Labor Bureau Denies Interfering With Armament Production
The German and Austro-Hungarian Labor Information and Relief Bureau in New York City says it does not remove workers from munition plants to cripple production. The statement by Felix Lauler outlines aims and methods, noting the Bureau operates without charges and seeks to place engineers foremen machinists and skilled workers in honest wage positions despite wartime pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Lauter
Information and Relief Bureau
Labor Information and Relief Bureau
Warner
Shas
Felix Lauler
Capitol Avenue
Mita
Hans Lieban
Liberty Street
New York
Commercial Pure and Sim Enterprises PLC
Lesa
New York City
Austrian charge in conference at state dept on Ancona note
London papers critique the American Ancona note and its implications. They doubt Washington will force a full inquiry into submarine ownership and suspect Berlin engineered outrages. The tone questions US resolve and seeks a stronger reaction from Austria and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Dept
Ancona
London
Standard
America
Washington
Hooer
Wilson
Berlin
Austria
Germany
Bridgeport School Shortage Blamed on City Officials
The state board of education reports Bridgeport lacks sufficient schoolhouses and notes room shortages for children. It cites diverted funds and municipal debt, with immigrant families contributing to the issue as New York immigration records flag the names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
State Board of Education
D. Hine
Hine
State Board
Imm
New York
Atlantic Seaboard Snow Coverage Widens Across Regions
Snow covered the Atlantic Seaboard from Virginia to Canada and across the Great Lakes region with isolated gaps. The forecast indicated continued snowfall tonight over the mid Atlantic and surrounding areas as shown in early reports from Washinstys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinstys
Virginia
Canada
Ohio
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Atlante
Skidding Auto Mows Down Posts on Bridge Approach
An auto truck owned by Sederhelm's bakery skidded on the hill approach to the Washington Bridge from the east this morning. It mowed down three posts and leaned against the railing, near the site of a previous accident on Saturday afternoon. The driver was uninjured and city repairs were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sederhelm's Bakery
Washington Bridge
Cast
City
Bridgeport Post Office Savings Tripled in a Year
The Post Office Department reports Bridgeport led growth after New York, with an 188.3 percent increase in postal savings deposits for the last fiscal year. The Parcel Post expanded rapidly, handling one billion parcels annually, while rural delivery faced scrutiny over privilege and duplication of routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Savings Bank
United States
Post Office Department
Bridgeport
New York
Brooklyn
Aiafetesy
Paterson
N. J
Jersey City
Eel
Detroit
Mich
Burneson
New York City
Contractor Near Death as Wife Dies From Pneumonia
Edward Walsh, a contractor, lies near death with pneumonia while friends gather in a room to kneel beside his young wife’s casket. The widow, mother of five children, died Friday. funeral held at the home at 392 Helen Street then St Charles church. Burial at St Michael's cemetery. Weather: snow or rain tonight, then partly cloudy with NW winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Walsh
Helen Street
St. Charles’ Church
Thomas B. Gloster
John Golden
John
George
Thomas
Richard Walsh
sInterment
St. Michael's Cemetery
Middle Street Prepares Big Block Renewal in Bridgeport
The Hicks Realty Co building at Middle street and Fairfield avenue is reportedly sold to Middle Street Realty Co led by Sanford Stoddard David Day and Wilmot Wheeler. A new business block will stretch along Middle street to Adams House with shops and upper offices as Read Carpet and other properties change hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Street
Bridgeport
Hicks Realty Co
Lyon & Grumman
Middle Street Realty Co
Hicks Realty
Fairfield Avenue
Read Carpet Co
Hicks
Sanford Stoddard
David S. Day
Wilmot Wheeler
Hicks, Realty Co
Max Buechler
Cutter Sherman
Atlantic
Lyon Estate
Nothorhood
Ein Street
Axtena
T. Hawley & Co
Adams House
Middle
Frairnela “Avenue
Golden Hill Street
Dorsen
Main Street
T. T
Caesar Misch
W. W. Gibson
L. C. Lyon
Pittsburgh Strike Delays War Munitions Work
Iron moulders and core makers strike in Pittsburgh ties up millions in munitions contracts and affects 60 to 10 foundries holding about 1500 workers. Foundries face a weeklong suspension that could cripple mills in other steel sectors. Largest plants hit include Mesta Machine Co and United Engineering & Foundry Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Manufacturers’ Association
Mesta Machine Co
Unitedengineering &Foundry Co
Alleged Plotters Plead Not Guilty To Later Charges
In New York five defendants Max Breitung Dr Herbert Kienzle Englebert Brankhurst Robert Fay and Walter Scholz were re indicted on new charges tied to plans to destroy munition shops of the allies. Fay and Scholz could not post bail and were jailed. Counsel for Bronkhorst and Dr Kienzle sought time to file a motion for appointment of a commission to go abroad and take testimony for the prisoners. The judge said he would consider the motion in the next five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Max Breitung
Herbert Kienzle
Englebert Brankhurst
Robert Fay
Walter Scholz
Mayer
Federal District Court
Fay Ann Scholz
Bronkhorst
Kienzle
Anglo French Macedonia Expedition Reported Failed
Berlin reports the French and British expelled from Macedonia with two British divisions nearly wiped out. Todoroff’s forces occupy Doiran and Gievgeli as Bulgars menace Saloniki and Greek forces prepare to meet any crossing while Athens braces for a sharp stand.
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Macedonia
Athens
Berlin
Todoroff
Doiran
Gievgeli
Henry Ford Peace Party Divides Over Wilson Policy
A December protest by Ford peace members against a Wilson preparedness resolution splits the Henry Ford peace group. S. S. McClure and Judge Lindsey oppose signing, threatening to leave Europe if the platform passes. A neutral appeal from the Oscar II mission calls for truce and mediation to end the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar II
Noordam
Wilson
Henry Ford
Peace Party
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Charles ¥. Aiked
S. S. McClure
New York
Benjamin B. Lindsey
Enver
Europe
Ford
United States of America
Signea
Runaway Fire Department Horse Causes Chaos in City Streets
Tom the big dapple gray horse, used by the fire department, bolted from the Middle Street engine house and raced south. He collided with a coal truck, damaged a storefront glass case, bent a mudguard on a hack, frightened two women, then halted near Fairfield Avenue when Steve Garrick leapt for the bridle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Fire Department
Middle Street Engine House
Fousgtonic Railroad
Middle Street
Golden Hill Street
George Smith
Ira Gregory & Company
Smith
T. Hawley & Company
George Pistey
Reilly Street
Steve Garrick
Hawley Hardware Company
Fairfield Avenue
Theatre Rowdies Fined at Strand For Lighting a Match
William Freeman of 95 Commercial Street was fined $2 and costs for striking a match in the Strand gallery during a movie. Louis Carrano of 145 Lexington Avenue, an employee of the Postal Telegraph Co., was fined $5 for refusing to remove his hat during the same show. both paid their fines in city court before Judge Wilder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand
William Freeman
Commercial Street
Judge Wilder
Louis Carrano
Lexington Avenue
Postal Telegraph Co
Congregational Churches Plan Union Confirmed
Two city congregations move toward uniting as The United Congregational Church. Deacons from both churches will resign before the new body elects leaders, with plans to build a combined church and parish house on the First Congregational site. Continued details outline equal representation from both sides and no obstacles from women’s groups.
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First
Second Congregational
United Congregational Church
United Church
L. T. Warner
W. J. Nichols
J. G. Ludlum
John Curtis
N. Worthen
Messrs
S. M. Hawdey
D. DB. Pierce, Sr
H. D. Simonds
AL Smith
S. C. Shaw
W. S. Lacy
Lana
Henry C. Blodget
First Congregation
Second Congregational Churches
Fire at Bridgeport Mattress Factory Burns Shoddy Bale
A blaze started in a bale of shoddy at the Bridgeport Mattress factory on Washington avenue after friction in a picking machine. The alarm came from box 326 at East Washington and Housatonic avenues. Damage to the building is about 75 dollars and stock losses around 100 dollars. fire was put out with chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Washington Avenue
East Washington and
Housatonic Avenues
Greece to Withdraw Large Forces on Front Near Haleni
Athens dispatches report Greece plans to pull back substantial troops from contact with Entente forces along the northern front near Haleni to reduce risk while keeping small police detachments. The move signals no open Greek tilt to either side and could affect Entente occupation plans as the retreat of allied troops continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bea
Sfrees
Greece
Spion
Athens
Haleniki
Soliniki
Deficit Threatens City Charity Fund Amid Rising Aid Demand
Spencer R. Gordon warned the board of charities that the current year will show a large deficit as outside appeals surge to an all time high. The exhausted appropriation for the poor cannot cover growing aid needs, with outdoor workers and rising rents forcing more families to seek assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Charities
Spencer R. Gordon
Charities Department
Gordon
Charities Department For Aid
Jetts
Charified Départment
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Atlantic Seaboard
Burleson
New Corporation
Saloniki
L’opinion
Big Fire Horse
Congregational Churches
HEAR
Unity Plans
Bank Street
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