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VOL.. 63 NO. 155
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1917
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German Forces, Advancing on Sector of 1 Miles
- on Verdun.Front Near Dead Man's Hill, Driv
er en Back; With Frightful Losses Footing
' AGained in One Salient Near Cerny, After De-
fenses Are Levelled by Shell Fire ;
, Paris, June 30 The Germans resumed tlieir. violent attack
on the Verdun iront west -of Dead Man hill last night, the war
office announces. Picked German, troops advanced on a f ector
f, i 3-4 miles, and were almost annihilated by the French.
v The Germans, penetrated the f jrst French line over the; en
tire front attached, but were driven out except on the. western
; elope Of. Dead .Man; hill. 4- -S :.:."; ';'y:':
1 ; The French, made, a counter, attack west of hill 304 and took
tback most of the trenches lost on Thursday. '
vC bn the Aisne; front the Germans- attacked northeast of
Cernyi employing burning liquid They occupied a salient af
ter the defenseshad been levelled by shell fire, but were re
pulsed elsewhere. , ' . ' ' , ' , '
Berlin, June 30,- via
tured several enemy lines south of La Bovelle farm on the Aisne
front, army headquarters announced todayl . '
- ' A Una ?iYt metres in lftnM.h nn t.hft eastern ,slnne nf nil! Sfti
aiorthwest of Verdun,-was also captured, the of ficiaf statement
Vr reports. . ' ' " - - - ' , , . .
iniTISCTOOPS'ADVAlJCEOfefe
Oil FOUR HILE FRONT; ENCIRCLING
TOUri OF LENS ON tllREE SIDES
' London, June SO A : series , of
' strongly organised defensive systems
. on botli banks of the Souchez, cover
, lng Lena, has been captured by the
(British, It Is announced today,,
i In heir .recent operations the Brit
ih have advanced more than a mile
Jon a front. -of four miles about Lens,
and are now menacing tiie town from
.. (three sides, - . -.. '.- ' ; .
' . The announcement follows:
"Additional information now avail
able confirms the success of -our 're
cent operations 'in the neighborhood
of Lens. Besides the capture of pris
oners and machine , guns already re-
! ported, an important advance . has
DESPERATE OFFENSIVE TAKEN BY
CANADIANS IN LENS REGION NOW
FORCING GERMANS BACK STEADILY
Canadian Headquarters in France, :
June 30 (By Canadian press," limit
ed). Success, unexpectedly great at a
cost In casualties lees than some re
cent unimportant ' engagements, has
attended the drive of the Canadians
along the valley of the Souchez to
ward Lens during the last week. The
gain of ground is greater than in any
actlC i lnce; t capture of Vlmy
ridge, and the land restored to France
Includes some of her most productive
coal mines. . Coulotte, Levltte, and
almost all of Avion are firmly held
and that part of the plain east of
Vimy . where, a week . ago. no one
could show himself above the top of a
trench without drawing . the fire of
snipers and machine guns, may now
be traversed in the open.
Lying : out '- in the water soaked
ground along the Souchez - river still
under lire, are the troops who attack-
, ed ' the enemy at 2:80 o'clock on
Thursday morning in the outskirts of
Avion. The ' Germans put up a de
. fense so strong that some of the
,i troops had to retire, On Thursday
, afternoon they attacked again, . and
after hand to hand fighting the . re-
;ult was seen in the number of Oer
jnaa dead remaining on ftit field The
4 Canadians pressed forward toward the
I western part of . the village. The
sun men took part in a third at
tack within 24 hours, 'This was
launched at 1 o'clock Thursday night,
and after they had once again reach
ed the goal set for them they surren-
i dered to slep the result of utter ex-
haustlon, in a downpour of torrential
rain.-.,.. . ''; ' V.' . v
The situation on Friday afternoon
. ' is regarded as most satisfactory. The
; enemy by dammiifg the Souchez river
i by blowing up the highway and rail
road bridges crossing the canal, and
i by obstructing the sonnecting cha
! nnels through the marshes in the re
. gion southwest of Lens, has , placed
j a fcalt ef inundated land between htm
elf asd ths Canjadlan corpa 4M
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uEuiiPyjIky rum.
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London-M3erman troops yesterday cap
been mads .on a total front of about
four miles to a depth of more than a
mile.r . As "a" result of our attacks a
series of strongly organized defensive
systems on, both banks of the river
Souchez, .covering the,, town of Lens,
has been captured." Our troops have
gained the whole of their objectives
on each occasion 'with slight , loss,
while inflicting considerable casualties
on the enemy. Positions of great,
strength and tactical ' and - strategic
importance thnsp as Bed into our
hands. . '
; "A hostile' raiding party was re
pulsed during the night northwest of
Gouzeaucourt." :. .-:; .
front of more than a-mile. The in.
unaations are a cover to aweaknesa
the enemy, virould not have, betrayed
even a few months ago, because thev
reveal his intention to watte a .nurelv
defensive warfare along this part of
tne une.-- ' ;. . ..
inere are aally increasing signs
that the German man power is no
longer what it was.' "The number of
enemy troops in the field appears lit
tle less than before" the opening of'
spring operations, but' the spirit of
men is no longer that of an assured
victory. A ; prisoner taken yesterday
spoke of the process of disullusion
ment the German people are now go
ing through. If the war does not end
ouu, ne uaiu, mere wm .oe a revolu
tion in liermany. Tihs chanced n(rtt
is all the more 'significant because it
is not due to under-feeding, for most
of the German prisoners are well
nourished.
Austrians Withdraw
. Troops From Russia
Washington, June SO. Heavy Aus
trian reinforcements from the Russian
front have, been thrown against' . the
Italians in Che Trenitino, according to
Italian embassy ' dispatches.. , ,-. They
deny that the Italians have been driv
en from their new position on Mount
Ortloara, :;- -
Some of he means by which Italy
reduced the submarine sinkings of
Italian vessels last month to only one
vessel of more than 1,600 tons also
were described in the . dispatches. The
coast at present 1st guarded, among
otther things, by coast guns pn trains,
fast motor '.boats, hydroaeroplanes,
small dirigibles, torpedo boats ; and
even submarlnes. ' j ) ,
- THE JfEATHKB : . .: Vv :
'Fair tonipht and probably Sunday;
rising temperature Sunday; moderate
west winds.
I RECRUITING WEEK
PROVES SUCCESS
FOR BPGEPORT
Ranks of Many Organiza
tions Nearly Filled In j '
' Special Drive; '
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NATIONAL FIGURES
REVEAL SHORTAGE
Only Nine States Have Fur
nished Quotas Request by
President.
Reoruitinig 'week In . Bridgeport has
been successful although rt has not
fully filled the ranks of the various
companies.- "WHtax the exception of the
Second (Regiment Infantry, of Connect
icut jwhich was lacking several hun
dred men, the ranks of the other or
ganizations are nearly filled. :
The Airiftxulanoe Company -'. is 'op to
quota.,- Recruiting for ,the Field artil
lery has tarought the. oomipaniee up to.
war strength: with ae exception, of a
few signal men and those 'highly qual
ified. ' ,:;- -.y 4 y
. For the navy 27 men were recruited
in Bridgeport.- The navy drive will
oontrniue until Tbursdtuy next, thaj: dte
partment not havtajr .egn. ; tta .week
until Tbursday f this "week.;
At the army station it was tinoffl
eiaMy reported that-about 25 men have
been sent to New Haven for examina
tion report of which has not yet been
returned. .,-"'- ;:' f
The Second iRiegiment infintry . rer
orudtlns in Bridgeport for the week
netted 37 men With a possible 15. to foe
completed by tonight, '. ' ,
Officers' state hat- if Hartford and
New .Haven counties equal this coun
ty's record, in proportion t their pop
ulation, Connecticut's qoiota will te
obtained toy -the end of next week. JSWf
(From ..JWstshfbgtcJn today it.' was
learned - that president Wilson's ; call
for volunteers ? to ftwihiT i the ' regular
army, tin t it full war ' strength of
30)00 men. has not been realized'.
War department' figures Indicate that
there is BtHil a shortage of 50,000 men.
This discrepancy protoaWly win Ibe re
lieved by taking men. from the ranks
of the new selective army. ' , -
Witih "recruitlnig week" at an end
only nine ' states have - furnished the
complete quotas regjuested. -,v1:
STRATFORD AVE,
BRIDGE WILL BE
OPEN AUGUST 1
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Traffic Over New Structure
To Be Allowed Before
. Completion. ;
One half of the new Stratford ave
nue bridge, Bridgeport's largest, and
most expensive water spanning struc
ture, will be open to the public on
August 1, 21 months after the start
of work.1 The bridge part to be Open
ed will be 600 . feet in length and 40
feet wide. ' Immediately work on the
second half will be started and when
this is , completed the whole bridge.
80 feet wide will be finished.
The second half of the work is ex
pected to take much' less' time than
that section which is now "nearly fin
ished for the reason that all materials
to r be used are on band. Unuusual
delays in getting shipments of steel
and other materials due to the unpre
cedented times, are .said , to be; the
only causes for the Work . dragging as
much as it has since the start. :.
V The Penn Bridge Construction. 3o. is
now installing he Sonerzer .-lift draw.
The electrical equipment is . now. re
ceiving the attention - oif bn of the
sub-confcnactors. As soon as the draw
is finished, and . pperafing, temporary
phuifking wiJl ' 'be put on t the bridge
and a bituminous asphalt paving will
be temporarily laid on the approaches.
The permanent paring will be deferred
Until the whole bridge Is finished. At
BheUt time the bascule bridge structure,
and the east approach will be paved
with wood . block and the west ap
proach' will be paved with J per
cent, granite totoeks. ' :,
Contractors, engaged .en the bridge
work are: . Etopire Constmctloni Co.,
of Norwalk and New Tork, base struc
ture: Hoabrook, Oabot 4 Rollins, of
New : York, super structure and the
Penn Bridge Oonstrurtten Co., of New
Tork and Philadelphia, the lift draw.
No Criminal Liability ;.v
In Young Man's Death
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No criminal liability is found in th
death of John Bryll, acoerding to tha
finding given today by Coroner John
J. Phelan. v The deceased, who was
23 years old, was riding a bicycle on
Stratford avenue, , June 2ft when - he
was struck by an automobile owned
by Walter Matthews , of Stratford.
The testimony , showed , that Bryll
rode out of Waterview avenue and
crossed In front of the Matthews car
which was just about to go east over
the ' Yellow Mill bridge. Witnesses
said Matthews could not have avoid
t ed striking Bryll.
(IM1 E 13E 1111 IF
AEROPLANE OVER
CITY ATTRACTS
MUCH ATTENTION
Overhead yisitor Bound' in
New York Direction Speeds
at 60 Miles An Hour.
The wtoir -of .-' a big . biplane . Car
above BH'dgeport but near, enough, ,to
Che earth to be. heard, and the outlined
form of the operator visible, surprised
Bridgeport shortly after: 10:30 o'clock.
this morning. , s "-, i,:1-."-
The aeroplane, coming from- a di
rection approximately east of the city,
passed close above the .First-Bridgeport
National Bank building, circled
towards Seaside ' park, described an
arc of a' circle as thougbj deciding to
cross the Sound approximately south
west. .' ' ' "' .
As it became a mere speck on t!he
horizon on a speed estimated j by ob
servers to be between 60 and 80 miles
an houry lt: gradually rose In altitude,
When passing Seaside park, mjjitary
observers declared, it was probably
not more than 1,000 feet In the air
and they .declare that it . was occupied
by two men. This fact, of its destina
tion has hot been .authenticated in
Bridgeport or the surrounding cities,
although supposedly' it h one of the
machines', attached . tou the Mineola
school Of aviation, several -members of
which recently flew to, New Haven.
SUPREME COURT
JUSTICEltO TALK
HEREIN FOURTH
. .
Eloquent Speaker Obtained
-For Independence Day
Celebration.
Hon. XJharles (Lewis 3.uy, presiding
justice of the supreme court of New
York, has consented Uy deliver the
patriotic address of the day in, Bridge
port on July 4. . ..'.' "
Justice. Guy ?was proourea tnrougn
the personal solicitation of Collector of
the (Port James I McGovern on his
recent trip to New Tork. for that pur
pose and at the request or the Cham
ber of Commerpe.
Justice 3my not only. Tanks high, in
his profession, (but is one of the, fore
most speakers otf the time. So in ue
mand are his services as a speaker be
cause, of hds ; known attainments and
brilliancy as a speaker that, he -was
tentatively (booked to address a large
audience in Chicago Indepenldence
Day. ' .- '- .
"VThnougih the solicitation of Collector
McGovern aided- toy a chain of fortu
nate circumstances, be was prevailed
upon to accept the invitation extended
by the city of Bridgeport. . ;
Justice Gmy-'wlJl (be 'met in; this, city
by a ccimmittee of the "bench and bar,
as well es a probable military escort.
He will be heard at Seaside park di
reetly following the arrival of the "sa
raidle at that place. ' Later he will be
feted Iby his friends and members of
the committees! : ', ,
j Paaaengenr on trains' leaving New
Haven about half past Ton the morn
ing of July 4,. will have a musical treat
which will be unique In Its character.
These trains will bear the members of
all .bands from Milford, New Haven
and points east of New .Haven, who
will be on their way to take part in
the parade, There wil' ibe hundreds
of bandsmeki and members of various
drum corps on these trains and the
same will he, true of train's t coming
from the west which will bear the
bandsmen from Stamford and other
points west of Bridgeport.
FIEST NEW WHEAT
' EASES THE MARKET
Chicago, June SO. Announcement
of the first arrivals of new wheat this
season at the Atlantic seaboard tend
ed today to ease prices here, ; Busi
ness, (however, amounted to scarcely
enough to establish quotations.-
Expect Renewal of '
; Fighting in Galicia
Berlin, June 80, via London Rus
sian activity in Bast Galicia, says to
day's German official statement, indlt
cates that attacks are intended, A
strong Russian destructive fire ex
tends from the Lemburg railroad
south to (Brzganzy, ' '
Will Protect Shit)T)ine
Agamst th.e Common Ene-
my, the German Subma-inavi.ng
line Formal Declaration
of War Expected Ameri
can Mission to , South
American Republic Plan
ned; " - h
Washington, , June 30 Bra
zil's navy has begun co-operating
with the American fleet in
South American; waters in
hunting down German sea raid-f
ers and watching for German
submarines. ' -..
Sending of a special diplo
matic mission, to Brazil to. ar
range for greater co-ordination
of forces and the ;closest possi
ble co-operation of the two
governments is under consider
ation by the United States.
Without formal declaration of War
Brazil thus practically ' joined the
United States against Germany.
Coincident with the beginning of
Brazil's naval operations a .plan for
protecting her merchant ships In .their
voyages to Allied ports with foodstuffs
has been put into effect. . '
t'ie Whether- Brazil will supplement-ber f
action by a formal declaration of war
is not known here, and by soine m
clals such action is regarded as doubts
f ul . because the - government in Rio
de Janero Is Inclined to regard . Its
action rather-as defensive than ag
gressive. ." :- - J "'.V .':-:' ..; -
., President Wilson now has . under
consideration the personnel of the
mission to Brazil. It probably will
leave the . .United States within ' a
month or sbp-weeks and will Include
men familiar -with La tin-1 American
conditions and representatives from
the military establishment.
Brazil's seizure of the warbound
German ships has added to her mer
chantmarine more than 150,000 tons,
which with that already at her dis
posal will it 'is believed, contribute
materially to the solution of the
problem of getting supplies to the
Allies. ?'; - . :. '
For the present it is believed that
Brazil's part will be adequately done
if she contributes . to the safety of
southern seas and to the movement
to Europe of foodstuffs." ; . '' ., -'. .;
Brazil's navy is the largest of the
South American group and in connec
tion with , the American fleet ; com
manded by Admiral Caperton it is be
lieved the work, of keeping the South
Atlantic clear of enemy craft wiU be
greatly facilitated. ' '.'.'- '..
It is" not the intention of the Bra-'
zillan government at present 'to vuse
its navy In patrolling waters off Ar
gentina but, that feature it is believed,
,will not weaken materially the scheme
of ocean sweeping, since the long field
of operations off the coast ' of Brazil
emprises the' more important sector
of southern perations. . '
' The decision of Brazil not' to oper
ate in waters off Argentine is due, it
is understood, to a desire hot to give
unnecessary offense to the government
of - Argentine and ' because British
warshlpe8 are operating in the vicinity
Of the Falkland Islands off the Ar
gentine coast. Hope Is still felt at the
state- department that, the Argentine
government yet may join the war for
world democracy. This was Indicated
bi' despatch from Beuns ' Aires,'
which say that it is regarded by some
there as merely a question of time
before I Argentine will adopt a course
similar to' that of Brazil.
MISS RANKIN AND -; .; '
UN UIxU J U HI UAJM JN UJM
' WILL SCORE GAME
- "Washington, June 30 The an
nual baseball game between Re
publican and Democratic members
'of- the house will be played at
American league . park here this
afternoon for the' benefit of the
Red Cross. President Wilson is
expected to throw out the first
ball. Among the . spectators will
be Vice President Marshall, cab
inet . members, diplomats and
many members of both branches
of Congress
" Miss Jeanette Rankin, the only
woman member of the house, and
Uncle Joe Cannon, -will score the
'game, Clark Griffith, manager of
the Washington Americans, will
umpire.
' Both nines comprise old profes
sional and college athletes. During
the last week the two teams have
practiced under- the coaching ef
farmer baseball stars,
. Frau von KuhlmaiiB, wife of the
German Ambassador to Turkey, is
dead from typhus, ' -
Despatches; Delayed by Censor, Tells of Arrival,
Already Unofficially Announced, of First
American Expeditionary Force to France
Maj. Gen. William L, Sibert in Direct Com- h
mand Arrival Had not Been Previously Pub I
licly Announced to F rench Populace.
Paris, June 27-7-(Delayed by Censor) The first expedi- j '
tionary unit of American troops in command of Maj., Gen. Wil
liam L. Sibert arrived safely in a French port. This is the first
official announcement
ters in France. - ;
The. various units - of the American expeditionary force
reacneJ France safely, the censor has released dispatch"-
es Hied during tne week descriptive of the arrival of the dif
ferent contingents. No previous
the exception of one dispatch on
the second contingent had disembarked and gone to camp.
LOCAL PLUMBERS
TO GET $5 A DAY
AFTER JULY 16TH
iBoard of Arbitration Effects
Agreement Between Em- -
ployers and Men.
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Through an arbitration board com
posed of John C. Doyle, president of
the. Bridgeport Journeymen .Plumb
ers and Steam Fitters: Frederick C.
Booth, representing the Master Plumb
ers' association and Archibald McNeil.
Sr a new wage rate ; for . plumbers
has been fixed, at $5 a day -for eight
hours and this will become effective
two weeks from next .Monday. July
16. The report of the arbitration
board, has been accepted a by "... both
sides.. 1.,. .'j,. .v-",j;"(i'.V:';-:S :' ' .",?'
.jiThe.mojailjrran-ted , was Jess- than
aked, but the substantial Increase lsi'
atlsfcrx to the. men. ' All old
agreements; concerning overtimes work
and work on , holidays are revived
without change and made part of the
new . agreement between the plumbers
and their employers. Xs .
The demand for the-increase from
$4.36 a day, wasj made " vover two
months ago according to a 60 .days
clause in the then' existing contract
between the employers and the em
ployes. The demand was refused and
the" two sides selected . 'their arbitra
tors. ' Mr. Doyle Bugested Mr. McNeil
and-he became the third member of
the. board. . ' . v'--z ,'f
Mr, Doyle,, who is president of. the
local plumbers has just been re-elected
for his third term and - was also
appointed a delegate to the national
convention to be held at Toledo Aug.
18. He will attend that meeting.-
EIGHTEEN ARE
CAUGHT IN NE
OF COPSUERE
Stiff Fines Are Meted Out
' in City Court to Violat-
ing Motorists. -: ,
The police crusade against autoists
who violate the law resulted in the
arraignment in the city court
this1
mornlng of 18 men, among them being
motorcyclists : who were guilty of
speeding or running their machines
with mufflers open.. The new auto
laws' compel the court to impose a
fine. f ':' ' " : ;'-;'. '
.. .1 Most of the , men weres topped in
the vicinity of Clinton, Washington, ;
Fairfield and North avenues, ; where
residents have complained that their
slumbers have been disturbed by neg
ligent operators of machines. Those
charged with speeding were fined in
each case J2B and costs, this being
the minimum penalty and the offense
of .operating with mufflers -open' re
sulted lh fines--of $10 and $16 and
court costs with each fine. - . i
Those who fell Into the police net
and were fined follow .
,. Harry Dornvbery, of Botsford,- a
milkman, "charged with overspeeding
was found guilty; Frank Snyder 5
Louisiana avenue, who killed a dog
In Noble avenue, overspeeding; Hugn
Kenny, 432 Seaview avenue, improper
marker, $5; LouisPoniTelt, 140 Dewey
street overspeeding; Henry 1 Cosier,
Huntington road, overspeeding; Steve
Chuohka, . Washington avenue," over
speeding; Maurice Baser, 194 Butler
avenue, mffffler open, $15 and costs;
James Cakavell, 876 Main street, over
speeding; Thomas 3, . Toehey, Main
street, muffler open, $10. and costs;
J. Almce Artin 217 -Laurel avenue,
overspeeding; Arturo Berardl, 67 Lex
ington avenue, passing trolley oar $10
and . costs; Tony VlrelU, 6 Wllliston
street, muffler .open, $10 and costs;
John Wendltng, 47 Hanover street,
overspeeding; Maac Behumanawitx, SS2
Railroad avenue, muffler open, $1B
and' eeats; . Everett Johnson, 6S Paral
lel street, muffler open, $10 and costs;
Leon Reinstein 111 State street,
muffler open, ' $10 . and costs; John
Phillips, 1816 Hast Vain street, .over
speeding; Lloyd Crocker ef Trumbull,
muffler open, $10 and costs.
Traffic Policemen iigglns, Beards
worth and Balmehs summoned the of
fenders into court i ,
word had been received with!
Wednesday announcing that
A Port in France,
Tuesday, June 26
(Delayed; by censor) The first con
tingents of. American troops, landing
today, were greeted joyfully by the
population of this whole district.'
The transports whose . expected ar
rival had not been previously announc
ed publicly,' came streaming into the
harbor in a long line at an early hour.
The news tthat the Americans were ar
riving spread with amazing rapidity j
and by the time the troop ships drew
alongside the quays' where the men !
were to disembark thousands of per-'
sons were on hand to greet them. i ;
..' A, wild ; welcome was , shrieked toyj
whistles of craft in the harbor; and
cries of "Vive la Fiamce" , and "Vive I
Ieetats Unis" seemed to come from
eveijg throat in the crowd, which was
thickly dotted ' witih the varl-colored
uniforms of French, soldiers and sail- 1
ors. . Meanwhile the bands '' on the :
warships were'pjaying the Star Span
gled Banner the Marseillaise as
the American colors were" hoisted to f
their staffs.' ''' -5 - ": '.
The town soon' took on a hoMdav
appearance, and before thejday wpS .
over scores of American flags wei'e
floating, -. along ,with the ' tricolor pf .
France, over "v public, i. buildings aad
private homeaV X ' -
: Delegations :of American army, -officers
from Paris and. American naval,
men from elsewhere were present with
French military - men of high rank
and a similar representation from the
French navy to receive the new fight-
lng forces of -the Allies. v"
.Land was first t sighted from the
troopships on Monday night afteanj ,
exciting trip through the submarine j
zone. ' Frequent -warnings of submar- v -ines
operating in the expedition's
course were received during the lastj
few days of. the voyage, and. the pass- j
age through the, war zone "was made'
at high . speed. . ; .
The men were , prepared for any:
emergency during this, period. Boats;
and life rafts were placed so as to,"
be Quickly4 alvallable and the watches!
at all the' 'lookout stations were beav- j
Hy reinforced. . .Weifther conditional
during, the entire . voyage Were ideal'
and the men arrived in excellent i
health. ' The-- days were warm and
the nights cool and comfortable, while j
the sea was unusually smooth! .Very
few cases of seasickness or other sick-...
ness were reported. : v ; ;
FRENCH CRUISER
STfiUCK BY TUNE
OFF ST. MATHIEf
Paris, June 30 An official an-
nouncement was made last night that
the French . armored e cruiser li-ieoeri
had struck a mine off , Point St.
Mathieu on . Wednesday and had ';
sunk. : Three of fleers and 35 men'
were lost " ! The Kleber had come front
Dakar, Africa, and'waa on, its way to
Brest. ' . 't'.jiV-.
The cruiser Kleber ' was built in '
Bordeaux in 1902,: launched In i90$ 1
and cost $3,651,600. She was 426 1-2:
feet long, 68-1-2 feet beam and Jiad1
a draught of 24 1-2 feet,. . Her dis
placement was 7,578 tons. She had a
horse power of 17,000 and her max
mum speed was 20 knots. Her arm-'
ament: consisted of, lelght-" eight-inch!
guns,-mounted on four turrets, four
four-inch guns, two- three-inch guns;'
10 j two-Inch guns and four guns of
smaller caliber,, Her .complement at
the time of . launching was 600 men.
' The Kleber arrived in New vYortt
May 1,. 1907, her destination being the .
International fleet in Jamestown.
Poist St, Mathieu Is on the French,,
Lcoast not far from. Brest. -
BRITISH STEAMER
ELUDES U-BOATS
- An Atlantic Port, June 80 A-run-nlng
fight between a British steamer
and two German submarines which
took place- June 8 about: so miles off.
the Italian coast near ' Genoa, in'
which the steamer succeeded in elud
lng the IT-boats by superior speed, was'
described by officers of the -ship on
arrival, hers today. . . ; , J
The submarines came into sight
some distanoe astern of the steamer
shortly after she had left the Italian
port, one of the officers said, and im
mediately opened fire with shrap
nel. While no serious damage was in
flicted en the steamer, her deek house
and funnel were'eenaiderabry batter
ed with flying metal, -;
The gun crew en the steamer re
turned the fire and soon succeeded
. (CenUr.ued-aEase 3.)-