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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
Passenger Train Pulls Away , From Station Just Two Minutes Before Terrific Explosion Occurs - At tendants and Waiting Pas sengers Slightly Hurt.
Stores in Streets Nearby Are Robbed When Con- 'cussion Shatters Win dows-Police Investigat- ing, But Find No Clue to Persons Who Planted Ex- plosive.

New York, Oct. 25-Explo-
 sion of dynamite bomb at fhe 11Oth street station of the Lenox avenue subway line early today did considerable damage at that station, smash ing the ticket agents booth, in- jured four persons, broke the electric lamps and windows in the hosks, tore off a portion of the sidewalk overhead and broke the windows in some of the apartment houses nearby.
 There was. no traifr at the station or near it at the mo- ment. Traffic in the subway was suspended for half an hour or. more as the result of the blast.
 Subway employees at that station said they saw no one lettering about and did not know how the explosive was brought into the station. The only theory they could suggest was that it might have been set off be- cause of the street railway strike which has been in progress since early in September.
 The explosive evidently was, placed upon one of the tracks at the south | ko% .1ot h a explosion took place before daylight. It tore up one of the railway ties, lbroke concrete in the platform. dam- aged a confectionery and newsstand and threw the ticket chopper 20 feet from his post. The explosion was heard nearly mile away.
 Ambulances and physicians, police men and repair crews were summon ed but there was little to do but to clear away the broken glass and shat tered concrete.
 Later police report showed that four persons were injured. Charles Eckhart, ticket agent, received scalp Iacerations; Louis Lapari ticket chop per, received scalp wounds; a messen- ger boy named Garby was hurled from the platform to the tracks and Otis Williams, a negro, who said he was entering the station, received lacera- tions and a sprained knee cap.
 Inspector Owen Egan, of the bureau of combustibles, said the explosive was a bomb containing high power dynamite. It was placed under the edge of the platform and not on the tracks as at first reported.
 A subway train containing passen- gers had left the station exactly two minutes before the explosion occur red.
 Several stores in the vicinity were robbed through windows shattered by the concussfon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
SIX KILLED AS TROLLEY
 HITS AUTO

South Bend, Ind, Oct. 25-Six per- sons were killed today when an inter- urban car of the Southern Michigan Railway Company struck an automo- bile, north of South Bend.
 Only one body has been identified, that of Frank Brown, of Linwood, Ind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
Beutelspacher Estate
 Inventories at $8, ,OOO

Inventory of the estate of Henry J. Beutelspacher filed in the probate court today shows s8,912.2O. The ap- praisers were Louis Hilzinger and William A. Griesinger There is an equity of $s,0O0 in the property at 300 Fairfield avenue. The rest is personal property, cash in banks, interest in the plumbing business at 250 Middle street and a gold watch and chain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
CARL STRAKOSCH'S FUNERAL

Carl Etrakosch, husband of the late Clara Louise Kellogg Strakosch, the opefS singer, who died here Monday, will ke held in New Hartford, Thurs day. The body was taken to New Hartford this morning,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
Threatened Strike
 on Canadian Road
 Will Not Be Called

Ottawa. Oct. 25-An agreement be- tween Canadian Pacific Railway off cials and their employees for the set tlement of threatened strike has been reached and will be signed some time today, according to a telegram re- ceived from Winnipeg by Minister of Labor Brothers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

Paris Oct 25The Germans made counterattack north of Verdun last night in effort to regain ground by the French in yesterdays assault
 They attempted to recapture the Haudromont Quarries and the Damoup battery The office that in both they repulsed
 The French gains maintained The German officer in command at Fort Douaumont is among the prisoners taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
NO BREAK IN ATHENS.

Athens, Oct. 25-The Greek govern ment today issued a communication to clear up misunderstanding due to exaggerated reports of King Constan- tines interview with the French mili- tary attache on Friday. The com- munication explains that the French government made no demands but merely submitted memorandum, and that the King never declared he was prepared to break off relations with the entente.
 It is thought that as a result of a conversation between the King and the French minister this morning dur ing which explanations were ex- changed, French marines may be withdrawn from Pireau.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
ADVANCE OF TEuTONS IN
 EAST GROWS
Important Railroad Center on Danube, Controlling Last Line of Rail Com munication in Dobrudja, is Evacuated by Russo Rumanian Forces.

Berlin, Oct 25-The war office an- nounced today that in Dobrudja pur- suit of the 9umanians and Russians was continued.
 Tchernavoda was captured this fiorning, depfiving the Russians and Rumanians of their last railroad com. murication in Dobrudja.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
RUMANIANS STILL RETREAs-.

Bucharest, Oct. 25-A further re- tirement of Rumanians on the Pennsylvania front is announced by the war office. The. Rumanians near Predeal and Kimpoulung were forced to fall back a little.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
RUSSIANS ADMIT LOSS.

Ptrograd, Oct. 25-The Ruman- fans and Russians have evacuated the Danube town of Tchernavodo in Dcb- rudja, the war office announced today.
 The statement says Field Marshal von Mackensen's army is continuing its attack all along the pobrudja front The Russo-Rumanian DO sition at Lake Tachaul, near the Black Sea coast, about 12 miles north of Con- stanza also, has been evacuated
 South of Dorna Watra, the Russians dislodged the Austro-Gern,an forces from a series of heights, tke official announcement reports, taking some prisoners and two machine guns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
ITALIANS MAKE ADVANCE.

Paris, Oct. 25-Italian cavalry from southern Albania formed a junction yesterday with cavalry and artillery from the entente forces on the Mace donian front, the war office announced today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
THE WEATHER

Forecast:-C1oudy tonight and Thursday, probably rain. Warmer to- night; east to south winds tns> inR-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

A membership in the Chicago Board of Trade was sold for $7,600, new high mark
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25

The retail price of canned beans has advanced 50 per cent. in Chicago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
GERMANS REPORT CAPTURE
OF MAIi NCOuUr NJiIttr

BERLIN. March 81 'via London -
Capture Of the village OF HMalancour,
in the Ncrdun region. west OF tho
Mouse. WAS announced hy tho war or
!icc to-day. The Germans took 3.s
prisoners.
The icNt follows:
Western thcatcr: Artillery activity
on both sides in many frontal war zouc>
increased considerably during the clear
portions of the day.
West OF tho Mcusc the village or
Nalaucourt and French defensive cs,ah-
lishmcnts on both sides Of the village
were taken 10y storm. Six officers ann
322 unwoundcd men were made pris-
oncr.
"On tho eastern bank of the Mcusc
the position is unchanged Iricr cn.
counters at close quarters Developer
around French trenches south %. Fort
Douauniont
"im an aerial hight in tie region Of
Arras and Bapaumc the British lost
three biplanes Two Of their occupants
were dead Lieutenant Immclmaun
thus accounted for his thirteenth enemy
acroplanc.
Eastern thcatcr: The Russians yes
tcrday limited their activity TO subject
ing those parts of our fronts which
they previously had attacked by very
heavy artillery bombardmcnt.
-"Balkan thcater: The situation Is un-
changed"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
NEW REVENUE SOURCES
McI>cnnn May Suggest Thcmtcr Rcrrirt1
mud Advertisements OF All i>indS
Subjects OF TH,ntiom.

LONDON. March 3i.--lt is Understood
mat several new sources OF rcNcnuc
viii be tapped L.! Reginald Mck cnua,
The Chancellor of tho ENchcuu"I. 10 be
introduced in the House OF Commons
Oh ncAt Tucsday The chancellor has
made thorough study OF - method for
reporting incomes which are below the
present minimum limit On tho other
hand. ii is believed that the supcrtaA
on htg incomes may bc increased
Thcatcr receipts ana advertisements
oi All kinds also may j." subjected to
taxation. but definite informa ton as
to just what steps will he taken Will
not be available until the chancellor
addresses the House.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01

I'll. rAso. TEN, s1.rour hundred American cav
ing granite slopes the continental divide
have fallen the main body of Francisco villas bandits at the
Geronimo ranch them in directions and
driving the bandit chief wounded and crippled to seek hiding
fight opened at o'clock the morning of March 30 and
tnucd Tor several hours.
] Win his niched rooners Of hc s"vem,h and Tenth Cav
airy valley River At the
d of y-fve-me ride they fell the 'isspected villa
Carranza soldiers two days previously at Guerrero
villa shot through the leg and with one hip shattered
of the The bandits brief hopeless
before charge OF Colonel Dodd his troopers
Then they broke fled leaving thirty ono
field including their commander General EIseo hernandez
Two machine guns number Of horses rifles. ammunition and
-Four rri,atcs Wounded, American Casualties
Among tho known wounded is Pablo Lopez.
privalcs wounded.
S " t " "s" s On into ' 1 ' ] 's s".. %" a
are Ss """"Hy o"y pt'sr ""@
@ s" "" @ :" @ s ' as % @ % .s an" the '"s'9s were scattered int"
@ has @ Of | day. r0r rcr S @ " n" su M s'n ns s
'I SaS s hat ' tho !' sre sSs Ct ,od s s
long remain hidden
fsT"s " 70 's s s ] ] % @ Es a%aa a s ' 1 a
S%" S Killed i eisse" r l@c" "' %nns Tsss men
man" be the ' ""I ''ass has boo a%
swept ro" tho north
,"Ir Men Make Their Way unno,iccn
n i 'TaR%r @r, ] Mc ] myG reached each n"rc from Mean and
though the arroyos deep nIc* which split the
" ana were almost IN the camp before the alarm
his
American vocy
The cN,rao''nnry
the fact thai their thought
Il the
is
said the number of
wounded presumably o dead
The last credited to Villa
he
victims Americans -Four Americans
Though mrro obahlc That lila Was Mi,ara
have
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
DETAILED DESCRIPTION or
NEGRO WHO IS WANTED

l:ipccial 10 The Times dispatch.
BLACKSTONE. VA, MARCH 3l--The
Supervisors of Nottoway have offered
IL reward OF $500 and the Governor IA
rewI"o of $l01 for the capture and con-
Nictior OF the negro who committed
the assault on Miss Mason near here
Thursday morning.
The ucrros description is as follows:
color black. with long. narrow face,
and ono or two upper tocth covered
with gold; height, S feet 6 or S Inches,
continued ON Fifth ragc)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
DODDS CAVALRY, IN SPECTACULAR DRIVE,
WINS GREAT VICTORY OVER VILLAS FORCES
Hospital Ship Sunk;
Had Wounded on Board

PARIS. NInrch :i.-Thc hospital
lhIp Portugal hnS bccu sunk in the
BInrk Scn by, German torpcdo-bont
or smhmnrinr. With ~ InrE~ number
of Wounded nbOnrJ. according 60 an
announcement or the Offirinl prrss
burcRu tO-niEht. % j. said TINT the
Portugal hnI Itcd Cross signs con-
spiruVusIy Displaced.
The Portugal was owned by the
McssnEcrirs Nnrltimcs Of Nnrsciiics.
n"d hud hcrn pinrrd mt tho disposal
Of the Russian IO'crnmrut.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
HOME ECONOMICS
Buy-riight Hints for
the Thrifty Housewife

The essence Of Il bargain is
7e VALUE at Il price. Bar
j ins need Il new definition in
C modern lexicon Of mcr-
andising. The word was
misnOmer-nOW il has Il
F1uine and gratifying signi-
nee. Bargains are no longer
mething cheap at a low price;
t are things Of real value at
reduced price. They are a
andard feature in, the store
NoTE--'rhe Times-Dispatch snarnn,
R,lS In RieI,mond "AtOrca Tint nLSert
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
Bargains Are Extra
Values at Reduced Prices

news of our merchants who ad-
vcrtisc in The Times Dispatch.
{ 10 h &, shoes. millinery.
drugs and toilet accessories,
furniture, hardware, groceries
and meats, ai:d a lively list Of
miscellany Of other lines, con-
tribute to the economy plan Of
the housewife; who today buys
better material, utensils and
commodities than ever before,
and at lower prices.
cs IL marked saving on every purchase
sc their lowest prices In these pages.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
VILLA, BADLY WOUNDED,
TAKEN AWAY IN CARRIAGE
Flight of Ills Forces .Hftcr Engage.
mcnt With Americans Is
Utter l,uut.
SEPARATE INro sM,LL BANDS
Bandit himself. With Few Chosen
Followers. \ Isciny .Jultrd Over
Mountain Roads in Attempt 10
Reach Hiding Place.

CuLuMEuS, y. VI. March al-A
message from 1.'cu'cuant -col"acl u G
tahcll. General l'"rShiu-'s .hic Of
s,an. said Villa was carried away in
and with his h,r r,cr,uamcntIy dis
nnlcd
C"l"rci podd attacked the Nt,la camp
with So" m,rbcrs Of tho Seventh and
Tenth Cavalry at dawu. completely
surprising the Mcxicans and forcing
,hcm into the defensive.
BEFORE tho baltic ;Iic Amcricun cn!.cos
marched throughout tho la'c d"v aud
all night. making march uf fifty
iir" ml"S through The chill "r the
mountain night in seventeen hours
Several Villa prisoners wcrc taken in
the cncaccmcui. III" enact nunlcr not
hctnS Indicated in reports received here
uumn"r OF Carrauxa soldiers who
were held by Villa awaiting execution
wcrc liberated. aud ,ssi.,tcd the Amer.
icau forces in ,hc pursuit,
Tho Villa nucht after tn: engage
m"ut was an utter rout. arms ,ul
"Guipmcut being thrown away Two
machine guns aud a uu.utity Of am
muuiti"u and supplies wcrc "aptur.n.
The dead and wounded via, soldiers
w"rc lying about tho field ,v,r wiich
The Americans - ;ht. and Culuuci
pudd's rCp"rt said thnt perhaps tho
estimate "f thirty killed was low. rnc
names of the Americans woundcd were
no, contained in tho dispatches here.
hut il was reported tha, none Was in
dangerous condition.
VILLA SEPARATES M.N
I>'ru M'NN SMALL. BANDS
Latter reports Indicate that Nilli hHd
separated his 100 mon into small bands.
each ncciu- in - different direction.
and that the haudit himself. with "a
few chosen followers. was being Joltnd
over mountaiu roads in n l,g,,t carriage
III All attcmp; tn reach "a hiding place.
IL was asserted in tn dispatches
that. despite the arluuuS mountain
m'rrh Of The Nmcricau~. The aLvan"r
guard crcrt NJ thr"irh ;.r"vos hc-
You'd the Nill; omtposts bcCoru they
were discovered. aud that, tn American
Springfield rifles n"w"d/ down The
McNicnns n" they sprauG from their
pallets.
Villa himself WAS IN a little tent IN
the rear uf the cncampmcn,. aud to"iI
no active part in tho engagements icav-
ing the direction uf his troops to Cen
rral iIcruaudc>
The dispatches did not state definite
~ that Villa was wounded Ia tho Gu
Ea@cmcni. but intima,cd tiIHt lie had
been wounded previously. and was
nursing his injuri"" AT the time Of the
attack. THIS is taken hcrc 10 mcnn
either that II" Was wounded, as had
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
MEXICAN BANDITS
FLEE TO MOUNTAINS
BEFORE AMERICANS
Leave Thrty-One Dead on Field, Including
Their Commander, General Hernandez;
Four United States Privates
Are Wounded.
UII-AW HIMSELF, WITH SHAT TERED HIP,
HURRIED FROM SCENE IN CARRIAGE

Inevitable Conclusion Reached on Border That Career Of
Desperate Has Ended, His Power Broken, and
That Death or Capture Is Only Question Of Days
Perhaps Of Iours---Caval lrymen Gallop Down From
Granite Slopes Of Great Continental Divide, After
Covering Fifty-Fivc Miles in Seventeen Hours and
Conc Upon Unsuspecting Camp Where Guerrero
Massacre Is Being Celebrated
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
GERMANS DRIVEN oIT
or ERE\Ii TNENtUI:S

i',fiIo. March 81 rhc ,;orrraug. in
ic,re attack ON French positions
northeast OF hll No 2?s i'm thc l.c
Mort iIomme region. some three Iuiics,
cast of Malaucourt gained - footing
IN some Of The French nr.t limo
trenches, TN, were immediately driven
out in a vigorous co,utcrattack. ac-
c"rdinS 10 tho French official com
mluication issued this evening The
Gcrmaps have made no attcmpt to
dchouch from Malancourt. whici, they
hold.
The nigh, olicia! report SAYS
North Of tho Sommr, after prcpara.
tion h% artillery. tho ,;crmau" ay
Launched a series OF sudden au n
our advanced posts in the = (
D"mpicrrc MI their efforts
I'm Champagne, our dcstru ire
wrecked the German Of
Ste Muric-a.ry. \ e., blanc
Was brought down by guns
aud f"ll III narues insid, Is lines
north ut Tahurc.
I'm tho ArSounc. cu sry shclIcd
troors marching in lircc,ion OF
Narcnncs.
West of tho Mouse. artillery activity
has sl"ckoncd III the Malamcou-t re-
:lou Tho Germans r,Idc no attcmpt
tn dcbouch from the village during the
day.
about o',lock this evening. after
"a violent hombardmont in the region
Of Lc Mort ITommc, the Germans
Launched - powerful attack or our po-
sitions north of hill 30. Under cover
Of barrier fire. aud aided hv tear
producing shells. they succeeded in get
ting footing for an instant in some
portions Of our hrst-linc trenches. but
were driven out by Il spirited counter
attack
"Anothor German attack delivered n
little later IL tho west Of this same
position failed comrlctc'y
East OF tho Mcusc. in Wocvrc there
lL'S hc"n only moderate artillery nc.
tivitv in the forest of Aprcm"n, We
houIharJcd the German cautonncnts .t
Narvinay \ fire directed against "a
German battery in action caused the
explosion Of several cai$sous.
"Avia,i"n:
Our pilots to-day brought down u
German aviator Within our lines a,
Soprc. in the region Of l:vlfort
"I;olgiau official:
THE artillery fighting assumed great
violence during the afternoon. cs-
pccially on tho sectors Of pcrvysc aud
biXmu1c"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
ROOSEVELT, ROOT, WOOD
AND LODGE At LUNCHEON
IhCir Presence Together as Rnbcrt
liacun'~ Guests Creates pu-
litiral Sensation.
FACTIONS MAY GET TOGETHER
St"r, IN Circulation l. That Recon.
ciliati"n l. Affected. With Hope
"f Making Colonel President and
I;out His Secretary OF state.


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secretary of state Robert Hac"u en-
i"rtnmcd colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
Eilhu Root Senator lloury Cabot
Lodge. Of Massachusetts. and Major
General Leonard Wood 'at luncheon to-
day.
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Roosevelt at Harvard, and Was sue
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
ToUW ARD WARNS AGAINST
Oh IANI,E. NlN IA Al III \ L.

The MAYOR reported the dctainmcut
"f suspect who Mas taken off a TRAIN.
but who Wa" subsequently, released
when !; WAS shown beyond dnuh, that
he MAS the wrou. u.p. 1t ha.I h.cu
suggested, L." told Mr.. Forward that
TIA" fugitive, if he bc caught. hc taken
10 the scene OF tho crime aud con-
frontch with his victim for mlcntiiica-
tinu-
THAT would bc The mos, dangerous
step that could bc taken" warned the
Governors secretary. If anything
would tend 10 inilamc local sentiment,
such procedure would We don't
want amy lynchiug III Virginia. aud
cannot emphasize too strongly the ad-
visibility Of taking the fugitive at
once to Petersburg. 1t will bc far
more practicable aud safer. If YOU get
the man. 10 briug the girl to Peters
burg t" identify him. Tho Governor
stands ready Ia scud military assist
ancc 10 escort him To - plac" Of safety
or Ia help Keep order"
tntli late in the night Mr. Forward
WAS in touch with the local authorities
participating III the .uau hunt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01

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The Tomahawk., 1916-05-25
UNITY OF NATION PROVED
Great southerner Long Ago Pointed
Out How Complete Has Been
Its Restoration.

From an address delivered by Henry
Wattcrson at the National cemetery,
Nashville. Tenn. Decoration day, 1877.
We are assembled, my countrynlen,
to commemorate the patriotism and
valor of the brave men who died to
save the Union. The season brings its
tribute to the scene: pays it's homage
to the dead; inspires the living. There
are images of tranquility all about
us; in the calm sunshine upon the
ridges; in the tender shadows that
creep along the streams; in the wav-
ing grass and grain that mark Gods
love and bounty; in the flowers that
bloom over the many graves. There
is peace everywhere in this land to-
day.
Peace on the open seas,
In all our sheltered bays and ample
streams,
Peace where'er our starry banner CLEANS.
And peace in every breeze.
The war is over. 1t is for us to
bury it's passions with it's dead: to
bury them beneath a monument raised
by the American people to American
manhood and the American system,
in order that "the nation shall, under
God, have a new birth Of freedom and
that government of the people, by the
people, and for the people shall not
perish from the earth
The Union is, indeed, restored when
the hands that pulled down that f1as
come willingly and lovingly to put it
up again. I come with a full heart
and a steady hand to salute the flag
that floats above me-my flag and
your flag-the flag of the free hearts
hope and home-the star spangled
banner of our fathers-the flag that,
uplifted triumphantly over few brave
men, has never been obscured, des-
tined by the God Of the universe to
watt on it's ample folds the eternal
song of freedom to all mankind, EN-.
blem of the power on earth which is
destined to exceed that on which it
was said that the sun never went
down.
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-25

on cheap paper, by an unknown lady,
old enough to be my grandmother.
But the words, lightly written in an
old-fashioned hand, fell across my
heart like a ray of golden sunshine,
through the grayness Of the rain.
Dear Friend" read the letter, II
have been seeing your pieces in the
Christian Herald for some time, and
l made up my mind to write to you.
Some people believe in keeping their
kind words and their flowers and their
love until person is dead. But l
don't. want you to know. right now,
that you've cheered me up lots of
times, and that like your stories and
that like you.''
Now, l don't want you to rhink that
I am disappearing of Decoration day.
The world is stupid enough and mat
ter-of-fact enough to forget easily the
heroes who lie in our cemeteries. But
we should consider the living, too. Let
us place roses over the little green
mounds, but don't let us overlook the.
pleading child-hands that are stretched
out for their sweetness. While we
honor the memory of those beautiful
spirits that have passed from. us, let
us not forget the living, breathing
souls that need our help.
1t is not necessary to save all the
flowers, the kind words and the kisses
until lips and hearts and minds are
cold and dead.-Margaret E. Sangster,
Jr., in the Christian Herald.