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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
BOYS AND GIRLS
 CHEER AS NEGRO BURNS AT STAKE
Texas Mob Hurls Murderer of Three Children Into
 Pyre in Public Square.

Temple Tex, July 31-WilI Stanley, a negro.. arrested on a. charge of hay ing murdered the three Grimes chill l dren Wednesday night, was taken night and burned on the public square in the presence of thousands of men and women.
 Boys and girls cheered as the negro, who tried to rush from the flames,
 was repeatedly showed back. I. A mob took the prisoner from the justices court. where he and two sus- pected accomp1ices were being exam ined, shortly before midnight, while
 men and boys went through alleys and side streets gathered dry goods boxes with which to make the fire. After the fire had burned out, the disne nembered body was dragged out and hanged to a telegraph pole.
 The scene on the well-lghted pub i lie square was spectacular. The mob i had chosen on open space in which to build the pyre, which was surround ed by men who yelled and cheered as they showed the negro into the flames. All about the streets were filled
 with pedestrians and automobiles loaded with onlookers. Trees ringing the street on the side of the square
 nearest the burning were filled with boys, while scattered through the
 crowds were many young girls. When Stanley was east into the flames he struggled to escape, but was repeatedly showed back. Several men told the mob Stanley had confessed
 he did the killing, saying that he had been hired tosdo the deed.
 He begged to be permitted. to live EIong enough to tell all about it, but
 his alleged confession of guilt was sufficient for those around the fire: A shot was fired, which some say struck the struggling negro.
 His struggles soon ceased and the
 gathering began to disperse. In a few minutes the square was deserted
 and the crowd had vanished.
 Thes~crime for which Stanley was
 burned occurred Wednesday night.
 Thursday morning a neighbor calling at the Grimes home found the three
 children lying in pools of blood. Their parents had been so badly beaten about the head and body that
 not until yesterday were they entirely conscious. Both are doing we'll, all
 though the condition of the father is critical.
 The two negroes who were arrested at Rogers as accomplices of Stanley and brought here were released after
 their examination and ordered to Fleave town.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
WOULD LEAVE IN
 TEN MINUTES, GETS
 10 DAYS IN JAIL

..Judge I'll leave town in ten min utes if you will let me go," declared Jerry F1aherty to Judge Bartlett in city court today The judge had found him guilty on a charge of as sa ault and breach or the peace and sentenced him to 10 days in jail.
 Ten minutes said Judge Bartlett, this is not the first time you have been here Flaherty and heaven knows where you will be in ten minutes if I let you go. Go to jail for 10 days and then you can go where you please
 Flaherty and Mike Pine were in a Water street saloon last night and when Pine made up his mind it was time to go home F1aherty objected. An aItercation resulted and the men were arrested Judge Bartlett suspended judgment in the case of Pine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
DRIFT TO WILSON
 IS NOTED AMONG
 COLOnEL'S PARTY

New York, July 31-A statement giv- en out at his office in g Nassau street yesterday by Bainbridge Colby, who was the Progressive candidate for United States senator last year, was taken in political circles to indicate an intention on the part of some Pre- gressives to support Woodrow Wilson to succeed himself in the Presidential campaign of 1916.
 The statement was prompted by 9 request that MT. Colby express his views upon the status of the Progress sive party in the light of the re- ported announcement by Theodore Douglas Robinson, former state chair man. and Chauncey J. HanIih, once candidate for lieutenant governor, that they intended to return to the Repub- lican party and make the fight there for progressive principles
 The statement says, in part:
 T do not regard the efforts of AEF, son to feel their way back into the Re publican party as of any particular significance. $. If that's where they feel they belong, say Jet them go. and I sent their action or Eto criticise it. They are both good fellows and mean well.
 At this time the public mind is pre- occupied with our international situa- ton, with the great problems of na.- idle to actively agitate for adminis- trative or constitutional reforms. Amid arms, laws are. silent.
 "As matter of fact, I think that the conscientious voter in the ap- preaching Presidential election is not going to be influenced by so-caned party considerations. It will be a question Of what men and measuFse, irrespective Of party. we. as good Americans, shouFd support.
 strTl9,1, D me to utterly misread the temper of the people in supposing that this pre- occupation indicates reaction. ana yet CContinuee on Page TWoe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
CHICAGO MOURNS EASTLAND DE AD;;
 PUSHING PROBES
Public Funeral For Lad Whose Whole Family Was
 Lost in Disaster.

Chicago, July 31@The federal grand jury which is investig ating the, capsiz- ing of the steamship East1and in the Chicago river last Saturday with the loss of more than 1 1000 lives, sought evidence relating t 0 the stability Of the vessel when it convened today One of the first witnesses called was S E. sJenks, of Port Huron, Mich. member Of the firm which constructed the vessel Before the day is over, Unit sed States District Attorney Cline ex- peched to present evidence showing the History of the boat and it's reported previous cranky performances and the knowledge owners of the ship had of this
 Mr. Cline announced that methods sof the steamboat Inspection service will be an independent subject for investigation. :
 Secretary of cornnaerce. Redaeld and A. l.. Thurman, solicitor of the depart rnent Of commerce, were to go before the state grand jury.
 Examination Of the federal inspec- tors was continued by Secretary Red- eIdss board
 Public funeral services, attended by more than 1000 persons. we're held in the suburb of Cicero to-day for Willie NoFetne, years old, one of the East land victims whose body lay in a eflorgue for six days before it was Identified
 A procession led by Mayor Thomp- son and a committee of public off, eialss four companies of boy scouts, delegations from numerous Bohemian aecieties and a band followed the cor rage to the cemetery
 WiIife,s father, mother and 12 year pid-sister who also were drowned on inc Eastland. were buried with Ili1z An aged grandmother is the only member ox the family surviving
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
GOMPERS MAKES. EXPLANATION OF
 HIS ASSERTIONS.
Called on by American Fed eration of Labor for State
 ment of Position.

Washington, July 31-The Interna- tional Association of Machinists and other like organizations. intend to force strikes in practically every fac tory making war munitions in the United States if such a course is necessary to obtain better wages and hours for the men. This is indicated in a letter addressed to President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor by Ernest Bohm, cor responding secretary lof the Central Federated Unions of Greater New York and vicinity.
 MT. Bohm's letter, in which he called on President Gompers to repudiate suggestions he had made that German influences were responsible for recent strikes at ammunition factories, was made public here today, together with MT. Gompers' reply.
 / In his letter to MT. Gompers, dated July 24, MT. Bohm says:
 Dear Sir and Brother: By direc- ton of this body I submit it's request for a declaration from you relative to the newspaper reports in all of last weeks papers alleging that officers of international unions received Ger man money to pull off the strikes in Bridgeport, Conn, and elsewhere in ammunition factories.
 t'The representatives of the Inter national Association of Machinists de- clare emphatically that they will con tinue down the line and organize or tie up every such factory.
 This body believes that you should state just what you said to the press on the various occaz sions you are quoted.
 ss0Signed).
 ERNEST BOHM,
 corresponding Secretary 2
 Trn TxOT avs
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31

Boston, July s1-Attorneys for the plaintiffs today filed in the. supreme Judicial court amendments to the bill of Ralph s. Bartlett and other minor ity stockholders against the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road Co. and the directors of that cor poration who served between the years 1903 and 1909 The plaintiffs seek to have the individual defend ants ordered to pay to the corporation s1o2 100000 wEich amount it is claim ed they .unwisely and illegally expend- ed in acquiring steam and street rail- way lines and steamship enterprises.
 !, The amendments are designed to meet the requirem ents of the full bench of the supreme court which on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31


 the ocesgK ton of Isublins 9s miles of sz zarsaw, the AalstTians m cans of con1n alnica.ting with the whole soufEefn Russian front between fhe EiztuIa and the Bug rivers. The Russians Fave batt1ed despeEateIy to preveut tie Teutenic allies from gain ing possassfpn of the Ivangorod-Lub- zin-Che4zn ra1lfoad which for some dls- tanee para1SaIs the N1stu1a river.
 The Russiams hurried to this front new reserves and veteran troops whose saasks had beun recruited to full strength. These forces fought valor- eusig to retard the progress Of taetran- fagonists and admin istered serious cheeks to the Austr0- German forces, although exposed to a merciIess ar- tillery fire. Field Marshal Won Mack ensen evidently has been successful at last, however, in forcing an advance. Until a few days ago the allies con- sidered the Russian defense of the 1nb1in- -Che1m railroad one of the hope fdf features of the campaign in the east.
 Control of the LiubIin-C -Chelr railroad vI afford the Austro-Gernans a. means of quickly n1assinE troobs at any point desired and will deprive the Russians of one of their main avenues of retreat. A military railroad built by the Russians south from Ltlblin during their occupation of GaIicia
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
AMERICAN KILLED AS WAR SUPPLY SHIP IS TORPEDOED
Ieylan Liner Iberian Sent to Bottom After Vigorous
 shellfire- -Disregarded Order to Stop, Says Ameri-
 can Consul-seven Killed in Attack-Vessel Had Made Many Trips With War Supplies.

London, July 31-One American killed when the Ley land liner beran torpedoed and sunk to-day Ger Six others died gunre shock 61 landed safely.
 The American killed mueteer named Whyley< He being taken off the beran
 opened fire the Iberian when her com mandr disregarded stop After shells hit liner causing casualties, halted The taken off small boats then sank the a torpedo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
NEW HAVEN STOCKHOLDERS FILE NEW BILL IN SUIT TO
 RECOVER sIO2, ,OOO, 900 FUND

the original action. decided that the plaintiffs could not as minority stock holders, sustain a bill until it was shown that the directors after reason able notice had failed to act.
 The amended bill ayers that the withdrawal of funds of the corpora ton by it's directors for the purposes specified made them liable as trustees or quasi trustees; and as establishing that the directors had refused to act cites a decision adopted by the board on January 12, last, providing that no suits should be brought against any directors of the company or their. rep resentatives upon any of the grounds stated by attorneys for the pladntiffs or presented in the bill already file by them in the supreme court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
Will Be Satisfied
 With Award of $2, 300

Bessie Mather to-day notified the city clerk that she will accept the award of s2.5o0 made in October, 1914 by the appraisal board for dam ages to her property in the layout and extension of Wordin Terrace. She first refused to accept the award and Drought suit in the Superior court for a larger amount. She has withdrawn the suit and City Attorney Comley to-day recommended that the city pay the damages at once and settle the matter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
HERMAN REFUSED TO. STOP
 ON SUBMARINE ORDER, SAYS
 US. CONSUL AT QUEENSTOWN

Washington. July 31-oh1y one American, a muleteer named Whyley.. was killed when the British steamer Iberian was shelled and sunk by a German submarine.
 American Consul Frost at Queens town. seperbed today that the Ibesfan disregarded the submarines warning to stops Later the German conn mander gave the crew time to take to the boats before firing 8 torpedo. Whyley died of shock and wounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31

from shells
 The degree Of protection which q neutral government can give it's sub Jects travelling on such a belligerent merchant ship depends on the circuua- stan say state department officials. TF1 sre of tf1e Armenian. in w3ltc7z a score of Americans were lost. the United States held that the Americans on the ship lost the protection Of their government when they attempted to escape after it was warned to stop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
LOCAL vAUDVILLIAN
 HOOKED FOR LONG TOUR

John Nef, the vaudeville comedian who makes his home in this city, ap- piled to Naturalization Clerk Flanagan today for a passport to visit Canada and Australia. He has been booked for ong tour in those. countries. Neff appeared in this city with his wife on several occasions in an eccentric dane ing act under the name of Nen and Starr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
FACSIAILES or BRIDGE
 BONDS AT CITY HALL

The forms of the s4oO,oo strat- ford avenue bridge bonds arrived at the mayors office today. They will be signed on Monday and bids will be advertised for their sale on Tuesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31

Sailed from Boston.
 The Iberian, a steamer of 5,223 tons gross, sailed from Boston, July z. for Manchester. where she was re- ported to have arrived July 20. She was 437N feet long with beam of 48 feet and was built at Sund erland in 1900. F. Ley1and & Company, Ltd,. of Liverpool were the owners.
 Upon her arrival at Boston from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
Marching Toward East From Polish Capital, Say German Birdmen After Scouting Over the City Al1skrians in Lublin.
Railways in Hands of Teu- tonic Allies and Safety of Vast Russian Army Is Tn Danger, British Critics Think.

Geneva, Switzerland. July 3f
 German aviators, returning to their lines after 8 flight over Warsaw, reported that they dearly saw the Russian troops evacuafing the Polish capital and marching toward the east, says a despatch received to-day by the Geneva Tribune, from Innes sbruck.
 Austro-Hun ngarian cavalry, the des- patch adds. have entered Lublin and all the railways in south Russian Po- land have been. in the hands of the Aastrians since yesterday.
 4 German offensive on q large scale From Pionsk and Pu1tusk to the con< huence of the sNarew and Bug rivers began yesterday morning and those advices added the Germans are mak- Ing progress
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31

Manchester and LfvefpooI. on July ?, members of the Iberian's crew told of being. chased by a German slbna- rfne when only a. few miles from the mouth of the Mersey. Captain Jago nanoeuvered his ship out of danger, however,
 The Iberian had been used for sew era1 months for the transportation of war supplies between the United States and England.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
WEATHER FORECAST

Generally fair tonight and. Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
CAPTURE OF LIBLEN THREATENS SAFETY
 OF RUSSIAN FORCES

vienna. July s1-Austrdan cavalry entered Lub1in Friday afternoon ac- cording 10 an official statement issued tonight at the Austrian war offlce
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-17

In the feudaI period, 4 knight was
allowed to wear gilt spurs. and an es-
Quire silver ones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-17
Daily Events at Chautauqua
What They're Doing
+ + + + + ~ + + +
In City OF Canvas

The public is urged to keep order
while the speakers are on the plat
form and not to gather around the
edges and converse. az It II annoying
to both the speakers and the audiences.
Among the Wayne county campers
at chautauqua are the Misses Ruby
Morrison, Belle Conley and Mary Bal
finger OF Economy.
Mrs Frank Unthank, who was taken
i'll yesterday and removed to her home
upon the advice OF DR.. Bond, is i'm
proving today.
Mr.. Clark, platform manager, In his
remarks requested the ladies' to re-
frain from crocheting, knitting and
other occupations. He said: Ladies
I ask you to not knit"
The children at Chautauqua enter
tainments are requested not to sit
in the front seats during the time the
speakers are on the platform. It pre-
vents adults from gaining seats with.
in hearing distance sometimes.
Every once In a while Mr.. Clark
gives the people of the audience an
opportunity to express themselves
by standing up.
The rain didn't bother the campers
much last night. Still there were q
few pair of wet trousers and very
damp dresses this morning into which
their owners climbed with no small
amount of chagrin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-17
DOCTORS
PUT BETTER FACE
ON WOUNDED MAN

Peter MacQueen, war correspondent,
who lectured last night at Chautauqua,
related this instance Of what modern
surgery is doing to the wounded sold
iers Of the warning countries. "A
French soldier was brought to the hos
pital In Paris with his entire jaw and
nose blown away from his face by the
explosion OF a shell. The two best
American surgeons attached to the
Red Cross, attended him.
They took out one of his ribs and
bending it, cleaning and fitting it.,
made a jaw-bone OF it and placed in
the mans face. Another French sold
Ter lying on another cot in the hospital,
died. The physicians cut off the dead
mans nose and grating skin from the
arm of their patient, placed the nose
on him. The doctors worked on him
long time. A dentist put in a new
set Of teeth.
Some time later a friend strolled
into the hospital and saw the man
looking at himself in a glass. He was
a handsomer man than he was before
he was wounded and is probably now
in the best of health, fighting again
for his country" ...s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-17

will be buried and it will be the best
half of her sons.
Germany, at the break OF this war,
had army efficiently organized and SUI
perbly equipped, able to fight the
whole world. The United States should
take an example in Germany because,
for methodical system, thrift and In
dustry she stands at the top. When
her army began its move not button
was out of place, not wheel needed
looking over. Everything was ready.
THE Russians are the coming
people of the world. They have minds
in which genius has long lain dor
mant. They have the industry of the
Germans and the idealism OF the
Franch and they only need training
and an incentive to progress. Tolstoi
the Russian apostle Of perpetual peace
told me that the Russians would 60
from bad to worse as long as the
Car held his throne but with its
overthrow a great change will take
place and the Russian people will ad.
vance rapidly until they stand on q
plane with all the foremost countries.
The Russian soldier is the dirtiest and
the healthiest soldier of Europe.
Bound for Petro9rad.. III
1T the Grand Duke escapes In, the
present campaign in Poland from the
pursuing armies Of Won Hindenburg,
Won Mackenson, Won Beulow and
others, it will be wonderful piece Of
strategy but it looks as though the
Germanic allies will sweep into Pet
rograd before they stop.
1.-The French are deserving Of much
admiration. They are making splen-
did fight in every part of the field, and
doing it thoroughly and courageously.
THE sinking OF the Lusitania by the
German submarine was profound
mistake The Germans had perfect
right to sink the boat, but the pas
sengers should have been permitted
time to escape.
DO you know the assassin of Arch
duke Ferdinand Of Austria, the murder
of whom was the tiny fame which
has set Europe afire, is still living?
He got twenty years in prison as a
sentence for his deed"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-17
LECTURERS ADVANCE
OPPOSITE WAR IDEAS

Peter MacQueen, war correspondent
and lecturer, and DR.. George H. Brad
ford. pulpit orator and peace advocate,
exchanged views last night after the
Chautauqua regarding the war in Eu-
rope, expressing their opinions of what
means should be taken to bring about
world peace.
DR.. Bradford said: MY faith rests
in God. Complete and immediate dis
armament should be made by the
United States. Let the United States
sand up for Gods right and the peo-
pies right. There is no defense like
standing up for the right"
Mr.. MacQueen said: Put a gun ON
your shoulder. Stand up and get ready.
Let the United States strengthen its
navy and its army. don't Justify war,
don't believe in war and don't want
war. But my country should be pre-
pared for war"
Both speakers believed that the
kings, emperors and rulers OF the Eu-
ropean countries will be things OF the
past when the war is completely over.