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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-04
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LET FER
Especial to The Farnaera

Newtown.s Oct. 4Ornel E. Nor gan of Hattertown, pleaded guilty to the charge of tearing Frank Wilson s letter box from it's fasrenings last sum mer and was fined s10 at the United State district court in New Haven last week.
 Attorney Charles G. Morris of Zoar and New Haven, has prepared com parative charts showing the increase of town expenses in schools, official salaries. roads and paupers, as shown by all annual report of the town. Thee charts have been arranged in greatly enlarged letters and hung in of the voters. The work was done from no partisan Standpoint, but to call attention to the necessity for the better business conduct of affairs of the town and to point out the crying need for a finance board. similar to those in operation in Huntington and tratSford. to advise with the first se- Ieotnaan if1 the payment of bills rem deredl against the town.
 By returns made to the town regis trars of vital statistics Merwin D. Nor gan of Newtown married Miss Rena R. Pathburn of New York September 29, 1915.
 John Haugh. plumber. has opened a temporary shop in M Kilbride's s building in Sandy Hook.
 John Rafferty has entered St. Vim cents hospital for training as male nufse.
 A negro from the West Indies .en route to the Danbury fair arrived in town two weeks ago and sought ern- ploynent to while away the time be- fore the opening of the fair. John Ray, the manager of the Smith Scudder properties Introduced him to Miss Susan Scudder by whom he was set at work. He departed Wednesday fer tue fair thanking his benefactress-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-04

Thursday Manager Ray. discovered that a $50 set of harness was missing and also a pair of hip rubber boots, Rays personal rroperty A little sleuthing gave abundant proof that his protege was a thief He had of fered the harness for sale for $5 to Thomas M Holrain station master and Philo Nichols but unsuccessfu1ly. The boots were offered for sale to A. A. McDonaId, Blacksmith, for $1. Here he did not offer the harness for sale. but volunteered the information that he had come into possession of the horse equipments through a local constable who was unable to pay him for lis labor and he took the articles for pay. A constable is hot on the track of the West Indian
 Lemuel Osborn of New Jersey is visiting relatives in Cold Spring.
 Miss Grace Ruffe11s who graduated from the high school in June has en- tered the Methodist Episcopal hospi- tai. Brooklyn, for a course of train [ ing in nursing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-04

The tonnage of coal shipped to the New York market from Wilkesbarre, Pa. last month was about 5o0,o0O tons less than the shipments of Sep tember, 1914, which amounted to G. 296, ,f92 tons
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-04
QJ1LTES SCHOOL OF DANCING
 COLONIAL BALL ROOM - Ilsarlc1aass.l Glasses EEfTI Re EtaI1raf.d

I AS EOIIOVVs.
 Begin4erss Glass. Thursday evening, Oct 2, from Ssto 9 o'clock Dances tau gIat. gBAItzs One Step and Fox Trot. Ternss s2 for 4 Iessons.s Thursday ENtnfng sAsdvanced Class. Oct. T. Social dancing from g to 12 Q, o,ploclsvith in struction on new dances Admission 35c. Private Beginn ers Class Friday evening, Oct B. from 8 to9 o'clock Dances taught Waatz, one Step and Fox Trot- Terms: $21 for lessons Private Advanced Class. Friday even f2 o'clock with Instruction on new dances. Admission, soc High School Class, Friday afternoon. Oct. S from Fs15 to o'clock. Terms $I 50 for { lessons Chfldren's Class Saturday afterpoon. Oct. g, at 9: 30. Terms, $1O for course.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-04

A countrywide appeal for funds to
 relieve distress in Mexico will be i made to the Catholics of the United
 States through the three cardinals. IA archbfshops, 100 bishops, and prac- tica1ly 18.000 clergy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-04
Capf. e. E. TOOKER

WfH Run Daily Except Sunday leave Port Jefferson 9:aO A. NJ. leave Bridgeport. :. 800 P. NJ. Single Fare z5c; ;returuing,7zound Trip Ticket, S1. Good any time zIu1dng the season. Children between 5 and 12 scars half fare. Special Excursion TIckers, good to return same day only, from Port Jefferson every Friday, fare Sgc. Automobile transportation given <sareful attention. For further Infor- nation address GEO. M.TOOIKER. .Agt. Bridgeport or Port JeHerson Time laIaIe subject to ctsaBge without notice
 The fragments of metal found on the Hesperian after it either was tor pedoed or struck by a mine reached the state Department with the stories Or It's 01ncers, who swore the ship Ras torpedoed-
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BAYONNE STRIKERS
BATTLE WITH GUARDS
CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE.

more than 1000 shots were fired in the
exchange between the strikers and the
guards.
The strikers, when driven back from
the open space between the fence of the
Tidewater plant and the Lehigh Railroad
tracks, used the Lehigh freight station.
telegraph poles. and anything that would
afford protection as breastworks.
Just at o'clock several hundred men
who had been attending meeting OBJ
served John H. Olsen, of Brooklyn.
emerging from the main gate of the
Tidewater plant. Olsen Is Waterman,
and had refused to go out with the other
men who quit work yesterday morning.
At signal from one of the leaders.
rush was made for Olsen. who was
picked up bodily and tossed about on the
shoulders of the mob until a drug store
at the corner of Prospect avenue and
Twenty-second street was reached. There
the foreigners, babbling a half dozen
tongues held an impromptu court-mar.
tial to decide whether the Waterman
should be lynched. 1t was decided to
give him a running chance for his life.
AS Olsen darted away through the
crowd he was felled by a volley of bricks
and stones before he had gone a dozen
PAGES. He was subsequently carried to
the Bayonne Hospital in a dying condi-
ton.
The treatment accorded this man H.
Illustrates the temper of the strikers. II
they could get their hands on any of the
guards these would undoubtedly be dis
posed of quickly and with even less GER
emory.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-23
BRIDGEPORT STRIKE
IS BROUGHT TO END

Bridgeport, July Announcement of
the end of the machinists and structural
ironworkers' strike in the Remington
Arms L. NJ. c. Company's works here.
made yesterday, was confirmed tonight
by J. ]. Keppler, vice president of the
International Association of Machinsts
1t is expected that Immediately prepara-
tons to force an eight-hour day and
minimum wage scale upon other New
England manufacturers will be made.
I'VE have won the battle hands down"
said Mr. Keppler. Maj. Walter A. Pen
field the Remington employee whose au-
tocratic attitude brought on the trouble,
has been eliminated. and officials of the
company have submitted proposals which
mean an eight-hour day and increased
wages for machinists, tool and die
makers.
Il confidently expect other Bridgeport
factories to fall in line. The men al
ready out will be back at work probably
on Monday. An agreement has been
reached consummating the demands of
the strikers not later than Sunday
Pending formal signatures to the agree
ment between the Remington Company
orders will be issued. Most of the men
already out have gone back to work, it
was said by factory heads.
The victory of labor leaders here was
one of the shortest and most easily won
in strike history. At no time were there
more than 500 men out at the great war
munitions plants and subcontracting fac
tories.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-23
MARKS HOTEL CASE
COMES UP TUESDAY
Judge Pugh Overrules Motion to Quasi
Proceedings Against
Proprietor.

Henry Marks. proprietor Of the hotel at
1000 street northwest. will be placed on
trial in the Police Court next Tuesday.
charged with violating the excise law by
selling liquor in a hotel containing less
than fifty bedrooms.
Attorney James A. O'Shea, counsel for
Marks. yesterday moved to quash the
proceedings. but Judge Pugh overruled
the motion. Mr. O'Shea will file a de-
murrer next Monday. Judge Pugh de-
clared that the law states clearly that no
liquor license shall be issued to a hotel
containing less than fifty bedrooms. He
added that in granting the license the
Excise Board exceeded its authority.
Mr.. O'Shea contended the license was
for a barroom with a restaurant attach
ment, but the court maintained there was
no such thing as a hotel liquor license.
O'Shea commended that the information
failed to charge any crime or misde-
meanor; that the court could not review
the actions of tht Excise Board: that the
Excise Board was Quasi-judicial, and
that its acts were final and conclusive;
and that the Excise Board had the right
to determine what Is and what is not q
hotel, and what is and what is not a res
taurant.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Stephens
represents the District in the case.
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OFFICIAL WAR STATEMENTS

Paris, July 22-French afternoon COM
munique follows:
Artillery duels occurred in Artois and
the Argonne, also at Les Eparges and in
the forest OF Apremont, between the
Meuse and the Moselle rivers During
the night of July 1921 violent fighting &C.
CURED on the heights Of little Reichs
Ackerkopf
Near Munster our troops organized
the positions they had conquered and
also near Linge kopf. In the course of
these fights we took 10 prisoners. West
OF Munster a French attack was followed
by nine violent counter-attacks by the
Germans. In spite of their fierceness two
battalions of our chasseurs held back the
enemy and inflicted heavy losses. We
captured and retained a trench on front
of 1J0 metres in addition to maintaining
all our other positions"
Our aviators dropped eight bombs on
the station at Autry, northeast of Binar-
vile. Four of these were S0-millimeter
shells. The rest 10 millimeters."
Berlin, Cby wireless), July 2.-German
official report:
Western theater-To the west Of the
Argonne our troops are further progress
sing Vigorous artillery combats took
place between the Mouse and the Mo-
selle. South of Leintry French attacks
collapsed.
In the Vosges the enemy attacked six
times southwest of Reichs-Ackerkopf,
but was repulsed by the Bavarian troops.
In counter-attacks we recaptured por-
ton of our trench which was held by
the enemy, taking 137 Alpine troops. In
the evening We repulsed the enemy at
tack near Sondernach.
An enemy biplane fell down under our
fire in the forest of Parroy In an aerial
fight over the Muenster Valley three Ger
man airmen gained a victory over three
of The enemy, two of whom were forced
to descend into the Thanh Valley.
Eastern theater: Northeast of Shawl
in Courland, our troops. advancing VIC
toriously, captured Also prisoners. five
machine guns and quantity of baggage.
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By BRIxToN d. ALLAIRR

Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald
Rome, July (by mail to New York;,
July 2-Italian losses up to the present
in the war against Austria are estimated
at 15.0O0 men. The heaviest losses have
fallen upon the Alpine troops and the
Bersaglieri.
This information was secured today
from italian army officers who have just
returned from the front. These officers
declared that the .Austrians are putting
up strong resistance against the Italian
invasion. and the fighting on the Isonzo
front is described as ..veritable hell"
The Italians have some artillery of a
new type, which has not yet been turned
loose agaist the Austrians, but which
is described as being more formidable
than the big guns of the Germans.
New Secret Service.
Reports that the Italians are fighting
Landstrum troops or reserves above the
military age. are ridiculed by the Off
GERS. They declare that Austria is using
seasoned first-line veterans against the
Italians, and high tribute is paid to their
courage and competence.
The Italian war Office is maintaining
the utmost secrecy relative to opera
tions. and a secret service department
has been built up by Lieut.. Gen. Luigi
the German military secret service for
efficiency.
The losses are not being given out
officially. Lieut.. Gen. Cardona re-
CARDS them as light in comparison
with the progress made. but he fears
the effect upon the public mind as the
Italians are Enthusiastically tenn
peramentaL
Our situation on the Isonzo River
front in Gorilla is well in hand. but
We are meeting with the most stub
born resistance said one of the Off
GERS. I'm the mountain district the
fighting is a veritable hell. With the
burst of each she'll the sound is in
tensified a thousand times by the
mountain hollows and the defamation
vibrates for several minutes. Imagine
the inferno of sound when the artil-
lery duel is violent and continuous.
Many soldiers go back from the front
with no wound but bursted ear drums.
Our artillery fire cannot slacken, for
we have taken the offensive and we
must capture the Austrian forts.
The idea that the enemy was I'M
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From Hidden Forts Austrians'
Guns Cause Big Italian Loss
Army Officers Returning to Rome from Front Admit that
Casualties Total $4,000 Advantage with Foe
in Air Battles

prepared 10 nonsense. He has sprung
many surprises upon our troops. This
is especially SO in the case of artil-
lery and secret positions.
Many times when we had silenced
fort on a mountain top and thought
that the way lay open for an ad-
vance a cannonade would open from a
secret fortress behind the mountain.
During the days preceding the war the
Austrians secretly built many cupola
forts in which they mounted 10 and
12-inch howitzers.
"One OF our most effective weapons
has proved a long-barrelled 10-inch
(4O caliber) howitzer. mounted upon
wheels. This gun has all the ad-
vantages of the famous "75s" Of the
French and is movable.
Advantage with Austrians.
The gunners never see their targets
as the firing is all by indirect method
In this respect the Austrians have a
slight advantage over US in the way of
communication. Not only Is their air
service admirable but they have innu-
merable telephone lines and semiphore
and radio signal systems.
Our work may be slow but We are
bound to win. Just now the operations
in the mountain districts are made diff
ficult by the condition of the ground.
The mountain slopes are covered with
thick black, slippery mud from the
melting SHOWS upon the crests.
Many Die by Ruse.
Most of the wounded seem to be the
victims of shell fire. When a shell
bursts on a mountain wall the soldiers
are not only in danger of being struck
by fragments of steel. but also by the
pieces of stone which are scattered
about by the explosion.
THE Austrains have many tricks.
Half of the battery to which 1 was at
tached were killed as the result of a
ruse. After silencing the guns of a
cupola fort the men began swarming
over the walls when suddenly there was
a terrible explosion. Then we found
that, before retreating, the Austrians
had covered all the approaches to the
fort with hand bombs from which the
cap had been removed. This left the
decorating caps exposed and the bombs
exploded when the men stepped upon
them.
I'm Trentino the work Of our men Is
particularly difficult owing to the steep
ness of the mountains
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-23
CAPITAL MERCHANTS
ASK RATE EQUALITY
Counsel for Business Men Charge
Railroads with Evasion
of Issue.

Attorneys for the merchants Of the
National Capital Yesterday filed briei
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in answer to the statements made
by railroads entering Washington from
the North and East, in defense Of the
railroads failure to establish commodity
rates to this city on a par with those
to Richmond, Fredericksburg and Pc.
tersburg. Va.
Counsel for the merchants asserted
that the attorneys for the railroads. have
misstated the real issues involved either
for the purpose of evasion or from fall
ure to comprehend. The merchants
counsel then set forth their case as fol.
lows:
THE exact situation is this: First
Washington and Richmond now enjoy
practically the same class rate adjust
ment from New York and against this
adjustment there is no attack or com.
plant.
Second: Richmond, however enjoys
specific all rail commodity rates upon
approximately 800 articles Rec. p. 3O-
Washington enjoys specific commodity
rates upon less than a dozen articles.
CCaskies' Exhibit No. 1o)
ThlrQ. washington ana niCnH1OHu
are similarly situated cities in relation
to New York. the only material fac.
tor that is different being distance
which point compliments have con.
coded.
Therefore, inasmuch as the Rich
mond commodity rates are admitted by
both sides to be reasonable substantial
Justice demands that Washington be
given a list of commodity rates In line
with those now in effect to Fredericks-
burg. Richmond. and Petersburg"
The merchants attorney assert that
there Is only one answer to the COM
modify rate situation In Washington.
and that Is the granting to Washington
of a list Of commodity rates not higher
than those now in effect to Fredicks.
burg" They further contend that II IL
manifest that Washington has a much
broader and more acute water compe-
tition than Richmond"
The brief ID signed by Maurice D.
Rosenberg, general counsel for the Re
tai Merchants Association; Chaplin
Brown. general counsel and Alpieus
winter, president Of the Freight Audit
and Adjustment Company.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-23
BOARD OF TRADE TEAM
CELEBRATES VICTORY
Virginia Chicken and Potomac Bas.
Served for Winners at
Great Falls.

Virginia chicken and Potomac bass
were the luscious fruits of victory award
ed the triumphant membership team of
the Board Of Trade at a dinner at Great
Falls last night.
The team, headed by George Mark
ward, which procured the greatest num-
Der of new members in the recent MEM
bership contest, were guests of honor,
and the team headed by Odell S. Smith
were hosts.
The trade men left the city at $50
o'clock in a special car and reached the
Falls with keen appetites. Dinner was
served in the open air Pavilion. E. F.
Colladay. chairman Of the membership
committee, presided.
Addresses were delivered by f. c..
Brandenburg. president of the Board of
Trade; c. J. Gockeler. secretary; Chair
man Colladay and Messrs. Markward
and Smith. After dinner the visitors
saw the falls illuminated and took a spe-
cial car home, arriving at II o'clock.
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HIBBS RESIGNS FROM
MANY DIRECTORATES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

trio Company. with the following sub.
sidiary companies: The City and Suburban
Railway of Washington, the Washington
and Glen Echo Railway Company, the
Washington. Woodside and Forest Glen
Railway and Power Company, the
Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway
Company and the Washington and Rock
willie Railway Company.
Mr.. Hibbs has long been in the broker
age business in Washington He has
been prominently identified with the
financial affairs of the city's leading
public utilities.
The formal announcement Of the resig-
nations was made by Clarence p. King,
president of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, at the regular
monthly meeting of the board of direc-
tors last night. Mr.. King expressed in
tense regret that Mr.. Hibbs found il
necessary to leave the board.
Regular Dividend Declared.
The board declared its regular quarter
ly dividend of 1 IA per cent on the pre-
ferred and / 81 per cent on the common
stock. payable September l. President
King submitted a report Of business for
the six months ended June 30 last. The
report showed that the gross earnings
Of the company for the period were S.
Col. 1878. as compared with $2,51, 746. 50
for the corresponding period last year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-23
Aeronautic Experts Organize
to Serve u. S. In Case Of War
Washington Men Members of Organization Which Will
Work in Cooperation with New Advisory Committee
of the Navy-Formed at Edison's Request.

New York, July Reorganization OF
the American Society of Aeronautic
Engineers group of aviators which
is expected to play a foremost part
should the United States become in
volved in a war-was completed to-
day.
1t will work in cooperation with
the new advisory committee OF the
navy. and was formed at the request
of Thomas 4. Edison, chairman of
the commission. The officers of the
new society are prominent aeronautic
engineers They are: President. Henry
Wise Wood; secretary, Lawrence b.
Sperry; vice presidents, Orville
Wright, Glenn H. Curtiss, W. Start
ling Burgess. Elmer NJ Sperry. Peter
Cooper Hewitt. and John Hays Ham
mond. jr.; treasurer. Clarke Thomson.
Deterioration J. Arnold, Emile
Berliner, Thomas S. Baldwin. w. Start
ling Burgess. Glenn H. Curtiss. Ed
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son F. Gallaudet, John Hays Ham,
mond. jr., Peter Cooper Hewitt, How
ard Huntington, Grover c. Looming,
]. A. D. McCurdy. Charles NJ Manley,
Glenn L. Martin, Raymond B. Price.
John E. Sloane, Frank A. Seiberling,
Elmer A. Sperry, Matthew B. Sellers,
Joseph A. Steinmetz, William T.
Thomas, lnglis NJ. Uppercut, Orville
Wright, Henry Wise Wood, and
Harry Woodhouse.
Four additional directors will be
army and navy aeronautic engineers
to be selected and appointed by the
War and Navy departments.
The Postoffice Department was in
cluded in consideration of the fact that
an important development of the COM
ing year undoubtedly will be the en-
ployment of aeroplanes for carrying
mail to places so isolated that 1T now
takes days to deliver mail that could
be delivered by aeroplanes in a few
hours
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Shin Afire Racing to Port.

Durham, South Africa. July A-The
Peninsular and Oriental liner Benalla re-
ported today by wireless that 1t would
arrive here at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The fire. which threatened to destroy
the vessel In the Indian Ocean. has been
confined to compartment No. 2. but II is
burning SO fiercely that the crew IL un-
able to reach that part Of the ship.
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A movement on the lower Dubissa led
| the advancing troops into the Grynkis-
| seki-Gudsiuny district and resulted in
| the storming of several of the enemy's
positions. The Russians are retreating
| on the entire front from Lake Rakiewo
| to the Niemen.
South of the road from Mariampol to
kovno We enlarged the break and gained
further ground to the eastward, capturing
four officers, 1,21o men and four machine
guns.
| ''On the Narew the enemy discontinued
useless countertattacks. South of the
Vistula the Russians were pressed back
| toward Warsaw on the line running
| through Blonie. Nasarzzyn and Cora Kali
warja.
| Yesterday, by bold attacks, the troops
| Of Gen. Won Worysch, frustrated the
| final attempts of the Russians to arrest
the retreat of their defeated troops be-
| fore Ivangorod.
AT noon the great bridgehead position
| near Lagow and Lugowawola was
| stormed by our brave Silesian troops. In
| close connection with this, with the as
sistance of the Austro-Hungarian troops,
| the enemy was thrown on the entire
front into the fortress, which is now
closely invested Northwest Of Ivango-
| rod, Austro-Hungarian troops are still
| fighting on the western bank of the Wis.,
| tula.
Yesterday we captured more than 5000
prisoners and eleven machine guns. Be-
tween the Vistula and the Bug the battle
which Field Marshal Won Mackensen is
directing Is proceeding. Southwest of
Lublin the Austro-Hungarian troops
! are progressing. Between Siennieka and
VIOLA, south of Reja vice, hostile positions
were stormed over a wide sector
Constantinople (by wireless via Berln),
July 22-Turkish official statement:
Near Avi Burnu on Monday We ex-
ploded a mine which the enemy had con-
structed in front of our trenches. At
tacks on our left wing were repulsed.
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