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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
.GlRLS' CLUB HAS PLEASANT EVENING 6 Miss Margaret Zones Enter tainS the Members With
 Pretty Party.

Three large rooms at the Hall Home on Golden Hill street were packed to their utmost capacity last evening by a happy throng of girls who had been invited to a party by the superintend- ent, Miss Margaret M. Tones. The much. loved and. n-objectionable 'FIesitation'' dance was practiced for some time, although stress of mum bers was too great. All did their best under the circumstances, and a very joyful evening resulted.
 Refreshments consisting of ice cream, cake and candy were served. Oze hundred and sixty girls were eral Camp Fire girls gave invaluable i assistance. Music was furnished by member of the club, who was regular Iy relieved by Miss Euniee Wills, one of the Camp Fire girls.
 The club is taking on new life. Daily attendance is regular and large, be- 1 ing melted by constant attractions. The largest single afternoon attend l ance during October was 76. That same evening 60 girls were present | Thursday evening of each week is | devoted to gymnasium work, instruc- l tion and music being furnished witk- out cost to the club by two Camp Fire i girls, Grace Bouten. physical instruc- ! tor, and Ethel sO'ConneI1, pianist. II Wednesday afternoons the younger ; girls meet for gymnasium work. Ma
 rion Meigs is their instructor. Mon
 day evenings are devoted to baszetry
 work, with Mrs. C1iffe as teacher. The
 material and baskets are given to the girls.
 I In the near future Saturday even
 ing. will have a special attraction, | which has not yet been announced by the superintendent. Florence Rich
 ards and Ruth Halsey are the. orig inators.
 \ When the club moves to its new
 rooms on Main street two evenings each week will be devoted to domes-
 tic science and Housekeeping.
 Mrs. P1att of the Loyal Temperance Legion gives the girls an interesting } and instructive talk on temperance the third Friday of each month. Al
 the recent temperance rally of the
 children of our city who are favored with her instruction, the Girls c1ut
 headed the list with TO members and
 superintendent present.
 Sewing lessons are givent at the c1uI l rooms every day in the week under l the personal supervision of the super intendent Aprons of whote cros barred muslin are now under con : struction and at Christmas time every mother represented by club member. } is to receive one as a gift.
 The club now numbers $50 activ' members, and new ones are added u } the list every day. E1le committee i beginning to wonder twill the nev
 rooms be large enough ?"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
stratford Mans
 Brother and Nephews
 Fights for Kaiser

T,,4arestiYJe sfdelights are thrown up on the economic and industrial condl- lions in Germany by letters recelVed frequently in this city by Gortneo Inhoff. the well known carpsn.sr .ntsa,,.o. ..
 stratford whose brother Chr1soopheF Iu1hoff is captain of the police guards in Saale am Saale, and whose Brother in-IaW and three nepheWs are now fighting for their country at the front-
 The brother-in-law. whose reslQeKace is in HanmeIburg, Bavaria, sends ac- counts of the home life of those ieIC in that mountainous proinee of Ger many So quiet and perfect IS the German system of providing TOT those left behind, it is stated. that were U not for the absence of all Iapte eo
 military duty that one Wouiu noe 41oe
 know war was being waged in the
 FSnapire. The prices of foodstuns' regulated by the government, are nor nal. if not lower than during times Of neace. The supplies from Sweden, l Denmark and their own provinces are 1 plentiful An attempt to speculate I at +l1e beginning of the war resulted l in the salutory closing of all shops 1 nroven to have taken advantage or customers The mills, formerly de-
 votesd to the manufacture Of toys, anu other articles of export. are now busy lsninning and weaving fabrics for the
 soldiers. while throughout the Empire generally the government has appro- Driated large amounts that those men l not taken to the battle-line may De { well employed and earn support for
 the families left behind. They arc
 n11t to work building new government
 railroads and canals.
 1 Tn these letters, remarks are con- l+ained which indicate that the greatest foresight has been used in caring for every branch of political economies, so
 that more means of earning livelihood
 may be offered during the war than
 before.
 l It is interesting to note in letters from SaaIe, that all political parties lhave been knit as one by the common cause against the enemy, and that ]chl1rch-going has been wonderfully
 stimulated by the fear that near and Edear ones absent from the f1reside may 1 be killed or wounded. It is said that
 almost every soul left behind attends
 Sunday services with the most ex-
 emplary regularity.
 Czottlieb Imhoff, of; Stratford, though 1 of German descent, is not drawn upon
 the reservist list, though he served his period in the engineering corps o1 I the army as he has passed the age prescribed for those on first call. He has many interesting anecdotes of the preparations made years ago for the l present conflict.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31

London. Oct 31.---Although the ofH- caa. cammunications do not shed much light on the situation in West Flanders, other reports emanating from Holland indicate that a. German retirement from the coast south of ostend is imminent and Ostend IS again reported as having been evs1e- uated by the invaders.
 Those rS1mors, however, are not con- 6rmed from Berlin which claims some advance along the Ypres line.
 The city of Lille. is declared in spe- eial despatches. again to be free of German troops and it's hopeful citf- ze1is are so confident that they never will return that plans are being made 10 resume the usual civic functions.
 That Germany has by no means g1y- en fp it's determination to take Cs4ais is indicated by the signi ihcant repoEE from Berlin by way of Copenhagen that the G@man general staff has de- cided that the army in Poland shall fall back to the frontier of Silesla and remain there on the defensive un- til the battle in Flanders ends with the capture of Calais Such move unent would release three or four ar my corps tobe transferred from silesia to Belgium
 The Russian tactics of bending back the line of Invaders in Russian Pe- land one section at a time, the re- treat of each section endangeTing the position Of the section next to it on the south, appears to London observ- CTS to have been successful every
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
FORESEEINC VICTORY, FRENCH
 GOVERNMENT PLANS TO RETURN
 TO PARIS FROM BORDEAUX SOON

mans had succeeded in. crossing to the left bank of the Yser did more to depress the spirits of the people here than any development of the war for some .time.N
 Their withdrawal now along with the progress of the allies at other points, as officially announced, is talk en by many as marking the first stages Of an impending victory
 Much interest is taken in the hot lighting in the vicinity of Ypres where the allies have been gaining, because of the great importance of the posi- ton to the Germans. Ypres. accord ing to the German military men, is the center of the German position De- tween Lille and the sea. They have said that they could not continue their ! advance march unless assured of the possession of it.
 The death list of the army today contains tho name of Col. H. Detrle, the son Of a French hero and who 1 was the youngest superior officer in 1 the army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
GERMANS PLAN TO RUSH TROOPS FROM EAST TO AID
 ARMIES NOW IN BELGIUM

where except on the extreme Russian left where the Austrians still main tain the positions they succeeded Tn re-takihg from the Russians.
 Along the frontier of East Prussia, the Germans are fighting stubbornly to prevent another invasion of their territory at a point farther south. It is argued here that the Russians can not expect to assume a full offensive nov vement until the Austrians are driven back from the river San But even this will not mean an immediate invasion of Germany, as it is known that the Germans in preparation for a possible retirement s@have established heavily entrenched positions along the river Warthe-
 The action of the Balkan states in this phase of the crisis is awaited with keen interest in England Greece is expected immediately to throw in her lot with the entente powers, Great Britain, Russia and France, and 1t Is felt here that Roumania probably will follow the same course. But Bulga- ria, which recently regained much of the prestige lost in the second Balkan war, maintains a stubborn silence
 Roman newspapers aver that with Turkey in the arena the conflict is no longer Europ can but Mediterranean in scope. It. Therefore, threatens It. aly's interests in North Africa and raises the eentury-6Id question of the control Of the Mediterranean which must compel the Italian government to intervene on the side Of the entente powers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
U. s. surgsens Honored.
NEWSPAPER SAYS RUSSIA WARRED'
 AGAINST TURKEY

Berlin, Oct B. via Amsterdam and Iondor.---ssIt must be emphasized that it was not Turkey but Russia which started the war; says the Lo- ka1 Anzeiger in commenting on the Russo-T Turkish situation. Turkey s attack on Theodosia was a natural se- quel to the outrageous Russian attack on Turkeys Integrity. The breach or peace was R.ussiass work" "
 The Tage1icherundschau says that s.Turkey's action had been expected for a long time by the whole world after the AngIo-French effronteries against the porte
 Turkey is to be congratulated on it's honorable decision.'' continues the paper. we sought no allies, but we welcome the heartier one who takes our part from. recognition of his own best adyantage.''
 The Tageblatt says that the inst blow struck lin defense by the Turk ish fleet in the Black Sea hits hard at Russia, which at the end of the last century held out threat atening hand to seize Armenia and also asked Ger many's aid."
 The paper adds:
 seThe second blow of the Turkish fleet, it is hoped, will be aimed at England which for a long time has pursued an ambition for weakening 1Turkey.a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31

Paris. Oct. s1.---Unof1cial announce ment was made today~t that the gov ernnent will return to Paris from Bordeaux on November 20 and that parliament will meet on December 15 to pass emergency laws
 Little by little Paris appears to be returning to more normal conditions The shops in the avenue De L'Opera. which had their doors locked and, the windows whitewashed, have now been reopened. Each day another restau- rant or bar on the. boulevard or else where resumes business and the news papers which ceased to publish at the time of the mobilization, have begun to appear again The question of re- opening the Bourse is also discussed
 From the war arena in France and Belgium the most pleasing news to Parisians today was that telling of the retreat of the Germans across the Yser in the face of a stiff cannonad- ing by the allies. The announcement only few days ago that the Ger
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
NEW YORK EXPERT REVIEWS SITUATION
 IN FINANCIAL WORLD

CThe Barron Financial News Service
 New York, October 31-From all parts of the country come reports of large orders for munitions and sup plies for the European nations. New England manufacturers have booked orders for 2,20O.00O pairs of shoes. in cluding 50O,0OO pairs to be furnished by the w H. McElwain Co. and 50O,- 900 pairs by the Endicott-J ohnsoni Co. A New England leather concern is running day and night, whereas be- fore the war it's operations were about 40 per cent. of capacity. British, French and Russian agents will pur- chase an additional 2O,0Oo head of horses in Missouri and t> southern Illinois at $27O each French agents have bought 100000 barrels of flour and thousands of pairs of shoes in St. Louis. The German government is said to be offering $500 to $500 for horses delivered in Germany. Chicago reports orders amounting to between $7,OOO,o00 and $8,000,000 for clothing trucks, harness, timed meats, etc. Colt, Smith & Wesson and Remington
 Union Metallic Cartridge Companies
 are working overtime on machine guns pistols and ammunition. Cali i fornia reports exports of 789,093 cases of canned fruits, against 523,039 last l year, and 596,987 cases of canned sal- | mon against 296, ,863 last year.
 
 Railroad reports gross earnings of l4$e,162,e9s a decrease of $188.48e. Net for the month amounted to $3,92S, 913,
 an increase of $28,764.
 | Standard Oil of New Jersey inter | ests do not take as cheerful a, view l of the. oil situation as some of the in- 1 terests out in the oil field regions. i There has been growing belief re-
 gently that conditions in the oil trade
 have returned to about normal to
 stay
 [ A plan for the reopening of the
 New York Stock Exchange has prac- ttically been worked out by inuential
 fnanciers in conferences held with Sir | George Paish and Basil Blackett. the | British financial envoys, When the l plan, can be put into operation de 1 bends upon the developments in the 1 foreign exchange market; and some
 of the bankers express the opinion
 that it will 1e possible to reopen the [ Exchange before the end of the year. 1 Under the plan short selling will be | prohibited at the start, and all securi- ties sold for foreign account will be ,ear-marked as payable in the Clear l ing House. It is also provided that
 banks extendexisting call loans, and
 arrange to supply for call 10 to 15 per cent more money than is now out standing on call loans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
CONTRACTORS BIDS
 WITHIN 53 CENTS

A difference of 5. cents was all that kept C. A. R Bruno, of PIT Charles street, from taking all the sewer con- tracts which the paving and sewer commission awarded last night. When bids were opened in the city hall lt was found MT Bruno was the lowest bidder on the sewers for F'airvieW avenue, zeasterly into Wayne street. Boston avenue, westerly into Hunt ington avenue; on Ha1lett street from Clutch to Willard street. The Pierce Mfg. co. was just 5S cents under MT Bruno bid on the Atlantic street sew CT and so got the contract.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
ITALIANS HOLD
 PORT OF AVL0NA

Paris. Oct, s1-A despatch from Rome to the Havas Agency reports that the island of sasano in the Gulf of Avlona, and near the AIbian port of Av1ona, has been reoccupied by the Italians. Admiral Patris, the despatch states, has landed a battery and a company of marines.
 Advices froms Rome under date of Oct 27 stated that the port of Avlona itself was occupied the day previously by Italian naval forces. The .expedt- ton. it was said, was in the nature of a relief and sanitary organization to aid the large population which had taken refuge in the city to escapesI the persecution of the insurgents. Every thing was done to remove from the expedition anything saving of political or territorial occupation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31

ince, will open the mission which. judging from the enthusiasm already shown. promises, to be the most sue cessfuI ever held in the church. Card9 were distributed last Sunday announc- ing the order of the different exer- cises, which are as follows:
 Masses-On Sundays, at 6, T, S:s0; s:3O, 1o:so o'clock; on week days, first mission mass at o'clock; second mis- sion mass at o'clock.
 Sermons-Short instruction after the o'clock mass; sermon after the 8 o'clock mass; sermon at 7:45 in the evening.
 Confessions-Con Confession will com roence on Tuesday of each eek at gao D. m. Hours for confessions: $ to ' a. n., s:so to 5:sO p. m.; 7:so to n n. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
GERMANS CHARGED
 WITH ENCOURAGING WAR AMONG TURKS

London, Oct. 31-No declaration of war has yet been made by either Tur- key or Russia and the suggestion is made from various sources that the German commanders of the cruisers Goeben and Breslau may have forced the situation without the authority of the Turkish government owing to Germany's chagrin at the defeat on the Vistu1a.
 According to one report, the entire Turkish fleet left Turkish waters un- defended and the various ships are now cruising about on the Russian coasts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
IDOMINICANS PLAN FORTNIGHT MISSION
 IAT ST. AUGUSTINE'S

The Dominican Fathers of New York will open a two weeks mission in St. Augustine's R. c. church tomor- row. They will preach at all the masses and there will be a. special ser mon at the 1o:30 mass at which all will be welcome Sunday night at 7:45 the women's mission opens and it will continue for one week. The following Sunday, November 8, the November 15.
 Father stanton, O. P.,, the most elo- quent preacher of the New York Prov
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
A3ner,can Turkish Admiral.

Philadelphia, Oct S1-Ransford D.. Bucknann, a self expatriated Phila- delphian, once an employe at CraInp' s Shipyards. is a Vice-Admiral of the Turkish navy. Bucknan will play an Important part in the war. Bueknarn' s service among the Turks dates from 1901, when he was sent from Cramps to Turkey to help navigate the cruiser Medjfdia, which had just been com pIeted, to Turkey. He won the favor of officials speedily, and when he was commissioned a captain he decided to make his home abroad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
BRETON SENDS THREE HIGH OFFICIALS 10 THE CONTINENT
 ON. "A MYSTERIOUS MISSION
ycorrespondenee of the Associate,

gCorrespondence of the Associated
 Press.
 Londen. Oct s1Th British gov- ernment has sent three of its highest officia1s to the continent on a most mysterious and Important mission. The delegation consists of David Lloyd George, the chancellor Of the exchequers Lord Haldane, and Lord Bedding.
 The destination of these men is kept secret It is evident, however, that the business is to be on legal and financial matters.
 The most plausible report has it That fhe three have gone to Holland and possibly will extend their journey
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31

to the Scandinavian countries to deal with the matter of the shipment of
 goods from neutral countries into
 Germany. If the statements of the
 English papers are correct, Holland
 conducting a flourishing trade with Germany through the trans shipment
 of supplies from the United States and even from England
 The newspapers from all these countries assert that their imp
 tions are for their own needs alone
 while English papers insist that they are receiving consignments of petro- leum, grain and foodstuffs generally
 which far exceed their normal re- IQuirements.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
WAR IN TURKEY
 TROUBLES ITALY

Rome, Oct. s1-The Idea. Nazionale,
 the new organ of the nationalist party which has always urged the partici- Dation of Italy in the European con Htct, says that Italian action, after the attitude of Turkey, would be sim ply absurd blindness The Turkish intervention, 1t declares, brings for ward the question of. the partition of Asta Minor or a definite solution of the oriental question which has clinched the Mediterranean for cen-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
ON DOING WITHOUT

It's not what you have that makes your life compIete-it's what you don't want. Study more and more to com press your wants-comfort, remem- Der, may be packed in mighty small compass. Centralize yourself upon one thing-tae building up of ths biggest Account possible at The Bridgeport Trust Co. The money you spend now will add nothing to your pleasures in the years to come; but the dollars that you bank here will bring you comfort in the futures
 The mighty Power of the Dollar is back Of
 you so long as you do
 not spend it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
THE sMITH-MURRAY co.
BOLD, BAD BURGLARS ROB SHERIFF'S BARN AND THEN
 BLOW MILFORD P. Q. SAFE

nearby. In saybrook, recently, ths
 safeblowers took blankets from . deputy sherin with which to nlHIls 2 the post office safe. The burglars entered the postofice
 by forcing fine rear door. No one
 heard the explosion although a fam fly lives in an upstairs apartment OF
 the other side Of a passageWag be-
 tween sthe postoh1ee and other build l tngs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31

Milford, Conn, Oct. s1-When Ed ward ParmaIee a clerk, entered the postof1ee today to get out the early mail he found that the front of the safe had been neatly blown out. Stamps, checks and cash to the amount of $500 had disappeared.
 Blankets used to deaden the sound of the explosion belonged to Deputy Sheriff Maher. who has alivery stable
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
Human Interest Notes
 Found In the Latest War Bulletins

units assigned to service in Russia. be- fore the units left for Kieff last night on special train. The conrnissions given to the two senior surgeons carry the rank of General while the four junior surgeons received the rank of Colonel. The units will begin work at once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
ODESSA IS CUT OFF
 FROM WATER TRAFFIC

London, Oct s1-The Russian au- G11or1ties have SsuspendeS all steam ! ship traffic to and from Odessa, ac- cordfng to a despatch from Odessa. to the Reuter- Telegram Company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
scHENEsKY HOME SAFE.

: Henry Schenesky, printer, living at 5o3 Maple street, for whom general search orders were sent out by the police yesterday upon request of his wife. who feared foul play or an ac- cident, returned home last night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31

Girls under 16 years of age are barred from golf journeys conducted under the auspices of the Women's S Western Golf Association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
Don't Count Foe; Beat Him.

Don't Count Foe; Beat Him.
 London, Oct. 31-Reuter's Petro- grad correspondent says that in the recent fighting near Przemys1 two Generals reported to their command CT, the Bulgarian General, Dirnitrieff, commanding the Russian forces about the fortress. that they were unable to hold out longer in certain positions because the enemy was in overwheln- ing numbers.
 According to the corresp pondent Gen. Dimitrieff replied:
 Don't count the enemy. Beat him. ?
 Seize Chateau of Princess.
 Paris, Oct. 31-In accordance with the decree ordering the seizure of all property in France owned by Ger mans and Austrians, a chateau near Brest, owned by the Princess Hohen- 1ohe, has been ordered seized by the courts. &
 Estimates of the property which will be sequestered under the decree say that 10000 firms and 100000 prt- vate individuals will be affected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Bessie Ryan will entertain the Red Cross Sewing club at her home 2s5 William street, on Monday even ing. All the members are expected to be present
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
Prince Eitel a Wit.

Paris, Oct s1-They are telling a story that credits Prince Eitel Fritz, son of the Kaiser with a keen sense of humor.
 The story is that before Joining the retreat of the German armies from the Marne, the Prince. after re- moving much rich furniture adid works of art from the Chateau Vivier, near Compiegne, left a card expressing his regret at not having. had the pleas ure of meeting the owner of the chateau.
 U. s. Surgeons Honored-
 Petrograd. Oct. Commissions in inc Russian army were given to the surgeons of the American Red Cross
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31

Judge John B. Fahey of Rockville was the guest on Friday of his son, John E. Fahey, of this city. Judge Fsahey. who < is very popular in hie home town, has been renominated by the Republicans and endorsed by the Democrats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
One Weeks Room Rent

would buy a lot of Presto Killer for Bedbugs. Sup pose you had spent 25c for a can of Presto Killer, how much would you have saw ed9 Many roomers don t give the reason why they leave. Bedbugs is one of the reasons. No one can blame them. Is it worth the saving4
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