Bridgeport bakers were never so
prosperous as at present and- they
have succeeded in inducing many re
tailers not to handle goods of out
side firms.
MASARYK -GREETS SMUTS
Prague, Monday. April 7 General
Jan Christian Smuts, who was sent
to Budapest by the Peace Conference
at Paris to confer with the leaders
of the new Hungarian government,
arrived here yesterday and was re
ceived today by Professor T. G. Ma
earyk, president of Czecho-Slovakia.
INGOLIA WILL
DOCK TOMORROW
Has Artillery Units of 26th
Division on
Board.
Boston, April 9 The transport
Mongolia, bringing artillery units of
the 26th Division from France, was
making good progress toward this
port today and reported by wireless
that she would arrive off Boston light
about midnight, as scheduled, and
would dock early tomorrow.
Other transports with units of the
Yankee divisions, have docked in the
late afternoon and the troops have
been obliged to remain aboard over
night before entraining for Camp
Devens, but in the case of the Mon
golia the men will start for camp
an hour after the steamer ties up at
Commonwealth Pier.
The steamship Mount Vernon,
which brought the first contingent
of the division last week, was ex
pected to sail for France late to
day. A radiogram from Brigadier Gen
eral John H. Sherburne, commander
of the 5 1 st Artillery Brigade and
troop commander of the transport, to
Major General Clarence K. Edwards,
said there were seven stretcher cases
aboard. The troop- on the ship are
as follows, according to the message:
101st Field Artillery, 38 officers, 1,107
men; 102nd Field Artillery, 69 officers,
1,580 men; 103rd Field Artillery, 64
officers, 1,63 3 men; brigade head
quarters, 9 officers, 68 men; in addi
tion the Mongolia brings one casual
officer and one militarized civilian.
