Allied Forces Break German Defenses on Somme Front
British and French forces press from north and south as Morlancourt and Pierrepont areas fall. French reach Arvillers and Hangest en Santerre while American troops seize Fismette on the Vesle. Haig reports 17,000 prisoners and heavy matériel capture with ongoing operations around Amiens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morlancourt
Montdidier
Pierrepont
Contoire
Arvillers
Somme
Avre
Soissons
Montdidier Salient
Vesle
Fismette
Fismes
Fismette Falls
Paris
Vesle River
Marshal Haig
London
Amiens
Field Marshal Haig
Gen- Arail
Rosicres
Rainecourt
Morcourt
Somme-Ancra
Pierrapont
Rosieres
War Office
Hangest
Santerre
Arvisiers
Per Bee
Warvillers
Arviliers
Roya
Chipilly
Berlin
Ling Morcourt - Harbonnieres
Cuix- Fresnoy - Contoire
Yser
Ancre
Ypres
Lya
Avrot Ancre
Hardonnieres
Catx
Fresnoy
Centoire
Bralanes
Viste
Champagne
Sounin
Wounded Foreman Still Lives in Serious Condition
Lewis Bradley of 272 River Street lies between life and death at St Vincent's hospital after being shot three times with a revolver. The weapon was said to be in the hands of Joseph Develogus of 147 Thompson Street, who was arraigned in City Court but a hearing postponed. If Bradley dies the charge may shift to manslaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Bradley
River Street
Joseph Develogus
Thompson Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Develogus
Bradley
Luigi Zeannie
Crescent Avenue
Rudolph Schroars
Burritt Street
Hurd Avenues
Santone Guaranto
Main Street
City Court
Zeannie
Schroars
Frank EB. Gavlas
Jeannie
United States Army
Galden
Fourth Precinct
Bridgeport Women Pledge To Can 100000 Quarts
In Fairfield County farm bureau effort 1000 Bridgeport women promised to can vegetables this season. Last night 653 enrolled and committed 70000 quarts. Enrollment spans ranges from under 40 quarts to 100 quarts, with counts listed across categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield County Farm Bureau of
Bridgeport
Archangel News Reports Allied Help and Russian Strife
Ambassador Francis and allied diplomats reach Archangel amid Bolshevik retreat after allied troop clashes. Britain declares allies coming to aid Russia without territorial aims, while Archangel faces food shortages unless supplies arrive. Red Cross pledges large food shipments. future governance hinges on food security and Russian choice of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Zemstevs
Archangel
Red Cross
Washington
Francis
Kandalaska
Britain
London
Vwladivostok
Milmansk
Russia
Ilies
Germany
Thussia
Crermany
Call for Workers Meeting On Wage Award In Bridgeport
A mass meeting of Bridgeport factory workers is called for Tuesday at 8 pm at the Casino to hear the wage award set by the National War Labor Board. The union seeks an explainer from a War board representative, with a decision expected soon. In Washington, discussions continue as local data are reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
Casino
National War Labor Board
Betwen
Bridgeport
International Association of Machinists
War Board
Samuel Lavit
Machinists’ Union
William H. Johnston
International Organization
Wer
Washington
Married Men To Be Guarded
War department leaders discussed expanding the draft order to extend protection to other amusements and proposed classes. The secretary noted no fixed policy, aiming to allow the President to determine class one calls, with a preferred minimum age of 18 for deferments and concerns about 18 19 year olds' eligibility and public sentiment. Senators urged swift passage of the manpower bill as registration planned for September 6 to replenish class one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Department
Senate
Lightning Strikes Two Milford Homes Causing Damage
A thunderstorm struck Milford this afternoon damaging two houses. Harry Merwin on Howard avenue suffered notable damage including shingles and plaster loss as lightning hit the pool area then raced into a bedroom. Loren Barnes on Buckingham avenue also sustained root and siding damage. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Ana
Wehbing
Loren Barnes
Buckingham Avenue
Holt
Carey’s Corner A Gala Broadway Night In Southport
Southport hosted a gala Broadway night with Gerda Gulda Denmark’s famed dancer Leo Edwards and Dorothy Maynard star of Oh Boy! among many performers. The event drew a large audience in Bridgeport and organizers expect a sizable fundraising total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Mansfield
Carey
America
Gerda Gulda
Denmark
Southport
Leo Edwards
Elliot
Houdini
Dorothy Maynard
Talia Arthur
Suffragists Rally at Seaside Park Attacks on Senators
Miss Elsie Hill leader of the National Woman's Party addressed about 150 at Seaside Park denouncing Connecticut Senators Brandegee and McLean and other foes of equal suffrage. She urged that democracy fails when women cannot vote and criticized German influences, calling some senators "made-in-Germany." She framed the suffrage defeat as more humiliating than wartime losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Hill
National Woman’s Party
II. J. Hill
Seaside Park
United Sates
Brandegee and
McLean
Connecticut
Marr Installed as New President and Manager Named
James A. Marr becomes the new president as the board retains him as a textile expert and continues operations. H. Albert Philips is named general manager under the American directed plan, with the Connecticut corporation kept intact and the custodian’s changes minor. The board expands from three to five, Raymond E. Hackett serving as custodian counsel representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merly
H. Albert Philips
Henkela
Connecticut
Raymond E. Hackett
Uses His Belt To Hang Self
A man described as lord at enrollment for the 1917 registration took his own life using a belt. Police recovered several dollars and other belongings from his pockets. Dr. S. M. Garlick examined the body at the morgue and noted a prior threat to self harm. motive remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Red Cross
S. M. Garlick
Vigne
Weather and Humidity Report From Last Day
The report notes cooling winds and renewed interest in outdoor activity as a cave-like heat subsided. Temperature reached noon readings around 69 to 73 degrees with humidity peaking near 72 percent. Rainfall occurred shortly after noon, while official thermometers later showed 68 degrees before conditions cooled again overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noo
Jennings
Half Sunken Coal Barge Threatens Navigation
The half sunken coal barge remains in harbor with its cabin above water. Harbormaster Lemond has been notified that the vessel is a menace to navigation. Efforts to move it failed last night as the boat was nearly sunken and its cargo contents are not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemond
Héer
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Albania
Associated Press
Lonion
Goodrich Truck Tire Service
Goodrich
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John Street
Goodrich Truck Tires
Nuon
Farm Bureau
U.S
Page
Orie
Lehman
Tor Many
Carey’s Corner
Broadway
James A. Marr
Mercury
Illette Cated
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State Street
Barnum
Bridgeport, Conn
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Indianapolis
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