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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
BRIdEPORT CLERGYMAN
 IS WAITING 10 SECURE
 PASSAGE 10 IA THERL AND
Pulpit n Holy Trinity Church To Be FIled
 By Local Priest.

Rev John Lukaes. who for more than five years was pastor of the Holy Trinity Greek Catholic church in Bostwick avenue this city. is stia in New Y ork unable to secure passage for the old country. Rev. F'r. Lakacs, who recently gave ID the pastofate of the Holy Trinity church, had en- gagged passage on the North German Lloyd steamship Kronprinzesse ge- sceIie and was on his way back to Hun gary, where he had accepted the pas torate Of one of tfie largest congre- gatiof1s oe his denomination. when the war and 9Nnger Of capture caused the steamer to put back to America The passengers, it will ba remembered, were all landed in Bar Harbor; Me, where the vessel still is. and Rev. Father Lukacs with his wife and oth- CT passengers were sent back to New York.
 Fr. I.ukacs had been a.nticipating this voyage for four weeks HIS wife has been in poor health and after their return to New York she was obliged to go to hospital for a few days for treatment. She is now well again and staying at a hotel in New York; while fFr. Llkacs is erdeavor- ing to arrange passage for Europe
 The war now in progress makes il uncertain when the couple will leave this country. Although F'r Lukacs has written to Rev. Stephen F. Cher
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
l RE TICKETS ARE ASSURED STRANDED AMERICANS ABROAD.


 New york, Aug sA. H. srnith. president of thea New York Central sent cable message to London yester- day to the effect that his road and sew eraI other eastern lines would gladly furnish free honebound railway trans- portatfon to stranded Americans reach- ing this port. MT. Smiths message which was addressed to William Potts, |of the American Express company a member of the London relief commit tee was in answer to the following |rnassage received only an hour earlier:
 Am endeavoring to facilitate return of many stranded Americans without money. Can you arrange for New York Central or other eastern lines to transport passengers to destina-
 n pon receipt of the message. MT syIvanis, the Lsehigh Valley the Erfe. the Iackawanna, the Baltimore & IOhio, the New Fork Ontario g. Vest ern. and the West shore Tn every instance the president Of the road aasured New York Centrai's executive Ehead that they would be glad to help i out Tn any way possible.
 Only a few minutes was reqIKyed to llarrange the details and then MT. Smith sent the following cable to MT. ifPotts
 Trunk lines Baltimore & Ohio, New York Central, Erie. L,aclxawannas Le- high valley. ontario & western, Penn l sy1vauia and West Shore will gladly honor. vouchers endorsed by London leomrnittee, and will transport passen- ! tsers over their lines en route to des- l, ,sdnation will arrange with connect ling lines for similar accommodation, ltVouchers should show destination, full inaYne and home address of passengers. lfyouchers will be taken at pier. and tickets issued accordingly over these 4Ines''
 No intimation was given the New lfSprk Central regarding the extent o1 Transportation In that connection, I however, MT, Smith said that that point was of no importance. As lons las the arriving messengers have vouch- l CTS properly filled out by the London ] relief c0Tafnitt ee.s he said, free home 2 bound railway transportation will bs I IfurDished to all applicants.
 MT. smith pointed otu that the only I important factor was to keep the ar, I irving passengers n1oving, so that they
 would De able to reach home and t friends as soon as possible. - Many of the Americans now strand. ed abroad, it Is generaIlE believed. vii I reimburse both the government and
 the railroads for the transportation $ that will be given them.
 MT Smith said that no information
 had been received so far to show Wher
 the stranded Americans would sal from the other side.
 The mayors committee to arrang. for the relief of New Workers in Eur 2 ope requests that the names of all Ney $ lfYork city residents who are kuowI to be abroad, be sent to the chairman Seth Low. Chamber of Commerce Tn,
 ftate its work, and help will be appre caated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
.FTNANCIAL NEWS
 AND COMMEN E
fTne Barron Financial News
 Service.1

New york, Aug. 8-A prominent
 banker who has taken an active part in developing measures to meet the
 situation created by the outbreak of
 war in Europe says: Everything Is
 now in good running order, De-
 rnanes upon the banks for emergency
 currency are small and very few Tor eien drafts are being presented The
 Stock Exchange transactions Of week eieo last Thursday are being settled. and in a day or two all deliveries will
 have heen made, the result being an
 ,1n,,sually good Wall street situatioIaf
 All Of the{ difficulties are being
 straightened out except those of the
 short interest, and it may be that
 +ba hears will find themselves in
 trouhle when the Exchange reopens.
 The estate of the late James Camp helI chairman of the board of dirlec- tors of the North American Go. has been filed for probate. The par value Of the stocks owned by MT. Camp bell is given in the inventory at $1es- se6.so5, and it is figured that the market value of these stocks and honds is $6,sS1,237s or SIC. .065,56s 8 beIoyv the par value. The value of the .eal estate owned by MT. Campbell s estimated at sS. soc. .o00. so that his estate is figured at a little more than s1o, ,ooo, 900. The stocks in which 1r, Campbell was most heavily in l crested were Frisco common, first
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08

nitzlxy. pastor Of St. stephen's Hun- garian R. Q. church and Rev. Orestes Ch6rnock. pastor Of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic church in Arctic street. he has not given them his New York address. Rev. Chornock is now acting pastor of the Holy Trin- ity church and will conduct one ser vice at the church every Sunday uI1- til d permanent pastor can be secured.
 It had been reported that Err. Lukacs gave up his pastorate here and was fleeing the country because some of his parishioners threatened to blow up the church and rectory with a bomb following a fight which he had in dance hall.
 Reeardins the story Err. Chernitxky said today:
 These stories are without funda- tfons Fr. Lukacs had contemp1ated a return to the old country for a long time; had begun preparations for it about month ago. He was five years with Holy Trinity church. the longest time A pastor ever stayed with it, The congregatfou has only 100 families. Fr. Lukacs recently gave a dance for the beneht of the church, and some toughs tried to force thefx way in. He put them out. That is all there was to the dance hall incident. FIT. Lukacs was one of the quietest and kindIiest men in the priesthood and he enjoyed the friendship of al- most every clergyman in the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
RECTOR OF ST. GEORGES l R. C. CHURCH SAFELY HOME
 NEARLY MISSED PASSAGE
European Capitals Filled With War Talk Since June He Says Was Lucky To Get Out of Germany
 Catching Last Ship That Sailed


 hen saw the Statue of Liberty as we sailed up New York haroor, [ was 50 happy three times tIl 2 first class passenger money would not have been 600 much to get back home to the United States again. said Rev. Mat thew A. Pankovsky. pastor of St- Georges Lithuanian R church in Park avenue, to d .Fsa1 rl1eI eporter to- Rev. Father E PaIlkovslxy was ndi11g his vacation in Europe yvfle en the war clouds began to gather there and had he delayed booking his pass aga a single day he would have been stranded there as are ehousands of ether A nerzea1k k
 Rev Father Fan Rows sailed from Bremen on fh e North 6 Gerlnan Lloyd steamstip Kronprintz Wilhelm on July He reached New york last week ana Is now back in Bridgeport and Will resume services for hi Heck to- morrow speaking of his experienees bread Father Pankovsky said to- day:
 sailed for Europe on Jalne Had q pleasant voya ge and s "a yelled through Germany. Austria nd Rts+ There was much war ta in the air even then but mostly among the bankers and n erch ants. The conn mon people ldid not seem to know viila.s was going on or else faes were in- ifferent: intehded to visit France
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
FIRE EN MS FAIR IN RFIELD IS
 HUGE SUCCESS

Tonight will be big night at the Firemenss Annual Fair being held at the ternporaFy school grounds on Ma rirle avenue. Special attractions are being planned and preparations are being made to handle the largest crowd yet seen on the grounds The fHrennen are enthusiastic over the way they have been suppored by the townspeople A band is to be pro- vided for tonight; while several other special attractions are to be shown
 The se1ectnaens and many other prominent people of the town are to beN the guests of the hremen. It is thought that, by extending the fair until Monday, they will have an unus- ualIy large atten dance at the last per fornance. They will need all they can derive from the fair to purchase the new equipment and to keep it in or der. The department sdeclared that. when the new hook and ladder truck is purchased, Fairfield will have the best fire department of any town Of its size in the state.
 The laying of the new rails into Fairfield has been almost completed The heavier rails made trolley riding better for Fairfield residents Labor CTS are now installing new switches, and when this is completed, they will begin laying the new rails between Fairfield and Westport.
 Miss Florence B. Wrenn of Danbury. l, is spending her vacation at Fairfield Beach
 H. L. Scoheld of New Canaan, who l has been occupying the cottage of F. Es Green, has left the beach.
 Mrs. Oliver Patterson, Misses Alice Mulligan, E. $. Leahy. and Nellie Ly- man spent yesterday at Egas cot tage as the guest of George Bennett.
 Miss Irene Smith of Spring street is spending a two weeks vacation al I Asbury Park, N. J.
 Mrs. Woods and daughter are going to spend the remainder of the sum
 mer with her mother Mrs. Clucas oi Sasco Hill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08

before | returned but when reached Vienna late in July, the war clouds were beginning to gather Troops were mobiiizing in Russia and we freard the Great Bear was getting ready to attack Czermany
 There was the war talk in Vienna, too, and troops were paradfng the streets. Then came the runor of the Austrian advance on Servia~ knew my duty to my church here would not permit me to remain shut up Tn Europe all summer because of a war and tN,ternined to return home at once while the way was still open. As prossed the German frontier the war talk grew In Germany found
 many Americans booking passage for home and T lost no time in securing one of the first cabin messages which was left. have since learned that had I delayed one day longer I could not have secured passage because of the rush Of Americans to get home from Bremen So many of them had booked passages in advance that should have been compelled to wall in the old 8ceuntry for the American warships that are being sent to bring home the stranded ones.
 e.E xcept for the circunnstances which compelled my hasty return. had q most enJovable time. However, I am very glad to be back home in Bridge port again. T
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
CHRISTOPHER
 E. DONE GAN Popular Young Man Sue cumbs After Extended
 Illness

Following an illness of 1s reeks during which several operations were performed in an attempt to save his life Christopher F. Donegan died ear- ly this nlorning at his home. z7g Greg ory street. He was born in Bridge- port 30 years ago, the son of the late SflristopIer and i1dlse seery Done gan H g was stricken first wfth appendf- citis and removed to Bridgeport hos- fpi ital where Tsrs. Evans. a New York specialist and D. M Trecartin per- formed an operation He failed to rai- iy sat sfaetority and several cornpli- cations appeared. He was taken to his home about two weeks ago at his own request that he might die a anaons the scenes haalowed tby chiIdhood.
 The deceased was an expert ma chinist employed first by the Eaton, Cole Burnham firm and later bg the Crane Valve Co., it's stlccessor
 He was a faithful member of the sa- cred Heart church and always took s
 Keen interest in all Of it's activities
 Fl was popular with all who Knew him and his death is q source 5f,s re.
 great to his many admirers Frater- | l1aIly he was affiliated with Bridge. port lodge. No. 8ss o. E.. Parl City court F, Of 4, and the Crane Valve Relief association Besides his mother he is survived by two sisters Flizabeth J. Donegan, one of ths school nurses cor1nected with f5,, Ehealth board, and Mrs David F Har. vcy and one brother, Robert. all os this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
Abroad Are Communicating
 With Friends Here
George M Flames and o M. Abercrombie Are Homeward Bound Andrew Radel and Charles Platts
 Heard From.

A cabIegram was received yesterday from Andrew Radel and Charles Platts, who sailed for Europe on the Carr mania on Wednesday of last week. say ing that they had arrived safe on the other side. No mention was made or the time that they would return
 Word was also received from George M Earnes and Charles M. Abercrom- bic of the Singer nufacturing com bany that they had sailed for this country yesterday from England
 Nothing has been heard from MT and Mrs Clinton BarnuIn Seeley since July 26, It is not known where they are or when they intend returning.
 The Baird Machine company have not heard from Albert Pott, their sales manager who is abroad since July 3a, when he cab1ed for some machines to be sent to Paris. Because of condi- lions it has been irnposs.b ble to trans port the machines.
 The family Of Dr. John ". Wright have heard nothing direct from him although his name was among the IAnericans in London who applied to the United States consul A letter was received Thursday from Ithe Misses Winifred and Mary Japp,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
BIG NAVAL COAL CONTRACT FOR
 BRIDGEPORT FRS

The United States Navy Depart raent has just announced the award ing of S0o,e00 tons Of coal for the United States navy which will amount to over s2.50o,0Oo. The Archibald Mo- Neil 6 Sons Company of No. l Broad way. New York, also having a, Bridge port office, were awarded close to one million dollars worth of the business, which amount provides for a tonnage of $50 900 tons. One hundred and six ty thousand tons of the NfcNei1 order calls for New River coal which is to be shipped by this company to Hamp- ton Roads and will be used by the Navy Department for the coaling of Uncle Sam's battleships. The balance of the local firms awards were for coal for navy yards and stations at Annapolis, Baltimore. Philadelphia and the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
 The McNeu & Sons Company seeur- ed the largest of the government con- tracts while the other successful bid.- eders were: Berwind-White Coal Com pany. Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Com pany. The Maryland Coal and Coke Company and The W. c. c. Atwater & Comp a11y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
ROWLAND DRY GOODS CO.
Right of naain entrance.

preferred and second preferr ed 5ES1slE Island preferred, M. K. G q. common North American Co., and the ITtah Securities Co.
 Cotton growers Of the south and all interests related te them in a bus iness way are facing a crisis on ac- count of Europeas inability to take our surplus cotton Of 6, ,000,Ooo to es4 GOO, ,oQ0 bales. If the European Nar had broken out in the spring the acre age would probably have been nlucsit reduced by the growers. and if the surplus crop of 1914 can be taken care Of in some way for a year ol so, planters can adjust themselves bg diyersifying crops so as to cut down the yield to probably one-half or two-thirds of the average produc1iun. But for the present they have a pros duct on their hands worth from S300.i o0o,0oo to $400.00ps0O0, to carry which they are badly in need Of helpi One of the suggestions advanced as
 means to meeting the situation pro- vides for the raising of a vast sum ue money to carry about 100000 bales ! of cotton and to prevent the price from dropping below tS55 a bale. An I other suggestion is that American
 mills increase their capacity by en- 1 largsng their cloth and yarn outputa I for Latfn-American as we'll as AfriS
 can and Asiatic wares An e1pan= I sion os 50, per cent in consumption
 would enable the home mills vFLtr
 more than S1,000,00Q spindles take e.oooso0o bales
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
POPE ORDERS PRAYERS
 TO END GREAT WAR;
Asks God to Turn Rulers Mind to Thoughts of Peace and
 Not of War.

(By Catholic Press Assoc. CabIe) Rome, Aug. 6.-Pope Plus X has issued the following exhorta -s t ton to the Catholics of the entire 3 world:--r
 } .sWhile nearly all Europe is be- , ing drawn into the vortex of a ? disastrous war, and all who con- ; slider the dangers, the horrors : and fatal consequences that may : ensue, arc overcome with grief : and terror. We also must be deeply affected. Our heart is : torn with bitterest sorrow for the. : lives of many beloved people thus | involved.
 : We recognize that this ter 5 rfl0Ie and widespread conf1ift 2 makes heavy drains on oIzr pa 2 tedmaI love, and in virtue of our < apostolic ministry 1t becomes us ' to cause mems minds to be rais- ed to Him, from Whom alone : help can come, Christ, the Prince $ or Peace the Most Powerful Me 2 diator for men before God.
 ; Wherefore we expect all [ Catholics the world over to hast ' en to the throne of grace and z mercy. First Of all, as an ez- 5 ample, let all the clergy under : the direction of their Bishops offer public prayer in their res- : pectds se parishes, that God may
 : take pity and remove. as soon as
 ' possible, the fearful tortures Of ' carnage and inspire the rulers of : the earth to thoughts of peace r and not Of war;,
 Pope Pins x, has not only or
 dered special prayers but hiHl- self spends much time in prayer,
 recognizing the acuteness of the
 { situation in Europe. HIS Holiness
 ' looks on with grave apprehension
 2 to the mobilization Of millions of
 young mem In moments of deep-
 est sadness the Holy Father has
 been heard to excIaim tPOyeri
 ' fig1f''; sldy poor claiIdren.' z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08

daughters Of John Japp of this city. who have been spending tn summer with relatives in Scotland They told Of the enjoyable time that they were having but said nothing of the war They are booked to sail from Glasgow on September 6.
 A post card was received yesterday from Miss Sarah Beach. daughter of
 MT. and sMrs. James D. Beach or 2o1s Park avenue who has been abroad some time studying in Germany. The post card was mailed in Berlin. July R7 and told that Miss Beach and the party of students with which she is 1 traveling were planning to go to. Nar- emburg on July 30 for a three weeks stay and from thence they would trav- el through Switzerland and Italy. re-
 turning home about the middle of Sep ltember It is not known whether or not the war has interfered with the plans of this party Miss Beach took i "a, special course in German in the ] University of wisconsin last year and
 was awarded the Fellowship Scholar ship in German, which is the highest
 honor conferred by the university Mir. and Mrs. F. W. Tracey are due lin New York early next week
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
SEl COM SSED RAIN M|R||||ECk||E|R R 2 |||
 HIND BARS
Lad Believed To Be Dement, ed is Prisoner Awaiting
 Doctors Evidence


 harles Ellis 1s a half vi tied youth vEio yesterday admitted to the police that it was he that placed crude de-s rafIet upon the passenger track 5 of ta& New Haven railroads nea E, Far, 2. ddId. NzeA7ax55tn 5tn an font to ditch q train. was taken to ctIst ody by the FairHe1d siFthorit ties today He will appear before Judge Bacon " akenaans in Fadrfeld town court next week. and will then De placed under ebser-9 sation ih an fort to find out ms mental responsab bilit is thought that he will be sent to a state instite- ton instead Of the George Junior Re- public, from where he recently es7I saped.
 Ellis was captured by Deteettve Peter HafI late yesterday afternoon upon information given by track walker who stated that a tramp had noted the youth suspicious actions in the woods. He offered no resist ance when the detective. accompanied by several railroad officers. came upon him.
 At polace heanu uarters he unfpIded an amazing lack of feeling towards human suffering. He admitted pIac- ing the wooden switch upon the track which he thought would hurl the fly ing express to the ditch and bring passengers He had hidden in a tree and awaited the coming of an express, and gro1Irg tired. laid in the grass. when the express thundered by, it crushed the wood beneath the heavy wheels
 Ellds displayed a roll of crude ban daEes which he had mAnufactured from the lining of his eoat. He de- cgared q thought that the passen- gers would willingly give me money when would rescue them from the wFeck He had stolen the beams Used in the construction of the crude derailer. and had carried hem nearly three miles to the woods where he carefully laid 1t upon the track
 There seems but little doubt that the youth is deInented. several months EIw6od Tn the same woods, and taken was cent to the George Junior Repub- lie. from where he had escaped a few weeks ago At that time. Ellis was found Ifring in the trees of the woods He had but little clothing, and got his food by stealing and foraging from surrounding farm houses. He told tho a1tAorities at the time that he wanted to live the life of bird Many times he was heard singing in the trees as Bwuag from branch to eranch uI1ti paSsergby thought he " 9uId be better off tin state institution.
 The youth was born in Strauford and hYed with his Ecazldznother. H has an uncle ln Fairneld.
 cholsfa iias broken . ts an constan. timople
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
ONLY Y HOST IF E PRESS CALLS ATTACK ON LlEGE DEF I, SAY GERhLANY'S OFF ICERs

Berlin, (sia Lonson) Aug official German ac- count of the siege of Iiege ys s--
 "Wednesday German advance guards penetrated adns lIs frontier small main with Liege Of the af Iieqe, sezng der of inc only ed himself by flight
 attempt stseIf Qualifications of troops the fortress with the SsSs
 will enterprise which cannot Iaruer as is but heros1l in the o and sign of he roie aaIIantry of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
IN THE CITY COURT

CoughIin1 at a continued hearing in city court today for conducting a dis orderly house at the old. Esther Law renee site, 395 Water street. The jail sentence was suspended, if she gives up her apartments there and conducts legitimate business elsewhere. Cath4 crime Moore of the same address for fe1ted bonds of $15 instead of defend ing frequenting charges. Hyrnan Gil- land, New York, and Louis Hoffman of 116 Hurd avenue were fined $1o and costs each for frequenting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
FRENCH ARMY MoB1LIzED.

Paris. Aug. s.-The great improve ment today in the general train ser vice in France is taken as a reliable indication that the mobilization and concentration Of the French armies are nearly completed. No fewer than 2.5oo passengers left Paris today fo; the south of France.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
Gloves and handkerch1efs.

Special lot of silk gloves for button point gloves, excellent values at 85 cts.
 Another lot of l6 button silk gloves of good quality 65 ct.
 16 button chamoisette gloves, spear point blacks, $1OO quality. Special 75 cts
 Lot of women's sheer, pure linen handkerchiefs v1t narrow hens, 25 ct. quality, l215 cts. lain floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
F or men.

Yorke shirts that slightly sqiled from handling this season both light and dark colors They are the regular $10O values, made coat style la sdered cuff, slightly soled, 79 cts.
 lightweight underwear of crepe material correct hot weather Sleeveless shirts and kneeIength Regular 50 ct. quality 39 cts
 Combination suits of lightweight balbriggan ankle length drop seat and short sleeves SLIGO quality 79 cts.
 In small sizes Nainsook union suits athletic style Regular 6o ct. quality. Now 50 cts q main