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The Weather Report
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cinity: Fair tonight and
.Tuesday; colder tonight.
ALM.WAC FOR TODAY
Son rises .......... 8:15 a. m.
Sun sets 8:51 p. m.
High water ... 6:44 p. m.
Moon sets .......... 2:17 a. m.
Low water ........ 12:21 a. m.
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VOL. 55' NO. 59 EST. 1790
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at Bridgeport. Conn., under the act of 1871
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STRIKE IN BERLIN
Decision Arrived at Follow
ing Stormy Session of
the Council.
SPARTACANS HOIST
IMPERIAL BANNER
Engaged In Looting of
Shops and Private Houses
Throughout City.
Amsterdam, March 10 The
Berlin Workmen's Council has
decided to issue an order offi
cially calling off the general
strike in the German capital, I
says a Berlin message which
presumably was filed Sunday
night, says the decision was
taken "late today."
' The decision, aaya the message, fol
lowed a stormy session of the council
In which the Independent Socialists
accused the Majority Social lata of
treason to the proletarian, cause and
the Spartajcans charged the Independ
ents with weakening- the cause by
compromises. Richard1 Mueller, the
strike leader, declared the workmen
must now re-turn to work "and awalt
a ermita'ble time for renewing1 action,"
adding: "We shall learn from our
experiences."
Spartaoan forces Sunday occupied!
the Berlin suburb of Lichtenlberg- and
murdered 99 officers and, soldiers, ac
irondlng to the Zeltung Am Mlttac;.
The Llohtenberg police station had
withstood Spartacan attacks since
Tuesday.
Ccujenhagen, Sunday, March t. On
Patairday night Spartacans hoisted the
Imperial standard over the paliaoe at
Berlin, according to advices received
her from the German, capital. The
fiasr was Immediately removed toy
(Continued' on Page Two.)
'0-0-0 " LOOK OUT
YOU COPPERS
-dridgepoxt Police Forced to
Pay Postage on Threaten
ing Letter.
Consternation reign supreme at
3qllee headquarter today, over the
receipt of a threatenlns; letter. In
which the writer threatens to kill
some of the valuable members of the
department. It is not a Mack hand
Better. On the contrary, the sender
varied the method of procedure to
the extent that he enclosed a life
sized band cut from white paper,
upon which was written REVENGE.
The letter was dated March 5, but
was delayed because It had no stamp.
and had to have two cents postage
due paid on it. There was a picture
of a stamp drawn In the stamp corner
of- the envelope, and on the reverse
side was written "do not return."
The following Is a copy of the let-V
ter:
1T1 Colorado Ave.,
"Bridgeport, Conn.,
! "March 6. 1919.
"Dear Dogs:I swear to have re
venge on you. You sent my 'brother
to the chair. I enclose a picture of
lliim. Beware you bums. I strike to
'KILL. I shall strike in a week and
1 day.
"Tours truly, O."
There Is no 1719 Colorado avenue;
the numbers on that thoroughfare do
iot run above 700. The enclosed pic
ture was evidently cut from a news
paper, and if the original was sent to
the chair through the instrumentality
of the police, no one at headquarters
could be found who remembered the
incident.
WOULD PREVENT
GERMAN OPERA
New Tork, March 10. 'Efforts to
(prevent the production of German
opera at the Lexington opera house
tonight continued today when a com
mittee of soldiers ami sai'ors ar
ranged to call on Mayor Hylan to
present a petition asking the mayor
to use his authority to stop the per
formance. This action was decided
upon following receipt of a telegram
from Governor- Smith answering an
( amenl to intercede, that the mayor
bad he power to stop the perform
ance. Meanwhile the War Camp Commu
nity Service and other patriotic or
ganizations continued their efforts to
restrain the service men from indulg
ing in aiything more than a patriot!
demonstration of protest. A strong
nolice iruard. it was announced, wou'd
be at the opera house tonight in case
(Mavor Hvlan decided! to permit the
performance.
r b.UjFOOi to retire.
London, March 10 Arthur J. Bal
four, the' secretary for - foreign af
fairs In the Lloyd-George ministry,
'will retire at - the -Close, of the Peace
' Conference. .
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Port Measure Amended
To Meet Objections
Bridgeport Aldermanic Committee "Will Journey to Hart
ford to Attend Hearing Tomorrow on Port
of Bridgeport Measure.
How the Bridgeport aldermanic committee, that is to jour
ney to Hartford tomorrow to attend the hearing before the
Committee on Cities and Boroughs on the "Port of Bridgeport'
measure will act is somewhat of a delicate question. For to
morrow the harbor project will be presented for a second time,
in the form of bill to substitute the original measure which met
with so much opposition in both Stratford and this city. Alder
men MacFaydcn, Cornell, Hamilton, McManus and Connor, were
appointed on a resolution by Alderman Malcolm MacFayden,
when the bill was firs't read in
of this city. They were appointed to oppose the measure.
In the meantime the original bill
has been altered and It Is said the
substitute bill provides for a refer
endum to both Bridgeport and Strat
ford, arranges for a fuller publicity
of the proceedings of the port com
mission, provides that members of the
commission shall suoceed themselves
only upon approval of the Common
Council of Bridgeport and the select
men of Stratford. It is likely the bill
will ultimately provide for equal rep
resentation of Bridgeport and Strat
ford on the commission.
If was the absence of these provis
ions In the original measure that
caused Alderman MacFayden to offer
his resolution and subsequently -the
appointment of a committee to ko to
Hartford and oppose the bill.
Therefore it la rather puzzling as
to what action the committee will
take tomorrow, when the bill gives
them some of the provisions they de
manded. It was learned on good
authority today that they will pursue
the cause for which they were ap
pointed oppose the measure.
Stratford appears to be unalterably
against the measure, and while . offi
cials of the Chamber of Commerce
and others fathering the Fort move
ment are hopeful of changing their
views in the near future, prospects
are not the least hopeful.
About twenty members of the
Chamber of Commerce headed by
George E3. Crawford and the harbor
committee will attend the hearing In
addlUon to a number of other
Bridgeporters vitally Interested.
The harbor committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce will hold a meeting
this afternoon, to discuss - the matter.
Belgium Wants Priority On
Indemnity Paid By Germany
Claim It Is of Vital Importance to That Country If This
Cannot Be Guaranteed Then Inter-Allied
Loan Must Be Made Immediately.
Paris, March 10 (By the Associated Press) All the Al
lied belligerent nations except France have presented bills for
indemnities to the reparation commission. France's will not be
ready for another week. The amounts claimed can not yet be
made public, but it can be stated that Belegium's demands total
between thirty-five and forty billion francs.
Twenty billion for actual physieal-
war destruction and the balance for
thefts, unpaid for requisitions, seiz
ures and the like. This is the larg
est figure claimed by any belligerent
with the exception of France.
"There is one thing, however, of
greater immediate importance and
absolutely vital to Belgium than pre
senting its indemnity bill," said one
of the Belgian delegation to the cor
respondent this afternoon. "That
question is . priority for Belgium's
claim on the first installment paid by
Germany. If this cannot be guaran
teed, then an "iner-Allied loan must
be made to Belgium Immediately.
Otherwise the present stagnation will
continue and Belgium's economic sit
uation will be crippled and helpless
for long years to come."
This delegate placed the figure of
Belgium's immediate need at a credit
of ten billion francs.
Concerning the small Powers' rep
resentation on the financial and eco
nomic commissions, Paul Hymans,
Belgian, foreign minister, told the
correspondent Belgium must be rep
resented on them. V Hymans was
absent in Brussels when the vote
nominating the South American
countries was taken last week. He
I said Belgium was entitled to repre-
I eentation whether the small Powers
were allowed
five.
ten delegates or only
CLOTH MILLS RESCM"E
Fall River. Maw., March 10. Six of
the seven print clpth mills of the Fall
River Works corloany. shut down for
several weeks, ft ft resume operations
Wednesday. II
the common council chambers
PRESIDENT MAY
VISIT BELGIUM
Suffers From Cold Expects
to Arrive at Brest
March 13.
On Board IT. S. S. George Washing
ton, March 10 (By Wireless to the
Associated Press) President Wilson
is suffering from a severe cold and al
though It was less troublesome today,
he remained in his room the greater
part of the day on the advice of Hear
Admiral Grayson, his medical attend
ant, that he keep as quiet as possible.
The President Is spending most of
his time in reading.
The George Washington is expected
to arrive at Brest, as originally
planned, on March 13, and the Presi
dent will proceed immediately to
Paris. Various conferences are being
arranged by wireless for him to take
place March 14.
President Wilson expects to take
up at once work of the most active
order upon his arrival la Paris. There
will tie no let up until the most im
portant matters are disposed of. Then
he probably will take the expected
trip to Belgium and the devastated
regions of northern France. The date
of this journey has not been decided
upon by the President.
CORONER OPENS
CALLAHAN CASE
Bonini in Solitary Confine
ment Beginning to Rea
lize Crime.
Judge Thomas C Obughlin, who has
(been retained as counsel for Edward
Bonini, 'questioned witnesses on be
half of his client this afternoon when
Conorer Phelan started his hearing
in the case of the alleged slayer of
16-year-old Joseph Callahan.
More than 20 witnesses were on
hand when the hearing began and it
was thought probable that the session
might have to be resumed tomorrow
morning. Two of the most important
witnesses summoned for today were
HilHard Dufrene and William Vares,
school chums of young- Callahan, who
were with him when he was shot.
Bonini is in solitary confinement at
the county Jail where it is saiii that
he is beginning to realize the serious
ness of his crime. He was at first in
clined to be arrogant. The Callahan
boy's funeral will be held tomorrow
morninc from the home of the - pa
rents on Stratford avenue and later
from the Church of the Blessed 'Sac-
ram en t.
Burial will be In St Mi.
chael's cemetery.
GOOD STILL EDITOR;
ALSO A GOOD ARTILLERIST
From the anniversary number
of the Stars and Stripes it ap-
pears tliat a Talued member of
the "staff is Arthur J. Good of the
Bridgeport Times and the 302nd
Artillery. The number Is some-
thing' to be proud of, The Stars
and Stripes is no tiny newspaper.
It has a half million circulation,
which puts it in a class with the
biggest newspapers of the world.
Good is making good again.
WILL ASK FOR
ITHDRAWAL OF
JUDGE WILDER
Hartford, March 10 -The Commit
tee on Judiciary has a problem in con
nection with the Bridgeport city court
Judgeship.
When judicial nominations for
Bridgeport first came under the con
sideration of the committee the Re
publican members of the delegation,
obeying it is supposed orders from
higher up, advocated- the choice of
former Lieutenant-Commander A. L.
Merritt, and the committee, it is said,
took this view.
Afterward there was a change Of
sentiment and the Bridgeport delega
tion. Republican portion of it, favor
ed the retention of Deputy Judge
Frank L. Wilder. The judiciary com
mittee 'is reluctant to make a change.
Its position having been once taken.
It was said in the corridors today
that an effort will be made to get
Judge Wilder to withdraw from the
contest in the interest of permitting
recognition of a man who has seen
service.
FILE BRIEFS FOR
BACK PAY AWAR
Appeal to National War La
bor Board For Ruling
on Matter..
Counsel for some of the guards em
ployed by munitions plants in this
city have already filed! briefs with
the National War Labor board etat
ing reasons why these employes
should not be barred from back pay
awards granted last summer. The
board has allowed the employers and
employes until March 15 to file these
briefs, which will later be exchanged
by both sides. Opportunity, will then
be given each sidexto file a final brief
after which the War board at Wash
ington will give a decision on the ap
peal. The appeal was taken by the
guards and: watchmen when it was
decided that they were not entitled .to
back awards.
On ruling No. 14, which provided
that employes who wished to get the
bak pay must file a written demand
before .November 1, 1918, briefs have
already been received from the Rem
ington Arms-TJ. M. C. Co. and from
manufacturers who are members of
the Manufacturers' association. The
final briefs on this ruling are due on
or before March 17. The War board
In Washington will then give a de
cision on the appeal as promptly as
possible.
DATE OF PEACE NEGOTIATION'S.
-Berlin, Sunday, March 9 (By The
Associated Press) Preliminary peace
negotiations may begin at Versailles
about March 20, according to reports
here. Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau,
foreign minister, is arranging for a
small party of business men to ac
company the German commissioners
as experts. These men have been in
structed to hold themselves in readi
ness for possible departure on March
17 or 19.
BERXSTOIiFF'S WIFT.
LOYAL, SHE SATS
Harry L. Retchenbach. a for
mcr manager of Poll's theatre in
this city and well known in local
" club circles, lias been named as
one of the defendants in the in-
Junction proceedings brought in
New Tork by the Countess m
BernslorlT, wife of Count von
Bernstorff. former German am-
bassador to the Vnlted States.
The proceedings were brought
to restrain Rolelienbacti and
' other officials of the C. R. Ma-
: canley Photoplays Co. from ex-
hibltins; portions of Its new pic-
tare "Whom the Gods Would
Destroy." It is said that In this
picture an actress made up to
represent the countess appears.
The injunction petition was
filed on behalf of the countess,
i.,..ii,i Lewis. ,i, pi.inl, .0
K friend. It is alleged that
the picture show9 tho countess
as an accomplice of her liushand
I in plotting municr ana arson 1"
The countess says she was
born in this country and although
she lost her citizenship by marry-
ins Count von Rernstorfr, rfe
still remains loyal to tho Inited
States. She claims the exhibi-
will b ,..,,,
T UUg V-- "'J
ious to her oecause 1st might
L cause her loyalty to the Tnited
States to do questioned. .
;
Commander Of
Watch Wants
Recipient of Most Peculiar
Front Line Trenches Until
of War, For
The commanding officer of
Regiment, known as the Imperial
ed in this country, after receiving 27 wounds in the last of the
fierce fighting before the signing of the armistice. He is re
cuperating at Portland, Maine, and has made the announce
ment, his purpose in coming to the United States is to free one
of his men, Jimmy Cameron, of Bridgeport, from a charge ot
bigamy. Cameron is well known here and was formerly em
ployed at the Mitchell Dairy Company, and lived with his wife
and child, at 204 Beechwood avenue.
CLAIM KAISER
WARAUTHOR
Wished It and Conducted It
Himself In All Its
Barbarity.
London, March 10 "There is no
doubt that the former German em
peror was the first and responsible
author of the war. He absolutely
wished for it and conducted it himself
in all its ruthlessness and barbarity."
This is a statement attributed to the
Prince of Monaco by the Mail's Paris
correspondent, who Interviewed the
prince there. The correspondent re
calls that the Prince of Monaca was
formerly a personal friend of Em
peror William but that friendship was
severed by the prince in a telegram
sent to the former emperor in Sep
tember, 1914.
"Until a few years before the war,"
the prince is quoted as saying, "the
German emperor seemed to sincerely
wish peace. But a terrible megalo
mania was growing in htm. He was
anxious to see Germany over all and
from the day he felt it impossible to
attain this end by peaceful means,
war became an obession with him."
.W.W. Ringleaders Held
After Raid In Waterbury
Include Alexander Chernoff Who Police Claim is National
Organizer for I W. W. Was Starting to
Organize Branch.
Waterbury, March 10 All but 10 of the 187 men arrested
in the raid on the I. W. W. meeting at 305 Bank street last night
were released from custody early this morning, after their rec
ords had been taken. Ten men who are believed to be the ring
leaders are being held on a breach of the peace charge, includ
ing Alexander Chernoff of Chicago and New York, who, the
police say, is a national organizer of the I. W. W. and was or
ganizing a local branch.
TENCE
SUSTAINED
Socialist Leader Must Serve
Sentence of Ten Years
in Prison.
Washington, March 10. The Su
preme court today sustained the con
viction of Tugene V. Debs, Socialist
leader, found guilty of violating the
espionage act tnrougn siatemenu,
made m a speech at Canton, O.. last
j June, and sentenced to 10 years' im-
1 prisonment. .
I In deciding the case the court in ef-
j leci upraiu 1119 cuiiHiiauiiMiinjiy m.in. w. inroupnour. tjonnecticuc was
i so-called enlistment section of the :also taken by the police. One of the
esrionage act or isn.
! The opinion of the court was unanl-
mo 119.
As in the case of the espionage cases
decided last Monday, the Supreme
court in its opinion again today made
. n specjnc run.ig upon u. wuou-
. tionality of the espionage act The
; ,based its I"nion largely upon
i that part of the indictment in charg-
i ing obstruction of recrsiting service.
! which was unanimously affirmed.
OPPOSE UNION'
Paris. March 10. 'France and Italy,
according to the Gaulious, .are fully
in accord in opposing energetically
Che union of German-Austria with
uvrmany. - -
Famous Black
Cameron Freed
Sentence Was To Be in
Killed or For Duration
Bigamy.
the famous Scotch Highland
Black Watch, has just arriv- i
He was also a member of the Clan
Campbell Pipe Band, and while con
nected with that aggregation played
the bass drum, and was a familiar
sight about the city in events when
this band played. Previous to his
present trouble he had the best of
reputation.
Suddenly he disappeared, leaving
his wife and child destitute. Mrs
Cameron appealed to the police to aid
her In locating her husband. It was
found later that a month's rent, which
he said he had paid, was still unpaid,
and after considerable trouble Mrs.
Cameron secured funds and with her
child, two years of age, went to live
with her parents, in Poughkeepsie,
N. T.
This took place in August, 1916,
shortly before the United States en
tered the war. It was not until April,
1917," that the local police succeeded
in locating Cameron.
, He was found In Boston, when the
papers of that city carried feature
stories regarding the marriage of a
Jimmy Cameron, to a young lady of
Jamaica Plains.
There was much excitement follow
ing the wedding as the clergyman
who performed the ceremony drop
ped dead from heart failure as he
pronounced the couple man and wife.
The wedding was followed by a
dinner served at the Tourralne hotel,
and the management of the above
hostelry donated the use of the bridal
suit to the newly wedded couple for
three days.
(Continued on Page Two.)
The cases of the ten who are held
were continued until Thursday, in the
city court, and bonds were set at $500
in each case. Mark Zeltlln, alias
Haitzeff, who the police claim is the
local leader of the I. W. W Is amor;
those held. (Paul Mactecky, another
one of the ten being held. Is said to
be the secretary-agent. Big bundles
of literature and the Bolshesviki lit
erature were confiscated by the police
in the raid which was made at eight
o'clock lost evening by a squad of 60
policemen and detectives. Of the 187
men arrested two were Italians, one
was Polish and the rest were Rus
sians. Two large red flags were confiscated
by the police and when the flags were
brought into police headquarters, af
ter the raid, the I. W. W. members
locked up in the big cell room cheered
their standard lustily.
An expense book kept by the men
who are organizing lodges of the I.
items of expense which was entered
reads: "Car fare and) rum." Among
the 10 men being- held the police be
lieve one is a man named Bernow,
raja to e a prominent I. w. W. or-
ganlzer. They think they have him
in custody under an assumed name.
All theWatenbury men arrested are
shop hands employed In factories in
Waterbury and vicinity.
Several from Torrington, Naustuck
and nearby towns were among those
caught in the police dragnet.
RAILROAD PRESIDENT DEAD.
- St. Louis, March 10 B. S Kear
ney, president of the Wabash railroad,
died here today of pneumonia.'
Thus She Will Relieve This:
Country From Carrying
Out Naval Program.
FRANCE AND ITALY
WILL KEEP SHIPS
Desire of American Experts
to Dispose of Hun Ships
Based on Economy.
Paris, March 10 A change in
the attitude of the British gov
ernment regarding the plan to
sink interned German war
sliips has been observed since
Premier Lloyd George's return
to Paris. It now appears prol
able Great Britain will be will
ing to permit France and Italy
to keep some of the ships, but
will consent to sink her own
allotment.
Thus Great Britain would relieve
the United States from carrying out
her projected naval program, which,
it is understood, was intended to
iprevent any one nation from having ,
such a predominant navy as would
give her control of the seas against,
the powers of the League of Nations.
The addition of a limited number
of the German warships to Franca
and Italy would not sensibly disturb
the present balance of naval power,
excluding Austria and Germany,
The desire of American naval ex
perts that the German ships be elim
inated completely, it is said, is baeL
on considerations of economy as they
hold that, if the German ships iwere
given to Great Britain in the propor
tion proposed, the United States,
would ,be compelled to spend on
billion dollars to maintain her place
in the naval lists.
NO PERMANENT
SCHEDULE YET
r
Cars Being Temporarily
Routed Over New Tracks
on Water Street.
Reports that the Connecticut Co.:
had already started to send cars on at
permanent schedule from Congress'
street over the new Water street ;
tracks to Golden Hill street, were de-!
nied this morning by Manager J. S.
Goodwin of the local division. He
said east bound cars were using the
new tracks today but this was mere- 1
ly temporary and would probably :
cease tonight at 6 o'clock.
The change in route - was made
necessary by the fact that workmen
In the employ of Contractors Engle
and Havener have been laying special
track work on Congress street near
the corner of Middle street. During
this time trafflo to East Bridgeport d
had to be diverted. It was hoped
that the job would be (finished yes
terday but the bad weather made this
impossible. Tho use of the west"
bound track on Congress street has
not been interrupted. The , east
bound cars which are using the new '
tracks today are Barnum avenue,
Beardsley park, Devon, Milford and
New Haven lines.
Manager Goodwin stated that the
company will eventually run cars
over the new tracks, which will form
part of the Plaza layout. No route
had been decided upon yet, he said,
and none will be until there have
been further conferences with the
traffic commission.
SEIN FEINERS
ARE RELEASED
London, March 10. Sinn Felners
interned in England are being re
leased in batches. Twenty returned!
to Dublin, Sunday. Among those re
cently released from Holoway prison -in
London was Countess Georglna
Markievicz, who, according to the
Daily Sketch, is likely to attend the
meeting of the House of Commons on
Monday and claim the seat for St.
Patrick's division of Dublin, to which
she was elected at the recent general
elections.
GIVE PETITION
TO KING GEORGE
London. Maroh 10. A petition has
been submitted to King' George,
signed by a number of Irish-officers
who served in the British army dur
ing the war. praying that Irish borne .
rule be submitted to the Peace Con-
grejw. The memorial claims Chat "
200,006 men in Ireland and an equal
number of .Irish from Great Britain's .
overseas dominions volunteered in the
war, are now the survivors return
home, notwithstanding the fact the
home rule act flraa a creat Irish na- j
Uonal demand, they find the sit-oatioai
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