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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
8
Doctors urge readers to use Phosphated Iron for energy, better sleep, and stronger nerves. Advertorial claims say it boosts blood and nerve health, reduces fatigue, and helps hard workers, anxious patients, and the frail feel revitalized. Available in capsules and pills through drug stores and leading physicians.
The 76th division ships Kroonland and Tena dores docked in Hoboken bringing wounded and convalescent soldiers, including Private Calestian Sommacki and Private Leonard Verreila. Among those returning were Electrician Paul Robillard of New London who fought at Chateau Thierry, and Private August Fry of South Dakota who died from mustard gas burns. Yale alumni greeted the homecoming aboard with cheers as the men prepared for Camp Merritt New Jersey.
Private Antonio Clarolli of the 58th Machine Gun Company, wounded in France, reports in a letter dated October 17 that he is in very good health and out playing baseball. The piece notes his age, army entry, and prior neurosis illness, plus other Connecticut and national figures among returning troops and officers, including Lieutenant William H. Leahy.
Major Cecil Arthur Allen of the British army delivered a stark account of Hun cruelty witnessed in France and Belgium. He described bayonet attacks on wounded British soldiers, dismembered officers sent in sandbags, and a fellow soldier struck while the Red Cross aided him. He urged that there must never be another great war while praising the Red Cross for saving him and aiding troops behind the lines. The talk energized Red Cross workers and local officials who outlined plans for the upcoming Christmas drive and community campaigns.
In Washington the Senate read and considered minor amendments to the war revenue bill with few members present. Da Vallette of Wisconsin urged postponement of much of the income tax section while Smoot of Utah warned of large revenue needs and proposed a one percent gross sales tax. Greenwich auditor William White, 70, died in Cos Cob.
Four men and five girls were arrested in New Haven on charges of fraudulently soliciting subscriptions for a magazine not published and claiming proceeds would aid Red Cross nurses in France. Suspects include Richard A. Thompson, Arthur E. Sutcliffe, Joseph Spasini, Fauline Blair, Annie Barns, and Carnegie. Thompson claims to be a wounded soldier. Sutcliffe and Miss Earns draw federal attention.
Charles Pier, vice president and general manager of the Emergence Fleet, is expected to succeed Charles M. Schwab as director general of the corporation, announced today at the Shinning Board headquarters in Washington. The move follows factors in the recent leadership reshuffle and confirms Pier as the senior executive, with the firm’s long history noted amid the upheaval.
Private Isadore Carson of Philadelphia, who deserted from here and upon recapture refused to wear a uniform, was today sentenced by court martial to forty years at Fort Jay. The case highlights discipline in military ranks during the period.
The funeral for Thomas Condon will be held Saturday from his late home at 221 Warren Street at 8 30. A sentence of years imprisonment with hard labor at Fort Jay New York was approved by Major General Hugh L. Scott and is described as the longest ever imposed here.
A mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral notice states one meat remains in St Michael's orary. He is survived by six children Elizabeth William Fray George Anna and Lawrence, one sister Mrs Joseph B of this city, and his mother in land. Now is the time to call a faction of people whose feet hu.
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