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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
1
The Scandinavian lodge protests trigger repudiation of Samuel Lavit as local business agent by the International body. A new election is ordered amid rumors Lavit’s leadership and tactics sparked discontent. Thomas Egan, elected assistant business agent, is seen as a strong challenger.
Washington December 14 examination of Major General Crozier chief of ordnance in a senate military committee inquiry into rifle and machine gun shortages. Senators pressed him over a 50 percent drop in rifle production at private plants after a type change and the alleged use of a 5 million dollar appropriation for pistols. Crozier defended that rifle output would rise and surplus arms would be available for training and deployment.
Governor Marcus H. Holcomb bade farewell to about 2,000 men from Bridgeport forming the 304th Infantry at Camp Devens He told them Take damn few prisoners as he presented colors and offered prayers for courage safety and victory.
Assistant district attorney John T. Dooling traces Gaston B. Means career after meeting Mrs. Maude A. King, detailing a rise in cash deposits and large bank accounts linked to Means following their 1915 Chicago trip to secure securities. He argues these funds show motive for the murder charge.
British Y M C A in France will send Viscount Brice to speak in American Y M C A huts and the American Y M C A will provide American lecturers for British huts. The speaker interchange likely starts about the first of the year.
The United States government denied a German originated claim that a woman spy named Anna Hustems was executed. The denial was sent to American consuls and legations in European neutral countries due to its propaganda spread.
Charles H. Chapman longtime Bridgeport division manager will move to Waterbury division effective January 1. He is succeeded by H. L. Wales of Warehouse Point who becomes general manager of the Hartford and Springfield Street Railway Co.
Washington December 14 a house sub committee to thoroughly investigate the conduct of the war by the navy was created by the naval committee in executive session. Hearings will be arranged soon. Secretary Daniels bureau chiefs and officers who have served abroad will be called.
The tug Bully of Owen McCaffrey & Co New York reported losing six coal laden barges bound for Bridgeport and New Haven after a gale. All aboard were saved by the tug as the barges drifted away during the storm. a separate schooner Mary E Cuff wrecked on Belle Island with sand cargo.
Washington reports the measles epidemic in National Guard camps of the 30th 21st 38th and 29th divisions no longer a menace for the week ending Dec 7. The 36th division shows a rise in pneumonia linked deaths while overall measles decline in other camps. Total guard deaths reach 190 with 171 from pneumonia.
Five men robbed the La Grange state bank in a snowstorm at noon, escaping in an automobile with $47,000. An indemnity insurance check confirmed the amount as investigators piece together the western suburb incident.
President Spreckles of the Federal Sugar Refining Co testifying before a Senate committee said there is no U S sugar shortage and the famine is local to the Atlantic seaboard. He blamed the food administration for the situation noting tons of sugar move through New York to Canada where Canadian refiners pay higher prices for raw sugar.
John J. Flynn will address the Polishers and Buffers union No 40 at Odd Fellows hall 1047 Broad Street tonight with luncheon served. Mrs Mary Scully of New York will also speak on labor conditions in Bridgeport during the Corset Workers union rally.
A blast at the Du Pont Powder Co acid plant near Wilmington, Delaware, killed William Crowe of Newark and injured five others. Firemen from Wilmington stopped the blaze after power was shut off to curb the fire. The city was left without electric light and car service. Also notes colder weather for Bridgeport and nearby areas tonight and Saturday.
Patrolman Alexander Hatch of the Second precinct risked his life during a brutal gale to rescue two women stranded in snow drifts at Newfield and Seaview avenues. He carried one woman to her Adams Street home and aided the other to her De Forest avenue address despite freezing conditions. Afterward he collapsed near the power station and received first aid before returning to duty. Seaview avenue conditions were described as terrible with cars stalled after midnight.
In a complaint to Captain Edward Cronan, Unger at 1166 East Main street reports that his junior partner, while he was away, moved all goods from the store yesterday. Unger learned a truck carried out the merchandise upon returning from New York, with goods and the partner both missing. Henry Ryan of 1438 East Main street also lost a suit left in the shop.
Snow storm forces postponement of the big sale of used and second hand cars, to be held at 278 State Street with auctioneer Doc Elwood. Inspection list available at 280 Fairfield Avenue. Olga, eldest daughter of former Emperor Nicholas, is reported seriously sick in Tobolsk, Siberia.
Telegrams report mixed battles around Bielgorod and Rostov on the Don with Korniloff’s Cossacks retreating to Vasileika, Bolshevik gunboats striking Rostov barracks, and Kale dines negotiating to curb bloodshed. Bolshevik victories claim detachments near Kaluga and Tamanovka. Rostov remains frontline.
After three days of mountain front fighting between the Brenta and Piave rivers the Austrians hold some trenches on Col Bereka and Monte Spinuccia while the Italian line remains largely in place. Heavy rain and rising Piave water erode the barrier, flooding sections and forcing Austrians to retreat from a villa near Venice’s lagoon where Italian sailors destroyed fortifications and weapons.
An apparent last will and testament of Bridget Feeley surfaces after an administration petition showing an intestate estate valued around 5000. The document leaves most to Josephine Feeley step daughter while naming Katherine Peter Anna Callahan and others, with a $100 bequest to Sacred Heart church. A hearing before Judge Paul L. Miller is set for Monday, sparked by the step daughter seeking executorship.
Judge Curtis confirmed Col. J. Moss Ives of Danbury as permanent receiver for the Danbury and Bethel Street Railway, authorizing him to run the business for up to four months and to borrow $6000 for running expenses. Ives succeeds temporary appointee James F. Walsh after hearing prompted by Albert H. Flint amid fears of asset loss due to financial mismanagement. The matter proceeds to a future short session.
Bridgeport officials fail to relieve the coal shortage as more than 100 half ton lots run out at 10 35 this forenoon. About 135 people queued at the Stratfield hotel annex with 45 to 50 still unserved. Women with babies pleaded for coal while officials cited disorganization and no immediate relief.
Bridgeport faced widespread disruption as a severe blizzard dumped 12 inches of snow. Rail and trolley traffic halted, communications interrupted, and freight operations abandoned. plows cleared lines by daybreak and schools closed across several areas.
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