Chile Ponders Buying Interned German Boats
CALHOUN Ga May 25 Arnold Henkel a former officer of the Germany navy who escaped from Fort Oxlethorpe Ga prison barracks was arrested here today Henkel had escaped three times before and one time was captured only after officers had wounded him Turns over his prize George O Shea who was General in the postal clerks War Savings Stamps campaign paid 1000 to the Red Cross his money was given him as a prize for his splendid success in the sale of War Savings Stamps and he turned over a very nickel of it to the Red Cross.
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Calhoun
Arnold Henkel
Germany Navy
Fort Oxlethorpe
Henkel
George, O'Shea
Red Cross
France
Associated Press
Campa
Smyrna Towns Revolt Against Turkish Rule
A May 26 dispatch reports a revolutionary movement spreading from Aiden Smyrna Asia Minor to other towns. In the region two thousand Turkish troops have deserted and coast garrisons are thinning as the revolt gains momentum. Tax Office Open Evenings to May 31 to collect taxes before June 1. last day to pay with extra interest is next Saturday. office closes at 4 PM.
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Washington
Turkey
Aiden
Smyrna
Asis Minor
Smith
Hive
DR. C. Jr. King
Allied Gains Report Amid Pressing German Resistance
London dispatch cites Reuters reporting from French headquarters. Allies gain confidence as unity of command strengthens and American troops deter the German attack, while raids reveal German troops losing heart due to harsh raiding losses and poor rations. A prisoner notes morale dipping as stories of loot circulate.
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London
Reuters
France
11Th
Meteren
Will Buy Metal with War Savings Stamps
New York figures show over $14.9 million in war savings stamps sold to date and a city exchange will open to buy old metal at current market value in stamps. Mrs. Charles Whitman, wife of the governor, is expected to attend and bring old silver from the executive mansion for exchange.
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New York
New York War Savings Committee
Charles 8. Whitman
Latest Casualty List Includes No Connecticut Men C
The army casualty list issued today lists 28 names with categories: killed in action five, died of wounds two, died of disease five, died of accident two, wounded severely seven, wounded slightly five, missing in action two. Five officers named. Barneby and Kurtz died of accident. Wilson, Burden, and Conn wounded severely. Names span many states and towns, with a long roster of soldiers and officers cited.
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Washington
Walter Victor Barneby
Newport, News
Pau B. Kurtz
Germantown
Samuel L. Wilson
Lexington
William J. Burden
Hot Springs
Dayton
Ohio
Wladlyslaw Jablonowski
Cleveland
Edwin M. Boggs
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank W. Wilkens
Laconia
N. H
Charles R. Byrne
Buffalo
Charles E. Mefarland
la Tunta
Jerry M. Willams
Mobile
Ala
Walter
Victor Barneby
Newport News
Paul B. Kurtz
Gerrmaantown
Samuel M. Wilson
William J. Burdell
Ark
Frank H. Conn
New York City
Pivates
Warle Hampton
Cincinnati
Edward Lindstrom
Windber
John Miller
Dickinson
N. D
Felix Tokat
St. Louis
George W. Davis
Laramie
Wyo
Charles K. Dunnigan
N. Y
William F. Fritch
Chicago
Alexander Polejewski
Orleans
Minn
Lafe G. Short
Durant
Okla
Herman Reichman
Philadelphia
Henry Svitak
Women take charge of choosing coffee brands now
Women who once left coffee selection to servants are deciding for themselves which brand is best, testing options and asserting taste.
Bankers Plan June Athletic Meet in Bridgeport
Bridgeport chapter of the American Institute of Banking organizes a field day in June with bank employees from Waterbury Hartford and New Haven expected to join the local members. A baseball league is planned for summer with pooled savings banks and separate teams for larger firms. Prizes are being offered by several financial institutions. Athletics committee members include L. J. Kochiss I M Fosdick and C. Merritt Beach.
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Bridgeport
American Institute of Banking
Waterpury
Hartford
New Haven
National and Trust Comppanies
L. J. Kochiss
Mechanics and Farmers’ Bank
I. M. Fosdick
Bridgeport Savings
C. Merritt Beach
American Bank and Trust
British Surgeons Have Nothing to Do Till Tomorrow
A wartime Associated Press report profiles British regimental surgeons, detailing their duties beyond combat. It notes physicians shepherd troops, manage sanitation, inoculations, village care, and medical records, then shifts to a Bridgeport baby clinic plan where 120 children per session will be weighed and examined by Dr. Leroy Wilkes and city nurses.
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Bridgeport
Leroy Wilkes
The
Health Board
Cannon Street
Miss Keating
Miss Keely
Lincoln School
Miss Patrick
Miss Ring
Garfield School
Miss Anderson
Beedy
Mrs. James
Columbus School
Miss Light
Miss Sullivan
Miss Legene
Longfellow School
Miss Collins
Miss O’brien
Waltersville School
Miss Flynn
Miss Mackenzie
Eight Employees of First Bridgeport in Service
The First Bridgeport National Bank has sent eight of its employees into the service, the largest departure from a city bank. Andrew Fodor serves with a National Guard regiment in France, Gus Herthal Jr at the Naval Base in New London, Wilbur Johnson with the signal corps at Camp Devens, Arno C Walker on a submarine chaser crew in European waters, Stanley Fredericks with the Naval Meserve at Pelham Bay, Theodore Platt and Charles H Hurliman in the Marine Corps at Paris Island, and J. C Rogan at Camp Upton.
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First-Bridgeport National Bank
Tindla Sam
Servica
Andrew Fodor
National Guard
France
Gus Herthal, Jr
Board of medical experts named to study pneumonia in Army camps
Washington May 2 a War department board of medical experts was named to investigate the nature causes prevention and treatment of pneumonia and its complications in United States military camps Colonel Deane C Howard heads the board with Colonel Frederick W Russell Colonel Victor C Vaughan Lieutenant Colonel William G B Welch and Surgeon Rufus Cole as members
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ARMY
Washington
The
War Department
United States
Deane C. Howard
Army Medical Corps
Frederick W. Russell
Victor C. Vaughan
William GB. Welch
Rufus Cole
Ordnance Dept Seeks Clerical Help in Bridgeport
The Bridgeport District Ordnance office seeks stenographers, typists and messengers. Applications available at 181 State Street. Messengers to be young men 18 to 20. other branches selected from white young women.
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Ordnance Dept
Bridgeport District Ordnance Office
State Street
The Chiffonier And The Wives Secret Padlock
A humorous sketch on the chiffonier as a large storage chest for a husband’s clothes. It laments how wives pack it with garments, hackneyed nightshirts, and corset covers, while husbands need access to a clean shirt. It notes the strain on marriages and jokes about adding padlocks to every drawer.
Helmet draws coins in theater heist souvenir magnet
A German helmet used to collect money in a Polis theatre Saturday night yielded a large sum. Bridgeport man William Rourke seized the Bowie helmet during a charge and sent it home as a souvenir. The helmet attracted coins during a Red Cross drive that night.
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Polis Theatre
William Rourke
Bridgeport
Red ‘Ross Drive
Cold Weather Triggers Latent Rheumatism Says Ad
An advertisement claims cold damp weather revives rheumatic pain in latent cases and that thin blood worsens symptoms. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood builder improving oxygen transport and easing pain. A Lynn Massachusetts carpenter, Harry L Seaver, shares his twenty year struggle and relief after using the pills.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. ‘Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Ysend
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