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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11

there in places. Here stood a battery of field guns. They stood quite in the open behind the hilltop and were pro- tected on the side only by earth work. Next to each gun were the lodgings of the egunners, built bonbproof. Here, too, were pretty arbours for them to sit in. The individual guns are mu- tuaIly accessible through trenches, as were, also, the batteries.
 We then went to- the observation stand from which the effect of the shots is watched. The path thereto
 was cut into the ground about six feet deepg the stand itself being en-
 tirely underground with an opening
 on top towards the enemy through
 which the cheeren"-telescope pro-
 5ected. I have watched everything
 through this telescope. for an hour,
 and was astonished at the picture
 which presented itself to my eyes.
 Stationed on top of a hill we could
 overlook the whole countryside, and
 everything looked as if quite nearby
 Nearest at our feet I, saw the positions of the infantry reserves, one dugout after another, and the men walking kabout. Huge barbed wire works pro- tect them. Tn front of these were our trenches which on ecould see as mere lines only marked by the excavated lTcha1k. Tn etrenches are well protect ed by a strong wire works; 1,20O feet t'further off were the trenches of the enemy, ana. on a small 6leVaLlOn- one could observe their batteries. To the left of US, far off. lay the well known
 French drill grounds with a large ham gar for the aviators no longer used, hoWeverd as our guns carry that far. The highways were very much alive with people, and one could, also, see trains. go by. To the right in the val 1 ley there was 8 pretty village fully destroyed however Of the houses I and farrnsteads only ruins. remain
 < tsThe trenches Of the enemy were
 about 5000 feet distant from where
 hcer in charge explained everything to
 us thoroughly. From here we return led to the batteries and inspected the FhoIes made by the shells. One of them was particularly interesting: the lshot had dug itself into the ground, had exploded there, and made a cave 1 of six feet square with a. SmaH5 hole l on top of about 18 inches only. One could see how the shells had struck | 1.-the ground, first, short in front of the battery, and theM atesis regular dis tances of 75 feet further and further laway. In this way the enemy had ] tried to find the position of the batteS- 1 ies wherein they have, so far, not been l suecessf uI. We found some very fine Ispecimens of sshrapnel. fra gments and fuses, things which are much in de a nand, inasmuch asswe anake ths1fdsin n. sl knives, etc s I Meanwhile it came to be s o'c1ocl II and the first shots offthe enemy begat to arrive They fell too much to ths left, however Our batteries now be
 gan to get ready to fire also. and I was permitted to hre#as shot. Becauss | of the enemyss firing becoming more and more severe, however, we started homeward and arrived safely abou 1 half past eight o'clock. E Il In a few days shall write you nor, about other adventures and my sow1 4 work.
 s M any regards. 4s Fl s.s5s sssCsA RIa gT0R0SryIH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
Says Neighbor Pushed
 Her Against Hot Stove

The case of Edward Martin, 39S Main. street, arrested at 6 o'clock last even- ing by Auto Ambulance Driver Aubrey Burleson, charged with assaulting Mrs. Joseph Kajtolis, a neighbor, was con tinued in the city court today until Friday under bonds of $50 According to the police report Mrs. KaJtolis had an altercation with Martins wife and the prisoner entered the home of Mrs. Kajtolis whereshe assaulted her, push ing her against the kitchen stove and caused her to suffer lacerations and se- were burns about her chest and fore- arms. The ambulance corps gave treatment to Mrs. Kajtolis who then complained to Special Policeman Bur leson, who placed Martin under ar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
MAILBOX PROVIDES !, HOME FOR WRENS
 IN HOYDEN ROAD
Letter Carrier Crane Vel comed on His Daily Visits
 For Uncle Sam.

A maiIbox-bird. house is rather a new combination but up on Hoyden road there is a family named Johnston who have a mailbox by the roadside which has been the home of nine little wrens this season. The bottom of the box had become rusted through long ex- posture to the weather, and one day a wren, seeking a spot to build her nest, poked her head within and decided it was just the place in which to raise a family Another pair of wrens like wise determined to take apartments in novel dwelling and so. two nests were built within the mailbox.
 After a season there were three homeIy, hungry little wrens in one nest. and two in the other who kept the old birds busy flying to the mail box with grubs and worms and other choice foods.
 The queer part of it all was that R,1= ral Carrier Theodore Crane made his visit to the box every day with mail and beyond opening their mouths wide in tantieipation of a particularly tempt ing. snnorseI of foods and chirping lust fly, the five baby wrens took no notice of his coming. Indeed, they soon seemed to. recognize the representative of Uncle Sam.
 ~ As the days heightened into summer the young wrens grew rapidly and the nine birds made quite a mailbox full When they began to fly, the Johnston, family propped ups the cover Of the box that they might come back and forth more readily. At last they all flew away but the nests still remain tc give credence to, the. tale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
FRONTIERS CHASED FROM GROUNDS OF
 FAIRFIELD FETE
Night Watchmen Discover Pair of Marauders On
 Carnival Lot.
Especial to The Farner.)

\
 Fairfield, Aug. 1t.AProwlers who, are believed to have been attracted by the prospect of gathering consid-r erable cash from the merry oerour1d tent were discovered just in time; be- fore daybreak this morning, on the Fairfield F'iremen's carnival lot They were chased away by men sleeping Bridgeport has the merry-go-round concession.
 Owing to the large attendance and success of the carnival, the firemen have decided toA continue it for the rest of the week.
 Efforts are. being made by Judge Bacon Wakeman to accomplish the transfer to this country of Anna and DomicelIe Bukowski, daughters of John Bukowski of Grasrnere avenue, Fairfield. The girls are being held under d. guardian in East Prussia, where their mother was shot soon af- ter she went to Poland with her daughters and attempted to cross from Poland into East Prussia. At the Solicitation of MT. Kukow- ski Judge Wa,keman has taken up the matter through the state depart ment at Washington and through his efforts the Prussian authorities have appointed a guardian over the girls
 The guardian fears to allow the girls to attempt to come to this country al this time.
 D. H.is Warner has purchased a
 piece of land. 155x20O, from Henry c. Rowland It is on Main street Fairfield. Arrangements are being made. fol i prosecution of the work of e1termi.
 mating the mosquito pest. in Fairfield l The, marshes are being searched fol
 stagnnat water and the breeding
 places will be saturated with oil
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
PRIVATE CAR OWNERS
 PLAN TO REHABILITATE
 THEIR ASSOCIATION

Pittsburgh, Aug. 11.-A meeting of private car owners will be held in next month when plans will be discussed which may result in a renewal of an organ anization which they had from 1907 to 1910 but which was disintegrated by decision sion. The proposed re-orga niza tion it was said, contemplates the forma- ,tion of a company with $150,ooO,0oO capital which will own and operate a railroad, but and operate and lease private cars, own shops and build and repair cars.
 Robert J. Bailey, who was secre- tary of the old association, yesterday announced details of the plan. The exact date for the meeting has not yet been fixed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
Jeremiah J. Murphy
 Appointed Instructor
 For City Playground

Jeremiah lsHd= Murphy, son of Col. I'll groHnd instructor, detai1ed To the North5End pIaygroundS The appoint ment was made yesterday to fill the vacancy created through the death of Elmer Moulton. who was drowned last Saturday when a. canoe upset off sStee- plechase Island
 The position carries a salary Of s6O per month, and it is conceded that the qualifications. of the new incumbent as an athlete, expert swimmer and general physical ir1strI1ctor, are xceI- lent. for the position. Mir Murphy is on a, vacation from Notre Dame University. Nf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
STOCK MARKET


 New York, Aug. 11.-Opening.- Standard stocks were. again to the fore at the opening of today's market, yes terday's demand for these issues being resumed. Union Pacific was the prom inent feature, it's initial sale of 1,500 shares being made at >an advance of 1 1-4 points while St. Paul, Northern Pacific, Atchison and Louisville & Nashville soon rose 1 to l 5-8 These gains were eoincident with word from Washington that number of freight rate increases had been. granted by the interstate commerce commission. Minor roads like Kansas City Southern. and Erie also were active and strong. United States Steel was inclined to re- act after a moderate advance and some of the war specialties. notably BethIehem Steel and sCrucible Steel lost ? to 3 points
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 Noon-PFof1t taking caused rnod- crate recessions before the end of the first hour in which time safes exceed ed 100000 shares U. s. Steel beng again the most prominent feature. Trading sIackened perceptibly later, but prices made another advance un- which added four points to yester- 1 days gain. Affiliated stocks, like t.Soo,'' Duluth and South Shore and Wisconsin Central also were active while advances in other parts of the railway group ranged from 1 to F points. War industria1s continued reactionary, CrucibIe Steel declining over six points. Studebaker and l Willys- Overland were exceptions. scoring new high prices. Bonds were strong,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
WEATHER FORECAST

New Haven, Aug. 11-Fore- cast: Fair tonight; Thursday un- settled, probably showers.
 Connecticut: Fair tonight, Thursday partly cloudy; moder- ate northwest to north winds.
 The southwestern disturbance now forms long trough of low pressure extending from Texas northeastward to Ohio. It is causing unsettled, showery weather in the southern and cen traI districts. Pleasant. weather prevails this morning in the wes- tern and eastern districts. Mod crate temperatures continue east of the Rocky Mountains. Phoenix, Ariz., reported a maximum tenn perature of no.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
utoist Crashes
 Into Jitlley Bus

A serious accident was narrowly aEeeR4ea sat FsaiF6eld avenues sand Brew str street at $40 this morning when an anfo7nobila, driven by Joseph zieg-s Ter, propk1efor of the Peoples Coal & Wood Yard, 125e Admiral street, and living at 479 Wood avenue, col1ided head on with a jftney bus, eastbound and drivensbyFJohn Ke1lert, 26 Hanson avenue owner of the jitney car
 z1egler was driving south on Brew ster street and as he turned to drive west on FairAeld avenue he crashed 1n1o11he teasfbound Jitney, causing. the 5passengers of the latter to receive a tnorqsEh shaking up- Nobody was in jhred J Witnesses say Z7eg1er was on t1ae svFong AzHs. Of ths road and that the 5ltney wasetraveHlng at a fast rate sof speed when the collision occurred
 Zdeg7er was placed under arrest charged with reckless driving and will appear in the city court tomorrow morning. No bonds were fixed. He was released upon his own srecogn1z- Hnre- The 5ffnuer was not held
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
On Way To Bank With
 Savings, Is Robbed

After two years or d11igenr saving during which she accumulated $30O, Mrs. Annie Johnson, living at 311 Stratford avenue. on her. way to New York Monday morning, on the s:10 train, to deposit the money in a saw ings bank, found that her savings had vanished.
 On seeing an advertisement in the local papers regarding the finding. of 8. purse of money by the local police Mrs. Johnson visited police headquar- ters last evening. expecting to get her lost money. At police headquarters she was shown a poclzetbook that greatly resembIed her own, but she discovered that the purse contaiped only $5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
GERMAN ARMY AVIATOR TELLS. FARMER READERS ADVENTURES
 OF FLIGHTS OVER TRENCHES
Intrepiditys Won Him Recognition =
 Thrice Wounded, He Displays Such Bravery That He is Assigned to Aerial Corps and Now He is Fly
 ing Daajillybas s44a *~s

A hrst-person story of an army avfator's flight over the scenes of. battle is given to readers of The Farmer today through the courtesy or Dr. Herman Duesing, practitioner or this city, whose numerous relatives in the domain of the Kaiser have writ ten s1li1n many interesting letters of war experiences. 2
 Dr. Duesing's nephew, watch maker. ranks as a. very brave man. Though highly successful in his trade. he Iaid--down his tools at once when came the call to arms. In the di- vision ftlfef made the first rapids de- scent upon Paris. he saw much of was wounded twice, by hayonet thrusts, when he was in a, hand-to- Efnand conflict with Belgian artillery menmen upon whom he came while scouting with three other German sol diers, in a section between Antwerp . Recovered from the bayonet wounds he was wounded again, shot through the left shoulder. this time, and On eH fined ina. hospital E On ] aerfafss S cof fs by reason sof his intrep- l 11dfty. and now he is making numerous iii s<h4s as an ayitaor in the Third Yar1na ayofs Germany, insnorthern Franee- 1 under dateaof June s28, the flyer, 1 yDroste has written to his uncle.
  slated as. follows:
 ssterdayr afteFnoons while free of duty sevsraIt comrades Of mine and teh the positions of our az tilIexy [ ann going to g1ve-you, here
 gfta1 C Al1o1st cat1nt7 of my observa- < ktonsE and nRpre ression s started rom sheresat half past 4zvos fnae the afternoon Just out of I tow l4yreeFad a. chance to ride on the ,Hn rAF1 a 1sthesesTna1E cars ofawhich are drawn | D two thorses each. It delivers am fsTnuniti on l. and provisions to the ] trenches Thesseverai stafi ous consist I og holesedug into theg rONnd and are ullffa conf fortabI bIy furnished We used thfs conveyance as far. as we could afterxwihich we. had to climb uphill on i loot TtA sfieIds, still bearing last xearacrop were densely covered with weed One could see large areas of poppy and wild comomile. We ob- T served as the first peculiar thing we met, large piles of brushWood placed at regular distances apart. These con stitute sham batteries. The piles are on proper occasion, set afre at night and serve by the glare of the fire te nasslead the enemy as to OUT real DO sftion5
 f1ar t1iis77e passed a. slope where fne baggage and munition of our ar Ss1Iery was stored Fms stoRe Wa& WoOdeds win f1r tEeeSs ant s11Lo lns Hillside they had dug caves for horss stables and lodgings The hills here all consist Of chalk and the woods o1 ffr and birch. After this the climk was more severely uphill Next we paid a visit to the camp of the pion- eers There were roon1y b1ockhouse: zn the woods with neat and prett
 surERHnSiMEBH 4The walks were made df iogs Pretty arbours they had, too made Of birch trees or such camp! there were several along this las steep portion of the road The cres sof the hill was but scantfly set witt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
Big Crops in Baden Reported

Berlin, Aug. 1.-The crops in the Grand Duchy. of Baden are reported to be so plentiful that a reduction in the price of bread and an increase in the per capita portions vii soon be posz sible, according to the Overseas News Agency. The potato crop is said to be excellent
 The Imperial Government and the. several States says the announce ment5 f'are preparing measures to ob@ tain sufficient quantities of petroleum. and coal stores to meet all demands at a reasonable price,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
BELIEVE MAN WITH LOST MEMORY MAY BE MISSING
 PROFESSOR AT COLUMBIA

San Joe, Cal, Aug. 1.-The police awaited word today from New York in the hope of establishing the identf- ty of an amnesia victim thought to be Prof. Cecil F. Lavell. formerly of Columbia University, who disa ppear- ed Nov. A, 1913. while travelling to Hamilton, Ont. The unknown, man applied to the authorities here ten days ago for assistance in locating his relatives. The only thing he knew was his wife's maiden name, which he said was Lucille F. Widow.
 The mans escriptjons was said by the police totally c1ose1yswith that of the missing college professor and LaveIIs relatives were communicated with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
FIDDLER
 FORF.EFTS HIS BOND.

Mattio Kokavio a vegetable peddler living at 6 Lexington avenue arrested for violating the city ordinance re- quiring peddIers to procure a license, forfeited a bond of $1O in city court this morning. The police have been notified to arrest Kohavio if he at .tempts to continue peddnng without a license
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
Runaway Girl Held Here For Yonkers
 Police Authorities

Florence skfdmore. aged 1ss with parents in Y onkers, N. Y, is locked up at police 1headquarters awaiting the arrival of the Yonkers authorities. The local police were notified about a week ago to apprehend Miss Skidnnore, who it was believed had eIoped with a
 male friend She was located last evening at 1853 Main street, where
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
War Hits Dogs Income Too

London, Aug. 11=Because of the abuse of unrestricted privileges grant ed for charity collections in the streets the. London commissioner of police today issued new regulations Henceforth persons must receive per mission from the police before at tempting to collect contributions in public places.
 No persons will be permitted to col 1ect funds for dog, cat and horse SO cieties This class of collectors has thrived greatly since the beginning. of the war >
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
German Savings Growing

Berlin, Aug. 1.-The G1adbach tex tile works has declared a dividend of 20 per cent, according to the Over seas News Agency Last year this concern passed it's dividend. The same statement says:
 During the months of April and May this year new deposits in Berlin savings banks. exceeded the withdraw
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
ouueen of Portugal War Nurse

London, Aug 11-For several weeks Queen Amelie of Portugal, conceaIng- her identity, has been working. as a nurse in cap and gown in the Third London general hospital at Wands- worth, it was learned today
 Her patients, none of whom have recognized Her Majesty, address her as plain. Ma ann Only the sister in charge of her ward knew her secret until it was revealed today,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
New serur1 Aids French

Paris, Aug. 11-Experiments with q. new polyvalent serum used against wound infection have proved the rem7 edy to be of great importance in the treatment cof wounded. soldiers. The serum was discovered by Drs- De- clainche and VaIIee' last March So far they have been able to prepare no more than 2,0oO f1asks daily, most of; which is sent in1m mediateIy- to the base. hospitals.
 The serum is a. combination of az number of serums used against differ ent varieties of bacteria. It Is the aim | to send quantities of it to the firing line, where it may be used as anti-te- ttanus serum.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
HUMAN INTEREST NOTES
 FOaND IN THE LATEST WAR BULLETINS

aIs by 3,ooO,ooO marks. In the Charl=5 ottenburg Savings Bank since January 1915, new deposits have exceeded with drawals by 13,5Oo,ooe marks
 work on the Bagdad railway has been further advanced recently and a. section of fifty-one kt1oneters between Tuanni and Requlain has been open ed for traffic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11

Insurance men from all parts of the country gathered at San Francisco to attend a convention of the National Association of Life Underwriters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11

she had rented a furnished room. The Yonkers authorities have been notified of her detention in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11

The Bank of England sold 100000 pounds in bar gold and released 100000 pounds in soyereigns for miscellaneous purposess #
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs, Margaret C.. Fhalon, of ths staff of the Visiting Nurse Association and Mrs. Nellie G. 7Wixted, both of 29Z Vine street. left this morning for Chi cago where they expect to remain nm til the middle of September.
 Bread. and potato prices vii, be re- duced in Berlin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11

A meeting of the Haytian Assembly was called for Thursday to elect president. :.s-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
Heineken Wins Iron Cross

Berlin, Aug. 11-Phi1lip Heinken, director-genera1 of the North Ger man Lloyd Steamship Line, has been decorated with the Iron Cross.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
Pope Sees Year More of War

Rome. Aug. 11.-The Pope granted an audience today to Cardinal Billet, who has copfided to his friends that the Pontiff is much grieved respecting the failure of his efforts to make peace, and now believes that the war is sure to be prolonged for anoth CT year.
 1y alarmed over the epidernics which are reported in various parts of Eur ope and fears that the mortality from these will be so greatly increased that Europe will be well nigh depopuIated. He therefore believes that all Catho- les should pray fervently to invoke Gods mercy.
 Cardinal ~Bi1ot's impression that the Pope has little hope for a quick peace is in contrast to the Ponuff' s recently expressed belief that peace will be brought at an early date
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
 TO MAKE THREE REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. 11-4The Federal In- dustria1 Commission will submit but one report to Congress instead of three as previously reported, it was an whI incorporatt pA8nion3 dH members of the board. The nine commission- CTS have until August g to complete the work. Daily conferences will be held at the commission's s headquarters here to expedite the task.
 President Wilson is expected to re- turn to " Washington by tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
. Campaign Against Song of Hate

Berlin Aug. 11-A campaign against Ernest Lissauer's song ex- pressing hatred for England has been started by the Cologne VoIkszeitung, a Catholic organ, which demands the exclusion of the song from books in tended for the young.
 The Ber1iner TagehIatt and other influential newspapers have endorsed the demand voiced by the Volkszei- tlInG
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11
50 to I U. S. Will Not Join War

50 to 1 U. S. Will Not Join War
 London, Aug. 1.-The following odds were offered by British war in surance underwriters today. 50 to 1 the United States will not enter the war before September IS.
 to 1 Bulgaria, Greece and Ru- mania, will not enter the war before September Is.
 ~ 24 to 1 peace will not be declared before September 30.
 to 1 peace will not be declared before December 31.
 to peace will not be declared before March 31, 1916.
 g to 1 Paris will not be taken. by the Germans before September 30.
 to 1 Calais will not be captured by the Germans before September 30
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-11

With this recognition an embargo on arms would be declared by the United States against all other con- tending groups. and such moral sup port given to the new government as would enable it.. through the rehabili- tation of it's finances, to equip a force large enough to crush armed opposi- ton.