Show MA VORiS HOME IN BAl BALTIMORE BOMB TARGET Blast Damages House Wife and Children Escape BALTIMORE Pa Aug 6 By By ByThe The Associated Press The The home of Mayor William F F. Broening was WM damaged by a bomb at 6 o'clock this morning which terrified his wife and two children set s t fire to the rear and rocked the exclusive Forest Park section In the city's northwest ter The mayor was Wa not at home horne being en route to St. St Louis and the pollee police were unable to assign any motive for any anyone one to mark muk him and his family for death George G. G Henry chief ehle police In Inspector In- In Inspector Inspector I refused to express an opinion as to the motive The police are I trying to learn leam that now In other I quarters however the outrage tak tak- taken taken taken en In connection with nth the bomb ex explosions ex- ex explosions in New York and Philadel Philadel- Philadelphia Philadelphia phia last night was laid to Sacco and acid sympathizers The blast came after an n exciting night for the thele wife le Mrs s. J J. Marie Marte t and nd her bet daughter da and nd son At 2 a a. a m us they were awakened by bythe b bythe the unusual barking of a neighbors neighbor's dog They listened and believed they heard some one prowling around the house The son William F. F Broen- Broen Broening ins ing In Jr 21 21 telephoned the police Three officers arrived and after alter an Inspection of the premises said there was no one about Mrs Broening returned to her bed bad badin b bedin d dIn in the front room of the house in which her daughter Miss Ethel Broening 19 also sleeps The son went vent to his room in the rear Tear directly ever the porch under which the bomb was planted THEN COMES IS EXPLOSION Though assured by the police no noone noone noone one was In the house the three re remained re- re remaIned remained frightened until daylight when they fell off of In lumber At 6 o'clock when gardeners In Inthe Inthe Inthe the section were starting to tug put out their hose and lawn mowers the blast occurred The three members of the family Jumped up and met each other in the hall and ran ter ter- ter- ter stricken to to the front lawn The rear porch was In flames The blast shook every house in the area shattering the windows of many and within a few seconds the residents Continued on Page Two MA ROME HOME BO TARGET Continued From Page rage One were running to the street A neigh neIgh- neIghbor neighbor bor sounded the fire tire alarm while an an- another another other took wok the Broening into his home bome 3 ome The blue blaze was extinguished quick quick- quickly ly y but the firemen found the ex- ex explosIon had cracked crac ed the tho rear walls The police found particles of the bomb which they believed was equipped with a timing apparatus to w discharge It Mayor Broening is serving his sec see second second ond term as mayor He Is a Re Re- Republican Republican Republican publican and popular with all classes often referred to as Billy the mix mix- mixer er because of at his friendliness MAYOR 1 A GETS NEWS CINCINNATI Aug 6 tHy By By The Associated Press Without a II shirt and with only half halt of or his face shaved Mayor fa or Willam Wiliam F. F of ot Balti DalU- Baltimore more made his way from a west west- westbound westbound bound Baltimore Ohio railroad an one at Win- Win Winon Winton Winton ton on Place on the outskirts of Cincin Cincin- Cincinnati Cincinnati nati today when informed that an attempt had been made to blow up his home with a bomb His journey to St St. Louis and Fort Worth Texas was cut short by the news lews of the explosion He received a telegram from his wife when he reached Winton Place and had Just time enough to board bond the train go gong go- go goIng Ing ng in the opposite direction No one injured but come home at once read the message received by him from Mrs LOSES NO TIME The mayor maor was vas in the washroom of at the Pullman making his morning toIlet when he was handed the mes- mes message sage and advised that he had bad Just time Ime enough to get out and catch an an- another another an- an another other train traia He did not wait walt He seized his hs luggage and in his slippers and only partially dressed he hurried out of ot the he car He was Just In time I have hae no idea why my say home was bombed he said saidI saidI saidI I was elected elect d by a nice majority In n a a. campaign which was not at all bitter r. r I have no personal enemies who vho would commit such liuch an outrage We are engaged In Jn no labor troubles I |