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Seventy For Seward
 On The Farragut
Thirty Steerage in Addition to the
 First Class List.

In addition to the first class pas sengers coming on the Forragut are thirty steerage, making a total of about seventy which will probably be increased by people from other Alas ka towns. The cable had not been in perfect working order until yesterday afternoon and the message got a lit tie mixed, so that the Gateway's Far ragut list got delayed. The combined passengers on the Farragut and AL aska from Seattle alone for Seward amount to about one hundred and fifty. The following is the Farragut list:
 SEATTLE, March S.-E. Jones, James King, Carl Knutson, Mrs. N. Anderson, Emil Smith, F. Kempler and wife, Mrs. M. Lang, M. Mcdonald and wife, T. Watson, J. Bayless, S. Hobbs, w. James, George Christnacht, c. Rizor and wife, J. Woollas, Con- lien, Charles Katzemiller, Hart Daw- son, J. Dawson, F. Obrikat and son, Jacob Muchler, Mrs. Laverne, Jack Steel, J. Keller, H. Fathers, T. Carla han, c. Bushnell, c. Hausen, G. Kay, E. Merrill, ". Glanert, S. Baily, G. yy'. -s.i-------, S. 1'.---- Geo Nioror ond thirty steerage.
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MAIN GERMAN FLEET NEVER LIFT
 PORT AT ALL, REPORT NOW SAYS
FRENCH REPULSE GERMANS

PARIS, March 9-Artillery fire smOthered the en-
 tire crescentshaped Verdun front last night and miles upon miles of territory were continued line of roar and flame around the city The reports here are that the artillery attack nearly equaled the violence of the drive on Douaumont It also stated that the drive against Goes Hill the Germans lost five thousand in twelve hours At the end of that time the enemy had succeeded in driving wedge deep into the French line but terrific cross fire from that hill and from Deadmans hill forced them to evacuate all but the extreme eastern position
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GERMAN ATTACKS SHATTERED

PARIS, March 9.-The official statement of the ac-
 ons around Goes or Goose and Deadmans Hill was is sued today and contain the assertion that the German a acks in those quarters have been completely shattered by the French fire The battle of the ercest of the war and the German losses must have been frghtfu It is fully expected that the enemys efforts in that quarter will be abandoned although there not yet evident any n cnation in that direction the part of the Teutons is also reported but officially that heavy attacks have been made against Bettncourt by the Germans but that all have been repulSed
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HALF MILLION COAL MINERS
 HAVE THEIR WAGES RAISED

NEW YORK, March S.-Half million coal miners in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana have been granted an increase of wages which amounts in the aggregate to an in- crease of seventeen million dollars annually. A contract for two years has been signed up between the Oper- ators and the unions,
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NOT THE MAIN FLEET AT ALL

AMSTERDAM March 9.-Seyeral fast German cruisers accompanied by speedy auxiliary ships, all dis gised with false tunnels have been cruising in the North Sea but have returned to their home ports without see ing any British vessels s now believed that this tiota
 was mistaken for the main German fleet and the opinion now exists that the main fleet of Germany never left its base at all and that the expected general naval battle will not take place just yet
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UUrAn oar noDwIJo

BERLIN, March 9.-Germany declared war on Port uga today following the latters refusal to release the thrtyve German ships which have been nterned in the Tagus river and were seized there for the of Poru guese troops This makes the fourteenth nation at At the outbreak of the Portugal announced benevo ent neutrality in favor of the Entente but never actually entered the conflict
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CANADIAN TROOPS RIOT

TORONTO, March 9-SeriOus riots occurred hereI yesterday when returned soldiers made demonstration against prohibition They paraded the streets tore down. prohibition banners and attacked the marchers in pro- hibtiOn procession So serious did the matter become that the mounted police were called and they succeeded in queing the rioters after many both sides had been severely injured.
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RAIDERS IN PACIFIC

HONOLULU, March 9.-The great liner Niagara which arrived from Australia today reports that it recev ed warning that Austrian raidng ships are at large in the South Pacific The passengers on the Niagara assert that the liner was driven top speed all the way to avoid meeting the raiding ships The raiders reported sighted near the Straits of Magellan and off the Falkland Islands,
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9 6 q q @ % C $ 6 * e %| a CHILDREN HAVE [" e NICE EVENING *

Last evening the regular midweek service at the Methodist church was given up to the children of the Sun day school who entertained the audi ence with an interesting program consisting of recitatiOns, musical se- lections, chOruses, etc. Following the exercises refreshments were served.
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SNOW STORM HID FLEET

LONDON March 8.-It has been stated from Am sterdam, from which the report that the German fleet had got out that the warshps slipped out from Ke during a heavy snow storm which thick that the British scouting vessels were completely deceived The belief is general here that big battle may at any time.
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SPANISH AMERICAN VETERANS
 READY FOR THIS EVENING

This is the evening for the meet ing of the Spanish American War veterans at the city hall when there will be a roll call and the first steps will be taken to organize a camp here.
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PUBLIC INVITED TO
 INSPECT S. S. ALASKA

The Alaska Steamship Company is inviting the public to visit and in- spect the steamship Alaska on her ar rival here, as can be seen by an ad- vertisement in this days Gateway.
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z < $ % < % z 2 q ? . q
 z BUY TWO TUGS % FOR ANCHORAGE {

PORTLAND, March 8.-GOyem- ment engineers have completed the purchase of two tugs at Portland for the use of the Railroad Engineering Commission at Anchorage.
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|? * * % . @ $ . @ < . . 1: SEWARD GETS |" : BAD BEATING +

The Anchorage railroad boys put it all over the Seward railroad bowlers last night but better test is expect ed this evening when the second games come on. The following are last nights scores:
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U. s. MAY BUILD NAVY
 AS LARGE AS BRITISH

WASHINGTON, March s.--Admir- al Fletcher has made an estimate that it would cost the United States sixty seven million dollars to put our navy on an equal footing with that of Great Britain.
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FL PASO, March 9.-(Later)-The latest from the Mexican invasion at Columbus is that forty MeXicans killed and wounded Four American soldiers and seven American civilians were sain and five civilians and seven soldiers wounded It is rumored that several guests in the Commercial Hotel perished but this is dis credited. James Dean and wife and W. T. Rtche are amongst the dead civilians Three dead MeXicans found in bank office and believed to have tried to loot the bank Villa clearly recognized the leader by citizens who knew him. This is the very latest EX aggregated reports sent out but have been proven not correct
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NOT TO WARN TRAVELLERS

WASHINGTON, March 9-It is authoritativey stat ed that the state department will not warn American citizens against travelling armed liners, regardless o1 whatever action might be pending in congress- This de- cision would mean that the United States will still insist on holding Germany to account for all American lives lost on topedOed ships whether those ships are armed not
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ARREST COUNTY ATTORNEY
 FOR STEALING A GRIP Five Thousand Dollars in Securities Contained in the Satchel.

HELENA, Mont, March 9.-COunty Attorney Wade R. Parks has been ar rested at Thompson Falls for stealing a grip which contained five thousand dollars in securities.
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ENvER PAsHA NOT DEAD

ATHENS, March 9.-The report that Enver Pasha, the Turkish minister of war; assassnaed has been denied by the authorities at COnstantnope who declare that the report only more of those invented by the enemies of Turkey
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OTHER WESTERN ATTACKS

THE HAGUE, March 9.-Advices were received here today which indicate that the Germans have opened at acs in other quarters along the west front besides the attacks in the Verdun region but that they are not of general nature.
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BRITISH TAKE OVER LINERS

GALVESTON, March 9.-It is reported that the British have taken over the entire White Star Line and that the liners will probably be used for the transporta tion of the new British army.
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BALFOUR SAYS NO DANGER

LONDON, March 8-On the arrival of the news that the German fleet had put out to real anxiety existed that some trick might give the enemy advantage but Arthur J. BalfOur, first lord of the admiralty issued statement that there is danger-the British fleet is ready.
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Totals
ALASKA LEFT TODAY

. The steamship Alaska was schedul- ed to leave Cordova today at noon, in- stead of last night at midnight
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SHIFT VERDUN ATTACK

LONDON, March 8.-The latest reports from Yer dun region indicate that e Gerao shiftng tho of lacks to the eastward of the fortress beyond the Mouse
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ATTENTION PUBLIC

You are cordially invited to inspect our new ship, the Steamship Alaska, which will arrive in port sometime tomorrow.
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thirty steerage
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NI0'1 Mar. 7th: Max. 25, Min. 4-4 p. m. 15 N. Wind--Clear. Mar. sth; Max. 3l, Min. 6-4 p. m. 20
 Calm-Clear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
Tor sNATGHED UP
ON TROLLEY FENDER
ESCAPES UNINJURED

Five year old Mary Elosh. of 3
Green street, in a hurry to run across
East Main street near Sterling street
at o'clock yesterday afternoon to
greet her mother, narrowly escaped
death under the wheels of a north
bound trolley car. Motorman Ar
mond Arlequreun, 6S7 Norman street,
dropped the fender as the little girl
ran in front of the onrushing car and
the child screaming in fear fell pros
trate on the lowered fender as the
car sped onward for distance of 20
feet.
Policeman Timothy Shea picked the
little one from the fender of the car
and carried her into nearby drug
store She was uninjured. The child
was taken to her home by her mother
and Policeman Shea reported the ac-
cident to, police headquarters. He
said the motorman was not to blame.
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shutter in room 602 He got there
just as the flames did, and although
he tried hard he had to give up. The
shutter was red hot. This room waa
occupied by William H. Sweeney, a
lawyer, and T. D. Plumb, real estate
The fire visited there and then went
into room COL, of which Louis Schulz
berg, q. paper man. is tenant. Then 1T
leaned around the corner in room
500, on the fifth floor, which suffered
likewise This was occupied by Louis
H. Si1verman and William Farrell
private bankers. All this time the
elevator men were taking out tenants.
1t is estimated that the four cars took
out something like 1,50Q persons. They
did not run on schedule, but as fast as
an upper floor had no more to send
they went one lower Just as the fire.
men had put g. line of hose in action
through the sixth floor the hose burst
and that made waterfall of the
shafts. The passengers were dampen-
ed and the elevator men drenched, but
they stuck to it.
When they got down to it the fire.
men, headed by Chief KenIon and
every apparatus which comes on a
fourth alarm. turned loose more water
than any fire has seen since the Eql1it-
able building had its experience.
Water towers and standpfpes, high
pressure and low pressure apparatus,
chemical arrangements and even
buckets, all threw a river into the
buildings that were threatened.
The Chief gave orders for some OF
the outlying, companies to leave in
about one hour. While all this was
going on the streets surrounding the
block looked like a stormy day A
fine mist made Nassau street impossi-
Bile for pedestrians. Beelman street
down to william was having a steady
c1oudburst, and it was no respecter
of persons. Mayor Mitchell came
Commissioner Adamson borrowed a
couple of rubber coats and stuck to
it,. Deputy Police Commissioner Guy
Scul1 got wet and so did Inspector
Dillon and an unnumbered army of
other city officials who had badges
or cards to get them through the
lines.
Sand Bags to Fight Flood
Tt looked bad for the subway ex-
cavation, but on the Frederick Gram
ford. Inc, job, which runs to Beck
man street, General Manager Meehan
speedily erected 1evee of sand bags,
which turned the flood so that water
only dropped in along a stretch of.
about thirty feet. It was the same
contract just below They had their
sand bag levee, which turned the
water into the sewers and saved the
works. They will pump out today.
Prompt action saved The Sun
building. The windows held under
intense heat. The woodwork of the
windows caught several times, but the
Pickering blaze was extinguisned.
Five hundred students of the Law
School of Fordham University at 40
Nassau street were excused from,
class.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
THOMAs hi. COX.

Thomas e. Cox. for four years clerk
of the, board of charities and phar-
nacist of the charities department,
died at his home, 100 william street,
yesterday afternoon following an at
tack of pneumonia. Mr.. Cox, who
was only 20 years of age, was the son
of Johanna and the late John Cox.
He was born and had lived his entire
life in this city. tom Cox, as he
was so we'll known. was liked by all
who came into contact with him Mr.
Cox entered the drug business when
about 16 years DID, as a clerk for
J. A Leverty & Bro. Later he work
ed in various pharmacies throughout
the city. He was prominent frater-
nallys belonging to the Bridgeport
lodge of Elks and Park City council,
K of c. He was also a member OF
the Hospital corps, c. N. G. He is
survived by his widow, Lena Pastine
Cox, a four-year-o1d son, John; his
mother, Mrs. Johanna Cox, and a
brother, James J. Cox.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
WEATHER FORECAST


New Haven, April 4-F'orecast:
Unsettled weather, probably rain
tonight and Wednesday.
Connecticut: Probably rain to-
night and Wednesday, strong east
winds.
Storm warning: Hoist north
east storm warming 10 a. M, Del
aware BreaIzwater to Boston.
Storm off Virginia coast prob
ably moving north nOrthea
Strong northeast winds, probably
of gale force off the coast this
afternoon and tonight.
Disturbances are central this
morning off the Virginia coast and
over the lake region. They are
causing unsettled, rainy weather
in the northern districts cast of
the Mississippi river and along
the Atlantic coasts from Florida
to Maine. Pleasant weather with
low temperature for the season
of the year prevails between the
Rocky Mountains and the Mis-
SfSSiD1i river.
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KING is DELEGATE
TO CONVENTION OF
STATE REPUBLICANS

John T. King, William E. see1ey,
Police Commissioner George G. Peet
and City Clerk J. Alex H. Robinson
were chosen egates-at-large to the
Republican state convention. The state
convention will be held at Hartford
April II and ~ for the purpose of
naming delegates to the national con-
vention and choosing a National Com
rnitteeman for Connecticut. John T.
king is a candidate for the latter
place
The six other delegates chosen ac-
cording to the Senatorial districts
were: James A. Turner and John G.
Stanley from the Twenty-frst; Hiram
S. Winterburn and Thomas ]. Cum
ningham from the Twenty-second, and
William Ainley and Arthur Brown
from the Twenty-third. The Repubh-
can town and city convention was
held last night at Republican head
quarters, Fairfield avenue. E. Earle
GarIick was chairman of the conven-
ton and Robert Jones, clerk.
other delegates will be elected to
the town and city convention to be
held in the fall
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
Fingerprints Protected
Domestic's Bank Deposit

Anna Elias, a, domestic servant who
died in the West End recently used
her finger prints as a safeguard for
her savings in the bank. She could
not write her name in English and
although she had been in this country
five years she knew little of the lam
guage But she was able to induce
the bank officials to take her finger
prints and compare them in case her
book was presented for liquidation.
Yesterday a woman called at the bank
with the book but was refused the
money because her finger prints did
not tally with those on record at the
bank. Later when the case came be-
fore the probate court the waiter
was adjusted. John Fetovitch was
named administrator. The estate
consists of $3.50 in the savings bank.
The woman is survived by four minor
children in Hungary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
MATRTcE DWYER. .

The funeral of Maurice Dwyer, son
of Robert and Ellen Dwyer, who was
killed when he fell beneath s. freight
train Saturday nights was held
from the home of his parents SO West
avenue, at $3.50 this morning and q.
half hour later from Sacred Heart
church where the mass of requiem
was sung by Rev. Matthew Judge. AT
the offertory the choir sang lave
Maria and during the services
some Sweet Day and Thy Will Be
Done.'' The services were largely at
tended and there were a great, NUM-
Der of beautiful floral pieces about
the casket- The bearers were young
friends of the lad, Daniel and william
Reilly, James Hannigan, q Charles
Kearns, Vincent Ellsworth and Peter
Gilbride. Burial was in st. NGichael's
cemetery
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
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Hartford Paris
Wholesale and Retail Leading Millners
A TIMELY TALK ON MILLINERY

The of Bridgeport know the strength of this
big millinery store in respect to millinery. Ask the ques
tion any of them note the The truth
have DEMONSTRATED this fact with absolute conclu-
sveness year after But this the great year in
millinery Not only do place at your disposal at this
pre- Easter the artistic skill and the
money saving prices hitherto but offer you more
space far wider assortments Women love pretty things
and all delight in going about in this
great millinery store Best of ALL this Big Stores MONEY
SAVING PRICES characterize every item in this great
exhibit
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
ITALIANS SEARCH
FOR MADONNA TO
END GREAT WAR
Mad For Tranquility Among
Nations, They Fight With
Police To Dig

Rome, April S-The extent to
which the hope for peace has taken
hold OF the popular imagination
among superstitious peasants of
Southern Italy is indicated in the
search for an image of the Madonna
of Peace which is now being conduct
ed by whole countryside near the
town of Lecce.
AS long ago as last April at the
moment when Italy was entering the
war and taking these peasants from
their soil to goS as soldiers, a. certain
old man of the village of Carpignano
saw the Virgin in a dream ana, ac-
cording to his narrative, she told him
that in a ruined church known as the
Pasulo'' near Borgagne was buried
an image Of the Madonna of Peace
together, with a golden treasure and
that when this image was found and
placed in a chapel erected over the
spot with the treasure, the war would
come to an end.
The old farmer related his dream,
which was believed, and he together
with friends and relatives and other
peasants went the next day to the
ruined church and began digging.
The work went on for several days
and as the news spread the num-
Der of diggers, increased to several
sealed tomb was found and there
in a. number of bones and small
sum of money. but not the image of
the Madonna of Peace.
This discovery excited further the
minds of the peasants. but at this
juncture the owner of the property,
Dr.. Giuseppe VILLAIN di Cannole,
wealthy and well known as a physi-
clan in other cities of Europe. at
tempted to have the peasants discon-
tinue the work and leave his prop
erty Unable to persuade them to do
so, he had a wall built around the ex-
cavations5 to keep out the peasants.
AS the wall did not stop them. he APP
peaIed to the local police.
A number of encounters have lately
taken place between the police and
the peasants who have become so OBJ
stinate in theif intention to continue
the search that at present a large
body of police is required to protect
the property
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Let Bids For Part of
Hillside Home Equipment

The bid for equipping the new
Hillside home with 285 iron beds was
awarded F. Hall & Sons of New York
yesterday afternoon at a meeting of
the members of the board of charities.
The contract for the steel lockers,
which have $50 compartments, was
let to the Merritt company, with Of
fees in the Newfield building. The
board will spend several days going
over the items on various other bids
before letting other contracts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
SPECIAL MEETING OF
ST. GEORGES PARISH
TO ACT ON SITE

The vestry of St. Georges parish
for Wednesday evening at O'Clock in
the schoolroom, to act on it's recon-
mendation that the PARISH sell the
present site and remove to the land
at the corner of Clinton and Beech
wood avenues, on which it has the
option. All the money for this oper-
alton has been raised.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
PROF. GROSS PROMOTED.

New Haven, April 4-Announcement
is made at Yale today Of the appoint
nnent Of Professor Wilbur L. Cross, of
the English faculty of the Sheffield
Scientific School, as dean of the grad
uate school of the University. He
succeeds Prof. Hans Oertel, who is
now in Germany, and will take office
Lilly L
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
EAGLES INVITE HEAD
OF ORDER TO ATTEND
BIG CARNIVAL HERE

Invitation has been extended by the
local aerie, F'raternal Order of Eagles,
ia Grand Worthy President William
L. Grayson, head of the order in the
United States to be present in Bridge
port at the opening of the Eagles big
carnival here. April 2s to May 10.
Arrangements for a parade of
Eagles at the opening exercises are
being made by the committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-04
OBITUARY
WILLIAM 4. OANFTELD.

William L.CCanhe1d, aged SIS, for
many years a clerk at the Adams Ex-
press Co., died last night at the
Bridgeport hospital after a brief ill-
ness. Mr.. Garfield resided at lA2d John
street He is survived, by his widow.
a son in Brooklyn, N. Y, and his
father and mother, William E. and
Mary E. Hubbell, Canfield OF this city.