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Gayety Today.

In addition to the laughable travesty,
Casey and Duffy Visit Panama." in
two acts. there has been arranged a
special Sunday vaudeville program at
the Gayety today. as follows: A sing
ing and dancing speciality. by Calvert,
Shane and Bisland; Jolly" John Lar
kins, in songs, stories and limitations;
Rose Kessner, soft shoe dancer, and
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Maydwell Recital Tomorrow.

T. Arthur Smith announces recital
of readings and dramatic art by Mary
Alice Maydwell, assisted by Joseph
Maythieu, in the ballroom at the Shore
ham tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock.
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Lamasure Opera Recital.

Mrs. Mignon Ulke Lamasure, in her
opera lecture-recital tomorrow after
noon at tho Comstock studio. 1340 New
York avenue, will give the great
French musical romance. Louise,
music and libretto by Gustave Char
pentier, in which Mary Garden created
tho title role at the Opera CoInique.
Paris, In 1900.
In this remarkable opera Charpentier
gives a realistic picture of Paris life
Evening star., 1915-11-14

tist and Joseph Phillips is one of the
are students.
The cast includes also Grace Leigh,
Fred Walton. Ralph Bunker, Lucille
Saunders, Lillian Spencer. Jack Sears,
lace Bonville, Elsa Garrette, Irene
Hopping, Grace de Wolf, Dorothy Dunn.
Diana Yorke, Eva Stuart. Rue Braun,
Madge Bronson. John Young, James
Whelan and c. Durham. jr. The pro-
|duction was staged by Ben Teal.
There will be a special matinee
Thanksgiving day.
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and the working people of Montmartre.
The psychology of the French capital,
it's life and laughter. it's joys and sor-
rows, Is intimately welded with that
of the personages Of the drama. TIL
scenes. depicted with realism. seem
idealized by the beautiful music.
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the room unoccupied. enters by the
window, discovers ex-hubby. concealed
In closet, mistakes him for a burglar
and binds him with wife's dainty silk
hosiery. throwing him into the bath
room, from which he escapes. The re-
suit of this encounter furnishes the
basis Of series of funny complica-
tions which continue until the final
curtain
Evening star., 1915-11-14

Pete Curley and Joe Buckley, comedy
will be rendered by the large chorus.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

HE plaSEcer may now take ulS
grand opera with or without
music There is no longer an
excuse for the man who pro-
tests that he does not care
for the orchestra and the chorus. The
members of the orchestra may take
their instruments and practice with
view to symphonic employment, II the
pace which Geraldine Farrar has set is
to point the future of operatic express
sion II has been sad that there is no
American opera There is. And 1t is
not ragtime, either 1t is noiseless op-
era-the opera of the movies.
=
Mss Fa went farther than to dis
pense with .tendant harmonies. When
she appeared in concert she dismissed
the stage hands and scene painters
Whether seen in the shadow or the
substance, the public found her inter-
esting and attractive. Carmen" as
drama long since had ts recognition,
and its exploitation in films was nat
ural development. Emma Calves Car
men was esteemed for its dramatic
power as we'll as for its musical ap-
peal Yet Olga Nethersole made SEN
sational appearance in the role of the
tempestuous Spanish coquette, asking
no help from the composer in giving
the dialogue emotional appeal.
Many an "all star" company has ap-
peared less efficiently equipped with act
ing skill than the assemblage of play
ers that emphasized excellences and re-
deemed crudities in THE Song Of
Songs" an A. H. Woods production
which goes far toward effacing the
slight to theatergoers outside New
York implied by the presentation of
THE Yellow Ticket last season with
a company of inferior and miscast
players. There are scenes in THE
Song of Songs" that depend SO much
on the splendid acting as to prove that
while the "actorproof play" may be a
hopeless ambition. there is such thing
as playproof acting.
May Irwin's piece is an example OF the
power of personality apart from ma
terial that may be manifested in broad
comedy perhaps more easily than in
serious drama. She simply refuses to
let scene lag and gives the occasion
an air of joyous completeness by her
own enthusiasm.
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dow where she watched for his return
or for some word of his whereabouts
until he returned.
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COSMOS

Twelve acts Of choice vaudeville will
be presented at the Cosmos NTheater
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PRIVATE FUNERAL
AND SERVICES FOR
SHOOTING VICTIM
Only Parents and Relatives
Attend Last Rites Over
Edna Potter

The body Of Edna Potter Hall was
buried this afternoon in the Potter
family plot in Waterbury. It was a
private funeral and at the services,
none but the grief-stricken parents
and relatives were present.
A disagreeable aftermath of the
sensational shooting was recorded yes
terday when the body of Charles st.
Clair, who shot Edna Potter, was
buried in a potter's field at Phi1adel-
pria. His wife refused to care for the
body. e
Although Mrs. ST. Clair had made a
plea to her husband to return to her,
just before his death, he never receiv-
ed it, as the letter in which it was
reached the hotel in Philadelphia af-
ter the shooting had resulted in the
dual death. When she received news
of what her husband had done, how
ever, she refused to go to Philadelphia.
to claim the body and the charities
authorities of that city have buried it
in a pauper's grave.
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Summary
OF THE
War News


While the Ang1o-French fleet
is striking at the Dardane1les,
the Russian Black Sea fleet will
attack the, approaches to Con-
stantinople from the east, ac-
cording to unofficial advices,
from Bucharest The Russian
fleet is said to be Off the Bull
garian coast, stearning toward
the Bosphorus.
The official German report of
today says that the French left
more than one thousand dead
before the German entangle-
ments as result Of one OF sew
eral attacks made yesterday
along the western front. In the
eastern campaign the Russian Of
fensive continues without definite
results.
The admiralty today confirmed
reports Of the sinking of two
German submarines, the U-8
which the French admiralty pre-
vious1y announced had been de-
stroyed by a torpedo boat, and
an unidentified submersibie ram
med by the collier Thordis. The
captain of the American steamer
GuIhight, or arriving at Weiser,
Germany lis reported according
witnessed the destruction of two
freighters by torpedoes.
The first reports Of definite eff
fects on American trade Of Great
Britain's retaliatory policy
against Germany come from
Bremen. It is said that several
American vessels which had
been taking on cargoes Of Ger
man goods, particularly die
stuffs. unloaded these cargoes
and will return to the United
States in ballast.
Although the assault of the al
lied fleet on the Dardanelles is
continuing there is such confus-
ion of reports as to the results
that it is impossible to determine
what has been accomplished. The
Turkish authorities admit that
some damage has been done to T
the outer forts but assert that
the defenses on which main re-
lance is placed are still intact.
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Son of School Board
Member Successful
In Annapolis Exams.

Harold Lincoln Challenger 17-year-
old son of Howard Challenger, mem
Der of the board Of education, will en-
ter Annapolis in June for a four year
term at the Naval Academy.
Challenger received word this af-
ternoon that he is among the 95 out
of 500 young men who passed the final
examinations, for entrance Last No
vember he was recommended by Con-
gresham jeremiah Donovan and he
took, the preliminary examinations and
was successful. Two weeks ago he
took the finals, and did so well that
he has obtained entrance.
Challenger is an athletic young man,
likeabIe and bound to be popular at
the national training school. He is a
Bridgeport High school boy. His
brother, Stanley, is attending Yale
University.
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Official
VIEWS OF
War
GERMAN

Berlins March 5-The war office
today gave out the following state
ment:
Western theatre of war: south of
Ypres we inflicted considerable loss
es on the British with artillery fire.
which we took away from the French
a CONVERSATIONS was repulsed yes
terday afternoon.
ssIn the Champagne district yes
terday and last night the French
continued attacks north of LIE Mes
nil. All their attacks were repulsed
and our positions were maintained.
Attacks on our positions at Vau-
quoiss east of the Argonne and in the
forest of Ganaenveies east of the
Meuse, failed. All attempts to dis
pute our possession OF ground cap
tured in the last few days in the dis
trict of Badonvil1er failed. An at
tack undertaken last night with con-
siderable forces on the heights north
east Of Cel1es broke down with heavy
losses to the French. Several night
attacks also were unsuccessful and
over 1000 dead Frenchmen are lying
before our entanglements.
Eastern theatre OF war: The sit
1and) is unchanged. Russian attacks
to the northeast and north of Lonza.
failed with heavy losses to the enemy.
Many prisoners Of the first and sec
ond Russian divisions of guards are
in our hands.
Further on. as far as the vistu1a,
the situation Is unchanged.
) "a few advances by Russians east
of Plock were unsuccessful and
enemy east of Skierniwice failed COM
D1AfeIv -
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FRENCH

Paris March 5-The developments
at the front yesterday. are recorded as
follows in a statement this afternoon
from the war offics:
tsTo the north of Arras near Notre
Dame De Lorette we have recaptured
most OF the advance trenches we lost
the day before yesterday. We took
$50 prisoners
.'The enemy again bonbarded the
Rheims Cathedral.
e'In Champagne to the north of
Souain, Mesnil and Beausejo11r. there
has been nothing fresh to report since
yesterday evenings communication.
TN the Argonne at Vaquois we
have repu1sed two counter-attacks
and made new progress, inf1icting ap-
preciab1e losses upon the enemy and
taking many prisoners. We are mas
ters of the greater part of the vii
lages.''
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The annual meeting of the board OF
charities today was the occasion of a.
sensational statement by Rev. Mat
thew Judge, one of the commissioners.
that his associates were acting at vari-
ance with an agreement made some
time ago. He refused, to cast his bal
lot, announcing that he took this stand
as a protest against the methods of
mis- associates.
An executive session lasting over
an hour at which the four commits
gioners were present and with two
or three exceptions all employees
were nominated and appointed by
blanket ballot, is said to have been
discordant.
The result of the election gave four
new positions to these candidates.
who viii begin service with the chari-
ties department on April 1:
DIR. George B. Gar1ick, outside
poor physician, ST, 200.
Mrs Mabel l.. Goldman, family
visitor, salary $3.50.
Mrs. Charles r. Pratt, chill
drexa's agent, salary $3.50.
Andrew Mcpherson, driver of
horse ambulance and storekeeper,
$3.50.
While it was apparent from the
opening of the meeting that there
was a suspense over impending nom
inations the cut and dried nature of
the meeting and its subse sequent rev
e1ations were not divulged until Pres
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MISSING GIRL
BODY FOUND ON
SUICIDE ROCK
Lillian Cook Fled to Wild
Part Of West Rock Park
for Death
BULLET WOUND IN
HEART CAUSED DEATH
Prosecution Of Dudley" On
Basis of White Slavery
Threatened
lspeciaI to The Farner.l

New Haven, March 5.-s'Suicide
Rock in West Rock Park. New Ha-
ven, once more demonstrated its fatal
attractiveness, for the romantic and
despairing yesterday afternoon when
searchers, who climbed the bluff, found
lying there the rigid body of 1s-year-
old Lillian May Cook, who has been
missing from her home nearly a week.
The body lay doubled up on the top
of the bluff. A dried pool Of blood a
short distance from the body with a
tricky trail leading to the breast of
the dead girl was the most prominent
object in the vicinity. The hurried in
vestigat1on OF searchers disclosed a
revolver lying under the body; a
bloody shirt waist inside an opened
coat; and further, a bullet wound lead
ing to the heart Of the young woman.
Prosecution on the basis of the
Mann White. Slave law, prosecution
for a more serious offense and an un-
fathomabfe mystery were limited at
today when the police were in confer
ence with Samuel J. Reid. assistant
United States attorney. Mr.. Reid
states emp phatically that he will
prosecute.
The autopsy is still being carried
on. Officials refused to disclose what
has been learned.
The autopsy was to be performed
today by Medical Examiner M. NJ
scarborough and DR.. Richard Il.
Rand, of the Yale medical school.
The coroner has declared that Miss
Cook for whom the police of three
states had searched for a week, com
n1itted suicide. The autopsy was
ordered for the purpose of detern-
lining the exact physical condition of
the young woman at the time she
wente to the lonely mountainous park
and sent a bullet into her heart.
Prior to the autopsy today detec-
ttves from the headquarters of the
New Haven police were in conference
with Coroner Eli Mix The subject
discussed at the, conference was not
divulged What action, If any, was
planned, the police said, would be
determined after the result of the
autopsy was made plain TO them.
Prior to this, States Attorney Ar
non A A1lng had been called into
conference with the coroner. Two
hours after the autopsy was begun
it was stated that 1t hau not been
completed.
A little while before the body was
found Virginius J. Mayo. head of the
CONTINUED on Page 3D.
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GERMANY ON ANXIOUS
SEAT AS TO THE EAST

London, March 5.-Even if no deci-
sive battle develops from the present
Russian offensive activity on the east
ern front allies today are advancing
the opinion that the Austro- German
plans for their spring campaign IN the
east have been measurably interfered
with.
A few weeks ago Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg was sweeping victoriously
through northern Poland while in the
south trains were pressing forward
both in Galicia and in the Crown land
of Bukowina. Today these roles swoula
appear to be reversed,
Russian troops are attacking along
the German line from the Nienen to
the Vistula, and although the Germans
are clinging tenaciously to their posi-
tions beore Ossowetz and all other
points north of the VistuIa and the
thrust toward Warsaw has been
brought to a standstil1 and they are
being slowly forced back to their own
frontier.
other news dispatches reaching set
forth that in the south the Austrians
and Hungarians are continuing to ding
themselves with great bravery and
even greater loss against the Russian
lines. These onslaughts have not yet
abated. Referring to them, the Rus
sian general staff declares they have
brought no gains. The German con-
tingent in the Carpathians have been
reduced TO three army CORPS accOIOtus
to report in London which leaves the
Austro- -Hungarians to bear the brunt
Of the fighting.
In the meantime the allied fleets are
slowly battering their way UP the
Dardanel1es without so far as is known
a single serious loss among the ships.
The Sultan of Turkey, according to 8.
report from Athens. already has fed
from Constantinople This, however
has not been confirmed and reports
from Turkish sources, notably an in
terview with Enver PasFa. make liyyse
Continued on Page Sd
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BLIZZARD IN THE
WEST MAY REACH.
ATLANTIC COAST

Chicago, March 5-The blizzard
that swept portions Of the middle
west and southwest last night reach
ed Chicago early today. According
to officials Of the local weather bur-
eau a heavy snow fall is expected
Reports from Kansas. Missouri.
Nebraska. Oklahoma and Arkansas
tell OF snow from four to 5 inches
deep.
Telephone and te1egzaph connmuni-
Chicago and through the snow-bound
districts.
The storm extended eastward dur
ing the day and prospects were said
q special forecast from the weather
bureau, that it would reach the At
lantic coast
vereIy and most trains from the west
were late.
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DYNAMITERS TO
PLEAD ON MONDAY

New York, March 5-Counsea In
the case of Frank Abarno and Charles
Carbone accused Of attempting to ex-
plode a bomb in st. Patrick's cathe-
dral Tuesday, agreed with Judge
Swami today to have the men plead
to the Indictment against them on
Monday
Meantime, Judge Swami will have
a conference with the attorneys and
listen to informal argument by Sam
ueI Pollock, of counsel for the pris-
oners who claims that they were
drawn into the plot by the police.
Pollock said in, court today that he
believed and thought he could prove
that the men were victims of a
sframe-up.''
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Judge Declares Jury
Can't Decide Whether
Lawyer Goes to Heaven

ooh, Leo Davis you'n never go to
heaven exclaimed Emily Smith in
the common pleas court yesterday af-
ternoon when Attorney Davis of Nor
walk was cross examining her. 'tThe
jury can't decide that ISSUE said
Judge Scott 1aughing1y. e'Wen, I'm
willing to leave it to the jury re-
marked Attorney Davis. The witness
was testifying in the suit brought
against Mabel Newman of, Norwa1k.
The case was continued until next
Tuesday and meanwhile Attorney
Davis fate hangs in the balance.
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London, Mar. 5-Two Ger
man submarines have been
sunk in British waters, aecoPd4
ing to an official announce
ment given out in London to
day.
News dispatches received
from Paris and London in the
last 12 hours have related the
sinking Of two German eubma-
rines. One has been daecrib-
ed as the US; the other has not
been definitely identified.
The French ministry Of ma
rine announced last night that
"a German submarine had been
sunk by French torpedo boat
destroyers and the crew taken
prisoner. This submers1ble
the French authorities called
the Us.
Collier Rams Submarine
The British steam collier Thordis
while making her way recently rom
Blythe to Plymouth, sighted a lbs
marine. The undersea boat fred a
torpedo at the travlers bus the cap
tain OF the British ship sues sadsd in
dodg1ng the missile and then 81 owe his
VeSSe4 with the per1Scope SLOWING
above the surface Of the water. He
claims to have struck the subma-
rine and sent her to the bottom. His
statement now has been accepted as
correct by the British naval authori-
ties.
The text of the statement is as fol
lows:
seThe secretary of the admiralty
makes the following announcement:
The steamship Thordis has now
been examined In drydock and inJlr-
les to her keel and propeller confirm
the evidence of Captain Bell and the
crew that on the 28th of February
the vessel rammed and in all prob
abisGty sank a German submarine
which had fired a torpedo at her.
g Yesterday afternoon the German
submarine US was sunk in the chan
mel by a destroyer: officers and men
were taken prisoners
Sister Ship of US
The submarine US was of 800
tons displacement. She made 8 knots
submerged with. radius of opera
ton OF 1900 miles. The vessel car
ried three torpedo tubes and had q
complement of II men.
The US was a sister ship to the
famous US which in the early
months of the war sank the British
cruisers. Hogue, Aboukir. Cressy and
Hawke.
The crew OF. the US, numbering 20,
was landed at Dover today and was
taken to Dover Castle under an arm
ed escort.
The. US was smaller than the lat
est German submarines, her dfsplace-
ment under water being only SOC
tons.
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Creditors Of Firm
Ruined In Burr & Knapp
Failure Hold Meeting

A hearing on the estate of Mentes
& Pusezti. the local contractors who
claimed they were ruined by the Burr
& Knapp bank failure, was held this
afternoon before Referee John W.
Banks. It was the first meeting of
the creditors and trustee was to be
appointed. First meetings of credi-
tors were also held on the estates of
the Stoddard Millinery Co. and the
Jones Print Shop of this city.
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DONOVAN,S RECORD
IN 63rd CONGRESS IS
WITHOUT PRECEDENT
Especial To The Farrner)

Washington, Mar. 5-At the
adjouTnment of Congress, yester-
day, Hon. Jeremiah Donovan, of
the Fourth Conn. District, closed
up his private affairs here, and
took a train for a well known vves-
tern resort, for the purpose of re-
cuperatfng his health. Congress
man Donovan has been very ILL,
but is much better. and hopes to
recover his usual vigor in q few
weeks.
In spite of E&s ILL health, Con-
gresham Donovan stuck to his
work until the last vote was taken,
and is said to have the best record
for attendance ever enjoyed by a
member OF the American congress.
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Lawyers Properties
Separated BY Miles,
Robbed at Same Time

Coincident1y, last night, the home of
Attorney John c. Cham mberlain on
Chopsey Hill road, and his barn on
Myrtle avenue, were broken into. A
tom turkey of value was taken from
the Chopsey Hill place. and little of
value was procured at the other.
The two thefts happened at approx
tmately the same time and are ad-
judged by the police to be peculiar
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CHARGED WITH NON-SUPPORT,
WAVES ExTRADITION RIGHT

Louis Stactour. who was arrested
here on a warrant charging him with
non-support Of his wife in Phi1adel-
phia, is still held at headquarters
awaiting the arrival of a Phi1adeIpEaia
detective to take him back there. He
has waived extradition. His case
was continued this morning in the
sity court.
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nADDERNAN ON CARPET.

Jerome F. Turpin, Iadderman of
Truck company No. 1, will face the
fire commissioners this evening to an
swer charges of neglect of duty in
having reported an alarm wrong on
the evening of February Is. 1t is
the third time that an incident of
this kind has happened within a. few
months
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Communication Tied
Up By Storm In Nebraska

lincoln. Neb., March 5.@The snow
storm which swept over Nebraska yes
terday and last night showed Few
signs of a.bating today In northern
Nebraska high wind was blowing the
snow into drifts, blocking trains and
dem oralizfng telegraph and telephone
service.
fall of 57.5 inches for the winter at
this point, or i inches above the total
record for any previous winter.
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Il Inches Of Snow In
Omaha Delays Trains

OMAHA Neb., March 5.-The heav-
lest snow storm of the winter prevail
ed over Nebraska, South Dakota and
Iowa last night and To-Day. The local
weather bureau reported this morning
the snow fall here was IA inches while
farther west the fall was heavier. The
temperature has not been severe and
the railroads have been able to- keep
their lines open. Trains this morning
were reported from 80 minutes to an
hour late on all railroads
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TURNER SWORN IN

James A-Turner today took the oath
of office as member of the board of
appraisal of benefits and damages, TO
secceed Arthur r. Connor. The board
will meet for organization on Tues
day evening and Charles Kingston will
be. chosen President
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WEATHER FORECAST

Unsettled tonight and Satur-
day; probably snow or rain;
warmer tonight in interior.
Warmer Saturday fresh to
strong northeast TO east winds.