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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

Bordeau, Sept. 21.-The foreign office has forwarded to neutral goyernm ents a protest against the German bonn bardment of the cathedral of Rheims couched in the following terms:
 without being able to invoke even the appearance of military necessity and for mere pleasure of destruction, German troops have subjected the ca thedra1 of Rheims to a systematic and furious bonbard1nent. At this hour the famous basi1iea is but a heap of ruins.
 Tt is the duty of the government of the republic to renounce to uniyer- sal dignation this revolting act of vandalism which, in giving over to the flames this sanctuary of history, de- prives humanity of an incomparable portion of it's historic patrimony.
 An official conmunicatf addressed to the navy and reviewing thea gork Of the fleet since the outbreak Of hos tilities says:
 The navy was called upon to cover the return of troops to France from Africa which was done satisfactorily.
 Assisted Joy the British forces in the Channel and the North Sea- the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
a.AN FORCES MAKE FIERCE ATTACK ON THE CITY OF RIlEI
FRENCH ISSUE PROTEST AGAINST
 COMPARTMENT OF OLD CATHEDERAL

command Of the sea was attained from the first day thewar broke out The French and British fleets also as sured the security of the AIediterra mean after the flight of the Goeben and the Breslas1 and the enemy has not appeared again
 The German fleet does not leave it's base Nevertheless the British fleet was able to fight 9, naval battle or He1golapd from which it emerged vic torfous It is impossible to know whether the enemy's fleet will end by accepting the challenge, but mean while the allied squadrons are mis- tresses of the sea. and are blocazadiug the German and Austrian coasts, fore ing the enemy to live alnost exclu siveIy on themselves and reckon only their own resources. This is certain assurance of ultimate success for us if the war is prolonged-s'
 The communication procseds to show that French seaborne trade continues to enjoy full liberty of movement ana concludes by emphasizing the manner in which the navy and the army have co-operated for the defense Of the country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

London Sept 21rhe Rheims cor respondent of the Daily Mail sends this story of the damage wrought in the cathedral there:
 The magnificent cathedral of Rheims which was a national monu- ment of universal fame is now no more than an empty shell of charred and black ened walls It is not yet known to what extent it's stonework has been weakened by the flames or whether it can later be restored but it will never be what it was before.
 s.The fire started between and 5 Sunday afternoon after shells had been crashing into the town all day. Over five hundred fell between early morning and sunset A quarter of the city several hundred yards square was set fire. the flames spreading from street to street.
 saThe cathedral on Thursday had been turned into hospital for the German wounded so as to secure for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
SHELL OF. CHARRED AND BLACKENED WALLS IS HI
 THAT REMAINS OF GRAND CATHEDRAL AT RHEIMS

tn Etfldfng the pretectton of the Red Cross flag. When the first shells struck the roof every one be-. lieved it was merely a stray shot but later in the day a German battery on hill four miles away began rnak- ing the great gothic pile it's particu- lar target
 Shell after shell crashed into the old masonry and stone work that had stood the storms of centuries fell fl- to the deserted street round about At 4.30 some scamo1ding around on the east end of the cathedral where re pairs were going on caught fire and soon the whole network gf poles and blanks was abIaze, Then the roof of old oak tinabers caught fire and soon the ceilings of the nave and transcepts were a roaring furnace.
 The blazing pieces of carved wood. work crashed to the floor where piles Of straw had been gathered in con- nection with the work of the hospi- tai As soon as this caught fire the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

panel1fng of the a.1tars. the chairs and other furniture were devoured.
 The German wounded would have been burned alive if the French doctors had not removed them at great personal risk There was a bad moment while these German in jured were being removed A crowd of people had gathered outside watch ing the flames and when the Germans some in uniform, were brought from the transcript door the crowds gave a howl of uncontro1 1a:b1e rage and voices screamed Kill thens' Some of the soldiers in the crowd actually Ieve1Ied their guns to dispatch the Germans when q little priest, the Abbe Andrieuxs sprang between theA Ger mans and the rifles.
 {. Don't hre,,' he said; you would mark yourselves as guilty they are. :
 The crowd ca1med somewhat and the Germans were carried into the shelter of the museum amid hoots and threats z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
IT ALY HAS 300 0O0.
 TROOPS UN DER ARMS.

Rome, Sept. n-1taly already has over 5oeyoo0 men under arms. The best of these troops are in camp and Han provinces.
 The forty-folr anniversary of the entry of Italians into Rome was cele- brated today. The usual procession to the point where the opening was made in the walls of the city took place, but as the route passes the Brit ish Embassy the government took measures to prevent a war dernonstra- ton.
 The Democratic Constitutional party held a. meeting and adopted resolu- lions saying that the present mantfes- tations of democracy should indicate to the government the enthusiasm of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
CORPS OF OLD MEN BURY DEAD AT NIGHT

London. Sept 21@A Daily New correspondent who has just returned to Paris from the neighborhood of Senlis tells of a new corps Of the french army. He says
 is the Corps of the Sextons, and there is no age limit to their tern gr service when they enroll When ina curtain of night has fallen they ro from villages and farnsteads an mn cannys silent procession, to set abolrt. their business among the dead fIe5r- way illuminated by horn lanterns and gnoul-iike in the flicker of the bsanr- Little old men, most of them. and bent double, but their shadows amid the trees arc shadows of giants.
 Their women follow behind bear- ing little bundles Of peeled willow wands and strands of wire. They cut few inches from each wand and bi,5 it on erosswfse with the wire and whenever an ofElcer is found cold ana stiff amid the dead a cross oe vviiio wand is placed over his grave.
 Hour after hour, night after night the corps Of sextons with the women ply their trade. naarf1ing cemetery af- tery cemetery. Their bundles Of sticks diminish as this acreage of the dead swells.
 'Devastation eand paIIage have lsft their sordid trade mark. Vines have been moved down to make v5y for relentless armies. Mllhons of bunchss of rich grapes lie smashed. Every where warehouses have been raided, cellars stormed, and rich vintsges footed by the Germans There are signs of fierce revelry ana wild drunkenness.
 Tales women have told me In this region told me with frankneEs you at home would not believe possibIs. have made me shudder. though have just come through scenes of death and horror more than enough to scar the soul of any man. An hour among these piteous martyrs in black. listen ing to their torrent flow of narratives stamps them with certain truth or that I am as sure as I am that there is still a sun to shine above this scared, dismantled. desolate region of La Belle France
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
alllOus Cathedral Razed As Germans
 aflnOnade Rheims
Large Part of City Tn Ruins When Bombardment by Big Siege Suns
 Is Continued for Hours


 Chalus- sur-AfaT1le. via Paris. Sept. zlThe Germans contiuued bombard- ing the principal b11i Iainss of Rheims yesterday and last night. Debris and crlFnbIing walls are all that is left of the 18th century es..hedral. the most able example that was left or early Gothic architecture
 h addition to the cathedral, the n1sl- seuIn Mhe hospitals and the city hall were for the greater part destroyed Several 1nhab ftants of the city were lzallea
 In spite Of the bomhardn ent and thesr repeated attacks upon it, the FGe1raaras have been unable to take Rheims which they evidently desire go as to obtaIn command of the radfsNays g leading to CharIeViI1e, Yerdun and. GhaIons Tha allies have reps1lsed the Germ an attacks and made several i'm pefuous movements which theiE infan- 4Iy eharged with magnificent bravery regardless Of the terrible storm Of shfapnez
 rms flrstexanlzs s1zf cred terribly. but as east as the men fell others rushed 1lp to take their places and when the enemy < lines were reaclaed u 1ere were 4nTi ous hand to-hansd encounters in which the Germans were forced to give ground except on the heights ef BfiEr1o1 which. owing to the over sE la q ming fire Of machine guns. the Germans recaptured-
 At the same time the French made a fierce assault on the heights Of La 13sSza5e31ess which they carried at the nozrlt of the .bayonet The Struggle a1ere zsas a desperate one and after the retirement the Germans a1Ea q .Fslr-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
..sN0T SEEKING PEACE NOW,' TONE
 OF OFFICIAL BERLIN STATEMENT

The official statement given out last night made mention of the bonabard- rnent of Rheims. It said that Rheims was in the battle line of the French and that the Germans were obliged to bombaEd. The necessity for this action was regretted. but the fire Of the French, 1t was stated, came from that direction Orders to save the cathedral have been given out. The statement also made reference to the progress on other points of the line In this respect it says:
 The attacks on the French are pro- gressing at several points in tho cen tra1 vesages. At Donon near Senones, zs miles southeast of Lunevi1le near SaaIes in the German Vosges, their offensive has been repuIsed-
 There is no news from the eastern 6Russia.n front) camp.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

cos were found dead frona Doyonet wounds with their hands c1aaped in such vice-lile grips around the necks of their antagonists that thNy liter ally had to be prfed apart
 Persons who have returned here from zeims say that it is dificuit to find words to describe these attacks and eounter-attacks of infantry amid showers of shot and shell and in a deIuge of rain. The Germans, they declare, seem in a desperate hurry to finish their task and are enraged at the stubborn resistance Of the French.
 The Germans they say, had all the. best of the position at the opening of the engagement, but that the situation is now charged and the French have been able to gain positions on high ground that will enable them to light on even grounds and they declare the Germans VIII never be able to break their lines at RIheinas
 Soldiers are coming back here COW cred with mud and drencheds to the skin by the heavy rains which con 4inue to fall. The chal7xy clay ground north Of Rheims has been so softened, they say, that it wi II be imp possible for the retreating army to get away it's artillery. To this fact they attribute the desperation with which the Ger mans are fighting.
 Floods caused by the continuous rains are likely to greatly impede mil ltary operations especially in the east
 where the streams are beginning to overflow
 The river Savos1rus already is out Of it's banks and some Of the inhabdt- ants are isolated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

Berlin. Sept Comment upon the alleged statement of Count Won. Bernstorn. the German ambassador to the United States. that his nation was looking for seace upon condition tbat tEae entity Gernaas territory would he preserved or as 50 claimed in. Washington despatcAes, the North
 German Gazette the official organ declared in it's issue of September 20 That the government had not even considered the matter
 ~ri1e assertions are inten ded, the paper says, to foster the impression that we have tired of the war, in-spite of ca1r victories in the east and in the west Peace overtures may not be looked for until the war. forced ruth Iessly on our people. is broug ght to an honorabIe conclusion-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

within 300 miles of the Scotch coast she was detected by an English cruis- CT from which she escaped.
 Only night before last the steamship passed within twenty miles of the Brit ish cruiser Lancaster. which did not know of the liners proximity until the Neclxar had got a. safe distance away With but fifty tons of coal in her bunkers and her crew living on re- 6uced rations the Neckar made port not day too soon.
 Tn her present dress she is scarcely recognizable even by the steamship of dcials in t1ni city, for her upper decks have been painted a dirty brown and her funnel black.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

the people for the time when the na- tdoIal aspirations may be realized, but expressing the opinion that the public should leave to the government the determination of Italyss final att1-. tude. toward the international conflict. The resolutions add that 1t is hoped that the governments decision will lead to the triumph of those senti- ments Of national democracy from which alone Europe can. arrive at an epoch of social peace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
LODGES 6. USERS
 FOR SEVEN WEEKS

Baltimore. Sept 21-After lodging hack and forth on the Atlantic for seven weeks and being several times chased by British warships the North German Lloyd liner Heckar once re- ported co blurred by the British, arriv- d Eeees yesterday.
 The Neckar saIled from Havana on August after first unloading 45e pas- sengers from Galveston bound for Bremen rsho were sent home by an other steamer She then steamed for tho German port taking q northeaay northern end Of Scotland. When
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
ROOSEVELT CONTINUES
 HIS KANSAS CAMPAIGN

Kansas City. Sept. 21 21-Refreshed By a good nights rest Col Theodore Roosevelt today entered upon the sec ond day of speechmalzing Of his vest ern tour His first address Of the day was in. Kansas City, Mo. where at noon he was to address the Progress sives Of Jackson county Tonight he will speak in Kansas City. Ras.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
Students May Move

London, Sept q The Senate of Csar1bridge University has invited the Catholic University of Bouvain, Bel |gi1rn, to move to Cambridge, there to continue it's own separate studies, grant degrees and generally to pur- sue it's activities as at it's own foun- daticn. Cambridge University would supply the technical facilities for car rying out the work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
OIL ARlKEr RR1aHrBNs.

Pittsburgh, Sept. 21-Congestion in the crude oil market was relieved to- day when the South Pennsylvania Oil company announced that it would buy full production of the Pennsylvania grade until and including October 31.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
.pEAN FYRRELL pRAp.

London. Sept, 21.-Robert Yelverton Tyrrell, a noted educator, senior dean of Trinity College, Dublin. and one of sthe original 50 fellows of the British Academy, died today. He was born in 1s44
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
Lived on Beet Roots.

Bordeaux Sept 21-SeveraI letters written by German soldiers. which have fallen into the hands of the French, speak of the hardships which the invading troops have undergones All refer to the terrible losses sus- tained by the sGermans
 German surgeon, writing under date of Sept. I 1, said:
 II am suffering terrible hunger have not eaten a morse1 of bread in eight days
 A German soldier, writing from the battlefield Of the Aarne, said that for weeks he had lived on raw beet roots and sugar. He stated that the French fire was having a frightfu1 erect Out Of his company of 25O men only sixty were left and they had received no endorsements.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

The Cambria steel co. of Pennsyl- vania in an effort to get South and Central American trade will open branch offices in Buenos Aires, Rio aneira and Mexico City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
BE ERLIN GIVES LIS
 OF 6,l26 CASUAL TIES

Berlin, Sept. 21 6via I.ondon) )-of the 6.126 casualties reported in a. new Hist today S,s78 were in fifteen battalions of eight regiments.
 The One Hundred and Thirty-hrst Regiment reported ], Al casualties. Six of it's officers were killed and twenty three wounded The One Hundred land Thirty-seeond Infantry reported thirt ty-tvvo officers and 561 men killed wounded or missing
 The Tenth Grenadfers lest twenty officers and S20 men, and one battalion of the One Hundred and FTfty-sev enth Infantry had eight officers killed and five wounded
 The leading anthracite mines in fI,ies
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

Mrs. Kate Burroughs, assistant clerk at police headauarters. has re- turned from two weeks vacation passed in the Berkahfres
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

of Ghent, was bombarded and wreck ed and burned by the Germans a few weeks ago. This picture was taken shortly afterward. A few days ago the place was again bombarded by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
ERUPTION AT MT. I.AssHis5.

Bedding, Call, Sept 21.--.AnG eruption or E.assen Peak acc ed terday. Two craters SG ths vp1uaro vege in action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
Mater FiIIs Trenche

London. Sept q Reports from the front. says the Exchange Teiegraph, $ Paris correspondents show that the French and British troops are lighting waist deep in water, the rains having flooded their trenches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
Boy Of 12 in Long Battle.

Paris. Sept. M-The remarkable ad- ventures of a boy of 12 on the, battls- fields beyond the Marne are told in a Ietter from a deputy to M- Millerand, Minister of " ar.
 When the troops were passing through the village of NeuiIiy en- TheIIe. young Andre Guede said to his mother, I'm going to follow the soldiers and off he went
 The regiment he was following was soon in. the thick of the lighting. Sub charge and for the whole of the three days Of the. battle of BouiIlancey the yo11ngster remained by the side of the officer. On the firing line he would not leave him, even under che tornado of machine gun fire that swept the ranks.
 During the third day of the light S5ub-Lfeut srfyeIet was wounded. Then came the boys turn to reward the kindness of his battlefield protec- tor. Under fire the youngster carried the officer sword, revolver, maps and equipment while for three hours they sought an ambulance When the Heu4 tenant was safely in the Red Cross wagon and was ebing driven to the railway station to take the hospital train for Calvados, the sboy ran for miles after the vehicle and then sue He thus accompanied his wounded pro- tector to Riva Bella where he Is now staying.
 Three days ago his frantic mother appealed through the newspapers for news of the boy, and she has now been assured by the Minister Of his safety.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

the Germans and very little left stand ing. This historic place. with build ings. dating back several centuries, is now pile of ruins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

This shows a view at Termonde, Belgium. looking through the shat tered gate of the city. This place, which is about sixteen miles southeast
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21

The leading anthracite mines in Pennsylvania will run on full, time this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
Human Notes
 FROM FoREIGN Baftlefields
saf,st1s-. Four Sons.

Bordeaux, Sept 21-.'I had four sons with the army. and know shall never see them again. My husband will come back alone; he has no right to die" said Mime. de Castelnau. wife Of General sCurferes de Castelnau, cou1- mander of the Second French army, to a friend a few days ago, soon after her son Xavier, a sub-1ieutenant had been killed at his fathers side.
 Today news was received that am other son. Gerald, lieutenant in, the Seventh Infantry, had been killed in action and a third son is reported to be wounded.
 General Caste1nau for a long time has been considered one of the strong est men on the general staff He has fought constantly since the beginning of the war, his army achieving bril- liant results.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-18
Had Fun With Bridegroom.

An amusing sequel to the marriage
of young Scots Grey bandsman and
a beautiful girl occurred not long ago.
At the wedding which took place by
special license. at Mt. Mary's church,
Sheffield, the bride was accompanied
only By girl friend. The secret leak
ed out, and the comrades of the bride
groom focked into the church. The
band was fulfilling an engagement at
an exhibition in the cit-, and the
bridegroom had to hasten from the
church to take his place for q perform
ance. To his anazement tie band
master, as soon as tie musicians
had taken uD their instruments. gave
out a wedding march. While the
bridegroom was bravely playing his
own marriage music Some people in
the stall showerad confetti CT him.
London Mail
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-18
Roman Coins Iona Hidden,

Discovery of Roman coins has just
been made by-a workman at Balgreg.
gan Quarry, in the parish Of Stoney-
kirk, Scotland. While the quarrymen
were removing soil from the top OF
the rock they came upon large num-
Der of coins about foot from the sur.
face. On further search being made
over a hundred bronze coins were
found, some of them in excellent pres.
ervation. They represent the reigns
Of five or six Roman emperors and
expresses, and the portraits and fig.
ures of men in various attitudes Of the
chase and war are in many cases re-
markably distinct. Part of an urn of
baked clay was also found with the
coins. 1t is ribbed on the inside, and
probably contained the ashes Of an
cient warriors, as we'll as being re-
pository for the coins. It is believed
that the coins have lain where they
wer found for thousand years. Ar
ticles of antiquarian interest have al
ready been found in the district.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-18
Character In Hand Writine.

And here it is well to state the scien-
tific reason why hand writing reflects
both mental and physical Characters
tics. All OF US form, almost uncon.
sciously, our Judgment and opinion of
others, either from their speech, their
actions or gestures or gait The read
er doubtless knows Of ten persons who
have so much vitality and nervous
energy that they would be known to
act impetuousfy. Another showing like
mannerisms would fall into the same
class. So, with script forms, it has
been shown a host Of times that where
there are a number who write alike,
others showing the same style and
signs would have similar traits. By
comparing and analyzing these strokes
one is able to arrive at an accurate
knowledge Of individuals.
A German scientist has proved con
clusively that the action Of the mind
upon the brain, and then the effect
produced upon the nervous action OF
the hand, brings about the changes
which are shown In varied hand writ
ings. We find that the business men
the salesman, use different style and
employ strokes which do not appear
In those Of artists, musicians, educa'
tors and 30 on.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-18
Beside the Bonnie Brier,

England is, above all ether coun-
tries. the land Of the pipe, and more
specifically Of the brier pipe. An edi-
tor Of the London Daily Chronicle who
smokes one himself lighted up the 9TH
er day and went for a smoky ramble
through London by tube and omnibus
and pavenent-in New York it would
have cost him a small fortune In fines.
He discovered that the fads Of recent
years have passed. There were no
clays even among the breakers Of the
roadways, though Tennyson used to
smoke a clay pipe. There were No
corncobs. though Kipling made the
Missouri meerschaum popular for 4
time. There were no calaDashes,
though the Boer war made these as
fashionable as they were dear. Even
In the frst-rate restaurants nobody
smoked meerschaum at luncheon. In
short, England has come back to it's
old favorite, the brier, and holds to it
despite the inroads Of the cigarette.