, responded to by
Dr. Frank E. Gavlas, who had the
wounded man removed to St. Vin
cent's hospital.
A .22-callbre Colts automatic pistol
was found in the lot by Harold See
ley. Two cartridges had been dis
charged.
According to information gleaned
from a number of letters found in the
young man's room, he was engaged' to
be married, but had a disagreement
with his fiance. He asked his land
lady, Mrs. Tuttle, last evening, if he
could 'burn a bundle of letters. This
request was granted. Mrs. Tuttle
stated today that she believed the let
ters were from the sweetheart.
Among the papers found in his room
was an envelope upon which had been
hurriedly written: "Louis1 Hodge has
library book; Gordon, the tailor on
State street, has a pair of creamers;
Knapp, the government inspector,.
owes me $2.50; I have government
check coming the 22nd of this month.
Address as below or it is apt to go
astray. Mother in haste."
Then follows this address: "Oakley
V. Haight. Corner Magnolia and
First street, Hignland Park, New
Brunswick, New Jersey, care of C. A.
Waterbury, Jr."
The only description which Haight
seems able to give of his assailant is
that the man was a stranger to him,
was about five feet ten in height and
was exceedingly dirty looking. He
does not say what amount of money
was stolen from him, nor does he give
any account of other valuables missing.
His financial affairs must have been
at a rather low ebb for among the pa
pers found In his room were two pawn
tickets, one for a cigarette case and
the other for a ring. He has said
nothing of his troubles. If he had any,
but friends have noticed that within
the last few days he has been melancholy.
Capt Edward F. McGovern,
surgeon with American Forces
in France, in cablegram to
Bridgeport Elks:
Remember Brothers, that ev-
ery one of us is ready at any
moment to lay down his life If
need be in order that the loved
ones at home may never know
the indescribable sufferings of
the people of Belgium and
France. So, our message to you
is this, "Buy Bonds beyond the
extent of your power." We must
have munitions and equipment
and unless you lend even be-
yond your capacity this war can-
not be successfully prosecuted
and thus it will be you and not
us who are here prepared for
the great sacrifice, if it should
be the will of God, who will be
responsible for our failure. As
your Exalted Ruler, I ask that a
supreme effort be made so that
every member of old "36" will
be found upon the roll of honor
as having done your bit in this
great -crusade. My Brothers, my
heartiest good wishes for the
success of our beloved lodge and
may God prosper each of you
now and in the days to come.
DEMOCRATS OFFER
STRONG TICKET
FOR LEGISLATURE
Hincks, Clark and Gallagher
For Senatorial
Candidates.
ELSON AND BREEN
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
OTRANTO SINKS
366 AMERICAN
SOLDIERS DROWN
Armed Mercantile Cruiser
in Collision With Trans
port Kashmir.
SHIPS SMASHED
IN HEAVY STORM
Number of Troops From In
terior of U.-S. and Could
. Not Swim. -
Probate Convention to Be
Held Monday Noon, At
Stratfield.
AUSTRIAN PREMIER
HAS RESIGNED
Zurich, Oct. 12 Baron von Hus
arek, Premier of Austria, has resign
ed, according to the Vossische Zei
tung's Vienna correspondent. Em
peror Charles, the came correspondent
ays, has chosen Prof. Helnerich Lam
xnasch, a pacifist and an adversary of
an alliance with Germany, to succeed
o the premiership.
NEW. YORK WAS TOTAL.
New York. Oct. 12 Subscriptions
to the Fourth Liberty Loan in thj
New York Federal Reserve district,
as reported at the Federal Reserve
Bank up to 10 a. m. today, aggregate
1530,153,600, an overnight gain of
$16,356,230.
EMPLOYES AT
COLT COMPANY
OUT ON STRIKE
An epidemic of Spanish influenza Is
reported sprea:g rapidly over South
Africa.
Hartford, Conn., Oct. 12 Several
hundred employes of the Colt
Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co., are out
on strike, having left the factory a:
10 o'clock this forenoon. They de
mand an eight hour day and time and
a half for overtime. - Men and wom
en participated in the walk out.
The strikers left the factory In
an orderly manner and marched up
town 10 city nail square where a
meeting of leaders was held In a
nearby hall. The leaders declined tf
discuss the matter outside the hall
referring all inquiries to a committee
report to be issued later. Em
ployes of the Colt Co. number about
7,000 ,a growth of about 6.000 in
three years.. The-factory has. always
run on the long-hour day ana ther
has 'been unrest among Its workers
I for some months.
The Democracy of Bridgeport of
fers a strong delegation for the Gen
eral Assembly.. William T. Hincks, a
former town chairman of the party,
was nominated for senator from the
21st district, and George B. Clark
from the 23d district. Lawrence T.
Gallagher had previously been nomi
nated from the 22d district.
Hincks is a member of the firm of
Hincks Bros., bond dealers, was a
former practicing attorney, and at
one time chairman of the Democratic
party in the city. George B. Clark
is a well known business man, former
head of the George B. Clark Co.,
dealers in furniture. Gallagher is a
business man and engaged in real es
tate.
For representatives Irving Elson
and Francis J. Breen were seiectea.
Both are members of the Fairneld
County Bar and well known In legal
circles.
For Justices of the peace the fol
lowing were nominated; William W.
Bent. John H. Casey, fnno . iai-
houn, John A. Cornell. Harry A. Gold
stein, John O'Rourke, George F. Mara,
Samuel Mellitz, Stephen Siksay. Vin
cent L. Keating. Henry J. Waters,
and John J. Doyle.
Delegates to the Democratic pro
bate convention for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Judge of
probate for the Bridgeport district
will meet for that purpose Monday at
noon at the Democratic headquarters
In "the Stratfield building in Golden
Hill street. The Bridgeport district
is comprised of the towns of Bridge
port, Easton, Trumbull ana Monroe.
Two names have been mentioned as
the possible nominee, William W.
Eent, former- town chairman, and
Samuel Plotkln. Both are well known
lawyers in the city and either would
make a capable judge of probate.
At meetings held last evening In
the rooms of the Board of Trade dele
gates to democratic conventions
placed in nomination candidates for
senators from the 21st and 23d dis
tricts, representatives and justices of
the peace.
An Irish Port, Oct. 12 (By the
Associated Press) American soldiers
numbering 364 or 366 perished when
the British armed mercantile cruiser
Otranto and the transport Kashmir
collided in the north channel, between
Scotland and Ireland, last Sunday.
Three hundred American soldiers
and 30 French sailors and 266 mem
bers of the crew of the Otranto have
beenl anded at a port in northern
Ireland. Sixteen other survivors have
been picked up at Islay.
More than 200 bodies had been re
covered this morning and many of
them have been buried.
The Otranto is a total wreck on the
Island of Islay. The Kashmir landed
its troops at a Scottish part without
loss of life.
The troopships collided while a heavy
storm was raging and the Otranto,
with a gaping hole in her side then
drifted helplessly towards the rocky
coast. A number of troops on bosrd
were from the interior of the" United
States and were without experience at
sea. They had preferred to remain
on the bigger ship rather than risk
jumping to the small destroyer Moun
sey, and they seemed to be cheered
by the sight of land.
The hopes of the men that they
would be able to make a safe landing,
however, were dispelled by the Otran-
to's captain when he shouted from the
bridge:
"Well, boys, we will have to swim
for it."
About that time the troopship slid
with hardly a jar onto a shelving rock,
which, as a wave receded, held the
vessel in a vise-like grip.
The vicious sea began to rend the
ship to pieces. The steel deckhouse
was wrenched bodily from its fasten
ings by thp enormous waves and hurl
ed into the breakers, sweeping many
men away with it.
The ship had struck about a mile
from shore and on the cliffs stood
groups of islanders eager to send aid,
but which it was impossible even to
attempt. Owing to the terrific wind
there was no chance of getting a line
to the ship, which now was fast
breaking up.
Scores of men began to jump and
many immediately were seized by the
waves and hurled against the sides
of the ship.
About noon the Otranto was lying
n the crest of a high comber anc
dashed back to the rock so heavily
that the vessel broke squarely in two.
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German Opposition Against Americans More Bit
ter Than Yesterday French Within Four
Miles of Neufchatel Allies Move Rapidly
Along Chemin Des Dames Villages Blazing
in Valley of Oise New Progress Made Near
Grand Pre Public Warned Against Believ-
ing Germany Is About to End War By Uncon
ditional Surrender.
Washington, Oct. 12 German reports that Prince Maxi
milian's reply to President Wilson's inquiry has been dispatch
ed and indicating mat it is in a sense "an acceptance oi ine
i nn i i jl n Cii nnnlif imiii n P mnnt 1 ii rl (n nnflinnilAtnrll c- f r 1 n .
I'll iuvjil vuuuiliuua wi u n K i , iuu an auuiuiiuiuvc avav-
ment here today that the public should be warned against be
lieving Germany is about to end the war by unconditional surrender.
RUMOR GAIN'S STRENGTH.
Zurich, Switzerland, Oct 12 Neu
tral travelers arriving here from Ger
many report that rumors that Em
peror William may abdicate appear to
take greater consistency day by day.
The arrivals add that the unpopu
larity of the German Crown, Prince
has considerably increased in Ger
many.
DOES NOT THINK
CONNECTICUT CO.
WILL RAISE FARE
Hartford, Oct. 12 Concerning a
report that the Connecticut company
was considering the advisability of
advancing the trolley fares to seven
cents with an additional cent lor a
transfer, Richard T. Hlgglns, chair
man of the Public Utilities commis
sion said today that the commission
had not received any intimation from
the company of such Intention, but
he did not suppose the company
would increase the rates without first
conferring with the commission and
he did not think it was likely the
company would fix a transfer charge
of any sum. Chairman Higgins said
he appreciated the fact that company
was In need of a greater Income and
that it could not get the Increase
from any source except the fares of
passengers but there was the danger
of making this source less productive
of revenue by the establishment of
rates that would give encouragement
to competing means of transportation.
POSTAL SUBSCRIBES 95,000.
The Postal Telegraph Cable Co. sub
scribes for 15.000 of the Fourth Lib
erty loan In this city.
Between Lens and Douai, the British are sweeping forward
over a wide front and have moved up to within striking dis
tance of Douai and Lille. . '
. From the Argonne forest eastward to the high ground east
of the Meuse the American army that has broken the Kriem
hild line is continuing its blows. New progress has been made
near Grand Pre. Farther east the village of Ramagne now is
close to the American line. German resistance here and east
of the Meuse has been desperate.
Allied troops have been attacking the Austrian positions in
the mountain sector of the Italian front.
General Pershing's forces continued their attacks against
the German positions on the Verdun front today. German op
position proved even more bitter, if possible than it was yester
day. The fighting this morning was especially violent on the
center and on the left center. St. Juvan and Cunel, both of
which towns now are in No Man's land, are aflame.
The American troops encountered a violent machine gun
fire everywhere along the front. From prisoners taken there
is every indication that the enemy is throwing everything in
to the battle in a confused way. The prisoners frequently are
unable to tell to what division they belong. In other cases
they reveal that divisions, regiments and even companies have
been dissolved and again formed into new units.
The enemy today began an attempt t slow up the Anglo
American advance on the main battle front. All the bridges
across the river Selle from LeCateau southward were blown up
and the Germans seem to have been digging in furiously alon
the line of the high ground some 2,000 to 4.000 yards east of
the river.
Vouziers, Guise as well as all of the villages on the whole,
region south of Laon are Tjurning.
The Germans have paused in their flight before the Anglo
American advance from the Cambrai-St. Quentin line long
enough to attempt a stand along the Sellerver southward from
the tip of the Allied wedge at LeCateau.
Momentarily, herefore, the line appears to be stationary
along this front, where .the enemy has hastily dug in. Field'
Marshal Haig, in his official report today did not mention any
new forward movement here.
The line is an extremely unstable one, however, and the
German defenses are described as merely scratches on the
surface. There seems every probability, therefore that the Al
lied drive will be resumed as soon as the guns and the trans
port catch up with the advanced elements for a powvful push
at the improvised German positions.
Meanwhile, the British sweep on the more northerly front
has resulted in an extremely close approach to the city of
Douai, Cuincy, having been captured. Douai's fall is predicted
hourly.
ucrmau uuups m ine region 01 uouai are retiring nenind
the Sensee canal. British forces have reached a line two miles
westrof Douai. '
Equally sweeping advances are being made by the French
in the Champagne. General Petain's troops have made a quick
advance of from three to four miles. The important town of
vouziers has been penetrated and the French line in Cham
pagne has been brought up to a level with it far to the west
along the Retourne river.
The advance in the Champagne now has reached a depth
of nearly fifteen miles since the Franco-American offensive was
started on this front on September 26, hardly more than two
weeks ago. .
Aiding markedly in the success of this operation and strik
ing at even more vital German positions, is the continued
American attack in the Argonne and eastward in the Meuse
district. The American first army fought its way northward
to Landries-et-St. Georges which apparently marks at least'a
mile a half's progress beyond the famous Kriemhild line.
Today the Americans again were attacking, against such a
determined resistance as to indicate plainly the realization of
the Germans that they are facing here a menace to the safety
of their entire position in northern France, through the threat
to their vital communicating lines in the Mdntmedy area,
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