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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25

Another important victory over the Russians was announc- ed today by the German war of- flee in the capture of the Polish city of PrzaSnysz. The heaviest fighting in northern Poland since the expulsion of the Russians from East Prussia has occurred in the vicinity of this city.
 Petrograd has not yet con firmed the report. The French and German official communica-s tions of today indicate that the calm on the western front is un- broken. French attacks in Champaigne continue without , important results. A declaration in the House of Commons today by Sir Edward Grey constituted perhaps the most important de- velopment since the opening of the war. The foreign secretary announced that Great Britain was in sympathy with Russia's aspiration for access to the sea- He referred to Russ1a's- hope Of obtaining Constantinople as a re- suit of the war with Turkey.
 The second week of Germany's submarine campaign opened to- day with the loss of two more British ships. The Western Coast and Deptford were sunk off the English coast either by mines or torpedoes-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
FRENCH

Paris. Feb. 26-At the war office this afternoon the following state ment was given out:
 Near Lombaertzyde our artillery demolished a blockhouse and some of the eneny's trenches.
 s1n Champagne we have main tained the new position which we won yesterday. All of the enemy s counterattacks were arepulsed. Our aviators threw 60 bombs on railway stations, trains and Concentration of the enemy This bombardment was very effective.
 'tIn the Argonne, at Massi, the en- emy made an attack which was checked Between the Argonne and the Mouse, in the Cheppy wood we made further progress Our heavy artillery destroyed armored shelters. The enemy was unable to retake trenches captured by us.
 "1n Lorraine near Parroy there was a sIirmiAh between patrols, the Germans being put to flight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
ONCE CHORE BOY. iNHERITS FORTUNE
 FROM EMPLOYERS
Two Women Manifest Ap- preciation of Fairfield
 Farmers Fidelity
(specia1 to rhe FarmerI. ]

Fairfield, Feb. 25.-Years of flde1- ity in the employ of Mrs. Mary A. Lacey, of the Plattsville district, have brought a substantial reward to Ed trusted with the management of the Lacey farm.
 Under the terms of the will of Mrs. Lacey, who died, aged 99, a few days ago. Cullen is to beco4ne the sole own CT or the Lacey farm, and also is to have all but $4.7oO of the extensive personal estate of the deceased.
 Mrs. Lacey's death places into pos session of Cullen other property, be- queathed to him by a deceased daugh- ter of Mrs. Lacey, the life use of which had been given to Mrs. Lacey
 Cullen entered the employ of Mrs. Lacey when he was a small boy. From grew into the management of the farm, and through his fidelity and consideration for Mrs. Lacey and her daughter, Mrs. Eugenia G. Ha1lock, he won their lasting friendship.
 The death of Mrs. Hallock, several years ago, removed the last close re- IatiVe of Mrs. Lacey, who, though her faculties to a remarkable degree. With almost d1ia1 devotion, Cullen provided for the nonagenarian' s wants so considerably that she made him her residuary 1egatee.
 The Lacey farm is one of the fin est in Plattsv111e, situated, on a con spicuous cross roads, with attrac- tive home and substantial outbuild- inRs.
 Other bequests in the Lacey will are: $2,0Oo to A1va. B. Meeker, of Newtown. son of Bradley B. and Mary B. Meeker, the latter a deceased niece of the testatrix; $2,O0o to Alva B. Meeker's sister. Alice M. Sturges; $200 to a nephew, Theodore. Sherwood, 2,439 Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport; and $500 to the Stratf1eld burial as sociation for the maintenance of the burial plots of the Lacey and Sher- wood families.
 Judge Morris B. Beardsley of Bridgeport who was executor of her daughters will is executor of Mrs La cey's will. He qualified in the Fair field probate court under $15,000 bond. While the exact value of the property to come into CulIen's pos session will not be known until ap- praisers report an inventory, it is generally believed that the Lacey es- tate will net him not far from $15,- 900 and that the previous bequests from Mrs. Hallock amount to sever al thousand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
BRIDGE AT DERBY OyER HOUSAT0NIC REPORTED UNSAFE Special Investigating Com mitee Files Findings in
 General Assembly BENNETT SEES NEED
 OF ACTION AT ONCE Senate Gets Bill to Abolish Banking and Building
 and Loan Boards
Especial to The Farmer.)


 Hartford, Feb. 25.-That the bridge across the Housatonic river between Derby and Shelton is unsafe for heavy travel and should be rebuilt or strengthened, is the substance of a report, offered in the House today, by a special investigation committee.
 The report, which was referred to the committee on roads, bridges and rivers, included a statement from Highway Commissioner Bennett, who advised the investigators in his ca pactty as an engineer.
 MT Bennett's report said that the bridge is in a very poor condition, mainly from the fact that the floor system has rotten away in several places and also because the bridge is generally subject to extreme vibration from loads passing over it. He says that the engineer who examined the bridge says it is impossible to say just how long the bridge will be safe for travel MT. Bennett says that he is constrained to say that the bridge is unsafe and should be rebuilt or mate riaIly strengthened.
 The first of the proposed measures for the consolidation. of state boards ance in the general assembly today when a favorable report was made by the committee on banks to the Senate on the bill to consolidate the bank commissioners and the building and loan commissioner. The bill provides for a single-headed commission with 8 salary of $5,000,- appointment to be by the governor for four years with the advice and consent of the Senate.
 The disposition of the legislature to permit the present game laws to re- main unchanged was ipdicated today when the House rejected an l1nfavor- able report on all bills introduced to change conditions under which wood cock, partridge. quail, snIpe and shore b1rds may be bagged.
 In the Senate, 8 favorable report was made on the bill to consolidate the Hartford Business Mems associa- tion and the Hartford Board of Trade Other favorable reports in this branch were those on bills requiring treasur- CTS of, savings banks to publish at least once a year in the local newspapers a list of deposftors and their deposits whose accounts have not been changed within 20 years; regulating the sale of mattresses and pillows, requiring a printed form on each to show how made and what 1t contains and wheth- Ter or not it Is made over''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25

London. Feb S5-The proposals of Washington to Great Britain and Germany, which in London are as- suned to embrace the abandonment of Gernany's self-deelared war zone and the adoption by the belligerents of some definite policy regarding foodstuffs to the civilian populations, have noticeably quickened the public interest both in this country and in Germany in this delicate diplomat ic situation
 The British press, as a. general thing. is restrained in tone but the average Englishman plainly resents what he considers hint at the at tenpt to interfere with the block ade Tn the meanwhile anol in spite of the sinking of four more Brit ish merchantmen, involving the loss holds noff from declaring food de stined to Germany to be eo1itraband. It is believed that if this step is taken 1t will be postponed until the American proposal has been dis cussed at length.
 Just what this proposal is the pub lie neither here nor in Berlin is aware Its only information has been g1eaned from the meagre and qualified despatch from Washington There would seem to be no doubt, however, that Great Britain will re- serve the right to declare food to be contraband at any time she deems it necessary, especially as Germany s socalIed blockade has been enforced with all the power Germany has at her command for a week past.
 How the British cabinet feels about this matter would appear to have have been plainly indicated by the statement made by Foreign Secretary Grey, Premier Asquith and Forst Lord of the Admiralty Churchill, all of whom have more than hinted that drastic retaliatory measures might be expected at any moment
 Now that the Russians have made a stand on their own soil the fighting in the eastern arena of the war is resolving itself into a mass of con tradictory statements and counter claims. The German claims of a victory in Russian Poland are cir e11mstantiaI and detailed. The Rus sians denials, while emphatic. are sweeping and general.
 It would appear from despatches reaching London that at the present moment neither the Austrians nor the Germans are making headway any where in the line from the Baltic to the Carpathians, British observers are calling attention to the fact that there apparently has been no decisive battle at the northern extremity of the line to prove whether the report ed German advance will be lasting or not.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
GERMAN

Berlin. Feb. 25.-The town of Przasnysz, Russian Poland, was yes terday taken by storm by German for ces, according to the official announce Germans captured 10000 Russian prisoners.
 The report is dated Feb. 2s and reads as follows:
 s.In the western arena. of the war: In Champagne the enemy yesterday continued his desperate efforts which, in spite of the strong forces engaged were absolutely withoutssucce 9th erwise there has been nothing of i'm portance on the western front
 ttIn the eastern arena: engagements on the Memel, Bobr and Narew rivers continue. The town of Pfzasnysz in Russia Poland which had been exten- sively fortified was stormed yesterday by the east Prussfan reserves. After a. stubborn fight we were victorious, capturing more than 1000 prisoners, over 20 cannon, a. large number of Mannheim guns and large quantity of war materials.
 'In other engagements fought north of the river Vistu1a during the past few days we have taken 5, ,000 Russian prisoners. In Poland south of the Vistu1a, the Russians advanced to MogiI1y which Is southeast of Boil Imow and occupied this position. Their forces In this movement oS1GnunDered ours five to one. Otherwise there is nothing of importance to report in this region. It Is characteristic that the commander of the 18th Russian reserve division. taken prisoner at Augustowo asked German officers whether it is true that Antwerp was being besieged by the Germans and soon would fall. When the situation on the western front was explained to this Russian officer he refused to be- lieve that the German western artil- 4ery was on French soi1.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
EXPECT TO RAISE
 SI0, 900 IN PUBLIC
 UPL CAMP AlGN
General Committee to Han 5 ale Plan and Scope Per
 fects Organization

A public welfare campaign in which an energetic effort will be made to raise $10,O0O with which to meet the 1915 budgets of the Charity Organization society and the HoHs- ing Association starts next Monday and continues through seven days. A hundred men or more, most of them church chSbrotherhood members who will in this way performs commun- ity welfare service. will be. organized in teams and during the campaign will iIfstorm the city, for subscrip- tions.
 The general committee completed it's organization this morning, and it is made up as follows; Chadrnan, James O. Ludlum; vice-chairnnan, Rhodess Waldo c. Bryant, Harold B. Converse, E. c. Dana. George c. Ed wards, Rev. H. L. Gallaudet, William J. Gripp1n; Clarence w. Foote, Will liam P. Kirk, W. Seymour Lacey, AL bert E. Lavery, Paul L. Miller, John Nilsson, Wilbur A. Smith, Frank T. Staples, Harrison e. Streeber, Will liam R. Webster, D. e. Warner Will Ham Webb. Lannes McPhetridge, of Indianapolis, will direct the publicity
 In a statement issued to the pub- lie by the general committee, it was said that investigation has shown that the boards of directors of the Charity Organization Society and Housing Association have for a year been carrying burdens that are too heavy, the directors uncompIaining doing their public work from 8 sense of civic duty ttIt is not fair,'' the state ment said, "to expect the fifty or more men and women on these two boards to go on with the overload Since they are acquainted with their plans and have mapped out their pol icies for the future, the best help that can be given them is to relieve them of the task of raising funds to meet their budgets for 1915 and this can best be done by appealing to the pub lie for subscriptions.
 Both organizations ars now en- ter1ng their second year. They have proven thefr~worth to the whole city They are doing a. much needed work for all Bridgeport, and in going on interrupted by the work of seeking the treasury gets low, as they have had to do in the past There are com paratively few people in Bridgeport who have contributed to the two or ganizations, while every one in the city who Is able should give some thing, for everyone is reaping the benefits.''
 The general committee is organiz- ing it's working forces into ten .steams'' of subscriptio seekers, and a. large number of the volunteers will be from church brotherho oods. The first meeting of these workers is to be held next Monday night, at a place yet to be chosen
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
LAKE GO. FEELS
 ITS ON EVE OF
 GREAT BUSINESS
Annual Election of Officers Results in No Change in
 Organization
SEVEN PER CENT. FOR
 lST PREFERRED STOCK
Millions of Dollars Worth of Business in Prospect At
 Home and Abroad

At che annual meeting of the Lake Torpedo Boat Co. yesterday, at which the present management was re-eiect- ed there was a general air of conA- denee that the concern is on the eve of year of unexampled prosperity. The company feels that it's expert f<novvledzze in the Inanufacture of sub marines. a product which involves a high degree of Specialization, the great demand for such a type or hgh1ng craft will bring it many rich orders
 The following statement of the do- ings of the meeting was issued by the company:
 .4Tshe Lake Torpedo Boat company at it's anual meeting for the election o foficers, elected yesterday: Chair man, Fred Brown Whitney, an Amer ican international Iawyer Washing ton, D. C., president, Herbert s Ndat- Ter, late treasurer Dieh1 Manufactur- ing Co., of New York; president simon Lake, inventor, Milford, Conn. 1; treasurer, Frank Miller, president City National bank Bridgeport, Conn sec retary and assistant treasurer, C. D Adams Bridgeport, Conn The man aging director is RI H. M. Robinson -ex-navaI constructor, United States navy The other directors ares Leb- beus B. Miller, an ex-director of the Singer company and one Of the fos1n-
 
 EIfxabeth N. J.; Henry J. Miller, pat etn attorney, Singer Co, of Elizabeth, N T.. Foster M Voorhees, ex-governor of New Jersey; Captain C. D. Wallace Bridgeport Conn., and Mercer p. BlondeI, patent attorney, Bridgeport. Conn.
 The regular seven per cent eumula- i've dividend was declared upon the conpany's s first preferred stock
 The company is now expending over $4o, ,0Do upen plant extensions and has nentatfve plans for furthea. exten-
 s-Ths 5aapany has 1n hand. orders for over $3, 300, 900 and foreign Inquiries for over $15 GOO, 900, some of which may be undertaken for conatFuction in the confidential matters are favorably set tied.
 This week one foreign country ap- propriated for twenty eight subma- rines. some of which are authorized to be built in the United States and prob ably this wall be done, whenever tha international law situation is cleared ID. So far as the company knows the present tentative plans of various gov ernn1ents call for over two hundred submarines, to cogt, say, over enc hum dred million dollars.
 Tn fhe entdre world there gre only about two submarine companies which can handle this business under exist ing conditions
 :sThe senate naval bin, this week, provided for sixteen coast defense submarines and five seagodng, twenty five or more knots submarines, 10 cost about sixteen million dollars
 ssThe Lake company will not under take any foreign business which may interfere with supplying this country whatever Is desired.
 This situation is Q. most serious one, q for several years the available supply of submarines because the industry is a specia1ty in which Comparatively, only a feHz are experfencedsss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS NOW
 SEEMS PROBABLE

Washington, Feb. 15.-PossFbilitfes of an extra session of the Senate alone after March 4 for consideration of treaties and nominations were being discussed today among administration leaders and while White House off, cia1s refused to say anything on the subject 1t was known that President Wilson is giving it consideration.
 Officials fear confirmation of the fed eraI trade commission will be delayed The President, it was said, has no thought of an extra session of Con gross as a whole. Special sessions of the Senate hitherto have been to con f7rrn nominations of cabinet officers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
ICE BREAKS UP IN CONN. RIVER:
 FLOOD FEARED

Hartford, Feb. 25-wIth a freshet of something over eight feet in the Connecticut river and rising steadily, the local weather forecaster received word today that the ice in the north ern stretches of the river was break ing up and would reach this city some time tomorrow night or Satur- day morning with a probable a,cceler- ated rise in water.
 Reservoirs were down to less than 500, 900 gallons the first of the year when the city faced a water famine are now nearly filled to capacity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
POLICEMAN SLAIN
 IN STREET; RIVAL
 ON FORCE IS HELD

Jersey City, N. J.. Feb. 25-Char1es HILL. a policeman, was shot and killed on post here today and victor Cash, another policeman of the same pre- cinct, was arrested to await the out come of an investigation into the mur- der. Detectives assert that Hill and Cash had been enemies for some time. HilPs body was found lying in the street with five bullet wounds in it,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25

Mrs. Powers, Peters and himself
 In a statement to the police today Peters told how he had been carried to a, couch by neighbors after he had been shot, and expressed himself that Powers would have carried his rnur- derous plans into effect had it not been for the arrival of those residing in the vicinity after the first shot was fired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
PRIEST BRAVE IN DEATH:

Jean Baptiste Jeanmarfe, who died of wounds received in the battle of Vrigny Nov 12, was the 31st of the Rede1nptorist Brothers killed in this war .tI am not afraid to die; I shall only regret not to have been able to say mass were his last words.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
OFFICERS SEE WAR .O4ovIEs.a

Vienna, Feb. 25.-Moving pictures taken at the battle fronts are being collected and shown before generals. and staff officers of the Austrian and Hungarian armies The Austrian war ministry has set apart quarters in the. building housing thesordinary war ar chiyes for the films. These later will form a part of the curriculum of the War Academy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
Income Tax Returns Must Be Filed Not
 Later Than March l

But a few more days remain for inc filing of the income tax returns. All returns must be in the local internal revenue office in the Federal building not later than March l, before clos ing time.
 Amy forms required in fling may be procured through the mails or by calling at that office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
TEN THOUSAND RUSSIANS TAKEN
 PRISONERS IN POLAND BATTLE

thousand Russians erday in the town of Przasny Russian Poland according official statement issued here today
 town which had been strongly fortified, fell after terrific by the Prussan
 official statement, addition 10000 prisoners captured twenty and number field pieces
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
'AA %(A3N<41 k0@As
 RUSSIAN

Petrograd, Feb. .2o.-The escape from a ring of German troops of two regi- ments of the 92th Russian division who were surrounded during the re- treat from East Prussia, Is recorded
 in an official communication given out by the general staff last night. It is stated that the Germans are making
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
DOG. PRISONER. MAKES ESCAPE.

Paris. Feb. 25.-Among the ambu- 'o-,-3 f7sess sent to the front recently by Madame Kresser, president of the -..-->---~--~u Los Society, was True a French shepherd, who was captured by the Germans and kept in captiv- ity several walks. He manag ged to escape and find his way back to his kennel in Paris. a distance of over 100 miles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
PRESIDENT FAvoRs BUYING
 OF JEFFERSON'S MANSION

Washington, Feb. 25.-President Wilson to-day sent a letter to Senator Kern and Rep. Underwood favorinRi the Tassage of the resolution penaz az. f1 in Congress for the purchase of HsoI. tice11o. the home of Thomas Jenerson-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
TWO MORE BRITISH MERCHANT
 SHIPS ARE VICTINVS OF BLOCKADE:
 GERMANS TAKE 10000 CAPTHVES

Small Coastal Steamers Are Mined or TorpedOed Off British Coast With Slight Casualties Heavy Battle in Russian Poland Results in. Capture of 10000 Prisoners, is Official Claim in Berln-England Plans New Moves Against Submarine War"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25

There will be a regular monthly meeting of the Odd Fellows associa- ton board of control. tonight in Odd FrelIows building President w T. Meyer will be in the chair. New and routine business is to come before the meeting and action taken on sew oral matters Of importance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25

Two sailors of the destroyer Whipple were drowned at San Diego when the rowboat which they man ned was struck by a propeller of the vessel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
WAR IN EAST BRINGS
 CONFLICTING CLAIMS

Petrograd. Feb. 25.@The Germans appear to have concentrated large
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair and colder tonight and Fri day; fresh west gales.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
BRITISH NAVAL
 AVIATOR KILLED

London, Feb. 25-Flight Lieut. Dawson G Downing, of the Royal Navy Flying Corps, was killed today in a fall from a biplane during a. flight at the central flying school.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-10-20
solaee for Ell snrrnuu.

witt thou with st. John rest on the
loving heart OF our Lord Jesus Christ.
thou must be transformed into the
beauteous image of our Lord by a
constant, earnest contemplation there.
Of considering his holy meekness and
humility, the deep. fiery love that he
bore to his friends and his foes. and
his mighty, obedient resignation
which he manifested I'm all the paths
wherein his father called him to tread.
And now ye must gaze much more
closely and deeply into the glorious
Image Of our Lord Jesus Christ than
can shov you with my outward
teaching. and maintain a continual.
earnest effort and aspiration after It.
Then look attentivoly at myself. how
unlike thou art TO this image. and be.
hold thy own littleness. Here viii
thy Lord let thee rest on him. Tn
the glorious likeness Of Christ thou
wilt be made rich, and find all the sol
ace and sweetness in the world
John Tsuler.