1918 Class Entered to Fill Latest Call for Draft
One hundred and sixty 1918 registrants will be called to fill the quota and leave Bridgeport for Camp Greenleaf Ga on August 26. The boards list calls by division with totals 378 218 160 for drafts, noting most 1917 registrants are exhausted and many 1918 men will not see service. Ten go today to Newton Mass for special army service and two Bridgeport men head to Camp Devens for general service.
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Bridgeport
Camp Greenleaf
Georgia
Lytle
Office of the
Draft Board
Newton
Mass
Vincent Haggerty
MyIng
Bathgate Avenue
Bronx
New York
Stanislaus Prusik
Sphnce Street
Camp Devens
Prusik
Cleveland
Ohio
Trail Hitter to Speak at Newfield Church Campaign
Frank Goodman the firebrand rail hitter of the Tilly Sunday campaign will speak at Newfield M and Church Stratford and Central Avenues during a ten day evangelistic series. Major J B Raymond and Jimmy Crannon join W W Colby from the William A Sunday Evangelistic Association of New York in a patriotic religious appeal expected to draw many attendees.
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Frank Goodman
Newfield
S. A
Jimmy Clannon
W. W. Colby
William A. Sunday Evangelistic Association of
New York
Held for Embezzlement Then Released by Employer
Thomas Clarke of 14 Beechwood avenue was arrested on embezzlement charges, later released after an agreement with Crouch and Plassman bakery. Clarke allegedly took 147 dollars and agreed to installment payments. he did not meet the terms and was freed from custody and will not face City court. Motorist Don of Lexington avenue fined 100 dollars for reckless speeding and leaving the scene. he appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Clarke
Beechwood Avenue
Crouch
Plassman
Clarke
Morris Don
Lexington Avenue
Stephen Kelly
Frederic J. Bartlett
Don
Dory in Channel Hides Periscope of Hun U-Boat
New York August 14. Tar the torpedoed steamer Frederick R Kellogg crew members report seeing a submarine in the harbor area with a dory rising and a periscope protruding from a hole in its keel as it floated to lure passing ships. Five crewmen of the sunken tanker were reported dead: Samuel L Johnson J Kramer Francisco Delonga Willam Stillman Chester C Cubberly. An oiler and a fireman remain unidentified.
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New York
Frederick R. Kellogg’s Company
Frederick R. Kellogg
Samuel L. Johnson
New York City
J. Kramer
Norway
Francisco Delonga
Willam Stillman
U. S
Shelton
American Casualties Report Totals 179 Names
War and Navy departments report 179 American casualties in France. Army list splits into 101 and 66 names with KIA 92, DOW 26, MIA 13, Died of accidents 2, DOD 19, Wounded 24. Navy Marine losses total ten. Also note Miss Ella Flynn returns to Ansania after vacation at Eleanor cottage with aunt Mrs Z J McNamara.
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Washington
France
War Department
Army
Navy Department
Marine Corps
Ella Flynn
Ansania
Eleanor Cottage
Z. J. McNamara
Teachers Embrace Shop Work In Wartime Munitions Factory
Mary Light and Martha Hanson two Fairfield county public school teachers spent five weeks in a munitions factory. They describe the experience as delightful noting fair pay time and a half for overtime and a clean, well managed work environment. They praise the equality and patriotic spirit found among workers and encourage other women to join in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Hanson
Main Street
Mary
Black Rock Avenue
Fairfield County
Miss Hanson
Union Metallic Cartridges Company
Germany Orders Twenty Austrian Divisions Refused
GENEVA Aug 14 Twenty divisions of troops were demanded of Germany's allies by General Ludendorff during the retreat from the Marne according to the Democrat which received the news from German sources Austria refused but after Ludendorff had made threats Vienna sent two divisions to the western front resulting in the Austro Swiss frontier being closed recently.
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Geneva
Germany
Ludendorff
Marne
Democrat
Austria-Eimeary
Dudendorff
Vienna
General Gorgas and Nurses Entertained in Staten Island
General Gorgas and his party attended a fundraiser in Staten Island where units of one hundred graduate nurses from California Nebraska Louisiana and New York gathered. Mrs. Nixon opened her large home and grounds for a lawn supper with an elaborate spread. Mrs. William Randolph Hearst assisted in receiving guests as Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul posed with the general and Mrs. Gorgas in the photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island
Californian
Nebraska
Louisiana
New York
Nixon
Gorgas
Lawyers Aim to Make State Laws Alike Everywhere
In Cleveland on August 22, uniform state laws will be discussed by commissioners from all states. The conference aims to standardize laws on business measures and other subjects, addressing how differing state statutes and interpretations hinder lawyers crossing borders. The group urges public pressure on state lawmakers to adopt uniform laws.
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Cleveland
James Whitcomb Riley
Ilig
Consul Poole Leaves as Swedish Aid Considered
Consul Poole prepared to depart and urged the Swedish consul to assume charge of American interests after destroying his code book as a precaution. He recounted a August 6 conference with American, Japanese and Swedish consuls general where Tchitcherin pledged safe treatment for allied officials but barred departure of allied military missions and held civil prisoners as hostages for Soviet lives. Poole warned that allied nations would not be intimidated and that Bolshevik reprisals would personally implicate Soviet officials and erode their standing globally.
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Poole
Thhitcherin
Tchitcherin
Lloyd George Congratulates Haig and Great Army
Premier Lloyd George sent felicitations in the name of Britain to Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and the officers NCOs and men of his command in Picardy. The message thanks the troops for the triumph achieved by the allied armies in the third battle of the Somme and conveys heartfelt gratitude from the British Empire.
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London
David Lloyd-George
Douglas Haig
Picardy
Imperial War Cabinet
Somme
Poses as Naval Reserve Sailor Held for Fraud
A 16 year old Brooklyn youth allegedly posed as a Naval Reserve member and was picked up in Bridgeport after failing to answer questions from ex navy man Joseph Whitcomb. He will be before Assistant Superintendent Charles H. Suckley and likely turned over to federal authorities.
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Naval Reserve Forces
Brooklyn
Joseph Whitcomb
Shelton Street
Navy
Charles H. Suckley
Whitcomb
Bridgeport
Wuttelman Jones
Pelham Jing
Police Headquarters
Ie Wil
Molice Snekloey
Strike Struggles Deepen in Montevideo Amid Disorder
Montevideo reports a continued general strike with casualties rising. A soldier fatally stabbed a man resisting orders, hospitals rely on Red Cross deliveries, and a nurse ultimatum seeks 25 percent pay. Military authorities now police labor districts while commerce stalls and a streetcar reopening draws crowds but no service occurs.
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Montevideo
Red Cross
Willimatum
Chambers Fireless Gas Range Brings Kitchen Joy
The arrival of the Cham bers Fireless Gas Range marks a day of joy to the good housekeeper. It is good looking and enhances the kitchen appearance. It also promises less fuel and labor and better cooked foods, pleasing both her and her family.
Eleven interned Germans Dead of Typhoid Fever
August report from Slot Springs North Island notes 11 German civilians and sailors dead of typhoid with 740 cases among internees. Government efforts to curb infection include water treatment and well sanitation, while medical staff report for Cain Greenleaf and Max Well at St. Vincent's amid hospital care and local family ties.
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Asimviela
N.C
Slot Springs
N. I
Cain
American Hardware Stores Incorporated Fairfield Ave Middle St
American Hardware Stores Incorporated operates a retail location at Fairfield Avenue and Middle Street offering a range of hardware, tools, and home improvement products. The ad notes store hours and basic contact information.
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Fairfield Ave
Middle St
Alaskan draftee travels 3000 miles to report in camp
Leland L Hudson from Paxson Alaska traveled over eight thousand miles to reach Camp Lewis Tacoma on time. He crossed blizzards by dog team and buckboard, rode mail barge and river steamer, then the Yukon to Skagway before sailing to Seattle. He reported for duty July 26 after presenting $400 in vouchers.
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Tacoma
Seattle Draft Board
Blizgzard
Arctic Circle
Camp Lewis
Wash
Leland
L. Hudson
Paxson
Alaska
Fairbanks
Hudson
Seattle
Tanana River
Bates Rapids
Dawson
Tanana
Yukon
White Horse
Arctic
Fort Yukon
White Pass
Skagway
Sensational Meeting of Commissioners Tonight
Police commissioners convene in the Charities building on Fairfield avenue to address suspensions of three patrolmen since Saturday. Superintendent Redgate will present the suspension report while cases against Kusener Cassidy and Bernard Reynalds are expected to be aired amid rhetoric and public interest.
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Police Commissioners
Charities
Fairfield Avenue
John H. Redgate
Kusener
Cassidy
Bernard Reynalds
Blanche Seeley
Patrick Sheehy
tRad Bate
Jitney Driver's Association
High Tension Wires Down in Willimantic Darkness
Willimantic faced four hours of darkness as high tension wires tripped from Massachusetts. The Rockville Willimantic Lighting plant, drawing power from New England Power, attributed the outage to a Ware Massachusetts storm. Uncas Power of Scotland supplied current at 10 o'clock.
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Willimantic
Massachusetts
Rockville - Willimantic Lighting Company
New England Power Company
Ware Mass
Uncas Power Company
Scotland
Conn
Iowa Congressman Gillette Dies In Des Moines Area
Des Moines Iowa Aug 14 Former Congressman Edward E Gillette prominent in early Iowa politics died at his home near Des Moines He was brother of actor playwright William Gillette and his death follows public service career in state politics The traffic department plans to address drivers at a future meeting to outline required rules for operation
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dward E. Gillette
Highone
William Gillette
Wheeler
Traffic Department
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Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Newfield Church
Aly Aye
Buechler
Caf
Dory
Channel
Kellogg
Spirit of Workers
Manhattan
Ers
Boston Ave
Remington Arms
Consul Poole
Lloyd-George
Haig
Naval Reserve
Lad
Suckley
Cis Allright
American Hardware Stores
Besse System
Besse
Sweet-Orr & Co
Signal Railroad
Besse Co
Main
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