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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
ITALY'S CITIZENS
 WANT NEUTRALITY

Rome, Aug. 20-A vast mass of peo- pie of the manufacturing and com mercia1 classes, especially of Lom- bardy and Venetia. which have known the Austrian yoke, desire neutrality. Most of the Italians rejoice more or less openly at the possible defeat of their dear allies. The King, the Pre-
 nier, Signor salandra, and the Col onia1 Minister, Signor -Ferdinando Martini, their colleagues following them, are understood to favor neutral ity, on which the Premier is said to have insisted.
 It may, perhaps, be assumed that the Marquis of San GiuIiano, the Min ister of Foreign Affairs whose pro- nouncedly Austrian antecedents may lead Austrian and German statesnef to believe that ItaIy's intervention is in their behalf, has the same views as his chief
 the general staff, whose new chief is General Cadorna, is believed to be con yinced that the Triple Alliance is working for intervention in behalf of Austria and Germany At the For eign Office some four or five inf1uen- tial officers are said to take the sam- line, and the Duke of Davarna, Ital- ian Ambassador at Vienna since 1904 is Irobably friendly to Austria. But. should that party, which is improba- t1le, gain sI1ie upper ndIlQ, S1gI1Of Sa- landra would resign. Some believe there then would be such a demon stration of public indignation, espec- ia1ly in the north, that the most seri- ous effects might ensue.
 No Italian wants war with Grnat
 Britain, ItaIy's best friend. Few Ital- ians would wish to run the risk of sec ing Libya and 55, ,Ooo soldiers therein cut off, as they would be. from com- reunieation with supplies from Italy A nation which has North African co1onyecan scarcely be on hostile terms
 with Great Britain and France.
 Italy has in the last few days had her temptations. Austria is said to
 have generously offered her other peoples territory in Tunisia and Va
 Iona in return for her aid, as we'll as Trentinos which is in Aus strian Ger ritory, but Italian by speech and race
 But besides the alternative of neu- trality or intervention in favor of Aus tria, there is also the possibility of Intervention against Austria, and that is not improbable should Austria oc- cupY the Montenegrina stra tegfcal DO sition of Mount Lovtchen, which dom mates Bocche di Cattaro and in Aus trian hands would be a menace to lAdriatic equilibrium.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
OF PARIS IS
 REPORTED EXCELLENT

Paris, Aug 2oThe health of Paris Is excellent According to reports of the sanitary authorities the popula- ton of both the city and it's suburbs co-operates readily in the measures taken by the health officials so that there is no danger Of epidemics. Ad- vice as to re-vaccfnation is very gen orally followed The police consider Paris is now the safest city in the world. Bronzed. wiry bluejackets have been brought from the naval ports to supplement the police. The patrols find little to do.
 Before mobilization the average daily arrests in the city was 700. This has now dropped to 150.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
PITTSBURGH STEEL
 DIFFERS DIVIDEND

Pittsburgh, Aug. 2o-This statement was issued today by the Pittsburgh Steel Company:
 ''rhe directors have decided to de- fer the declaration of the dividensl on preferred stock usually payable September 1. This is done in the in terests of the company and for the purpose of conserving it's cash re- sources and protecting its credits. The action is taken notwithstanding the fact that the dividend has been more than earned during the past three
 ''The uncertain condition growing out of the European war has also largely influenced the action of the direc- tors.''
 The statement is signed by Wallace H Dove. president.
 E.o1lg hs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

London, Aug 2o-A despatch to the Times from Brussels says:
 The Germans in strong force, most ly cavalry and artillery, entered Tier 1emont early this afternoon 4(Tuesday1
 The big guns she1led the place while the cavalry played at war by attacking the flying, panic-stricken populace, shootfng and sticking them at random.
 About five miles from the town two trains were made up and fully terrible had been the onslaught of the Germans that, in flight for their lives men, women and children left every thing behind. Never have I seen such a picture of woeAas that presented by a group composed of a peasant won- an and five children, standing bewi1d- ehed in the square crying as though their hearts would break. The wom- an said.
 They shot my. husband before my eyes and trampled two of my children to death
 l'sThe last glimpse that the refugees had of Tierlemont showed smoke and town 2,
 London. Aug. 20-An official state- ment from Paris last night states that large German forces are crossing the M e use between Liege and Namur- TI4e statement continues.
 The French army is making rapid Eadvance on the SeilIer river and st the end of the day have reached Del mi onl one side Of the river and Nor hange on the other
 A despatch to the Times from Par is says that the first point at which the Germans crossed the French frontier was Grey -Sur-veseus. Since then there has been continued fight ing in the vicinity, until day or two ago when it ended in 2 victorious ad- vance of the French forces who drove the enemy back across the frontier east of IAnevil1e.
 The correspondent says that the la comic reports of the French minister of war give no idea of the desperate handful of villages scattered along the French on one side or tEse other
 He gives the following version of the battle at the village Of Radon Whore.
 The village was occupied by a for defense by numerous trenches. The battle began on August 10. The Germans bombarded the Villages compelling the chasseurs to evac- uate It. The latter retired on CeIles and afterwards took up a position on Donan Ridge.
 After nightfal1, the Germans in creased I11e bonnba rdnent and the in habitants sought refuge in cellars as a continuous rain Of shells kept wrecking the houses and setting them afire.
 The chasseurs retired, defending every house foot by foot and making the Germans feel their fire. The sun rose on a village in ruins It had been under bombardrnent 5 hours When the Germans entered they fired first on all the wind ows and down ioopho1es into the cellars No cor ner was spared.'s 7
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
REAL ESTATE NOTES

The following papers were filed for day:
 Warranty deeds-John A. Poland to Ralph D. Benedict, Judson Really Co to Maria L. Wells.
 Quit claim deeds--John A. Poland from Mechanics. & Farmers Savings bank; Bridgeport Trust co. from First EccIesiasticaI Society of Stratford; Jared A. Gaylord from Joseph and Anna. Pa1csak; Ida J. and Pauline May from Bertha M. Hurlocl.
 Mortgage deeds--Leonard Capozzillo to executors of the estate of Nathan ie1 Wheeler; John A. Poland to Me chanics' & Farmers Savings bank; Ralph D. Benedict to Mechanics 6 Farmers Savings bank; Frank J. and Barbara Novoty to Bridgeport Trust C.; Joseph and Anna Polcsak to the Bridgeport Trust Go.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
 DEED. :


 1srAPLETON-I In this city, Aug. IS, 1914 Margaret, daughter of the late Dennis and Honora StapEeten. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her date esidence. No. 5s Sanford aTenue, on Friday, Aug. E21, at B. 80 a- ns, and from St. Augustine's church at E. m, with solemn high mass. Interment at. St MiehaeRs cemetery l. 19 bt eHAGGERTY-Tn this city. Aug IS. 1e14. Margaret daughter of Charles and Margaret Haggerty aged 12 yrs. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence Noe 4e Austin street, on Fri day, Aug 21s at 8;30 a. m, and from Sacred Heart church at g a. Tn. Inter- lnent at St. MichaePs cemetery
 IL 19 bs { EK7EzEzHHsE3-In Danbury. Aug IS, William G. Wheeler. aged 5 years gCHBBEEsT-At Canaan. Aug 14, Miss Maggie Schubert. Of Bedding BOBTON-In NorwaIk, Aug 18, Richard M. Bouton, aged 69 years. GEDDEsTiE t-In Torrfngton, Aug. IT, Mrs Frederick D. Siddell,l aged 30 years
 KOOS-In Norwalk. Aug. l ', Frances Reynolds, wife of Guatave A. Koos aged 6 years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
LEWIS OF STATE STREET
 INJURED IN AUTO CRASH

E Westport, Aug. 2o-AGr. and Mrs Ja- cob Levy of State street were injured late yesterday afternoon, when the automo bile they were riding crashed into a, telegraph pole when the front end of the car was struck by an auto mobile truck owned by the Narragan- sett Brewery Co. The couple were driving on the state road between the Harrison and Patterson switches
 The truck was in front of them, and MT. Levy alleges, that as he was about to pass. the truck swerved and struck the front end of the car, caus- ing it to crash into the pole Both were thrown from the vehicle, and were cut and bruised about the body.
 Their injuries were treated by a sur geon at Compo Inn. of which MT. Levy is manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
WEATHER FORECAST
General

The western disturbance Is central this naornine oyer Wis consin. It has caused Shove during the last ,24 hours from { Kansas nOrtheastward to Mich igan. Another eIisturI1a1lCss cans- ed showers in eastern Penns5i- vania and southern New E,ne- land- The western Cfisturl1ancs will probably move slowly east ward and pass ont the st. Law renee valley on Friday niehf. Settled weather will not p4seyssI in the eastern districts untiI this disturbance has passed out the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
AMERICANS YACHT
 BRINGS FAMILY HOME

Rome, Aug. 2o-12.45 a. m.-vfa. Paris, 8:15 a. m.-The American yacht Karina. owned by Theodore Burgess, of Boston, sailed from Naples for Ros- ton yesterday with the owner and his family aboard
 The Cunard steamer U1tonia, with a throng of American refugees aboard. will sail from Naples for New York on Friday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
HOLI.ANDERs WORRY
 OVER THEIR COLONIES

London, Aug. 20--A despatch to the Express from The Hague says:
 fJapan's ultimatum to Germany has been the cause of some grave think ing, on the part of many Dutchmen who wonder whether there is likely to be any danger to the Dutch colon ies in the event of a great shuttle of Asiatic possessions
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
THE PRETTTEsr FAcn

ana the most beautiful hands arc of- ten disfigured by an unsightly wart- It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus. Wart Remover. For sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy 41s Fairfield Ave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
IIONTENEGRINs MOBILIZE
 AS FULL ARMY CORPS

London, Aug. 20-According to the Milan correspondent of the Chronicle. the main body of the Montenegrin troops has been Incorporated as an army corps in the service. They have enter Herzegovina near Trebinje.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
5000. .OO0 WAR RISK
 ON AMERICAN SHIPS
 FAVORED IN SENATE

Washington, Aug. 2o-Tho bill to provide $5,o0o. GOO war risk insurance bv the government for ships of Amert- can registry during the European war was ordered favorab1y5 repoted today by the Senate cornmece committee ar- ter a brief hearing.
 Hearings on the bill began today in the House and Senate committees
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
ATTACK ON DIEST IS
 RENEWED BY GERMANS

London, Aug. 2O-The Germans made a new attack on Diest in the after noon-date not given-according to press despatches. After pi1laging the railway depot they bonbarded that town from which all the inhabitants had fled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

Imports of foreign merchandise in New York during July amounted to $s4. .561, ,7S5, compared with SIS. .578, ,9o5 a year ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

E. H. Dillon & Go, 11o5 Main treat, are showing a large variety of black velvet hats in all the latest shapes. = Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
MeM Haven

Forecast: Partly cloudy and cool tonight and Friday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
Slate

Unsettled tonight and Fridav probaBly local slaosgees. Gentle to moderate east winds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
Celery Plants, 15c Per Dozen.
 JOHN RICK & SON

Farmer Want Ads. One Cenr 3 Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
BRUSSELS IS GERMAN PRIZE,
 PARIS RUMOR
Report Persists Despite Lack Of
 Official Confir1na- tion.
REPORT FLIGHT
 OF TIERLEMOT PEOPLE
Cavalry and Artillery Captured That Place on
 Tuesday.

Paris. Aug. 2o-There is a persist ent runor here that the Germans have occupied Brussels but it cannot be confirmed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
DISCOVER PLAN TO COAL GERMAN SHIPS
 FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Sam Francisco, Aug 20-F'fre which broke, out in the hold of the Gerrlla n steamer Mazatlan yesterday revealed to D. O. Dayis, collector of the port of san Francisco, conditions which he believed pointed to a plan for coaling at sea the German cruiser Nuernbergs with the remainder of the f,o00 tons. ernm:zrat for the bunkers of the cruis- CT Leipzig.
 The fire, which was easily extin- guished. was followed by disclosure Of the fact that 425 ions of coal had been sof the Mazat1an which was about to sail for Mexican ports
 Compensation Commissioner E. T. BslcIz1n gham Is in New Haven acting as commissioners in that city He will remain there for two days, and will dispose Of several cases chat have sarisen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
Almanac

SIS CUSTOM SUIT SALE vow AFFORD BROTHERS sEE " East Side and West End
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
Automobile Drivers

AutomobiIe drivers should light their lamps ax 7.1s oscIociz tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22

about and said. / am not sure. but 1
think my impressions are rather dense
A feeble smoker greeted this, followed
by dead, absolute silence. No one knew
what to say. 1t was silence so in
tense that it hurt. Finally one of the
British attaches broke It All" said he,
explosively, have a smoke" and the
cigars We're passed. Not soul took any.
More silence. Then another attache:
"Ah, have drop of spirits" The whisky
was passed. but no one would touch It.
Silence again.
The situation was growing desperate.
Bickford of the Associated Press leaped
into the breach. Leaning across the
table, he fired at Mr.. Chamberlain a long.
involved and intricate question, covering
every phase of the matters before the
interna tional conference. He paused only
when out of breath. All the while Mr..
Chamberlain had been listening absorbed,
| his monocled eye on the speakers face.
"Ah," said he, nodding his head when
| the question was completed. do you
| know, Mr.. Bickford. my mind wandered
+, for a moment Would you mind repeat
! ing that question:"
| Bickford couldn't have repeated it on a
| bet. Everybody knew he couldn't. There
| was an instant of hesitation. and then
| all hands. led by Mr. Chamberlain, burst
| into spontaneous roar. The Ice was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
FACTS ABOUT SLEEP

from twelve to twenty days, when death
comes to his relief
The influence of habit in preventing or
promoting sleep Is remarkable. Those
accustomed to the tranquility of rural
districts are excessively ANNOYED by the
DIN OF the carriages and traffic on the
pavement of a large city. 1t is said. on
the other hand, that those who live near
the cataracts OF the Nile cannot sleep
at distance from them, owing to their
having been accustomed to the noise the
stimulus of which upon the ear they
lack Some persons can sleep only in
the dark Some of the soldiers OF Bona
parties army would sleep, after extreme
faueue and exhaustion. on the ground by
the side OF a twenty -four-pounder which
was constantly firing
Sleep can persist with the exercise OF
certain muscles. Couriers on long Jour
neys nap on horseback Among the I'M
pressive Incidents of Sir John Moore $
not the least striking is the recorded fact
that many Of his soldiers pursued their
march while fast asleep. Burdach, how
ever. affirms that this is not uncommon
among soldiers.
Animals Of the lower order obey pc
culiar laws In regard to sleep Fish are
said to sleep soundly; and the tench a
European fresh-water fish, may be taken
in this state II approached cautiously
Many birds and beasts of prey take their
repose in the daytime. When kept In
captivity. this habit undergoes a change
which makes us doubt whether it was not
the result of necessity, which demanded
that they should take advantage of the
darkness TO hunt their prey Almost all
the animals. however seek a certain de-
gree of seclusion and shade with the
exception of the lion, who Burdach in
forms us, sleeps at MONDAY on the open
plain. The eagle and condor will poise
| themselves on the most elevated pinnacle
of rock. In the clear blue atmosphere
and dazzling sunlight Birds, however
are furnished with winking membrane
generally. to shelter the eve from light
| Fish prefer to retire to sleep under the
the domestic animals. the horse seems t.
require the least sleep, and that he takes
in the erect posture.
| Birds that roost in sitting posture
are furnished with well adapted mech.
| anisn. which keeps them firmly support.
| ed without voluntary or conscious action
| The tendon of the claws is SO arranged
as to be frightened by their weight wher
the thigh is bent. thus contracting close
~ and grasping the bough or perch.
The following calculation is Interesting
Suppose one boy. aged ten years. deter.
! mines to rise at 5 o'clock all the veal
| round. Another Of the same age, indolen,
and fond of ease, rises at 8. or ar
average of S, every morning. If they
both live TO be seventy years old the
| one viii have gained over the other. dur
ing the intervening period Of sixty years
co. 40 hours. which is equal to 2. 739 and 8
fraction days, or just seven and q hall
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
MEMBERS OF NOBILITY
ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING
German Count and Countess Charged
With Conducting Traffic in
Zaccharine.
GENEVA. February Z. 10,

GENEVA. February Il, 1914
Development OF the fine art of SNUG.
Cling to a new plane is charged In the
case OF titled personages detained at
Prague pending an inquiry into the AL
legged operations. 1t is charged that the
Count and Countess Grinther Won Konigs-
mark. who are OF an ancient German
family, and who have their headquai-
tiers in Zurich, where the manufacture OF
zaccharine is permitted. have been NAH.
ing frequent trips across the German and
Austrian frontiers accompanied by
many servants in livery and baggage
containing zaccharine. Customs officials
generally Go not venture to examine all
the baggage of the nobility. However, ut
Prague recently the party encountered
inspectors who searched their effects and
found evidence which prompted an i'm
quiry into the operations. 1t is said
that profits from the smuggling of FAC
charine into Germany and Austria would
amount to from 100 to 400 per cent.
A New York man, H. Wirth, has the
honor of being the first American to
climb the Jungfrau ON skees. and incl
dentally he established a record for
guide climbing. Accompanied by Herr
Stuckey of St Gall and Amater, the well
known guide of Grindelwald. the New
Yorker made the ascent of the Jung
frau, 1850 feet, also assembled the
Monch, 13.465 feet, and returned 10
Grindelwaid. his starting point, after
crossing the Ffescher glacier and Els
meer glacier, all In forty-eight hours.
One night was spent in an Alpine hut ON
the Jungfrau. The weather was fine and
the snow in good condition. A splendid
view of the Alps was obtained, but the
cold was so intense that one could stand
still only few moments.
A remarkable avalanche recently oc-
CURED at Au. an Alpine hamlet in the
canton of St. Gall. A farmer and his
family had just sat down to dinner ut
noon, when the avalanche fell from the
neighboring heights, causing a great and
violent displacement of air in the narrow
valley. This tore doors from their hinges
and broke windows while the members
of the family were actually blown out
Of the house through doorless passages
to the garden a considerable distance
away. Curiously none was injured. A
few minutes later the avalanche itself
arrived and wrecked the whole farm,
the walls giving away under the on
slaught Of snow and the roof falling in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
John and Mary.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
A French journal has been digging into
the soul Of the ''jeune fille,'' and asking
her what she wants in a husband as to
color, age and name. The vast majority
of $1,000 reply that they want a dark man
Of twenty and his name should
be the French equivalent Of John. None
of your Algernons or Erics for the eau
tious damsel. None of your Htppolytes
or Pauls-mercurial or subversive persons.
They want John when 1t comes to hus-
bandry. And we shall have to reconsider
the title of a famous play and call it
.~rhe Importance of Being John"
There are only two really serious fore
names that have come down through the
centuries-John and Mary. The French
girls are right in demanding the solidity
of a John (Which has sometimes degener-
ated into a more genial jack. On the
other hand, the good Catholic girl has
always Mary somewhere before her sur
name, even though the frivolous pervert
it TO Molly or Polly. But q John and a
Mary mot Jack and Polly should always
be prosperous and happy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22

II thought that would get YOU" said
the spirit.
The Observer was too indignant to
notice that the spirit was getting an
amazing grasp of current slang.
Who wrote that?" insisted the OBJ
server.
Its frequently found in your latter
day MAGAZINES" said the phantom
and I will say that l think our old
fashioned poetry was considerably better.
We used to say something anyhow.
This particular sample is from one OF