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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-16
Coal Was Nearly All Aboard.
DIVERS SEEK CAUSE
OF SHIPS SINKING
800 Sailors Aboard as Amer
ica SlorDiy Settled.

The army transport America, which
was to have sailed yesterday with troops
for France. sank at her pier IN Hoboken
yesterday morning, the second mystic
rious sinking OF ship in New York
Harbor In recent months. The st. Paul
settled at her pier because some one left
seacocks open after she had been under
going repairs IN dry dock. She was
foated only recently.
All information was refused by the
army authorities in Hoboken yesterday.
but reports from Washington said that
no lives had been lost when the America
went down. She settled slowly on an
even keel. and when she came to rest on
the river bottom the upper decks and
superstructure were still above water.
Divers Seek TO Learn Cause.
The task OF raising her was begun
soon after she sank. and yesterday at
ternoon divers went down to discover
the extent OF the damage and try to
learn the cause OF her sinking. Il was
expected that they would soon close the
leaks and the work OF pumping her out
would be started Immediately.
There were rumors at first that thirty
20 forty men had been trapped when the
ship went down, but this later was de-
MED. None OF the navy or army author
tiles of the port OF ernbarkat.oh would
give even hint OF the cause OF the acct
dent, but II was thought probable that
1t was somewhat similar to that which
befell the St. Paul--open seacocks or
lower portfolios left open by careless
workmen.
When 1t was at first discovered about
6 80 o'clock that the America was sink
ing there we're about 400 sailors and
several hundred soldiers on board. Next
to the Leviathan she Is the largest ship
in the transport service. In the hold
were a number Of mechanics working on
her machinery. one Of whom II is thought
might have opened a seacock When
the cry went up that the ship was sink
ing there was a rush to get OF the ship
and the troops and sailors left with won
derful precision and speed.
Some who were left aboard at the
last moment jumped when the ships
lower decks went under and we're
picked up by the dozens OF small craft
which lnc Mary
OF the sailors swarmed down the sides
OF the ship to the small boats and
some of these fell into the water, but
were quickly dragged out.
Could Carry 5000 Troops.
As soon as the men were safe q strict
censorship went into effect. Inquirers
at Admiral Gieaves's ONCE were re-
ferred to Washington. although II was
said that there had been probably no
loss OF life. A naval court of inquiry
was at once called by Admiral Gleaves
md an Investigator Is on the way from
Washington.
The ship had just about completed
coaling. the bunkers on one side had
been flled and two hours work would
have filled those on the other II IL
thought that In coallng some OF the
aeacocks might have been left open Or
that In the list which the ship got when
tie bunkers on ono side were nearly
filled the water poured into some open
ports.
The America was formerly the Amer
ika OF the Hamburg American Line and
was interued at the beginning of the
war. She Is q $4,000 ton vessel ana can
carly 5000 troops.
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AMERICAS SINKING
LAID TO NEGLECT
Washington Orders Inquiry
Into Accident to Transport
at HobOken Pier.
ENEMY PLOT DOUBTED
Vessel VIII BE Raised in Few
Days-Open Port Is
Blamed.
ENEMY PLOT DOUBTED
Special pespafcA to TEE srx.

WAsHINoToN, Oct 15.-Prompt and
searching investigation will be made BY
the Navy Department OF the cause Of
the sinking of the United States troop
transport America at her Hoboken dock
early to-day. There Is nothing upon
which to base an assumption that an
enemy hand may have had q part in
the sinking. so far as naval authorities
know. but It Is explained that no effort
will be spared in sitting the matter
thoroughly.
The presumption is that either the
ship was sunk as the result of a de-
liberate plot or by gross carelessness OF
those responsible for her safety. The
general view Is that carelessness will be
found to be the cause. Leaving an air
port open while the vessel was coallng
may have let the water IN, It Is ex-
planned. but officials here are at a loss
to understand why action was not taken
as soon as she began 20 list.
Damage Not Serious.
One reason for not placing great belief
In an enemy plot Is the fact that the
DANA &c done by causing the vessel to
sink would not prove serious. as she can
be raised In few days as soon as the
cause Of letting the water In Is discov-
cred. Secretary Daniels gave out two
Statements. as follows: ..
Reports to the Navy Depar' ment
state that three men Of the crew Of the
L. s. s. America and four Of the soldiers
who were listed as being aboard when
the vessel sank at her dock have not yet
been accounted for. The three enlisted
men OF the navy are Charles Nathaniel
Tatum, fireman, first class; John Abel,
fireman, first class and Earle Gus Sloan,
ships cook. third class. It Is still; hoped
that the missing men will report later. as
II Is believed some Of them were prob
ably ashore"
The Navy Department IL informed
that the United States troop transport
America took a sudden list to port at
4:45 o'clock the morning and sank At
her dock, Hoboken, n. J. The vessel is
now resting on the bottom on an even
keel and a wreck'ng crew is making
preparations to attempt to raise her.
"There we're 800 troops aboard, In ad-
dition to the regular crew. a careful
muster was held this morning and all
were accounted for. except three privates
and two sailors II Is not believed that
these men were lost, as the authorities
expect them to report later.
Coal Was Nearly All Aboard.
THE ship was coaling at the time. all
the coal except twenty-five tons having
been placed aboard. and II Il believed
that the listing OF the ship permitted the
water to enter through the coaling ports.
which were open. What caused the ves-
sci to list has not been determined. A
court OF inquiry was ordered and Is maxi
Insx iarnt Ian,
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature in this city yeste-ds,
as recorded by the oficial thermonete- /,
SHOWN In the annexed table:
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DEATHS

Totals. .sa3 ass
Total deaths Tuesday. $50.
Total deaths Monday, t61.
Increase, 81.
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Special Despatch to Tus sus.

TRENTON. Oct. 15.-Wh,le the cpl
denic OF Spanish influenza appears to
be subsiding generally throughout New
Jersey, reports from Perth Amhov, near
the scene of the recent big explosion, in
dictate deplorsb'e conditions there, from
the standpoint of the number OF deaths
from the disease. Officials stated TO-
Gay that bodies are so numerous hey
may have TO be buried In trenches I'M
less there Is an Immediate improvement
in the situation.
South Jersey towns. where the cpl
demic was felt with greatest force, re-
ported Improvement to-day. In the
whole State a decrease In the number
Of new cases OF the disease was re-
ported. althc ugh there still is urgent
need for physicians and nurses to take
care OF csses already existing. An
nouncement was made tonight that II
the abatement OF tho epidemic con-
tinues at the present rate the quarantine
row In force throughout the State will
he lifted on October 20. the State Health
Department leaving II to the discretion
OF municipal health officers to detern ne
whether the ban should be lifted in
their jurisdiction.
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ALL AT CAPITAL DON
INFLUENZA MASKS
Washington Seriously Ham
pered in War Work by
Malady.
Special DespetcA TO Tan sux.

WARRINGTON, oct lb.-0auBe masks
were prescribed by the Public Health
authorities to-day for every person rid
Ing on the street cars. The action was
taken as a means OF combating the In
creased spread OF the influenza epidemic
here. Thousands OF masks are being
prepared by volunteer women workers
In vacant schools and store buildings,
where relief stations have been opened
BARRIERS, dentists and elevator conduc-
'ors were asked also to wear masks.
Measures were taken by officlals OF
he Government also to curb the spread
or the epidemic among workers In war
'ctivities and Government departments
both in Washington and other cities.
Depletion In the ranks Of war workers
here through the disease is seriously
hindering the work of the Government,
while the coming OF additional workers
to take the places of those who are Ill
has almost ceased.
One Of the large war buildings ut Viz
yinia avenue and Eighteenth street
v. W., which has been occupied by a
division Of the Quartermaster Depart
ient was transformed into a Govern
tent hospital to-day after twenty -four
ours notice for the removal of military
scords and files.
More than nifty patients are In the
uilding tonight and others will be
rought there as rapidly as accommoda-
ions will allow. The structure win be
itted to receive 1900 patients.
Plan to Protect Girls.
Stories Of the ni!streatment and custer
v sick girls and women from their liv-
ng quarters by landlords and owners
aroused officials OF the Food and Fuel
administrations and the War Trade and
Var Industries Boards to action to-day.
Many Of the girls, virtually penniiess
and far from home, were put into the
'treet. II is stated. while suffering from
Influenza or the first stages OF pneu-
moniA-
The increased spread OF the disease
Is attributed In part to this cause and
officials of the Government are consid-
ering steps tonight for handling this
feature of the situation.
The epidemic appears to be subsiding
n army camps. although the number or
deaths increased to-day to $50, against
71s yesterday. New cases reported IN
the camps showed a decrease. Total
asses reported numbered '6.t9s. Pneu-
monia cases were 1916. against 2,523
the day before.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14

N~r threw it's spotlight upon them and heroes who were plain men but who have earned, just the same, the real crown The series of little stories of which this is the first is concerned with some of the men, named and unnamed, who have yet to be heralded for the full glory of their achievements.
 It happened at the Marne, where so many things in this great war have happened.
 In 1914, with the battle cry, "They shall not pass," the gallant French men under Gen. Joffre threw the boche back on the banks of the Marne in the first great battle of the great war.
 The early spring of 1918 saw the big German drive which carried the boche forces over the Marne and dangerously far to the south of it But the late spring witnessed Gen Fochs counter offensive, and the steady retreat of the Hun until the contending armies were again on the banks of the famous river.
 The Americans were brigaded with the French and English forces during this new allied offensive, and in the early days of June they found them selves in the thick Of the fighting al the Marne, and adding their force tt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14
SEvENTY-FIvE WOMEN ENROLLED.
 AT REM-ARMS

Training classes f6r women were reopened this morning at the Rem ington Arms Company plant after a lapse of two months. Seventy-five women were enrolled for training on drill presses and milling machines.
 T. Delaney, supervisor of training schools at the plant, spoke to the wo- men, urging them to show the men" what can be done in the way of show ing resentment at the manner in which Germany has waged warfare. He reminded them that when history of this war is written the woman who has been a munitions worker will have as large a place on its pages as she who has been a Red Cross nurse at the front.
 He talked to them of cleanliness, safety, opportunity and responsibility. Of these he said cleanliness is the most important, and that applied to work in the plant it doesn't mean just washing ones face and hands once a day. Personally it means cleanliness of mouth and minds" he said. Con- tinuing he impressed upon them the necessity of cleanliness in regard to the machines they will operate that perfect work may be produced.
 To be safe he told them to wear the caps and aprons advised by the com pany, and to keep their hair covered. He talked to them about general rules in observing safety, warned against practical jokes. He urged them to replace wishbones with backbones."
 "The only difference between the general manager and us is that he knows more than we do,' he said. q hope I can persuade some of you to put as much study into work here as into learning the one-step and the foXtrot.''
 Women, he said, are the backbone of this nation He declared that they are really "the first line of defense, and that he is more than glad that we are going to have them back with us as an example to the men,"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14
The New Clothes

 to the 0 nigh collar cuffs and border for  popular o
  the material of the solid emtuo deed  c6at the a necked and jabot k a embroidered organdie. black pleated and for the with
  White uted combined with peated black borders
  through the with inches long, sanor havoc cowlf and collars
  white silk fringe the back and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14
Diary of a Fashion Model
: By GRACE TEORNCLTFFE
Wool Embroidery May Be Effectively Used

then have buttons of wool, fringes CT braided belts of the same.
 Strands of different colored wool braided with gold thread make very rich and beautiful braid trimming which can be used either as A belt. an edging to sash or scarf or collar.
 Plain strands of wool sewed with thin gold thread can be used to edge the tunic or coat, and a comparatively small amount of wool used in this way produces a brilliant effect.
 Another advantage of wool is that 1t gives a soft touch to almost any
 fabric. It is especially excellent in
 combination with silk or serge. A sash of serge, the ends of which are embroidered with wool and finished
 with wool fringe will provide an ex- cellent and adequate trimming for an afternoon or street frock.
 This model here Illustrated depends on the use of wool in it's many forms for trimming. The material used is. midnight blue serge for the skirt and satin blouse and tunic of the same color.
 Perfectly plain lines in the blouse AAAe"AAS IL oppSdI dIinOSC I1SnC hitting.
 Like several other advanced style cos tunes, this gown is collarless, finish
 ing at the neck with a narrow strip Of wool embroidery.
 To contrast with the vivid shade of blue, gray wool in many tints is used. The tunic, falling in long, loose folds considerably below the hipline, has deep embroidered edge of gray wool.
 This, with the small piece of embroid- cry at the end of the sash, and the
 narrow edge on the collar, is all the embroidery used on this costume. At the end ~of the sash is deep fringe of gray wool in the many unts to match the embroidery.
 Solid color gray wool buttons give a double-breasted effect to the blouse, and a long row of these same buttons is used on both sleeves. In order to give fulness and sweep
 to the frock the skirt is pleated in very narrow folds, and makes an ex- ceedingly graceful contrast to the loose-bowing folds of the deep tunic. This frock is worn with a small, l close-fitting, round turban of the ! draped blue to match the gown, and as it's sole ornament has a small en-
 blem Of embroidered gray wool in the
 front.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14
MME. MELBA

Mime. Melba, the famouG soprano made her first appearance An Oct. 15, 1887. Before that date She was Helen Porter Mitchell, daughter of an Australian merchant. She was born in Melbourne, and adeYled her stage name from that of hH native city. At the age of sixteen sAe mar ried Charles Armstrong, ar* a few years later went to Paris an4 Studied under Mime. Marchesi. It SEas as Gilda in "Rigoletto," at the sheatre de la Monnaie in Brussels, Sat she made her debut. The followgg year she went to London, and alm4a over night was hailed as one of tsS great est worlds prima donnas hosition she held for over a quarta$ of a century. From the very b@inning her husband was opposed toaAir mu- sical career, and in 1900 he sivore- ed her in a Galveston, Tex, f-turt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14

a Wounded French Soldier and Won War Cross
 the mighty push that was to put the 1 boche again on the north bank of the river.
 During the fighting on the river E banks Frenchman was cut off from his comrades, wounded, taken pris- oner and carried with the Germans as they were swept to and beyond the river, but he managed to escape from his captors, and on the afternoon of June appeared on the north bank and signalled to the Americans who were in a position directly opposite, The firing was too heavy at that time for any one to attempt to go over to the wounded man, so he was told to hide in a certain spot until night fall.
 All that afternoon and evening the river was swept with a hail of ma chine-gun fire, rifle bullets and shells from the light artillery, while the Frenchman hid and the Americans watched and worried. At any mo- ment the Germans might discover the wounded poilu, and by 8 sudden dash either recapture or kill him before the very eyes of his Yankee friends. Final | ly night came, and It. Walter R F1annery of Pittsburgh, Pa, who had volunteered early in the afternoon tc go after the wounded Frenchman | prepared to make the trip. He tied rope around his waist and instructing his men that they were | to pull for all they were worth wher he had secured the poilu and hat i started on the return trip, he plunged | into the water and with a storm o1 | bullets flying all about him, swan tC the other side. Disengaging himsel from the end of the rope and twins 1t under the arms of the wounded Frenchman was the work of but { moment. Then assisting the poill 1 to the waters edge and grasping thu rope with one hand, F1annery signall ed his men to haul away, and the two men dropped into the river. Immediately the Germans say | them anl opened a nlurderous fire | the bullets fell like hail all aroun, them, and the Americans on tn south bank pulled on the rope s' hard that both men were submerged most of the time-a circumstanc
 that may have saved them iron
 death by bullets, however-and in al
 most less time than it takes to tell
 the two men were safe on the soutl
 bank.
 A French officer grasped the han, of the American lieutenant and un
 dertook to express his appreciation o
 what he had done.
 "Oh, that was nothing," rep1ie Flannery.
 But it is for just such nothing that we honor and decorate men fo
 bravery" returned the officer.
 And the day following. whil
 French and American soldiers wer
 lined up and cannons boomed an
 enemy aircraft flew overhead, L i: Flannery was decorated with tn French war cross.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14
ROSE B. s1MONE.

Rose Blanche Simone died last night at o'clock at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Louis Simone, 337 Connecticut avenue, of Spanish influenza followed by pneumonia. Miss Simone was engaged in motion picture work in New York and had come home last week to visit her parents. She contracted cola which later developed into influenza and pneumonia and. caused her death Some time ago Miss Simone was em~ ployed as telephone operator in the D. M. Read store and also iii the To- cal telephone exchange. Besides her parents, she is survived by two broth CTS, Joseph E., proprietor of the Herald News store, Nicholas G., an6 two sisters, Irene A. and Marietta.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14
THREE-QUARTER VELVETEEN
 TOP COATS FAVORED

With the popularity which one piece dresses are enjoying. 1t was stated by a representative that three quarter length top coats. and particu- larly those of velYeteen were well thought of. "We expect to make them especially favored with our trade" she stated.
 Unless a coat is fashioned on loose lines or with cape back, as shown in one number where the cape joined to the sleeves introduced a butterfly effect. straight and narrow line models dominate. Among these is a satin matelasse in black with little pockets on Iae bodice just above the belted %AlSl2Sne-two more applied toward the back on the hips The buttons which fasten extend from neck to tor of deep kit cOney border.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT
Bridgeport, Conn.,, Oct. IA, 1918. S86 Main Street. Tel. Noble z5U.
 Market Guide for Bridgeport

6rlQSeport, Conn.,, Oct. 14, 19l8. SS6 Main Street. Tel. Noble z5U.
 Market Guide for Bridgeport
 Consumers
 Prepared by the Local City Mar keting Agent of the Bureau of Mar kets, U. s. Department of Agriculture, Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce and Bridgeport Fruit and Vegetables Growers Association, Cooperating.
 ABUNDANT - Grapes. Peppers, Sweet Corn, Apples, Onions, Sweet Potatoes, Green Tomatoes.
 NORMAL-Pears, Cabbage, Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, Quinces.
 SCARCE-Lima Beans, String Beans, Squash, Tomatoes. Fruit Bargains Are Numerous With the epidemic of influenza still raging, fruits continue to be much more popular than vegetables. Huck- sters report much difficulty in sell ing vegetables of any kind but fruits are disposed of readily. Some fruits are now right in the heighth of their season and supplies should be secur- ed at once. This applies particularly to quinces. The local representative of the Bureau of Markets advises housewives to order a supply of quinces from their retailers if they wish to can a supply, to make jelly or to. preserve quinces in other various forms. The crop is reported as somewhat short this year and the housewives ordering now will stand much better chance of getting a supply than those who wait till later Do aclr nf i ri oif costing retailers from $1.25 to $160 according to quality. These prices represent approxi- | mately the cost to the retailer when | buying in the original packages. Con- sumers should expect to pay on the average, an advance over these prices of from 20 to 40 per cent. to cover | the retailers cost of doing business and his legitimate profit.
 Apples-good, 5Oc-$1.5O basket, A. 1oc quart; $4.5O-$6 barrel. 5-7c. quart; local, s1-$2.25, basket, 7-Sc quart. 1 Bananas-South America, $3-$3.50 nine hands, '25-30c dozen.
 Beans-green, $1.75-$2 busheI, g. 6 1-4c quart; wax, $1.75$2 nushel 5 1-4-6 1-4c quart; lima. s2.25-$3
 
 | Beets-bunch, 20-24 punches for $1, 5c bunch.
 Cabbage, $1.5o7$2 bushel, 1-2-2c pound.
 CantaIoupe-Honey Dew, $2.25- $2.75 crate; 40-45c each.
 Carrots - bunch, 30-50c dozer bunch, 2 1-2-4c bunch. Corn-loca1, $1.50-$2, 18-24c dozen No. 2, $1-$125, 12-18c dozen. Cucumbers-York State, $190-$2.0C bushel, 1 1-2-2c each; pickling, $1ot hundred, 1c each.
 Grapes-Malaga, $2.50-s2.75 fiat 10 1-4-11 1-4c. pound; Tokay, $2.65 s2.75 fiat, 12-1Sc pound; local. $1 $125 crate, 1-2-9c pound. Lettuce-head, S1.25 crate, 5c head.
 onions-conn. Valley, $2-$s sack 2-3e pound; local, $1.5O$1.75 bushel 3-3 1-4c pound.
 Pears-D'Anjou. $4.25-$5 box 2 1-4-3c each.
 } Oranges-Cal. Valley $12.5o pox ) 60-90c dozen.
 Lemons-Cal., $6.50-$7.50 box 2-2 1-2c each. Parsley-local. 3O-4oc., 2 1-2-s 1-s bunch.
 Peaches-E $2 basket, IA, quart; $4-$425 bushel. 12 1-2-1S 1-4' quart.