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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
DR.. PETERS TO NAME
OFFICE FORCE SOON

Dr., j. Sidney Peters. who was
elected prohibition commissioner at
the last meeting of the General As
sembly. will make known members
Of his clerical and ONCE force June
], according 10 an announcement
made yesterday afternoon.
He says that .he will have no less
than three secret service men In hts
employ. but the names OF them will
be withheld. 1t Ia understood that
he has selected his men and they will
be ready to assume their duties Whsu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

American and consequently will he
persona non erata 10 the hyphenated
vote.
Should he he nominated he mus
come out in the open If he fail 10
assume a sym pathetic attitude with
the Kaiser's following in America he.
too, must forego their right-hand OF
fellowship
This would leave the German vote
without candidate BIZ. one is
readily supplied, He lives in New
York There is no doubt that he
would he an ideal candidate from an
anti-American viewpoint He claims
American citizenship His name is
Niereck His occupation is that OF
editor Of the Fatherland. whether
ne has the qualification Of American
birth We 10 not know At any rate
the constitutional requirement should
be promptly waived in Mr. viereck's
behalf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

DR.. Peters goes into ONCE next Sep
TENDER.
DR.. Peters force will not consist
Of more than three or four persons.
in addition to the secret service men.
One will be his secretary and another
will serve ~ caAhiar and will sell the
Stamps which I'LL have e >bA placed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

one Of the most ludicrous perform.
ances IN Journalism Is the straddie by
which the German Hearst news
papers are boosting Theodore Roose-
Velt's candidacy for the Republican
nomination Truly Woodrow Wilson
ia happy in tha enemies he has made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

on packages containing Intoxicating
liquors that are shipped into vIr-
ginia.
DR.. Peters declares that he Yin
need larger force than he viii hava
but owing to the small appropria. ~. .
he Wall b unable 10 employ nar1
peopls In his o3aea.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
Annual Picnic of Jovian Order.

The annual picnic of the Jovian
Order will be held on May rs. 1915.
at Providence Forge, Va. and 1t is
the custom for all electrical establish
ments to close on this day to enable
their employees to participate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
The Movies Censorship and the Ohio
Referend,,no
Referendum

by ohas G. williams, of the Ohio Board of oensors
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03

 NEMESIS STILL
 HOT AFTER HIM
Former City Clerk Wants to Be Justice-Cole Will
 Oppose Him

Republican leaders in this city are rushing about today in the effort to avoid an Impending storm, which seems scheduled for the representa- tive convention.
 Frank Braithwaite, former assistant city clerk, is looking for a. job as jus tice of the peace. He has lined up a few of his friends, who have pledged themselves to support through thick and thin the bonny bard of Bridge port. x
 Oliver c. Cole, alderman, has had a peep up Braithwaite's sleeve and what he has seen there has determined him to get busy. The premier poet won't have a chance to tie any nuptial knots If he has his way.
 Alderman Cole has established himself as a Nemesis of the ex-assist- ant city clerk. He had Braithwaite canned from the city clerks office and has been instrumental, it is said, in messing up Braithwaite's political as- pirations several times since then. He is lining up his cohorts to protest.
 It is whispered that unless the pipe of peace is smoked before the conven- ton the well knuown rhyrer's ambi- ton is likely to lead to a row.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
JAPAN'S PREMIER TO RETIRE SOON,
 IS TOKYO REPORT
Will Recommend That Wis count KatO Be His
 Successor

Tokio, Oct. 3-The Nichi-Nichi Shimbun in an extra edition announces that the cabinet of Premier Count Okuma has deciaed to resign. The Premier is said to have stated that he would recommend to the Emperor the appointment of Viscount Takaski kato as his successor.
 The Okuma cabinet was organized in August, of last year. Its resigna- ton had been expected for several months and it was forecasted by the Premier in a speech last May in which he indicated he would retire in favor of Viscount Kato.
 The Premier's advanced age-he is 7S-has been given as the reason for his decision to resign, although it has also been intimated he would with draw to make way for man of bolder policy.
 He has been assailed for not adopt ing a more rigid policy toward China. Most of his active life has been spent in the public service.
 Viscount Kato has served as for eign minister and ambassador to Great Britain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Green Recently In Superior Court On
 Misconduct Charge

Among the personal effects found by Medical Examiner s. M. Garlick, when he viewed the body of Edward L. Green, the teamster, at the morgue was clipping which indicates that E. L. Green and Lulu Wixson of Trumbull were arrested in this city upon charges of misconduct preferred by Fred I. Wixson of Trumbull.
 The clipping, which is much worn from constant handling, asserts that the WiXson woman was paying court to Green and could not be stopped by pleadings of her husband or threats of the prosecuting attorney and that the couple were finally arrested.
 It is asserted that upon arraignment in the city court neither Green nor the Wixson woman offered any de- fense, both being held under bonds of $1,000 for the superior court, Sep tember term. The case was nolled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
DOOMED DRIVER
 SEEMED TO PRAY, AYERS OBSERVER
Ex-Special Policeman Ed ward Callahan Eye Wit
 ness of Natal Accident

Edward Callahan, for many years a special policeman, an eyewitness to the accident described the scene today in the following words:
 ''I was coming from my home at 33 French street to the city yards. I was standing about 100 feet north of the Hall street crossing on ,Housatonic avenue. Green, driving his truck seemed to come from Housatonic ave- nue. He was coming along lazily and started to cross the tracks.
 ''The engineer of the train which was coming down the tracks seemed to see him for he blew his whistle and continued to blow the danger sig nal. Green kept right on crossing the tracks. Suddenly he seemed to wake up in astonishment. If he had kept on going he would have been saved. But he began to pull his horses back with both lines As the train ap- preached to within five feet of the team, Green stood up on his little platform. Both hands were extended upwards as if in prayer but the lines were clasped tightly in his left hand. He seemed like a man who had lost all sense of his surroundings and was awaiting death.
 "The horses were stuck on their launches and raised into the air be- tore they hit the freight train stand tng on the left siding. One was in- stantly killed and never moved. The other sat on it's launches and then fell back and died.
 Green went right up into the air and was hurled about 50 feet. He struck the left side of the freight train, ahead of the passenger and then rolled to the tracks where the passenger train again hit him and threw him to the side of the embank- ment. There he lay flat on his back, dead.
 "The train took the siding to the right and rushed at what I should judge a speed of 30 to 35 miles ar hour, until it struck the end of the freight train to the right of the main line tracks. The engine toppled over into the street and the fireman and en- gineer crawled out. There was dense pail of cement dust over the whole scene about a minute afterwards. A truckman on a Rickard truck had a narrow escape from death as he jumped out of the way as the toppling engine came down on his truck.
 My instinct after long years as special policeman was to aid the wom- en and children who seemed stunned by the experience. All of them we helped from the train seemed to com plain of pain in their knees. They were thrown to the floor yiolently as the train came to standstill..3 Later they disappeared in confusion, after they had sat on nearby steps and porches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Field Marshal Orders Aban- donment of Silistria and Turtukai, on the Danube, Recently Taken by Teu- tonic Allies. \
Germans Take Offensive Along Dvinsk and Engage Russians-British Naval Aeroplanes Attack Ger man Aero Sheds.

London, Oct. 3-Field Mar lshal von Mackensen, who com Emands the forces of the Central Allies operating against the Rumanians and Russians in the province of Dobrudja, has or dered the evacuation of the ! Danube fortresses Vof Silistrla and Turtukai recently captured by the Teuton, Bulgarian and Turkish forces, says a despatch from Rome to the Wireless Press.
 The reason given for the withdraw al of Won Mackensen's forces is that the German commander is in danger of being enveloped by the Russian and Rumanian troops which have crossed | the Danube between Rustchuk and Turtukai.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Germans On Dvinsk
 Resume Offensive

Petrograd, Oct. 3-German forces ihave taken the offensive south Of tDvinsk, attacking the Russian lines enar Novo AlexandrQvsk, the war of- flee said today. They were met by an intense defensive fire from the Rus sian guns, however. and forced back ito their positions the official state lmepf declares.
 Tn the region west of Lutzk. near Zaturze, the Russians have scored ad- lvances in stubborn fighting. In the IZlota Lpa district and along other sectors of the front in GaHcia, fight ling of a desperate nature is contin-
 uing, neither side scoring any marked advantage. In one sector the Rus lsians took more than 1000 prisoners yesterday and the total taken in the region of the Cenutvka in the fighting since Friday last is reported at more than 5000 men, including eight Ger man officers and 600 German men. \
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03

Bowling along at ted speed of 40 miles an bour he New Milford accommodation train, snuffed life of Edward Green teamster hurled two horses driving distance of 5O feet through the air. killing poughed into stationary freight ended it's mad ca ree by dashng clear of the rail into the mddeof Hosaonc avenue, 6 feet below, at 742 this morning
 BurYing its into the street. hitting
 team in midar the train stopped with violence threw the 15O pele of south of the crossing at Housatonc and street
 The commuters most of them women and school children bruised and panic stricken fought with escape Pandemoninm regned children fanted rushed madv to escape by the nearest doors and screaming women clothing bere of the impact of the double cosion
 Pedestrians and nearby residents assisted in aiding the passengers agh the They taken to nearby houses where after admin sration of resoratives they able to continue their various destinations.
 Robert Mack Burns, 86 Fourth street. East Brdoeport the engineer of the train and his fireman Harold Hennessy of 28 Cottage street. Danbury both of whom with the members of the had been working nearly 15 hours stuck to their posts and went the vaduct with the ocomve
 The hiss of scadng steam seemed bring the dazed gineer to his Buns who escaped serious injury grasp ed hold of his prostrae fireman and dragged him cabin, in unconscious condition suffering from bruises which raised Jumps his head acerated thigh and bruised body He removed to his home for medical attendance
 Thomas Hixson driver wagon who wasl just pulling the demolished freight obtain of cement, escaped death in remarkable manner
 Noting with amazement the passenger train speeding down the spur track and realizing that collision inevitable he mady turned his attempt south Housatonic avenue and avoid being struck. !.
 The horses seeming comprehend their danger swerved the sidewalk breaking the shats and goped down middle of the street Hxon, who is employed by Chris Rckard recovered his in time to the locomotive pungng straight at him. He eaped frOmthe team just the brow locomotive smashed the seat which he
 sitting into splnters Bruised and badly shaken up when he ground he taken to the office of his employer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
DAIRY WAR CUTS NEW YORK MILK SUPPLY IN HALF Hospitals Are Cared for First As General Famine
 Threatens City FARMERS BEATEN
 AT CROSS ROADS Attempts to Supply Market Are Marked By Acts of
 Violence

New York, Oct. 3-Greatly decreas- ed receipts of milk today brought New York to a realization of the seri- ousness of a pure milk famine. Nor was there any indication of break in the dispute between the distributors and farmers over prices. Big milk companies admitted that approximate ly one-half of their usual supply was received today.
 Hospitals and children have been looked after by the distributors and so far no complaint of serious short age has come from any of the large public institutions.
 Reports from all parts of New York tell of thousands of gallons of milk spilled in combats between the dairy men and the employees of the distrib- utors, the picketing of crossroads in dairy districts, farmers held up and beaten, and the establishment or cheese manufactories to dispose of the surplus resulting from the withhold ings of New York city's supply. Twen-. ty deputies have been sworn in Dutch ess county to prevent raids of farmers on their neighbors to compel them to hold back their product.
 This followed an attack of one man who was severely beaten while the deputy sheriff who accompanied him was held prisoner and tied to a tree. Masked farmers are reported to be pa trolling fhe roads in Herkimer, Lewis, Madison Otsego, Oneida, Tompkins and other counties upstate, seizing milk and dumping 1t. In some places the farmers are contributing funds to build cooperative creameries.
 John J. Dillon, the state commits sioner of food and markets, who rep resents the League of Farmers, esti3 mates that not more than 25 per cent. of the normal amount of milk was shipped into New York city for use today.
 City distributors claimed they had received 60 per cent. of the 2,500,- 900 gallons required daily. Thus far the shortage has not affected the city hospitals.
 Application for the appointment of referee to take testimony in an in- vestigation under the direction of Att torney General Woodbury is expected to be made to the courts at once.
 The health authorities early today made good their assertion that in- spection rules would not be modified on account of the milk famine by re- fusing to admit 10000 gallons from Herkimer county on the ground that it was not pasteuriZed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Plumb Aids Women
 | To Get Out of Car

Arthur, B. Plumb, of Trumbull, former deputy sheriff, a clerk in the City Savings bank, a passenger on the train, was in the second, or smoking car. He with other passengers heard the violent whistling of the engine as it approached the crossing and felt the brakes on the train. The first jolt as the train struck the horses and wagon was followed by a swerve to the siding and a violent impact which sent per sons in the smoker sprawling about the seats and aisle.
 The men went from the car to find the wreckage ahead. MT. Plumb aided in getting the panic stricken women from the car.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
PRESIDENT WON'T
 MAKE OMAHA TRIP
 A STUMPING TOUR

Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 3-Presi- dent Wilson was ready today for his first invasion of the middle west since the campaign opened. He will leave here tonight for Omaha, going by way of Philadelphia and Chicago. He will speak in Omaha, Thursday night, returning to Shadow Lawn, Saturday morning.
 Although many requests for the president to speak enroute to Omaha had been received, no arrangements flor any addresses have been made. He will travel in a private car at- tached to a regular train and only the Tegular short stops will be made. He is adhering strictly to his determ- ination not to turn the trip into a campaign tour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
CAUSES WHICH LED
 TO DOUBLE COLLISION

Stationary freight cars strung along the east and west tracks, both north and south of Hall street, at HOusatOnic avenue, pre- vented engineer of train from see- ing teamster and vice versa, until within 100 feet of each other. ..
 Absence of fagman or crossing tender at scene to warn of trains approach.
 Report which is being investigat- ed by Coroner Phelan, that air. brakes failed to work on train.
 Wrecked coal team, thrown against signal arm, switched local onto spur track, resulting in col lision with stationary freight train.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Violent Fighting f>
 On Somme Front

been in progress on the Somme front north of Rancourt, the war office an- nounced today. The French curtain of fire and machine guns, however, were effective in checking German at tempts to debouch from the St. Pierre Vaast Wood in this region.
 The Serbians fighting in the Kali makcalan region on the Macedonian front, have made further progress, ac- cording to today's war office an- nouncment, taking first line trenches from the Bulgarians and capturing another battery.
 Bulgarian attacks on their positions son the left mank the Struma were repulsed, the Bulgarians sustaining heavy losses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03

The train which left New Milford was due in the Bridgeport station at 7:35 and was ' or minutes late. As it approached within 100 feet of the railroad crossing at Hall street, the coal team, drawn by two valuable white horses, loomed up in view.
 The engineer damned on his brakes and madly blew his steam whistle but Green was too late to turn back. The locomotive bore down on him just as the team was half way across the tracks, passing from west to east, striking midway between the horses and the front of the coal cart.
 Green was thrown south on Housa- tonic street 50 feet, his legs, arms and back broken. and his head crushed in. The horses were hurled to the east of the tracks, a distance of 40 feet, landing against a stationary freight train, and were killed instantly.
 By strange freak, the wagon, lift ed into the air by cowcatcher of the engine, landed on the signal arm of the switch, turning the switch and shifting the passenger train from the main track onto the freight siding.
 Grinding beneath its wheels the for ward WneelS or Ile Codi teaAi ohU carrying them along with the train, the brakes seeming to fail to stop it's flight, the locomotive 400 feet south on the spur track, ripped through a freight car filled with bags of cement.
 It seemed to carom off the freight car, rear itself in the air and then plunged into the street. The nose of the errine, burying itself in the ground SNf Housatonic avenue, brought the trail to a stop with bump that wrenche, loose the platforms of the two passenger coaches and the two baggage cars, which comprised the total number of cars attached to the locomotive.
 The tender of the engine half on the tracks and half suspended in the air. still held to the locomotive although
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Rumanian Invaders
 Attacked By Bulgars

Sofia, Oct. 3-The number of Ru- ,fnanians who have invaded Bulgaria is placed at several battalions. The Bulgarian war office statement an- nouncing the passage of the Danube by the invaders, says:
 "On the Danube near Lianoo, be- tween Rustchuk and Turtuki the enemy conveyed to our banks in boats several battalions. Measures have been taken to attack this force.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
MRS. HURD BEATEN.

Belmont, Mass, Oct. 3-Mrs. J. W. Hurd, of Pittsburgh, who as Miss Dorothy Campbell was the holder of American, British and Canadian golf champion, was eliminated from the woman's national championship on the links of the Belmont Spring Coun- ty Club in the first round of match play today by Mrs. Thomas Hucknall, -s Forest Hills. The score was up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
REICHSTAG MEETS OCT. II.

Amsterdam, Oct. 3-The Lollal Anzeiger of Berlin says the resumption of the sittings in the Reichstag, ad- journed after the delivery of Chan cellor Von Bethmann-H ollwegs speech until October 5, has been post poned until Oct. II. The postpone ment is said to be due to the fact that work of the committees is not pro ceeding as rapidly as had been ex- pected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03

the wheels were crushed and smashed. The scene of the collision, which has come to be known as ~Death Crossing" to many of the residents of the section, was immediately filled with hundreds of people.
 Wilbur L. Baker, of 544 Naugatuck avenue, Devon, and Thomas Kelly, of SIS South avenue, both employed at the Bridgeport Brass Co.,, hearing the blasts of the locomotive whistle, and knowing the danEerousness of the crossing, rushed from the gate of the brass works to Hall street.
 They emerged from behind freight car in time to see Green thrown through the air. Waiting for the switched train to pass, both workers. who assert the train was travelling about 40 miles an hour, went to Greens assistance.
 They picked him up, but declared the dead man breathed but a few moments after they reached his side.
 The contributing causes to the ac- cident were immediately investigated by Coroner John J. Phelan, who is att tempting to determine the truth or falsity of the report that the brakes on the train when applied. refused to work. There is no flagman station- ed at this crossing, which is public property and over which hundreds of teams daily pass.
 The fact that lives were placed in peril by the obstruction of the sight of teamsters and train engineers, south, as well as north of the scene of the accident, is receiving his atten- ton.
 Police lines were at once establish ed under the direction of Lieut.. Chas. A. Wheeler of the traffic squad, and Capt. John Began, assisted by Sergt. Dan Poland, took complete policer charge of the scene, later keeping all railroad officials from removing the debris under orders from Coroner
 (Continued on Papa I've,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
MOTORS ON 96TH BIRTHDAY.

New Britain, Oct. 3-David N.
 amp, former Mayor and at one time
 1 rincipal of the State Normal School
 ocated here, observed his e6th birth day today by taking an automobile
 ride. MT. Camp is one of the city's gnost prominent men and is interested Ei banking and manufacturing. His
 edith is not rugged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
British Aeroplanes
 Raid German Hangars

London, Oct. 3-British naval aero- planes yesterday made another attack on the German airship sheds in the vicinity of Brussels. according to a British official statement issued this afternoon. One of the British aero planes was lost.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Seven Were Killed
 In Last Wreck Upon
 Berkshire Division

The last big wreck on the Berkshire division occurred about one mile above the present scene of accident, Aug. IS, 1865, 51 years ago.
 Thaas scene was the curve just north of Eckart's brewery at North avenue. Seven were killed and 30 injured as an engine ran into the rear of a pas senger train backing down towards W
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-03
Bchrens Children on Train.

Miss Katherine Behrens, sister of F. w. Behrens, Jr., the Fairfield ave- nue marketman was among those on the train. She was bringing MT. Beh- rens' three children from their sum- mer home in Trumbull to Bridgeport for school. They were uninjured. though greatly upset by the shock.