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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
2
A courier for Heinrich, described as a Socialist leader in Berlin, was detained in Switzerland after authorities questioned his mission. He claimed to inform Swiss workers about German revolutionary aims, prompting an official investigation.
The report lists several Bridgeport residents in the U S Army during the war. Private Eugene Fulton is wounded in France with head and thigh wounds. Corporal Daniel J Lyons Jr is safe after being listed missing. Private Lawrence Chambers is missing and later wounded slightly. Private William Welsch writes home from Park Terrace.
A five year extension to government control of railroads is proposed to test the merits of unified management. Secretary McAdoo argues the period would permit essential improvements, avoid harmful politics, and clarify the ultimate solution between public ownership and federal regulation, with a return to private operation if Congress fails to extend. A Philadelphia conference and New York advisory committee weigh the issue.
Private Bresnahan, a 26th Division veteran decorated with the Croix de Guerre and a later Gold Oak Leaf, returns to Bridgeport after fighting in France. He recalls brutal trench battles, praises National Guard and National Army units, and recounts the moment his sweetheart learned he survived and could wed.
Major Cecil Arthie Alten of the British army tells a Stratfield luncheon that a united America and Britain can safeguard world peace. He warns against antiwar movements, recalls bayonet memories from France and 1945, and cites prisoner captures and Prussian threats as examples of war’s horrors. The talk blends praise for allied unity with cautions about future conflict and leadership accountability.
A Geneva dispatch says Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria with several former Bavarian officials is not at Corre in the Grisons canton. A Cerna newspaper notes Rupprecht aims to restore the Wittelsbach house. A witness recalls German captivity interrogations and British methods as the hotel ballroom fills for a Red Cross dinner chaired by BR Bas with Pierce presiding.
Two Bridgeport youths arrive in Hoboken aboard the liner Calamares from France with naval aviation personnel. Thomas A. McKenna of 1 Merchant Street and Oliver Martins of 105 Evergreen Street left France last January after serving with U.S. aviation forces. McKenna, previously at St Trojan Isle D'Ozeron, plans to reach Bridgeport in a few days. Martins, son of Willan Martin, reported good health and expected return home soon.
Carmelo Fosso of Saugatuck was jailed six months after being arraigned in Hartford U S District Court on a draft registration failure charge. Adam Lawsky, a city jitney driver, received 15 days on a related charge.
The text describes amonisis in women between fort and fifty five, listing symptoms like hot flashes and nerves. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy for female ailments, claiming forty years of success and standard status.
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