Germany Plans to Blockade America
Containing a continuation of page one, the report notes German forces claim heavy losses for the enemy and that Allied guns and prisoners have fallen into German hands. It describes French and American actions near Chateau, Bouresches, and Dommary, with updates on counterattacks and Haig’s report of captured prisoners and weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewashington
Cha- Thierry
Germana
Pershing
Belleau Wood
Dommary Acourt
Aviafao
Dommary Baronhe
Thin people should take phosphate health claim
An old advertisement urged thin people to use phosphate to gain weight and improve health. It claimed nerve and cell nourishment via phosphates from tonics, promising quicker weight gain, better energy, sleep, and a fair complexion, with cautions about misuse and drug interactions.
Biddle Chauffeur Killed in Crash with Boy Driver
In Greenwich Connecticut on Rock Ridge avenue an accident killed Harry Ritten, chauffeur for Alexander and Biddle of Greenwich. Benjamin Porter, 18, drove the other car and was charged with manslaughter, held on $5,000 bond for coroner's inquest. The Biddle party sustained injuries, officer reported Porter lacked a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Harry Ritten
Alexander
Porter
President Hopes for Suffrage Law This Session
President Wilson voiced hope that the Senate would pass the woman suffrage amendment during the current Congress. He spoke in response to a memorial from the French union of Woman Suffrage presented by a delegation from the American Woman Suffrage Association urging him to proclaim woman suffrage as a fundamental right for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Union of Woman Suoffrage
Wocign Suffrage Assolution
Obituary for Patrick Dubigs a Sardener
Patrick Dubigs a sardener by trade died yesterday at St Vincent s hospital after a few days of pneumonia He lived in the south end and belonged to Sacred Heart church and the Holy Name society He is survived by his sister Mrs Joseph McDermott The funeral will be at 830 tomorrow from Cullinan Mullins Buck Joy and Co 298 Golden Hill Street and at 9 from Sacred Heart Church Interment in St Michael s Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Dubigs
Patrick Dubigg
St. Vincent's Hospital
South End
Sacred Heart Church
Holy Name Society
Dubipe
Joseph McDermott
Wee Funeral Regins
Cullinan, Mullins, Buck- Joy and Company
Golden Hill Street
Sacred Flourt Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Instructors Vote Against Hearst Instructors
Bridgeport teachers and principals debated Hearst publications and urged suppression in schools and libraries. A committee drafted resolutions calling on the President, the Postmaster General, and the mayor to act, citing patriotism and anti German propaganda as reasons for opposition.
Bridges Taken as Prisoner and Father Tries to Enlist
William Bridges of Avon Street Stratford reports his son William, a Manchester Regiment telegraph to the British Expeditionary Forces, was wounded and captured on March 29 after serving over three years and fighting at Amiens. The father has four enlistment attempts blocked by disability while noting 20 relatives on the opposing side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bridges
Avon Street
Stratford
William
Manchester Regiment
British Expeditionary Forces
Young Bridges
Amiens
Prisie
Egypt
New Ships to Carry Soldiers Across
Philadelphia June 13 Fifteen percent of ships built under Emergency First Corporation supervision will transport troops while eighty five percent serve as cargo carriers. Attending the Emergency Fleet Club dinner were BE Hurley Charles M Seahwah and other top officials. Shipboard plans and needs were discussed as Shipping Board and Fleet Corporation officers inspected Hog Island Yard. The Fleet Corporation will seek seven million dollars to build two thousand houses in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Emergency First Corporation
Emergency Sleet Club
BE. N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Charles M. Seahwah
Emergency Elect Corporation
Shipping Board and
Fleet Corporation
Hog Island
Home Front Letters Describe War Realities and Hope
Soldier Joseph A. Kelly writes from France lamenting press exagerations and craving letters from home while noting trenches near city landmarks. He mentions comrades Leroy Pardee and Charlie Buckley and hopes for better news as the war drags on and sun returns after a long gloom. In Meruien a boy, Harold Pragziev, seven, is killed by an automobile, with the driver held in $3,000 bond pending an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Pardee
Charlie Buckley
Cine Guards
Wey
Charlie O'Neil
Werner Brothers
Charlie
Honea Guard
Loal
Seasile Park
France
Tevon
Sam
Joseph A. Kelly
Meriuen
Hirold Pragziev
Henry T. Tingwell
Park Street
A. D L. Yellon
Victor Borrielo
Borriella
Tlt
Fragmentary Opinion on Ostracising a Leader
A garbled excerpt discusses reaching a target through exile and social pressure. It hints at widespread resentment and a long standing hostility among people over recent actions, though most specifics are obscured by errors.
Marine Corps Sergeantettes Aid Recruiting in Kansas City
Marine Corps Sergeantettes volunteers assist at the Kansas City recruiting station as stenographers to help handle the surge of enlistments. Lieutenant EH Hornbostel announced the call for volunteers and selected skilled applicants from a large pool to support enlisted men in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Kansas City
Marine Corps Station
Shoplifter Arrested Here After Major Haul At Stores
A woman detained by Detective Malone yielded a large theft haul from multiple outlets. Police seized two trunks, multiple handbags, dresses, silk goods, fur pieces, silverware, hats, and other items. Macy New York tag and envelopes from Troy New York stores were found. manager Parker recalls no prior offenses. The investigation continues as clerks identify missing pieces from the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Hat Company
Macy
New York City
W. H. Rear and Company
Troy
N.Y
Malone
Courtland Street
Detective Bureau
S. C. Parker
Parker
Howland
Vist
Fuel Conservation Plan Outlined By Bridgeport Committee
Bridgeport officials announce next week’s fuel canvass to assess plants and equipment under a national conservation drive. A 50 engineer sub committee will review questionnaires as 70,000 miners are short and coal output is limited. The effort aims to curb usage in power, utilities, and domestic sectors amid heightened wartime demand. Remaining text notes a police case involving a theft ring and a woman’s testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
iState
United States
William P. Kirk
Bridgeport Fuel Conservation Committee
Bridgeport Fuel Board
State Council of Defense
United States Fuel Administration
National Fuel Administration
Innkeeper Held for Fire in Barn of License Head Innkeeper
In New Haven June 13, Maurice L. Ferron proprietor of Scott's Waverly Inn at Cheshire was held on arson charges with $10,000 bond for Superior court trial after a Cheshire town court hearing. Ferron pleaded not guilty and was accused of setting fire to County Commissioner Jacob D Walter's barn. The Walter barn had been set ablaze twice recently. Ferron was arrested when entering the barn with oil and excelsior. Fire apparatus tampering heightened suspicions of incendiary acts overnight. Walter and others, including a constable, pursued the barn. A watchman report during the hearing identified Ferron. Walter fired at him with shotguns but missed. Commissioner Walter testified during the hearing. Investigations also reference excelsior found near the Edgar Beadle barn and the Congregational church. Cheshire, once a license town, features ongoing license and no-license rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Maurice L. Ferron
Cheshire
Wes
Jacob D. Walter
Ferron
Walter
Edgar Beadle
Congregational Church
Waverly
Connecticut
Bridgeport Doctors Support War Effort on Honor Roll
Bridgeport reports an honor roll of 27 physicians serving naval and military forces amid a total of 148. Dr. C. C. Godfrey notes demand due to munition work and rapid city growth, and that additional doctors will be needed as graduation and recruiting rise nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
United States
C.C. Godfrey
Bridgeport Medical Society
Godfrey
Rew
Lamber
Navy
FF. S. °. Stevens
Charles Sprague
Dixon
O. J Groark
Geor Connell
E. S. Stenberg
E. D. Dewitt
B. B. Finkelstone
J. J. McDonald
John J. Carden
Government Control of Utilities Advocated
Atlantic City June 13 Government intervention to insure adequate income for public utilities was urged at the annual convention of the National Electric Light association. H Gadsden of Charleston presented the report of the national committee on public utility conditions urging government action to avert destructive war era consequences. Delegates noted reports showing electric and power company gross revenue for the first three months of this year up 87,320,000 over the prior period amid increased operating expenses, and heard that the federal fuel administration may form a power supply commissioner to oversee power plants. The convention adopted a loyalty resolution and called for a permanent peace not built on patched up papers.
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Atlantic City
XN. J
National Electric Light Association
H. Gadsden
Charleston
5. C
National Committee
Pam Electric and
Eeere
Federal Fuel Administration
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Toul Br
Macedonia
Edonia
Berlin
Iman Admiralty
Dewatera
Amer
Hing Report
Court
Metz
Paris
Courcelles
Mery
War Office
Laversine
Seine
Seine Oise
Seine and
Marne
Jules Pames
Albert
Claveille
Louis Jean Puch
Education
Marshal Haig
London
Field Marshal Haig
Meris
Temps
General Headquarters
Ypres
Noyon
Aisne
Fey
Hartigan
yAhiev
Biddle
A. R. Biddle Hart
Hearst
Bridgepark Principals’ and Supervisors’ Association
Teachers’ Association
Cal
Johnson
Gerald §. Pratt
Pratt Aml Xr
Mr. Pratt
Kaiger
Voss Jane A.gilhuley
Miss Gilhuley
J. C. Moore
Sarah Masterson
Gilhuley
League
Cosmopolitan
Harst
New Jersey
New York
Bernstorff
Mexico
Henrst
Japan
Bolo Pasha
Thurst
Htarst
Canada
Agland
Bridges
Father
Kelly
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Tiat
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Nhale
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