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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
GIRL OF 1e TO WED.

A marriage license was granted to- day to Frank L. Vance, -e4, of ss5 Main street. and Madonna Walker. 1e. of the same address, Miss Walker had her parents consent to marry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
Could HerdIe Both sides.

Simmons Barker always will ing to hear both sides of a question :? Kimmons-Not unless you let him do all the tallxing.-Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
FIND NO TRACE OF
 SUPPOSED SUICIDE

The police have been unable to find any trace of Fred c. George of s4S Newfield avenue, missing since Tues day evening when his hrotheP-tn-1aW John Hull, found a letter on the sup per table informing him that George had decided to end his life
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

Most of our misfortunes are more supportabIe than the comments of our friends upon them.-C. 0. Colton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

Fifty-nine hunters were killed and 66 injured during the Illinois hunting season just elosed,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

YOUNG MAN-Wishes position at anything; in or out of town Ad- dress, George Crowley. 2s6 State street, city IF ds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

EXP ERIE NCED TIa4EKEEPER, shipping clerk desires position, can furnish references. GeIbsten, z7 62 Broad St. T ds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

Beautiful large victrola style photograph including records. only SIP. See it~ scher. 319 Att lantic St dsp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
PIPE BAND TO GIVE DANCE.

The Bridgeport, Scottish Highland ers' Pipe band which was organized about two months ago. will give a dance on Friday. Dec. 3, in the Ma sonic Temple. Tie proceeds .are to go sto the fund for purchasing uni forms. As there is great expense attached to the equipping of a band of this nature the committee will run a series of entertainments during the winter in order to make the enterprise a success!
 Mills of the National Enameling & Stamping Ca. at St. Lewis and Granite City, Ill.,, are operating3a at capacity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

WANTED-AIl around nlachinists and lathe hands, Black Rock Mfg. Go. foot Hancock avenue City.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

Toyland joyful If one's unseeng story delight would plain--ears
 What doles! What amazing electrical and
 chancal delight pure enjoy
 nent they Every little girl and big girl boy of TO-
 Everybody invited to in good time
 that Toyand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

The Panama-Pacific exposition Rfill close it's gates Saturday night with a net balance ef $2.281,16a,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

TO RENT on washington Terrace. & room upper apartnent Inquire, LIZ Washington Terrace.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

YOUNG MAN, 23.-Wishes position at anything; handy around garage. AL fred J. Conroy, 26B State street, city I2 d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

TO REsNT--Barn. two stalls, suitable for u1ilkman. Call 1so French St.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

ter survive her. The funeral will be l held Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

YOUNG MAN, z7.-Wishes position at anything; best references: not afraid of hard work Emil Sal- mon. general delivery. city.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

A GOOD INVESTMENT for party going in buAiness. A fine meat, gro- cory and deiicateasen store for sale Cash trade, will stand all require raents. Apply Del. Care of Farmer
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

sALEsB8EN WANTED, Catholic men preferred. neat appearance and ability. good proposition. Call be- tween 80 and 7:so p m 221 Congress street. M. ". B. Murphy.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

WANTED-rpays work out or would take washing and ironing home by q woman in need. Mrs. D. M. B.. 1894 Main St. City.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

Anotf1er 10 per. cent wage increase to arnployes of the Aetna Explosives
 Go. plant at Gary, Ind. was reported.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

The Weather:-snow nurries; gem orally fair Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
SIS Turkish Prisoners
Taken by the British
in Mesopotamia Fight

LONDON. April 22.-Turkish prison
ers to the number OF SIS. including six
officers, were taken by the British
troops in the fighting in Mesopotarlia
last week, according to an official re-
port issued by the India office last
night. The report adds that the Brit
ish pursuing party found the Turks
everywhere in disorganized retreat
both by road and by river in Arab
craft Twelve Of the Turkish boats
were overtaken and captured Or sunk.
Our advance cavalry the report
says in conclusion, occupied Nakhaf-
lab nineteen miles northwest of 70
beir) on the 18th and there are no
enemy forces nearer than Rattabi, fifty
miles from Basera."
The Turkish casualties in the recent
fighting in Mesopotamia were not less
than $500, it is claimed.
The turkish force consisted Of some
$4,000 Turks, kurds and Arabs, 1t is
asserted.
The British casualties are estimated
at ninety-two men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
TWO WOMEN ARE FINED.
Alleged to Have Harbored Fugitives
From Colored Training School.

Convicted of harboring and conceal
ing an escaped inmate of the National
Training School for Girls. Cora Heb
run and Maria Banes. both colored.
were fined $40 each in the Police Court
today by Judge Pugh.
The women were alleged to have har-
bored Mary Hebrun. q daughter of one
Of the defendants, after she had es-
capped from the institution. 1t was tes-
titled that the defendants took the girl
and another. who had escaped with
her. to a house In Anacostia, where
they concealed them.
The girls were traced by Detective ].
q. Walsh of the seventh precinct and
Miss Olive Casey of the training school
The girls were arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
PREDICTS BUMPER CROP.
Kansas Official Thinks Years Yield
Will Be 159 OOO, 600 Bushels.

TOPEKA. Kan. April 22-Another
bumper Kansas wheat crop in 1915 was
predicted by j. C. Mohler, secretary OF
the state board of agriculture. in a re-
port made public today. The condition
of the 1915 crop he estimated at s2-s
per cent on a total acreage of 1856. 900.
A year ago the crop estimate was
96.5 per cent on an s.5s0.0o0 acreage. A
wheat crop second only to the 1s1 .000.-
ooU- bushel yield of last year Is indi-
Gated, Mr.. Mohler asserted.
1t is pointed out that based on 100
per cent crop of twenty bushels to the
acre, Kansas, under existing conditions.
should this year produce 15S,o0o.000
bushels. Less than 4 per cent of the
entire acreage of the state-estimated
last fall at $4,000 acres-was de-
stroyed during the winter months. the
report asserted. Conditions at this
time are ideal for wheat growing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22

damage upon the enemy's reserv.
trains. which supposed themselves al
a safe distance
Tho correspondent says Gen. Sell,
wanof. the victor of the siege OF
Peremysl, who has returned to Petro-
grad, has paid a tribute to the sports
Tnanlike conduct of the Austrian garri-
II consider it desirable to point out.
Gen. Seliwanoff is quoted as having
said, that while the discussions of the
surrender of the garrison were in
progress no stores were set on fire
and no ammunition was blown up
such explosions as occurred were the
result of fires lighted before the dis
cussions began
vas forced to surrender owing to
starvation, as stores sufficient for two
weeks were found there. The sur
render was due simply to the Austrian
STATS conviction that further resist
ance and sacrifice were useless The
men of the garrison suffered most Sc
verely from rheumatism. which inca
pacitated thousands of them.
Air Raid on 1nsterburg.
BERLIN, via London. April 2e.-De-
tails of the Russian air raid on lnster-
burg, East Prussia. in retaliation 1or
which German aviators attacked the Rus-
sian town Of Bialystok with bombs, stated
that a Russian machine appeared above
lnsterburg about 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and dropped six bombs.
The first missile fell in a vacant build
ing of the cavalry barracks The second
dropped on a chidrens playground near
a large group of children. but without
Injuring any one. The third and fifth fell
without doing any damage, but the fourth
bomb instantly killed a ten-year-old BOY
named Scherr and severely wounded
woman shopkeeper.
The last bomb struck house occupied
by a family of East Prussian refugees
and killed a young daughter and injured
severely both parents Three young chill
drer, niraculnuSlX escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
100000 PLAZA CASH PAID.
Checks for Five Parcels Are Sent
Out Today,

With payments made today for five
parcels OF property in square 1913, in
volved in the proposed extension of
the Union station plaza. the commits
sion of awards has checked out over
100000 of the fund appropriated for
the purpose by Congress.
Today's payments are: Lot So, 5000,
to Leetch Leetch, trustees; lot So,
$6.102. Eliza NJ. p. Buchanan; lot 26,
s12,400. Jacob S. Gruver; lot IS, $4,000,
James R. Bratter; lot SO. $500, John
B. Lord.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
State Forced to Release Prisoners.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. April o2-
Boys and girls held In county 1ails
throughout the state who have been
sentenced to the state reformatory in
stitutions are being released because
West Virginia hss no money in the
ssate treasury with which to pay trans
rortation. owing TO the last legislatures
allure to provide sufficient funds with
which to pay the states operating ex-
penses Officials are also in a ouan-
Diary as to what to do in cases Of In
sane persons now being held in tails
waiting transfer to state asylums
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
KAISER VISITS IN ALSACE.
Promotes Col. Reuter- of Zabern
Fame to Be Major General.

GENEVA. April 2, via Paris. 2 As pm.
Emperor William during the last few
days has been visiting the German bat
tie front in Alsace
Near Muelhausen his majesty re-
viewed the Prussian guard which
fought at Hartmanns-W eilerkopf, and
from Colmar he visited the trenches in
the Fosges mountains.
At Strassburg the emperor promoted
Col. Reuter- of Zabern fame to the rank
OF major general.
The emperor held no receptions, and
the newspapers We're prohibited from
mentioning the movements Of the I'M
perial party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
FUNERAL OF MRS. G. C. HILL.
Rites Copducted at Home. Burial
Being in Rock Creek Cemetery.

Services for Mrs. Mildred Halbac Hill.
wife of George c. Hill. who died early
yesterday morning from typhoid fever.
after a brief illness. were held at the
family residence. 1925 Park road north
west, this afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
DIR. S. H. Greene, pastor Calvary Bap-
tist Church, OBLIGATED. Interment was
in Rock Creek cemetery.
Mrs Hill was married last July and
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Hall
bac The fever developed some days
ago, and she sank gradually until the
end came. She is survived by her hus-
hand and an infant daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
THAw CASE IS ADJOURNED.
Justice Hendrix May Render His
Decision Tomorrow.

NEW YORK, April 22.-The question
as to whether Harry X. Thaw is emit
tied TO have jury determine his sanity
remained undecided today in the mind
of Supreme Court Justice Hendrix.
When attorneys for Thaw and the state
Of New York appeared in court to hca
his decision Justice Hendrix announced
he had not yet completed his study OF
the authorities, but hoped to be able to
render his decision tomorrow.
The proceedings, which are based on
a writ of habeas corpus were adjourned
until that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
KILLED BY BLUEMONT CAR,
W. M. Thompson Of This City Meets
Death at Rosslyn.

w NJ Thompson, said to live at $500
Georgia avenue. was run over and in
stantly killed by Bluemont car in
Rosslyn this afternoon. Mr.. Thompson,
who until recently was an employe of
tho Arlington Brewery Company OF
Rosslyn, is said to have stepped in front
of the car, which was being operated
at a low rate of speed. When his body
was picked up and the Virginia author
titles searched his clothing $491 was
found in his pocket. An investigation
is being made Of the accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
Former Indian Executive Dead.

ADA, Okla, April 22-Former Gov
William L. Byrd, one of the last sur
viving executives of the old Chickasaw
Indian nation, died at his home here
last night. He was seventy-two years
old. Gov. Byrd is survived by his wife
who Is a member of the Folsom fam.
lily, of which the former Mira. Grow or
Cleveland also is a member.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
Trick Rider Falls to Death.

NEW YORK. April 22-Otto Kline, a
trick rider, fell. in the sight of hun
dreds of persons. as he leaped from one
side Of the saddle to the other on his
horse at yesterdays performance of
Barnum & Bailey's circus in Madison
Square Garden. He was picked up
with a fractured skull and hurried to
a hospital, where he died. Kline was
twenty-eight years old. and came from
Napervtlle. Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
MAY END CHICAGO STRIKE.
Heads Of Labor Unions Agree to Dis
cuss Situation.

CHICAGO, April e2.-Frogress in the
attempt of President Simon O'Donnell
Of the building trades council to bring
about peace in the building trades
strike was made today. when John A.
Metz, president OF the carpenters
union, and President L. A. Ashbeck of
tho contractors organization, agreed
to discuss the situation.
AS was forecast, the contractors to-
day formally declined to accept the
mediation offered by the state board
of arbitration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
Choctaw Indians to Seek Funds.

DURANT. Okla. April 22.-Walter
Turnbull was elected chief of the Choc-
taw Indians by a mass convention In
session here yesterday to succeed Vic
tor M. Locke. The convention adopted
resolutions asking Congress to dis
burse several million dollars in tribal
funds being held In trust by the gov
eminent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
Denies Any Malice.
PUBLISHERS DISCUSS LABOR.
H. N. Kellogg Reads New Orleans
Report-Union Heads Sneak.

NEW YORK, April 22.-1abor mat
tiers were first on the program for dis
cussion at today's session of the meet
Ing of the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. H. N. Kellogg.
chairman Of the labor committee OF the
association, read a report on labor
conditions as they affected newspapers
In New Orleans. He was followed by
several presidents of international la
Dor unions.
The members heard from various
standing committees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
Mr.. UN7ERMEYER HERE;
MAY SEE CONTROLLER
Pujo Committee Bank Investigator
Again Visits Capital-Denial
Made in Riggs Case.

Samuel Untermeyer. the New York
lawyer who acted as chief counsel in
the so-called Pujo money trust" in
| vestigation by Congress couple Of
years ago. was a visitor to Washington
today, and was said to be scheduled
for conferences with administration Of
fcials or their counsel in connection
| with the suit of the Riggs National
Bank, against the controller of the cur
| rency and other Treasury officials.
| Mr.. Untermeyer is stopping at the
New Willard Hotel. Following a recent
announcement in The Star that he has
been figuring in some unknown way in
| the Riggs Bank case on the govern
ment's side OF the controversy. it was
| said that he would not appear as coun-
| sci for any Of the government officials,
| and that II he was retained Mr.. Bran
deis, counsel for the officials, would re-
| tire.
Friction Is Denied.
| Referring to stories printed to-day
that there has been friction between
members OF the federal reserve board
and Controller Williams owing to his
having made a demand as of April s
on tho Riggs Bank for Information. 1t
was said at the Treasury today that no
offlcia; communication from the con-
troller of the currency to the officers
of the Riggs National Bank asking for
information has been had since the
service of the papers. Monday of last
week. on Controller Williams in the
suit brought by the Riggs Bank. But
just prior to the fling of suit, April s,
information was demanded by Con-
troller Williams under penalty of fine.
| The communication of Controller
Williams called attention to the state
ment of the bank at close of business
March 4. and the item of s6,6S2, 065
outstanding loans, of which s4.754.209
was secured by stocks and other COL
| lateral securities and ineligible for
| rediscount with the federal reserve
bank. The bank was asked to provide
| full information regarding the makers
of these notes. with dates of maturity,
indorsers, rates of interest and the
market value of the collateral.
| A special request was made for a
statement as to whether the notes were
renewed and whether the money was
originally obtained by member or
mem bers of the family of the present
borrowers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
DIES AT ALLENTOWN, PA.
Services for Mrs. Emma A. Hutchin-
son to Be Held Here TOMORROW.

Word has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Emma A. Hutchinson,
sixty one years old, who died yesterday
in Allentown, Pa, at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Dorothy Hutchinson
Verga Mrs Hutchinson was a native
of England, but lived in Washington
for many years She was the widow
of John Thomas Hutchinson.
Services were held this morning in
Allentown, following which the body
was to be brought to this city. Serv-
ices are to be held here tomorrow aft
ernoon at $50 o'clock, at Lees under
taking establishment. 1nterment is to
be in Congressional cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
ALLIES lombard
TURKISH POSITION
Ottoman Forces Strongly In
trenched on Coast of
Gulf of Sar0s.

LONDON, April 22-The Turks have
sntrenched themselves strongly along
the coast Of the Gulf of Saros from a
point near Enos. on the mainland. with
particularly formidable works opposite
Bulair tpeninsula Of GallipolD." says
Havas Agency dispatch from Athens.
Tho allied feet yesterday lombard
ed Turkish encampments near Bulair.
the position Of which previously had
been indicated by Aviators.
Bombs Dropped on Tchesme.
IAN allied aeroplane dropped bombs
Monday on Tchesme, in the Gulf of
Smyrna
"A British torpedo boat bombarded
a Turkish camp at the village of
Katophanagia, near Smyrna.
Information received at Piraeus
left for Samos two days ago struck q
mine In the Aegean sea and blew up.
The captain, his wife and nine members
of the crew were killed The mine is
supposed to have drtfted from the OAR
danelles"
Gen. Hamilton in Charge.
A Cairo letter to the Times, describing
the big camp of the allies expedition
airy force for the Dardanelles now at
Alexandria. reveals incidentally the fact
that Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton is the COM
mander-in- chief of that expedition.
During a review OF the forces, the let
ter says, Gen. DAmade. commander of
the French section, referred to Gen.
Hamilton as my chief"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
Inuuires About Mueller Case.

The German embassy has inquired of
the State Department what disposition
has been made Of the case of DR.. Will
helm Mueller. German consul at Seattle.
Wash, a warrant for whose arrest was
issued by the state authorities some
time ago on a charge that he had con-
spired to obtain information through
an employe of the Seattle Drydock and
Construction Company showing that the
company was building submarines and
shipping them in sections to Canada
for use by Great Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
Gen. Hamilton in Charge.
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

VIENNA, April n:
tacks against tho most important
sectors in front of our positions
which protect Ondawa, Laborcza and
the ing valley.
In the wooded mountains between La
borcza and the ing valley the enemy
again threatened, despite heavy loss
es. to break through by advancing
against our extreme wings. This
caused severe fighting in the upper
Czircka valley near Nagypolany
which lasted for several nights. The
Russians suffered severe losses in
killed or wounded. We captured
moro than 5000 unwounded prison
ers.
The Uzsok pass is still IN our posses
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KAISER HAS A DOUBLE;
IS ARRESTED AS SPY

NICE. April 22--Capt. Wefhe
of the German navy has been ar
rested mt San Reno ON charges
of espionage.
Wefhe IL said to be the absO-
lutte double of the German en-
peror. and IT Is reported that he
has been charged with fmper-
sonatinE the emperor in review
ing or addressing troops or civic
bodies on several occasions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
Strike Holds Up Three Liners.

GLASGOW. April %. s:o2 pm
Three transatlantic steamers are held
up here by a strike Of 500 seamen. The
men demand an increase Of IS a month
in their wages. An early settlement of
the difficulty IL probable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22

We are told it takes three genera
tions to make a gentleman, but the
formula fails to operate when the third
generation Is a girl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
CAPT. LOGAN, q. 8. N, DEAD.
Commander of Nebraska Succumbs
Following Operation.

NORFOLK. Va. April 22.-Capt. George
Woods Logan. commander of the Z. s
S. Nebraska, died at the Naval Hos
pital. Portsmouth, this morning a IL 80
o'clock. following an operation for
acute intestinal obstruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22

Capt. Logan was a native of Ohio.
and entered the navy In 1888. He
reached the grade of captain in July.
Nebraska since July. 1914 For many
Years he served at the Navy Depart
ment. and is we'll known in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
FRENCH STATEMENT,


In Belgium an attack was made against
a trench won by the British on hill
60, near Zwartelene, but was re-
pulsed. The losses of the enemy at
this point since April II are from
5000 to 1000 men.
In Champagne. near Villa-sur Tourbe.
the Germans attempted to attack /;
our artillery prevented them from
leaving their lines.
In the Argonne, near Bagatelle, a pure
ly local but very energetic attack
was stopped short by our fire.
Between the Meuse and the Moselle
we repulsed German attacks of vary
ing Importance, some of them being
merely reconnoissances-one at the
Bots dAilly, five at the Bots de Mont
mare and one at the Bots lie Pretre
We attacked to the north of Flirey
and captured another German trench
We established ourselves there and
connected with it those that We had
previously taken.
Our gain of the last few days thus ex-
tends over continuous front of
more than 700 meters (about half a
mile). The enemy left more than 800
dead on the ground.
In Lorraine there has been an artillery
duel. In Alsace We easily repulsed
to the east of Hartmanns- Weller
kopf an attack for which prepara-
lions had been made by a violent ar
tillery fire.
Our aeroplanes have bombarded in the
Woevre the headquarters OF Gen Won
Strantz and number of conveys in
the grand duchy Of Baden. as well as
an electric power plant at Lorrach.