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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

L. B, BeardsIey, Victor W. Burr. Dwight M. Burr, pr. F. J. Wales and Charles B. Nichols.
 The road in Weston enters the town from the east at the Aspetuck bridge and extends to KelIogg's corner. Both petitions were approved by States At torney Cummings before being filed. The commissioners have not yet as- signed dates for hearings
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27
pIANo oPH0RTuNTTITss -Deairable

PLANO OPPORTUNITIES Desirable second hand Instruments at prices that will appeal to economical buy CTS: Chase organ, S25; large size upright $66f Mathushek upright s110; Pfanp1a CznetrostyIe and Themedistl 5s125; Kroeeer upright $I85; Grand piano $250; Player Piano t28 note1 5$29Os Terms as low as S1 per week. Steinert's Music store. SIS Main St. near State
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27
House dresses

House dresses reduced.
 Some gingham, chanbray and voile dresses have been taken from the re gular $1.5O stock. They are in good colors and patterns, dresses that are designed for house wear or the porch to give real service without losing their attraction. In all sizes. $1.50 quality 95c
 Second floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27

Is turning out at the rate of more than o.oo0 finished shells day
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27

The Danish steamship Laura Nfaersk sailed for Copenhagen with a cargo of S6, 4s2 sacks of cottonseed cake, valued at $14s, s,55o.
 Hope for the missing United Fruit liner MaFowijne has practically been abandoned The steamer carried a crew of 65 and 2s passengers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27

The Pacific Mail Steamship Go. sold the steamer Persia to the Toyo Risen Kasha, a Japanese company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27

The American dollar is now worth $1.05 in. English money, and some people around here must regard it as worth $2o5 by the way they b-stIe for s4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27
Waists 5oc.

About g35 dozen more spe- cial waists in a new lot. Two thirds of them are white voiles. The other third are voiles with 9 light figure or design, 75c quality, soc
 Fifteen dozen white voiles of a little better quality and in some cases better trim mings, $1 quality, special 69c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27
Bathing suits $z.

A line of wonen's bathing suits have come in to take care of the late season de- mand. Mohair suits III black or blue with white trim mings. Estimated to be $3 and $3.5O quality, $2
 Second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27
Goats S5.

Still a chance for a few women to pick one of these coats at small price. Covert cloth, gaberdines, popllns and serges. Mostly three quarter length. Excellent for early fall wear $5
 Second noor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27

WANTED Position as watchman or porter or any kind of work; sober, trustworthy and reliable. Address Q. F., 86 Cleveland Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27
Bridgeport, Conn.
 Friday, Aug. 27, 1915.
Store closes at daily except Saturdays
List of new 7 Victor records

l ords go on sale Saturday morning, August 28th. There / kO1 @A are six dance records two of 4 f A'IFA( ASSh N them by the famous Mo /NnAxW /G,A N \ Kee's orchestra, watzes onef N1 ~SE4 k3 N steps and fox trots. " Nk
 Two rnedleys of old time\ fSsffSfEel~Asz kessN Isongs contain snatches of NNSNAG9Ess9s NNMNA7seEs fsuch pieces Goodbye 1E A Dolly Cray Sweet zaSaAEssss = Marie Daisy BelI'7 and Little Annie Rooney.''
 There are light opera gems, Italian pieces and the newest popular songs.
 Some darky stories full of hunor told by Ralph Bingham and then there Uncle Josh he tells how much discussed questions settled rght in the Punn Centre also there's interesting account of his experience with a talkative barber
 Prices from 75c to $3.
 The victrola
 The Yictrola occupies distinctive place in the AneTl can home. No other form of entertainment has variety or scope which forms any comparison.
 Michaowa sings nowhere outside of Russia; the great Planeon is dead, yet every day homes and others their sweetest and best selections All kinds of music the hunor and pathos of life to through the vicrola and all correctly portrayed
 Vctrola Tx is popular cabinet of mahogany or oak, 12 inch t1table, nickel plated sound box, extra heavy spring thatcan be wound when playing, all metal parts nickel Elated,- $50
 Victrola x mahogany or oak cabinet with record shelves stands Al l5-16 inches from the floor all metal parts nickeled. It is very attractive to look $75
 Many other numbers, large selection.
 <, @szs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27

TWO GIRLS wish situation as cook and waitress in private family. En- dutre 175 Capitol Ave.
 27 b4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27

The WeatheF:-F'air and continued cool tonight; Saturday fair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27

WANTED situation as chamber- maid Call or address 78 Orchard St- z7 d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27

sV.S STEE-Boy wiff zBfcyele as er- rand boy for clothing store, must have his own wheel Apply 1928 Main street. E 27 d%
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27
Perfumes and Powders.

Vivadou is a Parisian pro- duct. Lady Nary and Lilas Arly'' brands are finding true lovers among our own people.
 Lady Mary perfume in 11z OF. bottles $1.5O Lady Mary toilet water $i50 Lady Mary Talcum soc Lady Mary face powder, white, flesh or brunette soc LiIas Arly extract in orig. bottIes Lilas ArIy toilet water S2.50 LdIas ArIy extract 1a-5 oz.) $1.o0 LiIas ArIy TaIeum 5Qc Lilas Arly face powder. flesh, white or brunette $1.OO Idlas Ariy sachet in i oz. bottles
 $1.OO Lady Mary extrac tin bulk
 s1.25 per OF. Ldlas ArIy extract in bulk
 s1.oO per OF.
 Main Floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27

PIANOS, yIOLINs, cEIdOs, VIC TRO1LASA new and second hand, for sale, new pianos $50. regular price $250; new player pianos. $500, reg ular price $4E5; used piano $90, one es dollar 5 a a7seelk- Vio1ins VictroIas, znfs1ad ollaH 8 susask. SFotch Piano Co 4 Noble Avessenear Stilfmah St. Open evenings
 L 26 .dso
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
keokuk Circle 10 Organized Here
Yesterday by Ono Of National
Organizers Of
Society.
OBJECT IS WORTHY ONE
Attempt to Raise Standard Of Child
Through Education OF Mother
Local Officers
Chosen.

The Keokuk circle of the child con
servation league was organized witt
thirty members yesterday afternoon
in the Y. NJ. G. A. building.
/ The object Of the organization is to
raise the standard Of the children
1 through the education Of the mother
The moral betterment Of the child ca1
best be accomplished, the league be-
lieves, through the education and
knowledge which is given the mothers.
DR.. Winfield Scott Hall, one OF the
greatest authorities on sex hygiene
and sex study In this country, is the
president OF the Child Conservation
league. There are others equally as
important connected with the league
throughout the country.
Mrs. Hair Is the organizer who was
here yesterday. and presided at the
Organization meeting Of the circle.
The officers elected are:
President, Mrs. D. A. Glascof; Vice
president, Mrs. James Fulton; secre-
tary, Mrs. John w. Marsh; treasurer.
Mrs. H. B. McElree; press correspond
ent, Mrs Charles Sawyer.
The meetings are to be held on the
first and third Thursday afternoons
in the month, in the girls club roorl
of the Y. W. c. A. building. Two or
three meetings will be held, after
which the league will adjourn until
fall, when the course OF study will be
resumed. The first program will be
on the subject of Habits of Children.
The program for the day will in
caude:
Paper-Estab1ished Habits-Mrs. H.
B. McElree.
Paper-Habits in Relation to Char
acter-Mrs James Fulton.
Reading-The Erl King, Goethe.
Paper-Methods of Instilling Habits
Mrs. A. F. Linquist.
There will be two musical numbers
from Schubert.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
Chased by Submarine.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
NEW YORK, June 1.-The New
York Tribune today prints a story
from its special correspondent who
arrived at Liverpool Sunday aboard
the American liner st. Paul, claiming
the captain Of that vessel admitted
being pursued by German subma'
rine up to the bar Of the Mersey.
Officals Of the American line today
stated that they had received no word
from their London agents regarding
the reported chasing OF their ship,
the ST. Paul. by a submarine up the
Mersey river. They refused to com
ment on the report until they receive
definite information as to the facts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
Dumb ChiIls and Fever

Douglasville. Tex.-"Five years ago,
vas caught IN the rain at the wrong
Time" writes Miss Enns Rutherford
of Douglasville. "and from that time,
was taken with dumb chills and fevers
and suffered more than I can tell. |
tried everything that I thought would
help. and had four different doctors,
h.t got no relief, SO I began to take
Cardui. Now I feel better than In
many months" Cardui does one
thing, and does IT well. That's the
secret Of its so years OF success. AS
tonic, there is nothing in the drug
store like 1t. AS remedy for won
ems ills. 1t has no equal. Try it,
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
Grain Review.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Serv1ceJ
CHICAGO. June 2.-The wheat mar
ket was very heavy today. frees
were sharply lower. Very free selilns
which followed weak Liverpool cables
was the, cause. Prices at the open
ing showed over night declines OF Ia
and /. There was slight recovery
later, but considerable selling on
slight temporary bulge caused another
relapse and prices receded u and n
below the opening.
Corn showed rather marked
strength, especially. in view OF the
heaviness in corn. Prices at the
opening were unchanged and down Il
compared with yesterdays close. La
ter in the day, July futures still were
steady at the opening, while Septem-
Der options showed an advance OF n
over the opening.
The oats market reflected the
wheat weakness to some extent and
especially during the early hours.
Opening prices were down 4. Later
there was some buying and prices
were up fraction to unchanged.
Provisions opened lower on heavy
hog receipts. but after pretty fair
buying at the dip. there we're slight
advances over the opening.
Daily Range Of Prices.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June q
Open. High. Low. Close.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
New Jersey has been materially !,

New Jersey has been materially i'm
proving its housing conditions through
it's board of tenement house supervis-
lon. The law creating this board has
been in operation ten years. During
this time ILLS new law -tenements
have been built. They house $4,000
persons. They contain no room less
than seventy square feet in area, no
room less than nine feet in height, no
room without window to the outer
air. and no apartment without sink
and toilet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
WHAT MEXICO NEEDED
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO
ICON lnued from paso L.,

lit who stands between them and their
daily bread.
"It is time, therefore, that the gov
eminent Of the United States should
frankly state the policy which in
these extraordinary circumstances 1t
becomes its duty to adopt. 1t must
presently do what 1t has not hitherto
done or felt at liberty to do, lend Its
active moral support to some man or
group OF men if such may be found,
who can rally the suffering people Of
Mexico to their support in an effort to
ignore, If they cannot unite, the war
! ring factions of the country, return to
the constitution of the republic 30
long in allegiance and set up a govern
ment at Mexico City which the great
powers Of the world can recognize
and deal with, government with
whom the program Of the revolution
will be a business and not merely a
platform. I, therefore, publicly and
very solemnly, call upon the leaders
of factions in Mexico to act, to act
together and to act promptly for the
relief and redemption Of their pros.
trate country. I feel 1t to be my duty
to tell them that, II they cannot &C
commodate their differences and unite
for this great purpose within a very
short time. th4s government win be
constrained to decide what means
should be employed by the United
States In order to help Mexico save
herself and serve her people.
Dated the white house, Washing ton
June 2, 1915"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unsettled
weather with showers tonight and
Thursday. Not much change in tenn
perature.
For Iowa and Missouri: Unsettled
weather with showers Thursday and
west portion tonight. Not much
change IN temperature.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday, probably becoming IN
settled by Thursday night Not much
change in temperature.
Weather Conditions.
Temperature changes have been
slight.
Conditions indicate the western low
pressure will advance, causing un-
settled weather for this section tonight
and showers during Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
Sebastian Elected Mayor.

United Press Leased Wire Servfce1
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June a.
Election Of Chas. E. Sebastian for
mayor was conceded today by Fred
erick J. Whiffen's campaign managers
following the most exciting contest in
the city's history.
With 235 precincts still unreported,
returns from 300 precincts gave Sc
bastian 2s,790; Whiffen, 26.627.
The lead was steadily increasing,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
Who VIII be Leader?

WASHINGTON. June 2.-That the
United States will have to select
Maxico's man Of iron" was the opin-
ion expressed late this afternoon by
the officials here most familiar with
the situation south OF the Rio Grand.
1t was confirmed by certain express
sions in President Wilson's note. Is
sued at noon. which seemed to indi-
cate belief on his part that his APP
peal to the military leaders to form
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
We Call TO Arms.

Advertisement in London JUS -,
er: Are you doing your bit? II nd
are now serving behind countet, s;,e
can pass doctor-you are not VI 4
your bit. If you are worRhs or ION
desk and can pass the doctor ara
are not doing your bit. If you .pa
now driving a car and can pass m
doctor-you are not doing your .ha
IL you are not doing work 10,
government and can pass the dow, vo.r,
You are not doing ycnr blt. .sre
duty is plain-enlist today. Goo .
the king!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
Program for Reunion and Encamp.
mont at Davenport, Has Boon
Prepared for Next Week,
Juno 1912.
PLENTY ENTERTAINMENT
sanquets and Excurslons on River
Have Been Planned for Three
Days Meeting In Up
River City.

| hO hAAtA dhh00A oA1S1iLlPAiiSAA y
partment of Iowa, united Spanish
War Veterans. will be held in Daven
port. June 10. II and IL.
For the occasion an attractive pro
gram has been prepared as follows:
FORENOON
Reception and registration OF dde
gates and comrades at Blackhawh
hotel.
10 a. m.-Meeting OF council OF ad
ministration at Slackhawk hotel.
AFTERNOON.
1880 p. m-Department meeting al
Company b, I. N. G., armory, Fifth
street, between Brady and Main.
Comrades OF the G. A. R are in
vited to attend all business sessions.
$3.50 p. m.-Adjournment until Fri
day morning.
/ $3.50 o. m-Auto ride over tri-cities
and through arsenal. Start from the
Blackhawk hotel.
p. m.-Banquet at Blacl0hawk no
tel to comrades and their ladies.
Friday, June II, 1915.
FORENOON
10 a m.-Department meeting at
Company B armory.
1. Reports, new business, election OF
officers, selection of date and meeting
place Of next encampment, etc.
Adjournment to Saturday morning.
AFTERNOON
2 D. m.-Excursion to comrades.
their ladies and families. members of
the G.. A. r. and the Relief Corps and
Company B, I. N. G., on steamer st.
Paul, up the Mississippi river, and
return by p. m. Take steamer at
foot of Brady street at 2 p. m. sharp.
8 p. injecting Of Walter c. va
gel camp No. 10, at Memorial hall.
court house, for purpose Of muster.
All veterans, not members, desiring
to join, will be given an opportunity
to do so at this meeting.
After meeting has adjourned, a
smoker will be put on.
D. m.-The comrades and their
ladies are invited to attend a dance
given by the Helen Gould Auxiliary of
Rock Island, to be held at Blackhawk
Watch Tower Inn.
Those comrades not wishing to at
tend the dance will meet at Memorial
hall for a smoker
Saturday. June ~, 1915.
FORENOON
10 a. m.-Department meeting.
Installation Of new department off,
GERS.
Adjournment Of the ninth annual
encampment Of Department Of Iowa,
U. s. W. V.
AFTERNOON
1870 D. m.-Prompt.
Assembly at Armory hall for pa.
rade.
All comrades are requested - be
there and be prompt This will not
be a long, tiresome parade, so in jus.
tice to your hosts, we again request a
full attendance.
2. m.-Order of Snakes install a
lair in Rock Island. All comrades of
department Of Iowa wishing to- join.
meet at Blackhawk hotel and 20 to
Rock Island in body.
| Don't fail to join.
[ Auxiliary Program.
! 10 a. m.-Helen Gould Sheppard
auxiliary will serve a breakfast to the
visiting ladies. the ladies Of the Helen
Gould Auxiliary of Rock Island, and
their guests, at Fejervary Park Inn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
eayo Them From Starvation.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-tresldent
Wilson's new policy in Mexico was
made known to the factional leaders
last night. At the white house early
today, It was stated that copies OF
the memorandum would be made pub
lie this afternoon. It was stated the
president was still hopeful that the
factions would be willing to agree on
a coalition government. especially as
such a government would be certain
OF recognition by the United States
within a short time.
Miss Mabel Boardman, head OF the
American Red Cross was to 6cnfer
with the president tonight regarding
relief work. It is now expected that
relief headquarters will be established
in Mexico City and that the work OF
feeding the millions who today are
facing abject want, will go forward
from there.
In response to the presidents ap-
peal, contributions of money and food
stuffs are pouring in. The food sup
plies are being concentrated at Gal
weston and it Is expected. that IL 9TH
err arrangements cannot be made,
they will be sent to Mexico City via
Vera Cruz, being conveyed to the lat
ter place on army transports.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
Chicago Cash Grain.

CHICAGO. June 2.-Wheat-No.
red, $1.30@1.32; No. 3 red, $500
1.s1: No 2 hard, $1.36@137h; No. 3
hard, s1.36.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, 75h @76c: No
3 yellow, 75k@75Ac; No. yellow
75c; No. yellow, 75c; No. 6 yellow
74Ac: No. white. 76c; No. 3 white
75k@76Ac; No. white, 74c: No. 2
mixed. 75A@75Ac; No. 8 mixed. rs
M751sc; No mixed, 75@76c; No. G
mixad, 74A @74hc.
Oats-No. 3 white, 9k@501kc: No
4 white, 4915 q soc; standard, 50h q
Sic.
Kansas City Cash Grain.
KANSAS CITY, June 2.-Wheat-
No. hard. $1.32h@1.35; No. 3 hard,
s1.29@1.331s; No hard. s1.26@1.31:
No. 2 red, s1.25@125; No. 3 red, $1.23
@1.25: No. red. s12061.22.
Corn-No. 2, 1870; M No. 8, Tx a
73c: No. 4. 72hc: No. 2 yellow, 76c;
No. 3 yellow, 75@751ac; No. white,
76c: No. 3 white, 75kc.
Oats-No 9, 4s4 @47kc: No. 3,
5k@4sc: No. 2 white, 49@50c; No.
3 white, 48c.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 2.-Corn-Mar-
ket unchanged, nc lower. No. 2 vel
low, 75@75Ac; No. yellow, 75c; No.
2 mixed, No. 3 mixed, 75@75hc.
Oats-Market unchanged No. 2
, white, SOC.
Chicago Seed Market.
CHICAGO, June 1.-Rye-No. 2.
nominal; No. 2, $1.15.
Barley-71@77c.
Timothy-s5.00@6.7
Clover-$S.5O@13.5
Chicago Live Stock.
United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, June 2,-The hog market
closed slow and 10 cents lower than
yesterdays average. The total re-
ceipts were $4,000, 5000 in excess OF
early estimates, with $1,000 estimatei
for Thursday.
The cattle market closed dull and
10 to IS cents lower than yesterday.
The top was 1925.
The sheep market closed slow and
steady, with the top at $7.35. The
top for lambs was $1,000.
Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO, June Hog receipts
$4,000; market slow, 5000 lower.
Mixed and butchers, $7.35@7a0;
good heavy, $7.50@7.65; rough. heavy.
s7o0@720; light, s7.4o67.721s; pigs.
S5.75@I3O.
Cattle receipts $4,000; market
1O@15c lower. Beeves, s6.90@9.25;
cows and heifers, s3.200s.20; Texans,
s6.4067.50; calves. s7.60@9.75.
Sheep receipts 10000; market
steady. Native. s6.5O@725; western,
$6.6o@7.35; lambs, s7.5O910.25; west
ern, S7.75@10.50; spring lambs. $3.50
@11.S0.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LUIS, June Cattle
receipts 5000; prospects lower.
Southerns. 2,20O; native beef steers,
s7.50@9.25; yearling steers and heif-
ers, ss.06@9 $50; cows, s6.00@750:
stockers and feeders, s6.006SA5
calves, s6.00@9.75; Texas steers, 1925
@S.65; cows and heifers, s4.00@6.50.
Hog receipts 1880; market 100
15c lower. Mixed and butchers. s7.65
| OTIS; good to heavy, S7.60m7.7O;
rough, S6.90@7.00; light. S7.65@775;
bulk. s6.2507.50; pigs, s7.60@7.70.
Sheep receipts $500: sheared NUT
tons. s5.e066.0v: sheared lambs,
ss.oo@s.75; spring lambs, 10000
l 11.75.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
DANES LOSE A SHIP.

LONDON, June 2-The Danish
steamer soebors was torpedoed by a
German submarine according to ad.
niralty dispatches this afternoon
Tho Soeborg was torpedoed Oft the
Farne islands, lying off the east coast
Of England. The Austrian consul gen
eral to Denmark 10 said to be the
principal stakeholder in the Danish
Shipping Co., that owns the STEAMER
The Soeborg Is a steel screw steam
er Of 2,1oa tons, owned by the Danish
shipping company Of which c. K
Hansen is manager and Is registered
from Copenhagen. She was built ir
1899 and is 2e6 feet In length with 3
43 foot beam. LIoyds listed her cap
tain as n. Whittier.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
ONLY ONE WAY TO
SATISFY AMERICAN
Continued from page ~

the United States was in q position
to compel England to abandon her
starvation policy or unless Eng
land should do 50 without compuls1on
by neutral nations, including the
United States, whose right has been
violated by the British order in coun-
Gil.
or tho effect OF the ambassadors
representations on the president,
there was as yet no means OF judging,
but guesses on this point also were all
much alike.
The president. It was believed.
might have been led, II his visitors re-
marks presented to his mind any
ideas for making German acquiesence
easier, TO adopt them for use tn con-
nection with his next communication
to Berlin.
That there would be any backing
down." however, was understood 10 be
out of the question. The president,
it was said, would stand pat" but
he would 50 express himself as to give
the fatherland an opportunity to COM
plv with his wishes gracefully.
1t was the concensus of opinion
that the Berlin foreign ONCE would
avail itself OF this chance.
from G0Tu1au SOCloLle6 IlIOu6uOuL
the United States it was said large
numbers Of messages were reaching
the white house, in which, coupled
with professions OF loyalty to America
concerning whose sincerity there
could be no mistake, the hope was ex-
pressed that the president would bear
In mind the life and death character
of the struggle in which their native
land was engaged.
Bryan Denies Report.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Secretary
Bryan today denied reports that the
state department was in possession
of affdavits asserting that the Lusi
tania was armed and carried enplo
sives, in violation Of United States
laws when It left New York on it,
last voyage.
From the Brazilian minister in
Mexico City. he said he had rersNed
advices telling OF the extreme gravity
of the food situation there.
He admitted that instructions had
been sent to American representatives.
in Mexico to do all they could to gel
Percy W. Shuffeldt, Of Washington