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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

The first battle of the war maneu- vers took place today when the Sec ond New York brigade of the Blue with troops of the Red army at a point between Milford and Orange.
 The battle was adjudged draw by fhe umpires, neither side getting de- cision. On the bridge over Oyster riv- CT a sign has been posted indicating that the Red Army Is in possession of the bridge. An advance of Blues from tthe neighborohood of Milford pushed forward to Five points on the Indian river and there two regiments of 1n- fantry of the Red army deployed anu furnished fight The regiments had '-vinning battle until the flank was threatened by troops from the Blues. rwho executed a bit of strategy and checked further progress. The result Of the battle left neither army With an advantage gained over the other. It was an interesting bit of maneuvering however and clearly demonstrated to the unpires how impossible 1t is for army maneuvers to be planned on ;naper and then executed in strict ac- cordance to such plans.
 Up to press time the. official report .of the battle had not been given out anu N%Ay AAA~SAAA-AeS rbe had from the umpires and their .aidaa hecause of the limited time at their disposal and the desire to first complete the official report.
 Major Tasker Bliss, chief umpire, left camp early in the morning. Al i4he Red camp Sunday, the first move rras made in the afternoon and today Hhe troops have been quietly moving in fine east and west The first cavai- " encounter sis also expected. late in 0he day. near Sandy Hook.
 Fully equipped with wireless. Lien- +enant Foulouis, one of the aviation Isuuad. today. made the first expert ESe7taI- flight under battle conditions s4hat has been made in this country Rising from the parade grounds, he headed west and returned after Effirht of an hour and IS minutes Tn his flight. he covered all the territory Of the Red and Blue armies, passing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
Seventy-Five Minutes Consumed in Wholesale Extinction of Laws Victims Execution Characterised as "The Most Successful and Feature less Held''
 Sixth Man Collapses in Faint From Strain of Waiting in Death House For His Turn

Ossining, N. Y. Aug. 1z-Seven men were shocked to death in the little brick annex to Sing Sing prison soon after sunrise, today.
 Five passed into eternity protesting their innocence with their last breath and calling on their Maker to prove that their hands were clean from blood.
 One, the sixth to die, collapsed in a back in the little death house, while his companions preceded him, one at a time, into the square room with the little door"
 But the crucifix that fell from his nerveless hand was replaced by the faithful priest who had ministered to his soul and a moment later uncon- seriousness had become death. The first man entered the death chamber at 4:59 and was pronounced dead at 5:O5, while the seventh en- tered at 6:04 and was declared dead at 6:14. It was the largest number of men ever killed by electricity since ed for the, other forms of carrying out the laws extreme penalty. The au- thorities pronounced the execution .'the most successful and featureless held."s
 The men were:
 John ". Cillons, a negro who, while insane from excessive drink, shot and killed Policeman Michael Lynch in New York on July 1. 1911; Joseph Ferrone, who cut his wife's throat be-
 cause she refused to lead a life of shame and keep him with her earn ings; and Angelo Guista, Lorenzo Le- borio Cali, Filepo De Marco. Salva.- tore De Marco, Vincenzo Coma, who participated in the series of robber- ies through, the Croton Aqueduct sec ton that ended in the murder of Mrs.
 Mary Hall on November g. last at her isola ted home in. the mountains near Croton Lake.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
SAM SCHEPPS COMING BACK
 TO NEW YORK
District Atty. Whitman's Men Will Handle Him,
 Leaving Police Out Schepps Is Found at Hot Springs, Ark, Where He
 Cuts a Social Dash

Hot Springs, Ark, Aug. 12.-Sar1 Schepps, arrested here in connection V ith the Rosenthal murder .n New ' ork and who is said to have hand led the money paid to the actual murderers of the gambler, will prob ably leave for New York, this after noon, accompanied by representa- tive from the. office of District Attor- ney Whitman. Schepps insisted to the authorities here that he be turn eG over only to men from the district attorneys office, saying that he fear co the police gang" would kill him if ile fell into their hands.
 There are thousands of police in New York who would put me out of the way if they thought they could do it and get away with it" Schepps declared.
 Schepps Is badly broken up over the fact that he has finally been drawn into the case as he says he did not sanction the killing and denies that he handled the money. He, has indicated, however, that once in New York before District Attorney Whitman, he will tell all he knows,
 although he thinks the others have
 talked too much.
 As "Mr. Franklin of California, '
 Schepps was entertained in high so- ciety here for a few days and his ar- T6SI caused a sensation.
 When Robert Rubin, assistant dis
 trict attorney, and Robert Stewart, a county detective, today, laft for Hot
 Springs, Ark, it was evident that the New York police department would have nothing to do with the return ing to New York of Sam Schepps. Te1egrams exchanged by SChepps today, with his counsel, D. H. Sand Ter, were made public by District At torney Whitman. he lawyer wired: @Do not talk to any person until you arrive in New York and see
 Whitman. Satisfactory arrangements have been made"
 To which Schepps replied: twill obey instructions Waiting at Hot Springs for Whitman's mem Persistent rumors have gained cir culation that Schepps has made a lconfession here but this was strenu- ously denied by Schepps himself, to- day.
 T have already talked too much : he said, "and do not intend to tel l anything else until I reach New York
 It became known. today, that De i putty Commissioner Dougherty NireS the local authorities saying that if il was true that Schepps was held here he would send an officer after him This angered the prisoner and he de c1ared he would go back with rep
 resentative of the district attorney office without requisition but thai Dougherty's men could never take him back.
 Schepps is not confined in jail as so many prisoners have escaped from there that the authorities fear Schepps might get away. He is kept under a heavy guard at his room at the Mar quette Hotel and is permitted to walk about the streets during the day with his guard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
RAPS
 THE WASHER
URGES GIRLS IN HIS SERMON TO WALLOP THOSE FELLOWS WHEN THEY ASK FOR A HOT TIME.

Minneapolis, Aug. 12-"The masher' was the subject of attack by Rev. G. l.. Merrill, who declared in a sermon that this type of young man ''is a biped who roosts on the corner and by look or gesture takes advantage of women who pass by.'
 Girls" he said, when one of those fellows appeals to you for a hot time, wallop him with your handbag and throw red pepper in his eyes,
 A generous offer to bashful young men was contained in his sermon. e ''If any poor, bashful man in my audience,' he said, has fallen in love with some worthy woman and wants to meet her for a wife, will see that he is introduced, has place to court, help him get his license, pay for 1t if necessary, marry him free of charge and furnish him with marriage cer- tificate which he may hang above the motto. God Bless Our Home
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
RAINBOW CHASER SEES
 TAFT CARRYING INDIANA

New York, Aug. 12-That Indiana will surely be carried for President Taft and that the bull moose party in that state will get most of it's re- cruits from dissatisfied Democrats was the information brought to Re- publican national committee head quarters, today, by Joseph B. Healing, of Indianapolis Healing declared that the swing for the President w3s already coming through in the mid- ldle west.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
FUR SEAL TREATIES
 TO BE DISCUSSED

Washington, Aug. 12-Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, served notice on the Senate today that he would demand that the three treaties carrying out fur seal regulations in Alaska decid- ed upon by the United States, Great Britain, Russia and Japan, be consid- cred before adjournment
 ''An agreement with three great powers cannot be lightly ignored he declared. We must keep faith with them"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
" COBB CUT
 IN ATTACK ON
 BOARDING TRAIN

Syracuse. Aug. 12-Just as "Ty'' Cobb, the Detroit Tigers star, was about to board the train for Syracuse in Detroit, last night, he was attack ed by three men. one used knife on the Georgia Peach and inflicted a cut about an inch long cross his back between the shoulder blades. The wound was dressed by Dr. F. W. Van Langen, of this city, when Cobb reach ed the Yates hotel here. While not serious it is painful. Cobb may play in the exhibition game here, this af- ternoon
 He doesn't know why he was attack ed and escaped his asasilants after knocking one of them down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
CHINA PLANS TO SAVE
 $65,OOO,OOO, ON LOAN

Pekin, Aug. 12-By paying one pow CT off against another, China will save more than $65.000,0 900 on the loan it is now practically certain it will se- cure in the next few days from west ern financial interests, it is said in ot- hcial circles here today.
 The powers originally wanted China to borrow $250, 900 GOO to $300, ,000, 900 on which, in the shape of high interest and exchange jugglery, there would have been a clear profit of about $1O,- 0O0,O0O President Yuan and his ad- visers have now pared the loan down to $50, ,0O0, 900, on which the profit will be much lighter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
WILSON WANTS SMALLEST FUND
 FOR CAMP AICN

Sea Girt, Aug. Ex-Governor Wilson today, declared himself in favor of the smallest possible campaign fund with which his campaign for the pres. idency is to be conducted.
 T have received several letters said the nominee, "in which the writ CTS say: I see you favor a campaign fund of s2 ,OoO, ,000.' Now, I have never said a word about the size of tho fund for the simple reason that I don't know how much will be necessary The amount of money needed depends on how big campaign plan we mar out. That has not yet been determin- ed. Personally, hope we can ge along with small fund, the smallest possible fund absolutely necessary fol the legitimate requirements"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
SOAP BOX SAVES TWO

New York, Aug. 12.-Floating down East river on a soap box. John Ryan. today, was rescued by guards from BlackwelFs Island. He told officers that he and two companions, John Burger and John Long, of Tarry- town, were thrown into the river when transfer boat sunk their mo- torboat. Policemen set out to hunt the other two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
PLANS MURDER
 OF HER HUSBAND
 BEFORE WEDDING

Philadelphia, Aug. 12-Positive evidence that Mrs. Freda Frost, held for the murder of her husband, pur- chased a quantity of poison the day before her wedding, is said to have been obtained by a coroner's detec- tive, today. Preliminary hearing in the case will be held, tomorrow morn ing. Detective Paul states that MrE. Frost purchased poison at a drug store the day before the wedding and eight days before Trost's death. It is alleged Mrs. Frost poisoned her husband to obtain his fortune of $4,- coo and $2,000 insurance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
MACK DISCUSSES BALTIMORE

Buffalo, Aug 12.--In the current issue of the National Monthly. Ma tional Committeeman Norman E. Mack discussed the Baltimore con- vention and printed the famous Bryan letter to him, in which Bryan said that he did not want to be tenn porary chairman of the Baltimore convention. Mack also toGk up Bryan's attack on the New York delegation in the recent convention.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
MORE QUAKE SHOCKS
 ABOUT GONSTANTINOPL

Constantinople, Aug 12-Three more earth shocks, today, brought down the few tottering walls which were left in several towns in the quake-strick- en country about Conetantinople. A number of persons who were hunting in the ruins for property or missing friends are repoted to have been kill ed. A hotel still standing at Gaflipoli was shaken down and then buned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
KENYON WANTS JAIL
 FOR MONOPOLISTS

Washington, Aug. 12-Senator Ken yon, of Iowa, served notice on the Senate today that he would call up his bill to substitute jail sentences for fines in the penal section of the Sher- man antitrust law before the end of the week
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

Washington Aug. 12.-Considera- stion of the resolution amending the constitution placing the presidential term at six years and to make only enc term possible. was insisted upon hy Senator Cummins, of Iowa, in the Senate, today. He declared he would demand consideration before ad- Ijournment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
Mrs. Doyle, Accused of Infanticide, Dies
 Tn New Haven Hospital

New Haven, Aug. 12.-Mrs. Bertha Doyle. 24, of Bridgeport, died at the, New Haven hospital, today, from nneun1 orlia.s Mrs, Doyle was taken to the hospital from the county Jail where she was being held for killing her infant child by smothering 1t to death in a local hotel. She was ar- rested in Stamford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
FIVE POINTS ON INDIAN
 RIVER SCENE OF FIRST
 BATTLE IN WAR CAME
Red Army of Invasion Clashes With Blues - Skirmish Furnishes Neat Bit of Strategy --- Neither Gains Advantage
 Over Other However

Country Between Orange and Milford Is Ground of Present Activity Successful Flights Made By Avi
 ators of Army-Lieut. Foulouis Covers Complete Triangle at Considerable Height - Secures Exact Location of All Troops-Machines Too Unstable to Use Wireless.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
JUNIOR HOLY NAME
 SOCIETY TO MEET

There will be meeting of the Jun for Holy Name Society, of St. Mary's church, in the church basement, this evening at 7:30. Arrangements wilk| be made for an athletic event, to bo. held probably an Labor Day. A farENf auteuSdauce is requested
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

ARMY PS:-Automobiles for rent to visit the interesting Army Camps. Reasonable rates, comfort able cars and careful drivers.
 Phone No. 1652-2. Bridgeport Garage & Equipment Co., No. 16s Thompson St. sLi12 deO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

WANTED. D.-Everybody to know that Lesko's Art Store is the only art store where you can have portraits enlarged pictures framed, etc., low est prices. 1908 East Main, between Shelton and Ogden Sts.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

and costs and sentenced to jail for four months for printing ip the Times 1ibellous and indecent articles. John Curley, who, it was alleged, was the papers editor, was allowed to go be- cause of lack of evidence.
 The complaint against the three men was brought by George Walker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
FINED FOR PRINTING
 INDECENT ARTTCTIES

Waterbury, Aug. 12.-In the city court, today, Jeremiah Scorpion and Samuel Applebaum. of the staff or krhe Sunday Times, were fined $1OO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

LAND FOR SALE-North Ave. .strat- ford. D. R. Whitney, 1925 Main St L. 1R s*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

HoTSE AND FURNITURE REPAIR ING. Estimates furnished, all kinds building work. Park City House & Furniture Repair Shop, 34 Cedar St. l. 12 D 1t4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

,RUILDING LOTS FOR SALE about
 Bishop and Barnum avenues. D. R.
 Whitney. l. 12 so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

COME TO THE LEAP YEAR dance at Brooklawn tonight and bring your gentleman friends along. SpeidePs orchestra aS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
SEVEN DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR, FIVE PROTESTING
 INNOCENCE OF CRIME
MRS. CLARK WOULD ABOLISH CAPITAL
 PUNISHMENT NOW
But Representative Clayton of Congressional Judiciary
 Favors Death Penalty

Washington, Aug. 12-Plea for the
 abolition of the death penalty follow
 ing the whoesale legal murders at
 Sing Sing, today, was voiced by Mrs.
 Champ Clark, wife of the Speaker, in
 an interview granted a United Press
 correspondent.
 q am una1terably opposed to capital
 punishment, Mrs. Clark declared. ''The
 seven executions, today, by New York
 social inefficiency of the death pen atty I think, as Bulwer Lyton said: The worst use you can put man to is to hang him. I would not like to be responsible for taking what I could not give-hunnan life.
 If these victims of the electric chair in New York could have been put at some public work, making roads or parks or other employment for the public good, how much better 1t would have been for society. There is work for public betterment that big, strong men can do, instead of putting them out of business by execution"
 Representative Clayton of Alabama chairman of the House Judiciary com mittee, and one of the foremost law yers in Congress, declared his views on capital punishment were not chang ed by the wholesale executions at Sing Sing.
 q am greatly in favor of maintain ing the death penalty as punishment for such grave felonies as murder in the first degree, criminal assault and other grievous crimes" he declared l"Although I have pot discussed the question with manyVof my colleagues 1 it is my impression that most of them are of the same opinion:
 ITALIANS INDIGNANT. New York. Aug. l2-The Italian col | ony. today was in a state of high in dignation over the wholesale electro cutions in Sing Sing, not because fivt tof tke Etffns were Its. ans as tJfiF man Explained, but because they fel' that the executions were unjustifiab ble
 "It's fine advertisement for tht United States said Giovanni Lordi Mulberry street Italian banker ant member of the Italian Chamber ol Commerce in New York. Brutal butch cry is all I can make out of it. Foul young men, guilty of nothing but bur glary. were sent out of the world bJ I the state under the guise of law. "Five Italians entered house fol robbery. One of them killed a wom- an. Four of them died for the crime one committed"
 BERGERs VIEW OF TT. | Milwaukee, Aug. 12-Congressmar Victor Berger believes that Socialism would prevent such scenes as at Sins l Sing Prison early today, when sever men were executed.
 ..Crime and prostitution" he said
 '.are the natural outcome of the pres ent capitalist system. They are tht same symptoms as boil would be or | a diseased body. readily understand l that society must protect itself bu If we examine conditions closely wt
 will find that society to these sever nnurderers bears a similar relationship as these criminals did to their victims Socialism would advance culture and civilization for all Socialism would abolish crime, prostitution and al concoYnmitant evils"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

FOR SALE.-191a Oakland runabout first class condition. Inquire Laurel Ave. garage. LIZ b*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

ARE YOU looking for a nice house ! I have house, situated in residential section, North End, beautiful lawn, cement walks, newly painted, paper ed, all improvements, 200 feet from Main St. Can be turned into two family house with little expense. A. Levy, Agent. 674 Madison Ave.
 s 30 If.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

A BIG CONSIGNMENT of furniture
 to be sold at private sale on Tues
 day, August 18th in order to close
 an estate, at Elwood's Auction
 Rooms, John St. a* FOR SALE.-One of the best business corners on Stratford Ave. D. F. Whitney, 1925 Main St. L12s*o WANTED.-Place as laundress, or cook and laundress. Call at SS3 Broad St. asp FREE-Fresh roast ham tonight. The Travellers Cafe & Grill, 40 Elm. St., near Main. Budweiser on draught. a%n
 FREE-Hot roast beef Tuesday after noon at D. m. Travellers Cafe & Grill, 40 Elm St. 10 private dining rooms. a*r FOR SALE.-A fine shore front lot at Myrtle Beach. Can be bought cheap If taken at once. DIR. Whit
 ney, 1925 Main St. L12s~o DRUGS. patent medicines, etc., from the Curtis store now on sale at FL woods, John St. as 1 WANTED-Girls to inspect records Apply American Graphophone co. Disc record department, Howard Av entrance D27 *tfo
 HOTEL AND RESTAURANT china. at pottery prices. Elwood's, John St. a. INGRAM CARPETS.-Specia bar- gains. Fine new patterns, all first quality goods. You can do best at The Wentworth Furniture Co., 115 ] John street, 1913 Broad street
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 AT BOMNfOS & BILTZ MARKET in l State St. Will have Sausage Meat | Friday and Saturday. I15 If. O
 WE HAVE the Curtis drug store fix
 lures for sale at lowest prices" you ever heard of on fixtures Look I them over. Elwood's, John St. a* \ WANTED.-Housew to try Crouch | Plassmaun's Never Enough" pure milk bread. Ask your grocer
 for 1t. S1Sta" DO
 WANTED-Everybody to know that
 we sell furniture, linoleum, rugs.
 ranges. refrigerators baby car-
 riages; cash or credit. Glasner
 Furniture Co.,. 11S2 Main st.
 | D A .. If 0 YOU DON'T WANT any old junk or
 old things around yo-r premises,
 but we want them as we need them
 for our business. Sell them to 1 Jacob Bros. We will pay you the
 highest price and get them out of
 your way. Prompt attention and satisfaction is our record. 55 Kos-
 suth St. Tel. 236. B6s
 ARE YOU looking for nice house T
 I have house, situated in residential
 section, North End, beautiful lawn,
 cement walks, newly painted, paper
 ed, all improvements, 200 feet from
 Main St. Can be turned into two family house with little expense. A Levy, Agent. 674 Madison Ave.
 s 30 If.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

ARMY PS:-Automobiles for rent to visit the interesting Army Camps. Reasonable rates, comfort able cars and careful drivers.
 Phone No. 1652-2. Bridgeport Garage & Equipment Co.,, No. 168 Thompson St. .12 dFo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

6 VAN LOADS of second hand furni- ture and household goods on sale Tuesday, August 18th at Elwood' s Auction Rooms, John St a*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

FIXTURES! We have the balance of the Curtis drug stoi counters and fixtures for sale. If in neSA>of store fixtures we can supply you at your own price. Elwood & Son, John
 St. a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

YOU DON'T WANT any old junk or old things around yo.r premises. but we want them as we need them for our business. Sell them to Jacob Bros. We will pay you the highest price and get them out of your way. Prompt attention and satisfaction is our record. 55 Kos- suth St. Tel. 236. B6stf.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

ETOVEs REPAIRED, all kind sup- plies, all makes, pipe. grates, bricks, etc. Charges reasonable. 1715 Main St. I13 aso 8 5 If.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
THE WEATHER

Warm, muggy tonight and
 tomorrow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

FRY A BOX of Casca Laxlne tablets fer constipation. 25 cents.
 Efso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

HOTEL AND RESTAURANT china. at pottery prices. Elwood's, John
 St. a8
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

INGRAM CARPETS Special bar gains. Fine new patterns, all first quality goods. You can do best al The Wentworth Furniture Col John street, 1913 Broad street.
 L 5 If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

WANTED-Girls to inspect records
 Apply American Graphophone co.
 Disc record department, Howard Av entrance. D27 *tfo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

FREE-Fresh roast ham tonight. The Travellers Cafe 6 Grill, 40 Elm, St., near Main. Budweiser on draught. asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

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