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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1918

Page

2

Mrs Daniels to Be Honored Guest at Black Rock Luncheon

Mrs Josephus Daniels wife of Secretary Daniels will attend a luncheon Monday at Mrs Kenneth W McNeil's home in Black Rock. In the afternoon Red Cross workers and Minute Women will meet her at the Stratfield for a reception. An executive committee plans the reception and a Brooklawn Country Club dinner precedes a mass meeting in the armory.

Josephus Daniels Daniels Kenneth W. McNeil Black Rock Red Cross Stratfield Mrs. Daniels Brooklawn Country Club Armory

Son Missing Body Found Jammed in Trunk in Stable

BROOKVILLE Pa May 1 Jammed in the trunk on the second floor of a stable Lee Herscel found the body of his eleven year old son Harry missing since last Sunday The body was found after a weeklong search The father said the boy was dead when placed in the trunk Medical examiners said death was not due to drowning An investigation was started by Coroner N C Mills of Jefferson County

Brookville Lee Herscel Harry N. C. Mills Jefferson County

Italian Aviator Killed in New Caproni Trial

Mineola New York May 17 Capt Antonio Sylvio Resnati famed Italian aviator died in a test flight accident of a Caproni triple motor biplane at the Mineola airfield. He collided with the ground and was pinned in wreckage sustaining a fractured skull. A four man board led by Major Thomas Hitch began an investigation immediately.

Mineola S. 1 Antonio Sylvio Resnati Caproni Mineola Aviaet Thomas Hitch Oack E. Eo Canady

Hoover Sells Big Motor Car in War Effort

Washington May 17 Freed Administrator Hoover, practicing conservation and war measures, sold his large automobile and discharged his chauffeur to drive a malt car himself. He said you cannot knock a town to a traveling man who has good order in it, and implied a driver should be building ships.

Washington Hoover

Americans Shell Picardy Front in Meuse and Ypres Sectors

The report outlines heavy German artillery and aerial activity along the British and Allied lines in the Ypres Somme and Meuse Picardy fronts. It notes the arrival of American troops, increased trench raids, and Haig and Paris war office statements detailing raids, bombings, and air engagements across northern France.

Mihiel Meuse Mont Picardy United States Ypres Somme Lys Hazebrouck Halles Amiens Eddie Rickenbacker Toul France Rome Vienna Brenta

Nine Months More for Liquor, Dealers Predict

Bridgeport liquor dealers estimate a nine month window before no liquor remains in the United States as government bans on manufacture and imports bite. They cite bond stock, state ratification delays, and seven year prohibition rules, with some wholesalers already planning to exit. Figures from Revenue Collector Roper and dealer Lalley support the exhaustion forecast, warning of rising prices as demand meets dwindling supply.

United States Bridgeport America Congress Union Connecticut KE. Lalley Fuunehed Washington Dentera United States Internal Revenue Roper F. J Lalley Bond Iast

Mail Flier Narrow Escape Near Philadelphia

Mayor Lieutenant Boyle departed Washington at 11 a m carrying the air mail to Philadelphia and New York. He landed at the Philadelphia Country Club grounds due to exhausted fuel and narrowly avoided a serious accident after striking a fence while dodging spectators. The mail was sent to the central post office and the New York mail by train. After a detour via Cape Charles, Virginia, he resumed the flight to Philadelphia arriving around 9 p m.

Philadelphia Boyle Washington New York Philadelphia Country Club Bustleton Central Post Office Cape Charles

Court Upholds Sentence for Reward Hounds

NEW YORK May 17 The conviction of William Co Hamilton head of a private detective agency for imprisoning deserters to claim a $59 reward was upheld by the appellate division of the Supreme Court. Hamilton ran the agency from an office in Porty-third Market and Broadway. The court affirmed the misdemeanor conviction in a unanimous opinion by Justice Dowling noting it was fortunate he was not indicted for a more serious offense.

New York William Co. Hamilton Anslors Supreme Court Hamilton Porty-third Tgaret and Broadway Haminton Justice Dowling

Faith concrete ship trial shows strength equal to steel

Washington May 12 official report on Faith second trial off the Pacific coast notes strong winds and rough seas. It states the concrete ship is believed equal or superior to steel of the same size and power, and plans a maiden cargo voyage soon.

Washington Faith Pacific Sama Bridgepool Pridgeport

War Zone Passes Sought as Slackers and Criminals Nabbed

In New York on May 16 15 slackers and five alleged criminals were captured during a raid by Army Intelligence at the port’s custom house line where people waited to file applications for war zone passes. The operation continued this morning yielding five more slackers. The raids followed information from Thomas E Rush port of New York surveyor.

New York Army Intelligence Department Custom House Intelligence Bureau Thomas E. Rush Bureau

Kerensky Heads to New York for East Front Counteroffensive

New York expects Alexan der Kerensky to arrive by Monday, leading a mission from Russia with a plan to defeat German influence in the east. Russian sources in the city say the former leader will present a radical proposal while radical elements debate the coming of the youthful figure and his advisory Bolshevik council.

New York Alexander Kerensky Russia Germany Kerensky God

Germany to Compel Marriage at 20

A German commission studying the birth rate recommends compulsory marriage before age twenty with state financial aid and penalties for noncompliance. It also contemplates punishment for couples who remain childless.

Germany London Daily Express Amsterdam

Wood ships built fast as 47 boats added

Washington May 1 Wood ships launched at rate of more than one daily for four weeks. Shipping board said 47 wooden craft totaling 50,000 tons burden were added to American merchant marine in first 17 days of May. Neches reported torpedoed and sunk after collision in English Channel with no lives lost.

Washington The Shipping Board Neches Sims Navy Department English Channel Cen

Got to Root Out Meat Trust Says Senator Kendrick

New York May 17 United States Senator John B Kendrick of Wyoming denounced the meat packing industry as a vicious system stifling livestock raising and aiding the war effort. He called packers a trust and urged rootout measures while praising 100 percent efficiency in meeting meat shipments to the allies. The convention noted transportation bottlenecks hinder livestock production and a committee was named to work with Washington to expand livestock car supply.

New York United States John B. Kendrick Wyoming National Livestock Exchange Federal Food Administration Washington

Schools Division Commander Issues Orders

Harvey C Went in charge of the school division issued general orders for Red Cross parade routes. East Side schools proceed to Barnum and Noble avenues then turn north. groups listed for Noble and East Washington turn left east. Some units join Remington guard lines. others march to Washington Avenue then west or east as preferred. Emphasis on eight to sixteen feet spacing and appointing captains and lieutenants to guide columns.

Harvey C Red Cross East Side Barnum and Noble Avenues St. Charles Noble Avenue Noble East Washington St. Syria St. John’s St. Mary's Remington Guard Barnum Avenue Zink Redgate Police Department Main Street Main Enn Washington Train Street Washington Avenue

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