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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
HIGH SCHOOL JOB WORK ENDS WHEN TRADESMEN QUIT Plumbers, Wire Lathers, Electrical Workers And
 Steam Filters Balk. UNABLE TO PROCEED
 FURTHER, THEY SAY Richard Murphy Has Laas on Gridiron For Lack of
 Progress At Site.

All chance of completing any part of the new Bridgeport High school building in time for occupancy when school opens in the autumn, htttered away last night when the plumbers and wire fathers laM down their tools in disgust.
 workers and the steam filters will quit None of the tradesmen can go on with their work because the. contractors haven't built enough of the interior of the building to allow further progress.
 MT. Laas, of Durkin & Laas, was hauled over the coals this morning in fiery session at the scene of lack of activities.
 '.Aa1 right. I've got you on record now. You'll do no more work on this buildinE,'' filtered through the cracks in the shanty as Richard Murphy, gen. eraI boss of the situation, verbally as- sailed the Durkin S Laas Go. in vocif- erous tones.
 In the meantime the neighborhood of the High school is attracting many in search Of peace and quiet. That scene that the average citizen tmag- ines must be one of tremendous effort to rush one wing of the building so his and other Bridgeporters' children may not be crowded out of a High school course, Is an tdeaa summer one. All is serene. Never a blow Of work mans hammer disturbs the. air and the picture Is narred only by the idly derrick crashed to the ground last night.
 In an immense building, stretching for a whole block, F plasterers, enough for a cottage or two, are pottering half1h heartedIy. A plumbers helper rzya Sen-s f7 cid 1Iz dressed in his street clothes, gazing on the building that is Keeping him out of work. The steam filter announces that he'll quit before the end of the week and the electrical filters are stalled.
 The great empty building will be like that for eight weeks, possibly three months, 1t is estimated. When the children will be admitted is a mystery.
 No stone work. marble work or floor ing has been done in the last few weeks and the plumbing, electrical and wire lathe work must wait until it is done. Until then they will be idle It is rumored the board of ed ucation forgot to let the contract for the stone and marble jobs.
 No floors are being laid. This work is also at 9 standstill. The south wing, which it was hoped would be completed, is in a general state of l chaos.
 The quitting of the workmen last night caused visit to the scene by MT. Murphy. He had heated words with one Of the contra ctors. He sald ssYou'lE do no more work on this building It has been suggested that the word s'more'' is superfuous. A marble column, imported at great expense, was smashed on one end last 1 night when derrick fell It took 1 several weeks for the column to get here from Indiana, where it was orr dered to replace one that it was fear ed would hold up work on the build 1 ing because 1t was not perfect The new column will contribute it's mite to the general carnival of delaying the high school job.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
WANTS TO KNOW WHY DOG ORDER
 IS INEFFECTIVE

That he has heard the rnuzzhng or der for dogs has not been enforced in Bridgeport and that he would like to know what is the matter here, was conveyed to the board of health by Commissioner of Domestic Animals Jeffrey O. Phelps today, in a letter.
 pr. B. A. Mcclellan, health officer, who has been asked to reply, will write to the commissioner and tell him that in his opinion rabies is prevalent in Bridgeport and the reason is because the law has not been. enforced. He will advocate extending the limit on the muzzling order for 30 days, be- ginning July 20.
 Whose fault is it that the muzzhng order has not been enforced in Bridgeport Dr. Mcclellan was asked this morning.
 .'It is somebody's whose business is to enforce the law, is it not?" pr. Mcclellan answered. Further than that he would not express an opinion.
 As a result of his recommendation it is expected the muzzling order will be extended. Mad dogs are still en- dangering the lives of residents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
EASTON MAN CUTS
 OFF TWO CHILDREN
 FROM S5,OOO ESTA6E


 Neither his son.. John Foster, nor his daughter, Mary E. Bedel. both of New York city are mentioned in the will of John J. Foster of Easton which was offered for probate to-day. The estate is estimated to be $5,o0O or more. MT. Foster who was a widely known resident of Easton died on June 23, His will was drawn on May 24. 1915. A hearing on the appI1ca- tion of admission of the will has been set for July 20, at II A. M.
 MT. Foster .bequeaths the life use of one-third of both his real and person. al estate to his widow, Mary B. Eos ter. At her death this part of the estate is to be divided equally between Celestia B. Megill, his daughter, of Red Bank, N. J., and Alice A. Banks, another daughter who lives at Weston, Conn. These daughters also under the will each receive one-third out right of all the estate of the deceased.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
Reply to Austrians
 Is Being Considered
Washington

Washington July 1s-Austriass diplomatic representations that Amer ican exports of war munitions to the allies have attained dimensions en- dangering the neutrality of the United States have been under consideration at the state department since July l. and so far it has not been determined what reply. if any, the United States will make. The Austrian note, deliv- cred to Ambassa dor Peudeld on June 29, probably will not be given out here. It is substantially reported, however, in last nights news des- patches from Vienna. via Amsterdam and London.
 The Austrian note contends that war exports as "a proceeding of the present war are not in conformity with the neutraIity.'s It adds that it would be quite sufficient to advise the enemies of Austria-HuIigar and Ger many that the supply Of foodstufs and war material would be suspended if legitimate trade in these articles between Americans and neutral coun- tries was not permitted
 German officials have openly de- clared the United States fully within it's rights as a neutral in selling VVaE exports to the allies. Austriass repre- sentations put different phase to. the question.
 State department officials do not re gard the Austrian communication in the nature of a protest and are not yet certain that 1t requires an answer. Nothing was made public here about the communication because of it's or fgination in Austria They regard 1t as apparently one ernanatinE -solely from the Vienna foreign office with- out a, collaboration with Berlin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
SPECIAL SESSION
 OF CONGRESS FOR. NEW NOTE ASKED
Cotton Growers Join With Meat Packers in Protest
 on Shipping.

Washington. July 15-Amegtcan meat packers. in conference with the state department seeking relief from the detention of some 14 million dol- lars worth of caGgoes to Europe and neutrals, have been asked by repre- sentaHives Of cotton growers. state of fcdaIs and others in the cotton belts and other business interests affected by the war, to join in a general conference here, having for its ofb- ject a proposal for a special session Of Congress, to deal with the rights Of reutraas. It also would take up the question of providing shipping facilities for Americans.
 Representatives of the general Chi cago packing houses who continued their conferences with state depart ment officials today, discIaimed any Initiative action in the proposed con ference and said their co-operation in the movement depended on wheth- CT the negotiations now in progress resulted in any relief
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15

The state department tmade tE13s an nouncement:
 Ambassador Gerard has. tele- graphed to the state department the following nemoraIndum from the Ger man foreign office relative to Che damaging of the American steamer Nebraskan by a German submarine:
 tt The German government received gence that the American steamer EeL braskan had been danaged by a mine or torpedo on the southwest coast of Ireland. It therefore started a thor ough investigation of the case with out delay and from the result Of the investigation 1t has becones convinced that the damage to the Nebraskan was caused by attack by a5subnaE9ne-
 '' On the evening of May 9, last, the su bmarine met a steamer bound west ward without a flag and with no nsu- tra1 markings on her freeboaDd, about Rock. No appliance of any kind for the illumination of the flag or mark lngs was to be seen. In the twilight which had already set in, the name of the steamer was not visible from tine submarine. Since the commander Of from his wide experience in the area of maritime var, that only English steamers and Sno neutral steamers traversed this war are without flag and markings, he attaclsed the vessel with a torpedo, in the conviction that he had an enemy vessel before him
 {" Some time atfer the shot the com mander saw the vessel had in tho meantime hoisted the American flag. As a consequence he, of course. re- trained from any further attack Since the vessel remained af1oa1. he had no ocasfon to concern himself further with the boats which had been launched.
 Tt res1fIts from this without doubt, that attack on ehe steamer Nebraskan was not meant for the American flag; nor is 1t traesabas Co any fault on the part of the command CT of the German submarine; but 1a to be considered an unfortunate acci- dent The German government ez= presses it's regret at the occurrence to the government of the United States l of America and declares tits readiness to make some reparatton. for the dam age thereby sustained by American citizens Z
 Ion the sinking of the Is1sitania and accepted with the attack on the Gull flight, threatened to become one of the important issues in the controversy with Germany over the submarine warfare There were some circuul- stances which made the cease kcomplez
 The Nebras7zan had been under charter to the White Star Line of the International Mercantile Marine, but the charter had been cancelled and she was returning home to carry. coal from Newport News to the California coast for the United States navy With her sister ship, the AIinnesotan. from May to August, yof 1914, she had been under charter to the United States as an army transport, carrying cargoes from Galveston to Vera Cruz.
 She was one of the first ships to go througs the Panama Canal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
PRAISES LOCAL OFFICIALS
 OF BRICKLAYERS

Major Walter A Pendeld to-day made this statement in relation to his printed statements on the brtck-lay- CTS strike: ''I was quoted in the New York Times as having satd that the bricklayers went on strike six weeks ago and were led into the strike by minor officials The fact Of the matter is the minor officials had nothing to do with this strike except in the settling of it where they were efficient and effective.N I should have been quoted as saying sagita- tors instead of saying minor off cials.' cannot talk in too high praise of the efficient manner in which the local officials of the BEicklayers' union acted in settling this strike when it was brought to their attention.
 When asked if Major William A Phillips, who retired from the ordi- nance department of the United States army day before yesterday was to take charge of a division of the U. M. c. Compan in this city, Major Pen field denied that such knowledge had as yet reached him.
 Other officials of the Remington Arms company when asked what the situation at the arms plant was this morning said: Simply one of expe- diency-we are simply waiting for de- lveIopments.a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
FRENCH ALSO CLAIMING
 SUCCESSES IN ARGONNE

London, July 15.-From Athens comes a report of a substantial ad- vance made by the Anglo-French forces against the Krithia-Acht Baba line. but since so many wild rumors have originated in the Grecian capi- itaI this is received with reserve until officially confirmed.
 The latest Paris communication counters the claims Of German sue cesses in the Argonne region with the report that the French have set foot at several points in the German trenches on the road to Marie Therse and are making progress in their at tacks beyond the Servon road, west of the forest of Argonne.
 On the eastern front nothing ap- preaching a decisive action has been reported in a fortnight The Ger mans, however, again are showing ac- tivity in the region between the Nie- men and yistulas- rivers where they have attacked in force, making an ad- vance along one section from which the Russians retired to their second tren ches.
 All these signs point to a new Ger man drive toward Warsaw from the east Prussian frontier but it is be- lieved by military Observers here that the Russians have sufficient forces in this direction to oppose formidable re- sistance.
 It is expected that the period of quiescence in Southern Poland will be ended by an attack of the Austro- Germans toward the river Bug.
 Great Britain again is experiencing domestic troubles, with 15o.oo0 coal miners actually on strike.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
FAIR, ALLEGED TO
 HAVE KILLED WIFE,
 REPORTED MISSING
Glenbrook Man, Out on Bonds is Said to Have Dis
 appeared From Home.

It was reported today that William F. Fair. one of the men arrested in Darien for alleged complictty in the murder of Margaret F,air. alias Grace Clifton, had disappeared Coroner John J. .PheIan when interviewed this afternoon said he had heard nothing of Fairs reported disappearance.
 Fair is out on bonds of $5,o00 fixed by the criminal superior court when he was held on the charge of man slaughter. Court doesn't convene here until September and he could go anywhere he liked during that in tervaI. He isn't under my jurisdic- ton any more. But the chances are that if he is innocent he won't forfeit a $5, 900 bond. Fairs home is in GlenbTook.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
THAW IN COURT FAILS TO HEAR FREEDOM ORDER Prisoner is Disappointed As Judge Postpones His
 Final Decision. COURTROOM PACKED BY CURIOUS THRONG Final Disposition of Case Will Be Made Tomorrow,
 Is Report.

New York, July 15.-While awaiting the decision of Supreme Justice Hen drfck on the question of Harry K. Thaw's sanity Thaw's counsel had prepared for submission of a motion Ito vacate the Commitment order, Jus tice Hendrick had promised to re- ceive application for such an order to-day but his decision on the ques- ton of freeing Thaw is not expected until tomorrow. The jury in, this case was acting only in advisory ca pacity, and it's finding does not bind the court
 charge Thaw, counsel for the state were ready to give notice of an ap- peal and to ask that Thaw be held in bail bending the result of such appeal.
 Prospect of some new development attracted 8 large crowd to the court house to-day. Thaw was brought from the Ludlow street Jail and taken to the courtroom. He remained there some time and then started for the sheriff s office. About the same time Justice Hendr5ck Started from his chambers across the street to for mally adjourn the court until to-mor- row morning. Justice Hendrick met Thaw in the middle of the street surrounded by 8 large crowd and 1t was with considerable difficulty that the Justice managed to reach the courthouse.
 Court adjourned, Justice Hendrick returned to his chambers and discuss ed with the attorneys for both sides the form his order shall take. The question Of bail alNo was discussed, it was said. at the conference.
 k After the conference Justice Hen drick announced that there would be no decision to-day aad that he would probably render one at the reopen ing of court at Il o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
FAIL ING TO KILL
 WIFE, DESP0NDENT
 MAN SHOOTS SELF
dspeciaa Id The Farmer.l

Stratford July 15.-AIbert Merrill, of Cutspring road, is dying in the Bridge port hospital from a bullet wound, self-inhicted this morningt while his wife looked on.
 After a neighbor had batt1ed with him and had wrested a. double-bar- relied shot gun from his grasp, Afer- Till shot himself through the head with a bullet from a. revolver he had been carrying in his pocket. Worry is be- 1ieved to be the cause.
 Merrill was acting strangely last night and his wife had to watch him closely. He brooded necessarily. At 6:S0 o'clock this morning, Anson' Dart a neighbor, heard screams and repeat ed cries for help issuing from the entered, and found Merrill armed with a shot gun and chasing lis screaming wife about the house.
 Terrified, Mrs Merrill had been evading the attacks of her husband for many minutes when Dart arrived When the latter saw the situation, he 1eaped upon Merrill, fought with him and narrowly escaped with his own life. Both barrels, of the gun were e1-. ploded in the battle and the shots pen etrated the ceiling
 Dart succeeded in tearing the gun from Merrf1PsS hands. The latter was maniacally furious by that time and his neighbor ran into the street to summon help. Before any one came, he ran back to protect Mrs. Merrill.
 Well. I sold the little house, so here go,' Merrill said, facing his fright ened wife, just as Dart re-entered the house. He pulled a revolver from a pocket, placed it at his right ear and pulled the trigger. Then he fall to the floor with a bullet in his head
 Dart summoned Dr. William B. #Cogswe1 and Dr. E. H. J. Hennessey. After a. brief examination, a private ambulance was called for, and Merrill was rushed to the Bridgeport hospital. There it is said his. chances for life are poor.
 Merril1s recently sold his house on Cutspring road and began 6he erection of newe one on Longwood avenue. The work was not progressing very satisfactorily and he had been greatly worried over it. GIis worry induced nervousness, which is believed to have caused the mental disturbance last evening.
 MT, Merrill and A. W. Burritt of Bridgeport married sisters Besides Mrs. Merrill, he has a daughter, Gladys, a senior in the Stratford High school, and a son, Basil, a sophomore in Cornell University. The financial worry caused by his boys schooling g had some effect in producing nervous ness.
 The shooting victim is prominent in the life. of Stratford and was active in the work of the stratford Methodist ichurch. He is 61 years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
HoD CARRIERS UNCERTAIN.

The hod-carriers, 500 strong in Bridgeport, a large portion of whdTn are employed on the arms works. did not hold their strike vote meeting last night because Vincent DeF'a1co, gen eral organizer. had been called out of town with Other international heads. Though it could not be definitely con- frned there was a report that they had been called directly to Washing ton to explain the situation here to the central body of the American Fed eratdon of Labor. They will hold a meeting tonight to take a strike bal lot
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
CAPTAIN J. HI. REDGATE
 HONORED BY POLICE

Danbury. July 15@The 18th annual convention of the Connecticut State Policeme en,s association was held here today, with delegates representing 32 cities and towns.
 ford, was elected president and Cap tain J. IT. Redgate, Bridgeport, was named to the executive comn1a4tee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
GERMANY REGRETS SUBMARINE ATTACK
 ON NEBRASKA: READY TO PAY DAMAGE
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT'' SAYS MESSAGE RECEIVED
 AT STATE DEPARTMENT

Washington July 45-Germany, official dunn submitted today Berlin by Ambassador Gerard, rnits that orpeoed submarine expressed reparaon
  accident"
 Secretary Lansing had made public memorandum disposes question whether torpedo by mine The German memorandum
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy tonight and Fri day. with probably thunder show CTS. Not much change in tenn perature. Light to moderate vari- able winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
ADVANCE ON WARSAW IS
 UNDER WAY
Teutonic Allies Capture Towns Near Polish Capital = Storm Heights in Severe Battle As Renewed Offensive Is Begun. One Killed As Norwegian Mer- chantman Is Sunk By Block ader-French and German Armies Claim Successes in the ArgOnne.

Berlin, July 15.-Pryasnysz, a town of Russian Poland, 50 miles north of Warsaw, has been captured by the German forces, according to the off, ciaI statement given out to-day by the German army headquarters staff.
 The Germans also announced that they have captured the village of Konsya, to the south of KoIno, and have stormed the heights of Olszauka, to the northeast of SuvalIzi.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
ENGINEER KILLED AS
 NEUTRAL SHIP IS HIT

-steamer -Rym has been torpedoed and sunk. The second engineer was kill ed but the rest of the crew was land eds at Great Yarmouth.
 The Rym was a vessel of 1,o7s tons gross, built in 1908. She was owned by J. Lund & Company, of Bergen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
Announoenent last night of the instftutio

night of the institution of hour day on Aug throughout this city and in Ilion N Y b1 Remington Arms & Ammunition Co., and the Union Metallic Cartridge Co., followed to-day by hurried of of machine shops in this city, at the office association this after noon.
 the effect of the U M O. hour day upon other plants Bridgeport where work sis being done for great mannfactories.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
MANUFACI IURERS MAY GRANT 6 HOUR DAY 10 MACHINISTS

Strike Vote of Mac1nists At Ammunition Factories Will Be Rolled At Union Headquarters Tomorrow Night Plans of Local Are to Get Eight Hour Day For All Toomakers and Machinists of City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
0. I. U. Takes Action.

At a meeting of the Central Labor union last night the question of the trouble at fhe Bridgeport Arms divt- sion of the Remington U. M c. com pany was introduced with the result that it was decided to submit the af- fair to thosesat the head of the Amer
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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-17
CHRISTMAS ROSEBUDS.
Charming Belief of Roumanian Peas
ants In Coming of the Christ Child.

Charming Belief of Roumanian Peas
ants In Coming of the Christ Child.
Every year on Christmas eve, they.
say, the Christ Child. on his way to
Germany, comes through the fRouma-
nian: hills to gather rosebuds and to-,
kiss into the hearts Of those he cannot
carry love charm which has power to
awaken lasting love in the heart. of
any one to whom it IS presented, pro-
'vided4 the gift is made in the open air
In solitude before the hour OF 40, and
ere word Of greeting has been spo-,
ken, On the night before Christmas,
therefore. the. gypsy swains2fgo rose:
bud hunting, and on, Christmas day the.
chosen maidens who accept lovers
suits wear the buds.
s@s What roses are ITO holiday Roumania
grapes are to gypsy France. Lovers
divide a perfect bunch. of them; beg--
gars offer grapes to passersby, expect
Ing In return coin for each one TAX
en-: Similarly in Hungary lovers share
2 dumping pie. In Italy a, Christmas
fagots If it be the last lin the bunch il
a token Of affection and is saved to
light. the wedding fire when given by
a maiden to her lover. In Spain there
are colored lights and fireworks which
lovers watch together And III Somer-
setshire, England. where the Christmas
thorn grows, it was long the custom
Tor young people to: gather underneath al
thorn tree to hear the buds burst into
bloom. d