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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-06-12
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Detroit factories turn out nearly
100000 stoves year.
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A well-constructed brick house will
outlast one built of granite.
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The largest bucket dredger has
been built for work on the Suez
canal.
Although a new German automatic
pistol weighs but little more than two
pounds 1t can fire 100 bullets a min
ute.
A combined motion picture camera,
developing and printing apparatus and
protector has been invented for anna
teur use.
A grass native to India has proved
so good for paper pulp that $4,000 tons
of it are being used annually for that
purpose.
A wheeled foot rest, to be hinged
to a rocking chair, has been patented
by Michigan man to lessen the labor
of rocking.
Pennsylvania again broke all previ-
Gus records for coal production last
year with an output estimated at 267,-
900 short tons.
The total output of Idaho's various
metal mines last year set new high
record.
Bricks made of peat are being sue
cessfully used in Sweden for small
buildings.
Ceylon has about 1000 mines for
plumbago, that country's most i'm
portant mineral product,
A sixteenth of an inch of scale on
the interior of boiler will cause a
loss of 1S per cent. fuel efficiency.
Shears which cut through three
inches of steel the most powerful
ever built, have been installed in
Pennsylvania mill.
Slabs of natural cork, expanded to
more than twice their original size,
have been invented in England for
cold storage insulation.
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Two parts Of grated cheese and one
part Of Quicklime with enough white
of egg to form thick paste make an
earthenware cement for immediate
use.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-06-12

Bricks made Of peat are being sue
cessfully used in Sweden for small
buildings.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-06-12

The total output of Idaho's various
metal mines last year set new high
record.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-06-12

Pennsylvania again broke all previ-
Gus records for coal production last
year with an output estimated at 267,-
900 short tons.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-06-12

A wheeled foot rest, to be hinged
to rocking chair, has been patented
by Michigan man to lessen the labor
Of rocking.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-06-12

A grass native to India has proved
so good for paper pulp that $4,000 tons
of 1t are being used annually for that
purpose.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
CANADIAN TROOPS
 LAND IN ENGLAND

Salisbury, Eng. Oct. 16-Beginning before dawn today from stations with in a. radius of 10 miles, Canadian troops have been pouring into camps prepared for them on the rolling Salisbury plains near here
 First came a long transport train composed of wagons drawn by trac- ton engines; then the motor trucks and lastly the conmandered London Tnotor busses. The cavalry and the artillery followed and most of these units now are in camp but only 9 few infantry regiments so far have arrived.
 Long before dawn the sleepy old vt1- lages scattered over the country were awakened by the sound of -hoofs on the hard road. Those who listened heard 8. strange medley. The notes of 'fIt's A Long, Long Way to Tipper- ary,'' mingled with the Spanish Amer jean war favorfte t'Theren Be 8 Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" and other American rag-tinae also resoun3- ed in the quiet English dales.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
GERMAN GUNBOAT
 IS HELD CAPTIVE

Honolulu. Oct 1e.-When half of the amount of the coal that could be allowed under international law had been taken aboard, the German gun boat Geier, which put in here yester- day, suddenly halted operations last night and it is said the warship will be fnterned here until the end of the war. The Geier came from Esing Tau in company of the German steamer Lockson, which had been irn- pressed into service as a. collier. In asmuch as there are no longer any open German coaling ports in the Pacific, the, Geier would have been allowed enough coal here to take her to the nearest German port.
 A schooner arriving last night re- ported that the Japanese cruiser Kongo, which vastly otrtwetghed the Geiers left Midway Island September 2S, headed toward Hawaii. Another big Japanese cruiser, the Tsukuba, is supposed to be in or near Hawaiian waters
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
Sister Ship of Ill-Fated Warsnip Es.
 capes When Tiny Antagonist Opens Deadly Fire --- French War Office Confirms Reports of Pro.
 gress on Battle Line Along Aisnes

Following tho BE4e9sh vf ships Abouir Hogue and Cy England paray1ed to learn today that another Thursday by German submarine in the North office officially has confirmed Aler British Warship the Theseus
 The loss of life the Hawke is not made Warship belonged ordinarily about 500 officers Only 50 ara known to
 The French office Ina progress of the allies indicated in Thursdays had been confirmed field of allied armies extends from the region Of
 There official Berlin early but despatches that the Osend within 10 miles their objective Hankenberge, town tRe Belgian coast connected with Ostend-
 grows occupied by tho Germans without fight It is that shpssviu take in the defense of the
 embassy Washington received adviees
 saying that allies miles north of Albert reyard fighting the northern end the battle line Both been reinforced to be cOntesng foot of ground where they tact.
 The Paris statement says Russian troops have eid Warsaw and Hangorod in Russian Poland md a being fought south PrzeInysL
 Petrograd claims that the German movement Warsaw stopped being driven back miles PrzemysI asserted the of eaitatng Vin contrary, that the commander of the fortress Przeysl br1squely request Oct that date the Russian bes1egers have been de2at and he relieved.
 ToIxio announced Japanese warships forts at Tsing Tau.
 William Wied recently abdfcaed the throne Albania reported joined the and nnOvt ward front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
c. W. MORSE SUED
 UNDER TRUST LAW

New York. Oct. 16--A suit against Charles w. Morse and the Hudson Navigation Company charging con- spiracy was filed in the federal dis frict court today by the Manhattan Navigation Company. The action was brought on the Sherman antitrust law and the defendants methods in operating boats on the Hudson river are alleged to have been pursued for the purpose of accomplishing the plaintiffs ruin. Damages of $1,o5o,- 900 are asked.
 MT. Morse is president of the Hud- son Navigation Company and one of its principal steamers bears his name. The company maintains a passenger and freight service between this city, Albany and Troy. The Manhattan Navigation Company operates two steamers between this city and All bany.
 In it's petition, the Manhattan Com pany charges the defendants with having pursued for years methods calculated to bring about the plain tiff's financial ruin. The Manhattan Company asserts that it has been damaged to the extent of $35o, 900. Inasrnuch as the suit is brought under the Sherman law, the amount of dam ages sought is three times the amount alleged to have been sustained or $1,- 050, 1000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
BRITISH CRUISER HAWKE SUNK IN BATTLE WITH SUBMARINE AND 400 LIVES ARE LOSE
 FIERCE FIGHT IS LOOKED FOR NEAR OSTEN1
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH AS
 AUTOS EXPLODE
Two Bridgeport Cars in Mid night Crash Near Sanp
 Mortar Rock.

An automobile accident involving col nsion with a tree. rear-end collision by a second car and the burning and total destruction of two touring road sters is reported today from the vi- cinity of Samp Mortar Rock on the Black Rock turnpike
 1t is believed that none were in jured but the identity of ownership Is being carefully concealed. Sufficient time had e1eapsed before aid arrived for the removal of the license nun bers. All that is left of an Oakland Six and a Maxwell are the cIaarred engines and chasses.
 According to residents of the vicin- ity it was between 3;30 and 4 o'clock this morning when a passenger in one of the cars asked to use a telephone at a nearby residence A call was sent to Bridgeport for aid in extin guish1ns an automobiles fir.
 According to statements made to the watchman at the sSamp Mortar Reser- voir, one car had been proceeding the other when the steering apparatus gave way and it collided with a large tree by the roadside.s The other car either being lowed of following close ly collided with the first. throwing both drivers clear of the machines. Almost instantly the compression in the tank of the forward car caused an explosion which enveIoped both cars in a sheet of flame
 Had any of the occupants remained in the ears they would have been burned to death. They are believ- ed to have escaped with minor injur- les though apparent effart was being made at the, time to conceal the iden- tfty of others thought to have been In the wreck
 At an early hour today H. M, Ford the Main street automobile dealer, was called upon the telephone and told 5of the accident. A. service car was sent to the spot, but all licenses had been removed and the cars are said to be total wrecks. N They were on their way to Bridgeport at the time and contained local men
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
AGED CABINET MAKER
 DIES OF HEART TROUBLE

While eon his way to the store t1 purchase food for the noon day meal William Parsons, of 442 Brooks street, an resident of the city, and for many years employed by the Singer Manufacturing Co, was taken sud- denly i'll and expired before medical attention could be called.
 Mr. Parsons suffered from heart trouble for many months. This morn ing he arose feeling in the best of health, and shortly before noon time, went to the grocery. At the corner of East Main and Shelton streets he was suddenly stricken. Pedestrians bore kirn into a nearby drug store. Dr. J. F. Shea who was called. pronounced the man dead
 Mu. Parsons, 65 years of age, was one of the best known cabinet makers in the city of Bridgeport For years he was employed at the Singer Co. until i'll health caused him to retire, but so well was he thought of that he was told to return to work whenever his health would permit.
 He was a vestryman of St. Faults Episcopal church, and a member oi St Johns lodge, F. & A. M For near ly twelve years, he was also secretary of Park City lodge, N. E. o. F. Be- sides one son, William A. Parson, 404 Pembroke street, foreman of the Salts Textile Go, he is survived by three dau ghters, Mrs Charles Hubbard, Mrs Clara Aiken, and Miss Ethel Parson, with whom he lived.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
PROF. J.. A. HUGO GRANTED DIVORCE
 BY JUDGE BURPEE
We'll Known Composer Said Wife Was Too Fond of An
 other Young Man.

Prof. J. Adam Hugo, prominent in musical circles and also a well known clubman, was granted a divorce in the Dora Fontano-Roux Hugo of Milan, Italy. Desertion in December, 1905, was the ground Prof Hugo testified that his wife was too friendly with a young man with whom she stayed at a hotel in Switzerland. Prof. Hugo renlonstrated with his wife but the girls family upheld her and. finally ordered Prof Hugo out of the house
 The professor said he had frequent quafrels with his wife over her a.d- mirer He often discovered the couple whispering together and once saw them in a dark room. The professor said be first met his wife while he was studying in Milan. After he returned to join him, but she refused. Their marriage took place June 30 1898. Thomas Paine and H. A. Mcdonnell testified to Prof. F1ugo's good charac- ter.
 Pauline A. Francis of this city asked for a. decree from Tyler E. Francis, at presetn a soldier in the United States army and stationed at New Bedford,
 Mass. Mrs. Francis said her husband deserted her November 30, 19i0- Mrs. Francis, whose maiden name was Paul line Baitman, married the defendant December 21 1909. Judge Burpee re- served decision.
 The court also reserved decision in the action brought by Susie KI1sh of Norwalk against Stephen Rush of parts unkno an. Gntolerab1e cruelty was the ground. The couple were married September 1S, 1908.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16

Of September, 1914, by Captain Hugh F. D. T. Williams, and among her officers were Commander Bernard A. Pratt-Bar1ow and Lieut.. Commander Robert R. Roseman.
 This disaster to the Hawke follows by about three weeks the sinking in the North Sea of the British cruisers Agoukir, Hogue and Grassy. Those vessels succumbed to the attack of a German submarine and with them some so British officers and 1,4eo men, were lost.
 Two Ships Attacked.
 The Admiralty has given out the fol- lowing announcement concerning the loss of the cruiser Hawke:
 1Hds AGadesty's ship Thesus, Captain Hugh Edwards, was attacked bya sub marine in the northern waters of the North Sea yesterday afternoon, but was missed. His Ma5esty's ship Hawke, Captain H. P B T. Williams, was at tackled about the same time and was sunk
 The following officers with 49 men of the crew were landed at Aberdeen for a trawler: Boatswain Sydney Aus tin. Gunner James Dennis, and Acting Gunner Harry Evitt. The remaining officers and men are missing
 Further particulars will be pub 1tshed as soon as available
 t4Fhe Hawke was cruiser built. in 18ss"
 The Hawke is the. British cruiser which co1lided with the White Star liner Olympic in 1911 in Osborne Bay on the north side of the Ilse Of Wight. She sustained serious damage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
STUDENT WANTS FANCY NAME FOR
 USE ON DIPLOMA

In order that they might have a euphonious name on their diplomas when they graduate from high school and later from college. Alexander and William Najmany of this city asked Judge Burpee in the superior court this afternoon to allow them to take the name of Nash. The court granted the petition. Both petitioners are boys
 They complain that friends have great difficulty in pronouncing the old name and many call them Nashman or Nash Both were born in this coun- try They have lived in Bridgeport since 1906. They said the change in name would not work to the disad- vantage of any other person
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16

Vienna, Austria, Oct IS. Via Am sterdam and London. Oct 1s.-H was announced officially here today that on the afternoon of Oct. 2, the com naander of thee fortress at Przenysl rceived through a messenger under a white flag, a, request for a surrender from General Radko Dfmitriem, in command of the Russian army Of in veetment. The proposal was promptly rejected
 Geenral Dtmftr1ers communication was as follows:
 Good luck, which left the Aus trian army with it's last successful en- counters against our troops has given me the opportunity of investing the fortress of Przemys1, the defense oT which has been entrusted to you. assume that it is not possible to send you help from the outside. In order to avoid useless bloodshed. the pres
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
BRITISH CRUISER SUNK IN BATTLE
 WITH SUBMARINE
H. M. S. Hawke Goes Down After En- counter With German Submarine, and 400 Lives Lost==Second En= glish Warship Escapes Damage

London. Oct 16.-The British cruiser Hawke has been sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. Out of crew of 400 men, 50 were saved.
 SFurther than a. brief official con frmation of the sinking of the Hawke, no details of the battle are available
 The British cruiser Hawke was of 1850 tons displacement. She was S60 feet long, of so feet beam and drew 23 feet of water. She was a sister ship of the Edgar, Endymotn, Graf ton, Theseus, Gibraltar and was launched in 1891.
 Her armament consisted of two g 2 inch guns, 10 s-inch, twelve e-pound- CTS, five S-pounders. machine guns ment is given>as i5 A men but she may have had fewer on board when she went down.
 While the Hawke was laid down in June of 1889. she was launched at Chatham on March II, 1891. Among her officers at the time of this disaster were eight naval cadets.
 Other British warships lost since the outbreak of the hosti1ities are the cruiser Amphion, which was sunk in the North Sea by a mine August 6. and the cruiser Pathfinder. torpedoed in the North Sea. September 10. The loss of the Hawke makes a, total of six British cruisers destroyed by Germany in the North Sea since the beginning of the war.
 The Hawke was commanded. ac- cording to the British Admiralty list
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
VERA CRUZ ARMY
 LINES

x Vera. Cruz Mex, Oct 16-Evident preparations on the part of a small detachment of men under General Aguilar for an attack last night on the American outposts around Vera Cruz, have resulted in the strength en- ing of the American lines. Some 200 Mexicans are in a position about half a mile from the American outposts dan they have two mountain guns trained on the American soldiers. Their warlike activity is attributed in Vera Cruz to over-in ndulgence in H- quor obtained at a house just beyond the American lines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
AuSTRIANS REJECT RUSSIAN DEMAND
 FOR SURRENDER OF PRZEMYSL FORTS


 ent seeuas to me af74e right zzro1z1eEz;i 'sel propose to you negotiations for the surrender Of the fortress. If you sar- render it will be possible to o1atain honorable conditions for yourself and your garrison from the highest com mander in chief of the Russian forceea
 "f Your ExcItency wishes to begin negotiations I beg that you VIII oornz municate conditions to your eathorizz ed delegate First Edeutsnant Wan dam. embrace this opportunity to express my high esteem to TourAIEzc- cel1ency.''
 The Austrian answer to Ehlgs conn munication which was sent 1mnea dfateely ran as follows:
 t"To the commander: -6nd ,ies ass- meath my dignity to gtve. 10 your af- fecting proposal the answer it de- serves. (SFgned) Coxnuaander9oeaths Garrison of Przemysl.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
OCEAN CITY OFFICERS
 ARE ENTERTAINED HERE

Mayor Harry Head1ey and Commits fsioner of Public Works Joseph Fischer of Ocean City. N. J., visited Bridgeport and in company with E.
 H. Starr and other officials of the Electric Cable Co. were the guests of EAdayor Wilson at luncheon at the AL fgonquin club this noon. It had been the intention of Mayor Wilson and
 MT Starr to take their guests for an e.utomobiIe ride about the city this afternoon but owing to the indictment weather the trip was postponed until q future visit by the Jersey officials
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16

believed to be authoritative word yyas received today that Vanni REaEcoux. a member of the Boston Opera com pany had been shot and killed vTI1Eaa fighting in the French array. Tha place where his death occurred U7a not announced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
GETS BIG COMPENSATION

Compensation of SIG per week for a period of 312 weeks was granted
 Mrs. Janet Gowans, 153 Lee avenue widow of James Gowans, who fell to his death from the top of the new First Bridgeport National bank build ing, on September Is, by Conpensa- ton Commissioner B. T. Buckingham, this morning. She also received $1O0 funeral expenses. The Employers Liability Assurance Cooperation, who carried the insurance, must pay the compensation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
LATE WAR NEWS

London, Oct. 16.-''I1nportant Ger man reinforcenerts, especially artiI- lery, have been sent to the west front cables the Copenhagen corre- spondent of Reuters Telegram conn Dany. My informant who has inst returned here, met at Brendenburg 2S trains of endorsements in one hour, all packed with men and horses. He estimated the number of troops to be between 3o0,oOO and AOO, ,OOO.''
 Paris, Oct. 16.-Preaident Pofncare has signed decree admitting fresh meat to France free of duty until fur ther notice.
 Paris, Oct. 16.-A despatch reectv- ed here from Rome says Prfncee Wu- liam of Wid, former ruler of Albania. has joined the Germany army and is on his way to the French frontier.
 Dover, Oct. 16.-A German spy, i'm a Belgian uniform and with a Red Cross badge in his possession, was arrested Last night among the Belgian ref ugees.
 Washington, Oct 16.-Capture of Henneslzamps, southwest of Aires, oy the allies and an adva11cee by tn GeP- mans from AudOnarde to Courfrai were announced in an official de-
 
 French embassy.
 BANKRUPTCY MATTERS IN COURT.
 Several petitions concerning the tangled affairs of Burr & Knapp were scheduled for hearings in the superior court this m lorning but were con tinued pending the action of the Unit ed States court, on October 21. Among the motions continued by Judge Bur pee today were the confirmation of John c. Chamberlain as permanent receiver. for the appointment of ap- praisers, for limitation of time for presentation of claims and for au- 1 thority to convey certain land to Sara H. Chapman.
 Another receivership matter to come before Judge Burpee was the acceptance of the report of Receiver Andrew Steen of the United Fo9ln dry & Machine Go. of this city. He re- ported g. balance on hand of $S.S71. 25. The court allowed the receiver $30o for his services.
 The appointment of J. B. Dillon of Shelton as receiver for the Shelton Basket Go. was made permanent, Four months was allowed for the pre- sentatton of claims.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16

Emphatic denial was made today by officers of the Democratic National and Congressional committees that seither James J. Hill or Andrew Carne- gie has financed the Democratic cam paign, as charged in statement by Representative Woods of Iowa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
ALLIES PROGRESS
 REPORT IN PARIS

Paris. Oct. 1s,-Tne French war of fee made an official announcement this afternoon as follows:
 1.-The progress indicated in the com nrunieation Of yesterday has been con- hrmed.
 'eOn our left wing the field of action of the allied forces extends at the present time from the region of Ypres to the sea.
 'Tn Russias on the left bank of the Vistula river. the Russian troops dur ing tre day Of October 13, repulsed the German attacks on Warsaw and in Vangorod.
 "A battle is going on south of Przenysl-''
 Washington, Oct 16-rhe following statement was issued by the French embassy today:
 An official telegram received this morning at the French embassy states that there is no truth in the report from German sources that close to Rheims Cathedral two French heavy batteries have been located and light signals from one tower of the cathe-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and rainy weather to- night and Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16

Representative Gardner of Massa- chusetts has introduced a, resolution providing for the appointment of spe- cia1 commissioners to inquire into the preparedness of the United States for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16

dral have been observed
 ''It seems from the spreading of this report that it has come to tine .4z1lo7Fl- edge of the Germans that the destrue- ton of the catnsdraI has been less thorough than they contemplated and that they mean to perfect their work placing as usual the blame on the suf- ferers.''
 Washington, Oct. 1s-The German embassy today received the following official report from Berlin:
 '+OfficiaI headquarters reports thaS near Antwerp, between 4, LOCO and B. oeo prisoners were taken, that among the war booty are five cannon. soc tons of grain and plenty of wool, met al and cattle. The harbor works are damaged
 s'Fhe French attacks near Albert have been repulsed.
 ''The Russian invasion in Eass Prussia has failed. The Russian at tack with eight army corps from War saw and Ivangorod has been re- pulsed p