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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-27
GOTEH HAS 17EEEiE LlEI7C
CHANPIONSHTP FOR ii HEARS

Frank Gotc11, the worlds cham
pion wrestler. who was recently re-
ported to be think
Yes. yes, Algernons Of eouFse a
wrestler can think
To be thinking OF defending his
honors, has held the American title
at the graphing game for just eleven
years, for 1t was on Jan. n, 1904.
that he grabbed the 1aureEs from the
manly brow of Tom Jenkins
Subsequently the HaWkaY0 state
agricuIturaIist defeated the best
g1app1ers OF effete Europe ana an
nexed such glory and increment as
attaches to the worlds leadership in
the old sport invented by the ancient
Greeks.
Despite the paucity OF popular IN
terest in the graphing game Gotch
is supposed to have made e. fortune
in the practice of his peculiar pro-
fession, and, moreover, he Is sue
cessful farmer.
The bout between Gotcn and Jen-
kins eleven years ago today. by which
Frank attained stellar honora, was
pulled on in Beninghaus Wash. and
was one OF the most ferocious con
tests ever staged. The hippodrome
performances which so often pass for
wrestling matches, and which have
Disguised the sports, and put the XII
bosh on graphing entertainment,
bear no relation to that Be1Iingham
rookus.
The fans who had gathered from
all over the Pacific coast, and had
paid as high as twenty-five beans
to see the trouble were not disap-
pointed. jenkins had held the title
five or six ahnuns, and he had no
desire to part with so lucrative
possession. He had defeated Gotch
in Cleveland the year before, and ne
was out to repeat as speedily as pos
.S--5. T.rs
er by twenty-five pounds, and he had
all the advantage of experiences and
prestige,
jenkins made noise IKE a pug
nacious bull who had lamped a red
rag when Tom Davis gave the word
Such a wild and furious niZ-up has
not been seen since the gods used to
gather at Olympia Wash, to watch
| the combats OF the ancient gladia-
tors. In the end Gotch pinned Jen-
kins to the mat. and in the second
bout Tom lost on q. foul which gave
the Humboldt hero the utls and -four
thousand round men.
After quitting the game Jenkins
became wrestling instructor at the
| United States Military Academy at
West Point and instructed Uncle
Sammy's future generals in the me
| Tom tried to pull or a comeback
last year and was watched with
vladok zbyszko Jenkins proved
that he had not lost his knoWledge
of the hne points of the game, but he
wasn't there with the old slam bang
and rougn-house stuff which ne used
to pun on his opponents, and he had
to give IN to the younger man-
If the mat game had a Few men
like Gotch and jenkins and George
Bothner, who recently pulled a Patti
i in his fortY-eighth year. wrestling
wouldn't be as defunct as 1t now is
Only a month or two ago the veneer
able Bothner, one of the sauaresE and
most scientific wrestIers, defeated
Tarro Miyalze in New York and an
nounced his final retirement. Both
ner has been wrestling since he was
thirteen, and became a pro- lu
1892. He has taken part in over POS
bouts. and, although a hghtwetsnt
tackled many good heavyW elghts
And he grappled every bout on ths
square.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-27
PING BODIE SHIPPED
BACK TO MINOR LEAGUE

Chicago, Jan. 27-"Pfng' Bodie'
outffelder for the Chicago team of
the American League since 1911, has
been sold to the San Francisco club
of the Pacific Coast League.
After an .erratic career of four
years in the big league, Bodie comes
back to the team from which he
was graduated San Francisco sold
him to the White Sox. Bodie is an
Italian and his real name is Fran
cisco Pizzola.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-27
GOLD DAY IN DULUTH

7o,11uth, Mimi, Jan. 27-Street Their
roorneters at 8 o'clock this morning
showed from 81 to 81 degrees be-
low zero, the coolest of the winter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-27

Northwest mounted police left Daw-
son. yukon, fof Fort Macpherson, near
the mouth of the Mackenzie river,
Bearing a large amount of mail for
ViIamur Stefanson and other members
of his Arctic expedition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-27

Referee. BurdicEs Halves, 20 min
utes-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-27
FRATERNAL LEAGUE
Park City Alleys
F. Oh "a.

FACTORY LEAGUE !
Arcade Alleys
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-27

FFaEzaer want Ads. 6aes 60
- ...-...-s1s.s.s.a 80 -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-27

BRoOKSIDE LEAGUE
Park City Alleys
RRANES
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-27
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-27

Ruga Reisigl. the FORMER New Ha-
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BULGARIA WITH TEUTONS9
Convention with Turkey signed.
hut Terms Are Not Yet Known.

specici Cob'e Despdfch 10 THr suN.
LoNDoN. July 25.-The Sofa corre-
spondent of the Times tclegraphs that
the convention ceding TO Bulgaria the
Turkish portion OF the Dedeagatch rail-
way was signed at Conetantinople on
July 80.
The correspondent does not UNDER
stand that the agreement implies any
political engagement on the part OF Bull
earia or that 1t binds her to neutrality
or even to the permission of passage Of
contraband to Turkey. The Bulgarian
frontier will coincide with the course
of the Martha River. the territory west
thereof becoming Bulgarian.
Commenting on this news, the Times
is not able to believe that the arrange
ment does not carry with It political con-
siderations. and thinks that 1t clearly
indicates a tacit understanding between
Turkey. Bulgaria and Germany. II is
highly improbable. the Times says. that
Turkey would make such large conces-
sons without the certainty of political
gains.
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PRESIDENT ORDERS
EASILAND INQUIRY
Directs Commerce Department
to See if Inspection Laws
Were Violated.

CORNISH, y. II. July President
Wilson is taking the deepest interest in
the fixing of responsibility for the dis
astcr To- the steamer Eastland at Chi
cago yesterday After reading the re-
ports of the great ioss of life In this
mornings newspapers he wired orders
to the Department of Commerce that a
searching Investigation be made to de-
termine il any violations of the steam
ship inspection laws were involved in
the keeling over OF tine excursion
steamer.
Tho President is convinced that the
national Government has ample juris-
diction to bring about the punishment
of persons responsible for the tragedy.
The Presidents message to Washing
ton carried urgent instructions that the
agents of the department of Commerce
begin their investigation with all posi-
BILE haste. Late this afternoon word
came from Edwin + Sweet Assistant
Secretary of Commerce. that the Fed
eral agents already had begun their
work
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DEATH GARB FOR BECKER
AS LAST FIGHT GOES ON
While Arguments on Motion for New Trial Are Made
To-day Prisoner Will Be Prepared for Execution
Must Eat With Spoon Hereafter.

b. taken 10 Cour, within TWO hours from
III. time office IS received.
Deputy Warden Johnson has been
directed 20 send the guards in charge OF
the death house on June 20. when MUIR
ply spoke To Becker about his evidence,
to see District Attorney Perkins to-mor-
row. when Gov Whitman interv iewed
Murphy yesterday In Albany, he OBJ
tanned an admission from Murphy that
on this date. the day before Murphy
first wrote to Mr.. Cochran about MS
violence he ,Murphy had gone into
the death house with some entertainers
Of the Mutual Welfare League and had
exchanged few words with Becker.
II was pointed out at the prison that
the entertainers were grouped At one
end Of the corridor near Beckcrs cell
and that Murphy could have spoken to
Becker but that 1t would have been
impossible for him to have held any
extended conversation without attract
ing the attention Of the guards.
Murphy. whose story was first told
in the communication of June Il to MT
Cochran. says that in December, l9l-
he told what he had heard to Stewart \
Wallace, a Brooklyn real estate man
serving term for forgery. wallace
has not been questioned on this point.
Father Curry also visited the prisoI
to-day with members of the ST. James
Boys Club, who played the Sing sins
baseball team and We're beaten to !
Father Curry visited Becker, but refuse
to iscuss the visit on the ground tina
he is now Beckers spiritual adviser an'
II would be Il violation of his relations
with Becker to talk about him
Samuel HAYNES. condemned to die fo
the murder Of Mrs Harris, will also IN
executed on Wednesday morning, 1t II
= -. .tnlt II t~ct
Becker is in better physical condition
81 stand the delay.
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SUBMARINES ACTIVE
AGAIN; SINK 6 SHIPS
Two Steamers. One French and
One British, and Four
Trawlcrs Days Total.
Specia, cable Despatch 10 THu sr>.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE Sr>.
LONDON. July 25.-Coincident with the
receipt in Berlin OF the third American
note the German submarines. which had
been inactive recently, resumed their
warfare in British waters to-day. sinking
IN all six vessels
\ despatch fom Aberdeen states that
the British steamship Firth. bound from
France TO scotland. was torpedoed by a
Ge, man submarine In the North sea
SIX Of the crew were landed at L. We
stoft. They reported that four OF the
crew had been killed.
The same despatch reports the loss OF
the trawler Briton. The Admiralty in
confirming the latter report announced
that the skipper was killed when the
'rawler was torpedoed by German sub.
marine. Two members or the crew
were injured. while five others are be-
lievcd to have drowned. The two In
jured were taken to Lowestoft hospital
The trawler Perseus struck floating
mine in the North Sea on SATURDAY, ac-
cording to despatch from Grimsby
All ten members OF the crew were lost
Three bodies have h.en landed
Three more trawlers were sunk b,
submarines to-day.
The French steamship Danae. bound
from Liverpool for Archangel. Russia
was sent down of Cape Wrath. whicl
forms the northwestern extremity o
Scotland. The Danae was attacked b!
two submarines. The crews of the trawl
ers say that one of the underwate
craft was sunk by means of bombs an,
guns fred from tho trawlers,
The British steamer Firth. OF 40
tons. was commanded by Capt. w
Wright and owned by c. r. Davidso,
& Co.
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PERKINS is READY.
District Attorney Sees Rose In
Preparing to Oppose Becker.

District Attorney Perkins was hard
at work from early yesterday morning
until late last night preparing his op-
position to the arguments of Charles
Becker's lawyers in the hearing before
Justice Ford to-day.
Numerous conferences took place
among the District Attorney and his as
sistants. Royal II. Weller James A.
Delehanty and William Johnstone. who
have all been identified with Beckers
previous fights for life. They spent
most Of the day in their offices at the
Criminal Courts Building.
Mr.. Perkins would not disclose which
of the three assistants would present
the states case to-day. There is "A
possibility that Robert G.. Taylor, head
nr the appeal bureau. who represented
the District Attorney before the Court
of Appeals. will handle the prosecu-
ton.
Last night Jack Rose appeared and
finished the interview with Mr.. Perkins,
which was not completed on saturday.
Another visitor was Deputy Warden
Charles B, johnson of Sing Sing, who
was present in the Capitol at Albany
on Saturday when Gov whitman ex-
amined Joseph Murphy. a convict who
was brought from the prison, on his
affidavit that while in the Tombs he
heard Jack Rose, Harry Vallon and
Bridgie Webber conspiring to fastcn the
murder of Herman Rosenthal on Becker.
Johnson had lengthy session with
the District Attorney, After seeing Mr.
Perkins both he and Rose declined to
make any statement,
Contrary to expectations Webber, Val
lon and Sam Schepps did not go to the
District Attorneys office, 1t il expected
that Mr. Perkinss assistants will presen,
afiidavts to-day from Rose. Webber and
Mrs, Rosenthal to discredt any newly
discovered evidence that may be adduccd
by Beckers attorneys.
Mr. Perkins refused to make known
what line of argument the prosecution
would take. or to reveal his hand In any
way before tho hearing
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WILSON'S CONDOLENCE.
President sends II Message 10
Mayor Thompson.

CHICAGO. July 25.--presidert Wilson
has tclegraphed message of CONDO
lence To Mayor Thompson of Chicago
from Windsor, Vt, as follows
81 am sure speak the universal feet
iups of the people of the country IN en-
pressing my profound sympathy and
sorrow in the presence of the great dis
aster which slddened so many homes"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-26
PRINCE HOHENLOHE IN CRASH.
Austrian Attachc Near Death In
Automobile accident.

LEMON. Mass, July 25.-While driving
his automobile on moonlight run IN
the town Of Cheshire. fifteen miles north
OF here, late last night Prince Alfred
zu Hohenluhe. attache of the Austrian
Embassy, had narrow escape from
death when his automobile left the
roadway and went down an ombank-
ment
Part way down was a strong wire
fence, which broke the force Of the fall
and saved tho Prince from injuries,
The automobile was so badly damaged
that he abandoned n and returned to
Pittsheld by trolley car, The Prince
returned to the Curtis Hotel shaken up,
but not hurt by the accident.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-26
FAMILY OF SEVEN PERIsHED.
Father. Mother and Five children
Lost on the Enstlnnd.

CHICAGO, July .5.- Although their
names do not appear among the identl-
to have perished in the Eastand dis
astcr,
The family consisted of Mr.. and Mrs
Sindelar of a53T Jackson Boulevard and
Genrge, (? Albert, :, and william. :,
The family lef' home early yes,er-
day morning To attend the Hawthorne
Club outing. None has returned home
or been heard from s!nca.
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NATION BACKS WILSON.
President Receives Messages Of
Approval From All Quarters.

CORNISH. n. H., July Is. Scores Of
kilograms have reached President VIII
son at his summer horne here expressing
enthusiastic approval OF tho note to Ger
many as the Anal statement OF this
Governments position IN regard to sub
marine warfare and the sinking of the
I.usltania.
The messages come from all sections
of the country. indicating that tne Arm
tone employed in the note has The ar-
proval Of the nation. The messages are
encouraging to friends OF the President,
who had attached importance TO reports
of lukcwarmness in certain States.
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IS o s" HEARD AT FIRE ISLAND
wireless Of Supposed ship In Dis
tress Gives Out.

The wireless operator at Fire Island
picked up an "S O $" about 9:+5
o'clock last night, but before ne could
get the name or location Of the ship
supposed to be sending the signal the
wireless Of the sender gave out. Fire
Island sent the message broadcast. The
Brooklyn navy yard picked it up and in
turn relayed 1t to far distant points
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Out Of a Total of 2.l8O Pas
sengers 5G3 Are Tn
accounted For.
CRIMINAL ACTION
Is EXPECTED SOON
States Attorney HOyne
Says Federal Inspection
Was RemiSS.
DIVERS ARE STILL
GETTING BODIES
Hurricane Deck of the Ves-
sci Keeps Many Victims
Imprisoned.
DETAILED FIGURES
ON THE DISASTER

CHICAGO. July 25.-FIeures given
out by the Coroner's office tonight
make the probable number Of dead
in the Eastland steamship disaster
l.S23 Figures in detail follow:
Total on board 2,is0.
Total passenger list. 2.4OS.
Total crew, 20.
Bodies recovered, 9l5.
Identified, ISL.
tnidentifieh, 1874.
known rescued, | 002
known missing, 563.
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SpeCidF TdbTf UfspdTcH 70 TIE SVN.
Paris, July 25.---A despatch from
chamonix says that Mount Blanc was
ascended on Thursday by Anthony Hill
Of Kingston. N. y. Kenneth Dawson
OF England. and Prof. Pist Of Geneva.
II was the first ascent of the year.
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HIS shortly after the accident shows the excursion
o Of her appear
launches that
hurried the background the Clark street bridge and
rcoa that answered the first
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TWO VIEWS Of EASTLAND OVERTURNED IN NCtICAGO RIVER

The side OF the Nce
plates and carried
which ut the bow
the Ealanl the right hand Below view OF
Easlo from Il .
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X niser's EmissHry Goes to Bucha-
rest.
speciai Cobie Dcspaich TO The SuN.

Special Cobie Despaich 10 THE Sun.
BERLIN, July 20 tvia Amsterdam) -
Baron Won Wangenheim. the German
Ambassador to Turkey, who left Con-
stantinople short time ago for Soma,
where he conferred with the Premier
and was received by King Ferdinand,
has now gone to Bucharest.
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CHICAGO. July e5.--Chicago, stunned
by the blow VI the Eastland dsastrr.
is cropping tonight among its un-
claimed dead in efforts to identify the
Meantime Federal. state and munic-
ipal officials are bending their energies
TO ascertain the cause of the calamity
and to fix the blame
State Attorney lIoyne declares hat
the Federal inspectors were Ian and
that "A lar'e part Of the responsibility
rests upon them. Cni.ed sta, Dis
trict Attorney Clyne ic taking steps
to earn whether or not tn Inspectors
were remiss.
Coroner Hoffman is dttermlne to
bring the Steamship officials before his
court for examination. SO Ear 40 add
tional arrests have been made.
criminal Negligence DccInred.
The situation indicates that there
may soon be prosecution for criminal
negligence. Chief of Police Healey
sad to-day:
There is no doub, about a criminal
carelessness in this case
According 10 steamship men the
amount in damages which the reli-
tives of persons VINO perished on tho
Eastland can rrcovrr is only the value
OF the hull. 1t is estimated 10 bo
worth $4,000.
All through last night and to-day
scores Of firemen worked N the RIVER.
! where the great huh of the AXE
steamer lies on is side, taking from
/ the dark waters the huI.yS { me-.
! women and children whose lives We're
: cut off in the midst Of pleasure sock
/ Ing
When bodies were Identified A. mo
! temporary morgue in the Second Reg
.ment ArEury they We're taken away
! by relatives. and almost immediately
! the places vacated were filled hy other
! bodies brought from the river in po-
/ lice ambulinCes.
( Hundreds kept vigil AT the armory
/ an night, and at the hI"ak of day their
numbers were increased 10y the arrival
of others who resumed the search for
missing ones which was broken a few
| hours before by exhaust on.
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Paper Defines Neutrality.

Those who demand that Germany
oud conduct the war according to
rules laid down by some academic pro-
lessor expect Germany either to en-
danger her submarines or TO give up TINS
N.r.dr. which means the weakening OF
G'rmany in the interest of her enemy.
THIS $ not neutrality, but par,isanship
against Germany.
We know to-day that the passengers
'of the I.usitaniD could have been
saved but that they were neglected.
Germany regrets their death, but she
Ids clean conscience, and has no rea-
S'h To d.sapprove of the conduct OF her
'-"udr.Ne commanders.
Pres dent Wilson considers the fur
t'r torprdoing of British warships
carrying American passengers "a delib-
'd'r,F unfriendly act. While Germany
.I"''o IS glad to respect American
t.'.'shp, she has conceded everything
'.'' cam b" conceded. one bit more
M'ld he considered humiliating by the
u''"an nation whose armies have been
N''or'is Oh All the battlefields in the
ea'i and ia the west"
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GER MANS SEE
BRITISH HAND
IN NOTEOF US.
Stages Zcitung" Says DOcu-
mcnt Is Unfriendly and
lnncutral.
DEFINITE. CORRECT.
Is OFFICIAL VIEW
Splra, cobic Despatch 10 rnr srS

AMSTERDAM, July 25.-The German
newspapers print to-day what is APP
plrently an inspired Interpretation OF
the latest American note TO Germany.
"Tne note is correct IN tone,' says this
document. "aud conforms to the ameni-
ties usual between States, but at the
came ,,mc It Is definite"
disappointment and anger over the
lstest American note are expressed by
ts, bulk ul the German newspapers.
Tie United States is accused of &ror-
,n- Germavy's struggle for existence and
e. fayoriug Germanys enemies. Aston
,snneat Is expressed at the American
refusal TO consider the German sugges-
ton for compromise, and 1t is declared
tl,t American friendship is desired but
not at any price.
Many o. the papers declare that Ger
,rlay auno, humil.ate herself further
b. making concessions, and affirm that
g., el.mtrnc warfare must continue.
The Togos ICitHg. an extremely
nu,drstc paper. says the note is
re,her friendly nor necessary TO Amer
i,an interests and could not have been
conceived in a spirit of true neutrality.
In order to libcratc Germany $ enemies
tlcm submarine warfare which is
continually damaging them. says this
Iapcr, the n tc makes a display OF prin-
op e.. Germany's practical and conch-
iatory proposals are rejected. The
pApe- concludes with the remark that
British influences AZ Washington have
seldom been 30 evident az in this case
III Germany accepts the American
standpoint 1t means the death Sequence
to submarine activity. for obviously no
mercantile ship will travel without
American passengers
"Germnuy L. MisundcrstOod."
The Tossischo zeifung says:
The refusal to accept Germany'
PRACTICAL proposal to protest American
passengers shows an absolute lack o
readiness to understand the German
pour of view. The principle that bel
igerert states mus; protect ncutrals II
uu'onablc, Il applied IN the rules
sense. as " would mean aDuIcdtioi
20 neutral States. Ii Is true that bel
lgtgents must respect neutral rights
lIi only provided neutrals do every
tans 10 prevent their citizens gettini
n,o situations where protection is i'm
p0ss be
Victory over tho enemy II IN
tupreme law for every bel!lgereni
Those who render more difficult IN.
t.sN than does international law sup
port the enemy. The war on land ha
Shown clearly that restrictions ar
l,.r.aary. ! person who remains within
. le.e.gurel fortress or walks into
,I,a.. zone risks his life without III
rgat to protection from his home Gov
,utuI
The same also is true OF naval war
fare, N spite of the mistaken phras
'r.sGom OF the seas. 1t is grantee
thar the ocean Is free for peacefu
trlcl bu, naval battles also take plac
oa 90. $,utgal ships sailing betwee
lsutuE battleships run the risk
b-uE hit by shells and also OF bein
sruok by mines. The submarines onl
Instruments are torpedoes,
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ONE YEAR OF THE WAR.

A complete and accurate historical review
touching upon all phases of the
struggle. in THE SUN
next Sunday.