Berlin Will Probe Any Peace Offer
London July 12 Debate on the general political situation opened in the Reichstag by Imperial Chancellor Von Hertting. He discussed Kuehlmann’s retirement, foreign policy, and eastern developments. He cited a pacific spirit behind the pope Benedict peace note but warned enemies should not use it to prolong war. He cited statements by Wilson and Balfour as evidence of anti peace rhetoric.
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London
Reichstag
von Hertting
Richard Kuehlmann
East
Benedict
Pacific
Wilson
Mr. Balfour
Foreign Affairs
Begin Tabulation Of Canadian And British Effectives
Classification and tabulation of British and Canadian subjects resident in Bridgeport has begun to place them in the British draft. A 4,500-name selection list is being reviewed by Draft Board No. 1 as government instructions are followed. Judge Frederic A. Bartlett said the board aims to prepare a list for Canadian and English officials, not US order, with no date yet set for British officers' arrival. American draft boards act to speed potential shipment to military service.
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Bridgeport
Draft Board No. 1
Britain
Frederic A. Bartlett
First Division
United States
America
R. R. Station Restaurant Fire Threatens Building
Rubbish sparked a blaze in a railroad station restaurant last night at 10 30 harming the kitchen and basement. Damage is pegged at 1000 dollars as firemen fought smoke filled rooms with water and chemicals while staff cut a hole in the floor to reach flames.
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Porter
Charles Nichols
Nichols
J. B. Nevins
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Chemical No. 1
Golden Hill
Middle Streets
Engine Company No. 6
Water Street
Warns Engineers Fuel Stringency Is to Be Intense
Thomas A. Hawley, assistant to New England fuel administrator, told engineers assemblies that industrial plants must conserve coal or risk loss of supply during the crisis. He urged live steam be replaced by exhaust steam, idle shafting cut, and broader plant savings via government questionnaires to rate coal allotments, with 50 inspectors to aid compliance.
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Thomas A. Hawley
Ij. Storrow
New England
Bridgeport
United
New England Association of Commercial Engineers
William B. Kirk
Bridgeport Fuel Committee
Fuel Bureau
President veto of 2.40 wheat rate sparks debate in Congress
President vetoes the 28 million dollar annual agricultural bill over the 2.40 a bushel minimum wheat price. He argues farmers need not rely on price stimulation during crisis and cites crop strength aiding allied food supplies. House to vote with price fix removed. Senate debate follows amid wheat state pressure.
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Washington
Congress
Farmers of America
Germany
Canada
House
Senate
Five Arrested in Gilbert St House Family Fracas
Police quelled a home disturbance at Mrs. Mabel Dorsey 40 Gilbert street arresting five inmates and the supposed proprietress. Dorsey charged with maintaining a disorderly house and all five with breach of peace. Frederick Smith, struck by a glass pitcher during the row, was also charged with breach of peace and treated for a deep cut. Suspects include Evelyn Meyers 38, Leonard Fooloff 39, and William Meyer, with Dorsey and others held at headquarters awaiting arraignment.
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Mabel Dorsey
Gilbert Street
Dorsey
Harry H. Weiss
Coughlin
Mrs. Dorsey
Evelyn Meyers
Leonard Fooloff
Wallace
William Meyer
Grand Street
Noble Holdings on Stratford Avenue Sold for $50,000
The block of 21 feet on Stratford Avenue from Kossuth Street to Riparian Street sold yesterday by Mrs. Henrietta M Noble and Vaniy DePuy to Jacob and Louis Mendelson fruit dealers on Water Street. The sale price nears $50,000. No building work planned this year beyond remodeling and one story fronts.
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Stratford Avenue
Ekossuth Street
Riparian Street
Henrietta M. Noble
Vaniy
Depuy
Jacob
Louis Mendelson
Water Street
Ferdi
Fire Sweeps Burritt Lumber Plant With Large Loss
A massive blaze at the A W Burritt Lumber company plant destroyed a large building, injuring three firefighters off duty and damaging a third of the facility. Captain John J. Kane Lieutenant Thomas J Reilly and Hoseman James R Neary were hurt. Neary remained in hospital. The origin of the fire was not disclosed as investigators continued inquiries. The blaze prompted widespread firefighting efforts across Maple Knowlton and Arc tic streets with extensive property loss estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Burritt “Co
Neary
Kane
Reilly
Barnum School
A. W. Burritt Lumber Company
Maple
Knowlton
Arctic
John J. Kane
Mieutenant
Thomas Jf. Reilly
Toseman
James R. Neary
Bridgeport
Harry H. Weiss
Bridgeport Hospital
Alexander 8S
Mellor
Mames
Accuse Collector Of Embezzlement From Piano Firm
Frederick Page, a Kroeger Piano Company collector living at 92 Lindley Street, was arrested last night on a warrant by Prosecuting Attorney A. L. DeLaney for allegedly embezzling about seven dollars. Police report he may have diverted weekly installments from hundreds of piano buyers. Page, detained at police headquarters, awaits arraignment in City Court as bonds were not yet posted.
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Kroeger Piano Company
Frederick Page
Sxane and Holbrook
Page
Concern
Lindley Street
A. L. Dea Laney
State Street
French Troops Advance Three Miles In Picardy Front
French forces attacked along a three mile front between Castel and north of Mailly-Raineval in Picardy. Castel village, the Anchin farm, and several German positions were captured. About 500 prisoners taken and the attack pushed past German lines by over a mile.
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Paris
Castel
Mailly-Raineval
Picardy
War Office
Anchin
Veness Receives Royal Flying Corps Commission And Weds in Rochester
Alfred Thomas Veness, son of engineer Alfred I. Veness, received a commission as a first lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps after training in the United States and Buffalo enlistment. He wed his fiancée Norma Ludington Wyman at the Rochester home of the bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Mary Gudington, before reporting to his commander in Toronto.
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Royal Flying Corps
Alfred Thomas Veness
Clinton Avenue
Alfred I. Veness
American Chain Company
Maplewood
Chicago
University of Washington
Buffalo
Rochester
Norma Ludington Wyman
Rutgers Street
Mn.y
Mary R. Gudington
W.A. Goodwin
Lieut
Veness
Toronto
Canada
Bartram Buys Island for Summer Home on Caritas Island
Joseph Percy Bartram, a noted society man, purchased the Caritas Island estate of James Graham Phelps Stokes in Long Island Sound near Stamford. The four acre island, formerly Jerry’s Island and Wallack’s Island, includes telegraph and telephone poles plus gas and water mains rights.
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Caritas Island
Stamford
James G. Phelps Stokes
Joseph Percy Bartram
James Graham Phelps Stokes
Long Island Sound
Ierris’ Island
Wallack’s
Gray Cliff
Bfr
Stokes
Bartram
Black Thtock
Bridgepourt
Ile
Iark
Naval Aviator Beham Killed in Final Test Flight
Babylon New York July 12 A naval aviator Chief Quartermaster William Fraser Beham was killed when his hydroairplane plunged 500 feet into Great South Bay during a final training flight. Investigators at Bay Shore station could not confirm his age or home address.
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Babylon
Wa Commission
William Fraser Beham
Great South Bay
Here
Bay Shore
Beham
Eastern Theatre Operations Report
In the eastern theatre Bulgarian assault troops were driven out after gaining a foothold near Varamina. Albania progress continues with forces on the Devoli river right bank seizing Kayani heights and clearing the region between the Devoli and Tomorica left bank except confluence heights where enemy resistance remains. Prisoners taken exceed 400.
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Varamina
Albania
Devoli
Kayani
Tomorica
Gains in Albania Across a 200 Mile Front
Rome reports indicate a unified Allied front from the Adriatic to Saloniki as British monitors Italian destroyers and Italian troops advance into Albania. French troops flank Koritsa while Greek forces grow stronger eastward, with Serbs and Montenegrins eager to rejoin their homeland. Jugoslavs and Czecho-Slovaks expect interior Austrian help if the Allied drive persists. Six American planes attempting to bomb Cologne are said to have fallen into German hands, with five captured and one reported.
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Rome
Albania
Macedonia
Adriatic Sea
Saloniki
Aegean Sea
Koritsa
Austria
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Berlin
von Hertling
Cail
Forest
New York
South New England
Seus -Asenngas
Ay la, m
R. R
Storrow
Gilbert St. House
Noble Holdings
Kossuth
Mendelsons
Kroeger Co
Petain
British Army
Alfred T. Veness
J. Percy Bartram
Eastern Theatre
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