New American Army Lands at Archangel
Allied fronts report ongoing battles from Flanders to the Aisne as rains hamper advances. British French and American troops push toward St Quentin while American reinforcements land at Archangel and a torpedoed troopship unloads troops off England. Prisoners describe German mine trap tactics behind the Hindenburg line and French claims of repulsed counterattacks near Laffaux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Koch
Flanders
Soissons
Marne
Aisne
Chateau Thierry
Rheims
Arras
Montdidier
Amiens
Hindenburg
England
France
Foch
Rhine
St. Quentin
Vermand
Etrillers
Coupy
Epehy
Cambrai
Gouzeaucourt
St. Govain
Vesle
St. Gobain Forest
Landers
Armentieres
Ia Bassee Canal
Archangel
Russia
Associated Press
Teutons
Chateau Betsancourt
Guiscard
Nesle
Ham
Noyon
St. Gobain
Laon
Hinderburg
Maig
London
Woehy
Field Marshal
Haig
Byehy
Ling
Gouxeaucourt
Hulluch
la Bassee Canal
Havrincourt Wood
Boy Refuses Father's Home Continued From Page One
A Bridgeport court heard a case involving a boy living six months in Easton with a foster family while attending school. The boy, who ran away from home six months ago, showed contentment in Easton and expressed little affection for his father. The court previously ordered six months in Easton with ongoing review. The father faced allegations of inadequate support and harsh treatment, including being whipped with a rawhide, according to charity workers and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Michael Krasofsky
Ukraine
Russia
Americas
Samuel
Brazil
New York
Bridgeport
Lower Howard Avenue
Hamilton Street
Tittle Son
Board of Charities
Miss Seeley
Miller
Euston
Machinists Turn Johnston Again
Bridgeport strikers pressed union leaders claim President Johnston betrayed them seek government action. 1500 men have left for work in New York Newark Philadelphia and other cities as employers eye possible federal intervention and a draft of a dishonor list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo C. Bryant
Bridgeport
United States Ordnance Department
Washington
New York City
Long Island City
N.Y. Plainfield
Newark
N.J
Philadelphia
New Haven
Startford
White Adding Machine Company
Mr. Johnston
David Clydesdale
A. St, Brown
Lavit
Father Pleads as Boy Chooses Foreign Home Over Family
A court heard a father plead for twenty minutes as a boy refused to accompany him after the war. The boy, determined to stay with a guardian and in his country, resisted his father’s offers to return home. The scene in the room showed tears and tension as the boy stood by his decision to remain with his guardian and friends rather than return with his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eudodian
Tudgu Miller
Wardian
Aston
Phe Lox
Ion
Hig Ston
London Express Claims Murder of Czar Family
London headlines claim the empress of Russia and her four daughters were killed by Bolsheviki with reports of Dowager Empress and Duke of Oldenburg attacked, Red Guards driven back by Black Sea sailors, and later rumors of Alexandra and daughters being assassinated but doubted in Spain. listing Grand Duchesses Olga Tatiana Marie Anastasie and Alexandra born Alix of Hesse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Express
Czar
London
The
Daily Express
Iussi
Bolsheviki
Thexpress
Onmipress
Duke of
Oldenburg
Yalta
Red Guards
Black Sea
Olga
Tatiana
Marie
Anastasie
Alexandra
Alix of Hesse
Rome
Russia
Ems
Spain
Alfonso
Madrid
Bridgeport Machinists Urge Unity Over Bridgeport Strike
A Bridgeport machinists telegram and internal dispatches urge members to end the strike and return to work within 48 hours. They stress united front to withstand pressure from manufacturers and note wartime needs and the National War Labor Board as potential recourse. The messages highlight loyalty to the union and reliance on the umpire’s award while warning of possible suspensions for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Bridgeport
Grand Lodge
Bridgport
National War Labor Board
Intertional Association of Machinists
Bridgeport Thrift Stamp Sales Soar as Local Girls Report High Prosperity
In Bridgeport the D. M. Nead company store girls report nightly thrift stamp sales near $1,000, up from $209. Entertainment featured by Treyler's orchestra and singers from Pacific Avenue with talks on War Savings stamps. Names listed include Mrs. A Nevilles and Miss Vern Aders among many others. Meanwhile J. S. Davis, chief canteen steward aboard the Missanable, is reported sunk, with word awaited from relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Nead Company
Thrifk
Loenomobile Company
Main Street
Wainfield Avenue
Treyler
C. Johnson
Solsdiers
France
Bridgeport
A. Nevilles
Lillian Schwinkle
Vern Aders
Mellinus
A. Berkeley
Nan Noonin
Dr. Fagan
Liebermann
Spinning
John
Kelley
Lepshire
A. Erdelay
CG. Wherlen
A. S. Billar
Connecticut Avenue
J. 3
Davis
Compiuny
Ireland
Canadian
Millar
Fish Merchant Service
Major J Skitt Ford to lead draft training plan
The Fourth District medical head Major J Skitt Ford and Capt David B Wason of Bridgeport Ambulance Company 3 are noted as leading a plan to train draftees. Officials say civilians with State Guard links gain military insight at camps and will enter service quickly, with Bridgeport units aiming to look sharp when entrained. Luke Conroy and Frank Lacroix were arrested for breach of peace and mutual assault near Polls theater. They await arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Skitt Ford
Fourth District
David
B. Wason
Bridgeport
Cleveland
Ohio
Eridgeport
Luke Conroy
Boston Avenue
Frank Lacroix
Broad Street
Polls Theater
Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Advice From Old Newspaper Ad
A public notice extols melted coconut oil as a safe shampoo alternative to harsh soaps. Moisten hair, rub in oil to form a rich lather, rinse easily, and remove dust and oil without drying the scalp. Oil is cheap, greaseless, and widely available at drug stores for household use.
City Registers 40000 Adults as Draft Encouragement Grows
Draft board officials urge men ages 21 to register at the designated district schools. Cards are simplified with torn corners and minimal questions. Registrars list districts from City Hall to Garfield School with assigned registrars and locations to speed the registration process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board
City Hall
Frank Reilly
Jefferson
Myrtle Avenue
Henry F. Lyon
Whittier
Orlanti Street
James P. Reynolds
Elias Howe
Clinton Avenue
I. W. Iatrehild
Maplewood
Maplewood Avenue
Christian New
Iman
Shelton
Wheeler Avenue
Edward T. Bucks Ingham
New High
Lyon Terrace
George C. Peet
Read
North Avenue
Edward Mora
Garfield
Still
Man Street
W. W. Church
Barnum
Noble Avenue
James UC. Sammis
Franklin School
Nichols Street
Frank Braithwaite
Hall
Clermont Avenue
John Y. Caldwell
Lincoln School
Stratford Avenue
Arthur I. Connor
High School
Garfield School
Tfranklin School
Bolsheviki Terror in Russia Spreads Across Cities
STOCKHOLM Tuesday Sept 10 AP. July and August brought horror as Bolsheviki sought to crush dissent in Petrograd and Moscow. September may worsen as opposition groups gain strength. Report details executions of bourgeoisie by commissions, with references to Trotsky and draft boards in American notices alongside local registrations and motor squad readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockitolmi
Associated Press
Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
Con Trotsky
Bolsheviks
One Killed and Seventeen Hurt in Eddystone Plant Explosion
Philadelphia dispatch reports a blast at the Eddystone Ammoniation plant near Chestnut that killed Oscar A. Sercolored, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, and injured seventeen others, most of them women of color. The injured were not expected to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddystone
Philadelphia
Eddystone A Mation Company
Oscar A. Ser Colored
Toledo
Gregory Assumes Full Responsibility for Recent Raids
Washington Sept 11 Attorney General Gregory assumed responsibility for the recent slack raids in New York and adjoining cities. He said the operations continued without use of soldiers sailors or members of the American Protective association to conduct tests. In a letter to President Wilson made public today he said the policy criticized in the Senate was legal ill judged and without authority but preempted by excess zeal for the public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Atiney
Gregory
Ameri Protective Association
Presid Wilson
Senate
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Eere
Paris
Laffaux
Roupyrear St. Quentin
Laffaix
Gelles Sur Aisne
Berlin
Salin
Pershing
Lorraine
War Department
American Expeditionary Force
Beyer Cross
Hudson
Wtissgid
Japan
Cape Ule
Rela
Savit
Noissix
Ing Wis
Jonnse
Labor
Jacob Schultz
Wilson
Cr Inch
Pha
Remington Arms A. M.C
Liberty Ordnance
I. A. of M
Woordraw Wilson
Wwnited Shits
Jabor
Pune
Degnon
Steward J. Davis
Orchestrra
Phay
Illette Ookie
Bolsheviki Institute
Ing
Yaro
Volga
Hortheast
Vologda
Yaroslav
Gouraud
Lisa
Iferd. T. Hopkins & Son
Adverti
Mutual Tires
Mutuals
Vicity
Mutual Tire & Rubber CO
Fairfield Avenue
NOBLE
N. Y
Chicago
Birmingham
Alabama
Wilmington
Delaware
Hartford
Connecticut
Springfield
Massachusetts
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