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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

Many men, after scolddng darefr wives about their Unbusi1ess like ways, % down to the office and date their Iet ters e1s14''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

After a baseball player signs a com tract, then the n1agnates begin to worry about how much extra they have to pay him to keep it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

Some of the new governors make aH impressive appearance reading the fh. aitgur.aLs that their secretaries haF written for them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

Although a perfect wave. Of crime is reported from all over the country, the police are mostly able ito keep out of harm $ way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

Doing new dances seems to be large 1y sitting down and trying to ge your partner to explain how she does them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

By this time it will be safe to work off your Christmas neclzties on your boy, and yqour Christmas cigars on the mi1kman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

The man who formerly used to com. plahn because rubber overshoes won wear is now preserving them by rid ing in an autounobiia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

The three children of King Albert of Belgium, who are exiles in England, have learned to write English and write a letter to their father daily 5a English.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

The great difficulty the men en1- counter in sending acAmow Judgments for Christmas presents is ito renle1n- ber what the gifts were anyway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

No wonder our manufacturers get their goods seized, when they ship ammunition and fail to mark it four.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05

The will of Miss Caroline P Whit lock. of Atlantic City, N. J., stipu- Iates that a negro band shall follow the hearse in her funeral procession, playing lively airs.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT GO BACK
Says Invisible Government of Repub.
Iican Party Keeps Him Out
Future Plans Unknown.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 9. = Colonel
Roosevelt will not go back to the Re.
publican party said Circuit Judge
Henry E. McGinn after an absence of
more than two months on vacation.
Il asked him to do so; / told him ]
thought he belonged there, but he said
the invisible government of the Re
publican party kept him out" said
Judge McGinn.
Colonel Firm in Convictions.
When Colonel Roosevelt made his
hurried western trip in July, Judge
McGinn met him in Seattle and accom-
panied him to San Francisco. Il had
written him." said Judge McGinn. Il
told him we were Republicans by ira.
dition, that we belonged in the party
and if we had any differences, they
should be fought out in the party.
believed We should go after them right
in the Republican primaries. But the
colonel could not countenance it. He
is firm in his convictions. Just what
his plans for the future are cannot
say. Naturally he feels rather keenly
the criticisms he has received, but it
does not seem to have lessened his
popularity.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
WASHINGTON is SURPRISED
Officials Regard Torpedoins of Liner
Hesperian as InconceivabIe After
Assurances Given by Germany.

Washington, Sept. 6-Official Wash
ington received news of the torpedo
ing of the Allan liner Hesperian by
a German submarine with surprise,
though there was none of the grave
anxiety that followed the sinking of
the Arabic. 1t was learned that high
officials regarded it as inconceivable
that, after the assurances given by the
German government last week a Ger
man submarine commander had with
out warning launched a torpedo at a
peaceful passenger vessel.
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing heard of the incident first
through press dispatches.
Some significance was attached to
Consul Frost's statement from Queens
town that the Hesperian carried on
her stern 4.7-inch rifle. While inter
national law permits merchantmen to
have guns of small calibre for defen-
sive purposes mounted aft, it was
pointed out that if the Allan liner act
ed at all suspiciously after being ap-
preached, the presence of this gun
probably would figure prominently in
the submarine commanders explana-
tion of the torpedoing.
Both President Wilson and Secre-
tary Lansing took the position that
there could be no comment until all
details of the attack were known.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
TAFT CRITICIzES GOVERNOE F.
Tammany Congressman of
Long Standing"

San Francisco, Sept. 8. Severe
criticism of the administration of the
Philippines by Governor General Har-
rison was voiced by William Fl. Taft
in an address before the Common
wealth club of California Mr. Taft
said Governor Harrison, whom he des-
ignated as "a Tammany congressman
of long standing" knew nothing about
the Philippines, their people, or their
problems and that his first act in Of
fee was to place himself under the
virtual control of Manuel Quezon, a
delegate to Congress from the islands
and "a Filipino politician of not the
highest standing in the Philippines" /"
Mr. Taft, himself a former governor
general of the islands, spoke on "the
duty of the United States in the Phil
ippines."
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
TEXT OF DuMBks LETTER
MESSAGE SEIZED AMONG EFF.
FECTS OF :. r. ARCHIBALD.
Is Said to Represent Subject foi
Which There Is No Precedent in
American Diplomacy.

London, Sept 8.-Here is the exac,
text, in English, of the Dumba letter,
seized among the effects of James F.
]. Archibald, which has made such
sensation in the United States:
New York, Aug. 20, 1915.
my Lord: Yesterday evening Con-
sui General Won Nupr received the in
closed aide memoire from the chief
editor of the locally known paper,
Szabadsag, after previous confer
ence with him and in pursuance of
his proposals to arrange for strikes
in the Bethlehem Schwab steel and
munitions war factory and also in the
middle west.
Or. Archibald, who is well known
to your lordship, leaves today at 12
o'clock ON board the Rotterdam for
Berlin and Vienna l take this rare
and safe opportunity to warmly rec
ommend the proposal to your lord
ships favorable consideration
1T is my impression that we can
disorganize and hold up for months,
if not entirely prevent, the manufac-
ture of munitions in Bethlehem and
the middle west, which, in the opin-
ion of the German military attache, is
of great Importance and amply out
weighs the expenditure of money in
volved
But even if strikes do not come
off, it is probable that we should eX-
tort, under the pressure of the crisis,
more favorable conditions of labor for
our poor, downtrodden fellow country
men. In Bethlehem, these white
slaves are now working II hours a
day and seven days a week. All
weak persons succumb and become
consumptives.
so far as German workmen are
found among the skilled hands, a
means of leaving will be provided for
them
Besides this, a private German
registry Office has been established,
which provides employment for per-
sons who have voluntarily given up
their places, and is already working
well. They will also join, and the
widest support is assured US.
Il beg your excellency to be so
good as to inform me with reference
to this letter by wireless telegraphy,
replying whether you agree.
-'Dumba
His excellency, Count Burian, Min.
lister of foreign affairs, Vienna"
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
BIPLANES TO CARRY 8 GUNS
New Type Undergoing Tests in Ger
many, to Have Crews of
Eight Men.

Copenhagen, Sept. 8. = The new
type of Giant biplane undergoing
tests in Germany is said to have a
measurement of 421a metres across
the plane. The motors develop 300
horsepower and each works three
propellers.
These biplanes are capable of carry
ing sufficient fuel for flights of eight
hours. They are equipped with wire
less and searchlights. Each carries
IL bombs weighing % pounds each
and five machine guns.
Biplanes of this type will have
crews of eight men and will be able I'd
travel to London and back in five
hours. The engineers who constructed
them obtained the idea from Rus
sian machine. They say that the new
craft will supercede the Zeppelin.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
RovaI Lovers Suicide Near Rome

Rome, Sept. 8.-Mlle. Odilia van
Welderon, 20-year-old daughter of
Baron van Welderon Rengers, Dutch
minister to Italy, and Count Gioffredo
Gaelani Dell 'Aquila Aragon, accord
ing to newspaper dispatches from
Sorrento, were found dead in the
counts villa at a nearby beach. In
the room was found letter in which
they said they could not live without
each other and preferred to die. The
count, who was a member Of prom
inent Neapolitan family, was separat-
ed from his wife.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Liner HESPER|Ay IS TO2PEODEO By
GERMAN SUBMARINE; Is LIVES LOST
AMERICA SUSPENDS JUDGMENT
AWAITS COMPLETE REPORTS RE,
GARDING SINKING OF LINER.
Officials Not Disposed to Question
Good Faith of Germany Re-
garding Attacks.

Washington, Sept 8. - Nothing in
late advices regarding the sinking of
the Allan liner Hesperian served to
change the waiting attitude of the Am
erican government. Judgment is sus-
pended pending complete information
and in spite of the statement of the
Hesperian's captain that his ship was
the victim of a torpedo and had no
warning, high officials here are not
disposed to question the good faith
recent unqualified assurance from the
German government that her subma.
rine commanders had been ordered to
attack no more liners without warn.
ing.
Consul Frost cabled from Queens.
town that the ship carried on her
stern 4.7-inch gun went unamended
although the Allan line officials have
declared that she had no gun when
she left Montreal.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10

OH by rescue boats and landed later In
Queenstown by the steamer Empress.
Hit BY Torpedo, Says Crew.
The sinking of the Hesperian in
deep water probably will prevent an
Investigation to determine whether the
disaster resulted from a submarines
torpedo or from a mine. Passengers
and crew assert positively that the
vessel was struck by torpedo, but
thus far no statement had been OBJ
tanned from any one who saw SUBJ
marine or a torpedo.
The American embassy is receiving
reports from Wesley Frost, American
consul at Queenstown, on the question
whether warning was given to the
liner.
No Warning Given, Claim.
Persons so far seen by Mr.. Frost
state that no warning was given.
The consul has been unable to learn
of more than two Americans who were
on the Hesperiau, both members of the
crew, and both reported to have been
saved.
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Miss Carberry, who Is said to have
been hurled from one of the boats and
to have died from the shock, and of
another woman who was badly injured
and died in one of the rescue steam
ers while enroute to Queenstown.
The injured number about thirty
For the most part they were passen-
gers in two of the boats which capsiz-
ed in the darkness before they struck
the water. Queenstown dispatches
said no Americans were injured.
The Hesperian remained afioat vir-
tually "a hours after being struck, and
it was hoped she could be towed into
Queenstown. Several steamers were
standing by.
Wireless reports state that Captain
Main and the 20 members of the crew
of the Hesperian who remained aboard
were taken off before the steamer
foundered.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Car Hits Auto: 3 Dead

Detroit, Sept. 8.-Three women were
almost instantly killed and two men
injured, probably fatally, when an au.
tomobile in which they were riding
was struck by north bound inter-
urban car at street crossing IN Wy
andotte, a suburb.
The dead: Mrs. John Hintz, aged
go years, Trenton, Mich; Mrs. Louis
Hoffman, 2S, Wyandotte, daughter of
Mrs. Hintz; Mrs. Charles Asmus, 35,
Wyandotte, daughter of Mrs. Hintz.
The automobile is believed to have
become stalled in the car tracks.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
War Notes Sold, Is Charge.

Athens, Sept 8.-The arrest of two
men and a woman charged with traf-
ticking in messages addressed to King
Constantine and the general staff of
the Greek army by representatives of
the belligerents on both sides has
caused a sensation. 1t has been es-
tablished that German and Austrian
messages were sent to Russia, al
though many dispatches from the
British admiralty are said to be miss
ing. The persons arrested are
charged with selling information i'm
partially to either side.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Mrs. Armour Held Prisoner.

Chicago, Sept. Mrs. ]. Ogden Ar
mour, wife of the prominent Chicago
packer, and three women servants,
were held prisoners by two robbers
who ransacked the Armour home and
escaped with $500 in jewelry. One
of the intruders forced Mrs. Armour
and her three maids into room and
held them there while his companion
searched the house. No trail of the
two men was found by the police, who
were summoned as soon as Mrs. Ar
mour recovered from the effects of
the robbery.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Hesperian Attack Surprises Paris.

Paris, Sept. 7.-Great prominence
is given by the papers to the tor
pedoing of the Hesperian. All de-
clare themselves at loss to find a
theory to account for such a proceed
ing by a German submarine six days
after Ambassador Won Bernstorff's S
solemn assurances to the United
States that no more liners would be
torpedoed unless they tried to ram
the underwater craft or attempted to
escape, neither of which the Hesper-
ian appears to have done.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10

Washington, Sapt. 9.-The Hesper-
ian was sunk by submarine torpedo
and not by mine, without warning
of any kind, according to a joint aft
davit by all of her officers forwarded
to the state department by American
Consul Frost at Queenstown. Frag-
ments of steel from the torpedo cast
upon the ships deck remove all doubt
as to the use of mine, according to
her officers.
According to statements of passen.
gers submarine was sighted a few
miles from where the Hesperian was
struck and the ship was given a zig.
gag course in an effort to escape.
The United States has ordered an
investigation by its representatives
abroad to determine whether the AL
Ian liner Hesperian hit mine or was
torpedoed.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
!. S. MAY REQUEST
RECALL OF DUMbA
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS CONSID-
Err CASE VERY GRAvE-EN-
voY TO "ExPLAlN."
LETTER is CHIEF EVIDENCE
Shows Negotiations to Precipitate
Strikes Received Approved of AM
bassador-Disorgani of
Arms Plants Sought.

Washington, Sept 8.-Dr. Constan-
tin Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian am
bassador, has laid before Secretary
Lansing an explanation of a letter
written by him to the Vienna foreign
office discussing plans for withdraw
ing Austro-Hungarian laborers from
plants making war supplies for Great
Britain and her allies.
Neither the ambassador nor Mr..
Lansing would comment on the inter
view when it was over.
The impression prevailed in official
quarters, however, that the secretary
would submit the matter to President
Wilson.
So far, it was said, no steps had
been taken, but the ambassador had
been instructed to give widest public
ity to a new decree of his government
making nationals liable under martial
laws of rendering assistance in the
manufacture of munitions for the
enemy.
1t was not denied that Austria Hun
gary's representatives while not de-
sirous of injuring American interests,
would not hesitate to handicap in any
way possible the efforts of their ene-
mics to obtain munitions
President Must Act.
The text of the Dumba letter OBJ
tanned from London leaves no doubt
in the minds of the officials here that
the president must act vigorously
against the representatives of the
Austro-H Hungarian empire in this
country. They anticipate:
The voluntary retirement of Ambas-
sador Dumba or request by this gov
ernment that he be recalled by the
emperor of Austro-Hungary.
The withdrawal of Alexander Nuber
Won Pereked, Austro-Hungarian con.
sui general in New York, or the can.
collation. of his exequateur by the gov.
ernment at Washington.
The voluntary departure of Captain
Franz Won Papen, German military at.
tache, or request by this govern.
ment that Germany recall him.
The prosecution of all persons in.
volved in the project to foment
strikes in munitions factories.
Expected to Admit Plans.
The state department expects that
M. Dumba will confirm the authenticity
of the letter attributed to him. He al
ready has done so in the public prints,
and his explanation, to put it mildly,
has increased the. gravity of his pre-.
dicament.
But the letter, itself, is the chief
evidence against the Austro- Hungar.
ian consul general in New York. The
letter shows there were negotiations
on to precipitate strikes, that these
negotiations were conducted by the
Austro-H Hungarian consul general and
that they received the approval of the
Austro-Hungarian consul general and
that they received the approval of the
Austro-Hungarian ambassador, who
requested his government to approve
the project determined upon. The
object in view was twofold as fol
lows:
DisorganiZation of the munitions in.
dustry through strikes; failing which
Creation of a crisis as a result OF
which more favorable working condi
tions could be obtained for the en-
plOyeeS.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Sends Regiment to Fort Smelling.

Washington, Sept. 7.-Instead of re-
establishing at some other point the
Second division camp, destroyed at
Texas City in the recent great gull
storm, the war department has decided
to disintegrate the division. The Twen-
ty-eighth infantry will go to Fort
Smelling, MINI.
Major General Bell, who commanded
the camp, probably will be sent tenn
porarily to command the Central de-
partment of the army, with headquar.
tiers at Chicago.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Panama slide Blocks Ships.

Panama, Sept. IA new slide in
the Panama canal has blocked the
passage of all ships, including the
steamers Kroonland and Finland.
There are % vessels at different
points along the canal waiting for the
reopening of traffic. The dredges have
excavated 10000 cubic yards of mud
and stone in the last "a hours. There
is no chance for any vessel to pass
through the waterway for two more
days. The Kroonland and Finland
probably will be delayed in passing
until the end of the week.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Parole for Alleged Swindler.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 8. = Governor
Whitcombe has paroled e. e. c. Won
Klein, sentenced June IL, 1914, for
polygamy after having married Miss
Ethel Newcombe of San Francisco,
whom he deserted here and from
whom he was alleged to have stolen
$500 worth of gems. His sentence
was from one to four years. He will
work for company in Minneapolis.
The parole was recommended by the
parole board. Won Klein has been
a model prisoner.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Austrian Envoy DisIiked.

Washington, Sept. 7.-Austrian Am
bassador Dumba wired Secretary Of
State Lansing, making an appoint
ment to give his version of the charges
that he planned to foment trouble in
American munitions plants. The re-
quest was promptly granted.
Washington, Sept. 7.--f these were
ordinary times there would be an ex-
cellent chance that the state depart
ment would ask the Austrian govern
ment to recall Ambassador Dumba, Of
ficials here said confidentially.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
DECLARE FOR SEAS FREEDOM
Friends of Peace Discuss Plans for
Nationwide Organization for
"Political Action

Chicago, Sept. S.-Oficials of the
Friends of Peace met here and dis
cussed plans for a nationwide organi-
cation "for political and other action"
The contemplated organization,
which was described by it's founders
as "for political action, but not a
political party" will have as its aim,
according to officials, freedom of the
seas" from England's blockade of
Germany; cessation of the expectation
of war munitions; influencing con-
gressmen to legislation along the
lines of the resolutions passed by the
convention of the Friends of Peace,
which closed Monday
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
To Probe Honolulu Collision.

Honolulu, Sept. 8.-Lieutenant Com
mander Mark st. c. Ellis of the U. S.
gunboat Princeton, was named chair
man of a board of inquiry to investi-
gate and find the responsibility for
the collision between the United
States steamer Supply and three sub
marines of the F. type. The FL, F2
and F-3, were damaged when the Sup
ply attempted to dock here.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
RUSSIAN EMPEROR
COMMANDS ARMY
JOFFRE'S VISIT TO ITALY BE-
LIEvED TO FoREsHADOW
STIRRING EVENTS.
RIGA STILL Is DANGER POINT
Russians Are Holding Their Own
Against Austrans and Germans
Whose Advance at Points
Has Been Stopped.

London, Sept. g. - A German air
raid occurred on the east coast of
England. The official statement re-
garding the raid says:
"HostiIe aircraft revisited the east
ern counties during the night and
dropped bombs. 1t is known that there
have been some fires and some casu-
aIties but particulars are not yet avail
able. The number of the casualties
will be communicated to the press as
soon as they can be obtained"
London, Sept. s. = The news that
Emperor Nicholas had placed himself
at the head of his army, which he an
nounced in telegram to Raymond
Poincare, president of France, and the
visit paid by the French commander
in-chief, General Joffre, foreshadow, it
is believed in military circles, stirring
events on both the eastern and west
ern fronts, in which the armies of all
the Allies will cooperate.
The czar's message to the president
of France, announcing his assumption
of command, was sent from Tsarskoys
Selo, the emperors residence near
Petrograd. 1t follows:
In placing myself at the head of
my valiant armies, l have in my heart,
Monsieur President, the most sincere
wishes for the greatness of France and
the victory of her glorious army.
(Signed) NICHOLAS"
Riga Remains Danger Point.
1t is declared the Russians already
are nearly if not quite holding their own
against the Austrians and Germans,
whose advance at most points has been
stopped, and in places are on the Of
fensive.
Riga remains the danger point, but
the fact that the Russians continue to
occupy the town after the Germans
have advanced to the DviHa, south
east of Riga, leads military writ
ers to the conclusion that the Rus
slams feel reasonably sure of their
ability to defend the river and in time
to push sufficiently far westward to
relieve the pressure on their forces on
the shores of the gulf of Riga.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Floods Stop German Advance.

Copenhagen, via London, Sept. S.-A
dispatch to the Politiken from Berlin
says:
"The autumn floods already have
started all along the eastern front.
The rivers everywhere are overfiowing
their banks and the German advance
has been checked"
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Rescued from Housetops.

lola, Kan, Sept. S.-Hundreds of
persons here were driven from their
homes at midnight when seven,inch
cloudburst sent Elm creek out of its
banks, flooding the east and southeast
sections of lola. Property loss is esti-
mated at 100000. Six hundred per-
sons were rescued from house-tops,
trees and outbuildings, where they
had taken refuge. Twelve persons
were missing in the flood. None were
known to have been drowned in the
city.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
carranza to Enforce Neutrality.

Brownsville, Texas, Sept. First
Chief Venustiano CarranZa took a
hand in the Texas border imbroglio,
according to statement by General
Nafarrate, of Matamoros, commanding
the Carranza troops opposite the
Brownsville section. General Nafar-
rate said that General Carranza wired
him to enforce strict neutrality along
this border. Nafarrate said that he
replied that to do this he must have
more troops. He was awaiting Gem
eral Carran4a's answer.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-10
Patents Commissioner Dies.

Washington, Sept. s. = Edward B.
Moore, 63 years old, former United
States commissioner Of patents, died
at his home here. For 80 years he
was connected with the patent Office
and as commissioner from 1907 to
1913.