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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
PRESIDENT GIVES
PLATFORM TALKS.
ON US. DEFENSE

Chicago, Feb. President Wilson
left Chicago at 1901 O'Clock this morn
ing to continue his speaking tour of
the middle west. He said he felt full
of energy and much invigorated-
Stops at Joliet, Ottawa, Moline and
Rock Island were added to the Pres
ident's itinerary. Platform speeches
were scheduled for each stop.
Before the Presidents special left
Chicago today the members of his par
ty expressed their pleasure at the
hearty welcome accorded him here.
They said the local response to his
plea. for support in preparing for
adequate national defense had fully
met their expectations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
AUSTRIA DENIES
U-BOAT ATTACK
ON THE PERSIA
Turkey to Be Asked for Re
port on Activities of
Submarines

Washington, Feb. 1-Secretary
Lansing today announced the receipt
of a despatch from Ambassador Pen
field at Vienna, saying that he had
been informed by the foreign Office
that all Austrian submarines operat-
ing in the Mediterranean had reported
and that none of them was concerned
in the sinking of the Peinsular & Or
iental Liner Persia
The secretary also announced that
he was addressing to Ambassador
Morgenthau for presentation to the
Turkish government any inquiry as
to Whether a Turkish submarine was
responsible. The state department
considers that the statement from
Austria-Hungar closes the question
of whether a submarine of that ma
tionaIity sunk the Persia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
OvERTURES
FOR PEACE
ARE DENIED
England Refites Report
That She Intends to Aban-
don Her Allies and. That
She Has Made Move for
Bringing Peace.

London, Feb. 1-omciaI denial was
made here today of reports, attributed
to German sourcess> that England in
tends to abandon her allies and has
made peace overtures to Germany.
The statement follows:
s'The German chancellor has stated
that England is compelling her allies
to refrain from entering upon ansz
peace movement. This statement
which our allies know to be untrue
was made for the purpose of iniuring
England in the eyes of the neu-
trails. t -
ITO our allies, on thesother hand we
hear that insidiol1s and ealntrue rep orts
are being circulated from German
sources that England intends to aban-
don them and has even made peace
overtures to Germany, which have
been refused.
THE two statements together are a
good illustration how unscrupu1ous
German methods are.?'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

Washington, F'ep. 1.-THE first report
to the German embassy came from the
German consul at Norfolk, who tele-
graphed that a German auxiliary
cruiser had come into port
CuctoIns Collector Hamilton, at Nor
German prize steamer which came
into Hampton Roads this morning has
prisoners of war aboard. His report
was referred at once to the state de-
partment which will determine the
status of the vessel.
Perplexing questions of international
law may arise from the arrival of the
Appam in Hampton Roads. First, the
United States must determine whether
the ship simply is a, prize of war or
whether she has been supplied with
an armament which would give her
the character of an auxiliary cruiser.
So far naval authorities here know,
no case exactly like it has arisen to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
WASHINGTON FACES PERPL EXING
PROBLEM IN CAPTURE OF APPAM

concern the United States since the
beginning Of the war. The German
ships Kron Prinz Wilhelm and Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, which took. cfnge in
Hampton Roads early in the war, were
auxiliary cruisers and now are in
termed as such.
The Hague convention provides:
"A prize may only be brought into a.
neutral port on account of unseawor-
thiness, stress of weather or want OF
fuel or provisions. 1t must leave as
soon as the circumstances which JUS
tify its entry are at an end. If it does
not, the neutral power must order it
to leave at once; should it fell to obey,
the neutral power must employ the
means at its disposal to release it with
its officers and crew and to intern tho
prize crew.
In case the Appan can be consider
ed as an auxiliary cruiser, she is en-
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

in addition to the War office state
ment to the effect that six or seven
airships passed over the eastern,
northeastern and middle counties of
England, dropping number of
bombs. At the time the announce
ment was made it was said, no con-
Siderable damage had been report
ed.
The territory foughly outlined in the
British report of last night might. be
construed as including Manchester,
which is 80 miles from the western
coast of England. and to the east OF
Liverpool. and 164 miles north of Lon
don.
A statement of the Pail SIa1l Ca
zette that mo sounds came within
London's listening ears" ]" indicates the
city of London was not visited, while
the London Globe says it. would APP
pear that the ostensib1e object of
last nights raid was an attack upon
certain munitions factories.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
His Army Uniform
Puts Him Close to
President; Arrested

Chicago Feb. 1.-Signund Wis
nieVvsIxi, who was arrested ON the
stage where President Wilson was
speaking last night in the auditor
ium here, explained to the police
today that the army uniform he
was wearing was donned to enable
him to get into the hall simply to
hear the President speak.
Thousands were unable to get
tickets to hear the President, but
WisniewsId passed the doOrkeepers
by posing as part of the escort. He
had some letters in foreign Ian
guage in his pocket and the police
were still holding him today pend
ing their translation. He claimed
that he had served several years in
the United States army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

Ine message came by way oIz-FNey
West and said:
AT s:55 a. m. U s. s. K-5 five
miles southeast of Fowey Rock steam
ing south at ten knots. No casualties
and no assistance required"
Fowey Rock referred to in the mes
sage is a lighthouses and is located
about 10 miles from Miami.
Navy department officials estimated
that under the speed the K-5 is max
Ing, she should reach Key West about
6 p M, today
The stockton was one of the de-
stroyers ordered by Secretary Daniels
to search for the ks.
The KS has been making good time
on her southwaPd voyage without con-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
ENGLISH LINER APPAhI, CAPTURED By
GERMANS, IS BROUGHT HERE As PRIzI

assenger Ship, Given Up AS Lost, Appears in
Hampton Roads In Charge of German Prize
Crew-Taken Off Canary Islands By Raider
Which Sank Seven Other Vessels -Passeng-
ers Are Safe, And Liner Carries Many of Vic
TINS Survivors -Perplexing Problem In In
ternatiOnal Law Brought Before State Depart
ment Officials By Appearance of Captured
Ship i'm Port Here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

sort.
she had become detached from the
submarine tender Tallahassee and her
three sister ships, the XII. K-2, and
K-6, Sunday morning, in a fog off
Cape Roman, S. c..
The Tallahassee and the other three
submarines entered Charleston harbor
yesterday and reported the KS had
become separated from them during
the fog and that efforts to locate her
by wireless had failed. Several tor
pedo boat destroyers, two coastguard
cutters. a lighthouse tender and a,
number of other vessels, were sent in
search of the K-5. She carried a crew
of % officers and men commanded by
Lieut.. r.. c.. Grady.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
PARIS FoMs zEPPELIN.

Paris. Feb. IA Zeppelin started
IN the direction of Paris last night
at 9:45 %. m. A warning was sent
from Gompiegne that a German air.
ship had been sighted in movement.
The military governor of Paris gave
orders that prebarations be made to
give the alarm if necessary. How
ever, when the Zeppelin got into the
field Of the search1ights on the French
front, it turned back and is supposed
to have abandoned a projected raid.
LONDON SMENCES CHIMES.
London, Feb. by direction of the
navaf and military authorities, the po-
lice today ordered discontinuanee Of
chimes and striking of hours by public
clocks between sunset and sunrise, as
a precautionary measure.
The press comments at length on
the Zeppelin raid of last night but no
official details have been made public
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

Newport News with the German naval ENSIGN ufA
terng boldly from her stern and charge prize
the British South African Liner
lost took refuge Hampton morning story
coast.
The Appam captured Canary Islands on Jan.
by German raider four days after she had sailed from
British West Africa, for Plymouth Eng.
Whether the captor U-boat hitherto
reported German auxiliary cruiser undetermined
what learned by of the officials
it is believed that steamer armed au
raidng shipping off the African the British
and put the prize aboard.
is supported by submarine could
hardly have spared lieutenant and such large prize.
Deed Outshines Other Raiders
Lieutenant Berge, the navy placed the
pam captured brought prize eudng
Gordon British cruisers the Atlantic and adding
the Emden the Prinz Ee Friedrich
Kron Prinz Wilhelm
persons aboard ship including
ships the raider which captured the
placed in detention 455 members Of the
Appas 116 original passengers the Appam and the
prize crew of 22
Colonial Prisoners
MANY passengers the Appam and chill
dren There high British officials
ships which
sisted capture and shelled.
According information from those who talked with
Lieut. Berge Appam captured without
the that British reports said that
wireless with the vessel suddenly ceased
placed board and the day the raider
captured the Appam chase to another British
steamer Australia, with Of meat The meat
battle captured and SUNK after a large
ton here had been taken off.
Six more destroyed in rapid succession It'll
taken board the Appan, which
ran due west the Atlantic for Hampton Roads.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

When the Appam passed in the V1r-
ginia Capes early today and took on
a pilot, she was asked by the Fort Mon
roe wireless station who she was. The
reply was, it is stated, that she was
the German cruiser Buffalo
When she arrived ofs Old Point.
Quarantine Officer McCaffery went
aboard and after his inspection
brought Lieutenant Berge ashore. The
Appam got a clean bill of health
The four wounded sailors were the
only cases of sickness found. -
The German consul, L. Marshall
on SchiIIing, took charge of the situa-
ton and Lieut.. Berge placed himself
under the consuPs orders They went
to the Office of Col. Ira Haynes, com
mandant Of Fort Monroe, where the
German officer paid his respects and
explained why he had given the wire
less station the name of the German
cruiser "Buna1o."
Lieut.. Berge and Consul Won Schi1-
ling sent messages to the German en-
bassy at Washington and later had
conversations over the telephone with
the embassy and with Customs Col
lector Hamilton.
Pending the receipt of instructions
from Collector Hamilton, no one is all
lowed on or near the Appam. Guards
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
GOES OUT
IN TWO PLACES;
TOWNS FLOODED

Newport, Ark, Feb. THE Rock
Island levee went out at two places
here this morning and Newport is.
flooded!
TAe Ievee at McC1elland also is re-
ported to have broken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

Washington, Feb The submarine Ks is safe and pro-
ceedg under her steam for Key West Fla according to
message at the navy department early
today Captain Simpsons Of the torpedo boat destroyer
Sterrett
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

Secretary of State Thomas F. Mar
tin,of New Jersey announced his can
didacy for the democratic gubernatori-
al nomination.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

A charter was issued at Ottawa to
the Chalmers Motor Co., of Canada,
Ltd, capital $1,0OO.00O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
THE WEATHER

Fair and much colder tonight and
Wednesday,: fresh west winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
SUBMARINE Ks,
REPORTED LOST,
SAFE ON COURSE

Navy Department Gets Message From Searchers
Reporting That Undersea Boat Is Proceeding
Under Own Steam For Florida-No Casual
ties Reported on Vessel and No Assistance Is
Asked 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
81 ARE DEAD IN LONDON
AFTER ZEPPELIN RAIDS:
PARIS REPELS ATTACK

London, Feb. Fifty four persons killed and 81 in
ured In last nights Zeppelin rad it officially announced
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-25

Here's a news item that should
interest followers of the White Sox:
Reb Russell, Texas southpaw, a
sensation when he first entered the
American league, has decided that
he will be of great value to the South
Side club during the season of 1916.
Reb, who has been hold-out, sent
in his signed contract yesterday, with
the information that he is already in
training to reduce his surplus flesh.
Russell, when in condition, is as
good a southpaw as the American
league boasts. His speed is dazzling
and his curve ball is baff1er. But
in 1914 Reb was hog fat and prac-
ticaIly useless to the local crew. Last
season he made more serious effort
to reach effectiveness and partially
succeeded.
Now, with the Feds eliminated,
Russell is ready to get down to bust
ness. If he trains faithfully, and is
really down to playing weight, he
will be worth much to Rowland in
padding the winning side of the per-
centage column. Russell can stand
a lot of work and really is better
pitcher when worked at least once
in four days. When he first came to
the league he was worked even more
frequently than that and his first
season was his best.
Along with the other Sox hurIers
Russell will go to Mineral Wells,
Texas, March 1, ten days ahead of
the main squad. With the pitchers
will be Manager Rowland and
corps of catchers.
President Weeghman of the Cubs
and Former Manager Breshnahan
are getting along famously in their
negotiations, and there is no chance,
according to the principals, of hard
feelings over Rogers contract, which
has yet two years to run.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-25

to go to any other big league club
as private after having been man
ager so long.
President Lannin of the Boston
Red Sox has sold the Providence club
of the International league to W. H.
Draper, Providence man.
Clark Griffith has started fight
services of Joe Gedeon, who was sent
to the Pacific Coast league by Wash
ington. Gedeon leaped to the Feds
early in the winter and was bought
from Harry Sinclair by the Yanks.
Griffith says he should retain title to
Gedeon.
Richie Mitchell, the Milwaukee
lightweight, is rapidly piling up a
reputation for himself as ready and
willing battler, packing a good share
of efficiency. Last night in Cincin-
natl he fought ten rounds to a draw
with Joe Rivers, making a rafting
fine finish. Both men put up real
battle and showed that first-rate men
can fight if they are in the humor.
Jimmy Johnston, New York fight
manager, is now claiming the welter-
weight title for Ted Lewis, the En-
lishman, and has issued a challenge
to Packey Mcfarland for a cham
pionship bout. Johnston would have
the fight in Milwaukee or New York,
preferably the latter place, believing
a better crowd could be attracted.
He appears confident that McFar-
land will listen to a fight offer. But
the guarantee made to Packey must
be a stiff one before the stockyards
man will listen.
Basketball Scores.
Lane College %, Normal 20.
Tilden 81, Parker 9.
Englewood %, Second U. P. IL.
Englewood B. Ia, Garfield M. E. 10.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
SOUTH BEND MAN Is
H0N0RED WITH OFFICE
y. III. Zuver Named Vice President
of Northern Indiana Editor
ial Association.

International News Service:
ROCHESTER, Ind, Aug 49,
Pres't c. &. Hamilton of the Garrett
Clipper, was elected by the Northern
Indiana Editorial association at the
closing session today. other officers
were elected as follows:
First vice-president ]. II. zUver,
South Bend News-Times; second
vice-president. Omer Downey, Chu-
rubuscO Truth; secretary. Dean
Barnhart, Rochester Sentinel: treas
urer, j. II. Moore. Fulton Leader;
executive committee. c. ]. RObb.
Michigan City News: Harry Palmer,
North Manchester Journal, and Geo.
d. Lindsay. Marion Chronicle.
Smaller newspapers of the state
must cut down their size. conserve
space by careful selection of the best
news and minimize their free lists
if they would not be driven out OF
business because of the high cost of
print paper This is the general
opinion of editors Of the Northern
Indiana Editors in session here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
"WHACK UP 4 LITTLE, YOU TTGHTWADr'

Yesterday the question was,
are you a patriot or a piker? y
Today the answer is that outside
about thirty citizens of South
Bend, YOU are apparently a
piker. You are a Slinker. Ii is
interesting to observe, too, that
among the thirty are less than a
half dozen who we're present at
that mass meeting held at the
Chamber of Com Rerce cdTly in
June. anxious TO exhibit their
patriotism in a preparedness pa
rade-and at that they are do
ing better than the some 100000
citizens OF South Bend. who
wereH't there.
Don't hold back in anticipa-
ton that YOU will get no public
credit for what YOU do anyway.
This is not an advertising propO-
SitiOn. Patriotism does not an
tiCipate monetary returns. You
may not get credit for your con-
tributiOn to this cause.-The sup
port of six families of South
Bend national guardSmen doing
YOUR work on the Mexican
border-but it may be fixed in
some way that YOU will be dis
credited if YOU don't contribute.
The story has been told in this
column before. There are six
mothers and nine children, fam
lies OF local guardSmen on the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
Health Experts in Session at
Washington Propose Uni
verSaI Health Certifi-
Gates For Travellers.
IDENTICAL REPORTS
ARE ALSO SUGGESTED
Importance of Rigid Quaran-
tine to Prevent Spread of
Disease is Pointed Out.
Expect Action Today.
International Newa Service: .

international News Service:
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1S.--Def-
mite action which it is claimed will
greatly aid the organized efforts TO
wipe out infantile paral ysis was tax
en- at tOday's session of national
health experts and the chiefs of the
public health service. Two plans
were suggested and thoroughly dis
cussed and will be adopted before
the session finally adjourns late to-
day. They were
THE adoption Of uniform
health certificate for travellers to be
reOrganized by all of the railroads
of the country and so TO do away
with the confusion resulting from
the issuance of certificates by the
different states and local authori-
ties.
THE adoption of a uniform sys-
tenn of certificates to be used by all
the states in reporting cases of in
fantile paralysis
Fulton Makes Report.
The first report, submitted by Or.
John s Fulton of Maryland, was
formulated by a committee of which
he was chairman, together with Drs.
Thomas ID. futile OF Washington. +.
q. Williams of Virginia: Henry NJ.
Bracken of Minnesota, and DR. g. II.
Banks Of the public health service,
all Of whom have made special
studies of the problem of preventing
the interstate spread OF the disease.
Dr. Banks for the past six weeks has
headed a corps OF public health Off
GERS who have been studying this
question exclusively in New York.
This proposed plan for the adop-
ton Of uniform health certificates.
however. cannot become effective
until IL has had the approval of the
tHEsses stIhe authorftiRS The states
control the rules of travel on lines
wholly within their borders while
the federal public health service has
Jurisdiction over interstate travel.
The plan therefore is 10 advise a
health certificate which. in addition
10 meeting the approval of the fed
eral health service. also will have
the sanction of the several state au-
thOrities. AT the conference "a num-
Der of the railroads representatives
have complained of the lack of uni
formity in certificates because certi-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 12)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
KERN ASKS FUNSTON
TO HASTEN RELEASE
OF WlNAMAC MEN
INTERNATIONAL News S.rvice :

International News Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. lS.-Sen.
John w Kern has teIegraphed Gen.
Funston asking him 10 eliminate all
red tape and hasten the release of
II members Of the Winamac COM
pany of the national guard in camp
at Llano Grande, Texas. The action
followed the many complaints of
Winamac citizens against the guards
men being compelled 10 serve on the
border The war department has
reported that the official investiga-
ton of the Winamac company con-
Quoted by Brig. Cen. Hurley of the
Texas brigade, showed the members
have no reasonable basis whatever
for complaint"
The hrst Indiana infantry today
began the first of the long practice
marches that are to make regular
soldiers out OF the guardsmen, says
a dispatch received here. The Terre
Haute and Vincennes companies will
be sent 70 the Rio Grande 10 relieve
regular army men on patrol duty.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
ROTHERHOODS ACCEPT PRESIDENTS PEACE PLAI
Austro-Cernan Offensive
N GaLicia is REFUSED

pass. known as the gateway TO the
Hungarian plains and the key 10 the
Carpathians. Ii is eight miles south
west Of the village OF Jablonitza
which was captured by the Russians
earlier in the week. There is a rail-
way line passing through Koroz-
Mezo from Galicia into Transyl-
vania.)
Activity along the Dvina and north
of Baranovitch indicates that Gen.
Ruzsky, the new COMMANDMENTS
chief Of the northern group Of Rus
sian armies. is losing no time in the
preparations for an offensive. Masses
of fresh troops. guns and ammuni-
ton are moving 10 that section Of
the Russian front.
Ii is believed that a new and
gigantic enterprise Will shortly be
undertaken with the two main army
groups of Gen. Ruzsky and Cen.
Brusilof attacking simultaneously TO
prevent the Germans from shifting
and maSsing troops.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
-CARL.FON.

you; a dollar now and a dollar a
month hereafter until further
notice-more if you can afford
it-Or if you cannot afford the
continuing subscription. send in
what you can in a lump sum. In
addition to being a Slinker. by
not going 10 the front Yourself,
DON'T BE A TIGHTWADl
This estimate OF only thirty
members so far secured to this
i65 club is based on the antici-
patton that our contemporary
has done no better than we.
TOday'S mail. however. ought 10
he made to finish the lob. Ap-
prOximabaIy f35 more cOntribu-
tors are needed-Or less if YOU
care to stand more than the dol
lar basis.
Don't worry There is no
danger of the fund growing too
large. If you don't like the
newspapers, YOU might mail your
subscription or contribution to
W. o. Davies, chairman. or Vic
tor Jones, acting secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, or L..
@. Manning, CITY controller.
These three constitute the pa
triOtiC fund committee. The
newspapers are merely inviting
your cooperation and acting as
free agents. THE ACCOM-
PAYING BLANK IS AT YOUR
SERVICE.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18

international News Service:
PETROGRAD. Aug. 1S.-Under
the battering OF the Russian troops
the Austro- German counter offensive
on the Zlota Lipa river in Galicia
has been completely repulsed
This announcement was made to-
day in an ofhcial communication from
the war Office. which also reported
important progress for the Russians
in the Carpathians where important
mountain heights have been Occu-
pied at JablOnitz pass.
The text of the official statement
follows:
The enemy offensive has been re-
pulsed on the Zlota Lipa west of
POdhaice. on the Bystrzyca-S OlOl-
VIVA river we have occupied Lysiec-
START on the western bank. We have
occupied the heights at Ardzelus.
In the region Of Koroz-Mezo we
have approached the SUBMITS of the
mountains"
(KOrOz- MezO lies at JablonitZa