efl success from . political angle, It
was profoably more of one from a
patriotic point of view, and the great
est loan rally held in Bridgeport since
the government asked the people to
loan It money, was staged.
Ovpt a half million dollars worth
of honfls were purchased, and if ap
portioned among those present the
sales -would have aggregated more
than a $1,100 bond for each and
' evry individual present.
' Kveryono 1n the banquet hall did
not buy bonds, 'but those -who pur
chased them made up for tho other?.
Walter B. Lashar set the hall a-roll-ing,
opening the eale with a suhscrip
tion of $T0.0fo. He was cheered to the
echo, when he announced, that as a.
7emocrat he was "repeating" for
tMr. Lashar as an Invited guest at the
Republican banquet last week had
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DERTROVER FT.OT1 TjIjA
AT TRI'.PASSEY
Trepasey, N. F., May 8 The last
units of the American destroyer
flotilla which is to be scattered be
tween New foundland and the Azores
I in connection with the Navy depart
ment's trans-Atlontic flight entered
this harbor today. They arrived off
Trepassey yesterday but were held
outside over night because of heavy
winds, which abated this morning
After atvcral inches of snow bad
fallen.
TOO Entered an second class mutter
JU ttt Bridgeport. Conn., under
Sonm time nsro it was reported
from Berlin tha t the machinery to
carry out a. nation-wide ejection had
been prepared, and that the people,
could be called upon to express their
desires within 4S hours, in case the
government should not care to take
the responRibility of meeting the situ
ation now before the country.
