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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
1
The department of justice plans a Christmas day house to house canvas of all German alien homes in the city. The aim is to assure United States officials that Germans will not make holiday visits that could trigger sinister schemes violating the peace and comfort of the country. The measure anticipates the common holiday absence of workers.
Mildreport post office set new mail handling records yesterday with 1116 sacks of outgoing mail dispatched and 5 percent of incoming sacks disposed of. The operation ran smoothly as postmaster arranged continuous delivery through Christmas, with every package received by Christmas morning to be delivered that day.
Theodore W. Austen of Darien sues Bayard M. Gordon and others in Superior Court seeking foreclosure on Stamford property to recover a $6,000 note drawn May 15, 1914, which remains unpaid. The complaint lists other interested parties in the property.
Petrograd dispatch reports Leon Trotsky declaring Russians will not accept offensive peace terms from the Kaiser and would fight to rise with the German people against militarism. The same wires note recall of the Brest Litovsk peace delegation and Red Guard arrests of Ukrainian revolutionary staff members in Petrograd.
Italian forces near Monte Asolone on the northern Italian front advanced after renewed combat despite bad weather. The Italian war office announced the progress yesterday with official confirmation of gains.
The National Fuel Administration ships more than 16 000 tons of hard coal to Bridgeport this week easing a potential pneumonia risk and holiday shortages. Local officials led by Thomas W Russell and Mayor C B Wilson secured rapid deliveries with near 20 000 tons expected for the week. Dealers rush to fill orders, and a plan keeps factory workers supplied with daily shipments while pedlars handle smaller sales.
After a parade of school children and city officials led by the Wheeler & Wilson band, burglars stole a large quantity of copper bronze and other junk metal valued around 1000 dollars from I Pressman Sons junk dealers on Broad street. A Yuletide Potpourri around the Christmas Tree follows at 6 o’clock with public school children, 300 voices, performing cantique de Noel, carols and a Star Spangled Banner, backed by the Wheeler & Wilson band.
Goods disappeared after being loaded into a truck, with no clues to suspects. The case is under investigation by the detective bureau.
Washington reports deficiency estimates show almost 50 million dollars sought to finish war preparations for the current fiscal year. Navy requests exceed five million with the largest item at 15 million for ordnance and equipment.
Maastricht dispatch reports the Krupp plant in Essen Germany ablaze for 24 hours. The vast munition complex employed tens of thousands before the war and kept official size details secret. Previous raids and air attacks harmed the works as authorities tightened controls around the Ruhr city.
Bridgeport plans a broad Red Cross membership drive before Monday's close. Shops report high enrollments with several reaching 100 percent. Greek speaking residents dispute a remark on language participation and pledge to show current Greek enrollment levels.
Phoenix Arizona December 22 The Arizona Supreme court seated G W P Hunt as governor. Hunt a Democrat contested the election of Gov Campbell who then held the office. The ruling settles the contest and confirms Hunt as the state’s chief executive.
Coroner John J. Phelan finds William Thomas and Jake Hawkins responsible for Norris Pannill’s death after a riot at Water street. The report states Thomas fired the fatal shot and Hawkins fired through a club door, with both men held for murder at Bridgeport’s Superior Court.
Albert C Kaltschmidt and four others convicted in federal court on conspiracy charges were sentenced to four years and heavy fines. Kaltschmidt received four years and a $20000 fine, while sister Ida Neef got three years and $15000, and Fritz Neef with Carl Schmidt and Maria Schmidt each drew two years and $10000 fines. Franz Respa was acquitted on two indictments. The jury deliberated over 13 hours before reaching verdicts in Detroit.
Milford tale says Mrs Alice Burke widow of Bridgeport man and former stage performer was found dead from gas poisoning at Walnut Beach. Indications point to gas being turned on. She grieved over her son Williams death last year and leaves a sister Mrs Canon of New York and a niece Mrs Samuel Hoyt of New Haven among survivors.
Robert M. Davies, superintendent of the investigating bureau of Remington Arms Co, launches a campaign to curb petty theft at the factory. He says small pilfering has been treated leniently in the past and promises arrests and prosecutions for any employee found with factory property unlawfully. For Bridgeport and vicinity: fair and colder tonight and Sunday.
"Gentleman Jim Raffles" Eugene Adams a Philadelphia import arrested in New York for theft of clothing and jewelry valued at 200 dollars. He traveled with a 19 year old listed as Joseph Stone from New York while staying at the Atlantic hotel. Adams says he is a career burglar and claims the youth is innocent of the crime.
Seven year old Peter McFadden of 76 Orland Street suffered burns after attempting to revive a kitchen fire with newspapers. He was treated by Dr. J. F. Keegan and transferred to St. Vincent's for care. Meanwhile Edward Wilson, colored, captured by Torrington police, is returned to New Haven after prior dismissal in a theft case.
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