The Weather Report
ALMANAC FOB TODAY
Sun rises 6:19 a. m.
Sun sets .......... 4:54 p. m.
High water 6:36 a. m.
Moon rises 12:23 a. m.
Low water ; 1:00 p. m.
For Bridgeport and vicin
ity: Unsettled, profoably rain
tonight and Tuesday. Cooler
Tuesday.
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For IiihiioiIsho PoHOO
In Reply to President States She is Willing and
Ready Without Awaiting Result of Other
Negotiations Accepts All Views Expressed
in Wilson's Last Note Germany's Latest
Communication Reached Washington Today
Expected President will Make No Rejoinder.
Amsterdam, Oct. 28 Austria, in her reply to President
Wilson, accepts all the views expressed by the President in his
note of October 19.
Austria says she is willing and ready, without awaiting the
result of other negotiations, to negotiate a peace and an imme
diate armistice on all Austro-Hungarian fronts.
This would indicate Austria is willing to have the Czecho
slovaks and Jugo Slavs join in the measure toward peace, but
with the text of the reply lacking this is not clear.
Washington, Oct. 28 President Wilson replied today to
Republican contentions that the third of his fourteen peace
terms is a free trade plank by explaining that in demanding
the removal of economic barriers he meant to suggest no' re
striction upon internal economic policies but only that what
ever tariff, high or low, any nation might deem necessary, it
should apply equally to all foreign nations.
The president made the explanation in a letter to Sena
tor Simmons of N. C, chairman of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, who had written asking for a statement "because cer
tain Republican leaders are attempting to make partisan use"
of the paragraph.
"Weapons of economic discipline and punishment," the
President wrote, "should be left to the joint action of all na
tions for the purpose of punishing those who will not suhmit
to a general program of justice and equity."
INFLUENZA GAINS
366 VICTIMS IN
48 HOUR PERIOD
Record Shows 4,675 Cases
and 163 Deaths at 9
a. m. Today. r
NURSING PROBLEM
IS AGAIN SERIOUS
Gen. Debeney's Army
Wins Signal Victory
Over Fresh Divisions
Washington, Oct. 28 The German government's reply to
President Wilson's last note, asserting that the negotiations for
peace are being conducted by a people's government with ac
tual and constitutional power and that the terms of the Ameri
can and Allied governments for an armistice are awaited,
reached the Swiss legation today by cable.
This communication is regarded here merely as an ac
knowledgement of the President's communication with an in
dication of the anxious desire of those in power at Berlin to
hasten the coming of a definite statement of the terms upon
which their enemies will permit hostilities to cease.
The President is expected to make no rejoiner. His per
sonal exchanges with the German authorities, it was said to
day, ended when he transmitted the correspondence to the Al
lies. The nexff step must be on the part of the co-belligerents
acting with him. .
An Allied reply to Germany concerning armistice terms has
not yet been announced. The text of- the German note has
been received in Washington but it is indicated that the Pres
ident will not reply for some time.
LUDENDORFF RESIGNS; WOULD NOT
SUBMIT TO CONTROL BY CIVILIANS
The letter follows:
"Dear Senator: I am glad to re
spond to the question addressed to mo
by your letter of October 26. The
words I used In my address to the
congress of January 8, 1918, -were:
"The removal, so far as possible,
of all economic barriers and the es
tablishment of an equality of trade
conditions among all the nations con
senting to the peace and associating
themselves for its maintenance."
I, of course, meant to suggest no
restriction npon the free determina
tion by any nation of Its Own eco
nomic polity, but only that, whatever
tariff any nation might deem neces
sary for its own economic service, be
that tariff high or low, it should apply
equally to all foreign nations: in
other woirds that there shal Ibe no dis
criminations against eome nations
that did not apply to others. This
leaves every nation free to determine
for itself its own internal policies an
limits only its right to compound
these policies of hostile discrimina
tions between one nation and another.
'The experiences of the past among
London, Oot. 28 General Luden
orff resigned aa first quartermaster
Beneral because the military authori
ties were placed under civilian con
trol. The retiring general, an Ex
change Telegraph despatch from Co
penhagen says, has returned to Great
Headquarters to take leave of the
army and Field Marshal von Hlnden
burg. Press despatches to The Hague to
day say that Gen. Ludendorft has re
signed as leader of the German army
as the result of a complete disagree
ment with Prince Max, the chancel
lor. There was no possibility of a
reconciliation and the emperor was
compelled to accept Ludendorff's resignation.
CABINET OUT.
Amsterdam, Oct. 28 As a conse
quence of the reorganization of the
government, the Premier of Saxony,
and all the ministers have resigned,
according to advices from Dresden.
King Frederick August has accepted
the resignation of the Premier and
minister of finance, it is said.
PAN-GERMAN REPORTS.
Zurich, Oct. 28 Reports that Field
Marshal von Hlndenburg has resigned
are printed In German newspapers.
The Neueste Nachrictten of Dresden
-says that he has tendered his resig
nation, but tho Erripert r has not yet
decided whether to accept or not.
The Frankfort Gazette maintains that
, von Hlndenburg has not resigned, but
reports to that effect, it says, are be
ing circulated by the Pan-Germans.
lie
GERMANY'S REPLY
TO WILSON NOTE
Germany's answer to Prcsi-
dent Wilson's latest communlca-
tlon says:
"Tho German government has
taken cognizance of tho answer
of tlio President of the United
States.
"The President is aware of
far-reaching changes which
have been carried out and are
being carried out in the German
constitutional structure, and that $
peace negotiations are being
conducted by a peoples' govern.
ment, In whose hands rests, both
actually and constitutionally,
tho power to make the deciding
conclusions.
"The military powers are also
subject to it. sc
"Tho German government now
awaits proposals for an annis-
tiro, which shall bo the first step
toward a just peace, ns the Pres-
dent has described it in his pro-
clamation.
(Signed) "SOLF."
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nations have taught us that the at
tempt by one nation to punish another
by exclusive and discriminatory trade
agreements have been a proflic antag
onism which of ten times result in
war, and that if a permanent peace
is to be established among nations
every obstacle that has stood in the
way of International friendship
should be cast aside. It was with that
fundamental purpose in mind that 1
announced this principle in my ad
dress of January 8. To pervert this
great principle for partisan purposes,
and to inject the bogy of free trade,
which is not involved at all is to
attempt to divert the mind of the na
tion from the broad and humane prin
ciple of a durable peace by introduc
ing an internal question of quite
another kind. American business has
in the past been unaffected by the
kind suggested and it has nothing to
fear now from a -policy of simple in
ternational justice. It is indeed la
mentable that the momentous issue of
this solemn hour should be seized
upon in an effort to bend them to par
tisan service. To the initiated and
discerning the motive is transporent.
BISHOP WHITE IS
DEAD FOLLOWING
SHORT ILLNESS
Vice President and Manager
of American Chain Suc
cumbs to Pneumonia.
THREE DIVORCE
COMPLAINTS IN
SUPERIOR COURT
FACTORY TO CLOSE
AS MARK OF SORROW
But 33 Years Old, One of
New England's Most
Prominent Manufacturers.
Three new divorce complaints were
filed today in the superior court, two
in which the wives asks separation on
cruelty charges, and one in which the
nusoand claims desertion. All are
residents of Bridgeport.
iLola Powell 'Haefaele asks divorce
frcm John F. Haefaele and the cus
tody of a minor child. They were
married April 13, 1S06, and acts of
cruelty on the part of the husband
are alleged.
Mary Bognar Kovacs makes cruelty
charges against John Kovacs and
wants divorce and the custody of two
minor children. They were married
May 12, 1902.
Robert McClune asks for divorce
from Eva Juneau McClune, also of
Bridgeport, alleging she deserted him
in January of 1915. They were mar
ried Nov. 9, 1910.
IN BUDAPEST,
Paris, Oct. 28 ;Grave troubles have
broken out at Budapest as the re
sult of the appointment of Count Ju
lius Andrassy, who is 'suspected of
Germanophile tendencies, to be Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, says
a Zurich despatch to the Matin. A
commitee of workmen and soldiers
has been formed to represent the ex
tremist party in impending events.
IN FIU.ME.
Paris, Oct. 28 German newspapers
maintain that mutinous Croatian
troops still are masters of the city of
Flume in spite of official statements
that they were under control, accord
ing to- the Zurich correspondent of
the Journal who says that the Croa
tian have driven the Hungarians
from the city. '
Bishop White, vice piresldent and
general manager of the American
Chain Company, Inc., of Bridgeport;
treasurer of Pratt & Cadv Company,
Inc., of Hartford, and recognized as
one of the foremost among the
younger manufacturers of New Eng
land, died of pneumonia on Sunday
morning at his home, 863 Farmington
avenue, West Hartford, He was 33
years of age.
Becauee of his prominence in Indus
trial circles and his success in many
lines, news of his death Is of more
lhan state-wide Interest.
Bishoo White was born In west
Hartford in 1885, the son of Niles G.
and Minnio Bishop "White. He was
educated in the schools of Hartford,
at Hotchkiss in Lakeville, Ct., and
graduated in the class of 1908 from
Sheffield Scientific School, Yale Uni
versity.
Immediately after finishing college
Mr. White became Identified with i
New York bank, and shortly there
after started business as a manufac
turers' representative in the automo
bile supply trade which brought him
in contact with, the Weed Chain Tire
Grip Company, with whom he became
associated about 1911, When Ameri
can Chain Company was incorporated
in 1912 Mr. White went to Sherrill, N.
Y., to organize and manage that com
pany, which later absorbed the Weed
Chain Tire Grin Company after the
business had been transferred to
Bridgeport. He then became vice
president and general manager of the
new corporation, a position which he
held at the time of his death.
While Mr. White always made his
Damaees of SI. 000 are claimed in home in est Hartford his business
an action in the Superior Court, by ! br-J Jlrt ily to the homS offices
Wickwire Co., Inc., of Nor-
AMERICAN FLEET
GETS 18 SHIPS
Washington, Crt.- 28.- Eighteen
new ships, of 98,000 total read weight
tons, were added to the American
fleet during the wee'e ending Oct. 15.
Tho deliveries announce- today by
the shipping: board, included the Vic
torious, an 11,800 ton vessel built at
Alamada, Cal., and the Cape May, of
10,100 tons, built at Sparrows Point,
Md. i
Claims Property
Agreements Was
Not Fulfilled
Decree of the court ordering the
carrying out of an agreement for the
sale of property is asked in an action
field in the superior court by Julius
Merson of this city against Fayette
C. Clark, also of Bridgeport. Merson
alleges that . May 8, 1916, an agree
ment was made whereby Clark was to
transfer property In- Laurel avenue
for the sum of $5,300, that he tender
ed a check at that time for $500, and
later the full purchase price, but
Clark has refused to make tho trans
fer. Possession of the property or dam
ages of $5,000 is claimed.
Asks $1,000 for Failure
to Deliver Auto Truck
The T. B. Wickwire Co., Inc., of Nor- " .. --" m
walk, against the A. C. Whitefield f """t ,
' ... - v. tt ,u he has been most actively engaged m
,', ,1 V 7 ,, t " putting the various factories of the roll C.
claimant alleges that on June 11 las. comranJ. on a war baH, and undoubt. neIie F
cnas
1st, and fo accomplish this had been
strenuously engaged during the past
month in arranging the affairs of the
company to permit of his carrying
out the plan he so earnestly deslreJ.
In 1911 Mr. 'White, exercising his
unusual ability as an organizer, suc
cessfully carried out the reorganiza
tion of the Pratt & Cady Company,
Inc., in Hartford, of which concern
he was treasurer. In addition to his
industrial work he was keenly inter
ested in financial affairs and his abil
ity was recognized by his- election to
tho directorate of the Colonial Na
tional Bank of Hartford and the
Bridgeport Trust Company. He served
on the Connecticut State Council of
Defense and was a member of several
prominent clubs in Hartford and
Bridgeport.
Mr. White in 1916 married Mary A.
Sniras of Mt.' Vernon, N. Y., and
his widow and one child, Bishop
White, Jr., survive him. He also
leaves. besides his parents, one
brother, Prentice White, of West
Hartford, and five sisters, Mrs. Car-
Eeach. Hartfo-- Miss Cor
White and Mrs. Edna White
Isolation Hospital Figures
Published Factories Now
Request Use of Vaccine.
With 230 new cases of Span
ish influenza reported to the
health authorities for the 24
hour period ending at 9 o'clock
this morning, and 366 in 48
hours, Dr. Walter H. Brown re
iterated his statement of last
week, saying that he believed
the epidemic is on the down
ward path in Bridgeport. As
sistant Surgeon G. S. Sandige of
the U. S. Public Health Service
is in agreement with the health
officer. Twenty deaths occurred
over the week-end, and. the in
fluenza record in this city at 9
o'clock this morning showed a
total of 4,675 cases and 163
deaths.
The nursing situation has again be
come serious, and while the authori
ties say they are just able to keep
their heads above water at the Isola
tion hospital, a large number of wom
en are needed to act as nurse's aids,
not only, at the hospital but to assist
the visiting nurses.
Dr. Brown said this morning that
In many case's it is the difference be
tween life and death to have a. wom
an come in and care for sufferers in
boarding houses and homes where
they are unable to receive proper care
and attention. "Bridgeport has cer
tainly been lax in its response to the
appeals for aid made by the Ked
Cross, Health department and other
organizations. While we need a num
ber of trained nurses we can get
along with our present supply if
enough women are willing to go
into homes and just sponge the face
of a patient who is burning with fe
ver and fix the bed, etc., to answer
our appeals."
The Health Department and the
Red Cross, will today make a special
effort to obtain this kind of aid. All
patriotic and humane residents of the
city are urged to volunteer by get
ting in touch with either organiza
tion at once.
Figures made public by Dr. Brown
today show that since the start of
the epidemic, 212 patients have been
admitted to tha Isolation hospital at
Hillside. Practically all of this num
ber were the most serious cases
brought to the attention of the de
partment. Sixty-six patients ' have
been discharged as cured, 76 died at
the Institution, seven have been trans
ferred and 68 are occupying beds.
Several Bridgeport factories are
applying to the health department
for the administration of the vaccine
received in Bridgeport. Dr. Brown
said that he is able to furnish all the
vaccine necessary for the inoculations,
but that he Is no longer able to fur
nish the physicians necessary to the
work. The health officer said that
the vaccine was offered to the fac
tories some time ago, when doctors
of the U. S. Public Health Service
were on hand to administer it, and
that the Remington ,company was the
only concern to take advantage of
the offer.
He said that he did not advocate
Its use and that he does not advocate
it now as the process is ystlll In an
experimental stage, but that he will
furnish it on demand. The factories
will now have to furnish their own
physicians.
Succeeds in Swinging Right Flank So It Faces
East Double Passage Will Be Opened on
Aisne and Ardennes Whole German Line
Between Chateau Porcien and the Argonne in
Danger of Being Turned British Get 5,000
More Prisoners on Austro-Hungarian Front.
(By the Associated Press)
German armies have begun a new retreat, this time be--tween
the Oise and the Aisne. General Debeney's first army,1
in the teeth of stubborn resistance, has succeeded in swinging
on its right flank so that it faces east. It has reached Guise and
the Guise-Marie road, driving the enemy before it.
General Debeney now is in position to push rapidly along
the upper Oise valley toward Hirson and Vervins through a
level country. The first result of his progress is to force the '
j'enemy opposing the tenth and fifth French armies, exhausted
by fruitless counter attacks, to begin a backward movement
which is eventually bound to extend to the front to Rethel. This ;
will open to the fourth army a double passage in the Aisne and
Ardennes. - '
. The progress up the Oise may be gathered from the fact
that the Germans yesterday threw in three fresh division?
which however, were knocked out.
General Debeney's army has won a signal victory. The
German forces holding the Serre-Oise front are in retreat-arA-
the whole German line between Chateau Porcien and the Ar
gonne is in danger of being turned.
Persistent attacks by Debeney's indefatigable infantry has,
broken the river line, which is the last water line commanded j
by the enemy between the present front and the Meuse.
British troops in their offensive on;
irr n ,...1. 1 - . ' f,.. TITct Ha . T7 "C
or a motor for an automobile thfi wkii. on ,.. !vm wh.r Fairfield n nrr r..
truck and paid the purchase price of jt0l p;ant. . ' L,. Beach. Hartford.
He was not satisfied with the part I The executive omces will be closed
he was taking in the furnishing of tomorrow, and the factory tomorrow
war material and had planned to ac- afternoon, as a toKen of respect and
tively enter the seivice on November Borrow. -
$4o6.J5, but the motor has never
been delivered Loss of $200 each
month through failure of the seller
to deliver the motor Is alleged.
MORE SHIPS TORPEDOED.
Monmouth Beach, Oct. 28 Reports
received here over the telephone wires
of the Coast Guard service day that
the survivors of crews of two steam
ships sunk off the coast . have been
landed, one boat load at Barnegat and
one at Eagle Harbor. The reports
were that the ships had been torpedoed.
TOM SPELLACY TO THE
WOODROW WILSON CLT7B
"It matters little whether
Marcus H. Holeomb or Thomas
J. Spellacy is elected governor
of Connecticut on election day,
hut it does make a difference if
the people of this country rcpu-
diate President Wilson because
it will dishearten the Allies and
hearten otir enemies. Our main
object at this time is to win the
war and -win it quickly and to
that end everything else is sub-
ordlnated.
"Our President is our com-
mander-in-chief and spokesman
of our Allies and the only issue
in this coming campaign is to
back up that man in the White
House. Not because he is our
President and commander-in-
chief of our army and nnvy, hut
to show the peoples of Europe
that we are united.
"Germany doesn't care who is
elected and make up our gov-
ernment, hut we are going to re-
vivo the hopes of Germany and
show them the people of this
land are not unted. They will
see the division as will the other
countries of Europe and now at
a time when Liberty is hanging
in the balance, are we going to
repudiate President Wilson, who
is the spokesman of the Allies'
as General Foch is the military
leader of the Allies?
$ "Are we going to say to those
boys in tho trenches in Europe
i we think less of our President
and country than they do? Are
we going to send word, to Ber-
lin that we do not stand by the
Stars and Stripes and our Prcs-
ident? There is only one thing
to do and that Is to show the
peoples of Europe that Anierlca
is United and hi this fight to the
last dollar and the last man and
fight Just as hard as those boys
In the trenches are fighting from
a military standpoint.
t-
the Austro-Hungarian front up to lasJ
night had captured more than SyOdi
prisoners, according to a statemenft
issued by the war office.
On the fighting front in France
tivlty has developed in front of the
French armies between the Oise and
the Aisne. There has been no change
in the situation and the Brish on
the vital sectors along the Aisne have
been advanced.
Haigs' men have repulsed a German
attempt at Ammers, south of Valen
ciennes, where the British have out
flanked that town. Farther south
the British have pressed closer. Nor'f
of Valenciennes toward Toumai t ,
British have gained further grour j
north of the Raislmes forest.
Gen. Debeney's first French arm;
presses their attack between the Oisi.
and the Serre. Unofficially they ara
reported on the outskirts of tha
Guise and along the road between j
Guise and the important railroad j
point of Marie, toward which Gener-j
al Mangin is advancing east of ihOj
Serre. Farther east to the Aisne the
Germans are reported to be retiring'
before tho continued French press
ure. Fighting continues in the Italian
theatre with the British extending:
their lines east of the Piave ill the
refiion of Montello, where they have
advanced more than two miles lrom
the liver j
In these operations they have c.tp
t:ired more than 1,500 pri.5iir.ers.
Vienna repoi ts the recapture of
Monte Vteione, and the Piavu and
the icpuiM; of Italian efforts elu-"
where c-n lhe mountain front.
Jn. n-.ir.lurn Serbia the Ausiro-Ger.-nans
h.-ivo given up Kraguievatz, 5S
miles southeast of Belgrade. Thn
Lown formerly was the main Serbian
arsenal and is of vital strategic importance.
STEAMSHIP SINKS,
SURVIVORS LAND
New Tork, Oct. as morn iiini a
jf i score of survivors trom a sunnen
UNWILLING WILLIAM. i steamship were lanaeo. uuuay l
. i Barnegat, N.J. Authorities here were
London, Oct. 28 Emperor ! investigating to learn whether the ves-
William has no intention of ab- i sel was torpeaoea, sirucn. a mine or
dicating, but is willing, if it is 1 waB in collision in the foe ofr the At'
for the gooa or the people to i lantio cuooi.
ordain that his rights shall be
reframed, according to a state-
ment attributed to German court
critics. The Emperor is said to
have remarked:
"I will not abandon my sore-
ly tried people, but, ir necessary.
I am ready to become some-
thing like heriditary president
of a German republic like the
Kings of England, Belgium and
Italy."
" -
Mi l) GCAKD HITS BOY.
Byron Wright, four year old, of
425 Wilmot avenue, is at the, Bridge
port hospital, suffering from bruises
received when struck by an automo
bile in Stratford avenue, today, The
machine was driven- by Frank Fnnis.
The little boy was crossing the street
and was hit by the rear mudguard of
the Ennis machine and knocked
down. His injuries are not dangerous.
eOLLEYMEN TO
CAST VOTE ON
WAGE INCREASE.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 28. Trol-
lev men on the New Haven lines of
the Connecticut company will vote on
Wednesday on the acceptance or re
jection of an offer of an Increase In
wages. It is understood that re
cently the trolley men's committee
asked for a wage Increase owing to
the high cost of living, although the
agreement on wages and hours does
not espire until next June, and the
company has offered an increase of
five cents an hour, effective Novem
ber 1. The trolley union, after dlr
cussion; considered theft offer a fair
one.
Charles Ingerson an his wife,
Grace Ingerson, are dead of influenza.
They died at the Isolation hospital.
Their residence in the city was at 175
Gilbert street, and Mr. Gilbert was
employed as a machinist. Both bodies
will be shipped to Norwich for burial, ,
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