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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-08

freezone or afterwards. It doesn't
even irritate the surrounding skin.
Hard corns, soft corns or corns be-
tween the toes. also hardened cal
Iouses on bottom of feet just seem 70
shrivel up and fall off without hurt
ing a particle. 1t is almost magical.
It is a compound made from ether
says a we'll known druggist here. and
the genuine has a yellow label.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-08
WOMEN! IT'S MAGIC!
C0RNS SHRIVEL AND
LIFT OUT-NO PAIN!

For q few cents you can get a small
bottle of the magic drug freezone re-
Gently discovered by a Cincinnati
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-08

Just ask at any drug
store for a small bottle of
freczone. Apply . few
drops upon a tender, ach-
ing corn and instantly,
yes Immediately. all sore
ness disappears and
shortly You will find the
corn so loose that you lift
it out, root and all, with
the fingers.
Just think, Not one bit
Of main hafOra a0D1viDg
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-08

Mrs. A. NJ. Fbrenz left on Wednes
day night for New Orleans and Mo
bile, where she will visit friends for
two weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
AMERICAN FLEET NOT
Defeated; NO CRIPPLES
In H0SP|TALS--DAN

Washington, June 9z-Persistent and
widely circulated false reports of ma,
val battles and disaster to American
and Entente forces have reached the
point where Secretary Daniels has
concluded that they are the result Of
an organized conspiracy to alarm and
distress the American people.
Today the Secretary issued the fol-
lowing statement:
THE country is being poisoned by
rumors Of battle and disaster that are
absolutely without the slightest foun-
dation in truth. Reports from the
commandments of naval districts, tele-
grams from newspapers and letters
from individuals have forced me to
the conclusion that there is an or
ganized conspiracy on foot to alarm
and distress the people Of the United
States.
Among the most persistent of these
false reports is one that naval en-
gagement has taken place between the
German fleets and the combined fleets
of England and the United States and
that in this battle so English and
American ships were sunk or disabled,
two of the number being the Pennsyl-
vania and the Texas.
"In elaboration Of this falsehood
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
ROWLAND POkES
FUN AT REPORT.
OF FIRE BOARD
Cold Storage Stuff Can't
Walk Out On a Fire Es-
cape, He Says

Building Inspector Daniel NJ Row
land today stated that the department
had given three months notice to
owners of buildings requiring fire
escapes, to comply with the law and
that the time set for some move was
nearly at hand. Two owners of prop.
erty in Main street, reported this week
by the Fire Board, to be dangerous,
waited on the inspector this morning
and produced evidence to show that
they have been making efforts to get
the buildings equipped with fire
escapes, but that delays in delivery
of material have delayed the start of
work. This Inspector Rowland said
was true of the Carpenette and Lee
buildings.
Mr.. Rowland asserted that 1t would
be folly to order fire escapes on all
of the buildings mentioned in the fire
boards report and pointed out that
the state law requires fire escapes only
on buildings OF four stories or higher
In which six or more persons are en-
pioyed above the third floor. mo
cold storage material will use a fire
escape If there Is one put On such a
building, yet we have four story cold
storage buildings here said the In
spector in ridicu1ing the recommenda-
ton Of the fire board that all high
buildings be equipped with escapes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
"DEDICATE LIVES
ANEW TO COUNTRY"
URGES HOLCOMB

Hartford, June 9-Flag Day was
set for June IA in a. proclamation
issued today by Gov. Marcus II.
Holcomb.s The, document follows:
By His Excellency, Marcus H. Hol-
comb, Governor:
A Proclamation-The Flag Of
our country was born of a struggle
to make men free and never has it
gone forth to battle but for the
same high purpose. There is no
star nor bar upon 1t which has not
been baptised to that holy mission
in blood and tears. Now again the
faith Of our fathers is put to the
red trial of arms. Now "a stricken
world calls to us for help, saying:
1--WE have bled ourselves white Tor
you and those principles for which
you stand; we have fought till we
Strong in the strength of our man
hood, we have made our answer,
and over all the land the flag calls
to service, and. If need be, even
to the last high sacrifice Oh all We
have no illusions; we face a fu-
ture dark with the threat of death
and loss and grief; we measure the
price we are called to pay. and find
it heavy. But we know that never
in all history was a higher stake
set on the gauge of battle; we are
sure Of the justice Of our cause;
we are confident of its final tri-,
umph. Firmly resolved, we face
forward, ready to follow wherever
the flag may lead. And in that
spirit, on that day, the 14th day
of June, which we call Flag Day,
let every man, woman and child,
in all this commonwealth. dedf-s
cate his life anew to his country's
service, determined manfully to
play his part, whether it be large
or small, to keep true his country's
faith and unb1emished her honor.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the State at the Capitol, in
Hartford, this Sth day of June, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen, and
of the Independence of the United
States the one hundred and forty
first.
MARCUS H. HOLCOMB.
BY His Excellency's command:
FREDERICK L., PERRY. Sec'y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09


there is the added rumor that the hos
pitals at the Atlantic coast navy yards
are filled with crippled sailors and
marines and that the various hospitals
of New York city are equally crowded
with wounded men.
"By way of circumstantiality it is
fumored widely that a passenger ar
r1ving on the Holland-America line
steamer has said that his vessel pass
ed through the battle area after the
engagement and that the sea was
thick with floating bodies.
"AH of these outrageous falsities
are accompanied by the explanation
that the Washington authorities are in
a conspiracy with the press to keep
the truth from the people.
'No> such engagement has taken
place. The American fleet has not
been in action. No ship has been
lost. There are no wounded sailors
or marines in any hospital
1.-The declared policy Of the navy
department is one of absolute open
ness. If disaster comes no effort will
be made to minimize it. The people
of the United States are asked to trust
in this policy and to aid in stamping
out this campaign of rumor> that is
SO plainly the product Of disloyalty.."
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
ATTACKING TROOPS
BEATEN WITH LOSS

Paris, June 9EThe Germans made
four fruit1ess attacks on French posi-
tfons along the Chemin des DANES last
night. According to an of1ciai state-l
ment here today The attacks were
delivered in quick succession north
east of Cerny-
The announcement follows:
s'In the region north of st. Quentin
the batteries were very active in the
night. Along the Chernin des Danes
the Germans renewed their efforts at
several points from our1positions south
of Filain as far as the region east of
Cerny.
while the artillery fighting was
continued with violence in this whole
sector, four successive attacks were
made on trench northeast OF Cerny.
The attacking troops were dispersed
by our nre. Two surprise attacks
north of Froidment farm also were
repulsed. The enemy suffered appre-
ciable losses without obtaining the
feastiresult.
"Southeast of Corbeny, south OF
Courcy, and the Chevalier wood
enemy detachments which tried to ap-
proach our lines were repulsed easily
We took prisoners. including an OFF,
cer."
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
COTTON BROKER
WOULD BAR HIS
Wife FROM CHILD

Declaring his former wife violated
the court order by secretly taking the
child to California, Byrd Wenman, ST.,
a New York cotton broker who has
country home in Stamford, has asked
the superior court to annul, the wafes
privilege of seeing the child. Wen
man also alleges his former wife and
her present husband, S. Fritz Nave OF
New York. the ddssolute, immoral per-
sons who are unfit to have the Gus
tody of the child.
Louise Ladew Wenman. member OF
socially prominent New York ram
lily, is the defendant In the present
proceedings. She obtained divorce
from Wenman in this city in 1913 on
the grounds of cruelty. The court
gave the father the custody of one
minor child but stipulated that the
mother could see it at certain times IN
the year.
1t is claimed that December %, 1916
the defendant, who had in the mean-
time become Mrs. IS, Fritz Nave, re-
quested to be allowed to see the child.
A few days later 1t was discovered
that Mrs, Nave and her husband had
He'd with the child to California. Wen
man hurried to San Francisco ana p5
means of a court order obtained the
custody Of the ehild again. Now the
cotton broker wants the superior court
to take away all Mrs. Nave's priv1-
leges in regard to the child. There
will be hearing an the matter June
l22
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
Anti-Gern1an
Cabinet Will
Be Presented
Count Esterhazy, An AS
sociate Of Count Andrassy,
Empowered By King
Charles to Make Appoint
ments Bulgarian Needs
I for War Draw Heavily on
Germany.

Amsterdam, June "a Budapest
dispatch says that King Charles has
entrusted the formation of new cab
inet<to Count Moritz Esterhazy
Count Moritz Esterhazy is affiliated
with the liberal element which, under
the leadership of Count Julius An
drassy, has been generally credited
with anti German tendencies. In an
effort last month to reconcile factionaI
differences Count Tisza offered a seat
in the cabinet to Count Esterhazy. The
offer was rejected after a conference
between Counts ,Esterhazy and An
drassy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
WHIST WILL
REMIND CITY OF
DUTY TO NATION
General Waking of Resi-
dents Planned For Mon
day by Bond Committee

Factory whistles. church bells fire
horns and every other kind of warn
ing noise that wilIabe appropriate, will
be heard IN a medley OF Sound Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock. The noise
is planned as an alarm to wake those
who are asleep on the Liberty bond
question.
Bridgeporters must bestir them
selves-and their bank rolls-if the
city's allotment, SIS, 600, ,000,is to be SUBJ
scribed. The total figures up to last
night were $2,s40, oQQ which issnot up
to expectations sas.A ss =
8 June 15, next Friday, is the last day
for subscribing. Many persons have
put their matter out of their minds,
quieting the patriotic promptings of
their conscience by saying they will
buy a bond of some. bonds, but not just
vet The last day is drawing near.
Monday an innovation will be seen
here when booths will be established
outside each banking place in the city.
fors the purpose of attracting interest
in the bonds and furnishing infornla-
ton. Those who are ready to buy
will be directed to the department of
the bank at which they happen to be,
where the bonds may be purchased
At O'Clock Monday afternoon How
ard Speer of Hincks Bros. & Co, will
address the workers of the American
chain Co. on the the Liberty loan.
Later he will talk at the Bryant fac
tory He will speak at the Plaza to-
night.
The United church has raised its
subscription from $1,000 to $4,000.
Rranch No. 2 of the National Gym
ras sic Sokol union held meeting last
nipht and members subscribed $1,000,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
MANUFACTURERS
WILL EXCHANGE
TRADE SECRETS
Bridgeport Industries I'm
dergoing Revolution Be-
cause of War Demands.
ENGINEER CENSUS
TO BE TAKEN HERE
Local Firm Loses $25, 900 on
Contract Because of Varia-
tion of Inch.

Industries throughout the United
are undergoing a revolution as re-
suit of the declaration of a state of
war against Germany.
Patriotism has inspired sacrifices by
manufacturers of patriotic spirit,
while at Washington a host of So
called patriots whose only aim is
personal aggrandizement are seeking
the, ears Of Congressman at Washing
ton that they may further their own
ends.
Bridgeport as rnunition center and
Fairfield county as a unit has been
held up as am example Of progressive
preparedness which the entire nation
should follow.
New England lis hard pressed for
fuel, and the study Of alternate routes
| and sources of supply has already be-
gun that its factories may prosper
during the war.
A census of executive and angin-
eering and other skill will be taken
here SO that men needed for national
service may be spared with the least
Gripping Of industries.
Bridgeport factories seeking war
business are afarid of the outcome
| Of a peace declaration and have al
ready begun operations to perfect the
transition from war conditions to
| that of peace without the closing OF
the plants.
These facts were presented to a
recent national convention Of the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers held in Cincinnati before
which Henry e. Harris, member OF
| the Naval Consulting Board Of the
United States, a resident of Bridge
| port, spoke and was honored with the
| Craftsmanship of a. national commit
| tee which will seek to induce manu-
facturers throughout the country to
exchange trade secrets applicable tt
munitions and to standartlize measure.
ments throughout factories.
A. L. DeLeeuw, engineer at the
also addressed the deiesa1es d boz
| industry and its needs, &
| Mr.. Harris seen at his office in
4 Bridgeport today. confirmed the pre-
liminary reports, of industrial condi-
tions throughout the country, stating
that Bridgeport's- lead in industrial
4 and resources mobilization was con-
l ceded by every engineer in the United
States. All eyes are turned this way
but engineers are skeptical thai
Bridgeport will be able to gain it's full
stride until the serious question OF
trade secrets now confronting the wal
department, and the general stand
ardization of measurements through.
out Industrial America has beer
solved.
Bridgeport manufacturers in the
past have lost hundreds Of Thousand
of dollars on war contracts and ont
factory over $4,000 because, para
doxical as it may seem. there is nj
standard Of measurement available
here said Mr.. Harris today.
while the average individual il
led to believe that there is a United
States standard of measur ement, to
great extent this is true only in theory
for it has been found in practice tina
the inch is not the same every
where. Bridgeport knows that wei
from it's recent monetary losses.
while there is a standard. inch a
CONTINUED on Page a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
LOSSES IN SALVADOR CITIES FROM.
VOLCANIC ERUPTIoNS And 'QUAKES
MAY Be LESS Than FIRST REPORTED

adv1ces received today by the Gem
trail and South American Telegraph
Co. The company maintains an Of
flee at La Iibertad. Some of the
buildings in the latter city were said
to have been damaged, but no de-
tails regarding the destruction in the
interior have been received.
Two messages were received by
Bloom Bros. in response to cable
grams sent last night. They were
from David Bloom & Co. of the Ban-
co Occidental in San Salvador, which
is located in the heart of the city.
The messages were pieced and partly
coded.
''They show, however" said Ben
jamin Bloom, '.that there was practi-
cally no loss of life in the city itself
and that no person of prominence was
killed. Houses of natives, in the SUBJ
urbs, which are very fragile, were
considerably damaged. It appears
that the. flow of lava from the vol
cano was in the direction opposite
to the city, so that what damage was
done there was caused by the quake
or ashes.
Coffee plantations lie in the direc-
ton hich the lava apparently took
and some damage was, done there
The crops will not suffer much from
ashes unless there was an extreme
ly heavy fall, which appears not te
have been the case.
"It is probable that much of the
lava ran off through a hole in the
volcano wall, which is on the side
away from the city,
Mr.. Bloom added that other private
messages received in New York by
persons having business interests il
San Salvador confirmed the informa'
ton contained in his adVices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
FIRE TRAPS four HUNDRED
MINERS; 150 REPORTED DEAD
AND NO HOPE FOR 200 MORE
'laze Starting on 2,400 Foot
Level Rapidly Cuts OFF
Escape Of All on Lower
Levels Rescuing Gangs,
Quickly Formed, Meet
With Little Success
Twelve Bodies Recovered.

Butte, Mont, June 9-With
at least 35 men dead safla 167
others missing as a result of a.
fire that started last night in
the Speculator copper mine,
Butte had to contend today
with the worst mine disaster in
its history.
The fire, which started on the 400
foot level, spread quickly, cutting off
the escape of men on lower levels.
Dense smoke retarded rescue work.
Miners from adjoining properties, or
dered up from under ground as a pre-
caution, went to work as rescuing
gangs, aiding, national guardsmen who
had been called to the scene. They
were able to do little.
Warning of danger came in time to
permit men on the upper levels to es-
cape. They Immediately formed res
cue parties and attempted to go down
the shaft to the men believed to be
entombed. Their efforts were fruit
less and little could be done until the
arrival of the bureau. of mines safety
first cars from Red Lodge and Colo-
rado Springs.
| One hour after the outbreak of the
fire, 1t was announced that 213 out OF
Ais who were in the shaft when the
fire started could be accounted for.
Gas spread to the Diamond mine
and. it was feared, took further toll
lof life in that property.
Helmet mine rescuers and safety
| first squads from all the mines in the
Butte district undertook to penetrate
l g -
the Diamond and the High Ore mines
in the hope of rescuing other miners.
Officials said that if the 167 missing
men had been able to make their way
to the High Ore mine workings there
/ Wasyet a claree to save them -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
"GREATEST OF ALL
GREAT EVENTS"-
LONDON PAPERS

London, June 9-Detiled stories of
the landig of Gen. Pershing and his
party in Liverpool and the arrival in
London fill a large part Of the leading
news columns in the morning papers.
The editorial articles, while we1com-
ing Gen. Pershing personally, dwell
particularly on the significance Of the
arrival of the American advance guard
as a symbol of perhaps the greatest
of all the great events in the midst of
which we are living-so visibly great
that none can pretend to foresee what
the full harvest will be for the Eng
lish speaking world and the sacred
doctrines it accepts
Emphasis Is also lead on the GER
tainty of ultimate victory which
American cooperation is believed to
insure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
Bulgarian Premier
Will Discuss Peace
Terms With Hollweg

Copenhagen, June 9-Premier Rad
oslavoff of Bulgaria arrived last night
in, Berlin, accompanied by Director
Stojanof of the commission on public
debt. The presence of M. Stojanoff is
interpreted as meaning that the Bull
garian premier's mission, in addition
to discussion Of peace terms. with
Chancellor Won Bethmann -Hollweg
and Count Czernin. the Austrian for
eign minister, has to do with the Ger
man subsidy to Bulgaria.
Germany has been advancing her
southern ally 100000 marks a
month This sum is believed to be in
adequate to meet the increasing war
cost which Bulgaria, like the other
belligerents, Is staggering.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
tHYDROPLANES USED
IN SUB. WARFARE

fnent is made that naval hydroplanes
stationed at Boulogne have made sew
eral attacks with bombs on submac-
rines recently.
Boulogne In ON the French coast near
the eastern end of the English chan
mel 1t 1s one OF the principal ports
Tor traffic between England and
Francea Extraordinary precautions
have been taken 10 keep submarines
from these waters
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09

Corinton, Nicaragua, june s.@Te1e-
graphic communication with salvador
is still cut off and no authentic fnfor-
nation in available here as to the loss
Of life and property caused by the
earthquake and storm Thursday night.
Such advices> as have reached Corinto
indicate great property loss. It is re-
ported that Santa Teela has been de-
stroyed and the surrounding country
side for radius of 80 miles devas-
tated. The city of San Salvador has
been damaged badly. according to a
current report.
The earthquake was accompanied by
a high wind and heavy rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
KIDNAPPED CHILD
FOUND MURDERED
in FARM WELL

Springfield, Mo-, June 9-The body
of Lloyd Keet, a months old son of j.
Holland Keet. wealthy banker, was
found in well on the Crenshaw farm
here today, according to reliable re-
ports.
The report came from investigators
who had gone to the farm in response
to information, the source of which
has not been revealed. The news of
the finding of the body was telephoned
to a newspaper office here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
MEXICO UNABLE TO
REACH STRICKEN CITY

Mexico City, June 9-Dr. Gustavo
Baron, San Salvadorean minister, has
been unable to get into communica-
ton with his country. The land wires
through Guatemala to La Libertad
are down and the Chapultepec wire
less station, the most powerful in
Mexico, has been unable to get a reply
to calls to San Salvador since early
Thursday.
Minister Baron believes the disas-
ter was caused by the volcano 1za1co.
known as the lighthouse of Central
America, or the volcano Ilopango, 10
miles from the capital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
n & OFFICIALS PLEASED.

Washington, June 9-The safe ar
rival in England Of British Foreign
Secretary Balfour brought satisfaction
to officials here, who surrounded his
visit to this country with greater pre-
cautions and secrecy than probably
ever prevailed before.
The newspapers, though fully aware
Of Mr.. BaIfour's movements, cooper
ated Loyalty under voluntary censor
ship to allow no mention Of Mr.. Bal
four's routes or times Of departure
to be published.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
Registered Alien
Enemies Here Now
Reach Total of 400

Four hundred alien enemies have
registered in Bridgeport at the De-
partpent of Justice Office in the Fed
eral building in Broad street. Several
whose employers have not yet vouched
for them are not registered and will
not be permitted in the restricted
zones of the city after today, If the
regulations are enforced These re-
duare alien enemies to secure permits
today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
GURKo RELIEVED OF
COMMAND IN WEST

Petrograd, June 9-Gen. Gurko's
request for permission to resign as
commander on the western front. has
been answered by an order from Min
lister Of War Kerensky relieving him
of his command and appointing him
general Of division. Gen. Gurko's
request was made after Minister Ker-
ensl<y had issued an order prohibit
ing the resignation of any oh1cer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
Cen. PERSHINC
PAYS RESPECTS
TO KING GEORGE
With Twelve Officers of
Staff Is Received at Buck
ingham Palace.

London, June 9-Gen. Pershing was
received this morning at Buckingham
palace by King George. He was
presented to the king by Lord Brooke,
commander of the 18th Canadian in
fantry brigade.
Gen. Pershing was accompanied to
the palace by his personal staff of IL
officers. After the audience the of
ficers paid formal call at the Unit
ed States embassy.