The day book. [volume], July 15, 1915, LAST EDITION, Image 3

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MILITIA HELD IN READINESS IN
BRIDGEPORT ARMS STRIKE
Bridgeport, Conn., July 15. Sam
uel Gompers, president of American
Federation of Labor, expected ta
reach Bridgeport today in effort to
avert general strike among employes
Washington. That George T.
called, would tie up manufacture of
war munitions for European belliger
ents. Four companies of the Connecticut
coast artillery, with headquarters
here, awaited the call today to take
charge of the situation.
About 300 men were on strike to
day, mostly millwrights and hod car
riers, working on the new addition to
the Remington plant
At a secret meeting of the central
labor union last night the advisabil
ity of calling out the 18 "branches of
the allied metal trades' was consid
ered. ,
TREASURE HUNT MURDER TRIAL
COLLAPSES
Bedford, la., July 15. County At-"
torney Burrell announced at 9:30'
o'clock that he would ask Justice
Sawyer to dismiss the murder charge
against Bates Huntsman. If his mo
tion is favorably acted upon it will
mean the dismissal of the same
charge against the other three aged
defendants, held for the alleged mur
der of a wealthy cattleman thirty
nine years ago at Siam.
Events of the trial yesterday indi
cated that Justice Sawyer might
grant the motion.
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GERMANY OFFERS REPARATION
Washington, July 15. Germany
admitted responsibility for torpedoing
of the Hawaiian-American liner Ne
braskan off the Irish coast several
weeks ago, in a memorandum sent
Ambassador Gerard from the German
foreign office. Sincere regret is ex
pressed and the German government
offers to make compensation,
CALL NEW SOCIETY WORSE
THAN BLACK HAND
Cleveland, O., July 15. "Marked!"
Five hundred persons in a movie
show heard t.hfa cry of terror.
They found Joseph Rizzo writhing
on the floor, blood streaming from his
face, where a red letter had been
carved.
"It's the "T," he gasped. Tm
marked for life." , t
Rizzo is the latest victim of a so
ciety that police say is giving them
more trouble than the Black Hand.
Rizzo told-police he had 'received
mysterious letters carrying threat of
the "mark," unless he gave up
money to the new society.
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