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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
SALTS co. BUYS
EAST SIDE LAND,
FOR EXPANSIONS
Acquires Property Occupied
BY Bridgeport Motor Co.
and Adjacent Plots.
PAYS $4,000 FOR
WATERFRONT LAND
Docks, Slips and Float OBJ
tained in Deal Recorded
Here This Morning.

For the purpose of expanding their
factory facilities. the Salts Textile Co.
has purchased the land occupied by
loading and unloading equipment slips
and float, together with adjacent
property occupied by a frame house
and lunch wagon.
Deeds for the conveyance of the
property were fled this morning at
the office of the town clerk. The price
indicated in the papers is $4,000.
There is a $4,000 mortgage on the
holdings
The Peduonnock Comm ercia1 Cor
poration sold the land. The head of
this concern is EdwinsA. Stillman of
New York:
Two storage sheds are being built by
the Salts company already on the
property and arran gements will be
made for more.
The property is bounded on the
north side by Nichols street, has more
than 256 feet on Kossuth street, 45s
feet on the south, and is bounded on
the west by the Pequonnock river,
along which are docks and slips con~
nected with the property.
The Bridgeport Motor Co. has held
a five year lease, drawn Feb, L, 1913
This will be abrogated and another
will be framed by the Salts Textile
Co.
Isaac Plakow occupies a frame
building on one part of the land and
Sidney Smith a lunch wagon on Kos
srth street. The Acorn Athletic club
holds privileges on the property, which
will be subject to Suspension on SO
days notice.
The mortgage on the property Is
held by the Bridgeport Savings bank
Frederick C. Rhodes, secretary of
the Salts Co, said this morning that
the firm needs. more storage room He
said no decision has been made con-
cerning the use of the dock property.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04

A story of an escape from Siberia, q
flight through a great northern forest,
and the death through exposure of all
but one of the eight fugitives, was to d
to friends in this city by Louis Wit
itch late of the Goth regiment of Aus
tria
Using artificial limbs as substitutes
for his legs, which were frozen so Sc
verely in the flight that they had to
be amputated, Witch has arrived in
this country, after travelling from ST.
IBERIA to Manchuria, Manchuria to
China, China to the Pacific coast Of
America. He came to Bridgeport last
week as the guest of Andre Szabo,
who is connected with the Austro-
Hungarian Labor Information bureau
at SO Fairfield avenue.
Wittich's story, as his friends quote
him, follows:
II enlisted with the 66th regiment
form my home town, Ungvar, Hun
at Lublin, when the Teuton forces
clashed with the Russians.
with eight others, one day, I was
sent out to guard battery. The Cos
sacks swept down upon US and cap
tured every one. I was wounded on
one leg during the charge.
MY companions and I were ordered
to Siberia We were taken to a place
near Rozdolme, in carts. L was de-
tailed to officers camp, where
acted as interpreter.
THE officers were allowed provisions
from the town, as long as they could
pay for them and every week a Chi
nese with wagon, came to the camp.
He and became friendly. 1 bribed
him to help me and my seven COM
panions to escape.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
DeIaoss Sues Conn. Co.
For Collision of His
Auto and Trolley Car

Dispute between Harry H DeIoss,
treasurer of the Handy & Harmon CO.
of Fairfield, living at 1877 Park place,
and claim agents Of the Connecticut
Co. over the responsibility of a col
1ision between the wealthy silver re-
fner's automobile sand trolley car
have led to a, civil action in the city
court
Papers in the case which have been
served and returned to the docket dis
close but little of the circumstances
DeLoss asks 500 damages from the
company for a left forward wheel and
fender through his attorney, James A
Mari. The accident is placed as hap
pening on Seaview avenue, 100 feet
west of the west line of Newfe1d ave-
nue., at midnight, April T.
The Connecticut Co. is blamed but
no answer has as yet been fled to the
suit
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
Woman Pioneer Diver
Named Correspondent
in Mrs. Moons Action

Thomas Noon of Fairfield, recently
connected with the GouIden Inn staff.
has been sued for divorce by his wife,
Ellen Noon, of New York. Service
was made upon Mr.. Noon in this city
last week and is ireturnabIe during
the May term Of. the superior court
of New York,
The summons and complaint were
drawn by Attorney Francis x. .Kellya
of New York and in the complaint
dent of the GouIden Inn of this city
and Mrs. Harriet L. Smith of Bridge
port, are rectted.
Mrs. Smith, named as sco-respon-
dent, is said to be the first woman
to have submerged from the deck OF
a submarine boat in a diving suit. The
act was performed at the Lake Subs
marine Co.'s yards in 1902. Mrs.
Ellen Noon is said to be a wealthy
real estate operator in New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04

zone night when the moon was op-
scured we crawled into his wagon
Covered with bagg1ng and other ma
terial we got out of camp unnottced
He took US over the Manchur1a Dor
der and left us on the edge of forest
'It was bitter cold. For two days
we plodded through the wilderness OF
trees and snow and then my compan-
ions began dropping off one by one.
They were weakened by exposure and
starvation, and then they succumbed
to the cold. By the eighth day alone
was left. BY nightfan I collapsed,
with both feet frozen.
Chinese hunters found me and took
me out of the forest to a hospital.
The surgeons had to cut off my legs.
1 suffered a long time from the rgors
of the journey. When I was released
managed to obtain light employment
SO that could purchase a pair Of or
thopedic limbs.
"I earned the price of my passage
on a trans-Pacif1c steamer and went
to San Francisco. crossed the con-
timer of America and enlisted the aid
of tle German consul, hoping to get
many. I was advised not to try this
plan because Of the danger of cap
ture.''
Witch is said by his Bridgeport
friends to have changed his mind
about going back to Europe. He has
met a hungarian girl in New York
and she is said to be preparing for a
wedding to Witch.
The refugee is about g years old,
and handsome. He is an entertaining
narrator and last week he talked to a
group of West End countrymen in
RaKoczi hall. telling of his expert
ences.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
REPL Y TO
US. NOTE
SOON
Gerard Expects to Receive
Text of Germany's An
swer on U-Boat Issues To-
day Sends Gable to State
Dept.
Furnishes Lansing with Une
official Report of Notes
Contents Situation Less
Tense, View in Capt.
tai.

Washington, May 4--Secretary Lan~
sing announced today that a despatch
from Ambassador Gerard, dated yes
terday, said the Ambassador expected
to receive today the German reply to
the American note regarding imme-
diate abandonment of present prae-
tees of submarine warfare.
A brief message from Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin reached Secretary
lansing this morning. The message
is said to contain no information as
to the. contents of Germany's reply
to the American note sent more than
two weeks ago demanding that Ger
many declare and effect an abandon
ment of its present methods of sub
marine warfare.
Secretary Lansing said he was with
out any information whatsoever of the
conference Ambassador had with Em-
peror William at Grand Headquarters.
The despatch, Secretary Lansing said,
was very brief and contained no indi-
cation Of the tenor of the German re-
ply. News dispatches from Berlin
have Indicated the German govern
ment hoped it would be received fa-
vorably.
Chairman Stone of the Senate for
eign relations committee called on
Secretary Lansing and briefly dis
cussed the German and Mexican sit
uations.
Judging from the newspapers, the
tensity of the situation with Germany
is very much less than it was.'' said
Senator Stone. ''It also appears that
they have reached some agreement on
the border
Senator stone said there was no oc-
casion for congressional action as the
situation now stands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
wed IN SECRET
WHILE FRIENDS
AWAIT NUPTIALS
Ceremony Scheduled For
May 10 is Anticipated By
One Week.

Although they had invited hundreds
of friends to attend their wedding
next Wednesday, May 10, Miss Ger
trude EVers,n daughter of William H
Mr.. Paul Becker of 22 Richardson
street slipped away to Midd1etown
yesterday morning and were married
there at the home of the Rev! Mr..
HeinkIedien of the German Lutheran
ahurch of that city. The bridesmaids,
Miss Minnie SchwerdtIe, niece of Miss
Evers, and the best man, Charles Neu-
bauer, brother-in-1aw of the groom
were left to bring back the news of
the wedding to the relatives and
friends in this city who were prepar-
ing for its celebration next week.
The ceremony was performed at
1880. The pastors house was attrac-
lively decorated with cut flowers and
palms for the occasion. Miss Evers
wore travelling costume of blue with
a hat to correspond and a corsage
bouquet of brides roses. Miss
Schwerdtle also wore blue. Her bou-
quet was of white carnations.
Following the ceremony an eIabor-
ate wedding. breakfast was served at
the Hotel Stueck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Becker then left on
motor trip South expecting to be
away two weeks When they return
to this city they will reside at II
Richardson street.
The bride is especially popular and
well known in Bridgeport. She is
prominent in musical circles, and is
organist of the st. PauPs German
Evangelical Lutheran church and was
for several years a teacher at Staples
school until she resigned March 1, be-
cause of her approaching wedding.
Mr.. Becker is with the Locomobile
Co., and is a member of the Samuel
Harris lodge, I. o. o. F.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
P. u. Commission
Denies Request
For Water Mains

Hartford, May 4-The petition of
Helen L. Foss and II other residents
of Noroton, in the town of Darien,
to the public utilities commission for
an order to the Noroton Water Co.,
requiring it to lay. water main so
that the petitioners might be furnish
ed with water and fire protection has
been denied. The commission held a
hearing on the petition some time ago.
The commission denied the petition on
the ground that to avoid loss on the
part of the company it does not seem
equitable to furnish the service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
POPULACE FLEES
METZ, IS REPORT.
FRENCH IN DRIVE.
Civilian Population Evacuat-
ing Fortified Town Near
Vefdun.
SEVERE FIGHTING
AT DEAD MAN HILL
More Russian Troops Are
Landed at Marseilles to
Aid Allies.

London, May 4-Reuter's Amster-
dam correspondent telegraphs that in
formation which is regarded as trust
worthy has been received there to the
effect that Metz is being evacuated by
the civil population.
Metz, the capital of Lorraine, and a
city of about $4,000. is rated as one
of the strongest fortresses of the
world. It is about 1 5 miles north of
the fighting line and 40 miles east of
Verdun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
TWO SURVIVORS IN TRENCH.

Paris, May 4-The advance of the
French in the district of Dead Man
Hill, on the Verdun front, was con-
tinued during the night, the war Of
flee announced this afternoon. The
gains made yesterday were increased
and consolidated.
AS a consequence Of the French ar
tilIery preparations at Dead Man Hill
yesterday, the statement says, two
Germans surrendered, stating they
were the sole survivors. of the men in
their trench.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
LUT1ONISTS
FIRE OIL TANK
in STOCK HOLM

Berlin, May 4.-Revolutionary work.
men in Moscow have exploded kero-
sene and benzine tanks belonging to
the Russian government, according to
reports from Stockholm received by
the Overseas News Agency. The re-
port says that more than 5000 tons OF
the oils were destroyed.
Firt started ter the explosion and
has spread to the administrative and
other buildings in the neighborhood OF
the tanks and is still burning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
STATE WILL PLACE $50
HEADSTONES ON GRAVES
OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS

Hartford, May More than ESQ
headstones properly inscribed will be
placed by the quartermaster's depart
ment of the state, on Memorial Day
at graves of men who served in the
military or naval service of the gov
ernment and whose last resting places
are unmarked These stones viii be
of white marble and will cost $4,000.
About $500 such have been placed
since 1882 in accordance with an act
of the legislature of that year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
CHENEY STRIKE is ENDED

Manchester, Conn, May 4.-The
strike of laborers at the Cheney
Brothers, Silk mills and the plantation
of the Connecticut Sumatra Tobacco
Co., about $50 in all practically end
ed today when, a large part of the
strikers returned to work under the
conditions existing before they walked
out. 1t was announced by the em-
pIoyers that new men had been secur-
ed to take the places of those who did
not return,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
SUI LLIVAN
HEL D FOR
PL Ting

London, May flames M.
Sullivan, of New York, for
merly American minister to
Santo Domingo, has been ar
rested in Dublin on the charge
of completely in the Irish re
bellion.
Sullivan is well known in this state
as a newspaperman and as a lawyer.
He has been a familiar figure in the
courts of New Haven county.
CONTINUED from Page 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
MEYER AND HOWARD
DELEGATES ITO CIVIL
SERVICE CONFERENCE

william T. Meyer. superintendent
iof the department. of Finance of the
S local postoffice and P. H. Howard of
the carriers left this morning for
Washington, d. C., as delegates to
the meeting Of the Retirement com
mittee OF the National Association of
Civil Service Employees from Branch
s6 of this city. The meeting will
open tomorrow and will last through
Saturday. Mr. Meyer and Mr. How.
ard viii return on Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
ADD $1,8OO,OOO TO LOS
\ ANGELES HARBOR BILL

Washington, May 4-The Senate
commerce committee today added ST.
100000 for construction of a diversion
dam in Los Angeles harbor to the riv-
ers and harbor appropriation bill AS
ameuded by the committee the meas
IRE vvo111d appropriate about $43, ,000,-
600, an increase of $3,ooo.oOO over the
House bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
RANCHER
WHO AIDED U. S.
TROOPS KILLED

Ell Paso, May. 4-P. H. Holly, a
rancher near San Antonio, Mex was
murdered with his Mexican foreman
on the night of April 20, because he
had acted as a scout for American
troops who went to the Holly ranch
to rid it of Villa bandits. This is the
information contained in a despatch
from General Pershing today. The
despatch did not state whether Holly
was an American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
TWO KILLED, ONE
SERIOUSLY HURT
AS AUTO UPSETS

Los Angeles, May Malcolm w.
Strong, playwright, and Clinton p
Stagg, an author of New York, were
killed last night when an automobile
driven by Stagg overturned on a
country road near here.
George Foster PIatt, formerly stage
mnager at the New theatre and the
Little theatre in New York, another
passenger in the machine, was serious
Iy injured. *
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
CHILD IS
BADLY HURT BY AUTO

Hartford, May flames B. Clark,
six years old, son of Harry A. Clark,
of No. 16 Owen street, is in st. Fran
els hospital in a, serious condition. He
was struck by an automobile truck on
Pennington avenue today. Dominick
Di Bella, the driver, is held for reck-
less driving. The boys head is badly
hurt, his ankle sprained and he has
other INJURIES
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
IRoNwoRKERs ON STRIKE

Noank, Conn, May About 20
ironworkers employed at the Robert
Palmer Shipbui1ding Co. are on strike
today, having refused to work under
the new conditions imposed by the
company yesterday, that of working
nine hours a day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04

President, After Conference
With Secretary Baker,
Says Agreement Reached
BY Conference at Border
is Satisfactory"
Does Not Stipu1ate Time For
Withdrawal of American
Troops and Allows Army
Use Of Railways in Mexico
Territory.

Washington, May 4HMa3or- General
SCOTS report on his conference with
General Obregon. Carranza's war min
day by Secretary Baker was charac-
terized by President Wilson as +satis-
factory"
It is understood to provide for the
use of Mexican railways and sets no
definite time-such as so days-as
has been reported, for the withdrawal
of Pershingss forces
After a conference with the Presi-
dent, Secretary Baker said that no an
was ready but that the President
might issue a. statement later.
He indicated that a final decision on
all points had not been reached but
that General Scott would be Informed
SO that he might have another con-
ference with General Obregon-
While the terms of the tentative
agreement have not been made public,
1t is understood to provide that Aneri-
can troops shall not go farther south
than they now are and will bew ith-
drawn as soon as the Carranza gov
ernment convinces the United States
of its capacity to protect the Ameri-
can border territory.
1t also provides for co-opera ton
with Carranza troops for cleaning up
the bandits Some slight changes in
the agreement as made between Cen
eraI Scott and General Obregon may
be made here but they probably will
be unimportant The indications are
that Secretary Baker will reccumend
to the president the acceptance OF the
agreement which is described as
purely a military one.
FL Paso, May 4-RatihcationS of the
tentative agreement reached between
Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of
STAFF OF the United States army, and
General Alvaro Obregon, minister Of
war of the de facto government of
Mexico, awaits only the acceptance by
President Wilson of the terms of the
proposed settlement
Advices received In JuarezA today
indicated that First Chief Carranza
had accepted the terms agreed upon
by his minister Of war. The formal
ratification Will follow, 1t is expect
ed, as soon as the word from Wash
dngton comes that the agreement is
satisfactory
Major Generals Scott and Funston
were pleased with press dispatches
from Washington saying that the ad-
rntnistration found the terms of the
proposed settlement satisfactory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
FRENCH MAKE GAIN.

Berlin, May 1T is officially an
nounced that the French have obtain
ed a footho1d in one of the German
advance posts south of Dead Man Hill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and Friday,
warmer Friday in the interior. Mod
crate west to southwest winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
MORE RUSSIANS LAND.

Marseilles. May Another con-
tingent of Russian soldiers arrived
here this morning and was received
with notable military and popular re-
-ceptions. The troops proceeded to the
camp at Alirabeau.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-04
SIBERIAN REFUGEE HERE
TELLS THRILLING STORY
OF LIFE=SApPING ESCAPE

Only One of Nine Who Escaped in Chinese Marketman
Wagon Manages to Reach Liberty, and That only
After Both Legs Were So Frozen That Amputation
Was Necessary-C Chinese Hunters Take Him From
Woods Into Hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-15
FRENCH WIN. LINES
Capture German Trenches on 300
Yard Front to Depth Of 100 Yards

Paris. Aug. ia French grenade
attack on the northeastern front o.
Vcrdun last night resulted in the cap
ture Of German trenches on a 300
ward front to depth Of 100 yards,
it was officially announced today.
The gain was made in the vicinity of
Sainte Fine Chapel. at the intersec-
ton Of the Fleury and VauX roads.
German counter attacks in this re-
gion were Immediately checked. Tha
Germans bombarded French positions
at FIeury and on the Vaux-Ghapitra
sector. .l.,.-.:
.A German detachment last night
penetrated French salient north
west Of Beaulne, in the region norti3
Of the Aisne. after an, intense bonfH
bardment. They were later expelled
by a French counter attack g5a9r.
French artillery Was very active
on the Somme front last night, but no
infantry engagements ac-
cured. e,ss, esxs;aes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-15
WOMAN'S SCALP TORN OFF.
Miss Weldon. of Occoquan, Victim of
Serious Accident.

Miss Virginia Weldon, daughter
of Mrs. Hood Weldon, of Occoquan,
lies at George Washington Unver-
sity Hospital in Washington, in \
dangerous condition, as the result Of
an accident on the Potomac river
Sunday, in which her hair became
entangled in the driving shaft of 4
propeller of motor boat and her
scalp was torn off. Miss Weldon had
just been rescued from drowning, and
was being rushed to shore in the
motor boat when the scalping accl-
dent occurred.
DR.. Charles Stanley White, who
performed an operation on Miss
Weedon's head when she was taken
to Washington, says he thinks the
young woman will recover. She was
bathing in the river off Occoquan with
a party of friends. when she swan
out beyond her depth and was res
cued fro mdrowning by several men,
bers of her party and others nearby
in a motor boat belonging to Fred
woodward of Occoquan. Miss Weldon
was then in an exhausted condition,
and was laid in the bottom Of the
motor boat, as Mr.. woodward steer
ed for shore.
Miss Weedon's hair, which had be-
come unbound during her rescue from
drowning, became entangled in the
driving shaft of the propeller of the
boat while Mr.. Woodward was CIV
ing his attention to the management
of the boat, and before he could
stop the motor Miss Weedon's scalp
was torn off and much of her hair
was torn out by the roots.