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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
WATERS oUTNUMBER GUESTS
IN BIG PARIS HOTELS

Assistant Secretary Breckenridge
Leaves Capital to Aid Refugees.
PARIS. Sept ID.
The hotels are suffering from scarcity
OF guests. At the Continental there are
only seven guests in all. Each has Ave
walters to attend him.
A party of Americans went 10 the
Hotel d'IenR a few days ago and asked:
What are your prices"
What are you willing to p6y?" asked
the manager.
Henry s. Brecktnridge, Assistant Sec
retaTy of War, in charge OF the relief
OF Americans, went to London today. H
expects 10 arrive back in America be-
fore the end Of the month
Mr Breckenridge probably mas seen
more OF the actual fighting than any
other noncombatant.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
THE LAST COMPLIMENTS

heard OF the most perfect man-servant
in the world recently. He had waited
nifty years upon an aged and crusty
Baronet in his London lodgings, and his
servility and obsequiousness We're with
out bounds.
Presently, in the fashion of all aged
Baronets, our gouty and rheumatic crank
died. His funeral hour being set and
given out, the attending clergyman sud-
denly found himself unable to attend, In
haste he summoned the servant, and bsde
him send out notice Of the change in the
time OF funeral ceremonies.
The old man thought very long time.
Then he took up his pen and laboriouslv
tndited many little notes Each one
read; THE master sends his compIi-
ments to you and says as how he Won't
be buried till tomorrow evening al 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
STRANGE

Craig Biddle tall, bronzed and ath-
letic, was dining in Monte Carlo. after
the Nice tennis tournament,
'.Do you see that girl?" an English
man said to Mr.. Biddle. and he nodded
toward a beautiful girl in while gown
quite without sleeves, that seemed 10 be
literally falling from her lovely shoulders
well. that girl Is a worthless crss-
ture, and she's ruined my best friend.
Yes, my best friend has spent half a
malhon on her in the last year"
strange" said Mr.. Biddle. with a
Smils-"strangs, isn't II, how these
worthless gtrls are always the most sK-
psaElysT'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
FIRED

well-known Judge often relieved his
judicial wisdom with touch OF humor
one day during the trial of a case Mr.
Gunh was witness in the box, and as
he hesitated a good deal ana seemed ,- 90
willing after much persistent questlonins
70 tell what he knew. the Judge ssIJ 20
MIN; Come. Mr.. Gum. don't hang Are .
After the examination had closed fbs ba
was eonyulsed by the Judge adding: M
Gum you can 90 OF; you are discharged ;,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

wake him up in hurry So he blew
very hard and walked the old owl up.
oh, thank you so much, Jimmy
said the owl, the minute he was
awake. 81 was having such very bad
dreams it was a real kind act for you
TO wake me up. And anyway, it is
high time | was about my business
Thank you again" and he flew away.
Oh, but Jimmy was angry!
He went from there directly over
DOLL blow the corn down, then
guess" So he blew and blew. The
and Jimmy thought he was being
stalk spoiled it all by saying: You
Jimmy South-breeze-all the other
you stay and fan us and make us
much And all the cornstalks rus
PLY that Jimmy had no heart for say
very cross in his heart.
He even stayed and famed them a
little longer, while he was trying to
decide what 10 attempt next.
Il know! Why didn't | think Of
it before" he exclaimed suddenly.
Its just the very worst thing a
breeze can do-Ill blow the baby
robins out OF their nest"
Chuckling with naughty delight, he
hurried over toward a robins nest,
and pushed two little babies off the
edge OF the nest
But before he even had time to
think how smart and wicked he was,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES

Mrs. Robin spoilt it all by saying
gratefully Thank you so much, Jim
my, they we're plenty strong to fly,
but little afraid to begin. All they
needed was your kind helpH
It's just no use to try to be bad,
groaned Jimmy in despair, Il think /
might as we'll give up and go home.
So he started back.
On his way he passed a fine gar
den. The flowers were all dead and
the tops we're full of ripe brown
Seede
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
In Legal PhraseoloRy

From the Pittsburgh Post.
Who writes you so many letters.
dear?"
"A young lawyer"
And does he write nice lstteFs?"
In legal way, yes. He says / have
beautiful eyes and Is constantly alluding
10 what he calls ths aforesaid eyes, orbs
"a visual organs"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
MORE ABOUT JIMMY SOUTH
BREEZE

IL the afternoon and
evening Jimmy hunted
around in search OF
trouble, but found
none.
True enough, he saw
an old owl sitting up
in a tree, and he said
to himself, There's a
sleepy old fellow; I'll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

CHURCH FEELS WAR BURDEN
German Methodists, Crushed Under
Heavy Taxes. May Close Temples.

NEW YORK, Sept. ia letter was re-
ceived here from Bishop l.. Nelson, direc-
tor of the work OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, by the Board of Foreign
Missions of that faith, stating that the
German Methodist congregations are
crushed under the heavy burdens imposed
upon them by the war.
The congregations are face TO face with
the necessity Of closing their churches
temporarily he says.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

My last chancew exclaimed Jim
my I'll tear those seeds away from
their home and spread them all over
the garden"
He shook the plants fcrcely and
scattered the seeds hither and yon.
And just as he was finishing, his
mother blew up. That's nice boy"
she complimented him, you couldn't
do anything better than that-now
next year we'll have pretty flowers
all over the garden
Jimmy said not a word-he simply
gave up trying 10 be bad-and went
TO bed.
Tomorrow-Four o'Clocks.
Copyright 1914 clara Ingram Judson,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
MISS A. MORGAN IN FRANCE
Miss Elsie de Wolfe with Late Finan-
cier,a Daughter at Biarritz.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.--tslsie De Wolfe,
actress, in writing to friend In THIS
oitv. saws that Miss Anne Morgan,
daughter of the late J. p. Morgan, is
staying at Biarrits, France, with Miss
Elizabeth Marbury.
Miss De Wolfe says she was motoring
from Avignon to Spain when the war
broke out She reached Bierritz on
August is and two weeks later she was
Joined by Miss Morgan and Miss Mar
bury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
TODAY a. YEARS AGO

German Forces Had Reached Fortifi-
cations of Paris.
NEW YORK. Sept l5.-Ou this date
years ago the Prussian advance
reached the Paris tortincations and
troops were forwarded 10 surround the
city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28
WAR, FIRE QUAKE AND
 THIEVES WRECK TOWN

shabats. servia. Oct 2s--TSvo hun dred and fifty buildings of this trads ing town Of 15so0o inhabitants we're destroyed by Austrian bon1bardment. This was followed by fire and an earthquake so severe that the remain ing houses are almost failing 10 pieces.
 The population fled. Then the town was visited by a band Of thieves, who s1ooted every house from cellar to roof and destroyed what they could not take along.
 Before the Austrian left they de- stroyed the principal church Large numbers of Serb hostages, including the principal resid ents, were taken to Austria as prisoners. Hundreds of the popuIace, killed by bayonet thrusts for alleged rnisdeedss were buried by
 The bombardnent still eontinu es although the town is deserted except for the sentries-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28
GERMANS WILL PUSH BELGIAN
 BATTLE TO DECISION AT ONCE

Paris, Oct. 28---The battle in Bel giun still continued a deadlock today. But that the Germans have made up their minds to reach a decision in this part of the theatre of war is in dicated by the report that their gen. erals staff has issued a further call for troops from Belgium and Ger many for concentration in the vicinity of Pixmude, where some of the most severe fighting in the battle of F1and- CTS has occurred
 The gain of the allies in the region to the south of Dixmude. as of1cfally announced showed that they are able; despite the heavy and continuous can nona ding and the attacks of the Ger man infantryFto take the offensive against the German contingents which previously had succeeded in crossing the Yser. This news was received with much satisfaction by the. public here as was also the announcement regarding the offensive movement by the French around Nancy. As to the action in this last named vicinity, the French recalled a recent remark by General Castelnau when in putting the public on it's guard against possible bad news he said.
 I've will perhaps receive a. blow in the stomach but we are sure to re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28

Sheriff YoIlmer starts today on a Whirlwind campaign for reelection, responding to the wishes of many of his constituents that he make speaking tour through the county. The sheriff speaks today in Green wich and in NorwaIk returning to Bridgeport this evening to attend a, gathering here. Tomorrow he will speak at Shelton Saturday night he
 will speak at the big rally to be held in the Lyric theater and on Monday in SoIth NorwaIk The sheriff is also to make two speeches on Friday night, although the places of the meetings have not been arranged as yet.
 That the unanimous renonination of Sheriff William vollmer for county sherdf was a tribute to lhis efficiency Is conceded by even his opponents. In the conduct of a most important office fornthe past six years Sheriff fVolIIner- has established a record which spe alzs for itself Quiet and unassuming in manner intent on the close scrutiny of his difficult task the sheriff Of Fair field county has gone on with his work and so well has he discharged the duties of his office that lawyers from other states as well as his own have highly complimented him
 Sheriff Vollrner was a. cigar maker in South Norwalk when he attained his majority and is at present a mem Der of the Cigarnal1ei-s' union, aI-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28

turn it.''
 More to the west in Woeyre, the progress of the allies toward the route from St. NfihieI to Metz is, it is pre- dfcted, going soon to put in a differ ent position the German forces which have tried, in crossing the Mouse, to work a junction with their forces fighting in Argonne Furthermore the advance of the French and English between Ypres and Rou1ers was also the ground for hope. When the con- test in the north would be finished there is no good guess. French mi1i- tary men said, however, that the pro- 1ongation of the battle gave no req son for losing patience
 Discussing the possibility of an at tack on Verdun, General Pierre Cher fils in commenting on the subject to- day declared that it's defense was un- limited since it was so1idly attached to the allies army of Argonne. The enemy, he said, would after testing it's strength gradually give up the hope of attempting to bring about its fall.
 France, according to the General, still has more than a million men in reserve to give battle to the Germans, to say nothing of the large number of good volunteers. These are so mum erous in fact that many. are being re- fused.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28
NEW TOY SHOPS 
 OPEN IN LONDON


 s(Correspondence of Associated Press@
 London, Oct. S.-Nuremburg has been reproduced in Baker street, where the Woman's Emergency corps has provided toy making work for one hundred girls and women. The workers are paid $2.50 week, but as soon as they become proficient they are put at piece work, which yields them a better income
 Doll houses, doll furniture, soldiers, animals and other toys made of wood form the greater part of the impro- vised toy factory's output. Fret saws have been installed and in an atmos- phere of sawdust. glue and paint. wo- men who were recently typists or gov ernesses are constructing playthfngs which will fill the stockings of Eng fish children formerly dependent on continental makers for their toys
 Mot made in Germany is the sIo- gan some of the women paint upon the other side. of the toy carts and doll carriages which. are going to the warehouses. of English dealers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28
HEROlSM OF BELCIANS
 MARKS CONFLICT NEAR FLANDERS

London, Oct 2s.-The correspondent of the Times in West Flanders, under date of Tuesday, in describing the ebb and flow Of the battle and the stub born heroism of the Belgian soldiers, says:
 ''The BeIgians never entirely dis lodged the Germans from the footing they obtained across the Yser near Pervyses though the Germans suffered terrible losses in keeping the strip of ground thus won in a bend in the riv- practically swept away by Belgian shrapnel. but they have continued to pour men into the death trap which served them as a. bridge head
 At Dixmude and Newport, the struggle has been equally severe. At Dixmude the French marines were obliged to withstand forty hours continuous attack before they were able to expel the Germans at the point Of the bayonet.
 Last saturday the Germans made another crossing further south near Saint Georges Capelle and a frightful struggle ensued between the riveF channels The Germans occupied tho Village of Stuy uyvekenskerke and were, driven out but not for long. The Ger mans concentrated their rnitraiIeases on the canal bank and raked the Bel gians, compelling them to retire again. The fighting continued till Sunday morning when the arrival of the French forces resulte din driving the Germans back over the river ex- cept the little forces holding the bridge head at Teryaete.
 .AThe German attack on Dixmude was repulsed last night with heavy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28
DAMAGE ABOUT RHEIMS TOTALS
 S2OO, ,OOO, 900

London, Oct. 2s-The correspondent of the Morning Post who has just re- turned from Rheims telegraphs from Paris that the insurance companies estimate the damage to Rheims at $2o0, 0,0O0,ooO. At the mayors office it is stated, the corresp ondent says that this estimate will be exceeded when sundry damage to private prop erty is added.
 Over 1900 citizens were killed in the streets and houses during the months bombardment.' the cores pondent says About one-fourth of all the buildings were destroyed. The most severe damage was in the best portions of the city where the finest and most historic buildings are ocat- ed. Forty thousand of the city's pop 5ulation Of a quarter of million still remain, mostly living in cellars. The bonn bardment continues intermittently but masons and other workmen are already at work repairing some of the buildings
 ! During the crisis, owing to the scarcity Of money, the municipality issued a curious emergency currency like theatre tickets.
 '"The cathedral is ruin It is still crun bling and big Jumps of stone continually fall from the arches. The whole roof is off and cannot be re- placed until the walls are made se- cure. Under the circumstances a severe winter will be fatal to the re- mainder of the building
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28
ENGLISH PENSION SYSTEM IS BAKED
 BY NEWSPAPERS OF GREAT BRITAIN

the rate of $1.90 week for the wife and two pence a day-or s2S cents a week-fori each child Tn the county of London they are given a further sum of 80 cents a week, owing to the higher cost of living.
 All married soldiers serving abroad are obliged to a1Iot at least 85 cents a week to their families out of their own pay. Worked. out on this scale the lowest sum a soldiers wife without children can receive is 23 shilhngs a, week, in the case of warrant off, cer 22 for regimentaI duarternas- ter sergeant, IS shilling six pence for four children to support, she will re- 5ceive, on the same scale, a. sum rang ing from 8 to 22 shiIlings
 Widows of those who die in active service receive from five to ten shiI- slings a week, according to the rank and pay of the husband. But the mass of them wil1snot get over five shiIlings to fifty cents a week for each child is given, however.
 While there are no government homes for old soldiers in Great Brit ain, as in the United States, there are certain homes maintained by private charity. Of these, the largest and most famous is in Chelsea, London. The garden party given at the Chelsea home for it's benefit is one of the big social events of London's spring sea son.
 Much suffering was caused by the government deferring the payment of separation allowance to soldiers wives Not until October 1, was this money put into the hands of the destitute wo- men. War office red tape also held up. pay aIlotments
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28
BUSINESS WORTH S360, OOO, 900 IS
 OPEN TO WORL D

s(Corfespondence of Associated Press3
 Paris. Oct. 2s-Freneh trade, ag4 gregating 1,800, 900, 900 francs or $36o, 100000 a year is thrown into the market as a result of the war. Such was the total value of goods pure hased by France last year from Germany and Austria, the balance of trade be- ing in favor of Germany to- the amount of 2o5, O00, GOO francs and in favor of Austria to the amount of 5 A. l0OO. .o00 francs
 Local committees are being organ ized with a view to placing this bnsf- ness to the best advantage The Com mittee of Industrial and Commercial Defence is taking up the interests of small manufacturers, who ehaye not been in touch with the foreign con sumer in a way to enable them to make new connections directly Pro- posals are being made to English bus mess organizations with a view to an exchange Of visits in the two coun- tries of representative of commercial ance of this work to the United States may be understood fon the fact that of the purchases from Germany last year there were IF, ,000,000 francs in machinery, while France purchased from the United States only a57, ,O0O ;0BO francs in this line. Germany sup piled 1OS, 900, 900 francs in cereals. while the United States supplied 35,- 0Oo,0oo
 Another committee is being formed to consider the question of hotels. which are, to a great extent, in the hands of Germans, while those con ducted by Frenchmen had mostly Ger man and other foreign employees. One proposition is to establish a number. of hotel schools, such as the one al ready in operation at Thonon, where every Branch of the hotel business is taught practically. French hotel keepers in Paris have organized schools of languages for their young CT employees in order to fit them to take the place of Germans, as the question of language has always been a weak point with French employees.
 Everywhere is seen evidence of the intention to follow strictly the injunc- dons of the official decree in the boy cotting of German and Austrian pro- ducts. In the stationery stores. Ans trtan pencils have disappeared from view and it. is impossible to find any of the usual German articles in the delicatessen shops
 Monsieur Lelfevre, president of the Industrial Defence rCoInmitte states that the principal difficulty the com Inittee encounters is in the case of houses which are practically known to be thoroughly German. but continue business under names adopted for the contingency. There are no Statistics giving the number of Germans occu- pied in commerce and nanufacturi1g In France but the proportion is very important and the Defence connittee proposes to ask for radical measures or protection against their. ceontinIIa ton under false coIors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28


 though about twenty years ago he pe- came a policeman and for more than a score of years he was the chief of the South 14orwaIk police department The Inan who. in the course of his duty must put other men behind the bars of a prison cell is seldom popu- lar with his fellows but as chief of police, Sheriff YoIMlaer So discharged his duty in South NorwaIk that on election day in his home town he re- sceived a substantial najority over all his opponents
 Sheriff VoIlmer has Followed this same course in his conduct of the Jail and his treatment of the prisorie1s con fined there. It is a matter of record that in the four years he has been in charge, not a prisoner has escaped and not one has attempted to escape. The cooler, has had so few inmates that most of the prisoners do not know the dark cell exists. iSTlerdn VoIlrner belief is that all men are human be ings and that the person who, in nom entary weakness, falls from grace. may be set back on the right path if alittle human sympathy is mixed with his rp1nishnnent
 At the convention held in Norwalk September 26. Sherdm Vollrner was nominated without opposition, every faction in evety town and city in the county united in endorsing him. IF merit and efficiency count Sherih Wolff nler will. be returned to office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-28
F ORD MAYORS AIDE
 HAS A LIFE BERT \

0Correspondene of Associated PreSs)
 London. October 2s.-Lord Mayors Of London come and go year by year, but Sir William SouIsoy, who has just been appointed for the fordeth time Lord Mayor private secretary. seems ito go on forever He has a unique rec ord. Reappointed each year by suc- cessive Chief Ma gfatrates, he knows more about the quaint and ancient ceremoniaI of the city and the conn pHeated machinery Of Isondonss civic hospitality than any other man. He. has had to superfntsnd the organi : zation of official welcomes to most of Europe crowned heads the raising of
 many huge Mansion House funds and all the details involved in. the running of t1ae high office of his many chiefs.
 The only European rulers who have not paid avisit to the city in Sir Will iiana's time are the Emperor of Aus frisG and the young Queen of Holland
 The Kaiser has been twice and more than one visit was paid by the late King of Greece Three French Pres Idents and two former Presidents of the United States General Grant and CoIs Roosevelt have also been guests Of the cifys as well as many American mi inisteEs and ambassadors
 Rettcent as to his own career, Sir William can somedmes, though rare- lys be induced to talk about his ex- periences of men and affairs For lus5t3lC1eSs ne n&IIEgIeSa an sctdent which occurred when in 1871
 he was one of the secreGaTies of the Mansion House fund for the relief of sufferers in the Franco ussian war One afternoons he says. a well dressed man called at the Mansf on ,aIld asked for an Interview with the Lord Mayor. He presented an eIaborately engraved card bearing the name f1e Marquis de M orancy. Ada1re de Chateaudun Speaking English perfectly. he de- scrfbed in vivid terms the horrors of war in his own town and was so ov- sercome by the pitifuInsss of his story thai he wept as he told it So touched was the Lord Mayor that he handed his visitor $2s50e for the relief Of the distressed people Of Chateaudun and invited the Marc uis to Mansfo on House banquet to be held the same eyz senizig, an invitation the Marquis grate- fully accepted At the dinner the Mar quis probably aided by the hospita- b1e flow, of Winess suddenly rose and in "a long, eloquent and moving speech thanked the Lord Mayor for his gen. erosity and touchfng1y rc-toId the story Of the suferings Of the people 5of Chateaudun- The speech was re-. ported at length in the morning Da,- perss and the Lord Mayor then found that he had given the $25 800 to one of the cleverest szvindIers in Europe.