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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
A.B.C. POWERS ASKED TO HELP
 US. IN MEXICO

Washington, Aug. 3.-Announcement that the United States had asked CO., operation of South and Central Amer ica in an effort to settle the Mexican difficulty caused widespread interest today in official and diplomatic circles A conference on the subject will be held here Thursday afternoon between Secretary Lansing and the diplomatic representa- tives of six of the leading Latin-ATnerican nations.
 While there had. been no expectation of any action by this government on the Mexican situation pending Presi- dent Wilson's return from Cornish, N. H., recent almost kaleidoscopic devel- opments in Hexico, particularly in Mexico ' City are :. believed to have prompted the administration to inme- diate steps. Just; what those steps will be and how far the joint action of whatever sort it may be between the United States and the Pan-American group, will extend. were subjects. Of considerab abIe speculation today,
 The conference is the direct result of the failure of the Mexican factiona1 leaders to heed President Wilson's re- cent statement urging them to com pose their differences and restore peace ir1> the southern republic.
 The conference will be of an infor- nal and confidential nature. It was recalled also that President Wilson a year ago accepted very gladly the good off1ces' extended by the repre- sentatives here of Brazil, Argentina
 and Chile, which led to the Mexican mediation conference at Niaga-a Falls. | These representatives of the A. B. c. powers with the minister from Bolivia, l Uruguay and Guatemala, are the Pan American representatives invited tS
 Thursdays conference.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
K. OF 6, GATHER AT SEATTLE FOR
 BIG CONVENTION
Reports of Officers and Com mittees Mark Opening
 Session.

[, Seattle. Wash, Aug. 3-The annual convention of the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus opened here today with delegates from all parts of the United States. as we'll as Can anda, Mexico and the Philippines in attndance.
 The chief matter to be taken up by the convention will be the report of the Commissioner on Religious Prejudices which has carried on an investigation for the last year to de terInine the causes of waves of relig- ious prejudice and with a view of eff fecting more friendly feeling be- tween different religions.
 Col F. H. Callahan of Louisville. Ky. chairman of the commission. said:
 The recommendation of the re- port will include a declaration of the Catholic position in regard to civil allegiance, and will condemn the ac- ton of the politicians who make re- ligion a campaign issue. The report will deal with the principal matters which excite prejudice. the chief sources which it springs and the classes in which largely exists
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
ss Growlers" 15 Cents; Arrest Man Who Asks
 For Five Gents Worth

He wanted a five cent growler. Judge. We used to find it hard hand ing 'em out for 10scents but now that the price of lem has gone up to T 5, this guy had the nerve to ask for a 'nickeP growler. The above was the statement made. bysJoe Mooller in city court today.
 { The price of .tgrowIers'' was ap- parently the cause of a lively scrap in a North avenue saloon. kept by Joe Moeller, opposite the County jail yes terday afternoon William Jaggers, of Reservoir avenue, asked the bartender for a five cent pail of beer and when he was refused he declared himself with the result that the chairs, bot ties, etc, were brought into play by the participants. Court Officer Chris topher Finnegan on his way to the jail with his daily batch of prisoners heard the racas and rushed into the saloon. He arrested Jaggers. In city court this morning Judgment was sus- pended in the case of Jaggers by Judge Frederic A. Bartlett, on the promise from Jaggers that hereafter he would pay the required price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
Official S VIEWS OF Worlds w ar
FRENCH

Paris, Aug 3-The French war of fee tlais. afternoon gave out an omcia1 report reading as follows:
 ssIn sArtoris, in the vicinity of Sou chez. there was spirited fighting dur ing a part of last night in which hand grenades and bombs were largely. used. On the plateau Of QuenneWeres and dn the valley of the Aisne yesterday saw rather violent artillery exchanges. Soissons was again bonlf5arded.
 ssIn the Argonne. in the sectors of St Hubert, Maria Therese and Fon- Aux harnes and at Hill No. 214, the fighting continued through the night The Germans endeaored to deliver several attacks. but were not successful At Eparges there was yesterday a rather severe lombard ment.
 .In the vosgas the enemy yesterday delivered one attack against our posi- ions on the river Linge and three attacks against our positions on the Borenkopf. These violent attacks were repulsed.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
ITALIAN OFFICERS PLEASED.

Rome, Aug s-Letters received in Rome from officers at the front agree that the lighting on the Isonzc river and. on the Carso plateau may well be taken as an excellent example of the perfect realization of the plans of the, Italian commanders
 Nothing in these engagements was left to chance. but everything was worked out with mathematical precis- ion A few days saw the destruction of hat cost Austria a vast sum of money to build
 Other letters relate that 10 900 men were crushed to death in their trenches At San Martini, no fewer than 2,50o Austrian dead were found falling rock The Italians, these let ters set forth. lost comparatively few
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

faced by bombardment. by cannon of all calibres. In! some spots more than sixty shots a minute were counted. Two divisions then stormed thes front lines between Sagrado and Vermeg- lianos
 s,But the Croatian troops. in bitter .counter-attacks drove the Italians even captured their machine guns.
 July 3 brought not only a bombard- n1ent of 2Redipuglia. but a night attack as well. which was repulsed. On July and the siege opens against the great natural bastion of Dorbodo turned into a Elllge held conflict.
 The night of the 9th five strong di- visions of Italians was moved against the Dalnnatians. Dfscharging their rf- f1es and machine guns until the mug zles threatened to burst, they met the with scythes whole columns But the gaping holes continued to fill lip and the Italian flood swept on, crested the first hill and threatened to engulf the exhausted defenders.
 Every available reserve was thrown into the breach and by almost super- humans efforts it was possible to; bring the enemy to a halt and then to throw hinz back. There the Italians took ref uge behind bags of sand that had been brought along and rested, awaiting another day and reinforcements. Dawn broke once more and the bloody, dusty warriors rose yearly after a short, disturbed sleep, among the stones. and went at the bloody work once more like wild animals. The ground was almost as blood-red as the lsky.-zThousands lost their lives durin 2 Ithese two days
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
Summary
 OF THE War News

The silence of several weeks on the situation of the allies in the DardaneI1es was broken today by an official announcement in London that the crest of the ridge on the peninsula has been gained by British troops, thus improving the British position.
 The situation at Warsaw shows no material change The German encircling movement continues. A Russian. official report says des- perate and sanguinary fighting is still going on on the banks of the Narew, south of Ostrolenka and that there have been equally heavy engagements, between the Vistula and the Bug. Russian troops before Ivangorod, south east of Warsaw, have withdrawn to More concentrated positions while on both banks of the Vie aprz they have repulsed the enc my.
 On the other hand, an Austrian official statement says that Aus trian regim ents have been suc- cessfu1 at, Ivangorod, capturing over 2,0OO men and numerous supplies.
 The relative inactivity on the western front appears to have un- dergone a sudden change. A despatch from Amsterdam reports heavy fighting on the British front near Ypres, with a, steady stream of wounded mea being brought to the rear.
 The French official report re- lates the customary night activ- ity with artillery, bombs and hand grenades together with several infantry attacks by the Germans all of which were checked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
Bravery on Both Sides

Bravery on 4BOth Sides
 Ade1t sketches adramatically the events leading. up ito Ina fea .fus 1Itsal- sz1 attacks. the Secrecy of sIls pre- ssra4fors. the terrible strain of with etainding them when they did come. ana the bravery displayed on both sides
 His despatch is iaf part as fellows:
 s1n single file. .sthes sDalnaatians grop- ed their way up the path through the roods to the Saddle of the Playa adishts. soon they could hear the rasp of spades and the hack of picks ard took their ppoipted places in helters that, shot to pieces by the Italians in Che daytinaes are re- uaared again each night
 t0n the night of July 4 it was un- usIsaIly still on both sides. The eaost-Iike arm of our searchlight xroped it's way along the Notifications Of the enemy. the bags 0f sand which looked like rows of dea4 men = The xrf1ine shaft of light in one of its jour neys revealed the eneTny's sappers, lying flat Behind rocks, their faces faces distin guishab1e through a glass in the bright light
 sA flaw mines exploded. carrying upward tangled Wiress posts and stones But before the Italians could get to our trenches the rifles opened fire and the sappers dropped snnfnila4ed-
 ~Behiaad the ruin of every house in Oslavi3a, Gradiscutte and Podgoras behmd every stone and bush there were Italians Their number grew to an entire corps, three Infantry 'di- visions. Their catapults spat mines into our Observations and at night smaller groups assailed our positions E with hand grenades and rife fire All thrpugh July the cannons thundered ahout us Again and again they made dirt, heaps of our covering and graves of our shelters. Tie Howitzer shells acted much like a sword that znoFzs down everything in front Of it allds under their shelter they advanc- ! ed toward us from Os1avijay column after column of~the enemy
 Dpposition looked impossible and retreat out of the question. yet the fDalmatians, the Hungarians and the Cfotians did resist, and amid the shell strswn death field. dug themselves living graves into which they had bean catapuIted- s~-
 While an entire Italian art1ler5 poTps was trying to force the northern entrance to Gor1za, not less than thres army corps weres trying to go at il from the south. by route which has been the pivot plateau.
 Anpther general attack was pre-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
SEEKS NINE YEARS OLD
 RUNAWAY BOY HERE.

A letter was received this morning by the local police from the police au- thorities@ of New Haven asking them to locate George Roberts, 773 State street, New Haven, years-old, who left home yesterday after taking S10 from his mothers pocketbook. Georgie has often expressed the desire of conaingfto Bridgeport. No trace has yetSbeen found of him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

The Ranza, of 2.320 tons gross, probably was sunk bysa German sub marine but a statement to this effect is withheld by the British admiralty, which has anno6nced that, it will no longer make public information show ing the waters in which the German underwater boats are operating. The Ranza., which was built at West Har- t1epolo, in 1902, and was owned bysW. Christie & Co., of London, was last reported as having arrived at Liver pool on July
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

Berlin Aug 3Aae that began description losses that thousands desperate heroic useless infantry artillery characterized the struggle the Italian and Austrian forces along the lower kIsonzo rivef S
 doubtful will stand out grmly terrible than heVbloody battles of early July along the Austro " Of the sonzo filtered with bodies shabe, of whole companies and bat of existence both sides night attacks searchghts and of artillery fire with ea destroying everything in it's path, drawn by Leon hard Ode correspondent Tagebla
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
DIES AFTER MURDERING
 THREE IN HIS FAMILY

Chicago, Aug. 3.-George H. Jones, the Haywood garage proprietor who yesterday killed his wife, her brother
 John Cosgrove, and her sister, Cath erine Cosgrove, and later fired a bull let into his own head, died at a hos pital to-day. The trouble is said to have grown out of Jones infatua- ton for Margaret -Bittner, who is 21
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
FLYING FRAGMENT OF
 BRASS BREAKS HIS NOSE

Thomas setina. 38e Pine street, while working at a. brass trimming machine in the Coe-Stapley Sheet Metal Goods factory at 3s45 this morning sustained a broken nose caused by a heavy piece of brass trimming flying from the machine. Setina was removed to St. Vinvent's s hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
MANY CALLS ON THE
 EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

At che Emergency yesterday 18 calls were recorded in the past 2I hours Nine of them came last eV@ ening Owing to the presence of the circus in town, during which there are usually many accidents. an extra doctor was assigned to duty yester day. Drs. J. F. Canavan and 2. R. Deery reporting
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
BATTLE ALONG ISONZO RIVALS. BLOODY YPRES.
 EYEWITNESS ASSERTS

men. in this lighting.
 The reasons would appear to be two: First, the excellent use of artillery and second, frequent charges with the bayonet, a weapon which the Italians apparently handle to better advantage than do their opponents
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

Hudson Maxim and Mathew B. sel- Iers. members of the Aeronautica1 So- ciety Of America, were chosen to rep resent that organization on the ad- visory committee for the navy that Secretary Daniels is planning
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
add CLoUDBURsr

Punxsuta.wney. Pa, Aug 3.-Ons life was lost and many thousands ol dollars damage was done throughout this section last night by a series ot storms which flooded streams, wash ed away bridges. damaged /ra5lroads and inter-urban lines, and damaged harvests. Ralph Rapinslys a boy was swept from bridge hers and drowned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
GRAND STREET BRIDGE
 COMMISSION TO MEET

There will be a meeting of the Grand street bridge commission to- morrow night if Mayor Wilson can find it convenient to be in the city. If he is out of town the meeting will be Thursday evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

E Francois -Desclaux, former paymas- general of the French army, sen. tenced to seven years solitary con f1nement for stealing military stores, was degraded at the French military school.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

Richmond, Va, Aug S-Wrginia to-day was nominating in a state wide primary Democratic candidates for the general assembly which will provide the machinery for the new prohibition law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
British Steamer Hit
 By Torpero; Crew Safe

London.Aug. 3.-The British steam CT Ranza has been sunk. The captain and II members of the crew of 2z have been landed safely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A party of local young women who are spending two weeks at Fairfield beach is composed of Miss Lillian Su1- livan of 1925 Park avenue, Miss Nina Irwin of 83 Yale street. the Misses Anna and Stella Hamilton of 95 liar ral avenue, Miss Helen Keating of 128 Park place, Miss Florence DrfscolI of Black Rock avenue and Miss May Mo- Cabe of 76 Elmwood place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

The younger members of the Wea- togue Country club are arranging for a. midsummer dance to be held Satur- day night at the club house in Strat- ford. The dancing will be enjoyed on the porch and an orchestra will furnish the music. 1t is predicted that this affair will be an even greater success than the three that have pre- ceded it this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

i've Italian Army Corps Hurled Against Aus trians Who StOutly Defend Positions Night Attacks By Artillery and Infantry Leave Thousands Dead on Fields Struggle Ranks With. the Most Terrific Conflicts in History, A Says4Writer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

Miss Laura zink of 110s Central avenue, started Sunday morning for a trip to the California expositionss She will. meet her brother, Robert zink in St. Paul. Nfinn and he will accompany her on the trip. They expect to. arrive home the first of September. coming by way of New Orleans and the At lantic ocean. Mr. Zink has been with the Westinghouse, Church, Kerr Co, at Winnipeg, Edmonton and Medicine Hat for the last two. years. Before going to Canada he was with the Fletcher Engineering Co, of this city Miss zink is a teacher at Lin coin school.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

While there have been several in- vestigations started to learn who was to blame for the ~Eastland horror, where more than 1.2oo lives were lost, the investigation that gave most promise was, that started by the fed era1 authorities. At the start of this investigation, when it seemed as if it would be hampered with red tape. Mayor Thompson took a personal in terest in the matter and gave the in- vestigation an added impetus.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

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Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
in Phoenix Every Arrange ment is Complete for the Greatest Celebration Ever Held and All Records Bid Fair to Be Eclipscd
CELEBRATION TO
 BE DUAL ONE
United Spanish War Vete- rans and Loyal Order of Moose Arrange Program
 That Provides for Some thing Doing All the Time

The Eagle will scream in Phoenix today.
 For the first time in several years Ia really patriotic celebration of In- dependence Day is to be held in this city. The occasion will be repiete with oratory, patriotic sentiments. music sports and fireworks. Inspir- ation will be created with q parade in which military organizations will participate in which fraternal organ Zatons will have q part and in which decorated automobiles and floats will lend color. The business section will be gaily decorated and flags and bunting will float from many resi- dences. II will be an Independence Day long to be remembered because of the patriotic sentiments conjured up.
 And then there will be the liter arv exercises at Riverside park. These are under the auspices of the United Spanish War Veterans. The complete program for these exercises will be found in the adjoining col umn. This program will be brief. but none the less interesting. The principal features will be the patri- otic oration. "The Spirit of Uncle sam" by Captain George D. Christy, the reading of the Declaration of Independence by Chaplain A. NcDole of the Spanish War Veterans. the address by Hon. Lewis T. Carpenter in behalf of the work of the Loyal Order of Moose in working to the end that the proposed million dollar sanitarium be located here. the music by the First Regiment Band and the the singing of America by the big audience. over these exercisCt J. r. Bates will preside as chairman.
 And then will be inaugurated the fun The Moose Midway and Monte Carlo will be in full swing by the time the literary exercises are com- pleted There will be faro. roulette, craps, stud poker. There will be badger fights all day. There will be the family affair between Spider Moffatt and Mrs. Spider Moffatt, there will be the wrestling exhibi- tion between Bud Anderson and Kid O'ConneH there will be no end of fun when Billy House, the Corpulent Coliseum Comedian, sounds the gong for the go" between Mir. and Mrs. N Noffatt and there will be soda water and other kinds of drinks galore, all within the Moose enclosure. And then Moose money will flow like water at the pool hall, the merry-go- round, the picture gallery and the Dip the Lady concession. There will be a great list of sports exten ding throughout the entire afternoon. For these sports many valuable prizes have been liberally donated by the merchants of the city. There will be the sand pulling contest, iS which motorcycles of several makes will contest for supremacy. There will be ball games both morning and
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

LONDON. July At a rate esti- mated at five miles a day General Won Mackenzen's forces are swinging north ward m Galicia and Poland in a colos- sal and daring endeavor to drive a wedge into the Russian center. and dislodge them from the Vistula river and force them back over the Bug. thus splitting the grand dukes forces in two sections with thousands of acres of swamp and marsh land between them.
 IT the Austro- Germans can continue their progress another week. even the British press admits the Russians will have to give up Warsaw and with il the whole line. In the meanwhile the Germans are massing more troops in the Baltic provinces and recent en- counter Tn the Baltic seems to suggest that they contemplate a coordinate naval action, but it is possible that the sea operations were only feint.
 Tn Southwestern Galicia the Russians are fighting tenaciously and have the advantage of a remarkable series of parallel rivers beyond the Gnila Lipa and the Austro- German advance is AANtAN lO yN FAAA tllAfAS tSSAlA lAAS on the two extreme wings the Russians appear firm and while retreating. it is still claimed their retirement is order iy. and accompanied by vigorous rear guard operations.
 One Of the main aims of the Ger man operations in the East seems to be directed to vast turning movement behind Warsaw, embracing Brest Lit ovsk. one of the strong Russian bases Civilian residents of Warsaw. accord ing to d Petrograd dispatch. are leav- ing the city fearing German occupa- tiOn
 Circulars dropped from German aero planes into the citv predict the fall be- fore the end of July Russia has not denied that in the recent naval engage lnent m the Baltic a Russian warship violated Swedish territorial waters and the situation is not unlike in cir cumstances of the affair off the coast of ChilI when British cruisers sank the Dresden
 Swedish papers comment or the cpl sode in mild tones assuming an apology and explanation will be forthcoming. According to Copenhagen advices the greater part of the battle was fought in Swedish waters. The crew of the Oeatgarns lighthouse had to lie flat to escape the shrapnel