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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A congeniaI group of married cou- pies gathered at the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Fetsch, 463 Wdlmot ave- nue ,and formed the Midnight Pin ochle club, which is to meet, every two weeks at the homes of members. The house was prettily decorated for the occasion, pink flowers and favors of the same attractive hue being used pinoch1e, at which Mrs. Carl HenkeIs was the most successful, there were a snlI1nber of solos and duets Contributed, by Mrs. Hsubert and MT. F.etsch and Mr. Hans and Mrs. Henlxels. The fol- lowing are to comprise the club: Mir. and Mrs Fetseh, MT and Mrs. Henry Mitchell, MT! and Mrs. Jacob Hiurli- man, Mir. and Mrs Bieetz. MT. and Mrs. Henkeis and MT. and Mrs. Al. Minor
 Miss Louise Gould will speak, before the members of the Warner club at Warner Institute this evening, her topic being, Women of the State and the States Care of it's Women and Children. s'
 Miss Emily Mcclure. daughter of Mrs E. Mcclure of 138 Garden street, and MT, William Burnes of New Ha- ven were married at o'clock this morning in Sacred Heart church.
 Miss McGuire who was attended by her sister, Miss Belle Mcclure, wore an attractive travelling costume of dark blue swith4a a hat to match. Her bridesmaid wore a suit of dark blue velvet with a. hat which coFresp bonded in shade. Alfred Winstur was MT. Burnes' best man. A wedding break fast at teh nome of the brides mother followed the ceremony and a reception will be held at the same place this evening that friends of the young eou- pie may meet them. MT. ,and Mrs. Burnes are to reside in New Haven where the groom has had a5 pretty home furnished for his bride. The bride has a large circle of friends in this city who are extending her their best wishes for a long and happy mar ried life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
UNT ERMYER TELLS lNvESTIGA TORS OF
 PHIL ! HROPlES

New York, Jan. 18@At the first hearing today by the federal indus trial relations eoinnnission in it's in vestigat1on of the operations of great philanthropic foundations, it was an- nounced that SanaueI Unter1nyer would be the first witness. Another witness at today's session of the commissi on will be Roger w Babsor, writer on economies. The session will be presided over by Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the conrhission MT. Walsh arrived in this city to go over the data obtained by a corps of investigators at work here for two weeks. The commission plans to J. P. Morgan on Jan. 21 and on the 27th John D. Rockefeller will testify.
 MT. Untermyer was questioned by Chairman Walsh, The witness dis cussed s Socialism and capitalistic charity at some lehgth. The latter, he asserted, was necessary If the peo- pIes were to receive relief
 The large charitable foundations, MT. Untermyer thought, were ably managed and did. much good. He be- sHeved, however. that they should be reorganized and should operate under federal charters rather than under charters granted by states.
 .I can see how these organizations can do much good, '' he said. and I can see no danger in them except in the form of better organizatio .''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
HENRIETTA CROSSMAN
 GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY

New York, Jan. 1s-Mrs Maurice Campbell, known on the stage as Henrietta Crossman, filed a volun- tary petition in bankruptcy today, listing her liabilities at. $17,67e and her assets-said to be principally money owed her by her husband--at $86,o00. Maurice Campbell, her hus- band, also filed petition in bank ruptcy, giving his liabilities as $I25.- 000 and assets as $483.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
confuainn.

Tommy Figgjam-Paw, doesn't 'sre. verse; mean to .'back?' Paw Egg. Jam-Well, yes, it does. Tommy Figs jana-Then, what did Uncle Bill mean when he said that he busted up iu business because he had too many re verses and not enough backing g7-Chis cago Post
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
t ehanuad Hia Mind.

A switching engine prevented q ChI- cago man from committing suicide ths other day. With a rope around his neck and fastened to the rails of the Rock Island railroad he was crawling between the ties. prepared to jump from a viaduct. when switching en- zine came along and cut the rope. AS he had lost his chance of hanging him self, he thought better of his project
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
Good Advice.

"What would you say said the prophet of woe, eff I were to tell you that in a very short space of time aii the rivers in this country would drg up?'' .T would say" replied the patien' man. ssgo and do thou likewise.o- Stray Stories.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
CONNECTICUT BANKS
 WILL ORGANIZE SOON

Hartford, Jan. 18-Edward D. Redfield, president of the City. Bank and chairman of an organization committee named at a recent meet ing of state bank and trust company men in this city, said today that a meeting to organize a state associa- tion would be held at the Union Lea que Club New Haven, Wednesday,. with luncheon at 1 o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
Wa CanTr.

We can all be. great, but we can an try to be good And we can all tr9 to be happy and do our best to givt happiness to others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

URon reqSest of the Fairfield au- thoritfes, Louis Fakas. formerly of that place but more recently of t257 Barnum avenue, was arrested by Ser geant I. B. Williams this morning for non-support. He was later taken to Fairfield by Constable Leander He'd berg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
A EaeiaI contortionist.

Mrs. Wunder - Washington was versatile man. Mr. Wunde~-He hs to be to look like all his pieturss.-95al timore American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

Football is the only sport which made money for the University of Michigan last year, the grldiron game cleaning up s8O.0Oo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

Commander John M. Foyer, U. S. N. commissioned by President Wilson as Governor of Samoa, is bearing to the people of the island the President s thanks for their offer Of assistance in case of war with Mexico.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

Men of the navy who were on board the Oregon during her famous trip around Cape Horn and into the Span. ish war are invited to rejofn their old ship for her cruise through the Pana- ma Canal at the official celebration of the opening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
just tI,e rre,.l,,e.

Knicker-AH men are equal before Che law, BOckerT That's just the trou- ble; they ahou1a be equal after the lsw.-Judse-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

Field Marshal Lord Roberts. who died at the front in France while vis- fting British troops, Nov. fl of last year, left an estate of s985. GOO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

The Italian government has signed contracts with an East St. Louis, ILL, firm for the delivery of 5000 war horses. None of the horses is to be
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
MARINE RESERVES
RUSHING TO HAITI
More U. S. Troops Will Be Sent
Following Killing of Two
Sailors BY Port Au
Prince Shippers.

Washington. Aug. 2.-While officials
here today awaited further details Of
the fighting between Haitiens and the
forces under Rear Admiral Caperton,
at Port Au Prince, in which two Amer
lean bluejackets were killed. The bat
tleship Connecticut, with 500 marines
aboard, was due to sail today from
Philadelphia. In addition, a naval
transport may go to Haiti carrying
other forces, it was said.
The Americans who lost their lives
in the clash which occurred Thursday
night were William Gompers, seaman
of Brooklyn, nephew of Samuel Com
pers, and Cason s. Whitehurst, ordi-
nary seaman, Of Norfolk, Va.
The attack began at 8 O'Clock n
bluejackets bore the brunt of the fight
ing, according to Rear Admiral Caper-
TOM report. Shippers from the brush
opened fire, which was promptly re-
turned by the ~bluejackets. The at
lacking party Was beaten off. No sail
ors were wounded and the loss of the
, attacking force Is not known.
legation In Port Au Prince, Haiti, say
the city Is quiet and that the disarm-
ing Of the natives is going on. They
| recommend a larger naval force be
sent to the island for the moral eff
feet and to assist in patrol duty.
When the Haitiens resisted the
landing Of Rear Admiral Caperton's
~bluejackets and marines Thursday, six
Of the natives were killed and two
wounded in the fighting. Admiral Cap
erton made this report today and fore
cast further revolutionary disturbances
on the island.
The navy department has decided to
send the hospital ship, Solace, to Haiti.
No further casualties to the American
forces have been reported. Officials
have come to the conclusion that the
American occupation will continue for
some time. The state department has
yet taken no diplomatic action In rela-
ton to Haitien affairs. and Secretary
Lansing said today nothing would. be
done until complete order was restored.
The navy department issued this
statement: Rear Admiral Caperton
reports from Port au Prince that dur
ing the entry of the United States
force into the town Of Port au Prince
and the fighting during the previous
night, six Haitians were killed n
two wounded. The disarming of SOL
diers and civilians is still going on and
a quantity Of arms and ammunition al
ready has been collected under guard.
Due to the large area covered by the
city it will take some time to com
plete disarming every me-.
Fl also reports that the revolu-
tionary committee declared for Rosalyo
Bobo. The selection Of this COMMITTEE !.
however, was only made after an at
tempt to get IL other prominent men
to accept the candidacy. These other
men would not accept.
1.-THE Blot party at Cape Haitien, it
is reported, has declared for Baurand.
In view of h conditions. almost sure
to follow the rivalry between the va
rious candidates in various parts OF
the country, the political conditions are
Yer" uncertain. Another dangerous ele-
mpnt in the situation a Z, rncI1lt frnp,
the presenc2 of a large numbe of I'M
employed IN in and around Port au
Prince. CAPE Haitien is reported
quiet"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05

Vienna. (via London), July 31.-Aus-
trian cavalry entered Lublin Friday
afternoon. according to an official
statement issued last night at the Aus
trian var office.
Austro-Hungarian cavalry, the dis
patch adds, have entered Lublin, and
all the railways in south Russian Po-
land have been in the hands Of the
Austrians since yesterday.
A German offensive on a large scale
from Plonsk and Pultusk to the con-
fluence of the Narew and the Bug
rivers began yesterday morning, and
the advices add the Germans are MAX
ing progress.
BY the occupation of Lublin, 95 miles
southeast of Warsaw, the Austrians
have cut the Russians all important
means of communication connecting
the whole southern Russian front be-
tween the Vistula and he Bug rivers.
The Russians have battled desperately
to prevent the Teutonic allies from
gaining possession of the ~1vangorod-
Iublin-Chelm railroad. which for some
distance parallels the Vistula river.
The Russians rushed new reserves to
the front and administered serious
checks to the Austro-Gernlan forces.
although exposed to a merclless artll-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
TRAIN IS
BURIED IN RIVER
Crew Escapes When Grave
Carrier Drops Through Weak
ened Bridge-CIoud-
burst Cause.

Pierre. S. D., July 31.-The worst
%cloudburst Of the season undermined a
bridge. west of Teton, on the North
western road and a gravel train, cross
ing it this morning, was plunged to
complete oblivion without any warning,
not even the engine now being visible
in the deep mud and raising water of
Bad river. The men on the gravel car
We're hurled high in the air n the
crew in the engine jumped in time to
save their lives. All swan out of the
wreck. Nobody was killed and the in
1ured are being taken to Pierre. For
tunately the extra gravel train pre-
coded the passenger, or the latter would
have met it's fate this afternoon, be-
cause there were NJ indications that
the bridge was ruined. Trains west are
discontinued.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
FROWN ON
PEACE PROPOSALS
After One Year of Struggle
0vertures From Holy See
Meet No Response From
Entente Powers.

Leicester, England, July 31.-A
travelling band of so preachers,
members of a self styled fellow
ship of reconciliation' which has
been touring the country spreading
peace propaganda. met with short
shrift at the hands of the people of
Leicester today.
Crowds raided the bands camp,
burned the tents and equipment
and administered a beating to the
male members of the party. The
performance was concluded with
the singing of "Tipperary" and
God Save the King" over the
ashes of the outfit.
London. Aug. Pope Benedicts
plea for an arranging of aspirations
finds no response in the British press
which rejects. as the Westminster Ca
zette puts it, the implication of the
pope that We equally are involved ir
a ~fratracidal struggle, and that all ir
equal degree are responsible for the
origin of this strife
I'VE had no choice in the matter il
August, 1914" the newspaper says
land we have no choice in the matter
now. There is no conceivable arrang-
ing of aspirations which will meet oul
view, short of an issue which viii
make a repetition of these events I'M
possible in the future"
The Pail Mall Gazette. writing in {
similar Vein. and while not question
ing the pope's sincerity or importantly
remarks:
But until victory ultimately rest:
on the banner of u alliance. IN
pope's wish cannot be realized with
out the deepest wrong to the cause o
right and liberty and peace itself"
The Pope's Appeal.
The Rome correspondent of Rueter';
ing extract from the pope's appea
which appeared in last nights editor
of the O~ssarvatore Romano. offlcla
ryan of the vatican:
1T is our firm determination to de
vote every activity to a reconciliatiol
of the people now engaged in this fra
tricidal struggle. Today. on the sa'
anniversary of the outbreak of TINS ire
mendous conflict. there issues from gu
hearts an earnest prayer for a cessa
ton of the war. 1t must not be SAT-
that this conflict cannot be settle
without armed violence. Put away mu
tual desire for destruction and reflec
that nations do not die; If humlliate'
and oppressed. they prepare to retail
ate by transmitting from generation t
generation hatred and a desire for re
why should not a direct or an indi
rect exchange of views be initiated !
an endevaor. if possible, arrange as
p%lrations so that all should be cor
tented? This is u cry for peace an
we invitesall friends of peace to unit
with us in orr desire to terminate TIN
war and establish an empire of righ'
resolving ~henceforth to solve differ
ences-not by the sword-but by eauit
and justice,
1--WE impart our apostolic h~enedictio
also to those not Vet belonging to tn
Roman church
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
Austria11s Occupy Lubli11, Thus
Cutting Off Russians Retreat

lery fire. Field Marshal Won Macken-
zen evidently has been successful at the
last, however, in forcing an advance.
Control of the Lublin-Chelm railroad
will afford the Austro-Germans a
means of quickly massing troops at any
point desired, and will deprive the Rus
slams of one of their main avenues of
retreat. A military railroad, built by
the Russians south from Lublin during
their occupation Of Galicia through a
region which,. for strategic reasons had
hitherto been left without railroads.
proved of great advantage to h AUS
trians in solving the problem of com
munication.
London, July 31.-Grand Duke Mich
olas, commander in chief of the Rus
sian forces, has decreed, according to a
Reuters Petrograd dispatch, that no
property in Warsaw shall be destroyed
unless such a step is imperative from
a viewpoint of military necessity.
Owners of property and growing crops
which are destroyed will be indemni-
fled by the Russian government.
Specific routes have been designated
for the use of the inhabitants of War
saw. who are voluntarily leaving the
CITY.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
Germans Are Expected to Force
Decisive Battle on West Front

London, July S1.-The London morn
ing ape generally devote their lead
ing editorial space to the Warsaw
crisis. expressing British sympathy for
the Russian people and the nope n a
Grand Duke Nicholas. chief in charge
of the Russian forces. will be able 10
eytricate his armies successfully. AT
the same time there is a general incllna.
ton on the part of the papers TO ask
what the effect of the German achieve
ment in the cast will be on the western
line. Many of the papers call attention
to a Petrograd dispatch which quotes
Colonel Shumsky. military crltlc OF 'he
Bourse Gazette, as follows:
"Eor the English and French. a
critical iuncture is approaching when
the Germans. hurting themselves with
freshly assembled masses on France,
will force a decisive battle when VIII
settle the issue of the campaign on the
French frontier and at the Same time
probably the issue of the Whole VAL
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05

A characteristic editorial is that IN
the Daily Telegraph. which says In
part:
The whole heart of this nation goes
out in sympathy and gratitude to Rus
STA whose armies have withstocd for
three months, the gigantic enemy over
whelmingly stronger in numbers and
equipment. German strategy achieves
a striking success as the result of
plans conceived on a gigantic scale and
carried out with supreme deternina-
ton at the price of incalculable losses.
1t remains uncertain as to what extent
the latest German plan. especially in
the north, may have interferred with
the Russian dispositions, but in a few
days we shall know the worst and the
best"
The military correspondent of the
Times discussing the possibilities of
| disaster to the Russian armies in re-
tirement says that:
1T will be a difficult retirement"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05

Harbor Point. Mich. Aug. 2.-Some
excitement was caused by a report that
Miss Catherine Barker had received a
threatening letter stating that unless
she paid $4,000 Immediately Howard
H. Spaulding, jr., to whom she is to
be married this afternoon, would be
kidnapped.
The Barker residence is under guard.
Harbor Point, Mich, July 31.-More
than 800 guests from all parts Of the
country are here for the marriage at a
O'Clock this afternoon of Miss Catherine
Barker. of Michigan City, Ind. and
Howard II. Spaulding, jr., of Chicago.
Miss Barker is said to posses a fortune
of 100000, 900 and is an orphan. Mr.
Spaulding is a son of Mrs. Howard II,
S%paulding, of Chicago: was recently
graduated from Yale and for several
months has been secretary to the gen
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05

The Grand Dukes Task.
Officials announcement of it's aband-
onment has not been forthcoming, how
ever, although the slender hope of the
entente countries hat the Germans
might be held on the Threshold is dis
sipated, and military writer's are con-
filming themselves to debating Grand
Duke Nicholas chances of extricating
his armies from the hard pinched tri-
angle without disaster.
Besides the capture of Lublin and
the seizure of the railway, the German
forces have crossed the Vistula river
between Warsaw and ~Ivangorod, and
the problem for the Russians to hold
their wings north n south of War
saw while the center r%etires, becomes
more acute.
Strong Front Broken.
1t was argued that the conduct of
this retreat without great loss would
entail the necessity of the Lublin-
Chelm front holding firm. Now that it
Is broker quick action on the part of
the Russians becomes imperative, as
also does the stemming of the incom-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
TO KIDNAp
FIANCE OF HETRESS
Miss Catherine Barker, $30,00O,0O0 Bride, Slated to Wed
Howard H. %spauIding This Afternoon. Receives Demand
For $4,000 on Penalty of Losing Groom-to-Be.


eral manager of the Haskell & Baker
Car company, of Michigan City, the
stock of which formed a considerable
part of the Barker legacy.
The ceremony will take place at the
Barker summer cottage overlooking the
bay, and it will be performed by Rev.
John h. Bleckmann, of Mishawaka.
Ind, who will read the single ring
ceremony of the Roman Catholic church.
James B. Forgan. president of the First
National bank. Of Chicago, n personal
and financial guardian of Miss Barker,
will accompany the bride to the altar.
After the wedding the couple will
leave on a trip to the orient.
The wedding is the elimination OF a
which began here several
years ago when the Barker and Spauld-
ing cottages were only a short distance
from one another. Miss Barker is Is
| years Did and Mr.. Spaulding is 81.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
"BLACK HAND0 SCARE
is TRACED TO GIRLS
Boarding School Misses Con
fess to Terrorizing Fash
ionable Colony.

Santa Monica, Cal. Aug. 2.-The
black hand plot reported yesterday
when Dolphin M. Delmas and several
prominent citizens found representation
of hands done in black paper pasted
upon their windows, was solved by the
police today, and the Conspiracy
which set dozens of detectives to work
charged off to the prank of "A coterie Of
boarding school girls who thought 1t
would be "a lark to throw a scare" in
to the fashionable colony of the Santa
Monica bay district. One of the girls
confessed to the affair today.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05

ing German forces driving from Kovno
and Suwalki toward Wilma, the capture
of which would cause the northern line
to retreat.
With these developments Great Brit
ain is greatly concerned. Some sec
tons of the newspapers are Selling the
opportunity to emphasize Russia's task,
and press for CONSUMPTION here as the
best proof to give Russia that the west
ern allies purpose to stand by her in
exerting all the pressure possible in
the west.
Russia Loses Initiative.
The Russian press, according to spe-
cial dispatches reaching London, feel
that the western allies should have
initiated some movement in France
or Belgium to relieve the strain on
Russia, as Russia did by her invasion
Of east Prussia.
With events shaped as they are now,
it is realized here that Russia has lost
the initiative for the remainder of the
summer, which will enable the central
powers to strike hard at either France,
Belgium, Serbia or Italy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
CAN'T MAKE ROADS GIVE
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPOT

f7es Moines, Ia, July 31.-The rail
road commission today turned down the
Council Bluffs request thai railroads
he forced to build a union station there
on the ground hat it had no right to
issue such orders. The commission ex-
presses the hope that the railroads VIII
Voluntarily construct a depot.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
BRAZILIAN BEEF is
SOLD I'M NEW YORK

New York, July 31.-A shipment of
100 tons of frozen beef from Santos,
Brazil, said to be the first consign-
ment of Brazilian beef ever received
at a United States port, arrived here
today on the S. S. Rio De Janeiro. Ar
gentine beef has been shipped here for
some time.
According to representatives of the
firm to which the beef was consigned,
other shipments are to follow. Negotia-
ton for the business were begun dur
ing the visit here Of delegates to the
Pan-American tinancia! conference.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
ALL COPPER KITCHEN
UTENSILS REQUlSITIQNED

Berlin, (via London), July 31.-The
Brandenburg, in which Berlin is To-
Gated, AVE issued an order requisition-
ing all supplies of copper, brass and
nickel. The order covers skillets, pots,
pans and kettles in households. These
articles may be retained until further
notice, but must rot be sold. destroyed
or disposed of in any way.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-05
COLT ARMS COMPANY
GRANTS WAGE RAISE

Hartford. Conn, July S1.-Employes
of the Colt Patent Fire Arms Man
ufacturing company were informed to-
day that a bonus of 12h per cent
would be paid to all, based on wages
earned from May / last. The action
was voluntary on the part of the COM
pany.