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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
ON 4 TAPR
 WILlS 0F BRAZIL
Big Peocaries Go In Herds and Are Fierce Foes
 Often Charga.

the others yelling on the opposite lae- and as soon as the swimmer reached the shore they were put on tho tapr's trail and gaHoped after tt. giving tongue.
 In a couple Of minubes We gEW thg tapir take to the waters far uTGtEs In. and after it we went as fast s5 Che paddle could urge us through the ra- ter. We were not in time to hed e but fortunately some of the dogs had come down to the rivers edge at the very point where the tapiF was about to land. Two or three of the dogs were swimming We were more Chan half the breadth of the river away from the tapir and somewhat down stream when 1t dfved. 1t made an as- fonishingly long swim beneath the ter this time. almost as i8 ft had been a hippopotamus, for it passed comp te- 1y under our canoe and rose bBtu en us and the hither bank I shot ft the bullet going into it's brain. while it thirty or forty yards from shore. It sank at once.
 Dangerous Pecearies.
 The small peccaries SO singly or in small parties and when chased take refuge in holes or hollow logs where they show valiant fight, but the bis peccaries go in herds of considerable size and are so truculent that they reluctant to run and prefer either Co move slowly ofr, chattering their t1ks and grunting. or else actually 70 charge.
 Where much persecutsd the surVi- vors gradually grow more willing Co run, but their instinct is not to run. but to trust to their trucuience and their mass action for safety. They in- hfcf a fearful bite and RreGnentlv lzlli dogs They often charge the hunter. and have heard of men being badly wounded by them, while almost every man who hunts them often is CccaElon- ally forced to scramble up tres to avoid charge But have never heard of man being kdlsed bg thenl- They sometimes surround the tree n which the man has taken refuge and keep him up it.
 Cherrie on one occasion iu Cc-TA ca was thus kept up tree for several hours by a great herd Of 300 CT goo or these peccaries, and this although he killed several of them. Ordinarily. however. after making theE chr they do not turn. but pass on out of sight
 Ugly Looking Objects.
 Soon we heard. the oninous groairg of the herd in front of ustaud almost on each side. Then Benedetto joined us, and the dog appeared ln tha raaE- We moved slowly forar toward fbe sound of the fierce rnoanlng gru which were varied at tirnes by caata- net ehattering of the t1shs Thea Re dirnIy made out the dark forms of tts peccaries moving slowly to the left
 AIy companions each choEe q frae co climb at need and pointed out one for me. fired at the half seen form c hog through the vines, leaves and branches. Colonel Rondon fired. I dred three more shots at other hogs and the Indian also fired. The peccalle1 did not charge. Walkiug and trotEingi with bristies erect. gEoaning and clncE- ing their tusks, they sdisappeaEed Into the Jungle. We could not see pre cf them clearly, and mot enc Wac lsft dead. But few paees on we came across one of my wounded ones Gtlut- ing at bay by n palm trunk, and EiE- ed 1t forth with.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
THE PRETTTEsr FACr

and the most beautiful hands are oe- ten disfigured by an unsightiy vyaSrt It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover. For sale only ar The Cyrus Pharmacy. AIS Fairfield Ave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07

When the Board of Fire Commits sioners meet tonight the bids for the reconstruction of the battery room will not be opened as expected. as a number of contractors have been un- able to complete theiE SAds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
KAIsER OFF ON CRUIsE

Kiel, Ger, July 7-Emperor VII liam today went on board the I'm perial yacht HohenzohIIerin and. i'm mediately left on his annual 5cr1Itse alpng the coast of Norway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
E,tn

Mrs. Goodleieh Cafter feeding tIanl9l And are you q Chrfstian2 Tramp We'll, mum, nobody can accuse me eE workin' on sundays Tran
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
The Return.

Magistrate-If l remember Eightiy this is not your first appearance iD sourt- Prisoner-No, your honor. but l hope you don't judge by appearanc1a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07

Charles E walsh. city treasurer of Albany. announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination Of State Controller
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
CLEANEAsY. BEST HAND soAp

Guaranteed not to fnjl1re the skin. f1stnntly removes Stove Polish, Rust Grease. Ink, Paint and Dirt For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents Manufactured by Vim. R. winn, 244 etratford avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07

Mrs. Rebecca Clark, the oldest Eng fish woman, died in North London. aged no years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07

There is but one virtue-te sacr1dce Of ssl9.- George
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07

The safe of the C7z4raeo. Aa1wars1ee e st Fau1 4acl1st offfce in Chicago 1zs blown open by three mazaOed bandits. who escaped with t2sOoo.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
PREPARES GERMAN MIND
FOR POSSIBLE RETREAT

Amsterdam, Oct. fyia London,
$3.50 p. m IA dispatch from the Ger
man capital says that the Berliner
Tageblatt prints a significant article
by It's military correspondent Major
Moraht. who, while asserting contl-
dence that there Will be q fresh Ger
man advance on Paris. Is careful TO
add:
"But there is another possibility
which must command the eonscien-
tlous attention Of calm observers OF
the fuctuating struggle What would
be gained by tho allies II they force
back our right wing to the Belgian
frontier? Nothing but the passing
success which would be the beglnnne
of the end Of the Franco British pre-
of victory"
Major Moraht then explains that the
further the allies move from Verdun
and Toul, which, he says, form their
laH great strongholds the longer Is
the distance they must travel back
when the stream OF German armies.
broad and unhindered flows west
ward, from Lorraine.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03

Russia from east Prussia has failed.
according Ia official Russian reports,
which say the Germans got as far as
the western bank of the Niemen river.
but found strong Russian forces in
the hills on the eastern bank Being
in low and marshv ground the Ger
mans. according TO the Russian View
point, were at a disadvantage and
could not advance.
A fight is now in progress az Mir
iampol near the northeastern Prus-
Sian frontier. while further south in
the SuwalM district the Russians
claim to have turned the Germans
retreat into dlsorderly flight
More heavy fighting Is taking place
at Augustowo, 1i0 miles northeast Of
Warsaw. in the province of Suwalki
whore the Germans have received re-
Inducements and been able TO take
The offensive At Grajewo twenty
five miles southwest Of Augustowo.
the Russians again have entered Ger
man territory and ut Mlawa they
claim victory over the Germans.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03

FRENCHMEN WHO AVOID
SERVICE SENT TO JAIL

Paris. Oct Numerous prisoners
who were liable TO military service and
evaded the order to mobilize have
been tried by courtmartial aud sem
fenced to prison In addition the
military court decided that after the
completion of their sentences the Of
tenders should be compelled to full
fill their military duty.
The war office, however. has modi-
fled the edict Of the court. In an or
der issued today the war office said
II would permit the convicted men to
go to the front and expressed the hope
that by good conduct under fire the
eonvicts may earn a reduction in the
penalty deereed by the courtmartial.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
AFRICAN BATTALION CHECKS
IMPERIAL GUARD CHARGE

Paris, oct AN African battalion
checked the attacks Of the German
imperial guard in the recent fight
ing near Nerdun. This Is the infer
ence drawn from details received
here Of the combat in that section
A survivor II the battle who has ar.
rived in Paris, today told the follow
ing story Of the fight
"The sun was just rising when our
outposts came back on our main
force and informed us that the i'm
perial guard was coming soon af-
terward we could see pointed he'll
NETS glistening in the sun. rapidly
advancing.
Deceived by our silence, the
guard came on even to the barbed
defenses and commenced cutting
them before our trumpet sounded an
order for volley firing. The first line
Of the enemy seemed Just To melt
away under our fire. The second line
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM
PARIS NE.tsSuHING

Paris, Oct ? U1s03 p. m)--Thc
following official communication was
issued tonight
"First--On our left wing one Of our
detachments which came out of Ar
ras ca fortified town and capital OF
the department of Paa-de-Calais) has
fallen back little toward the east
and north Of that city.
"North of the Somme we have made
progress in front Of Albert Between
Roye and Lassigny, the enemy has
directed violent attacks which have
broken against our resistance.
"Second--Quiet prevails along the
rest of the front II is reported that
in the department Of s. Mlhiel tde-
partment of Meuse, twenty miles
northeast OF Verdun) there remains
no enemy on the left bank of the
Meuse
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
[0NOONER RS FEAR
ZEPPELIN MAY
RAID ENGLAND

London, Sept 22-Among them
selves Londoners frankly discuss the
possibility of a Zeppelin raid over this
city.
For a month all needless illumna-
tons and electric signs have been done
away with. Such conspicuous affairs
as the lighted dome Of the coliseum
and the row Of lights along the en-
bankment have been put ont of com
mission. Water even has been drawn
from the lake in st. James park, so
that it cannot reflect lights.
The admiralty recently announced
that a British airship would examine
the effect Of this dimmed illumna-
ton and requested that nobody fire at
the ship while it was used for such
examination.
Searchlights are stationed on the
Charing Cross station, on the arch at
Hyde Park and Lambeth bridge.
Such places as Buckingham palace,
the Abbey, st Pauls and the Bank of
England are in absolute darkness.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
END Of THREE WEEKS SHOWS
Nd DECISIVE ADVANTA
GAINED BY EITHER SIDE IN
GREATEST OF ALL BATTLE
FLANKING MOVEMENT OF ALLIES
STILL PROGRESSING, BUT KA|SER'S
ARMIES ARE HOLDING GROUND

Frontal Attacks by French and English Are Discontinued
and Assaults on Defenders Lines by German Invaders
Are Repu|Sed at All Points, According to London and
Paris Reports Russian Attack on Cracow Is Now Begun
in Which Millions Of Men Are Engaged; Attempted Inva
sion Of Cars Empire From East Prussia Is Said to Have
Been Unsuccessful, Largely Because Of Rains Rendering
Roads impossible.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
SIR JOHN FRENCH GIVES
NIT AN0THER STATEMENT|N IN
WHICH BRITISH ACTIVITIES
IN FRANCE ARE DETAILED
CONTINUOUS STRUGGLE GOES ON
BETWEEN EXTENDED FORCES WHO
ARE STRIVING FOR SOME OPENING

HEAVY Artillery Fire Is Daily and Nightly Occurrence Bat
teres of Both Sides Being Cevery Concealed; Aeopanes
Do Excellent Scouting Service but Now and Then One Is
Brouuht Down by Concentrated Gun Fire. German Alrmen
See Enushmen at Play Back of Lines and Report Them
in Great Confusion and Running ABOUT Like Mad; All e.
forts to Break Through Are RepuSed With Great Loss to
ASSaiIantS.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03

New York, Oct 2.-The Presby-
terian mission in Weihsien, about
seventy-ive miles northeast of Using
sau, China, did not suffer from the
operations resulting in the occupation
Of that place by the japanese recent.
~ This was made known tonight by
a cable message from Shanghai. given
out by the Presbyterian board Of
foreign missions.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
HOUSE.

Met at noon.
Debate was resumed on the Jones
bin for Philippine independence.
The judiciary committee formally
filed its report recommending that the
Impeachment proceedings against Fed
eral Judge Spear. of Georgia, be drop
ped.
Defeated amendment proposing in
ternational agreement for neutraliza-
tion of the Philippines.
Adjourned al 5:10 p. IN. until noon
Saturday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03

JOURNAL SPECIAL lthetp "'N.i
London. oct. ? tmidnlghl) - Inv
official press bureau issued tonight a
statement from the headquarters OF
the British cxpeditionary force under
date of September 20, concerning the
movements of the British force anu
the French armies in immediate touch
with il. The statement follows;
"The general situation as viewed ON
the map remains practically the same
as that described in the last letter ana
the task of the army has not changed
II is to maintain itself until there Is
n general resumption of the offensive
mo ground has been lost. Some
has been gained and every counter az
tacl, has been repulsed-in certain IN
stances with very severe losses To the
enemy.
offensive Movement Checked
"Nevertheless the question Of posi-
lion is only a part of the battle anu
there has been considerable Improve
nent in the situation in another nm
nortant respect. Recent offensive Ell
forts of the enemy have been made
and repulsed. Some of them, indeed
evinee elear signs Of inferior leaaer-
shin. this bearing out statements
made by prisoners as to great losses
in officers suffered by the enemy.
Further, the hostile artillery IRE
mas decreased in volume and deterlor-
ated both in control and dlfectloh'
The first is probably due to the trans
fer OF metal to other quarters, but the
two latter facts may be the direct re-
suit of the activity Of our air craft
and their interference with the
enemys air reconnaissance and OBJ
servation of his fire.
Use Captive Balloons.
"The Germans recently have been
relyfng to some extent. on obserNa-
tions from captive balloons sent up at
some distance in the rear of their flrs'
line. which method, whatever lts
cause, is a poor substitute for the dl-
rect overhead reeonnoissances obtain
able from aeroplanes-
"As a consequence the damage pc
ing done to US is wholly dispropor-
tionate TO the amount Of ammunition
EXnGnutu ny til' tlithfs Ao'
few DAYS il has amounted to pltuns
certain areas with large eraters ana
I'm rendering some villages unhealthy
as the soldiers put it, a concrete ex-
ample of what was on one occasion
achieved against our infantry trenches
is given later.
Kills German Birdman.
"Of recent events an actual MARIA
tive will be carried on from the 25th
to 29th inclusive. During the whole OF
this period the weather has remained
fine. though It has not been 50 bright
as il was. On Friday, the 25th, com
parative quiet reigned in our sphere
of action. The only incident worthy
of special mention was the passage oil
a German aeroplane over the interior
of our lines. It was flying high, but
drew a general fusillade from below,
with the result that the pilot was XIII
ed outright and the observer was
wounded. The latter, however, was
able to continue the flight for some
miles, but was then compelled to des-
cend, his petroleum tank having oeen
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
ISSlAN PRISONERS
MAKE DASH FOR LIBERTY

London oct. ? 10.o5 D. m.)-The
following official statement has been
received from Berlin by wireless:
Russian prisoners at Crossen.
Prussia, attempted to escape during
a thunderstorm. The sentries opened
fire. however, and three Russians
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
Denies scrvian Reports.

Amsterdam. Oct. 3 (yln London,
1880 Il. m.)--An official dispatch re-
eeived here from Vienna denies all
Scrvian reports Of victories over the
Auslrians AMI says that the Aus
trims not only are secure IN the posi-
tions they have captured east Of the
Drina river but are advancing uninter-
ruptcdly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
The Day in Congress
SENATE.

Met at II a. m.
Senator Norris led the attack on the
Clayton bill conference report.
Finance committee democrats con-
tinued work on the war revenue Dill
Recessed at $3.50 p. m. to II a. m.
Saturday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03

appeared to be shaken for an in
stant but on they came
I'VE could plainly see the officers
in the lead waving their swords ana
encouraging their men to the as
sault Another volley ana the second
line thlnned out; but thrd line
came on and the mass crossed the
line Of wireless defenscs.
When charge was sounded, we
rushed forward to meet them Then
our boys commenced to fall but our
impetus was too much for the aristo-
cratic guard, which was moved down
ana dispersed
"Of one regiment only u single
company remained II was led BY q
tall lieutenant with boyish face.
lie wore monocle in his eye and
carried revolver IN his hand This
company stood to the last man, and
that last man WAS the lieutenant He
refused TO surrender and stood his
ground alone until the bayonets of
the Jouayes brought him down."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
Incident of Battle.

"At a certain point in our front
our advance trenches are on the
north of the Aisne not far from a
village on a hillside and also within
a short distance of German works,
being on a slope of a spur formed
by a subsidiary valley running north
and main valley Of the river 1t
was a calm, sunny afternoon b1t
hazy. and from our point Of vantage
south Of the river it WAS difficult to
locate on the far bank the well con-
cealed trenches.
From far and near the sullen
boom of guns echoed along the val
ley and at intervals in a different di-
rection the sky was flecked with the
almost motionless smoke Of anti-air-
craft shrapnel.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03

WEATHER FORECAST.

Washington, oct. New Mex
leo: Local showers Saturday ana
probably sunday
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03

"The enemy made an important ad-
vance on part of our line at p. m.
and renewed it in strength at one
point, with, however no better success
than at the previous night Sniping
continued all day along the whole
front.
"On Monday. the 2Sth. there was
nothing more severe than bonn
balrdment and Intermittent sniping,
and this inactivity continued during
Tuesday, The 29th, except for a night
attack against our extreme right
IAN N &dent that occurred sunday
the 27th, qserves to illustrate the type
of fighting that has for the last two
weeks been going on internationally
on various parts of our line. 1t also
brings out the extreme difficulty of
ascetraining what is actually happen
ing during an action, apart from
what seems to be happening, ana
points to theNalue of good enlroneh-
ments
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03
Heavy Shell Fire Begins.

Suddenly and without warming,
for the reports from the distant ho-
witzers from which they were fired
could not be distinguished from
other distant reports. three or four
heavy shells fell into the village,
sending up huge clouds of dust and
smoke which ascended in a brownish-
grey column. To this no reply was
made by our side.
Shortly afterward there was a
quick succession of reports from a
point some distance up the subsidiary
valley on the side opposite our
trenches and therefore rather on the
flank. It was not possible to locate
the guns from which the sounds pro-
ceeded Almost simultaneously. as it
seemed, there was corresponding
succession of flashes and sharp deto-
nations in the line Of the hillside
along what appeared to be our
trenches There was then a pause
and several clouds of smoke rose
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03

struck. lie was captured by the
French
Everywhere Kcpulscd.
"Thai night general attack was
made against the greater part of the
allies position and ii was renewed IN
the early morning Of the 26th. The
Germans were everywhere repulsed
with loss. Indeed opposite one por-
tion of our lines, where they were
caught in mass by our machine guns
and howitzers firing at different
ranges. it is estimated they left 1000
killed or wounded.
THE mental attitude of our troops
may be gaugcd from the fact that the
Official report next morning from one
corps. of which one division had borne
the brunt Of the fighting ran thus la
conicaly.
The night was quiet. except for "a
certain amount Of Smelling both from
the enemy and ourselves.
Artillery Fire iii Day.
AT 3;40 a. m. an attack was made
on cur right At 8 a. m theFa~Mas a
general attack on the right OF the
-th division. but no really heavy fir
ling Further Intellectual efforts to
drive us back were made on Saturday
at a. m and IN the afternoon ana
the artillery fire continued all day.
"The Germans came on in 'T' for
matioa. several lines shoulder-to-
shoulder. followed almost Immediately
by column in support. After very
few minutes the men had closed up
into mob. which afforded an excel
lent target.
"On Sunday, the 27th, while the
German heavy guns were in action
their brass bands could be heard play
ling hymn tunes presumably at di-
vine service.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-03

lie was captured by the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-03
SECRETARY DANIELS
ENDORSES GOV. GLYNN
Letter l. to BE Followed Soon
by One From President
Wilson.

WAsIuSGToN. oct. 2--,Iosephus Dan
iels Secretary of the Navy, has written
a letter to GOV. Glynn warmly indorsing
him for reelection The President will
write a letter before long making known
his earnest desire for the election of
Gov. Glvnu and James W. Gerard. He
viii also send members of the Cabinet
into New York state to speak in he
half of the Democratic ticket Score
tary panlels's letter said
"DEAE ,iovEuSon: ! have just read
YOUR statement as 20 your concep-
ton o. the duties dovolving upon
the Governor Of State. made after
YOUR recent nomination by the first
primary election held In New York. Pro
grcsslve Democrats everywhere reJoiced
IN your earnest leadership for d primary
ana they will equally applaud your re-
cent declaration.
"It H. my Judgment that most eNecu-
tivcs who nave failed TO carry out the
pledges upon which they were elected
can trace their failure To the fact that
they did not themselves exercise the CON
structive leadership which their position
imposes. u was his inspiring leadership
as Governor Of New jersey which caused
Woodrow Wilson 10 lie chosen for the
Presidency, and his wise leadership a.
President has won him the applause of
patriotic mon of all parties.
1T H. gratifying TO see THAI you enter
tain tho same high ideals of your office
and trust aud believe the voters Of
New York will commission YOU TO secure
many reforms OF wHich the passage OF
tn. legalzed primary and Uprkingmen's
compensation law arc the finest"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-03
COLONEL TO ANSWER
TALK OF PARTY'S END
Will Start Four Weeks stump
ing Tour Through State
on Monday.


OYSTER BAY. oct. Col. Roosevelt Is
busy man these days despite the fact
that he insists upon having little TO say
FOR publication. He didn't get back from
his two weeks OF campaigning In the
middle West until the small hours OF the
morning. but he WAS up bright and early
to-day preparing for the four weeks
stufnping trip through the State which
ne is 20 make with Frederick VI. Daven-
port, the Progressive candidate for Gov
ernor
The Colonel was asked what he had
TO say about the opinion of certain proph-
cts vino hold the primary election
shows that the Progressive party Is going
To pieces IN New York State. Col. Roose-
Welt was silent. Later he said he would
reply to THAI and other questions which
have been raised in his speeches Monday
when TIE Bull Moose automobile squadron
sweeps down OF Yonkers, Cold Spring,
Beacon, Wappingers Falls and Poughkeep-