The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-07
OUR FOREIGN LETTER

St. Petersburg, Nov. 7.-Convicted by a special court-martia1 of operat- ing the most brazen system of graft in the history of the Russian Empire, Major General Ogorovitch has begun serving a three years prison sen tence. having in addition forfeited his rank and various decorations. Known as the ttplunging general" it is es- timated that during the ten months he acted as chief of the military time of the Japanese war, he receiv ed in commissions from favored contractors more than million dol lars. Such was his influence, how ever, that he was able to stave off prosecution until a few weeks ago. It was shown at the trial that he
 decrepit horses which died shortly after delivery. On one occasion he paid transport contractors $7.60 per pood for carrying salt to a point open market at 50 cents pood. Food contractors in the generals ring cus- as high those who, refused to "cone across and he even threat ened some of the latter with depor- tation.
 London, Nov. T. = An aeroplane flight from England to India is to be British-naturalized American aviator. f He will use the machine with which he won both $10,00O prizes at the re- cent military tests, with a second ae- roplane in reserve in the event of ac- dent The highest peak to be en- countered the route selected Is D. 500 feet high.
 Vienna, Nov. 7.LF'orgiven by her father, Count Serenyi, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture, the beauti- full young Countess Marie Elizabeth has returned home with her husband, Albert Bader, son of an ex-Austr1an consul general in Egypt, with whom aoi1
 The Countess parents had arrang- ed for her marriage with A a Hungar- fused they sent her to a convent Here, despite the watchfulness of the imunication with her. lover and escap-- ed by night, climbing a high wall and Subsequently concealing herself in the neighborlng forest until she could make her way -unobserved to Munich There she met young Ba- der. They went to London, were
 married and wired the news to the Count.
 London, Nov. 7.-Premier Asquith is being made the target of consider cause of his reference in recent note to the French Premier to my gov government Hitherto no officer of state has presumed to make use of the possessive case in such connection the expression my government be ing the exclusive prerogative of the King. Folks are wondering whether. the Premier is purposely introducing an innovation or whether he merely blundered-
 Berlin, Nov. 7.-In a row in a cafe at Iserlohn, Russian nob1en1an named Kubli won Rettsta1l received a box on the ears from one of the par ticiparts After the disturbance had subsfded. the Russian tried to as certain who hit him, but none would, admit the offense. Next day he was found dead from cyanide poisoning. in his lodgings. A note explained that being a Russian nobleman he could not bear the Humiliation of having his ears boxed without call :ng the aggressor to account. As this had proved impossible, death was his only recourse.
 Paris. Nov. 7-Another gang of motor bandits is operating in the out Wing districts of Paris. Several cafes and shops have, been burglar | booty in 40-horsepower machine. | It has been learned that they are us ing a small boy, who like Oliver Twist is showed through holes made in the windows and then opens the doors for his masters Threatening letters sent to the chief of detectives indicate that they are desperadoes 1 of the Bonnot type.