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Lillian Borof sky, Aged 22,
.Word From Parents In Devastated Zone,
Swallows Carbolic
Several Hours After
., Coma at Boarding House.
. . Continually brooding over the fate
of her parents In Russia's devastated
war zone, whom she feared have lost
.their home, And are suffering the pri
vations and hunger. With thousands of
other wandering Jewish refugees, Mlas
Lillian Borofsky, a handsome girl of
22 years, committed suiciae ay mrai
lowlng carbolic acid In a fit of tern?
Ipprarly Insanity this morning. .
The girl, who resides with her un-
hcle, Jacob Borofsky, at 688 Berkshire
avenue, was discovered lying In an un-
rcona clous condition on the floor of her
troom by Mrs. Borofsky, shortly before
8 o'clock this morning. ,
Several physicians were hastily sum-
onpned and restoratives applied before
lane was taken to the Bridgeport hos
pital. Miss Borofsky, however, had
evidently been in state of rom for a
BURNETT SCORCHES EUROPEANS
WHO EMIGRATE TO AMERICA AND
v . OUTBIDS II1S LITERACY TEST
Y6ongressni-n Jehn I Burnett, fath
er of the Immigrattsk bill, reached
toWjJthls afternoon.; It Is expected he
will t introdaoed t the members of
the' 'junior Order s-AHHcan Mechaa
Ics br Congressttea J V J. 'Bll'.;C -
l3l an interview Tsjlla s reporter of
Th. Farmer, Burnett referred in
teOTtWng-.larhBWtBi teethe foreigners
V jwhoJhay r. been peuiBtig to this conn-
The Teslaianojn to which ne refers
g the same which President Wilson
bias vetoed as not being in accordance
with: American principles of humanity
land justice. . v v
Said Congressman Burnett:
"History shows that after an wan
:the better classes of people remain
behind to repair, the damage done.
rThe poorer classes and the undesir
ables take chaneea ft emigration.
"American Industry is? prone-to em
ploying such labor because of its )ow
fwage wnlch eventually .throws tne
American workman out of employ
ment.
."These lower classes of people bring
(low. standards with them and the Im
moral customs to which they have
been accustomed in their own coun
tries and this will work to the detri
ment of America in that respect.
"I do not say," , continued Congress-
fman Burnett, "that one can stop the
black hander by illiteracy tests, but
it will stop the mind of man who will
do the blackhander"s bidding here for
Ignorance and crime go hand in hand."
"in comparing the northern races of
Europe with those of southern Europe
the speaker tonight in elaborating' on
this topic will attempt to show that
khe better races of Europe will not be
Effected by the taw. ,
The congressman, who is to address
the arriving delegates of the Junior
(Order 9f American Mechanics, arrive!
in this city at 10 o'clock. He was
PRESIDENT GETS
HEARTY WELCOME
FROM BALTIMORE
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On Way Ho Make Second
Speech is Cheered By Sev-
o-rol TVi nn carina .
Baltimore, Sept. 25 President Wil
son will come to Baltimore today to
deliver the second speech of his cam
paign for re-election. He arrived here
at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon and was
driven Immediately to the Lyric the
atre for his' address before the Na
tional Grain Leajers' convention.
)Cheering crowds of several thousand
delegates greeted him at the station. -
S PRESIDENT SES FIRE.
Philadelphia, Sept. 25 President
Wilson, traveling In a special train
from Long Branch to Baltimore, was
held Up eight minutes in the north
eastern part of Philadelphia today by
a fire in a. carload of straw on the
New York division of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad. While the burning car
was being shifted 'to another track,
the President chatted with some of
the city firemen at the blaze and mem
fbers of the train crew, who cheered
Jiim as his trainxarted off again.
MRS. SHEPARD BURIED
Saybrook, Conn., Sept. 25. The
tfuneral of Mrs. Mary N. Shepard, wid
,ow of Rev ' Peter L.- Sheoard. was
'held - today from Grace Episcopal i
church here where her husband was'
rector at the time of his death. Rev.
Ipr. Samuel Hart, dean of Berkeley
iDivinlty school, Middletown, officia-
ed assisted by Bishop C. E. Olmstead ,
of Colorado, who Is on a vacation here,
1 and Rev; C. O. Scovllle, of New Ha
ven. . Interment was in Old Cypress
cemetery at Saybrook, Point. - '
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Brooding Over Lack of
Acid Dies In Hospital
Being F ound In State of
half hour or more and efforts to revive
her were in vain. She died at noon in
the. hospital.
According to relatives she has been
in this country about 10 years and for
the last two years had been employed
at -the Remington Arms plant. Re'
cently she often was heard to bemoan
the fact that she was "alone in the
world,'" expressing at the same time
her fear that her parents were either
dead or homeless because they failed
to communicate with her.
Efforts by the police to find where
the girl purchased the poison have
failed. It was reported that she had
made a purchase yesterday afternoon,
in the drug store of Arpad Gerstl, but
records of yesterday's sales at the
store failed to reveal that poison . of
any description had hjeen sold. ., 1
met at the , station by a delegation
headed by the reception committee
composed of Jdbn Bailey, Roy Stand-
iah and warren, H. Goodrich.
After luncheon he was taken about
the city in an automobile and Is to ad
dress a publicum ee ting la the Casino
at o'clock, j Formation of a parade
to escort the speak e and delegates to
the hall will Deeravat Cpurtavd Gilbert
itrm mkm Wffisfcyitl' a . parade
will traverse the central arteries of the
city in Its line of march. - ' '
Delegates from New Haven, Dan
bury, Norwalk and other cties in the
county began to arrive today. The
main 'convention will' be .held tomor
row This program will be followed
tonight: - ' . . i
8:45 "Star Spangled Banner,"
chorus by all
8:50 Introduction of the chairman
of the evening. Past Chancellor George
Pelham. , j
8:55 Speech of welcome. Mayor
Wilson. ,
9:00 National 'Council, National
Counollor C. B. Webb of North Caro
lina, 9:05 Funeral Benefit' department,
Secretary and Manager Stephen Col
lins,' Pittsburgh, Pa.
9:10 Conditions of Junior O. TJ.
A. M 'National Secretary Martin
"Woods of Philadelphia, Pa.
9:15 National Legislative Commit
tee, National Vice Councilor John H.
Noyes of Plaistow, N. H. ,
9:20 Relation. . of Daughters of
America to Junior O TJ A M, Mrs.
Elizabeth P. How, of Wllllamsburgh,
N. T.
9:80 -National 1 Orphans' Home,
Charles " H. Kernan, superintendent.
Tiffan, Ohio. . '
9:45 "Immigration," John L Bur
nett, congressman from Alabama.
10:50 Singing of "America." '
11:80 Banquet at. The Stratfield.
UNIONS CONTINUE
TAKING VOTES ON
BIG NX STRIKE
Leaders Say That 179,500
, Already Have Decided to
1 Walk Out. '
New York, Sept. 25 Labor organ
izations including about 100,000 work
ers met today to vote on the question
of Joining in the proposed general
strike to take effect here Wednesday
morning. Ernst Bohm, secretary of
the conference of labor leaders direct
ing . the movement .asserted that
unions. representing 179,500 workers
already had voted to quit work.
.A meeting of the leaders, -will be
held this afternoon to hear the re
ports from the local unions. Among
those voting today are the machin
ists, metal workers, laundrymen and
butchers.
According to Secretary Bohm, the
strike amdb? drivers for Borden's
Condensed Milk Co., which 'begun yes
terday and continued to spead today,
was due to an attempt 'by the com
pany to enforce upon the men the
"Master and Servant" form of "con
tract, which is one of the Issues in the
traction strike.
ALFRED WARD, NOTED
BRITISH SLEUTH, DEAD
London, Sept. 25. Alfred ward,
chief inspector of Scotland Yard, died
today. Inspector Ward had charge of
the police investigation into several of
the most sensational crimes of recent
years. He visited the United States
last May to bring back Ignatius Trt
bich Lincoln, the former member of
Parliament and self-confessed German
spy. Lincoln was extradited on the
charge of forgery.
ISO
MERIDEN POSTAL
CLERK HELD FOB
THEFT OF $1,000
Taken By Federal Inspector
After Marked Money
Trap is Laid. '
PUBLISHING FIRM
LOSES LARGE SUM
Claims That $2,200 Sent In
Mail Has Failed of
Delivery.
Meriden, Conn., Sept. 25. Edward A.
Conklin, a night clerk in the local post
office, was arrested there . today by
Federal Inspector Rhind, of .Boston,
charged: with the theft of money from
the mails. He was taken to Hartford
for a hearing before the- United States
commissioner. Conklin is 29 years old,
unmarried and had been in the post
office for ten years.
Recently complaint was made by a
local publishing company that about
a thousand letters, containing - cash,
checks or money orders of atotal
value of $2,200 had been ' lost during
the past four months. Marked bills
were placed in letters and addressed to
the company.
When these failed to arrive Conklin
was questioned and then arrested.
The company claims that the actual
cash taken amounted to about $1,000.
Oonklin denies that he gt such a sum.
Inquiry from hundreds of persons as
to Why letters containing money for
warded by them to the company had
brought no response, started the in
vestigation. v '"
PLAN POST CARD
DELUGE TO FORCE
WILSON'S HAND
Chamber of Commerce Open
ly Declares For Adoption
of New Charter.
The ChamberV of Commerce has
openly espoused theeaua of commis
sion government fT;? JJridgeport. : -
Today the chamber issued 20,000
postal cards, to voters registered in
Bridgeport, asking that the voters send
reply postal cards to Mayor Wilson
urging that the question of adoption
of the charter be submitted to the
electorate on the regular election day,
Nov. 7.- 1 '
The chamber of commerce states in
its communication to the voters, its
belief, "that our city will be greatly
benefited by the adoption of the char
ter for a commission form of govern
ment that has been prepared," also its
belief that "the consideration -of such
matter can be better determined at a
general election rather than at a spe
cial election.' '
DISPATCHER SAYS
WRECKED EXPRESS
RAN BY SIGNALS
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Towerman Says Signals
Were Set Against Gilt
v Edge Engineer. .
Westerly, R. L.Sept. 23T. Testimony
today of John McCluskey, who was
train dispatcher at Bradford when the
Gilt Edge Expresss of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad tele
scoped a local train there on April 17,
killing five persons, was to the effect
that the signals were set against the
express. McCluskey was a witness at
the trial of Charles H. Mansfield, of
New Haven, engineer of the express.
who is charged with manslaughter in
connection with the death of two' of
the passengers.
Ready For School, .
Child Seized With
Her Final Illness
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Margaret Florence Johnston, aged
six years and 11 months, packed her
'bright new books yesterday morning
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Johnston, 300j Newfield
avenue, happily preparing for enter
ing school today. '
Yesterday afternoon, .Florence, as
her playmates called her, was taken
lightly ill. In the evening she 'be
came worse and she was put to bed,
with the adjuration to hr parents,
however, that she would be called In
time to go to school this morning.
Florence became seriously 111 dur
ing the night and early this morning
she was rushed to the Bridgeport hos
pital. A short time afterward she
died. ' The physician who attended
her at the hospital said she was suf
fering from nephritis and oedema of
the lungs.
Steam Yacht Attracts ,
Attention in Harbor
The steam yacht Seminole of New
York, put into Bridgeport harbor at
an early hour this morning to coal.
She 'left at 8o'clock, destination and
owner unknown. Her great length
and beautiful lines attracted many
eyes from the Stratford avenue bridge.
Her coming up to the Wall street
dock with ease was considered a neat
feat along the waterfront. Her length
is 107 feet, though drawing only seven
(eet of water.,
BATCHELLER CO.
DENIES PLAN TO
CUT WAGE RATE
Letter From Fifth Avenue
. Offices Found in Each Em
ploye's Envelope.
WILL NOT VIOLATE
SIGNED AGREEMENT
Union to Insist on Recogni
tion of Shop Committee
For Entire Force
As an aftermath of the meeting of
the Corset Workers' union' Friday
evening, when the situation at . the
George C. Batcheller Co. and the
Crown Corset Co. was discussed, em
ployes of those factories found a miss
ive from the Fifth avenue, New York
offices of the owners, in their en
velopes Saturday afternoon.
The communication declared that
the George C. Batcheller Co. has no
intention of cutting piece work prices
or violating its , agreement with the
employes of, the concern, in which it
was prortiised that the 48-hour week
would be adhered to. The communi
cation follows:
"130 Fifth Avenue,
New York City,
Sept. 23, 1916.
"To our Employes:
It has been brought to our atten
tion that certain persons not. In our
employ 'are circulating reports among
our employes that we intend in the
near, future to lengthen our working
hours andalso to cut down our piece
work prices. We wish to state at
this time that there is absolutely no
basis for making any such statements,
as we -have no intention of extending
our working hours beyond the 4 8 -hour
weekly schedule now in force, and we
also have not etonsidered at any time a
reduction in the prices we ' are , now
paying for piece work. We intend to
keep the agreement we made with
our employes recently regarding
working hours and piece-work prices,
and to treat all alike, whether they
belong to a society or union, or other
wise, and we certainly expect our em
ployes to keep their part of this agree
ment also.
"We trust this will relieve any un
certainty in the minds of any of our
employes as to our position in these
matters. .' . -
"GEORGE C. BATCHELLER & CO."
The communication made no men
tion of the question concerning a shop
committee, which Organizer John F.
Pierce of the union declares the girls
willj Insist upon. He said they liavo
found it impossible to work under the
present system of conferences between
committees from, each department
with the employers. '
MOTHER AND HER
BABE BURIED IN
THE SAME GRAVE
Mother's Requdst That They
4 Might Live in One Tomb
Is Granted.
With her head on her dead mother's
breast, Meta, six-rnonths-old daughter-
of G-ustave and Charlotte Tetmear
lies in the same casket In the parlor
of Che little home at 40 Orland street.
Mother and child are dead of the same
disease, the dread white plague. Mrs.
Tetmear, who is only 26 years, of
age, was a victim of what is termed
toy some, hasty consumption. The
child developed the disease soon af
ter Che mother was stricken and died
late Friday. The, mother. died yester
day morning. ier aying request was
that her 1aby "be 'buried with her. Ac
cordingly, the baby has been laid with
its mother, her arm about it and its
head on her 'breast as in life.
The Tetmears formerly lived at 302
Mountain Grove street. Mrs. Tet
mear was born in Germany but came
to ..this country when a girl. The
bodies were kept at the morgue of
Auigust G. Baker in Stratford avenue.
The double funeral will be held from
the home of Mrs. Tetmear's cousin,
Henry Poneleit, 40 Orland street, at
2:30 Wednesday afternoon and half
an hour later at the First German
Evangelical Lutheran church in Grand
street where Rev. Herman C. Weimer,
pastor of the German Reformed
church will conduct funeral service.
The (burial will be in one grave in
Park cemetery.
Second Moore Child .
t Dies of Paralysis
After a brave battle for life little
Margaret Long Moore passed away to
day at the home ofNher parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Moore, 605 Carroll
avenue. The little girl with her sis
ters, was one of the first victims of,
infantile paralysis.
Both were stricken In July. The
sister died, but it was believed Mar
garet was recovering. The ravages of
the disease so weakened Margaret
that she never fully recovered and
death came last night. Beside her
parents she is survived by two broth
ers, Richard and Kenneth.
BANKERS ARE MEETING.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 25 Al
though the annual convention of the
American Bankers' Association will
not begin until Thursday, the numer
ous committees began their meetings
today and bankers from all parts of
the United States were arriving on
every train. YThe "group conferences"
will start tomorrow.
GERM mm mi m
TWO ZEPraJHS' IN Ril:
LED
FORMER GREEK PREMIER
TO JOIN REBELS; CRETE
UPRISING IS SPREADING
London, Sept. 25 A despatch to
the Star from Athens says former
Premier. Venizelos, of Greece, has gone
to Saloniki.
WILL FOLLOW VENIZELOS.
Athens, Sept. 25 Sixty-nine out of
the 80 members of King Constantino's
famous Cretan Guards who have dis
banded the organization, leaving only
11 loyal members, purpose following
Premier Venizelos to Saloniki, should
he decide to sro there to loin the revo
lutionary movement, according to ad
vices from Crete.
REBELS IV CONTROL
London, Sept. 25 Armed Cretain
insurgents, numbering 30,000," are in
complete control of the island, accord
ing to a Reuter's Athens despatch.
Canea, Seraclion and other Coast
towns are in their possession.
The Greek Authorities have turned
over all government buildings to the
leaders of the separatist movement.
Only 11 members of King Constan
tino's Cretan Guard remain loyal, the
CONFUSION MARKS OPENING
OF SCHOOLS AS CHILDREN
OVERTAX FACILITIES HERE
Despite the infantile paralysis scare
it was estimated by officials of the
'board of education today tha the larg
est registration ever known would
mark the opening of the public schools
for the fall term. It is estimated also
that at least two-thirds of the pupils
will have to go on half time sessions
probably for the entire term because
there are not school rooms enough.
Every portable building owned by the
school board will be put Into use and
probably some more will be built to
meet the demands. Of the ' new
schools now building not a single one
is ready for occupancy and the schools
open with no more rooms than were
used when they closed last summer.
Superintendent of Schools Samuel
J. Slawson estimated this afternoon
that more than 2,000 new pupils had
applied for tuition, although his re
ports from the schools were incom
plete due to the confusion and the
large number of pupils who applied.
Supt. Slawson said that he knew a
number of parents were affected by
the infantile paralysis scare and he
estimated that from 1,800 to 2,000
more pupils would be kept away from
schools for a time ion that account
alone. v
On the first day of school last year
a few more than 19,000 pupils regis
tered. This was about the average
daily attendance although at one time
early in the term the registration
reached more than 21,000. Supt,
Slawson does not look for full regis
tration this year until close to Thanks
giving time.
The registration of the pre-voca-
CARRIE NEFF
DEFENDANT IN
DIVORCE SUIT
Woman Who Created Scene
In Street Accused of
z Intemperance.
Carrie Starr Neff, who broke into
the front page recently by striking
her husband's vaudeville partner with
a glass, has been sued for divorce by
John Neff, In papers filed today in the
superior court he alleges intolerable
cruelty and intemperance. The cou
ple were married October 17, 1908, In
Chicago, 111. Mrs. Neffs maiden
name was Carrie Phelps.
At the time of Mrs. Neffs attack
pjon the other woman, it was alleged
Neff had not made payments for his
wife's support. In the city court Mrs.
Neff paid a fine of $25 for the assault
upon her husband's partner. Neff
was playing at Poll's that week and
is on a theatrical tour at present. The
divorce action is returnable to the
October term of court.
DAMAGED "ZEP" SIGHTED.
London. Sept. 25 Danish fishermen
report having observed four Zeppelin
irships yesterday traveling in a
southeasterly direction, says a des
patch from Copenhagen to the Ex
change Telegraph Co. One of the
ZeDDelins was in a damaged condition
and was being accompanied by tor
pedo destroyers.
A heavy earthquake shock was felt
at San Juan Del Suidv Nicaragua.
IRIS I
others being disbanded.
London, Sept. 25 British monitor
and destroyers bombarded the Bel
gian coast on Sunday between Heyst
and Brugges, according to a Reuter
despatch from Flushing.
Paris, Sept. 25 German troops
made an attack on the Verdun front
last night, near Vaux-Chapitre Wood.
The war office report of the afternoon
says the attack failed.
Russian troops on the western end
of the Macedonian front took the of
fensive last night. . The war office an
nounced today that they had captured
Hill 916, west of Fiorina, which had
been fortified strongly by the Bul
garians A Bulgarian counter-attack
was checked by French and Russian
artillery and bayonets.
French artillery fire ceaused an out
burst of flames in Doiran and French
troops nade progress on their left
wing. On the Broda river.i Serbian
troops reached the frontier and
French Infantry made a sight advance
to the north of Fiorina.
tional school, the old High school
building, was very light today. It was
said that this was due to a misunder
standing. The pupils who are to at
tend this school reported at the gram
mar schools Instead. There was con
siderable confusion at Shelton school
today. It opened as the new normal
school. Several of teachers dismissed
their classes and weni home long be
fore the noon recess. A large number
of pupils who desired to register for
the first time were told to come this
afternoon or tomtorroW morning.
At the High school the enrollment
was reported as unusually light. At
Waltersville, Maplewood, Longfellow,
Bryant and Lincoln schools many of
the pupils who appeared to register
for the first time were told to come
again tomorrow. Many transfers of
teachers are in force as the term
opens. There are 63 new teachers 49
of whom are graduates of the City
Normal school.
In two or three weeks it is thought
Garfield school will be completed and
eight rooms will be available there.
It Is expected that six weeks longer
will be required for the contractor to
complete the addition to the old Nor
mal school in Clinton avenue, while
the ' eight rooms and assembly hall
building at the Hall school probably
will not be available until Easter.
Pastors throughout the city reported
an unusually large attendance at all
Sunday schools yesterday, following
the long perlqd during which the chil
dren were forced to stay, out of school
because 6f infantile paralysis i the
adult attendance was also reported as
large.
Tug Ordered
Out to Meet
U-Boat Liner
Westerly, R. I., Sept. 25. Or
ders to have the tug Westerly
proceed tonight to Montauk
Point, to assist in towing a German-,
merchant submarine 1 to
New London, were received to
day by Captain Frank II. Robin
son of the Westerly Towboat
Company!
It was his understanding
from the message, he said, that
the submarine was now sub
merged off Montauk Point,
awaiting the cover of darkness
to slip into port at New London.
REDGATE IMPROVING.
Although still in a critical condi
tion, hopes are entertained for the re
covery, of William Redgate, son of
Superintendent of Police John H.
Redgate, who was operated on Satur
day at the Bridgeport hospital, for ap
pendicitis and ulcers of the stomach.
His condition is reported as improved
this morning.
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Dirigibles Are Destroyed
and Crews Captured in
Night Attack on London
Heavy Damage and Many
Casualties Are Reported.
Berlin Denies That Raid on
Essen Caused Serious
Damage French Aero
planes in Many Engage
ments Along Somme.
Aerial activities on all fronts
have 4 marked the progress of
the war in the past 48 hours.! '
Both sides have been active.
Berlin today admitted the''
loss 'of two Zeppelins in' th '
bombardment of London oni
Saturday night. The raid claim-'
ed many victims and the dam-
age was heavy.
. Damage at Essen wher-w
French aviators bombed 'tiia
Igreat Krupp works at Essea.
and returned safely after a
flight of 500 miles, is'reportedi
by Berlin to be slight, notwith-i
standing French claims to thet
contrary. ' ,
Both sides have been active'
in aerial warfare along . thej
Franco-Belgian battle line., ,
Berlin Admits Loss
of Zeppelin Raidjers
Berlin, Sept. 25. Extensive.' fires
were observed to have been caused by
the Zeppelin bombardment of 'London
and the English midland counties on
Saturday night, it was announced to
day in the official report on ' the air
raid. .
Two of the Zeppelins were lost mis a
rsult of the fire of anti-aircraft eguns
in London. The statement says:
"During the night ft Sept. 23, 24,
several naval airships dropped bombs
on London, on places of military im
portance and on the midland coun
ties. Fires were everywhere observed
to result, these remaining visible for a
long time.
"Previously, before crossing the
British coast, the. airships were fired
upon by guard vessels and during the
attack itself were under an extraor
dinarily heavy fire of Incendiary shell
from numerous batteries in well di
rected volleys. Two of the airships fell
victims to anti-aircraft guns at Lon
don. All the others returned undam-:
aged.'V
TTntrae, Says . London '
London, Sept, 25. Regarding the-.
German official report on the Zeppelin
raid, the official press bureau today!
states: N
"In addition to the fact that noj
anti-olrcraft defenses or places of mil-1
ltary Importance were damaged, this,
account is full of the usual misstate:
ments."
French Bring Down x .
Hostile Aeroplane
Paris, Sept 25 The French official!
communication today has this jster-j
ence to aerial activity:
"Enemy aircraft last night threw
down about 10 bombs near Luneville.
One woman was slightly wounded; the
material damages were Insignificant.
."During yesterday, an enemy aero-'!
plane, attacked by one of our ma
chines, was disabled and fell to thei
ground north of Miserey. Three oth
er machines were seriously damaged
and compelled to land. ,
"During the night 'of Sept, 24-25,
twelve French aviators threw down
98 shells on the village and railroad
station of Guiscard. -During the
same night seven French airmen
threw down 50 bombs on factories at
Thionvllle and , Rombach, as on the .
village of Audlon-Le-Roman. Follow- .
lng the Rombach bombardment, '
flames were seen."
Berlin Says Damage
Is Slight at Essen
Ttnrlln Rianf 25. Vrt flre w.r
caused at Essen by the hostile air raid
dropped inflicted no damage, accord-.
lng to an official report made today
as follows:
"The general in command at Meun
ster reports that on Sept, 24,. several
enemy airmen appeared over the sub
urbs of Essen and lor a minute over
the town. They dropped several
bombs, most of which caused no dam
age. Fires occurrea.
The French war office bulletin last .
night announced that two French
aeroplanes on that day dropped II
bombs on Essen, - where the great
Krupp plant is located and returned
safely after a flight of 600 miles.
THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Tuesday, continued
oooL Moderate west winds.
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