The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02


 graph Company has given out a des- patch from its Vienna correspondent Sent by way of Rome, saying that General VOn Hindenberg, the German commander who has been active against the Russians on the East Prussian frontser, bas been appointed to take command of the defense of CracoW.
 London, Oct. "A despatch from Venice to the Daily Mail reports that the allied fleet has. begun operations against Polas the chief naval station of Austria-Hungary.
 Bordeaux, Oct. 2-The American hospital ship Red Cross arrived today at PauilIace from Falmouth, Eng. She is in command of Admiral Aaron Ward, U. s. N., retired, and comes to France to bring the Red Gross units which will serve in the French army.
 New York, Oct. 2-On board the British steamer Cerdic which arrived today from Liverpool, was a German d1plomat messenger who apparently dipped through England and out of it without getting caught. He was Bernard Goldsmith, bearing messages from the German government for the German embassy at Washington. He was second cabin passenger.
 London, Oct. 2-A despatch from Copenhagen Co the Times declares that extensive preparations are being made in Cologne for the defense of the City against a possible attack
 Rome, evia Paris, Oct. 2-N1. FSizofr. the Bulgarian minister to Italy, has been instructed by his government to order all Bulgarian army officers in Italy and Switzerland to return home Immediately and also to provide them with money for the journey.
 London, Oct 2-4:40 D. m.-Ihe of- cfaI Information bureau announced today that the government had de- cided to lay mines in certain areas as counter strolke to the German pro- cedure.
 Iondon, Oct. 2-S:85 D. nn.-.sT41e Germans have suffered heavily every where under the we'll directed ma. chine gum fire of the BeIgfans," ac- cOFding to 8 statement cab1ed from Antwerp by the correspondent of the Central news. ssAt the Wavre and St. Catherine forts alone toutstde of Ant werpl the German dead may be counted by thousands. At several points the corpses lie i'm heaps. En- tire companies have been exterIni- mated while the other troops were oAANcAA N<ACHA eAS eAAo OOAAAbs OA GAA0 OS1SO- net.''
 Washington, Oct. 2-In appealing today for contributions to defray the cost Of rendering aid to the wounded of the armies of Europe now at war, the American Red Cross issued a statement showing that in its work along this line it already has spent or obligated itself for $2S3, ,O43. Contrf- buttons up to September 26 total1ed $S32 1000.
 London, Oct. 2-The HolIand-Amer- fcan line steamship Potsda1n, which left New York September 22 with first and second cabin and steerage pas sengers bound for Rotterdam, was brought into Falmouth today by a British warship..
 Bordeaux, Oct. 2-AIexandre Ribot. the minister of finance, today inform ed the cabinet that the financial sftua- tion on October 1 was entirely satis- factory. He said there would be no new recourse to public loans.
 PeIxin, Oct. 2-1:SO a. m.-The Japanese government bas requested China to remove the Chinese soldiers from the railway which connects TsiIlss Tau with Tsi-Nan. The request is made Japan says, because it is her purpose to occupy the railway up to Man, the western terminus If any opposition is encountered the Japa- considered an unfriendly act. \ AAAfWED TAVI no