The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-04
HUNS
 SEE FREEDOM
 THROUGH WAR

rx,vva, from the freut ts being await ed with keen interest by local Aus triars and Hungarians. So many or those residing in Bridgeport have rela.- tives and friends in the old country thar all news, regardless of it's mea- vrehess is hailed with interest by them None of. those living in this citv have received any mail to de- notet the extent of the hostiIfties, nor the number of their countrymen who are being sacrificed for the war.
 Several have received post cards. or short letters, but nothing to indicate how the stzafe is directing their liner land Is co1fafned in them There IS consaderable difference in the man tner in which 9he news is betngfaaRAn- ca by the Hunga1fans and Austrians-
 The Austrians hold an intense pa frioedc spdrit for their FAther1and. sTheu want tossee them leave the nelo with HaunttnE colors Of victory. so closely have the Austrians been es- Isocfabed with the Germans that they believe that the present ernbroglio. in which Germany came to the support of Austria Hungary when Prince r'er- ldinand, hear apparent, was shor ooWn h71v the Fanatic in Servia, is the cuizn1n- iaffon Of many grievances. which Serv1a. E1sae thrust upon their Father1and.
 tIdke the Austrians, the Hungarian i7-z-rtdenfs of the city await eagerly lnenws of the front. Theys too, want 10 sec trla-Hungary come out ysc- t4or4ous, but they have a11otrer wish gzvhacaa they hope to see fulfilled bedore ltile present war Is brought to a close
 srhsyv want to see coming from the lxntas of the present war; Hl1neary, bearing . separate head, and the old mag Many believe that this is pos kefblee
 SBscazse Of the nrsag1e dispatches {41ast a4s beax1sre received of the activity ioH xhe sAnstro Hun garian troops, many lof BrfdzsportAs HnugeE4an residents EbeR1eTe that the people of Hungary are already taking steps for the es- ltalassh hrseEst Of 6. government separate lfrurn Az1str3a. and free from fhe in kfIiAnfraes which they believe Austria 5aas thrust upon al1em by the German influence ins 4heS counfryn
 X The death of IF r1nce F'erdtnand was a severe blow sske both Hungary and sEaohenataz France Ferdinand in order 5foAu1arrre9l4e wife who was assass1nat- led< at the same time had given up hops ofs his children succeeding him F4rneal-y ana Bohemia much needed refteT Because Of t71is he was below I ed by them and the news of his dsafhAcreafed deep fealing throughout i the two countries But they did not { eEel fa.f>a eanesanannDsft that was held i l,v Aslsfria. Though theirs was he greatess blovFs they preferred sooner j +fa.n to aerenge the death with fhe aid j Of the Azzstrianz to allow 1t to go into the annals Of history unavenged-
 Even in this country the death of Prince Ferdinand was learned with re- A zret and in many cities memorial ser vices were held in his memo ory by his countrymen
 At the present time in Bridgeport, the ngariaus in general. believe that the Hungarians and Bohemians of the old country have combined. and are making a hast strike for freedom of country and of language There are
 several Slawur1ic peoples in the Aus trfan T5ungartan empire and 1t is known that their sympathies are with
 the ali5ash and not with Germany and Arsfria In fhe present ccnfiiut.
 What lf1c4 eases this be1lef are re A poresf hat lave been received in local circIRs zann1notng the shooting of sey- erat Bohenaian and Hungarian regf- ur1arrta sNEno, 1t was feared might turn l against the Hngarfans in time o1 { bat4ie Assto the trz1th of these re ports local .1ksu1gar1Rns are loath tc
 believe. but Ashould they be- they de
 clare nothing will be able to hold the f fierce nghting spirit of these peoples in cheek when the news would be re- cefved-
 Should these two peoples co,nbin,
 and strike nultaneously for their in
 depen6ences nothing will be able t< { save the present A1zstr1an-Hun garfaz would also secure aid fromN severa. other SkavonfaznS speaking races tha1
 are under the ru1e of the govern merts and with thts eona1ined strength E the strfan-Hunga garfan Bovernxnen frvvou1G be at an end.
 Local Huugar1ans say that they dc E- not desire Fto return to the old coun try for serv1nza Many prorafnent ii
 local circles declare that they woul6
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