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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
MELLEN TELLS HOW JOY LINE
 WAS ACQUIRED
United States Line Formed "To Meet Competition,
 Says ex-President.

New York. Nov. 11-Attorneys for the government in the trial of the II former directors of the New Y ork, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.,, under the Sherman antitrust law, gained from Charles s. Me1Ien at the resumption of the trial today, a, state nent that. the United States Transpor- tation Co. was organized by the New Haven with a, view of meeting the competition of the Enterprise Steam boat Co.
 The government has for several days been seeking to prove that this company was driven out of business by the New Haven.
 Was the United States Transporta- ton Co. organized by the New Haven for the purpose of meeting and de- stroying the competition of the Enter prise 1ine?" asked R. L. Batts, for the government "It was with view of meeting it's lcompetition,' answered the witness.
 MT. Batts wanted to know if the organization of the United States Transportation Go. was not kept a se- cret from the public.
 we never advertised the character of any transportation property we owned, but we reported to the proper bodies the exact facts,'' said the wit ness. ''I think the ownership of this
  became known later.''
 Attorneys for the defense objected to the prosecution's next question: State whether or not all the facts upon which you recommended the ac- quisition of new transportation lines, trolIeys and railroads were laid before the boards of directors-were the req sons which influenced you communi- cated to them?''
 | This the defendants attorneys pro- tested was too general. They demand ed the citation of specific instances. Judge Hunt ruled against them. how ever, and MT. Mellen answered.: ''They were. in every instance that can reca1I-''
 "Is it not true that so soon as the l Enterprise Go. retired from business the United States Transportation Co., was discontinued? ?' t'It was, kept up for about a year, I think, long enough were then turned over to the Hartford
 & New York Transportation. Go. where they are today.''
 l 'tDid you make a communication to the board with reference to the attitude which you took on the con tract between the New Haven ant Joy 1ine?'' (This was a contract tt regulate rates). +'Yes, commUni cated to the board the fact that fbe1ieved the contract was not 1ega but that it was less objectionable tC
 own the line outright than to return to the demoralized conditions tha
 existed prior to the contract Il Very soon afterward, he said, tn board acted on his recommendation
 that the Joy line be acquired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
MAD RUSH FOR SAFETY PROPELLED
 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTO SEA

The Ancona was not sunk without warning, according to information ob- tained from survivors landed at Malta by the Reuter- correspondent and ca bled here. The Austrian submarine which overhauIed her after a long, stern chase, gave the commander a brief respite to, permit the rem moval of passengers but the indescribab1e panic which began among the imrni- grants on board as soon as the un- derwater craft was sighted was re- sponsible for the loss of many lives. In a mad rush for safety, men, women and children overwhelmed the boats. several of which were overturned be- fore they could be lowered.
 Many of the occupants fell into the sea and were drowned. Passengers agree, the correspondent states, that shots fired around the steamer by the submarine apparently to hasten the loading of the boats, added to the panic.
 The Reuter- despatch which contains the first connected story of the sink ing of the Ancona, Monday afternoon 20 hours after she had left Messina, Sicily, follows:
 I've left Naples with a fairly large number of passengers intending to sail direct to New York, but soon af-
 
 m essage directing us to stop at Messi- na for more passengers and cargo. The people aboard were mostly Greeks and Italians with large fam flies on their way to the United States to settle there. The majority, there fore. were women and children.
 'eWe left Messina at 5 p. m. The captain, having been warned of the presence of enemy submarines, took all possi b1e precautions. At exactly 1 o'clock, Monday afternoon, we sight ed an enemy submarine at a greNt dis tance. She came to the surface and made full speed in our direction, firing as she did so a, shot which went wide across our bow. We took this to be a. warning to halt
 ''Immediately there was the wildest panic aboard, not only among the women and children, but among the men as well. Women screamed and children clung desperately to theil mothers The submarine continued | to shell us, gaining rapidly meantime | The fifth shell struck the char
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

house.
 .'The engines then were stopped standsti11. The submarine, which we could now see plainly was an Aus trian, came alongside. We heard the commander talking to our captain. In somewhat curt manner we were told the Austrian gave us a few minutes to abandon the ship Meanwhile the submarine withdrew a little dis tance-
 We turned to the boats which be- gan to be, lowered without loss of time but the passengers were in a panic. Men. women and children seemed to lose their heads complete ly. The submarine, presumably to accelerate our departure, continued to fire around the vessel. There was a rush for the first boats lowered, and 1 in the confusion these were overturn- ed before they were free from the davits, the occupants falling into the water Many were.drowned before | our eyes.
 The shrieks of women. children and struggling men rent the, air but it seemed no help could be given. l4very- | one was trying to act for himself. The heartrending screams were pune 1 tuated with shot after shot delivered l almost mechanically from the deck of the submarine adding to the panic aboard. Had it not been for these shots it might have been possible to restore a senblance of order. The | conduct of the submarine was incon7 l prehensible. Not one shot was di- rected at the ship but they were fired all around the vessel as if to create as much terror as possible. | About eight boats got away clear, some with a fair complement aboard; 1 others half empty. All drifted away i from each otheF.''
 One of the survivors, in describing his experience, said:
 | .'The boat in which I found myself contained 30 members of the crew and three passengers, an Italian Wo- man and her child besides myself. I am certain fully, half those aboard perished. Some time after we enter ed the lifeboat we heard four expIos- ions, indicating the end of the Anco- na- We remained in the boat all night and were picked up in the
 morning by a. British steamer which l brought us to Malta
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
CAUSE OF FATAL |. M. 6. BL0W-UP
 CAN'T BE FOUND
Coroner Phelan Unable To Determine What is Re
 sponsib1e For Explosion.

Whether or not Frank Bell, killed the day before yesterday when full minate house blew up at the works of the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,, met death because he dropped a tray of the compound or because he all lowed batch of the deadly expIos- i've he was preparing, to become too dry, could not be determined by Cor oner Phelan at his inquiry into the matter today.
 The coroner finds that MT. Bells death was an accident, the result of the hazardous employment in which he was engaged. Today he submit ted such a finding. The coroner went to the works of the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,, viewed the shattered illuminate mixing house from which Bell was hurled, and talked with employees of the company as well as with Dr. Charles c. Lindsey the phy- body after the explosion.
 Coroner -Phelan also talked with H. G. Griffin, chief chemist, R. H. Stan ley and F. R. Rhode. All three said that the explosion might result from dropping a tray of the prepared mix ture or by allowing it to become too dry in the mixture. They could not tell which caused this explosion.
 They said the company is making every -endeavor to safeguard the per sons mixing this deadly matter It is used principally as a, primer for high power cartridges in military rifles and shot guns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
GERMAN WARSHlPS ARE
 TARGETS OF BRITISH
 < SUBS" IN BALTIC SEA
.ROEBLING PLANT AGAIN IS SWEPT
 BY GREAT FIRE
One Thousand Men Out of Employment After Mil
 lion Dollar Blaze.

Trenton. N. J., Nov. 11-Approxi- mately S1,O00,O0O 0amage was done by fire which early today destroytd one Of the wire. rope shops of the John A. Roebling Sons Go. plant in this city. Due to the fact that the company has orders for war material for European countries, rumors were in circulation that the fire was of incendiary origin, but there was nothing to substantiate such reports.
 The building destroyed was of brick construction and was four stories in height The first floor was of con crete and the other three floors were built of wood and were thoroughly soaked with oil from machinery. About 1000 men are thrown out ot employ ment.
 During the progress of the fire a row of frame buildings on Clark street and running back to the burned struc- ture caught fire several times and their occupants were compelled to m owe out, many of them wearing only their night clothing.
 The rope mill, which had a frontage on Elmer street of about 100 feet, ran back a distance of 700 feet parallel with Clark street. The fire originated in the Elmer street end of the building and because of it's infammable con- struc.ion, the entire plant was soon in flames.
 Tn recent years the RoebIing com pany has sustained heavy fire losses the heaviest of which occurred last January when their Buckthorn plant was completely destroyed with a loss of $1,50o,000. A building in which I, was reported the Roeblinss are plan ming to make gun barrels for war purposes is located about four blocks frora the scene of today's fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
COS. DIRECTORS HOLD UP ACTION
 ON MYERS CASE
Secretary's Illness Causes
 Board Not to Proceed to Election.
BELIEVE HE HAS TOO
 MANY IRONS IN FIRE
Game Here For Society Alone, Then Went Into
 Housing Movement.

The annual meeting of the Charity Organization society, scheduled for last night, was postponed until De- cember 7, when it is expected Leet B Myers, the general secretary, ssTil1 re- sign. The meeting was not held last night owing, to MT. Myers illness.
 MT. Myers is ill with typhoid fever at his home on Bronx avenue. He has not appeared at the Charity Organiza- tion society rooms since his resigna- tion was requested by committee of the directors.
 The c. o. s. secretary came to this city about IS months ago. when the formation of the society was accom- plished. He had been working in Co lumbus, Ohio, and in Raleigh, N. C.
 MT. Myers was made general secre- tary of the new organization and his salary was fixed at $1, 800. Just as in the case of s. R. Gordon of the public charities department, outside work has interfered, it is understood the complaint is. MT. Myers, it is said, worked for the Good Housing associa- tion at a salary of $500. This avoca- tion was deplored.
 Then came conflicts between MT. Myers and MT. Gordon, which attract lieved those connected with the so- ciety saw that, under the manner in which things were conducted, the or ea.niza ton was defeating it's purpose The dispute between MT. Myers and MT. Gordon was umpired and each was told what his duties are.
 Added to this, the fluids of the so- iiciety- have fallen so that now g, 900 is
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

That Alexander Condos, otherwise known in Bridgeport, and New York as Glenn from his writings against Count Michael Karolyi, who visited the United States in the interest of universal suffrage in Austria, is a sub-fiscal agent of the Hungarian government besides being 8 reservist in that country is practically known here today.
 That the Trans-Atlantic Trust Go. officials who caused his arrest are the official agents of the Austrian government in this city is also known from the scripts issued by them for war loans made in Bridgeport.
 That Condos was making an at tempt to collect his percentage of the bonus, plus a portion of the exchange premium, from the bankers who act ed as the Austrian governments fis- cal agent is the opinion ventured by his Hungarian friends here today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
Submarine Activity
 Features War News

London Nov. 11---An acute revival of the submarine issue, chiefly in the Mediterranean, accompanied by a gen. eraI offensive activity by the Russians on tlle eastern front makes the war news read today like a repetition of history six months old.
 Along the southern extrernity-of Russau line to the. west of Gzartorysk, , where desperate battles have been 1n- der war for several weeks, the Rus sians c1aiu1 a considers bIe success which is said to have resulted in breaking the Austro-GerInan lines and to have culminated in retreat during which numbers of fleeing soldiers were crowned, in addition to leaving 2.0OO Austro-G German troops as prisoners.
 Tn the Riga area the Russians maintain they are more than holding their own. West of Riga. the Rus sians have consolidated the positions they recently won and they claim to 5 occupy several villages which had been in the. hands of the invaders. Less change is reported from the Balkan front than at any time since the new 2 campaign began. It is now definitely established that the French are not zin possession of the Serbian town of WeIes, a daring cavalry raid which ap- parently reached at least the environs of te place being responsible for the erroneous report that the place had been wrested from the hands of the BuIgafs.
 It is unofficially reported that both wings of the Bulgarian forces fnvad- ing Macedonia are rnenaced by the An sgIo-Frencfl advance while the Ser hians are said to have resumed the offensfve in the region. of Babura Passs where they recently won ar Important success The Serbians are making a stand here and It is alsf reported that they have established
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

Eighty sheet metal workers, em- ployed at the Remington Arms & Am munition Co.,, laid down their tools last night and today are on strike, pending adjustment of the labor situation by Major Walter G. Penf1eld.
 The action came a sequel to last weeks troubles when the men were ordered back temporarily by officers of the local Sheet Metal Workers union, because of Major Penfield's ab- sence from the city.
 It is alleged that the present trouble arose because of number of non union workers employed by the Con-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
DEATH IN WAKE
 OF GREAT STORM M IN MIDDLEWEST
Property Damage of Half a Million is Reported in
 Kansas Town.

Kansas City, Nov. 11-Properry damage mounting into hundred of thousands of dollars, several persons killed and scores injured is the result of a violent storm sweeping Central Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa, last night, according to reports received here today
 Great Bend, Kas., was the heaviest sufferer. A tornado struck the town. Killed persons, injured 30 others and wrecked many buildings. The town was plunged into darkness and a drenching rain followed. Property damage there was estimated at S50O,- 900.
 Considerable damage was done in the country in the vicinity of Hoising- ton and Claflin. At Derby, Kas., 100 miles southeast of Great Bend, one man was. killed and seven persons were injured. M
 Several persons were injured at Hartford, S. D., and high winds that visited other localities of the western and central Nebraska destroyed rarm buildings and damaged hay and grain stocks.
 Heavy rains accompanied the wind storm in many pla ces. At Pratt, Kas., four and a half inches of rain was reported.
 Great Bend. Kas., Nov. 1.-Two persons dead, 30 injured and prop erty loss amounting to $5OO,00O was believed today to be the extent o1 the damage caused by the tornado which swept through the southern rart of Great Bend last night.
 Physicians were rushed here from nearby towns as quickly as telephone vires which had been snapped by the tornado, had been restored. When the electric light plant was ,.&, I1 ioTn 6crl- ness W h4ch, with the ol1nding down- pour of rain that followed added ts the confusion. Fires broke out ~iE many places but were soon extin- guished by the drenching rain. Searching parties spent the night exploring the debris of residences and business structures for dead and in l jured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
CONDOS NOW SAID TO HAVE BEEN
 IN SERVICE OF GOVERNMENT OF
 AUSTRO-HUNGARY IN AMERICA

One of them in speaking of the matter to a reporter for The Farmer said:
 Alexander Condos and his brother Victor are we'll known both in Europe and America. Alexander studied law in Hungary. His. brother studied civil engineering. The fact that they are both academicians makes them auto matica11y reservists for their govern ment under the laws of NAustro-H Hun gary.
 ''They first assumed prominence in America upon the arrival of Count Karolyi on these shores. Karolyi is immensely wealthy butt a patriot in the cause of the oppressed. He came his country.
 The Austrian government was op- posed to his speeches and Condos, seeking to curry favor in a country Continued on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
SHEET METAL WORKERS DROP TOOLS WHEN NON-UNION MEN
 GET JOBS AT ARMS FACT ORY

employing non-union labor. There are many different bIow-pipe firms con tracing for work at the plant and all of the workers quit except 30 men en- ployed by the Connecticut and Rem ngton companies. It is said that work of installing blow pipes has practically come to a. standstill.
 A committee of the strikers, appoint ed at a mass meeting he--- in the union hall at 27 Cannon street this morning, is now in conference with Major Pen field and it is hoped that a favorable decision will be given those on strike.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

London Nov. 11Panic ndescribabe following hauling of the Italian Ancona rne responsibleNfor the loss of m the sinking of the vessel according thrilling ed here in despatche from Malta Ten Americans report ed lost
 steady cannonading from the submarine apparently gneered to expedite the transfer of the ships boa added to the terror the when the trianj undersea vessels first into sight.
 It is indicated that there ample warning for the though not all despatched stories passengers bers of the in accord these details.
 The total number aboard passengers crew 496, of which the number reported saved far 374 It expected that there will be additions to the list
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
Vacant Tenements Burn

New Milford, Conn.,, Nov. IA four-fan1ily tenement house in the north end of the town and owned by James Pitcher, of Bridgeport, was burned early today. The house was undergoing alterations and was vacant. TAe cause of the fire has not been determined. The Joss is estimated as about $2,500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
Bulgarians Cross Morawa River; Take
 4,OOO Prisoners

Berlin, Nov. 11-Bulgarian troops commanded by General Boyadjien have crossed the MoraEa flyer in Ser bia at several places, according to. the official statement issued today at Ger man army headquarters. Ins the mountains south of the western Mo rava, the statement adds. 4soO0 Ser bians have been made prisoners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
WASHINGTON HEARS FROM CONSUL AT NAPLES THAT
 10 AMERICANS ARE LOST

Washington, Nov. 1.-The state de- partment received a cablegram from American Consul White at Naples to- day stating that the Societa Ite a, says 347 passeners, and crew of the Ancona are reported as saved out of 496 and that the steamship officials believe that more will be reported
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
Cattle Lost Tn Flames

Bethlehem, Conn, Nov. 11.=A large stock barn ont the farm of D. w. Thompson andsa si1o with their con- tents, including three horses and II cows, were destroyed by fire early to- day. The loss is estimated at about s4 900. The cause Of the fire is not known.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
PANIC AINONIG PASSENGERS CAUSE
 OF GREAT LOSS OF LIFE ON ANC0NA

Submarine Contilue,1 70 Fi1e Shells, Not AtLiner, But to Hasten It's Passengers and Crew Into Boats, With Result That Many Were Crushed, and Many Others DrOwned-Death List De- creases as Small Boats Bear Occupants to Safety-Ten Americans Now Reported Lost.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
Luxemberg Deputies Forced To Suspend
 Because of Disorder

Amsterdam, Nov. 11-Riotous scenes marked the opening session of the Luxem burg Chamber of Deputies when radical members expressed dis satisfaction with the new cabinet headed by pr. Leutzch. with the re- suit that the sitting was suspended says a telegram from Luxemburg, to- day by way of Berlin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
THE WEATHER

Fair and warmer tonight; Friday probably showers and warmer. Fresh southeast winds tonight, increasing Friday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
TWO SUBMARINES FIGURED IN LOSS
 OF LINER, SAYS ONE OF OFFICERS

who were following. turned their searchlights upon her and she ab- ruptly changed her course and disap- peared in the night.
 '.The boats then disappeared. The 26 persons were landed at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning on the beach at Sidi Daoud, on Cape Bon peninsula. where they were taken in by the inhabit- ants''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

c. A. Meyer. hanged at Fort Worth, Tex, for murder, was decapitated
 the trap was sprung.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
Terrific Cannonade Shat ters Windows in Coast Towns and Shakes Dwellings As In An Earthquake.
GermansE Evacuate Storm Swept Regions Near Riga, Where lncessant Rains Have Made Monster Swamp.

Copenhagen, Nov. IA can nonade of terrific intensity was heard yesterday in the neigh borhood of the Fehmarn belt, sin the Baltic Sea. It is believed by those who heard it to have been the result of a British submarine attack on a German squadron
 The firing lasted twenty minutes and was of such vio- fence that doors and windows of houses on the. rocky harbor were blown open. Houses vii brated as though in an earth quake. The weather was so thick thatsit was impossible to observe. any of the details of the engagement.
 Fehmarn Sound is a channel less than quarter of a. mile broad sepa- rating the Prussian island of Feh- 1narn. off Femern. from the main land of Holstein- Fehmarn Island lies about S7 miles east of the en- trance to KieI harbor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
Says Shells Killed Passengers.

Says Shells Killed PassengeTss
 London. Nov. IA Steffani. News Agency despatch from Tunis says;
 '"The commander of the Ancona, who reached here Thursday, declares the submarine gave his vessel no sig nal to stop. The first sign of the presence of the submarine was shells from a distance of five miles which grazed the steamer. The AnccnR stopped dead.
 subsequently, shells hit the boats which were being made ready for launching and many passengers were killed or wounded on the deck and in the boats. Some of tF A passengers who had been thrown Iflto the water approached the subn@ 4fine but were repelled and derided.
 Finally shells and torpedoes were fired at the Ancona from a distance of 300 yards.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

The steamship Maria was owned by the Cunard Steamship Go. Latest available records show that she sailed from Liverpool, Oct T, for Naples The vessel was 3,032 tons gross. She was SIS feet long, 43 feet beam and 25 feet deep.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

saved. The department also received a message from A nbassadori Page giving some brief sta5l.
 Consul Whites ccblegrarI, dated at Naples last night hnd received here early this morning follows;
 esThe Societa Ita ia now reports that the following AnYrican citizens were aboard the steam hip Ancona:
 s'F-frst cabin. Mrs. Cecile L. Greili steerage. A1essar aro Pats ttivo wife and four children; Mrs. Francesca Continued on Page Two
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11
CUNARDER CARA
 SUNK BOUND FOR
 NAPLES; ALL SAVED

London, Nov 1.-The British steamship Caria has been sunk. The members of the crew were saved.