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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
STRAY BULLETS IMPERIL WEST
 END RESIDENTS
Baby Girl Shot While Walk ing With Mother-Police
 Seek Miscreants.

Police of the West End are search ing for persons who spent Sunday shooting at targets with .32 ca1ibre bullets May Wagner, aged two years, narrowly escaped death Sunday after noon, when <L bullet passed through part of her body.
 NGr and Mrs. Wagner were standings waiting for a trolley car, near the cir GUS lot in the West End. The baby had one of her hands in her mothers. Suddenly the child dropped to the side walk and began to moan. Blood poured from her right thigh.
 The distracted parents called to passersby for aid and the ambulance corps was summoned. It was found that a, bullet, probably of ,32 oalIbre, had passed through the thigh of the child, just above tEe knee.
 Nobody knew wher the bullet, came from. Police asserted that they had received complaints of target shooting somewhere in the West End, but they were uable to find the cufprits. Many residents complained that they were afraid to go out Sunday because they had heard of bullets crashing into trees and houses
 The search is being continued today The police say an arrest is likely to be made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
Didn't Know It Was Loaded';; Shoots Off
 Finger of His Friend

''something must be done to stop this promiscuous shooting and the only way know is to impose a stiff pen aIty," said Judge Wilder this morning as the case of Andrew Panack, 292 Wheeler avenue came to conclusion before him in the city court. Panack was charged with having accidentally shot Tony Gather, 54 George street. The two with a third man had been shooting at a tin can. Panack be- 1teving that his revolver had been fully discharged attempted to put it back in his pocket when the trigger hit anyother cartridge, the bullet cut ting off the index finger of Gathers right hand. Gather was treated at the office of a local physician and the po- lice were called to investigate the af- fair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
FAIRFIELD SLEUTH
 EASILY. DISTANCES
 SHERLOCK llOLM MES
Conan Doyle's Hero a Sell ing. Platter Alongside of
 Hezekiah Elwood.
tspcia1 to The Farmero

T
 Fairfield, July 6TFairfield boys are throwing away their yellow backed tales of Nick Garter, Sher- lock Holmes, "OId ThunderboIt' and Diamond Dick Their exploits pail on the youth of the town since yester- day and now the boys are following former Sheriff H. R.. BIwood around, certain that the thrills he'll give them have those in the novels skinned to deatt.''
 A saloon was, robbed several days ago in the Stra,tfield district and Sheriff Elwood was put on the scent There was very little scent to be on, as nothing was learned at first except that somebody had broken into the saloon and had stolen $16.
 The indefatigabIe Fairfield sleuth however, wasn't phased at all. He got out his pagnifying glass and searched the neighborhood of the sa- loon, crawling over the ground on his hands and knees until he found what his detective instinct told him must be somewhere.
 It was a footprint. Right in front of that was another footprint. Fur ther search showed him that right in front of that one was still another footprint
 The footprints were those of bare feet Sheriff Elwoode couldn't fol low. them because the prints were
  prewo ous investi gations had given him some valuable Knowledge.
 The sheriff remembered that he had suggested Carl Angelo, boy, o1 having been indiscreet on several oc- casions.
 had often gone barefoot. Very sim pie, Roy,'' said Sheriff. He would have said ttVery simple, Watson,'' on ly the Watson with him was Justice of the Peace, Dog Warden, Registrar of Voters, and War Correspondent LeRoy P. Beach. Therefore he said rvery simple, Roy,'' and Roy said
 Sheriff EI4vood went to Angelo's home and col1ared the youth. Angelo had donned his shoes and stockings that day but the officer removed the disguise and took him to the scene of the burglary. Then came the fine work.
 He inserted one of Ange1o's feet, in one of the footprints. It didn't fit. Sheriff Elwood's face dropped.
 .'Curses!'' said Roy, tBaffled again. 9
 The sheriffs face lighted. sTush,' 7 he said reprovingly. Very simple The sheriff had been trying Ange- Jos right foot in the print. Getting out his magnifying glass he bent down, scrutinized the earth and then arose triumphantly. The footprint was that of a left foot.
 Sheriff E1wood. grasped Angelo s left ankle and rather feverishly insert ed it in the print. It fitted perfectly.
 The rest may be guessed. The sherif's unerring instinct had again triumphed. ! Angelo broke down and confessed, duplicating Tony Fabrizio. Angelo led the sheriff to an old stone wall where the SIG was cached.
 The boys were arraigned before Iro h Tony. was sentenced to 30 days in jail and the sentence was conmuted on his promise that he would make a re- port of Rev. David Akers of Faith chapel every week for a year. Ange- los fate is in suspense while the pre- naier sheriff investigates Ange1o's re- form school record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
BRITISH NAVAL AND AERIAL
 FLEETS INVADE NORTH SEA
 PORT AND ENGAGE GERMANS
Hydroaeroplanes and Small Naval Craft Compelled To Retreat After Lively Skir- mish With German Air ships.


 Berlin. July e-A Great Britain aeroplane attack was directed against the German positions in a German bay of the North Sea on the morning of July 4, according to a German Of .ficia1 statement issued under date of July 5. The attack, the announce ment adds. failed.
 German .airships sighted at dawn off Tersche1Iing Gan island off the Netherlands) the advancing British forces. They consisted of several hydro ro-aeroplane motor ships accom- torpedo boat destroyers. The vessels were forced to retreat.
 One British hydro o-aeropIane which succeeded in rising in the air was pursued by German aeroplanes but t escaped by flying over Dutch terri tory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
BERLIN SAYS HOSPITAL
 SHIP WAS TORPEDOED

Berlin, July 6. = Included in the news items given out to-day by the Overseas News Agency was the fol- lowing:
 An official report gives flHlI partic- ulars of a number of eases in which British submarines and torpedo boats in Turkish waters had torpedoed with out warning unarmed passenger ships and even one hospital ship with roo wounded on board.
 'Continuing. this statement points out that while England condemns submarine warfare within a specified war zone as barbarous, cruel and murderous practice, in violation Qf in ternationa1 law. she uses the same methods in other parts of the globe which have not been specified as war zones"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
GERMANY SEEKS PROPOSALS AGREEABLE
 TO U. s. FOR REPLY TO LUSITAE0IA NOT
DEPARTMENT
 GETS REPORT
 FROM CERARE

Washington July 6secretary Lansing stated today that giving informally the views of the German submarine warfare but this government has not replied
 While declining to the contents of the despatch Lansing let be known that the proposals contained similar to those which have already been discussed Berlin despaches indicating desire to oarify situation making formal
 Report To President
 Mr. Lansing stated there had been exchange of views entered into Mr. Gerard report has been transmitted to decision Of instruction to be the American ambassador ing Berlin officials
 effort of the German government to learn informally agreeable the United States govern men that when embodied finally in the German reply they acceptable negotiations, impression officials quarters that the dispute governments entually aieabIy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
BIG BATTLE
 FOR VILLAS
 STRONGHOLD

Laredo. Texas, July 6.-six hundred Carranza troops were killed in an all day battle yesterday, in a fruftless at tempt to capture Paredou, a Villa stronghold about 30 miles northwest of Monterey. according to reports reaching here today.
 Eighteen thousand men are said to have been engaged in the battle with total casualties on both sides of 2.0O0. Carranza forces renewed the attack to- day.
 New Orleans, July 6.-Procopo Mir az, former Huerta, colonel and aide-de- camp on the staff of General Emilio Queirol Y. Gomez, is under arrest here today pending investigation by the To- cal police. An anonymous note, writ ten in Spanish, declared Miraz had confessed to authorities that he alone was responsible for the execution of Scott Burwel1, an American shot by Mexican soldiers in northern Mexico about a year ago.
 Miraz said he knew nothing of the Burwell sase and that the alleged con fession was a fabrication.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06

the amount of contraband transported is of a negligible character.
 As for the treatment of cargo shops, officials are not clear how the Amer ican point of view as expressed in it's recent notes esn be satisfied unless Ca-znan sl1bn2ai ines bef=Ee attacking undertake to transfer the crew to a place of safety in accordance with the naval prize codes of all nations. New. difficulties have arisen which now conplicate the situation There are the cases of the British liners Ar menia and Anglo-CaIifornian. which cargo ships, by making repeated ef- forts to escape justified attacks by the German submarines.
 Comparatively no attention isbe~ ing given the informal discussions which have arisen to the case of. ships flying the American flag as complete immunity from attacks has, in ef- feet, been guaranteed such ships by Germany's most recent note. Of 1cials here are gratf1ed that no cases of mistaken attack have occurred in several weeks.
 While no definite assurance has been given officials here believe that Fur 'ther attacks without warning will not be made against any vessels. whether of neutral or beIligerent character, at 1ettst until a means of fnsUring the safety of Americans on the high seas is agreed upon in the present nego- tiations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
TWO BROTHERS OF BRIDGEPORT MAN
 DIE IN FORT NIGHT
David Cohn Gets Large Be quests Through Recent
 Double Bereavement.

When the committee on school houses of the board of education meets tonight, Agent John Kinsce1la of the board will recommend that new floors be laid in g. number of the rooms and in the corridors in the old building of the Maplewood ave nue school. He will also recommend new floors and ceilings in some of the rooms of the Shelton school. He has made a list of minor repairs that are to be made in other schools.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
ARCHBISHOP QUIGLEY
 IS REPORTED SINKING

Rochester, July 6. = Archbishop ouigley. of Chicago, i'll here at the home of his brother, ,sis growing grad .ually weaker and the end may come at any moment. according to the state ment issued by his physicians early to-da Free use of stimu1ants .s necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06


 Gable GarbIes Message.
 The message from MT. Gerard was somewhat garb1ed in transmission. It gives no indication as to the time when the formal reply would be ready.
 What Herr Won Pagow, the German foreign minister. suggested iI4 his ssoI4- ference with Ambassador Gerard, as a means of meeting the American point of view on submarine warfare was not revealed at the state department. It is known. however, that the aim of the German government is to insure the safety of Americans travelling on pas senger sTliAs and at the same time maintain the effectiveness of the sub marine as a destroyer of ships prinaar- fly engaged in contraband traffic.
 The United States has claimed the right for it's citizens to travel on both passenger and cargo ships, holding that Americans who are members of the crews of the latter type of vessel should be removed to a place of safe ty before destruction. Germany, it is understood, has proposed a joint sys- tenn of inspection through which it shall be established to the satisfac- ton of German consu1s in the United States that be11igerent ships sailing from American ports are primarily en- gagged in passender traffic.
 Details are lacking as to whether Germany will consent to the carriage of any contraband on such vessels or whether guaranty shall be given that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
Tn Cell, Holt Clashes Wrist With Pencil in Attempt to Sever Artery Timely Discovery By Guards Pre- vents Death From Loss of Blood.
Physicians Say Prisoner will Live, Though His Condition is Greatly Weakened Police Trying To Establish Identity Morgan is Improving.
LEAD HOLT-PGE I

LEAD HOLT PGE 1
 Glen Cove, L. July 6 Frank Holt, J. P. Morgan's as sailant who has also confessed to setting the bomb that ex- ploded in the capitol at Wash ington last Friday night, at tempted to kill himself at mid night by trying to open an ar tery in his left wrist with a lead pencil
 The attempt was unsuccess- ftiI- Holt, lying on his side in cell in the Nassau County jail at MineoIa, was seen by an attendant to wrfthe with pain.
 Lost Much Blood
 The attendant entered the cell, found blood flowing from tho wound, summoned the war den and bound up the wrist, checking the flow of blood. Notwithstanding the prompt ness with which Holt's attempt was discovered, he lost much blood.
 Holt spent a restless night, tossing about in his cot, from which he had been unable to rise during yesterday and nut tering to himself at intervals His keepers had taken from him his belt, his suspenders and every other article with which they thought he could attempt suicide and a strict watch had been kept upon him.
 After several hours had passed without sleep during the early night. Holt called to an attendant and asked for a lead pencil. saying he wanted to write to hds wife. A lead pencil was brought to him and few min sltes later a pad of paper. The attendant remained in the cell a few minutes and Holt, turning on his left side, apparently began to write. The attendant then left. Within less than i've minutes, as he Eas passing the door Of Ho1t's cezi, the guard no ticed that Holt seemed to be in pain, entered the cell and found blood flowing from q Jagged cut in his wrist.
 After the flow of blood had been oh hecked and bandaged the keeper and Warden Hu1se searched for the pencil. They found it on the cot. Holt had extracted the rubber eraser from the tip of the pencil and bitten the metal which heid the rubber in position un- til the edges met. The result was a fairly sharp weapon with a blade perhaps a quarters of an inch long. It was with this that Holt had at tempted to open the artery in his wrist.
 Apparently he had not reached the artery. He had vein, however, and from this blood was flowing.
 To the warden,s questions as to why he had attempted to kill himself Holt refused to reply.
 pr. Guy CIeghorn. the jail pl1ysi- clan, was not summoned owing to the, lateness of the hour and the evil dent fact that the attempt had been successfully checked He was to have visited Hold some time during the forenoon today.
 Holt was cheered somewhat today by the receipt of a telegram from his wife, who is at Dallas, Tex. It read as foIIews:
 Have best counsel here. Advised to rest and wait and you must do the same. Send loving greetings hour ly. Beautiful tribute to you in both 1sr details of our finances. will come when you need me. Do not be afraid. Rest
 The telegram was signed Leone z
 Continued on Page 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
GOING AWAY?

Let The Farmer follow you on your summer vacation. Keep in touch with friends and happen ings at home Telephone your order, No. 1908.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Wednesday,; nnodewRtg tenaDerature. Mod
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06

Prayers for the recovery of J. Piec4 pont Morgan were read in several New York churches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-06
PERSONAL MENTION

Attorney and Mrs Charles H. Sha- piro of 1976 North avenue. have re- turned from a trip to Asa4gs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
NEW PREMIER OF GREECE
EXPLAINS NATIONS POLICY
Says Statement OF Neutrality Issued by
Ills Minister is Sufficiently Clear
fo Lcnrc No Room for Doubt

PARIS, March l2--"'rhe statement
oil neutrality issued by my ministry
seems to mo sufficiently cleaIAto leave
no room for anxiety in France as to the
policy the Cabinet Will follow" de-
cEired Premier Ghounaris. of Greece.
In statement to the Athens CORES
r"ndeni Of the Iiavas Agency. who in
formed him the change i'm the Creek
ministry had created Il strong imprcs-
sion III Farncc.
In any case" continued NJ. Chou
/ raris, II can add that the policy of
neutrality spoken Of in the ministerial
declaration will he understood. and
! carried out exactly in the same wav rs
by the preceding Cabinet without "a
feeling Of hostility for anybody. We
Greeks love France from motives OF
gratitude. and also above all from th,.
impulse of our hearts
France viii have NO occasion 10
complain OF Greece. who, on her side.
hopes and counts always on the kindly.
our alliance with Serbia we shall cor.
tinnc in perfect understanding with
Roumania TO pursue a watchful policy.
always mindful of the integrity of oui,
territory. and the maintenance OF ou,.
national aspirations"
Inc ministerial declara ton referred
10 by NJ Ghounaris was issued Mt Ath
ems on March 10, after he had com
Dleted The formation Of tho new cabi
net. 1T expressed the belief that tho
observance of neutrality was impcra
tive on Greece if she wished 10 protect
her national interests
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
j. s. WARsHIPs TOPREVENT
NEUTRALITY VIOLATIONS
-Four Already Detailed for Patrol
Duty in Boston and New
York Harbors.
EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTIONS
Officials, However, Deny Evidence Is
Discovered OF Plot by Germans 10
Turn informed Steamers Into Bat
tleships and Rush Them to Sea.

WASHINGTON March l2-Secrctary
Daniels late to-day announced that
the armored cruiser Brooklyn. rccciv-
Ing ship at the Boston Navy Yard, had
been ordered to patrol the harbor
there, and guard against neutrality
violations.
Although officials here continue 10
deny that any evidence had been dis
covered 10 bear out stories Of plot
10 turn German steamers laid UP at
American ports into warships and rush
! them TO sea. developments Of the past
three days have demonstrated the gov
crnment's determination to take extra
ordinary precautions aga!ns, any neu-
trality violation.
Four warships and a coast-guard
cutter now have been detailed for
patrol duty IN Boston and New York
harbors.
Assistant Secretary Peters. OF Tho
Treasury. was an early White House
caller day. and had a long talk with
President Wilson. lie is In direct
charge of customs matters. and the
preservation of neutrality by foreign
| ships III American ports is under his
charge. y few hours later he left for
New York
Mr.. Peters said his trip had nothing
TO do with neutrality. hut 1t became
known to-day that he was expected to
confer IN New York with officials of
both the New York and Boston Gus
tom-houses. In the harbor OF these
! two cities are some OF the finest Of
the merchant fleets that kept the Ger
man flag floating In the North Atlantic
lanes before the war.
Whether additional ships Will be sent
either to New York or Boston was not
disclosed tonight.
Shortly after the outbreak Of the
war. Collector Malone. at New York.
formed neutrality squad of customs
officers. which has kept close watch
on all informed ships as we'll as all
those outbound. Precautions of the
same sort have been taken also nj
Boston.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
IMPORTANT NEW PROJECTS
IN NEXT WATERWAYS BILL
Chairman Spnrkman, of the House Com
niittce, Announces That Plans De-
pend ON state of Finances.

WASHINGTON. March 12-Chairman
Sparkman. OF the House Rivers and
lfarbors Committee. announced to-day
that IL government revenues improve
sufficiently to warrant II. he expects to
have the next rivers and harbors bill
cover n number of important new pro-
jects The committee may visit the
Mussel Shoals water power project in
Tennessee. and other places on that
river in May and several California
rivers in July or August.
The Mussel Shoals project. already
recommended by army engineers and
urged by Senator Elect Underwood and
other members OF the Southern delega-
tons. contemplates a Federal appro-
priation OF $4,000. 900. reimbmrsable to
the government, with n view to COM
prehensive development of the water
power.
Other projects pending. which will
be considered when the bill is taken
up, include purchase of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal. for $4,000, 900, and
the s5,000.000 canalization development
Of the Upper Cumberland River above
Nashville.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
TIME ALLOWED RAIDER
WILL Be KEPT SECRET
If Eitel Decides to Renew Cruise,
United States Will Not Reveal
Hour OF Departure.
SHIP EXPECTED TO INTERN
AS for Questions Raised by Sinking
OF American Ship Frye, State De-
partment Officials DO Nothing Be-
yond Further Considering Facts.

WASHINGTON, March lo.-Govern-
mon, officials have decided that the
time allowed the German raider Prinz
r.t'e' FREEDMEN 10 repair at Newport
News shall! remain an official s.c-a,
Whether o. not the vessel IS TO h. w.
termed probably will not be decided
uhtil tho expiration Of this tim. liui,
Dc!lcved TO be at least three weeks
IL inc Eitcl decides TO renew hcr
cruise the United States Will keen secret
no, no. o"iy inc time limit for repairs, but
the hour of her departure.
The belief prevails in official nuar
terS that tho vessel eventually will In !.
'cFn. although the decision OF, Tho con, :
fhander 10 have the repairs made has
puzzled officials here. since IL the shin
goes not put 10 sea il would be use
less 10 incur this expense.
AS for the questions raised by tho
sinking Of thr American ship FRYE.
! state Department officials did nothing
to-day beyond further considering
FACTS already presented. Until the in
'cstiSaiion is completed no diplomatic
action Will be taken II is generall,.
understood that unless Germany makes
voluntary reparation a protest will be
iodSed WIKI request for damages
The German embassy. through it's
naval attachc, Captain Boy-Ed has In
Ncsi!gat.d circumstances surroundine.
the sinking OF the Frye. and is I'm com
ininication with Berlin concerning this
/ question as we'll as :: decision on the
! intcrnmcnt o. the Prinz Eitcl \ de-
cision .on these questions is not cx
pected for several days, but the pre-
vailing opinion among German officials
here Is that the case Will not present
any complications. The belief exists
in many quarters that the usual repara-
ton In such cases will be made by Ger
many and the incident closed.
The voluntary release OF tho can
tves aboard the Prinz Eitel disposed
OF the only phase of neutrality which
had arisen in connection with the YES
sells arrival ut Newport News
Senator Walsh OF Montana who was
one of tho administration leaders i'm
the recent fight for the government
ship purchase bill. gave out n state
ment to-day declaring that the man
ner III which the government and the
American people were treating the
sinking OF the Frye was proof OF the
fallacy Of arguments OF opponents of
the bill that seizure by belligercnt
warship OF one of the proposed gov
,"nmcnt-owncd craft would precipitata
war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-13
JAPAN MODIFIES DEMANDS
Definitely Changes Attitude Toward
China Regarding ConcessiOns

PEkING. March 12-Japan has def
nitely modified her attitude toward
China in connection with her dema nds
presented after occupation by Japanese
OF the German concession OF Kiauchau
Having already agreed to the Chinese
corntcrDroposals to discuss Manchuria
and Mongolia separately. the Japanese
representatives have verbally informed
China they will forego completely sew
eral OF their demands. and are prepared
to modify the clauses concerning the
Hanang, Tayeh and Ping Slang mining
concessions: and Japanese residents and
traders in Manchuria and Mongolia.
The demands as now presented have
been drafted in the form OF treaty or
agreement between China and Japan.