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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

London Jan. 1.-The British liner Persia bound from
London to Bombay with than 200 passengers, has
been torpedoed and sunk
Three Americans were aboard the steamer. Their
fate is not known though Loyds despatch says most Of
the passengers were lost.
The Persia attacked in the Mediterranean off the
Isle of Crete The identity of the attacking vessel
known.
Three Americans Board.
The Americans the Persia were: Robert AIcNeelyy
United States consul at Alden; Charles H Grant, pas
senger for Bombay; and Edward Rose, schoolboy
Denver, who possibly had dsembarked at Gibraltar be-
fore the steamer sunk.
Early reports say that boatoads of survivors got
clear before the Persia went down.
Fate of Americans Unknown.
Officials of the Peninsuar & Oriental Line say they
have received details concerning the sinking of the
These officials say they unable to give any in
formation concerning American citizens the Persia
They say the steamship carried large number of
persons but that no official figures available yet
The Persia sunk at 1 %. Thursday. Details of
the disaster lacking.
Women and Children Ship.
Since leaving 1IondOn the Persia had stopped a. Gil
braltar Marseles and Malta Some of the passengers
from London disembarked at these points while others
taken Official figures not available, though
of bookings at London and Marsees placed
at 231. Of these 81 were women and 25 children
The Persia owned by the Peninsular & Oriental
Steam Navigation Company of London She of 974
gross tons She reported leaving Gibraltar Decem
her 2.
Robert N McNeely the American consul who was
appointed to the consular post Aden Arabia in October
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

appointed Oct. Is, last, and assigned
in Aden.~ His home is at Monroe, N.
c., ad he was a member of the North
Carolina legislature fro m19O1 to 1910.
He is 81 years old.
Mr.. McNeely sailed from New York
for England on Nov. 27 on the Hol-
Iand-America liner Ryndam. A fell
low passenger was Robert P. Skinner
American consul general at London.
Mr. McNee1ey was on his way to take
his first consular post. Mr.. Skinner
advised him to sail for the post by the
Dutch line but the young man al
ready had engaged passage on the
Persia.
The Persia was last reported at NAL
ia, on Dec. 20.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
VIOLENT EARTH
SHOCK IS FELT
AT WASHINGTO ON

washington, Jan. IA heavy earth
quake was being recorded on the sells
mographs of Georgetown University
this morning. They were first noted
at 9:10 a. m, and were continuing at
10 o'clock. Until the movement has
subsidized the observers were unable to
give more definite data. Father Fran
els A. Tonderf, chronological director,
said the shocks were the heaviest re-
corded in some time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
Bullets Fired BY
Merry Makers Go
Through Windows

New Years merry makers caused
alarm in the household of Mike Ge-
narro at 286 Grand street, about 2
O'Clock this. morning, when bullet
went crashing through the kitchen
window.
John Prospect of 181 North WASH
ingten avenue reported to the police
this morning that bullet was fired
through the par1or window of his
home about 1:2O this morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
PoINCARR Is HoPEFuI..

Paris Jan. 1-'tNineteen hundred
and sixteen will be our year of vic
tory says President Poincare ins a
message to s'The Officers and Soldiers
of France which is being distributed
along the whole front tonight. The
message, which is one of great sim
plicity, expresses the confidence of the
entire nation in its defenders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

late and when City Clerk Robinson
arrived at his office at 10 o'clock to-
day he found no one there
About ten minutes afterward Re
preventative James P. Kelly who is
to be his assistant appeared and was
sworn into office. Before noon Sig
nund LoeWith, re-appointed to the
board of apportionment took the oath.
as did John H. Cassidy as fire com
missioner,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

The Persia was sunk in the eastern
Mediterranean, through which her
course to the Suez Canal would take
her from Malta Tt is in these waters
that several vessels have been sunk
by submarines recently. On Dec. "a
the French liner Vile De La Ciotat
was setn to the bottom off the Island
of crete by a submarine.
The Persia was built in 1900 at Cree
mock She had been in the Bombay
service since that time. On account of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
Mrs. Lawrence, Former
Fairfield Woman, Must
Pay Her Laundry Bills
Especial to The Farmer.)

) New York, Jan. 1.-According to a
decision of the Appellate Term here
yesterday, Mrs. Julia Watt Morris
Curtiss Lawrence, formerly a resident
of Fairfield, must pay her laundry
bills.
Mrs. Lawrence pleaded the statute
of limitations unavailingly. Sara Ja-
Robson, laundress, had surd Mrs.
Lawrence for s67l unpaid wages. Mrs
Lawrence had claimed the debt was
outlawed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
RAILROADS KILL
ELEVEN PERSONS
HERE IN MONTH

New Haven, Jan. 1.-Unoff1cia1 NOR
taIity statistics for December show
that 46 persons were victims Of acct-
dent in Connecticut, the suicides NUM-
bering eight and the hontcides eight.
Eleven persons were killed on the rail-
roads. four by automobiles, 12 by
burns four were drowned and trol1eys
claimed two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
WEATHER

Washington, Jan. Forecast: snow
turning to rain this afternoon and to-
night. Sunday, clearing and rising
temperature. Moderate to fresh
southwest winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
HOSTILE AERO
SHELLS ALLIES
SAL0NIKI CAMP

sa1onilxf, Jan. IAN aerop1ane squad
ron returning from a reconnaissance
today dropped a bomb by error on the
Greek camp. wounding one soldier.
General Sarrai1. the French coma
mander, made suitab bic explanation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
BRITISH STEAMER, WITH AMERICANS ABOARD,
IS TORPEDOED: MOST OF PASSENGERS PERISH

More Than 200 Aboard Liner That is Attacked and
Sunk in Mediterranean Only Four BOatIOads
Get Clear Before Vessel Goes DOwn-AmeTi-
can Consul at Alden Among Those in Cabins
Women and Children Make Up Large Part of
Passenger List-State Department Gets Word
That Most of Those on Liner Have Been Lost
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
Tommasso Salvini,
Famous Tragedian,
Passes Away at 81

London, Jan 1.-Tommasso Salvini,
the eminent italian tragedian, has just
died at Florence, Italy.
He was 81 years old and was one of
the worlds greatest tFagedians. Sal
vtnf introduced and established Shake
sperian plays in italian drama.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
STATE BANK CLEARINGS
ESTABLISH A RECORD

New Haven, Jan. 1.-Bank clearings
in Connecticut cities reached record
figures in 1915. In New Haven, the
total was s195, 5,1s1,787; in Hartford,
$355, ,045, 69S; in Waterbury. 6e,$15,-
0Oe; a gain in the three cities of ap-
proximately $132.777,5 ,542.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

the Ancona case-punishment of the
submarine commander and assurances
regarding the future conduct of sub
marine warfare on merchant vessels
have been met in Austria's reply.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
KAISER PLANNING
BIC WAR COUNCIL
ON HIS BIRTHDAY

London, Jan LIT is reported frem
German sources that Emperor William
has summoned a great war council
and a similar naval council to be held
in Berlin on his birthday, Jan. 27.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

danger from submarines to vessels
which pass through the Suez Canal
and the Mediterranean this route has
been abandoned by the Japan Mail
patching its steamships around the
Cape of Good Hope.
Lord Charles Montague, who booked
passage on the Persia, is a London
stock Broker He was born In 1860
and served with the yoemanry cav
airy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
GEN. FRENCH HoNoRED

London, Jan. 1.-Ffeld Marshal
French, who received New Years
honors from King George, takes the
title of Viscount French of Ypres
Henry James, the novelist, is awarded
the order of merit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
Rome Sees submissfon

Rome, Jan. 1.-The Tribune, in
commenting on the Austro-Hungarian
reply to the note from the United States
regarding the Ancona incident sums
up its article in the heading: "Aus-
Tia Submits to America
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
British Steamer
Adelia Is Sunk

London, Jan. 1.-The British steamer
Adelia has been sunk.
Available shipping records do SSt
contain the name Adelia,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
italian Monarch
Gets New Years
Greeting At Front

Rome, Jan. 1.-The annual New
Years ceremony of the presentation
of the greetings to the King by the
cabinet ministers, senators, deputies
and high state officials is occurring
at the war front this year instead of
in the Quieriua1 palace at Romel> This
is the greatest change noticeable in
the capital and it adds to the popu-
1ar1ty of the sovereign who, since the
war; began, irrespective Of the great
heat in the Isonzo in July and August
or of the extreme cold at this season
on the crests Of the Alps, 10000 feet
high. has refused to leave his soldiers
even for a day.
Rome has virtually the same gay as
pect as in other years. The only no
ticeaib1e difference Is the larger num-
Der of men wearing military uniforms.
All amusements are proceeding as in
past years.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05

there was one of those old-fashioned
concerts by the Marine Band that took
a great many daddies back to their
courting days.
A crowd of newsboys, with a dexterity
that was marvellous. performed the
miracle of making six newspapers out
of one, which they sold at a cent apiece
to persons who cared to sample the Mon
ument Lot lawn.
But about the fireworks: They included
about all the brands known to the trade
and TO the late Emperor of China, with
a few Yankee twists to an old product
The Ladies Were There.
A few young men-say, about so per
cent of the total mblage-had their
girls with them. There was the usual
outpouring of "oh-hs" and Abs" every
time something spectacular went up, and
the whole scene was all the committee
said it would be and then some.
The committee in charge was composed
of f. c. Graham. chairman; Frederick
A. Fenning. Charles F. Crane, and
Samuel j. Prescott
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05
President Wilson Watches
Fireworks Thrill $4,000
In Grand Fourth" Finale

Mr.. Woodrow Wilson. of Washington,
D. c.. parked his automobile at the foot
Of the Washington Monument about
o'clock last night, sat back against the
cushions and watched the Citizens Inde-
pendence Day Committee and their ssso-
ciates give a little sample of a Fourth OF
the olden-time.
Mr.. Wilson, who also enjoys the dis
tlnction Of being President of the United
States, had quite a party with him. There
was Mrs. Wilson. her mother, Mrs. Boil.
ing; Miss Bertha Boiling, John R. Boiling
DIR. Cary T. 7Grayson, the Presidents doc
tor. and DR.. Grayson's wife.
The party was stationed at the foot OF
the Monument, with few score police
men to keep the crowd back for at least
forty feet on either side.
Every respect the event was fully up to
program. There were enough people on
hand to cause one to wonder who was
left at home to put out the cat and
bring in the swing cushions. The crowd
was packed like the proverbial sardine
There must have been 5000 people there.
Prior to the setting off of the fireworks
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05
Washington Shot
In Battle on 18th
George Champions Woman
Prisoners Cause; Then
Fights for Freedom.

The spirit of &c still lives-and as a re.
suit, George Washington is at the Emer.
gency Hospital. He is suffering from
flesh wounds in the scalp and back When
he gets out he will have to so to court
to answer a charge of interfering with
an officer.
George got into trouble because ht
battled for freedom. The sight of Police
man Willis Lephew, of the Fifth pre-
cinct, placing an unidentified colored
woman under arrest for being disorderly
was too much for Georges spirit. He
waded in.
Policeman Lephew let the woman 60
and devoted his attention entirely tc
George. The latter broke loose, got q
large cobble stone and hurled it. Hall
a dozen other negroes Joined in, every.
body taking a crack at the policeman.
Lephew finally drew his revolver. with
the result that George had to go to the
hospital.
Meanwhile, the woman in the case
disappeared.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05
Russians Battle
WayInto Hungary
Victories at Kolonua, and at
Baranovichi Reported in
Petrograd Bulletin.
IBy the Sun News Service

London, July 4-Russian cavalry pa.
trolls have advanced from Kimpolung in
Southern Bukowina over the passes OF
the Carpathians into Hungary, accord.
ing to a wireless dispatch received here
from Bucharest.
The patrols made their way over the
passes from Bukowina and down into
Hungary on Tuesday, it is said. The raid
ers blew up buildings containing stores OF
food and munitions, and cut telegraph
wires. A sensation has been created in
Budapest, the capital Of Hungary, by the
news that the invaders are actually on
Hungarian soil
Russian victories at Kolomea, near the
foothills Of the Carpathians in Galacia-
and at BaranovIchi, 500 miles farther
north, are reported in the official Rus.
sian statement issued at Petrograd TODAY
Two lines of the enemy Were pierced nv
Russian attacks northeast of Baranovichi
and the battle is still raging. The capture
of 72 officers and 200 men, besides II
cannon in this region. is announced
Russian aeroplanes also dropped bombs
on the Baranovichi station.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05
THIAUMONT IN
TEUTON HANDS
Germans Retake Field Work
on Eastern Bank of
River Meuse.
ATTACK FOLLOWS NIGHT
OF HEAVY BOMBARDMENT
Kaiser's Men Make Six Separate As
saults. Once Under Cover Of
Flaming Liquids.
GBy the sun News Service

Paris, July 4-The Germans re-took the
field work of Thiaumont, on the eastern
bank Of the Meuse. at O'Clock this aft
ernoon. The French still retain their
footing close to the field work. positions
from which. when driven out OF the for
tiications on June %. they were able to
launch attacks which recovered posses
sion Of the field work.
The successful attack followed a night
.of heavy bombardment OF the position,
during which SIX separate German at
tacks, one OF them under cover Of flaming
liquids, were sent forward only TO break
down under the French fire without max
ing any gain.
This was the fourth time that the posi-
ton had changed hands The Germans
for the first time on June "A drove the
French somewhat beyond the line OF the
field work. The French gradually drove
their way back again until they occu-
pied positions close by the fortihcations
Then. at 10 O'Clock on the morning OF
June 30. they recaptured the work Five
hours later. at O'Clock this afternoon.
they were again driven out by the Ger
mans. whose tenure lasted only an hour
and a half Since 40 o'clock Of that
afternoon the French had been in pos
session.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05
FIRST unit OF
D. C. MILITIA IS
OFF FOR BORDER
Signal Corps, Field Hospital
and Separate Battalion
Leave for Bisbee.
500 TROOPS QUIT CAMP
Twenty-Sin Cars, Running in
Two Sections, Speed the
Boys Toward Arizona.

Amid a cheering throng Of several
thousand people, more than 500 troops
Of the District National Guard last night
began their journey southwark to Bis
bee, Ariz.. close to the Mexican border.
Two sections Of a mixed troop train
carried the Signal Corps Company, the
Field Hospital and the First Separate
Battalion. colored. out OF the freight
yard at Rosslyn. Va, shortly after
o'clock
In the crowd OF people that chatted
gaily with the troops through car win
dows were the friends, sweethearts,
wives, parents and brothers OF the men
who will serve their country in the heat
and dust of the borderlsnd. Babies in
arms were there to see daddy go to
war. There were many displays Of az
fection in the last few minutes before
the train departed, but every girl SEEM
ed proud openly to kiss her lover in
khaki who was leaving her for love
Of country. There was little crying
while the trains were pulling out. All
the eleventh hour message were Of good
luck and cheer and the waving Of Amer
lean flags and handkerchiefs, the toot-
ing of automobile horns, and the cheers
OF God speed" did not die down until
the cars disappeared from the yard.
Women Break Down.
Not until after the leave-taking. when
the people were streaming over the
Aqueduct Bridge into Washington. was
there any breakdown on the part Of the
women, whose husbands and soldier
sweethearts had left. Then many women
could be seen using handkerchiefs on
tear-hlled eyes.
Very war like were the two sections
of the train that will be the home for
the soldiers for the next four days.
The first section, which the First Sep
arate Battalion. colored, occupied, con-
sisted Of two flat cars, each carrying
three escort wagons; one standard
sleeper. four tourist sleepers. one bag
gage car, four tourist sleeprs and
three box cars. The second section.
which was occupied by the OFFICERS and
" 'N A4OSPiIal anu the Sig
nal Corps Company. consisted of five
flat cars, carrying escort wagons, and
wire carts; two tourist sleepers for the
Medical Corps; one baggage car, two
tourist sleepers for the Signal Corps,
and one box car. There were twenty
six cars in all
The first meal en- route was being
prepared for the men even before they
started. In the baggage car of each
section were two cook stoves and sew
en- and half tons Of food, making up
ten days rations. Regular meals, such
as served in camp, will be given the
men three times a day As the train
CONTINUED ON PAGE ForR
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05
Militiamen from Ordway
lmpart Patriotic Spirit
To Events at Reservoir

Twenty thousand persons who as
sembled on the slopes Of the Brightwood
Reservoir yesterday atternon to witness
the community carnival of the citizens
Independence Day committee were wait
ing for the horse show and other events
to start, when suddenly, from over the
hill, a column OF troops appeared and
marched into the arena.
The crowd grew still as they saw the
grim faces Of the men in khaki. Here
and there in the crowd some one would
recognize a friend, for the approaching
column was Company K, OF the Third
Infantry, District National Guard
AS it was realized that in less than
ten days the men before them would be
riding away to the Mexican border, the
spirit of gayety and laughter died down.
The crowd watched in silence. and as
the company, commanded by Capt
Sharpless. marched of the field. the
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05

twenty-four hour hattie in the
streets Of La Boiselle. taken by the
British yesterday. ended in a German re-
treat
The British today brought down four
German flying machines. all Of which fell
into the British lines Three others are
reported to have been shot down.
Germans Lose seven Flyers.
The Peronne and Chaulnss functions
through which runs the Lateral Railroad.
are being hotIy shelled, forcing the
Teutons to resort largely to automobile
transports These junction points also
are dePots for supplies from ,Iermany.
French forces have taken the woods
between AsseviIlers and Barleux have
captured the entrenched village Of BeIloy-
En-Santerre. and are now fighting their
way through the village Of Estrees
The relatively slow British advance IS
attributed to the fact that the crown
prince OF Bavaria is launching huge
masses Of reserves against Gen. HsiCs
troops and is concentrating his hottest
fire on that section Of the battle field.
Every preparation is being made to
Withstand the shock Of the German coun-
ter-oTensive which indications make
clear is about to be launched The
enormous expenditure Of ammunition
which has characterized the British pre-
paratiOn Of the field for their infsntry's
advance is being equaIled by the French
batteries on the south
The army Of Gen. Won Einem. which
confronts Gen. Fochs republican fc-cos
has been compelled to fall back steadily
before a stream OF metal greatly smilar
TO the tornado with which the German
crown prince deluged the Verdun posi-
tions
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05
War More Peaceful Than
Present "Peace," Says T. R.

CBy the International News service.)
Oyster Bay, July 4-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt put on war-wfth-Mexico garb
today.
He practically issued a call to arms for
the military division he is organizing to
be offered to the government whenever
hostilities begin.
To 5000 citizens. whose patriotism had
been aroused to a degree OF frenzy and
later to the officers and crew of the
warship Baltimore, the Colonel said:
IF what has happened for three years
in Mexico is peace I should prefer war
as more peaceful. If there is war I shall
CO. I will give the young men of Oyster
Bay and Nassau County a chance to
make good. I cannot ask them to do
anything I and my sons won't do"
Cheers greeted this announcement
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05
Old Sentiment of Self-Respect
Still Lives, He Tells
Audience.
SAYS WILLINGNESS TO DIE
is WHAT MADE US A NATION
Candidate Dreams of an America
Represented in Public Office
by Its Best Men"
CBy the Sun News Servtce.)

Bridgehampton. n. Y. July I've are
not a rash people; we are not filled with
a spirit OF militarism; we are not anxious
to get into trouble. but II anybody thinks
that the spirit OF service and sacrifice is
lost. and that we have not got the old
sentiment OF self-respect, he doesn't un-
derstand the United States"
This was one of the telling passages in
a Fourth Of July address-his first real
address since his nomination-which
Charles z. Hughes made at Essthamptor
this afternoon.
Mr. Hughes spoke for fifteen minutes
extemporaneousy. and gave his audience
exactly what It wanted. There were
cheers when he declared. TT is because
we had men who were willing to suffer
to die. to venture. and to sacrifice that
we have a country, and it is only by that
spirit that we will ever be able to keep q
country"
Applause greeted also the assertion,
There is a vast amount of good judg-
ment in this country-much more than
the headlines seem to indicate" The
people took this as a reference to head
lines describing the administration at
titude towards the Mexican troubles.
Long on silence.
In the course OF his address Mr.. Hughes
said: Il have been long on silence and
very short on talk. I cannot. however,
forbear TO say word to you on this day
which evokes the American spirit 1t
is an odd experience that I am going
through. picking up the threads of old
relations. 1 think I have lived at leas
five years in the last three weeks One
Of the pleasantest incidents of my return
to New York is sojourning with you in
the shadow of the American flag.
Wherever that flag floats there is a
shrine.
1T is all very well to talk about the
Declaration and the strong sentiments
which it contains, but that was backed
by men-men who could not have COM
mitted 1t to memory. men who couldn t
have repeated 1t, but men whose lives
were the incarnation of independence
1T is because we had men who were
willing to suffer. to die, to venture and
to sacrifice that We have a country, and
it is only by that spirit that We will ever
be able to keep a country.
II love to think of those hardy men
coming here with the same spirit that
led pioneers to the farther West and far
ther Northwest; the same spirit which
for our development.
Quiet men, not noisy men; sensible
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05
SINGLE TAX COLONY
OFFERED $1,000, 900
CBy the Sun News seryice1

Philadelphia, July Mrs. Joseph
Fels, single tax advocate and social
worker, today offered the Federation
OF American zionists more than 81 1,oOo.-
600. II such a sum is needed. to estab-
lish a single tax colony in Palestine,
Nothing during the convention of
the zionists in this city caused great
er comment than the prorered gift
today. When it was announced that
Mrs. Fels would devote so much Of her
wealth to the upbuilding of a colony
along the principals that she believe.
fundamental for the welfare of the
colony Of Zionists. there was a great
outburst OF joy among the hundreds
Of delegates. who are working for the
cause.