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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
CRlB ES FlE RI BATTLES BE ZEN S0IS S lRcES

Spasso1fa Ja1n. 18.-The rear guard X Of the NGoroccan rifle regiments who on January 14 protected the retreat. { of sKie French center acrose the river, acovered thernselves with glory. says I 2 courier arriving here. They bad Been posted in the village of Cro118.
 At o'clock in the Afternoon the Germans debauched in the 3Oad ands Advanced toward the villa go. The 1 lrfaaanen carefully concealed their ] u1fekdrers and posted themselves on each side of the road. The Ger 1 mans were surprIsed. There was no room to depaoy and they fell n heaps l Those who could. fell back to the reInforn1ed their ranks and returned to the French position. For 2 sec ond time the Germans gave away. The < Morroccana had been told to hold the place till 5 D m 1t was then 5 t o'clock and they still refused to re- Esfire. They only did 50 after a stan oaicer was sent to them twice with an londer for retreat
 During the night tho Gernnan ar ktaIAerv roared cease1esaly in bonn tbar1naent Of Seissons but at dawn of Ixfe 3I7th the artillery frs slackened and 5kzave place to infantry ire
 Al o'clock . battalion of the line. soccupying the farms of St. Paul were Eordered to protect the advanced trenches which were Threatened by kfh6 German dltdCAfS- Hey G1AsaI&St St4 i and sbroke the German ranks, driving sknena as far as the Crouy rail road sta- k&for1 and taking 100 prisoners.
 Hardly, however had they got back with the prisoners when they were ksssaralted by fresh German forcrs and K1or two hours St. Paul was subject Tea to forcefuI assault over ploughed kaeIds, through orchards and in gar Kdens, courtyards and in barns The kfide of battle was ebbed and flowed In the angle Of stable wall The haernan dead were so numerous that ksones tood upright, lacking room to
 1aIL
 rho good practice of the French
 FhRee-inch guns, guided by aero
 planes prevented German reinforce
 Tnents from debouching from the
 eastern slope of the yregny Plateau
 and the Germans, exhausted and dis
 outraged at their lack of success re-
 tired i'm a body to Group at noon.
 The French retain the mastery of the
 suburb of Soissons on the right bank
 5r the river and of the bridge head.
 Their front is stronger than ever
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
WESTPORT CHURCH PAYS OFF Sl,OOO
 DE INDEB I EDNE ESS
Father Duggan's s Annual Re port Read to Parishioners
 Compo Gar Derai1ed
Especial to The Frarrner.)


 Westport, Jan. 8.-At all the masses in the Church Of the Assurnp- ton yesterday morning the annual re- port of the financial doings Of the parish for the past year were read by the pastor, Rev. Jeremiah F. Dug gan The income for the year was $9s157.01s which was composed Of collections and voluntary contribu- tIons. The expenses for the year was given as $7,5564S7 which includes salary, coal lighting, Improvements and other miscellaneous expenditures. The church debt a year ago was $1,- 500. On this, $1s0e8 was paid. When parish seven years ago the total debt was SIS, 900. Since then he has not only lowered the debt to $500 but also remodeIed the old church on State street which is now an attrac- tive hall used for entertainfnent pur- poses. The lawns surrounding the church property are the most attrac- tive Of ftheir kind in the diocese, being about 800 feet deep anda3 C. feet wide.
 Father Duggan has also made rapid strides . in the formation Of various societies since his arrival here The members the Children of Mary have a membership of over 100 j the Jun- for Holy Name society has d mem bershlp of 80 and the Immaculate Conception sodality numbers about 80 Of the younger girls of the parish. Father Duggan intends in the course of few years to erect parochia1 school.
 Nathan.s general store in sauga- tuck was burglarized early this morning the loss was a few cigars, to- bacco and candy.
 A Compo Beach trolley car was de- raiIed at Wakeman.s switch this
 
 ing crew worked all morning to re- place the car.
 1 Samuel GiIliberti and Miss AIvera Solononb, both Residents Of Sauga- tuck, will be united in wedIock on Thursday rnornnfng at .3O o'clock in the church of the Assumption A nuptia1 mass will be celebrated by the pastor Rev. J. J. Duggan, after which he will perform the marriage ceremony.
 The Holy Name society of the Church Of the Assumption attended the Vesper services at 2: 70 last even ing Rev. James McGuinness, of St Mary,s, Norwa1k, gave an Inter esting sermon, his subject being ssFhe Holy 1larae,s After the services the members adjourned to the parish hall and elected the foll6wing officers for the ensuing year: Dr.. !. F. Me ArdIe, president; Albert Linxweiler, vice president; Timothy Danaher, see- retary;- J, j. Qufnlan. treasurer and Rev J.. J.. Duggan, chaplain
 Westport is now following closely in the steps of her sister town, Fair field, for an epidemic of chicken thieving has broken out which seems to baffIe the authorities. 0nA Friday night, 5 fouls were taken from the coop on the estate of Mrs. Henry Groves, and IT bullets and 3 rooster from. the coop of Mrs. Kelly, both 1 of whom reside in the Rosevtl1e dis trict On the Chapman estate al Cross Highway zs birds were spirited away.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
SOLDIER FINDS MOTHER ALIVE AMID WRECK.AGE
 OF HOME IN AVEzZANO

iAvezzeano. Jan. 1s.--More than. 2,o0o soldiers are at work on the ruins of Avezzano which may be described. as a wilderness extending for several square miles. Lieut.. General Msrini is in command of the troops. Sdgnore CEu- feH, minister of ub1ic works, estimated that the number of dead in the ADez- zano district will reach 10000 and tFlat 1000 persons are injured
 So altogether ruined is the city that it is difficult for the inhabitants to recognize streets much less indivi1tlal houses. Prince Go9anni Lor1onia, while olaInbering over piles of broken masonry, which was once the Via Della Stazione, one of tIe principal residential streets of the city. re- marked:
 Almost every house in the long street was occupied by my friends. They were people of importance, form ing the intellectual life and enterprise Of the city. .
 A story is told of a. lieutenant of en- gineers, Cerrf EsvfIEe by name, uaEac came here and located the residenee of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
FlR;EDHRICK RAYMoND

Frederick Raymond, aged 84 years. for many years a pilot in Long Island Sound, and of late years sempIoyed with the HIM. c. Co., died of the in dr.rnities of advanced age at the home Of his son. George b, Raymond. a let ter carrier of Wentworth street, on Saturday, MT. Raymond retired seY- era1 years ago after quarter of 2 century in charge of the painting at the extensive plant of the ammunition works. He had a. large acquaintance in B1idg geport,e especially among the older residents. A native of Weston, he came to Bridgeport at an early age and became one of the most slxiIfuI pilots of Long Island Sound. He piIoted the old steamer Bridgeport, the New r ork boat in Civil war times, and also handled the John Brooks, which was taken by the gover rnment during the Civil war as a transp ort. He accompanied the John Brooks on it's Southern trip as transport. MT. Raymond made his home with his son, besides whom one daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Joshua Vanstone of 109a Col orado avenue, survives. MT Raymond was not affiliated with fraterna1 or ganizations being essen tia1ly a, home loving man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
WEATHER FoRECAs ST

5 E
 New Haven. Jan. 1s-Forez cast:-Rain probably turning to snow and colder late tonight; Tuesday clearing and colder.
 Connecticut: Rain tonight, Tuesday rain or snow and colder. Shifting winds, becoming eas to south and strong.
 A long trough of low pressure extending from Alabama north eastward to Connecticut is caus- ing general rains along the Att IaTltic coast from Florida to Maine. Many places reported more than an inch of rainfall and several places reported thunder storms. 1t was showing as far south as Shreveport, La. The temperatures are unusually high fol. the season of the year along the coast but are low in the iIl-s terfor. Zero temperatures were reported from Minnesota and Colorado.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

his mother He worked for some time alone, pulling away stones, but pres entity he was assisted by some soldiers: After seven hours of the hardest kind of labor he found his mother alive and not very badly. injured. She had been protected by an u1abro1en piece of wall falling over the corner in which she was sleeping.
 In another instance a mother who had escaped. believed her daughter must be alive, under hhe fragments of their house. She organized a party of women and herself stimulated them to work at reducing q. heap of lime stone. The mother on Sunday heard 9 vofce beneath where the women were working and they ffnaIly reached the young woman, who had been pro- tetced by two parts of walls foranines an arag'le. One foot was held under a. block of stone but otherwise the young. woman was eunh1lrt She had been without food or drink Tor four days and had foeen nearly sl1ffoeated by the dust of the mortar which sffted down through crewices while the women were trying to reach herr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

in develoying yourself. Most of the physical expressions can be changed. if the efforts are made with the under- lying thoughts
 The speaker brought up the so- called Scientific Interview Basis in business which he preferred to call the Common Sense BasiS of placing men in their right positions. Infor- mation is charted. not only as re- gardts the capa biIities of the man, but alsoHWhat every position in a. given in dIst1ys requires of a.nnan.
 Probably the most Interesting part of the afternoon was the discussion wflic h followed the talk The meet in g did not close until 6 o'clock. Next Sunday afternoon in the lobby a talk wi be given by Dr. B. F. Beardsley of Hartford on The Triumph of Man hood A meeting for men every Sum day afternoon during; the winter is the aim of the mems meeting committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
MRS. EMMA E. MERKER

Following a lengthy illness, Emma F., wife of George L. Merker. died early today at the home 193 Maple wood avenue She was born in Ger many about 50 years ago but had liy- ed in Bridgeport for many years. Surviving her besides her husband, are two sons, Harold and Arthur, and one daughter, Adele. the latter of West Haven. Four ssisters, survive, Mrs E. A. Leu of Bridgeport, and Mrs Ernest Norman, Mrs. Josephine EIiIIman and Mrs. Bertha Gale, all of Bridgeport, and three brothers, Alex ander Jaeger of Lynhurst. T.. T., Otto Jaeger of Wheeling, w Va, and Ar thur of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
WIII,TAM McDoNALp

Many sorrowing relatives and friends attended the funeraI of wal liam McDonald which was held frofa his late residence, 182 DeKafb ave nue at 8:30s o'clock this morning and half hour later from St. Mary g church where a high mass of requiem was offered for the repose of his soul by Rev. Thomas F. Mu1eahy- At the offertory Mrs Frank Munich rend- cred Ave Maria and after mass. were many floral semblems. The pall- bearers were Ellis Johnson, samuel Kingston, William Smith; Daniel Smith, Joseph K1ernan and J, T.. Nh gent. Burial was in St. Michael s cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
OBITlGARN
DANIEL E. FIERCE

The funeral of Daniel Burton Pierce, who dropped dead satur day noon nt his home. 279 Cottage St, following a brief illness with the grip, was held at II o'clock this morning from the Bishop mortuary chapel with Rev. Everett A Burnes, pastor Washington Park Methodist church, officiating The body was, shipped on the l2.18 train to WiIlimantfc for burial MT. Pierce is survived by his widow and one son. Daniel o. Pierce E of New Y ork.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
WInRI1R s. WILSON

The funeral of wilbur S. Wi1sph was held from his late residence, 2526 North avenue, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Rev George M Brown, pastor of the First ethodist church was the officiating eIergyrn asas Many sorrowing relatives and friends were in attendance. Burial was in Mountain Grove Cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
OBITUARY.
HENRY MITCHELL

Word was received in Bridgeport today of the death of Henry Mitchell, long an sempIoye of the Naugatuck Valley Ice Go, at the Shelton Tuber- culosis SanatoriuTn, where he had been undergoing treatment for some time. The body was brought to Bishops Undertaking rooms this af- ternoon Search is being made for relativ es
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
srtvf, csel-1.,sa1,s Gonde1nned.

Madrid. Jan According to a Tangier telegram conrt-1nar rtiaI at Casa Blanca has condemned to death two german subjects Fifthe and Griend1er, who were accused of an aand derstanding with the enemy.
 The United States Consul General m Tangaer is proposing to exchange ] tale Germans in question for two Trench subjects who were condemned kde death in Germany.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

plexy. She was stricken as she was about to leave the house to accom- pany the body Of her brother who died Dec 5 to New Canaan for bur IaI. Mrs. Hanchett was born in Can aan Jan 27, 1858, daughter of Henry E.. and Louisa Chadwick Wethere7
 She is survived by her husba1ztz.==
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
Telephone esiE.ll searesss Ita1y.

Genoa Jan .--tsA false sslarln of a n Italian invasion was spread in TrenHano b8 the mistake of q te9e- plaons girI,s says . Venice despatch to the newspaper SecoI0 4 ISE. She Ieporfod that Italian troops were marching towards Sappa6o.
 sThe authorities never questioned long roads gyels blown up and troops
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
THE pRE1yr1EsT FACE

and the most beautiful hands are of ten disfIgured by an unsi ghtIy Wart. It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus vVss-tz Remover For sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, AIS Fairfield
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
Vielarla A1ol1 Ags.fsast NE.sE.

Home. Ja.r-T I9.-Pop opular demon- atAorls have been held 1n Vienna
 gadnst contributing the war Star'v- ng demonstration marched to the Inn- nfcfpaI offkcas crying Down with 79arl and tried to erect barricades til1 they were dispersed by cavalry.
 signpr Torre, In the Gorriere della sera comments severely on Count von BarchtoIdss Ministerial career xg1ich he describes as series of fa-if- ! zsras Count Berchto1d5 a4thcugh q cultured man, was political dfffet- fanke without fixed ideas and his fore casts were always wrong.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

Between t15o and 200 sugar reflnerIes in the north or France have been compelled to cease operations because the Germans seized their copper ap- 'paratus and sent it to Germany to be used in the manufacture of cartridges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

$ Suffering from temporary dementia
 caused by the heat of the engine .roo1nSs Frank Wilkins, a fireman on the steamer Philadelphia, dove over board and swam about ten minutes
 before being rescued as the steamer
 was about to sail from New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
cJr,Iiser yVasches Havana.

l Havana, Jan. | S-lT'he unknown four-funneI British warship which is eight miles outside the harbor is still son watch She took the place of the cruiser IsancasteTs which sailed yes- terday after coaling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
Boy Gave Signals.

Paris Jan. s 1 8.-----lA Petrograd des- patch to the Temps says among the wounded at the Kien hospital is a ten r-old boy from Petrograd This garnin followed a. regiment to the front and WAS most useful in signal ing the position of Austrian batteries from trees and roofs. He was ob- served and chased by an Austrian outpest-
 1 The lad fell and broke his leg. but nevertheless succeeded in escaping.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
MRS. MARY D. IIANCHE9TT

Mrs. Mary E. HancheSt. wife of George M Hanehett, died at the. home, 5s5 William street, Saturday night, following an attack of apo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
CHEAP x EA BEST HAND SOAP

Guaranteed not to inJt1re the skin, instantly removes Stove PoNsh. Rust, Grease, Ink. Paint and Dirt For ths hand or clothing Large can ID cents. Manufactured by Wm- R. QV1nn. s4z stratford avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

Uul0n ATade Custom sNltE MRY EYEoED K3R oTH1ERS BUX H:ass side sEnd West End
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
POINTS OF INTEREST.

untrinnnned and trisnmed hats in plush and velvet at E. H. Dillon & Co. s, 1105 Main street.-A1v.
 Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
KATHERINE A 5dACDoNAhD

Agnes Macdonald will be grfeved to learn of her death which occurred at the family residence. 556 Shelton St. yesterday noon Miss Macdonald was 21 years Of age and has been i'll for some time She was devout conn municant of St. Charles R. e. church She was a member Of the first class to- graduate from St Charles paroachial school and also a member Of the 1912 class of the Bridgeport High school She is sur vived by her parents, MT. and Mrs William Macdonald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
Human Interest Notes
 Found In the Latest War Bulletins

were rushed toward Sappado. In the morning all was ready for the in yaders but there was no sign of them. The telephone girl is being prose Scuted.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
New FIirag ct Trench Censor.


 Paris. Jan. 1S--Even GIenenceau's s Bitterness against the cenEor is sur passed to-day by the attack of Ernest Sudet, managing editor of T. Eclair, rtthose leading editorial was obIiterat- cd yesterday. Without actually ca11- ing the nenbers of the Government sspAnheads.' he aHudes to them as the naicrocep ephaIfcs who rule us, and aaxs:
 cry out against the incredible baseness of republican system whose only need is silence, whose only idea is the suppression of all thought whose only expedisnt the proseniptiorl Of written opinion on any subjecA likely to ennbarrass it.
 His deleted article, he asserts was merely simple exposition of the dlfnculfdes Of bringing Japanese troopss to Europe, and was devoid of remarks likely to eTnbarrass the mil ] ikal.y. political and diplomatic author ities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

A crowd of 18Q0a gathered around Lfpp Genkdn. a R.pssharls when he be giving away s2o bills in William Igurg. He had $2s5 left when arrested
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
Mikaao Treasures Pope.

Rome, Jan. 18-The Osservatore e Romano publishes q telegram dated Saturday from the Emperor of Ja- pan to Pope Benedict, expressing the warm desire of the Japanese ruler to relieve the ills resnlting from the war
 The Emperor adds in his telegram that no Japanese soldiers are being kept in hostile country as prisoners of war, and gives assurance that all nrisoners of war in Japan are treat ed with the greatest Kindness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
i. Again Deny Mercier's Arrest.

Amsterdam, Jam 18AThe Echo. Beige. which is now being published. here, prints q proclamation issued by Gen von Bissing German Military Governor of Belgium. denying that Cardinal Mercier, Archbtshop of Ma lines, was arrested.
 The proclamation says that the Germans never contemplated Inter- discharging his ecc1esiasticaI func tfons. The reading of his pastoral letter in the churches was not pre- vented. aIthough it contained pas sages prejudiced to Germany that could not be ignored by the authori- ties Nevertheless, the Governor confined himself to such measures as were made necessary by the situation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

Toys Reach Paris Children.
 Paris. Jan. 8.-Gifts of toys which were sent from America on the sco1- Her Jason were distributed to-day to more than 5000. children. whose fath- CTS are fighting for France. The cer- ennony was of semi official charac- ter and was conducted at the Hotel de Vile.
 The toys were distributed by Will liam c. Sharp, United States Ambas- sador to France, assisted by the wife of President Pofncare and, Paris City officials, including the Mayor and Prefect of Police.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18
Deputies Defeat Gen. JoRre.

rr1ittee Of the Chamber of Deputies has won over the veto of Gen. J offre in a discussion before M hfi11erand. the Minister of War. of a proposition that a number of the committeeman be permitted to inspect the hospitals at the front with view to certain reforms.
 Gen. Jonre opposed the proposal. The committee insisted that eleven of it's members should be allowed to go on this mission. M. Mfllerand agreed that twelve men should go on the inspection trip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-18

Baltimore policemen raided the Pa I.tuxenta Rod and Gun club, near there, and arrested 14S persons and seized $50 in cash, bIackboards and racing
 sheets
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-27
TURLEYS ADMIT PLOT
MAN "CREMATED" IN DENVER
CAPTURED ON NEBRASKA
RANCH.
Couple Will Be Taken to Denver to
Face Trial on Charge of Con-
spiracy to Defraud.
,stern Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Vall Turley, supposed dead
man, whose body was said to have
been cremated in Riverside cemetery
on the afternoon of Sept. 3, 1914, was
arrested Sunday on the Wilbur Peter
son ranch, seven and half miles from
lnavale, Neb., where he sought refuge
after his plan to defraud TO Massachu-
setts Mutual Life Insurance Company,
the Knights of Maccabee and the Mod
ernn Brotherhood of America out of
Insurance amounting to $4,000, was
discovered. Linnie Turley, his wife,
named as one of the leading parties
in the alleged conspiracy, also was ar
rested. Both were taken into GUS
tody by Sheriff w. R. Lathrop of
Smith Center, Kan, who reached the
Peterson ranch, across the Kansas
Nebraska line in Kansas, after hard
trip over snow-covered roads. Turley
and his wife will be brought back to
Denver to face charges of attempting
a conspiracy to defraud. When arrest
ed by the Kansas sheriff Turley and
his wife admitted their Fart in the
plot, according to the sheriff.
They agreed to waive extradition,
according to a message from Sheriff
Lathrop, and will come back 10 Den
yer to face trial with j. Lotion David
son and Harper II. Orahood.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-27
Epidemic of Fires Arouses eessemer

Pueblo.-The thirteenth fire within
the month in the Italian section of
Bessemer destroyed two more houses.
In all, twent"four houses have been
burned to the ground since the first
of March and the insurance loss in
the district. now totals 100000. A
reign of terror has been created
among the law-abiding citizens of the
district, as it is feared that the entire
section will be swept if the incendiar-
ism is continued. Some of the com.
panies holding insurance policies al
ready have started to cancel all risks.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-27
Miner Loses s25. .ooo Damage SUE.

Leadville.-A verdict against Will
fam Tucker, a miner, who was injured
permanently in a cave-in in the Dinero
mine, Jan. 10, 1913, was returned in
District Court. Tucker was suing for
s25,O0O damages against the Dinero
Mining Company. After arguments.
from which the jurors were excluded,
Judge Cavender concluded that the de-
fendants' attorney had proved that
Tucker, who had charge OF the timber
ing in the mine, assumed the risk of
his employment when he accepted the
position.