Americans Advance to Front Line in Fierce War Week
Allied lines hold as artillery duels rage along the western front with no major infantry offensives. Canadians near Neuville-Vitasse score a successful raid taking three machine guns, while French forces in the Arens sector repulse a German attack. Heavy British casualties in the week’s fighting are reported, and American troops are noted as reinforcing the front. Weather and wartime reports mix with distant political tensions in England.
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Flanders
Picardy
Arras
Neuville-Vitasse
Arens
M. Clemenceau
Paris
Western Front
Turmel
Maurice
England
Clarges
Westport Honors Hero Son Augustus Matthias With Star Flag
Westport marks the loss of Augustus Matthias who died fighting the Hun and honors him by placing a silver star on the town service flag. The star, flown with selectmen’s consent, sets a possible precedent for Turfield County and beyond as other towns imitate the tribute to service and sacrifice.
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Augustus Matthias
Estport
Tuirfield County
Westport
Patriotic Buttons and Naturalization Proceedings Reportedly
Liberty bond buttons adorned applicants as 24 alien enemies had petitions heard and were discharged during wartime. Judge Kellogg presided beside Judge Keeler as new citizenship papers were issued to several natives of Austria Hungary amid exams and spy watch notes.
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Kellogg
Allan R. Church
Department of Immigration
Austria-Hungary
Unable to Obtain Work Man Tries to End His Life
William Thatcher of 68 Arch Street attempted suicide late last night by a gas inhalation act after despondence from unemployment. Dr. I A Gaylas revived him after hospital responders broke the bedroom door at a rooming house. he was taken to St Vincent's Hospital in critical condition. Thatcher had recently moved from New York seeking work with prior stops in New Haven and nearby cities.
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William Thatcher
Arch Street
I. A. Gaylass
Butcher
Gaylas
St. Vincent's Hospital
Plysmians
Arch
Clifford Bright
Thatchhoy
Jitneymen Raise Fund to Fight City Ordinance
Bridgeport jitney owners form two groups raise 1500 dollars to hire John Quinn of New Haven and contest police traffic limits. Public hearing awaited. conduct of legal challenge hinges on council approval and constitutional ruling. Police insist transit plan serves public interest and safety with regulated rules before further action.
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Bridgeport
John Quinn
New Haven
Disney
Ordinance Committee
Common Council
Independent Public Service Association
Barnum Avenue
State Street
Pine Street
Wheeler
Trafic Committee
Jala
Police Officers Start Military Drill Program
Police captains, lieutenants, and sergeants will report to the State armory for a first real military drill this afternoon. Drills will continue weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays with both police officials and patrolmen attending. Night duty officers will be relieved to allow attendance, as will day shift personnel, one day each week. Superintendent John H. Red Rate orders the drills to improve discipline and order in the ranks.
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Polien
State Armory
John H. Red
Bridgeport Man Returns to Crippled War Service Spirit
Edward E. Woods of Bridgeport, wounded twice in World War I, lost a leg at Vimy Ridge and is recovering at a Stratford friend’s home. A former employee of D. E. Walker, Woods enlisted in 1916 with the Canadian Volunteers, was wounded in the Somme, returned to the trenches, and later lost his leg at Vimy. Now using crutches, he remains in hospital care, expressing resolve about war news and Allied resilience.
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Somme
Vimy Ridge
Edward E. Woods
Bridgeport
France
William Bridges
Avon Street
Stratford
Woods
Neland
West End
Daniel 3. Walker
Walker
Sts
England
East Orange Votes Dry by Narrow Margin in Local Election
East Orange New Jersey voters approve moving to a dry status by 173 votes in a close local election. The tally stands 2483 to 2310 with 500 soldiers’ ballots yet to be counted, which could alter the result.
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Newark
N. J
East Orange
Bernhardt Purchase Sparks Bridgeport Suit Over Jewelry
Gi lot & Company of New York sues famed actress Sarah Bernhardt claiming an agreement formed in Bridgeport on September 24 1917 for jewelry to be used in a watch and chain. The contract price was 89 400 and the firm says only 8700 was paid.
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Park Theatre
Bridgeport
Sarah Berno
York City
Sulit
Gilot & Company
Wirth Avenue
New York
Nodess
Fied
Mme. Bernhardt
Firemen Plan Pay Increase Petition for Coming Year
Agitation grows among Bridgeport firemen for a January 1 raise to offset living costs as war drags on. Captain Leonard, head of the commissioners, says the request has not reached his board and may not gain a majority. Current pay scales depend on service length, with officers earning up to 1,800 for captains and 1,500 for engineers.
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Bridgeport
John A. Leonard
Board of the Commissioners
Common Council
Seven Bridgeport Men Seek State Bar Exams
Fourteen young men apply to take the New Haven state bar examinations on May 31. Seven are Bridgeport residents. A committee on admissions will meet at the bar library in the county courthouse Friday morning, and a bar meeting in Superior Court room V is set for May 17 to act on applications. Listed applicants include Bridgeport residents Benjamin Gilman, Harvey O. Gish, W. J. P. Kilpatrick, Emil A. Napolitano, Abe Schwarz, Lorin W. Willis, Joseph L. Verrillo. Salvator P. Gennario and Richard T. Ireland of South Norwalk. Albert L. Gardner, Ernest M. Lofgren, Charles Sessa of Stamford. Millis H. Husted of Greenwich. and David W. B. Wilson of Peekskill, New York.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
Bar Hibrary
Superior Court Room
Benjamin Gilman
Harvey O. Gish
W. J. PD. Kilpatrick
Emil A. Napolitano
Abe Schwarz
Lorin W. Willis
Joseph L. Verrillo
Salvator P. Gennario
Richard TL
Ireland
Norwalk
Albert L. Gardner
Ernest M. Lofgren
Charles Sessa
Stamford
Millis H. Husted
Greenwich
David W. B. Wilson
Peekskill
N. Y
Bedford Millionaire May Be Asked to Cut Garden Labor
Fairfield and Westport sections report farm labor shortages. A recent meeting of the Fairfield County Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association proposed circulating a petition urging J T Bedford to reduce his horticultural staff to free labor for farms. The Bedford estate garden has long drawn visitors across New England, but the proposed closure of pardons may be announced.
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Bedford
Fairfield County
Bedford Family
Fairfield
Westport
Fairheld County Truit and Vegetable Chrowers’ Association
Jt. T. Bedford
Wide Tame
Bedford Estate
New Zengland
The
Redford
Two New Inquiries Into Aircraft Situation Begun
Washington May 7 two new investigations of aircraft production are about to be launched. President Wilson and the cabinet heard Attorney General Gregory's plans for the inquiry into graft and mismanagement. Senate Military committee will reopen its probe to locate the men responsible for aviation deficiencies while House committees, after hearing Baker and aviation aides, concluded no further investigation was needed. Frierson to lead thorough inquiry with bureau investigators.
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Washington
Wilson
Gregory
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
House
Baker
War Department
Gregory Seog
Wiliam J. Frierson
Department
Bureau of Investigation
Frierson
Daylight Saving Drawback for City Farmers and Labor
William Dorsey a Greens Warm area farmer with multiple truck and general farms says daylight saving slows farm work by about a half to one hour daily. Dew on grass at 9 o'clock delays cultivation of fine vegetables, and farm laborers resist starting an hour later, causing farmers to lose work or risk laborers leaving for other jobs.
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Wiliam Dorsey
Greens Warm
Fires Keep Firemen Busy With Multiple Alarms
Firemen were kept busy by numerous alarms yesterday. Two fires occurred on Hawley Avenue and Norman Street, one in a tenement at 29L State Street, and a veranda roof blaze at 420 Logan Street caused by a painter’s torch with minor damage.
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Hawley Avenue
Norman Street
State Street
Chemical No. 1
Chemiecal
No, & Engine Hack
Logan Street
German Duke Named King of Finland per Stockholm Reports
Reports from Stockholm state Duke Adolph Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Strelitz has been chosen as King of Finland. The claim ties to the recent Bolsheviki Red Guards defeat by the imperial White Guards of the old regime.
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Vhota
Fism
Adolph Friedrich
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Stockholm
Finland
Red Guards
Imperial White Guards
Wilsons Signature Ex pected at Once Key London Vote
Washington May 7 final legislative action on a wide powers bill to punish disloyal acts and language. The House sent the measure to the President for signature after passing a conference report. Penalties include up to 20 years in prison or a $10,000 fine for disloyal or abusive utterances about the United States or government. London vote opposed the conference report citing free speech concerns.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Department of Justice
United States
Germany
London
New York
Gordon
Ahio
Johnson
Produce London
G& Group
T W
London Nite
Webb
Nortal Carolinas
Judige Committee
Tve Graham
Pennsylvania
New Bridgeport ARS Elects Sperry President at Dinner
Ellie N. Sperry named new president of the Bridgeport branch of the Sons of the American Revolution at the annual meeting and dinner held at the Stratfield. Officers chosen for the year include Mike N. Sporty as president and William I. Mac Farline as vice president. Reports highlighted wartime bond sales by Lake Torpedo Boat employees with 96 to 97 percent participating.
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Bridgeport
Sons of the American Revolution
Stratfield
C. F E. Adams
Lake Torpedo Boat Conmtpany
United States
Washington Scen
Lake
Adams
Wilson
Judes Morris BL. Beardsley
LB. J. Roof
HH. Brodwell
Edward J. Morgan
Frederick A. Dowlittle
Gearess C. Foot
Guckingham Marsh
France
Mike N. Sporty
William I. MacFarline
Froderick A. Doolittles
Shuyk Blakeman
George C. Poot
Buckinghan Marsh
Fire Damages Norman Street House Reported
Fire in a two story Norman Street dwelling caused about 800 dollars of damage yesterday afternoon. The yellow alarm was raised by Mrs. Lacross who rented two rooms in the end of the house while no one was inside. Investigator Kiet Johnson will examine causes today.
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Ll Norn Street
Chmage
Bethne
Albert Lacross
D Lacross
An Alam
Aupasta Tuhisea
Fred Cholemyers
Semitia
Kiet Johnson
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U. S
Miyo F
Nawark
South
New Juydanet
Atlantis
Delaware
Boston
World
Hero Son
Nis
John D. Berger
Hungary
Ernest Berger
King George
Great Britain
James Henan
John Maac- Luckie
Scotland
Harold Wilson
Engingrd
John Ef, Keeler
Superior Court
William L. Bennett
Thatcher
Dan Cinulus
Resson
Quinn
Police Dept
D. E. Walker
Matter
Leonard
Burles Brock
Brandegee
Connecticut
Ellie N. Sperry
A.R. Branch
Norman St
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