Coal for Domestic Use Now First in Priority
Washington announces a four class priority list by War Industries Board head Baruch. Fuel for domestic use and essential war needs top the order with monthly reports required from plants to retain priority status. The plan aims to ensure fuel and materials for homes, railroads, ships, munitions, and key industries while deferring nonessential production until demand is met.
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War Industries Board
Washington
Baruch
War Tidestrices Board
Board
Railroad Administration
Army and Navy
United States
Allies
Shin- Ping Board
Army and Navy Yards
United States Railroad
War Or Navy
American Raids Deep Into German Trenches in Alsace
American troops in Alsace penetrated German trenches in a raid after twenty minutes of heavy artillery. They inflicted severe German casualties as they attacked in the Woerre region while Germans mounted a counter raid at Plirey and Limey, with American forces repelling the effort. An American prisoner briefly held by the enemy escaped to rejoin his unit.
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France
Associated Press
Alsace
Woerre
Plirey
Limey
Museouurt
Washington
America
Museourt
Pusthina
We Department
Aisne
Miscourt
Caphuredd
Els
Fire Guts Shed Near New Bridge
A fire last night damaged a shed near the new bridge with authorities saying the cause is undetermined. Chief Johnson will lead an investigation this morning as officials estimate the loss could be heavy due to hundreds of empty cement bags and other materials.
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Johnson
Machinists Seek Wilson Reply Today in Strike Meeting
Machinists on strike under the Eidliw award expect a reply from President Wilson today after a meeting at the State street Casino at 2 PM. About 6,000 machinists are idle with 3,000 seeking work elsewhere. Delegates for the night shifts have been elected, totaling 116, supporting fair representation on the Board of Mediation and Conciliation. The convention of delegates will be held this week for further action.
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Trnaders
Machinists
Unio
iMith
Wilson
State Street
Plains
Eidliw
Alvikers
Convernlion
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Fred O. Reilly
W. Chastall
John N. Cotbre
A McNeil Jr Joins Navy as Lieutenant in Overseas Transport
Archibald McNeil Jr former state senator is named lieutenant in the United States Navy Overseas Transportation Service after volunteering his service. He has headed Archibald McNeil and Sons of New York and Bridgeport for 11 years and will serve in the coal department of the overseas transport service.
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United States Navy Overseas Transportation Service
Archibald McNeil, Jr
Lieut. McNeil
Archibald McNeil and Sons Company
New York
Bridgeport
Coal Department
The
Overseas Transportation Service
Escape Flight Story From German Lines Continues
An American flier details evading German pursuit after landing inside enemy lines. He describes hospital care, food from France, and two months healing a leg wound. He recounts stealing a map during a railway transfer, hiding in woods, and crossing toward Switzerland before reaching a Swiss village and safety. Mitchicock plans to return to the United States in about two weeks.
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St. Arnold
Saarbrucken
Hitchcock
Ife
France
Thad
Lachfeld
Restadt
Ulm
Becaue
Jia
Switzerland
Bret
Sit
Mitchicock
Rain Halts Park Concert And Speech Event
Rain interrupted a planned Park program featuring Alfred H H Brown, associate field director of the American Read Veo, and a combined concert by Miss Esther Morg, a local singer. The War Council had scheduled the events at Fellside Park but rain prevented the speaking and the soloist performance from being heard.
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Alfred HH. Brown
Feld
Fellside Park
Rein
Esther Morg
$50 000 Quota for Czecho Slovaks in Bridgeport Drive
Shorty after recognizing Czecho-Slovak nation as a co belligerent, Bridgeport plans a mammoth drive to raise 50000 for a nationwide Czecho Slovak Million Dollar War fund. The money funds maintenance and recreation for fighters. Recruits will train in Stamford with US and French officers before sailing to France.
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United States
Bridgeport
Stamford
France
Ass't Chiefs Must Drive Own Cars, Men Reassigned
Bridgeport Fire Department shifts drivers to temporary hose duty to cover staff shortages caused by National army calls. Assistant chiefs will drive their own cars to fires until replacements are arranged. Affected hosemen now serving as drivers include Lieutenants Bowden Monahan Bray and O'Leary.
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Bridgeport
Neo
National Army
Board of Fire Commissioners
Thomas Boiwen
Joseph Monahan
Sidney Bray
Thomas O'Leary
New Dodge Cars For Assistant Chiefs
Three new Dodge runabouts ordered by the fre commissioners will be used by assistant chiefs Barnes Wilson Beardslee Muller and Pracey. The old locomohile cars in use since 1910 are turned in as part payment with delivery expected around September 1. The commissioners pursued new cars as second hand values are favorable and lighter models will handle required duties.
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Driva Pean
Tha Fre
Haveeen
Assisant
Barnes, Wilson, Beardslee
Muller
Pracey
Dr Foley to report for active service at Camp Meade
Dr. Foley who was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the United States Medical Reserve Corps received notice to report for active duty at Camp Meade Maryland. He will leave Bridgeport this morning confirming immediate assignment and deployment.
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Thy
Matthew J. Foley
United States Medical Reserve Corps
Camp Meade
Maryland
Foley
Bridgeport
Baker Ryan and Gorgas in Paris visit with Baker
Baker and Gorgas accompany Major Baker on a Paris tour with Lieutenant Colonel George E. I. Baird, military aide to Baker, part of the secretary's party. This marks Baker's second visit to the American army in France after earlier inspection of ports, supply lines, and front-line communications.
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George EI. Baird
Miitary
Baker
Mr. Baker
France
Czecho-Slovaks Open Way Into East Front
Allied dispatches report Czecho-Slovak troops entering prepared German defenses on the eastern front with heavy fighting at Vermand Helbecourt and Epesy. British advances reach Roisel as France's armies push near St. Quentin. Haig notes Villeveque and Blayrin court wood gains while French and American units report progress on the Somme and Oise fronts.
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Vermand
Helbecourt
Epesy
Phicegsteert
Wulverghem
France
Haig
London
Villeveque
Quentin
St. Wmilie
le Cabiet
Blayrincourt Wood
Villeverdue
Minilla
Tay
Hermies
Armentieres
Tia Bassee
Norwalk Draftee Severely Wounded in Action
Norwalk recalls Private Frank Scofield of 56 Ford Street after Washington notified his parents Mr. and Mrs. Digene Scofield that he was severely wounded in action on July 18. One of Norwalk’s early draftees, he left Sept 4, 1917 for Camp Devens, served in Company 78, 108d Infantry, later at Camp Merritt, New Jersey, and had been in the front line trenches since April 18 when last heard from.
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Norwalk
Digene
Gasolineless Crusade Nets Four Victims
NORWALK Sept 8 Special In their crusade against Sunday automobilists today Norwalk police found four men who did not have their registration certificates or drivers license with them and have summoned them to court.
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Norwalk
Strikers Display Bolshevik Mind Declared by Pastor
Rev. William Wallace Rose of the Universalist Church of the Redeemer condemned Bridgeport strikers as Bolshevik minded in his morning sermon. He accused several hundred machinists and toolmakers of treachery to the troops overseas by delaying munition production to press private grievances as the world burns.
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Bridgeport
Wiliam Wallace Rose
Universalist Church of the Redeemer
Russia
Lenine recovers from wound in Bolshevik premier report
London reports Nikolai Lenine the Bolshevik Premier is recovering from the wound recently inflicted on him according to a medical bulletin received by wired service. The bulletin timed Sunday morning notes the recovery progress as the scenario remains uncertain in the Russian capital.
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Tanine Gapning
London
Nikolai Lenine
Belletin
Trussian
TE Asrael
Son Report First of Milford Renova Killed in Action
Milford reports five Milford boys dead from illness in service. Thom Algody is named as killed in action, per Ottawa records. His father, residing Beachwood Avenue, Walnut Keat, received the notice from the director of records. Private David John Moody, mounted service, Canadian Expeditionary Forces, is officially reported killed in action August 26. Moody, tried to enlist locally but was rejected due to rheumatism. he later joined the Canadian Mounted Rifles in January.
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Milford
Thom Algody
Beachwood Avenue
Walnut Keat
Reco
Ottawa
David John Moody
Mounted Service
Moody
Bridgeport
Cadian Mounted’ Rifles
Janu
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Redgate
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Main Street
Fairfeld Avenue
Danbury
Materilly
Bellans
Advertisturout
J. Wenderson
F. DB. Archibald
New Bridge
A. McNeil, Jr
Navy
DODGE
Dr. Foley
St. Vincent’s and Emergency Hospital
Army
Baker, Ryan
Gorgas
Paris
Roisel
St. Quentin
Pranece
Hilsensirst
Mennessis
Tergnier
St. Quentin Canal
St. Gobain
Servais
Oise
Monnessis
Monnessis and Are Along the Canal St. Quentin. "South of the Oise
Servi
Battsmuun
Celles Sur Aisne
Champagne
Vaux
Fluquieres
Happencourt
Somme
Hamel
War Office
Luciuicres
Happenecourt
Avgesnes
Gices
Fargniers
Berlin
Vauxchillon
Ines
Merchem
Peranne-Cambrai
Ousecouet- li pely-Templeux
Westerdaay
Tha Aisne
Vosse
Frank S. Scofield
Maine
Gasolineless Crusade
W W. Rose
Renova
Acti
Cadian Mounted Rifles
sHaeenati
Herbert Smith
Onlu
the City Lumber Co
Union Ave
Hawley HarDware Company
Main St
East End Lumber Company
Barnum Ave
Noble
Park City Lumber Company
Admiral Ave
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