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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1918
Page
5
Report from Paris states American forces continue to reinforce the city and Easter celebrations proceed despite German shelling. The morale of Parisians remains firm, with residents showing resolve and confidence in relief efforts.
British and French forces repelled German attacks across a wide front in Picardy near Montdidier and Hangard en Santerre. Allied counter thrusts smashed assaults along the Amiens road, with heavy German losses and renewed promises of American involvement reported by the International News Service.
A presidentially named commission to craft a national meat policy will begin work immediately. Members include Agriculture Secretary David F. Houston, FTC chairman William J. Harris, Labor Secretary William B. Wilson, and Food Administration head Herbert Hoover. The group seeks federal control of the packing industry.
Francesco Dusso, to be hanged June 7 for the West Haven murder, received a reprieve until June 17. Holcomb granted delay to seek a state pardon or commutation by June 10. If Dusso does not secure clemency, two other co defendants will hang. A triple hanging is implied if no pardon is granted.
Milwaukee April 1 Loyalist Wisconsin factions stir with rumors that La Follette forces back Berger the socialist anti war candidate for the U S Senate. Berger hopes for 180000 votes while Lenroot leads among Republicans with Davies trailing. Milwaukee city verdict unsettled amid citywide suspense and county tallies projected.
About 500 Connecticut bakers will attend a mass meeting in New Haven to hear Federal Food Administrator Robert Scoville. The gathering will discuss pooling trade secrets and formulas to meet wheat shortages and will urge signs of a pledge to aid fellow bakers. Deputies and district captains were named to organize inspections and demonstrations in their communities.
Darrah Delancey of Waterbury chairman of the second state district draft board refused an army ordnance commission offered today. Governor Holcomb asked him to stay in his present post saying his work is more valuable. Judge Walter Makepeace also received an ordnance commission offer and is a State Council of Defense member.
More than 60,000 harbor workers threaten to strike at midnight unless ex Governor R P Vass of New Hampshire, chair of the National Adjustment committee, secures wage increases today. If in effect, freight movement in the harbor will be tied up. Unions involved include marine engineers tidewater boatmen hoisting engineers masters mates pilots and the International Association of Longshoremen.
In Chicago the trial of 116 I W W members for espionage act violations is postponed until tomorrow due to the illness of A K Kimball who is reported in dangerous condition in a hospital. Peter Kirkenan is also hospitalized. the remaining 114 defendants appeared in Judge K M Landis' court.
A record vote was held on the wheat price today amid discussions of an established baseline of 32.50 a bushel. The move aims to stabilize agricultural markets and support farmers in the region.
Seventy second battalion barracks resemble a southern plantation as 272 Florida negro draftees arrive at Camp Devens Massachusetts. They sing play piano and dance while officers are saluted and teased. Many are ill with disease and many cannot read or write. Initiation is viewed as a joke and most complain of sore feet. Two Maine delegations and Vermont arrivals are noted. Hospital staff changes announced.
Washington April 1 Senate adopted Gallinger’s resolution asked the president to set aside a day for public humiliation prayer and fasting during the war effort. The measure came without debate or dissent following requests from churches and urges divine aid for victory and a lasting peace.
Washington reports the department of justice is not greatly concerned about ground glass plots. Officials say many alleged plots were investigated and found not to exist. Government chemists doubt any plots could harm since particles would have to be coarse enough to be detected in chewed bread or food.
The War Department announced a nationwide series of officers training camps in each division to open around June. Camps will be for enlisted men and reserve officers attached to educational institutions, with training policy for American expeditionary forces left to General Pershing's discretion.
Waterbury report recounts John Turovitch being warned the draft was a joke and not to report. He was seized by a police officer, placed in irons, and sent to Camp Devens. Authorities also pursue Hyman Nelson, said to have fled to Philadelphia.
Grain market notes from Chicago report corn futures easing 1 2 cents with May at 125 1 4 as oats slide about 13 8 cents and provisions gain. In parallel President Wilson will open the liberty loan drive in Baltimore with an address next Saturday, abandoning plans to address Congress this week and outlining current matters.
England's primate Most Rev Cosmo Gordon Ghosts speaks in Washington on April 1 addressing religious issues. The message highlights interfaith concerns and the role of church leadership in public life.
Washington reports a lengthy Hague communication detailing the Dutch government's stance on the seizure of Dutch ships by the United States and Britain. Officials say the Dutch call the act violent and unjustified, but policy remains unchanged despite diplomatic tension and talk of possible withdrawal of its minister.
Miss Anne Martin of the National Women s Party announces her candidacy for the United States Senate to complete the late Senator Newlands term. A Nevada native and former history professor, she led the state suffrage campaign and has long fought for woman’s enfranchisement. She will return to Nevada within three weeks to organize her campaign.
A milkman's horse frightened by a Valley railroad train at 10 this morning dashed through Union Street and Main Street, overturning the wagon and splashing milk bottles as bystanders chased and finally corralled the distressed animal, which was placed in a barn at I. E. Palmer's.
Judge Warner presided as John Zadraga of East Asylum street faced intoxication charges and pleaded not guilty. Zadraga, a longtime Middletown resident with a large family and good character, claimed he was assaulted by Robert Johnson near Coles Co mill on Union street on Sunday. The assault case is set for trial tomorrow.
Five hundred pounds? 125 cases of bibles arrived at Ebu Owerri Africa. It required 125 porters each with 60 pounds on the head to carry the load single file through the bush. There were 25 bibles per case, making 3 100 copies to be sold to natives.
A compact line urges readers to order a fresh supply when emotions run high, implying a product or service offering as a quick remedy. The fragment hints at consumer guidance without naming brands or specifics, leaving the exact item and source unspecified.
Jackson Mississippi April 1 The first concrete evidence that German money funds efforts to deter negro registrants from the selective draft is described. An inspector reports Negro pastor G H Mason has preached pro German lines and urged resistance to the draft at a Church of God in Christ in Lexington. A foreigner Demetrius Kiannokulion conducted a weeklong meeting using coded messages. The church links to Los Angeles funds and a $10 000 Lexington church was built with little local help while Mason recently built a $25 000 Memphis home. Adjutant General Scales lists 70 Holmes county men who dodged the draft and offers 50 reward for each capture.
Mrs Christine Cevitello widow of Antono Cevitello died at her home 86 St John Street Middletown this morning aged 69 years 7 months She was born in Italy and came to the United States 15 years ago since which time she lived in Middletown She leaves three sons Antonio of New Haven Dominick and Nicholas of Middletown and one daughter Mrs Michael Detoro of St Johns Street with whom she lived Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.
A Cleveland woman phones police urging the arrest of her husband claiming he is a slacker and failed to register for military service. The piece warns husbands to behave and obey their wives, portraying the wife as a commanding officer and noting legal confrontations are costly and risky.
A fire destroyed part of a glass plant in Toronto on April 1 with estimated losses of 100000. The blaze damaged the Zeuss Tee factory area, with emergency crews responding quickly. Further details unavailable.
Washington reports that Secretary Daniels ordered navy ordnance officers to begin constructing a new US gun believed to outrange German artillery. Experts say a rechambered big gun could be lengthened to 85 feet and fire at 5 000 feet per second for an estimated 105 mile range, despite opposition over brutality concerns.
Prices and market activity from Richter & Company Bankers and Brokers on the New York Stock Exchange. Figures cover listed stocks and bonds traded at Central Row Hartford with Charter 2600 contact.
New York April 1 demand for stocks at the open showed gains across sectors. Steel common rose to 90 3 4, Baldwin Locomotive up 1, Utah copper 11 2 to 79 1 2, Anaconda 4 8 to 63 7 8, Inspiration 1. Reading led with renewed accumulation pushing over 82. Reading, Canadian Pacific, and Union Pacific advanced in forenoon trading. General Motors opened up around 2 points. Market closed quiet with 198,900 shares traded and bonds steady, money at 5 percent.
A bill introduced in Washington this April targets price fixing on farm machinery and wagons. The measure aims to authorize enforcement actions and set checks against inflated costs, reflecting concerns raised by Norton against Merth in the debate.
A Washington hearing on the espionage and draft bills considers amendments for harsher penalties. Proposals include death penalties for age, punishment for aiding disloyalty, and banning secrecy like invisible ink. Senators Overman and King lead discussions with subcommittees and German-American groups.
Major league clubs anticipate wartime draft gaps as Class 1-A draftees threaten rosters. Most of the 16 teams expect to lose players to service, prompting holds on minor league assignments and cautious recruitment as spring moves forward.
In Waterbury on April 1 the Eastern League game at Reidville Ball Park features an acting representative for Dan O’Neill who is ill. The owner says the ball season is underway and this likely secures Waterbury’s place in the circuit.
The French Club girls presented a play at an assembly and repeated it this afternoon in the hall. Miss Fuller oversees city home gardens and noted morning work. Agricultural classes did real work. The fourth through sixth periods focus on subject, as the Thrift campaign total rises by 208.77 in the past week.
A watering cart made its first appearance on Main Street this noon, as locals hope for rain to follow.
Washington April 1 The supreme court recessed today until April 15.
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