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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1918
Page
2
Paris report says since July 15 last the allied armies have captured 362,355 prisoners including 7,990 officers. October alone yielded 108,343 prisoners with 2,472 officers, plus 2,064 cannon, 13,639 machine guns and 1,193 mine throwers.
Paris reports French and American forces cleared the Argonne, capturing villages including Toges Belleville Quartre Champs Noirval Les Ayeux and Chaliddon sur Bar, with the Argonne liberation completed and German rear guards overthrown. British Haig says Germans retreat east and southeast of Valenciennes pursued by prisoners taken. French and Belgian advances push on Aisne and Meuse fronts with new captures and 2,000+ prisoners.
Editor Holt of the Independent of New York spoke at United Church and recounted his travels through American Belgian Italian and French fronts. He described battles near No Man's Land with the 102d Connecticut and 104th Massachusetts, noting heavy German losses and strong American resolve. He also shared impressions from the Piave front and French sectors, including front depots and airfields, concluding with vivid scenes of the war’s devastation and the Allied advance.
Jugoslav leaders claim seizure of the Austro-Hungarian fleet except the Viribus Unitis and offer to hand over ships to the United States or allied navies. The Viribus Unitis was torpedoed while still flying the Austrian flag.
A front page New York Daily quote from an Associated Press Paris dispatch discusses WWI news and political clashes. Fess urges citizens to vote freely while McAdoo Burleson and Gregory condemn partisan use of government power as Roosevelt and Senate leaders attack the President’s authority.
The article reports Kaiser Wilhelm II signaling acceptance of parliamentary changes in late 1918 while urging cooperation for Germany’s future. Paris dispatches note pressure on the emperor from democratic forces and a struggle between old regime factions and democratic advocates. Mesopotamian trade suffers, with wheat, fruit, and skins as barter.
Allied forces pressed along the Meuse front near Remenil and Vaux, with pursuit planes harassing routes as weather cleared. Air reports said two German planes were down, three American planes missing, and thousands of enemy troops fled northward. prisoners and material increased as American divisions reached objectives and began counter battery work against German artillery east of the Meuse.
Germany is fighting on alone as Allied forces close in on multiple fronts. Italian advances across the Tagliamento threaten Udine while Serbians recapture Belgrade and German lines crumble in France and Belgium. American, British, French, and Italian troops push the Germans toward surrender with heavy casualties and mass prisoner losses reported.
Four year old Lillia Scofield and her mother Mrs. Gilbert Scofield suffered severe burns after a lantern released kerosene fumes and ignited, during a night incident in Fairfield. The child is critically burned. the mother sustained painful but non fatal injuries. They were moved from their home on Long Island Avenue to St Vincent's Hospital after Bridgeport ambulance delayed access.
Private Dunn Gassed, assigned to no signal corps, reports being wounded at Verdun on October 2 and recuperating at a base hospital. Private Patrick McGuinness of 272 Binnell Street appears on a casualty list as killed. his telegram notice not yet received. Parents hope for a mistake, last letter dated August 19. McGuinness, 27, served with Company A, 14th Machine Gun Battalion, transferred from National Army at Camp Devens.
Fairfield residents continue winter swimming at Fairfield beach despite cold suggests a small party of two men and three women persist. They plan to keep bathing until shore ice prevents it.
London nov 3 commander Rafaele Rosetti and surgeon lieutenant Paroleci entered Pola harbor and torpedoed the battleship Viribus Taitis, captives reported.
London reports October British casualties totaling 758,808 in the conflict. The breakdown lists killed or died of wounds at 28,207, wounded or missing at 26,237, and officers at 10,880. Figures appear garbled but indicate ongoing heavy losses.
Italian and allied forces in northern Italy have captured 100,000 Austro-Hungarians and more than 2,200 guns. The Italians occupied Rovereto, forced the Tonale Pass, and pushed into the Tonezza Asiago and Cordevole valleys with advance guards reaching Misia and the Tagliamento river. Cavalry and air units report heavy combat and continued gains as prisoners and booty mount.
Democratic and Republican leaders held sessions as campaigns intensified in Bridgeport and Fairfield county. County results will reveal if speeches and party strategy translate into votes when the tally is completed Tuesday night.
Police investigate ten burglaries reported around city areas including homes on State Street Lafayette Street Stratford Avenue and Housatonia Avenue. Victims describe stolen items ranging from a camera valued at 200 to a 1000 assortment of clothing and jewelry while suspects are believed identified with arrests expected.
John Joseph Ryan of 672 Berkshire Avenue lies in Bridgeport hospital from the effects of drinking more than three and a half ounces of tasol or rum. He was treated by an emergency physician shortly after noon yesterday and later said to be resting comfortably this morning.
Willard Fleck recently commissioned as captain in the U S Army Medical Corps will enter service November 12 and report to New Haven for instructions. Captain Fleck, chairman of the First Aid section of Bridgeport Red Cross, has served as a lieutenant in the State Guard since its founding.
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