Manpower draft bill eyed for quick passage in Washington
Washington Aug 20 The manpower bill to extend army draft age to 18 45 years moves toward quick passage with both Senate and House set to begin consideration next Thursday The House committee closed hearings and prepared the measure for reporting tomorrow An amendment to defer service for 18 and 19 year olds until others are called was adopted 9 to 7 The leadership hopes to have the bill enacted in one day in the House and then in the Senate by Saturday with expected vigorous contests in both chambers The bill faces sharp Senate debate on passage plans remain tentative.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Committee
Clark
Sims
Dent
Chamber Accepts 85 New Members At Country Club
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce approved 85 new members at a Brookland Country Club meeting. The list includes KR T Whiting, Freda J yes, Bridgeport Life represented by Robert M Sperry, Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing by Willis Hobbs, Harry B Curtis and Arthur I Platt, Christopher Z Lake, Samuel Dawe, Warren Brothers by J Arthur Stally and Arthur Lee, Bridgeport Ice Delivery by FE W Walker, Ice and Cowl by Harry W Walker, Cornwall and Patterson Manufacturing four.
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Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Hell
Brookland Country Club
KR. T. Whiting
Freda J. Yes
Bridgeport Life
Robert M. Sperry
Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing Corporation
Willis 3. Hobbs
Harry B. Curtis
Arthur I. Platt
Christopher Z. Lake
Samuel Dawe
Warren Brothers Company
J. Arthur Stally
Arthur Lee
American Navy Air Bombs Ostend Base at Night
London Aug 20 reports that U S naval fliers began operations August 15 with the bombing of Ostend in Flanders. The campaign targets German submarine bases and is described as generally successful with American crews praised for night bombing.
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London
Flanders
Ostend
Indictments Returned Against Liberty Ordnance Workers
A Hartford federal grand jury indicted Arthur H. Ball Albert R Brown and Edward A Joachim alias Edward P Warner all former Liberty Ordnance company employees on charges of delivering worthless shells to the government and confessing the motive to boost production records They pleaded not guilty and were jailed without bonds awaiting trial likely in September The trio allegedly plotted to substitute worthless shells for good ones using stamped cases to repeat the same consignments Ball directed the plot and Joachim threatened exposure of his desertion record to force compliance
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Army
Federal Grand Jury
Hartford
Arthur H. Ball
Pembroke Street
The
Ordnance Company
Albert R. Brown
Worth Street
Ball
Edward A. Joachim
Edward P. Warner
Copenhagen
Marine Corps
United States District Court
Mortford
Contulion
Arthur Ball
Joueching
Warner
Linll and Brown
Joachim
Leavenworth
Shortage of Nut Coal Foreseen by Bridgeport Dealers
Bridgeport coal dealers warn a nut coal shortage is likely as egg coal becomes a key alternative. They urge residents to accept egg coal to ensure steady deliveries, noting recent increases and suggesting grate changes to use larger coal. The Bridgeport Coal Dealers Association asks the public to switch when stove coal is unavailable to protect supplies.
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Bridgeport Coal Dealers’ Association
T. J. Pardy
United States Iuel Administration
Feny Association
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Coal Centers' Association
Bridgeport Coal Bralers
Private Murasky Severely Wounded in Action
Private John Murasky, enlisted a year ago in Company 1, 1024 regiment, is severely wounded in action per General Bershing. His sister, Bertha Ochman, learned from the Treasury Department that his mother is insured for $10,000. The family lives at 857 Isessuth street after moving from 11 Green street. He was 17 when he enlisted and worked at the Remington Arms plant. His parents are Tony and Jose Murasky. he has a sister and an half brother, Stella Petre and Albert Soeblosky.
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John KF. Murasky
Bershing
Murasky
Bertha Ochman
Treasury Department
Washington
Isessuth Street
Green Street
Remington Ariss
Tony Mura
Jose Murasky
Ochman
Stella Petre
Albert Soeblosky
Mangin Drives French To Oise Vicinity
In the Brance area near Vranic Aug 20, Mangin's troops began operations between the Aisne and Oise southwest of Noyon and northwest of Soissons. By evening French forces seized Cuts and Mont de Choisy, moving within about two and a half miles of the Oise at Pontoise. Wrench batteries fueled fire toward Valpont as guns opened a new road toward the Oise at Sempigny south of Noyon.
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Oise
Mont de Choisy
Prencie
Vranci
Mangin
Aisne
Noxon
Soissons
Pontoise
Farlapont
Sempigny
Noyon
Stratford Youth Wounded While Aiding Fellows in War
Frederick Converse Beach of Stratford, son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Y Beach, severely wounded by shell fire while serving as a medical aide with the 104th Massachusetts Infantry. He followed troops over the top and is now at a base hospital in France. Beach, nearly 20, enlisted in Bridgeport's ambulance unit, later transferring to the 102a Ambulance and then the 104th Infantry Medical Corps, writing to his mother of grim yet noble work and hope for victory.
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Frederick Converse Beach
Stanley Y. Beach
Elm Street
Stratford
I’. X. Beach
Scientific American
Washington
Beach
104Th Infantry
Geach
First
Connecticut Ambulance Company
Bridgeport
102A
Ater
Medient
Limited Service Men to Be Used As Draft Clerks
Washington directs replacement of draft board clerks with limited service men. Major John Buckley to implement. pay set at private rate plus $380 monthly with maintenance. About 175 clerks currently employed. three calls totaling 1,550 men anticipated from state for limited service assignments to camps in September. Local boards urged to deploy at the specified times with 18 to 43 year olds excluded from these quotas.
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Washington
John Buckley
Bucrkley
Camp Ipten
Yaphantis
Clemenceau predicts victory in 1918 for entente arms
Paris reports Georges Clemenceau told Senator J Hamilton Lewis that a complete triumph would come in 1918 and the war end within a year. He praised Wilson and Baker, lauded American troops for their bravery, and said their actions terrorized Germany, giving France confidence in swift victory. A wounded soldier is ready to return to fight.
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J. Hamilton Lewis
Germany
Paris
Georges Clemenceau
United States
Illinois
M. Clemenceau
Associated Press
Lewis
Iie
France
Senator Lewin
Clemenceau
Wilson
Wounded Soldier Promises Revenge on Hans in France
Private Walter sorf in France with the 18th Infantry writes from a hospital in July 29 to his father at 8 Warrencourt. He expects to return to his company soon, notes dental extraction under cocaine anesthesia, recalls shellfire and gas, and mentions former Crane Company employment.
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Hans
Stohn J. Waltersdorf
France
Wield Ar
Award Waltersdorf
Warrencourt
The
Haas
Conmipany
Fritz
Advancipe
Germany
Bridgeport
Waltersdorf
Second Submarine Launch At Bridgeport Yard Today
Lake Torpedo Boat company boosts plans to launch one or more submarines per month at Bridgeport yards. The second boat this month slides down the ways today amid whistles and ceremony. Sponsor Mrs B R Norton will break the champagne bottle. officials from Washington expected to attend.
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Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Bridgeport
Reatest
Lake “Orpede Lsont Company
Johnson's Creek
Twelfth District Club To Hold Outing On Sept 1
At a meeting in Central avenue rooms the Twelfth District Republican club finalized plans for a monster field day outing to be held Sunday September 1 at Lord shin pari Athletic events will be included and the committee led by Sheriff Robert Nichols will organize the affair Also pledged a silver cyast prize for the Blessed raiment cchured field day at Newfield park Charties B. Johnson, reported as severely wounded, lived with August Root on Grant street.
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Twelfth District
Republican Club
Central Avenue
Amd i Committee
Lordshin Pari
Twelfth Tistries Clu
Robert Nichols
Afichael Toomer
Jame Ttolorsa
Dennis Kent
Raiment
Newfield Park
Grant Street
B. Johnson
Pershing
August Root
Johnson
French Thrust Gains Over Two Miles East of Oise
French forces on a 15 1/2 mile front advance to about 21/2 miles depth and seize numerous villages. More than 8,000 prisoners captured. Beuvraignes occupation follows bitter fighting south of Roye as the line shifts between the Matz and the Oise. Prisoner totals exceed 10,000 since the 18th.
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Paris
Oise
Roye
Beuvraignes
Avre
Beauvraignes
Mangin Advances as French Attack Intensifies
General Mangin's forces push from Fontenoy on the Aisne to Pimprez on the Oise, with several thousand prisoners taken before noon and a gain of one to two and a half miles. The enemy resists fiercely at key points as ground is littered with dead. a prolonged artillery prep preceded by two reinforced divisions arriving by night.
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France
Associated Press
Fontenoy
Aisne
Pimprez
Oise
Pimpres
Audignicourt
Vassens
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