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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
PRESIDENT MAY lCL LOSE CONGRESS

Washington. Oct. 23-Probabf1ities that President Wilson would exercise his constitutiona1 power and adjourn Congress, inasmuch as Congress Itself is unable to agree on ending the ses- sion, were considered strong today by Administration leaders after the Pres adent had confered with Speaker fsarIx and Senators Kern and Over xnaan-
 Speaker Clark said he was sure both houses, now sitting without a quorum, would be unable to agree on adjourn nent and he believed the country would endorse such action by the President.
 The Presidents power for such a precedent-breaking action is found in Section 3 of Article 2 ,of the constitu- ton which provides that s.in case of disagreement between them (both houses of Congress- with respect to the time of adjournment, he (the Presfdent) may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper
 Tn the Senate there was possibility that fi1ibuster of Senators from the cotton states might be abandoned but fin the House the champions of cotton relief were reported ready to block ad5ournment resolution on a point of AP aagEzzs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
Severe Fighting Continues On Long Battle Front, But Neither Side Claims Advanta9e==B Briton Mourns Loss of Many Merchant Vessels Germans Charge Atrocities to AL lies

The Germans and the allies or give and take in southwest today, neither side claiming decisive advantage.
 French Warships joined the British naval forces forming the endorsements reported constantly coming p Not since the opening of hostie the opposing evenly matched.
 The allied craft Straits shellinq the German right without stopping the onslaught allied armies have gained points forced to fall back at others
 This afternoons French says violent attacks being made by the along the to Canal La
 The Germans appear making with new organizations between unOfficiay that fresh given impetus German attack on the French right wing.
 Russian adVees continue Warsaw had been turned into retreat 1t admitted ever that Germans and Austrians still hold the Vista of the PiIica river
 Berlin Vienna Austrian successes south Of PrzemysI.
 The fast German cruiser Karlsruhe has atsaI the Eanden destroyer of enemy Vesses from the Canary Islands that the British merchantmen in the Atlantic despatch that German torpedo boat destroyer which Kiau Chau bay captured by WarsFips of the allies
 The German generally charge outFages against allied troops The VoFNaerz the Socialist organ exception If states tHat information there is basis of truth in the allegations creIies infc upon GerIpan soldiers civilians
 despatch from Copenhagen says shipyards at constructing fleet of 30 lighters which may transporting German England
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
WIFE SLEPT
 IN WOODS TO
 DODGE SHOTS sofie Bolger Says Husband Made Shooting, Gallery
 Out of Home. JUDGE BURPEE GIVES
 HER DIVORCE DECREE Eugene Osborne Also Gets Di- vorce From Girl Who Be lieved in Race Suicide.

Because her husband made a shoot ing gallery out of his house by go- ing outside and firing pistol shots through the kitchen wall, Sof1e Bolgar of this city, appeared before Judge Eurpee in the superior court this af- ternoon to get a divorce from Andrew Bolgar of parts unknown. Sofie de- cFared that when her husband start ed target practice she fled into the cold world and had on many oc- casfons slept In the woods rather than face the boqnbardment
 The wife said Bolsar frequently beat her and was otherwise brutal. She married Bolgar January il, 1911, and he left her in March of the same year. After hearing the testimony Judge Burpee granted the decree.
 Judge Burpee also granted a divorce to Eugene W. Osborne of this city, who said Anna. A. Osborne was a be -hever in race suicide. Osborne de- clared he made the mistake of going to live with hs wife's parents. They he was afterwards unable to persuade her to start a home of their own.
 Osborne's father was on hand to say that he didn't believe in divorce as a general thing but thought his son had done everything possible to make mother was unhappy over the divorce suit, too, the witness said. The cou- pie were married August 19, 1906. De- sertfon took place April 20, 1909. At- torney Reich appeared for Osborne.
 When Bronfslava Was1kievic appear ed to seek a divorce from John Was kievfc. Judge Burpee had great dffn- clIlty understanding the plaintif's broken English When the date of marriage was mentioned the lawyer asked Judge Burpee, Did you get that ?'' The court replied, q presume ShoIldr'f kpoW if if had He then instructed the lawyer to get an interpreter for the case. The decree was finally granted on the ground of desertion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
BURGLARS VISIT
 CENTER OF CITY

s Burglars again visited the heart of the cTtys business ectfon laSst night scaling two and a half stories of sheer brick wall and forcing an entrance Into the torres of the FsosterlBesse Go and F. B. Beach, at Main and Bank streets. At the Foster store stock and cash valued at between $1oO and $20o was taken. There was no at tempt to tamper with the safe. At the Beach store it was estimated that abouts$ $1 Gin cash was taken.
 Discovery was made when the stores were opened this morning. The police were called and several excellent re- productions of finger prints were SC cured by Detective Sergeant Haux
 The telephone booth in Haden- camps pharmacy, Broad street and Railroad avenue, received it's regular visitation last night, entrance to the store being gained through the fore ing of cellar window. Only 3, small amount was taken on account of the daily collections being made by off, cerS of the telephone company.
 Burglars entered the home of Com pensation Commissioners B. T.. Buck dngham att 2255 Main street, hast night and secured loot estimated at about $500 while bhe family was absent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

London, Oct. 28.-A despatch from Tenerifee Canary Islands. to the Daily Mail under date of Thursday, reports that the German cruiser Karlsruhe has sunk 1s British merchantmen in the Atlantic.
 The news of the Karlsruhe's exploit, according to the MaiI's correspondent, was brought to Teneriffe by the Ger man steamer Crefe1d, which arrived there with the crews of the British steamers Strathsroy. Maple Branch, Highland Hope. 1ndrani, Rio Iguassia, Farne, Nicetos Maria De Larrinaga. Cervantes, Cornish City, Pruth,s Con dor and Lyndrown, all of which were sunk by the Karusruhe. The Crefeld was accompanied into port by the steamers Patagonia, Rio Negro and Asuncion.
 A later message states that over 400 men of the crew are prisoners and that the merchantmen were mostly sunk in the AtIanttc The ships were mostly engaged in the South American trade and their total tonnage is about 6asoO0.
 The cruiser Karlsruhe. a ship of 9 trife less than 10000 tons. has had during this war a career as eventful in fhe Atlantic as her smaller sister, the Emden, in the Indian ocean. The cruiser came into tice at the out break of the war when she appeared in the vicinity of Sandy Hook, to waAt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
REINFORCED BY FRESH TROOPS, GERMANS MAKE NEW ATTACKS
 AGAINST ALLIES ALONG COAST
SMALL GERMAN CRUISER, RIVALLINC EMDEN, SINKS
 THIRTEEN BRITISH SHIPS

for merchantmen leaving New York.
 On August g, the Karlsruhe ap- peared in the harbor of San Juan. Porto Rico where she coa1ed and then again took to the seas, Soon after it was learned that the Karlsruhe had been in a sensational running fight at sea with the British cruisers Sui folk and Bristol. It appears that the British cruisers came unexpectedly upon the Karlsruhe while she was coa1fng from the German steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm. The cruisers en- gagged in a running fight while the Kronprinz Wilhelm, through her SUI perior speed, easily escaped. The Karlsruhe also e1uded her pursuers and an sunconfirmed report had 1t that she damaged the Bristol in this fight.
 Since then the Karlsruhe has reap peared in several West Indian ports preying in various southern seas on British commerce. An official state ment given ou in Berlin on Oct. 3, said she had sunk seven British steamers in the Atlantic.
 The Karlsruhe is a comparatively new, ship, having gone into commits sion early in 1908. She is very fasts having a speed of 27 knots, which has enabled her thus far to successfully elude the persistent British pursuit. Her main armament consists of 12 Al inch guns and she carries 8 crew of SIT men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
ONE KILLED AS
 TROLLEYS CRASH
 AT GLAST0N

G1aztunbury, Conn.,. Oct. 2S-ODe man was killed and two injured in 8 head on co1zhsion between a passenger and g. trolley express car on the Glas- toETbuTy trolley line. today when the cars came together at snation 4e near the line between Glastonbury azfh South Glastonbury.
 The man killed was W11T1am Dal- ton, of Hast Hartford, moborunan Of the passenger car. The injured were William Chatf1eEd, conductor Of the trolley expreas, who had two ribs broken, and Wallace Boyce, Of South Glastonbury, a passenger who was cut about the face by hyang glass.
 About a dozen passengers were ion the car but all with the exception Of Boyce escaped practically unhurt George Booth, of East Hartford, mo- toTman of the express, escaped -tnj ury by jumping.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
BRANlISHES AXE. AS SHE DEM LANDS. CLUB FURNITURE Irate Patrons Heavily Armed When Officials Have
 Her Arrested. POLICE ON GUARD
 AT FIRM'S DOORS Riotous Scenes at. Store Here And Ambulance Is
 Called Out.

With additional hundreds of women patrons besteging their doors thus morning which had to be barricaoeo by a special corpus Of policemen. am buEance calls to attend to those be- coming hysterica1, and threats of ven geance against the property and ofrl- cers of the Grand Raptds Furniture & Supply corporation on Fairfield ave nue, the officials of this city today had their hands full in att tempting to regulate the settlement that Is to be enforced in the cleaning up of the clothing and furniture clubs.
 It is believed that States Attorney Homer s. Cummings may take some action for t11e< county. where 1t Is now estimated even a larger amount of business. was done than in Bridgeport. Attorney Delaney states that 1he number of club members in this city will probably run over 1000 and it is estimated that the business of the company ran into. the hundreds or thousands, throughout the county
 Reports yesterday t11at the company was substituting very inferior values for the amounts due their members was at once investigated with the an nouncement that today every article in tire store must be plainly marked and that reasonable values ho custom CTS would be insisted upon
 That the police fear for the personal safely of the heads of the concern, or their property became apparent when Supt. Birmingham related today his experience with an frate woman who bore a large hatchet concealed in her clothing. Special police pro- tectfon has been offered at the store.
 It was today learned by 8 reporter for the Farmer who visited the homes of officials in this city that they were either gone from the city or intended soon to make their departure. Solo man Badesch, who formerly lived at T Poplar street, the nominal treasur- CT, could not be found, and those in the neighborhood declared that he had left the city some days ago.
 At the home of the president, Louis Davis, two large motor trucks were Istanding before the doorway and the household furniture, was hastily being piled f11bo them. They were said to be strange trucks and the destination or ownership could not be learned from the drivers
 Attorney Charles H. Shapiro, of the firm of Shapiro & Shapiro, was pres ent to look after the interests of the furniture company. He denied that any attempt was being made to de- fraud patrons through the substitution of cheap articles and declared that all would get value for the money that had been paid in.
 Excitement resulting from the crush at the Fairfield avenue store of the Grand Rapids Furniture & Supply Corp, caused a double ambulance run from the emergency hospital this morning and treatment being admin istered by a surgeon to two patrons.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
Danosits Are Rettrned

The telegram from Congressman Donovan was posted In the offices of ithe bank today and just Inside the railing was piled hundreds of thous- ands of dollars showing the readiness with which the bank was to Taeet all who came to withdraw their funds.
 The line of anxious faced women mostly those who do not speak Eng llish and who were led to believe their savings were in danger, by malicious stories circulated in their neighbpr- hood. thfnue1 out rapidly and this zafternoou the line had entirely van dshed
 fn the mean time many who were quick to withdraw their savings yes tferday, returned today and redepos- 1ted their -aoney. They were chasr1n- ed when they learned that they had lost their interest. They could not nderstand why this was necessary but were informed that w4la:s the officials reg .etted the actions the state laws compelled it.
 It is a credit to the good aense of hlae majority of the depoeftors that They were u11alarmed by the turn tters took and many Of t1e solid nftizers of the town spent tt1ne in re- assuring those who seemed frightened by the harnnfu1 reports which did much positors who are unaccusto1ned to the banking laws Of the state.
 me recent failure of Burr & Knapp, a pravahe banking house with e. branch laa the West End. ddd much, It is said Do caz1ses u11easiness among a certain rIaas of the deposdtoTs-
 If the uneasy ones could have been perzuas8ad against their Tashness they would not today have their 1ifess earn inugs at the mercy of the speculator who is always quick to prey upon sflose who are urfaxnfliar with the laws and customs; Of the state-
 Now t11at the foolish run is over tt B earnestly to be hoped that the ar1eudg 0f the people who were led to Vvftharasw their sasvings will do all that @ possible to encourage them to re- place thear funds in the same bank kGrd ta1af. boo, without delay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
German Staff
 Leaves Ghent

London, Oct. 23-'HThe German gen eral staff has left Ghent and there are strong rumors of a. severe Gern1san n defeat,'' says the Rotterdam cores pondent of the Daily Mail. Messages from different points of the northwest frontier agree that the coast army is being rolled up like a ribbon
 The German cavalry has been un- able to maneuver in the tangled dyke country and the German big guns are stuck in bogs- By magnificent at tack 1t is stated the FSranco-Brit tish force have cut the German line south Of Osterd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

London, Oct. 23-The only rock bottomed fact which EngEshmen are able to point to today as a basis for their belief that the climax has about reached in the sea, land and air bat tie across the channel is that armies, however numerous, cannot indefinitely face the decimation of their ranks which has marked this, the latest phase of the great campaign.
 For nearly a week now this com bat has ragged with unabated fury be- tween forces up to the present time so equal in strength that the fronts have swayed back and forth without either being able to register decisive victory. That the slaughter in these efforts and counter-efforts to break opposing lines transcends anything heretofore seen in this campaign is admitted on both sides Nevertheless,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
TIERNEY CADETS WILL
 MEET THIS EVENING

The Terney cadets of St. Stephens Hungarian R, C. church will hold a meeting this evening in the basement Of the church at Spruce street and Bostwick avenue at T o'clock. Thomas H. Kehoe of New Britain. Hartford county director, and Vincent Hsgger- ty of Bridgeport. Fairfield county di- rector. will address the sadstss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
OFFICIAL REPORTS
 OF TWO CAPT AIS

Berlin, Oct g, via London.-An off, cia1 announcement from German army headquarters dated Oct. 2s, says:
 .'on the. Yser canal yesterday we gained successes.
 ITO the south of tMiunude our troops advanced.
 gro the west of Lille our attacks were successful. We took possession of several villages.
 t'Qp the rest of the western frontier the situation remains quiet. In the eastern theatre the Russian attacks near west Augustowo were repulsed. Captured several machine guns.
 There is no definite news from the southern field Of war
 Paris, Oct 2s-The official announce ment given out at the war office this afternoon says.
 ''On our left wing the very eonsid- erable German forces whose presence was reported yesterday have contin- ued very violent attacks in the entire region between the sea and the canal of La Bassees
 Generally speaking, the situation of the allied forces has been maintained. If the allies have had to cede certain points, they have advanced at others. The enemy also has evidenced very great activity in the region of Arras and on the river Somme To the north and to the south of this stream we
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

have progressed, particularly -to ths-rs- zion of Rosieres.
 .sIn santerre, in the region of Yer dun and in the direction of Pon1s-A- Mouseon we have had some partial successes. On the rest of the front there is nothing to report.
 ITO sum up, the enemy appears to be undertaking, along the major part Of the front and particularly between the North Sea and the Disc. a new ef- fort, making use of corps made up of new organizations. These are com posed Of men recently drilled, some Of them very. young and others of middle age and have staffs drawn from va.ri- ous parts of. the army.
 Russia: To the south Of the PiIica. the Germans still hold the vistula riv- CT with the exception of the line from sIvangorod to Kozielide This they have abandoned, pursued by the Rus sians.
 '.An the efforts made by the Aus trians to cross the river San to the north of Jaroslau, have been repuEsed and the Russians are undergoing the offensive in this region
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
PEOUONNOCK CLUB
 TO ENTERTAIN TONIGHT

A smoker and entertainment will mark the going tout of connission'' tonight of the Pequonnock Yacht club. Among the entertain CTS will be the Criterion quartet. Frank Braith- waite, Loren Delbridge, Alois Hav- rilla, William Parry, George A. Ra- jotte, Fred Walker. Albert Lapke and Fred and Arthur Dunn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
Congressman Donovan Brings Assur= ance of Government Aid to Me- chanics and Farmers Saw
 inqs Banks
U. s. CURRENCY COMPTROLLER
 QUICK TO SUGGEST A REMEDY

Telegram of Assurance Mr. Lyman Catn, of Bank Has Measuring Effect Many Who of Withdrawing Savings Induce Others Re-de- posit-Banlcs Finances In Splendid Shape
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
THE WEATHER.

Fair and warmer tonight and Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

There was withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury $2,S1o,00o in gold coin for shipment to Canada
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
SEA, LAND AND AIR BATTLE
 ALONG CHANNEL NEAR CLIMAX

neither the terrible efrectiveneas of tho long range British. naval guns over flat lands offering no natural dsfen- sive positions, although vouched for both officially and unofficizgIy. nor the onslaughts of the allied forces on land have yet succeeded in stemnsns the hacking through" Tactics of 4hs Germans which are being pushed with the utmost obstinacy and met with equal tenacfty.
 English new despatches mako. sweeping claims of annihiIating sue cesses; German advices assert con- tinued progress and Russian teIe-s grams report great victories. but well defined evidence to support these var sious contentious is lacking and real facts appear to be that in neither tho eastern nor the western arenas Of the war has the tide yet turned dsctsiEely.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-16
Mental Diseases Due to
Physical Ailments. Expert
Declares at Convention

CHICAGO, July 16.-"In all in
stances mental diseases are due to
physical causes and should be met by
physical measures, said DR.. Carl w.
Sawyer. of Marion, O., today to the
convention of alienists and neurolo-
gists in session here.
THE psychical side has attracted
SO much attention that the physical
has been lost sight Of" said DR..
Sawyer Il am convinced that wher-
ever physical conditions are not
shown to be the causes of psychic
states 1t is due to the weakness of
the investigator and to the immature
sss of his methods rather than to the
absence Of a physical cause"
Defective elimination and highly
increased red corpuscle proportion in
the blood are present in the largest
class of insane cases, DIR. Sawyer
asserted. Treatment to obviate these
conditions and develop an increase in
the white corpuscles is effective, he
said.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-16
DIVORCES IN NEW YORK SHOW
OF SO PER CENT. in SIX MONTHS

/ there were $40 final DEGREES issued.
| The increase is all the more sgnif1-
cant in view of the fact that the 1913
figures included the DEGREES issued to
parties resident in the Bronx. The
1914 figures exclude Bronx divorces,
because they have been filed in the
Bronx court since January ] last.
The records show that while there
has been a large increase in abso-
lutte divorces there has not been a
corresponding increase in DEGREES u
separation. There has been an in
crease in annument DEGREES. This
is due to the fact that the Court of
Appeals has sanctioned so-called
trial marriages" by holding thai
minors are entitled to annulments, as
a matter of course, If they do not live
together as man and wife after
reaching the age of eighteen.
About a year ago, when the stats
tics We're made public, Supreme Court
Justice Giegerich, who probably tries
more matrimonial actions than any
other judge in New York, was quoted
as having said that more blondes
than brunettes' get divorces Justice
Giegerieh said yesterday that he did
not make the remark, but he had re-
ceived many letters from college girls
relative to his alleged utterance. The
blondes at Vassar, Bryn Mawr and
other colleges took exception to the
summary. He asked to be excused
from analyzing the new statistics.
The records thislyear show that the
brunettes were in the ajority in OBJ
tanning divorces. The blondes were
in evidence mainly as correspondents.
OF the last forty cases tried in the
unattended term in June there
were twenty-six blondes, twelve bru-
nettes, one auburn haired and one
unclassified.
OF the women accused of the statu-
tory offense the ajority are under
twenty-five years of age. The major
ity of men accused of the same or
Tense are between thirty-five and for
ty-fiVe, and have usually been mar
ried several years.
About So per cent of the divorce ac-
lions are "undefended"
The records show that theatrical
people are well to the front in all
KINDS of matrimonial actions. Seven
years of matrimony seems to be
about the limit for the stage stars
who come to the Supreme Court for
relief. For reasons of chivalry, or
otherwise. the men are nearly always
defendants in these actions.
High society" favors the secret
divorce trials before referees. Less
is known of these cases because the
money of the parties assists in keep
ing their family skeletons in the
closets.