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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
GOD AND PRIJSSIAN COURAGE
 WILL DEFEAT RUSSIA, KAISER SAYS

Landon, Aug. 29A Berlin despatch sent by the Wolff Bureau by way of Rotterdam says the Emperor William has directed the following telegram to his Minstry:< E The trials to which royal province of East Prus- is subjected by the invasion Russians fills with the greatest compassion but know the of East Prussans too we'll not to know that they ready to offer themselves the altar of the Faherand and readily will give their blood and wealth for the sake ofher country and manfuy bear the hardships of
 Confidence in the irresistible might of our heroic army and unsIakabIe belief in the help Of living God, together with the consciousness that fighting for worthy should give faith in early delivery of Germany from it's enemies
 wish that everything possible shall be done by the German people those East Prussans who obliged their homes With this in charge Min istry state authorities to assist in the work Of relief Take thorough measures for this purpose and report mt what has been done
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
OFFICIAL REPORT
 CHARGES GERMANS WITH BOMBARDING
 UNDEFENDED TOWN

London. Aug. 2s.@The correspond ent of Reuters Telegram company at Antwerp sends the following official statement which has been issued there:
 "On Thursday, the Germans. con trary to the laws of war, bombarded the town. On Friday morning the town was partially occupied by German in fantry, which withdrew toward the south in the afternoon and the bonn bardment was renewed, four shells falling about each quarter of an hour.
 ssThe enemy also bombaraed the re- zion about Heyst- den-berg, a. town IT miles southeast of Antwerp The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
Human Notes From
 Foreign Battlefields

Paris, Aug. 294The Mathis core spondent of Chartres, France. sends the following account by a, wounded colonel infantryman of the battle at CharleroI:
 we marched with our African comrades against the Prussian guard, . he said. We advanced in bounds amid the humning bullets. using ev- cry bit of cover we could We fell intoxicated with the joy Of battle
 q couldn't saw how long the action lasted. All I5=remember [ is that we fired our last shot within fifty yards of the enemy Then 1t was the pitt less Il thrust of cold steel. It would have given us the victory. for, how ever intrepid and steady are the troops we fight against, there are no soldiers in the world able to resist the Turcos ha.yonet charge.
 My regiment effort was broken by quickfires, skilIfully hidden in the ruins Of an old factory. We were kobl. Ted to fall back and we suffered heavily but we have the consolation of saying that we made enormous gaps n the Kaiser,s crack regiment.
 The correspon dent continues:
 4sAn the wounded at Charleroi agree that while the German rifle shooting was poor they used the quick frer with great intelligence Quick frers. however, are easily utlmasked and the French millimeter gum puts them out of action two minutes after they are located.
 .sone of the Turcos had the good fortune to capture single handed a German captain He had carefully disarmed him and was conducting him to the rear, when the officer. in a rage, cursed the Turco The African made him carry his knapsack and all Of his equipment, and sticking a saucepan on his head he thus led his insu1ter through the lines amid roars of laughter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
SOCIALISTS UNIT
 BEHIND EMPEROR

syau york Aug 29LSociaI Demo i cratic newspapers arriving here yes. ferday declare the Socialist party and those who call themselves Social Dem oerats are lighting against Russian despotisrn' and that the fear of the E Car of Russia has rallied them. around the Kaiser against the rest or sHsllr- ope Interesting sidelfghts on the So- cialist attitude toward the war are I shown. one paper speaks of the Kaiser as Ia prince of peace, saying isssfae has shown himself the protector i=ef universal tranquility.
 The Vorwaerts, the chief organ or the Social Democrats in Berlin, says:
 ss4Ye were always open enemies of the rnonarcbie form of government. and we always will be- We were often obliged te conduct bitter opposition to the temperarnent wearer of the crown But we have to acknowledge today that William II. has shown him l self the friend of universal peace.
 At mass meeting of Social Demo I crats ". FSeuerEtein, a Socialist leader in the Reichstag, said, according to I Die Vossische Zeitung:
 teWe are all convinced that the Ger man government is peace loving and desires nothing better than to uphold , the peace. But in the ease of the pres ent war it is the duty of every Social tDenaocrat called to arms to do his best fighting beside his fellow eoun- tryrne1, especially when operations are directed against Russia. whose abso- I11tes despotisrn constitutes a menace and danger to civilized Europe
 Die VoIketi1nme, Socialist newspa,- i per of Chemnitz. publishes under the title War in Our Country an artf- ele in which it urges all comrades to tsset aside aims and purposes of their j party and to- have just one fact in 1s1fnd:s that Germany and in a larger 3 sense all Europe is endangered by l Russian despotisTn.''s .''s
 I ssIn this moment the article con tinues, i've all feel the duty to fght
 chiefly and exclusively against Rus l sian despotism- Germany,s woner i and children must not become the prey
 of Russian bestia1ity; the German E country not the spoil of @Cossaeks, be s cause if the allies should be yictori-
 ous not an English governor or 3
 French republican would rule over s Germany. but tha Russian Czar
 Therefore We must defend at this mo
 nnent everything that means German
 culture and German liberty against a
 merciless and harbaric enemy ;
 One day before the war began the 2 Social Democratic member of the
 Heichsta FSo1b' said in the voIke:
 freund, the party organ Of Karlsruhe; Tf the Russian government should i really be senseless enough to force
 against all common sense. reason and
 hlmanits this European war, every
 Social sDemoerat VIII he expected te
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
ATTEMPT TO RELIEVE PRESSURE
 ON GERMANS IS DEFEATED
 IS CLAIM OF ENGLISH WRITER

cates that the sale of spirits would be forbidden throughout the war
 The Russian advance in East Prus- .sia the Times correspondent says, gave rise to two days of prolonged and stubborn engagements in the vi cinity of HoIdau, Allenstein and Bischoffs where the enemy had concentrated the army corps which retreated from Gumbinnen and some fresh troops.
 The German losses were particu- 1arly heavy at Meuh1en, between Os- terode and Nordenburgs and the en- emy is in full retreat.
 On the Ga1ician front, the fighting had, on August 26, assumed the char acter Of general engagements, de- veloping in the southern districts of Luse}in and in eastern Ga1icia on the roads to Lensburg. The front of the battle extende5 for 200 miles. At first. the lighting was more of the character of attack and counter at tack but gradually the Austrians were compelled to assume the defen- siye.
 A Russian foot regiment. in hand to hand fight with. the 11th Hun garian reserves, captured the colors and nearly ann1hilated the enemy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
BEL CLANS ORDERED
 TO HELP HARVEST CROPS IN GERMANY

London. Aug. 2s-A despatch to the Daily News from Rotterdam says that out of 60,ooo inhabitants of Maines, only two hundred are now left in the town. Refugees states that many were killed by the bombardment and practically all of the remainder have fled
 The Germans are bringing up heavy siege guns of a new pattern for use against Antw erp. These guns have also been used at Malines.
 The Germans have ordered all able bodied Belgfans in Liege and Tom gres and in their vicinity to proceed at once to Germany to assist in har- vesting. News of this order is large 1y to swell greatly the numbers of Belgian refugees in southern Hol-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
PRINCES DARING ACT
Russian Nobleman Cuts Loose Gun
 Horses to Capture Cannon.

London, Aug. 29-A despatch from St. Petersburg to the Reuter- Telegram Company recites a daring act credited to Prince Eristoff, a, colonel in the horse artillery.
 When the Germans were retreating from Sta11upoehenen, town of East Prussia the Prince ordered his men to unhitch their horses from their own guns mount them and gaI1op af- ter the Germans. Under a heavy fire the Russian cava1ryrnen went for ward, captured the German guns and brought them back to their lines.
 Emperor Nicholas has conferred the cross of St. George upon Prince Eristoff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
ENGLAND AWAKESTO
 NEED OF MORE MEN

London, Aug. 29-A Daily Mail editorial concerning the concentra- ton of the Germans in immense strength to crush the British expedi- tionary force says:
 Germany has brought the stupen- dous odds of three to one against the British soldiers of whom we may well feel proud; but the situation is most critical France has done everything in her power Great Britain can find more men and find them she must The nation must prepare on a col1os- sal scale and must send every man an q every gun that can be spared here an d now to the decisive point in France 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
RUSSIAN INVASION
 CAUSES DANZIG PANIC

London. Aug 2s.-A copenhag despatch to the Exchange Telegra2h company says the German steamer Derkfd has arrived there from Dan zig, Germany. The captain told Of a terrible panic there owing to the fear of the Russian Invasion. He said the inhabitants were in desperate con dition and that there had been fierce rioting. Foreigners and theIV pos7 sessions. he said. were ruthIessly ntis- used.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
TALES OF GERMAN BRUTALITY
 RECEIVE LITTLE CREDIT HERH

Washington. Aug. 21President WIl- son declares that his advices from American Minister Brand Whitlock, at Brussels. show that he is t.ninding his own business and that many pub lished stories of MT. Whit1ock's activi- ties were ttfancifI1l inventions..'
 The President said he had not taken up any protests to the United States against methods of warfare. Another high governm ent official said that no cogntzance would be taken Of the pro tests of Belgium and France against
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
ALSATIAN BRINGS FRENCH
 SERGEANT TO FRIEND.

z Paris, Aug PA despatch to the Z FIavas Agency from Coulonlniers France, says:
 Among the wounded who have ar rived here is a German infantryman, an Alsatian by birth who came into the French lines during the fight in Belgian Iuxemburg carrying on his back a wounded French sergeant, thus saving him from falling into the hands Of the enemy The Alsatian himself was wounded while resc1ing the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
SLAIN PRINCES SON IS
 WOUNDED BEFORE NANfUR

Paris Aug 2s-Fhe War omce confirms the report that Prince Ernest of Saxe- Meiningen has been seriously wounded and is in a hospi- tai at Maubeuge
 Prince Ernest Is IS years and is a son of the late Prince Frederick of Saxe- Meiningen. who was killed in action before Namur on August g. Prince Ernest is a. neutenant in the Sixth Thur1ngian Infantry Regiment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
Soldiers Of In Raid To Aid Prussia
BRYAN WARNS TOURISTS
 NOT TO. HARRY ABROAD

Q Washington, Aug. 2s-secre- . tary of State Bryan, urging all 0 Americans in Europe to- leave c without delay, has issued this 0 warning:
 0 Americans in Europe are ad- c V1sed to return home as soon as c they can secure transportation O facilities. War creates lIncer- c tainty, so that predictions about 6 the future cannot be made with c any certainty or accuracy. It is c not wise, therefore, for Ameri- c cans abroad to delay their return Q longer than necessary. This does
 e not mean that every one should e try to take the same ship. but it c unnecessary delay
 c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29


 did when the doctor was treating me. ! don't suffer any bearing down pains at all now andI sleep well. I cannot say enough for Lydia D. Pinkham's Yegeta- hIe Compound and Liver Pills as they have done so much 4,,ls s~n I avn zF1icV-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
BRECKENRIDGE ALLOWED
 TO VISIT BELGIUM

Berlin, Aug. 2s-via London, Aug. 29-4:40 a. m-The military authorities have authorized Henry S. Brecken- ridge, assistant secretary of war at Washington, and some American offf- cers and newspaper correspondents to visit Belgium.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
JOHN NEFyF HOME.

Johnny Neff. the we'll known vaude- vile performer, is spending a few days at the home of his parents, Mir and Mrs John H. Neff of 136 Main street John has a new act in which he will appear when he returns to the vau- devfl1e stage shortly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

Homer Dean, cashier of the First National bank at Sutton, Va, disap- peared after a shortage of $50,0 ,000. was discovered. The bank was closed inn mediateIy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
SUN WRITER DESCRIBES
 ATTACK UPON NAMUR


 writing from Ostend. says:
 sI am able to send you the first real news about yamur.
 Yesterday afternoon. when I was returning to Ostend from the iron tier overlook at Nieuport two motor cars containing Belgian soldiers who escaped by way of France from Ma mur on Sunday They were yolun- teers, young men of good family and means. They attributed their escape to the fact that they had concealed the automobiles in the outskirts of the town.
 These men informed me that the Germans attacked the town during a dense fog and for tv7o days the bonn. isbardment never ceased and the open town was reduced to ruins The car mage among the inhabitants was ter
 Forts Cogne1ee and Marchovellette were siIenced by heavy German siege guns of II inch ca1ibre. A French sergeant of engineers who had charge. of the party. tol6@nle that the shells used by the Germans were the heav- I jest he had ever seen. There is notaa- ing like them in the French army, he declared.
 After sustaining this terrible in cessant attack for more than two days the Belgian troops were worn out by fatigue. A regiment of the line com ing proudly along marched into the town to the strains of the .MarseiI- 1aise. during murderous hail of pro I jectiIes
 Alas. They had arrived. too late Namur had become an inferno, and at
 midday the order was given to re- treat.
 ..T understand that the retreating force was very severely handled and that 9 large number of prisoners fell I into the hands of the Germans fAs an instance of the scientific manner in which the Germans conduct their warlike operations would men tion that the first shells fired at Ma
 mur were directed against t-swire- less. installation at the tcp of a hill overlooking the ancient citadel My Iinformant is one of the operators who happened to be on duty at the time .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
WHAT SfO DID
 FOR THIS WOMAN
The Price She Paid for Lydia E.Pinl<ham' sVegetableCO Com pound Which Broughr
 Good Health.

Danv;lle. va.-ts Ihave only spent ten dollars on your medicine and l feel g
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

The Senate interstate commerce committee ordered a favorable report on the Hughes convict labor bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

do his duty toward his father1and. cuf-
 ture and humanity. It will be the last thing that Social Democracy could en- sdures to have Russian Czarfsm act as
 political arbiter of Europe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
BRITISH ARMY THANKS
 NAVY FOR MESSAGES

London, Aug. 2s-The official press bureau makes public the following, sent by General Sir John French, who is in command of the British troops in France:
 sI shall be greatly obliged if you will tell the first lord of the admiralty how very much the army appreciates the kind messages and thoughts of the navy. Our warmest sympathy also is with our comrades in the royal navy in their trying and arduous vfgiI''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

Farmer Want Ads Ic a word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

al1egad German cruelties, filed with the. State Department.
 President Wilson regards the action of the troops engaged in the present war as no affair of the United States, so long as American citizens and prop erty are protected
 He said American representative abroad had won the highest praise from the bel1igerent nations for their impartial attitude.
La Junta tribune., 1914-12-26
EAST HOLI,i,OOk.

Mrs. Ida Nice. who has been spend
ing a month visiting friends near
Columbus. Kan. returned home Fri
day.
large number OF hunters. Rabbits
seem to be more plentiful than usu-
al this winter and good shooting is
reported.
Mrs. Manuel Lapp. a sister Of w.
II. Snyder. arrived here last week
from Rosciand. Ncb.. To remain In
definitely. She was accompanied by
her daughter
A meeting OF the beet growers Of
the Holbrook Valley Was held at
Orchestra Hall. cheraw. Tuesday a..
ternoon. and the situation regarding
the prices for bccis was discussed
and acted upon.
Mr.. David Rich. n daughter Of J.
n. Nun.mak.r. has arrived from
Twin Falls. Idaho. Ia spend some
time visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mr.. Rich left here about
Two years ago. for Idaho.
l.a~rnce y. Carter. wiso has been
employed on the farm ef J. w.
fiartslsr for the past year, left Mon
day for his home ~ Maple. Ark. lie
expects to remain there about two
monshs. lie Was accompanied by
Orvsl Lance.
The citizens Of cheraw have o..
sanised band Of tweaty-four pieces.
The director 10 Prpf. Armstrong. Of
Ord~ay. an experienced hand instruc.
tor snd player. under his ieadership
they soon expect 10 have the finess
hand In the county.
La Junta tribune., 1914-12-26
-Psg Q, ~ Heass. /.

ii l.a
The greatest Of all New York sue
cessss Of recent years. Peg O. ny
Heart" viii be seen at the Rourte
Theater on Saturday. January "a.
with Marion Dentler In the leading
roll.
Mr.. Manners, in Peg. has created
most unusual character. She has
. sharp tongue. but = heart that Is big
and . sense OF humor that Is evident
iI only one country---Ireland. She
has Is quick TO anger. but quicker TO
iofEiye. and has wonderful 3t.Ii,,
to read human nature.
She Is the daughter OF a happy-go-
lucky Irishman and an English gen.
tlewoman. The relatives Of her
mother frowned on the family be-
cause of the fact that the mother
followed her own inclinations in Sc
lecting a husband. Peg was born In
America. but she IL taken back to
England TO be educated and polished
In the home OF an aunt. This
Is brought about by the fact that an
uncle forgave her mother on his
death bed and left the girl q portion
Of his wealth. She Is In q stiff.
English home. where conditions do
not suit her. Her money. however.
is what keeps her there.
Peg finds way to bring about re-
lief from her unpleasant loneliness.
She meets young man named Jerry
and he becomes more than her close
friend. In the end Peg works out
the solution for the problem of the
home In a manner that is truly de-
lightfal.
The memory OF Peg will live In the
minds OF those who see the play for
years and years. In New York peo-
pie have seen Il not once. but fire.
quently half a dozen times. and each
time they seem to enjoy II more. II
is an artistic triumph In the line of
comedy. and any town which Is Wis
tied by company presenting this
play. may consider itself fortunate.
Especially is this true OF those places
which are given the opportunity to
see Miss Dentler's performance OF
Peg.
Prices. so cents to $3.50; box
seats. s200.
La Junta tribune., 1914-12-26
LOCAL AND Personal

Miss Agnes Healy left Thursda"
for her home In Denver to spend thS
HOLIDAYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. McGeeney spent
Christmas with their daughter. Miss
Mary. at Morse. Colo.
Miss Mabel I.esher went To Arya-
da. Colo. Thursday to spend the
holidays with her parents.
Miss Edi,he Rowe went to her
home In Wiley Thursday to spend
the holidays with her parents.
Mrs. George Babcock and little son
are spending the holidays with Mrs
Baboock's parents In Rocky Ford.
Miss Blanche Record went 10 Pu-
eblo Thursday to spend her holiday
vacation with her sister. Mrs. Nc
Cormick.
MIR and Mrs. Walter Cheek. OF
Rocky Ford. came TO La Junta Wed.
nesday to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
e. u. Nash.
Mrs Delmar Draper was called to
Las Animas "Wednesday on account
OF the serious illness OF her sister.
Mrs. G. X. orahood.
Miss Agnes fcdde. one OF the
teachers In the local schools. went To
Fowler To spend her Christmas vaea-
tion with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Grissom aud
two little daughters left Tuesday
night for Sedaiia. Mo. to spend
Christmas with relatives
Mrs r. u. Swords IL enjoying a
visit from her parents. Mr., aud Mrs
H. u. Hayes OF streator. III. who ar
rived In tn. city Wednesday,
The Phi sigma Delta Girl. have L.
sued Invitations for a holiday party
To b. given at Harmony Hall on
Monday evening. December .sth.
Ira worman left last sunday for
Ration. n. NJ. where h. has accepted
a position with the NuttinE Pharma.
~. the leading druH dispensin. con.
ecrn Of tina, city.
Mr. and Mrs. I. e. Mcbride and
children came down from Colorado
Springs Tuesday afternoon to spend
the holidays with Mrs. Mcbride,
parents. Dr. and Mrs. y. NJ. White
and other relatives.
Tn. thirty. first annual ball Of John
FISHER Hose Company. No. Ono. wa,
the social function st Eiks' Hal
Christmas Eve. n everybod, tLa
bought . ticket Was among tho..
present. there Was a good crowa :,
attendance.
7 Mr. and Mr.. Lee Porter. Of For
Dodge. Iowa. who have been visl,in,
for several months In coiorad,
Springs. arrived IN La 1unta Thurs
day TO make an extended visit. an,
~ili probably spepd the remainder Q
the winter In La junta. Mrs. Porte
II . cousin Of Mrs. W. y. Andrew
and Mr.. v. n. t.ascrausst
W. &. worman. Who had nineteel
and one.half ACRES of beets on J. q
w'ashburn's place this year. recsiv
ID . cheek yesterday for ei.ss' 70
his crop. or IN average of neasi
eiee per acre gross sos his crvp. ~
beets averaged tweaty tens 70 u
acrp. sad vtth The eneepstoa Of ~,
losds NJ received oe ~ ~. N
los1s eus ef ~ sasles eeep bsouoh
$50 ~ ~. kase ~ - =
saas ssounl ~. Wesnoa ssly ~
- avssaos - fousoesa tees 70 u
La Junta tribune., 1914-12-26
Cssnk.olrsssss lAsstssy xssld.

The cook.Brsadi Laundry was sold
this week 10 y. y. ustchiasoa. Of -.
ilds. Who ~ili take charge % The first
day of the Glad nee yeas. TIE Cook.
lIrandt Laundry was established ia
this city five yesrs ago. aad uades the
efficient management of J. y. cook.
. practical laundry maa. . thslviaa
business had b~en bsiit up. the plass
heinz nos supplied With ali oe The
iaesse squtpmeat ssd peepssp1 =
turn out the highest grade os wost.
II 10 the intention Of The nee proSsts'
TOT 10 maintsin and Improve shs
quality of the wosk-if that h pos.
sthle.
NJ. Cook expects 10 leave about ihs
first Of the year 10 visit the land ol
promise In the great nosthwesl
where u is his intsstloa 10 eaeass
once more In the laundry business
Just - soon ~ he IL able 10 ftad Z
suitable iocatloa.
La Junta tribune., 1914-12-26

before your stock gets
out or somebody's else
gets in. We have all
materials and tools right
here. Barbed. twisted
and plain wire. staples.
stretchers. ha m m ers.
post hole dieeers. All Of
q standard make and the
best in their line. Just
like our hardware.
La Junta tribune., 1914-12-26
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services ness sussay. Dsssmbss
s7sh.
TAs ilely ceUnuslen a 5 Q. y.
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49,
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La Junta tribune., 1914-12-26
1000 Horses
Mares and
Mules
wan I ED

have a contract for 10000 horses
and mares for the French army, and
VIII pay the highest prices ever offer
ed for good stock. Now is the time
to bring In your surplus stock.