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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
STAMFORD

Stratford. Dec. 13.-There will De a service of Thanksgiving at the open ing of the new parish house. in Christ church, Stratford, Saturday evening" o+ 7.45 After the service there WILL he a. reception. The rectors Of the Episcopal churches in Bridgeport Will he among the visiting clergy taking part in the services.
 The sneakers will be: The Right Rev. Edward Campion Acheson, bishop suffragan of the diocese; Venerabl Die Allen Beeman, archdeacon Of Far field county; Rev. Stewart Means, D. D.. rector of St. Johns church, New Haven, and Rev. Floyd Steele Ken won. rector of Christ church, New Ha- ven.
 A cordial invitation is extended to the service and reception. On Sunday morning at 1O:45 the bishop will ad- minister confirmation. At the even- ing service Sunday, the Rev. Charles IL. Pardee. D. D., former rector of the parish now of New York city, will preach.
 The High school basketball team will have as it's opponents Friday eve ming the strong Y. M. c. A. five Of Bridgeport The game will be played at the town hall. The time of play will be at o'clock.
 The annual oyster supper to be given by the members of the Dinghat club will be held this evening at the town hall in the center. Supper will be served from until p. m. The pro- ceeds will go towards helping the de- serving DO of the town.
 The Weatogue Country club will hold a pivot bridge party at o'clock Friday evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
PORTUGUESE AND
 DUTCH SETTLING
 COLONIAL SCRAP
Boundary Dispute on Island of Timor Believed to
 Have Been Ended

The Hague, Netherlands, Dec. 13.-
 Negotiation and arbitration, as the preferable alternative to colonial war, have finally removed what was for many years a source of friction be- tween Holland and Portugal. These two small countries. so famous three or four centuries ago as colonizing pioneers and who still hold import ant colonial possessions, concluded boundary treaty as long ago as the year 1904 for the settlement of long standing frontier disputes in the isl- and of Timor, but the terms of the treaty have only just been put into ex- ecution by the transfer to Portuguese hands of the district of Maucatar and, on the other hand, the cession of the Noimuti, Tahakaq and Tamiru Ailala districts to the Netherlands East Indian government.
 Timor, which is situated due south of the Philippine Islands, in the Malay Archipelago, is owned, half by the Portuguese and half by the Dutch, and the existence of such features as he Portuguese enclave of Miomuti, and of the respective local author ities These anomalies are now done away with by the definite mutual transfer Geographically reported by the governor general of the Dutch colony. The long delay in the carry ing out of the treaty was largely due to fresh differences that arose in the work of frontier delimitation, which it was in due course agreed to submit to arbitration. The Permanent Court of Arbitration nominated M. Lardy, the Swiss minister in Paris, as arbf- trator, and his decision fell in favor of the Netherlands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
THE, sPREXY" OF
 OLD HAYWARD

IT, Lawrence Lowell, the presl- dant of Harvard university, will pass his sixtieth milestone to-oay. lowell is a. member of the famous Lowell family of Massachusetts anu the brother of the late Dr. PerclVai Lowell. world-famous astronomer who died just month ago at the oo. servatory at Flagstaff, Arizona, oi which he was the head. The astono- mer was just year and nine Hoilns the senior of the Harvard presldeiil. il. i.
 President Lowell has been one ol the nrine movers Tn the League to Enforce Peace, and is the autnCr ol a nlan to prevent future wars by the formation of league of natlots nledged to the use of their joint arm cd forces to prevent any power rom hepinning hostilities or declaring war until the dispute has been passed on bv an international tribunal.
 ..It is almost inconceivable, says nr Lowell. "that any nation would attack another if convinced that to do so would involve war with all the leading powers of the world IT, therefore. such a league as proposed were formed by sufficient number or great countries it is in the highest de- gree improbable that the agreement to take up arms would ever need to he put into execution; for although there may be issues on which na- ton would rather perish than yield, there are none on which it would not prefer a public hearing before fight ing it's adversary to fighting whole array of powerful states without such a hearing"
 President Lowell is the brother of Amy Lowell, author of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed" "six Bremen Poets" and other volumes or 1ree verse; She has been prominent Tn the suffrage movement
 Dr. Lowell has won high honors abroad as well as at home, and one of his IL. D. degrees was bestowed upon him by the ill-fated Belgian university of Louvain. He graduated from Harvard in 1880, and pract1ced law in Boston for IT years before he returned to his alma mater as lec- turer and later professor or the science of the government. He was elevated to the presidency, in success sion to pr. Eliot, in 1909.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
SERVICE OF MIR. CANFIELD

HARES s. CANFIELD retires from the Park Board after 0 ten years of service He has been useful member of the board and the citizenship regrets s departure Upon h initiative the parks have been made useful to the people, and their area has been expanded.
 MT. Canfelds is terminated by stupidity in the city charter which limits the period of office of member of the board years making him thereafter ineligible for poinment
 The appointments to city boards should be for terms of should be retained long they will
 The charter makes long term the board whdraws the appointment from the usual channels and finally makes 1t inn possible good to be retained The charter needs changing
 Bridgeport has good Park Board They should be kept job they will stay The devotion which men like Mr. Garfield have this work ought being retained by the municipality for reasons of it's we'll being.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
Infant Mortality In New York Decreases
 Despite Polio Deaths

New York, Dec. 13.-Deaths among babies in New York city were consid- erably reduced during 1916 as com pared to previous years notwithstand- ing the infantile paralysis epidemic, according to an announcement by The Babies Welfare Asso
 The figures for the year indicate the mortality among babies will have been one thousand less than during 1915. During this year, the Association which acts as clearing house for the care of babies, has reached over ten thousand infants through widely-va- ried number of channels. There are now one hundred and twenty-six in- stitutions and charitable societies CO., operating officially with The Bobies' Welfare Association and scores of oth- CTS call upon its services from time to time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

One of the most interesting ring battles ever pulled off in New York state was the forty-five round affair between Jack Dempsey and Johnnie Reagan twenty y-nine years ago today. The men fought on a Long Island beach on the Sound with kid gloves under London prize ring rules. Demp- sey was middleweighe champion, but Reagan, a pupil of Prof. Mike Dono- van, was considered to have good chance to win the title. The match was for $1000 a side and the cham pionship belt. A party of about f1f- ty travelled to the scene of battle in tug.
 The ring was pitched on the beach early in the morning, but the tide soon swamped the spot, although 1t was not until the water was above knee depth that the fighters agreed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13

If We Can't Give the Women of Bridgeport a Million Dollar Bonus
 We Can at Least Help Them Make
 the Money Go as Far as Possible As Christmas gift to the women of Bridgeport we shall place big mid winter sale before instead of after the holidays.
 Pretty clothes, furs, bouses gowns coats-nake the most acceptable of all Christmas gifts. Beginning Thursday will show stunning Hudson Seal coats, priced from $75. .O0 up. Also splendid sorment of the newest models in fur January cutprices.
 large collection of exclusive models in evening frocks for the holiday affair greatly reducel prices Dainty dancing frocks for misses at $500 up Many chiffon afternoon rocks also serge and jersey street dresses at reduced prices.
 Beautiful evening wraps in chiffon ve1vets with luxu- rous fur collars. Some priced low $25OO others more expensive
 New streets coats, stunning models in Bolivia and velour, many fur trimmed at $25OO And very special collection of 500 new blouses just received, in crepe de chine Georgette, lace and taffeta, which will be holiday offering at $295r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
GERMAN PEACE PROPOSALS

1O HE DIFFICULTY in the way of the German peace pro-
 posals the very fact that Germany and her allies so prosperous in If Germany borders instead of in Belgium and northern France if the Teutonc lies were in their territory instead of Russia H1mania, there would be hope of early peace.
 The important thing that peace negotiations been proposed and that they be considered proposals cannot be than guessed at until something definitely known in European are proposed as basis for discussion
 Certain provisional terms suggested which may may not German purpose provisional terms such they may be called mostly Russian in their tenor They keep Consannope Turkey take Poland Lhuana away Russia otherwise nflct grievous penalties the Russian territory and torial ambition.
 The proposal restore Belgium give Northern France that Britain might desire to consider stood alone and unaccompaned by the nature of indemnity such claim to supply of minerals from French mines
 In the great the past years proposals peace have almost always been followed discussion and usually by early termination of the fighting world that part of it not fighting will hope for equally fortunate result.
 The German politically wse Their own peo- pe should the proposals fa will fight strongly the vcion that other nations and not themselves to Every proposal for must of necessity strengthen the elements which are latent in every nation engaged.
 Opinion in we'll informed is very much divided Some believe that the recent changes the of the British Allies shuffing of cards preliminary to settle men the terms of which have been roughly obtained through unofficial channels.
 Every neutral will sincerely hope this may the best the must be draw which everybody will lose and nobody will win Economically Teutonc Allies are better situated than they when the began Supplies of food ] and petroleum assured to them.
 On the other hand the British Allies very Their defeat lack of organization In time they will attain what they lack time the attriion of their numbers, growing skill their increasing industrial power will the 60OOO Teutons and Turks but not before their resources in and materials sadly diminished
 Probably the only terms that at this time be considered those which would substantially restore the state of things that existed before the
 respect territory alone this be managed The pen aly in lives and property cannot be amended remted
 The United States representing most of the at will have the duty to present the proffer of peace.
 That Mr. Wilson is in the White House is fortunate. He will do all that be done officially and unoffcay to the
 Only that be done which France Great Britain and Rus sa will to- There be unsolicited unwecome forcing part but only such suggestions and assistance will be gratefully received.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
PRICELESS LINGERIE

FRENCH newspaper scold an American singer who has A been buying costly lingerie. It says:
 all decenc to cove
 ae children suffering
 with
 There was editor would have dreamed of such comment would suggested that the manufacture and sale of these priceless kept people at work and them living. -
 Rnt war has opened eyes It is perceived there is end to Differentiation made between things that are
 oro+;va things that are needed and things that not needed. ., :, .
 To cloth the body of single with the proceeds of needed materials useful in the preservation of ; mi lack of decency is lack of economic educa t; If is an old fashioned way of thinking
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
MAY SEEK RETALIATION.

London, Dec. 13-The Times edi- torially demands retaliation if the Germans harm Captain Blaikie, of the British steamer Caledonia, taken prisoner after his ship had been sunk by German submarine. The Times insists that the government treat the highest ranking German naval or military prisoner in precisely the same way as the Germans treat Cap tain Blaikie
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
Sporting Chatter

Square and flat bats were at one time used in baseball, but the sphere has always been round.
 Some ball players are now just rounding into form-and some ice skaters will be at their best next July.
 Among the professional baseball players are men who are stars in vari- ous forms of athletics, but jumping has quite gone out.
 About the only way to be sure of retaining ones amateur standing is to possess a big fortune. Nobody ever accused John D. Rockefeller of being a professional golfer.
 Carl Sawyer of Los Angeles, the rising young comedian who travelled with the Washington club last season, admits that he didn't hit very much in the American league. but adds that he hits a thousand in the Chicken league.
 A New York man who recently !cele- brated his ninety-third birthday, says he not only plays golf, but that he played baseball last summer. The old chap is we'll fixed financially, and a simon pure amateur, so it won't be worth while for Minneapolis to try to land him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
LOCAL HIBERNIANS
 TO GET NEW UNIFORMS

Members of the degree team of Division No. 1, A. o. H., are planning to secure new uniforms for the work ing of the degrees for the class initia- ton to be held Sunday afternoon, Jan. 31, and a week later in Danbury
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
puoTrT HEADS w Q w

H. F. Pi1otti has been named coun- Gil commander of J. c. Tuthill camp, Woodmen of the World. At the nom ination held last night in Woodmen's hall, 164 State street, full attendance reported to participate in the cleo tion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13

of vice methods Bridgeport needs to read little and think
 little. must get it's attitude of surprise time city official record being terribly shocked by the dis gambling which operated for years and which nearly well known department stores.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13

 to the selection of drier spot. The ring was moved, but Reagan objected that the ground was too hard, and a third spot on the turf was chosen. Flight rounds had then been fought, and they were fairly even. but after that Dempsey held the upper hand, and in the forty-fifth round Reagan's seconds tossed up the sponge. After retiring from the ring Reagan be- came prosperous hotel keeper in Brooklyn. Poor old Dempsey has been dead for many years.
 The United Fruit liner Tenadores arrived at New York from Colon and Porto Rico.
 Imports at the port of New York for the week ended Dec. i amounted to $19, ,090, BOA.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
RockweA & &Cc
 HOS MAIN STREET

when it will confer degrees for
 Danbury division of the order on the occasion of the installation of of hcers The officers of Division No. l. Of this city will be installed Jan. 31.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

CRIMINAL DIVISION 2-Justice Sid
dons.
In re estate of Calvin H. Chadsey.
verdict breaking will: caveatops at
torneys. w. ]. Lambert and R. H. Yeat
man; caveatee's attorneys, MILAN S
Smith.
United States agt. James Carter: as
sault with dangerous weapon: on trial.
Attorney, Octave Bigoness
PROBATE DIVIsIoN-Justice Stafford
Evening star., 1916-06-08

a day only the bombardiers would
creep up to it and throw dozen or so
bombs into that particular rod OF the
German trench which patient ooser. .
vat1on had indicated was occupied at
the moment. The throwing was nur-
ried. Immediately afterward ene
srenadiers would run into the parent
trench or hide in their bomb proofs;
The enraged Germans would hurl manu-
grenade after hand grenade without
success In this fight ten bombs were
thrown by the French, and the cry oi
at least one wounded man was hearo.
The Germans replied with thirty-nVe
grenades. and no Frenchman was 80
much IS Jared. 1t was unique ap-
plication of high intelligence to a deao-
ly problem.
The Germans are very angry. sara
our guide, happily.
The French soldiers stood in an an
gle of the trench grinning at one al, ,
other AS each German bomb eXploded
they grinned wider and nodded. ana
finally began thrusting one anotner
in the ribs with horny thumbs. rms
conduct of the German was deiRnt-
fully humorous. Evidently he had oeen
intensely annoyed that morning ne
was living up to his best traditions OF
"frichtfulness" in making his peeN!sn-
ness known One Breton explained III
his halting and imperfect English:
so We have Jokes" said he.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

Estate of Harry A. Robinson: will
dated July 81. 1914, filed
Estate of Charles r. l.. Crown: will
dated January q, 1892. filed.
Estate of Amelia Hatfield: decree
pro confesso and guardian ad litem ap
pointed; attorney H. H. Hollander
In re Louise OCallaghan order to
reimburse guardian; attorney Thomas
W. OBrien.
Estate of Hannah Connor: will ad-
mitted to probate and letters testa-
mentary granted to Mary D. Connor;
bond. $500: attorney, E. S. Quinlan.
Estate of Frank |. Wood: order nisi
attorney. l.. c. Williamson
Estate of Meyer Scholnick: order of
publication: attorney. C. A White
Estate of Asbury J. Davis: letters of
administration granted to Frank NJ.
Davis: bond, $4,000; attorney, NJ. j.
Mcnamara
Estate of Johanna Gloetzner: will ad
mitted to probate and letters testa-
mentary granted to Anton Gloetzner;
bond, $500: attorney. H. r. Cover.
Estate of Brainard H. Warner; order
for commission to issue: attorney, J.
B. Larner
Estate of Anton w. Klein: order re-
ferrfng cause to auditor; attorney. F.
l.. Neubeck.
Estate of Israel w. Little; order of
publication; attorney. George c. Cert
man.
Estate of Margaret f. Horton: will
admitted to probate and letters testa-
| mentary granted to Ralph B. and Mar
garet f. Horton; bond. $500; attorney
c. {. Clark
Estate of Giovanni NJ Zerega: peti-
ton for probate of will filed; attorney
E. c. Dutton.
Estate of Helen A Jennings; viii
dated February s. 1898, filed.
Estate of Hannah Connor: petition
for probate of will fled; attorney. E. S
Quinlan.
Estate of Helen A. Jennings; petition
for probate of will filed: attorneys
Thomas G. O'Neil and George C. Shinn
Evening star., 1916-06-08
D. c. BILLS INTRODUCED.
Two Pertain to Improvement of
Streets and Assessment of Benefits.

Senator Jones of Washington today
introduced bill for the assessment of
benefits for the opening. extension.
widening and Strengthening of alleys
and minor streets in the District of
Columbia. The measure provides that
all expenses in connection with these
improvements be assessed as benefits
against the parcels of land Immediately
adjoining and also against any other
land that the jury may deem to be ben
Gifted. and in proportion to the benefits
received.
Another Diststct measure introduced
today was an amendment to the Dis
trict appropriation bill by Senator Cum
minis of Iowa. 1t provides $3.50 for the
grading and improvement of Woodbridge
street from 24th street to Thayer
street
Evening star., 1916-06-08

Lieut. Theodore Marburg. jr., was
again operated upon in Baltimore ms
leg was amputated in France as re-
suit of injury he sustained in an aero
plane flight. He is an officer OF tine
ROYAL British Aviation Corps.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
Urges Different Hospital Site.

Washington Chamber of Commerce a
copy of a resolution adopted by the
chamber urging strongly the erection
of a new municipal hospital. protesting
Evening star., 1916-06-08

against its location at 14th and Upshur
streets, and suggesting that the pro-
posed hospital be located on reserva-
ton 10. the site of the Washington
Asylum Hospital
Evening star., 1916-06-08

SIX-o-ONE Cigars are
made from the best tobac-
co, by expert workmen IN
sanitary factories. and are
noted for their rich. fuii-
bodied fragrance.
TRY ONE TODAY.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
FRENCH GRENADES
AROUSE GERMANS
Corey in Midst of Fight in the
Neighborhood of Four
de-Paris.
TRENCHES OF ENEMIES
BUT THIRTY YARDS APART
Correspondents Bob Their Heads
Into Line of Teutonic Fire
to Observe Result.
BY HERBERT COREY.
Copyright. 1316.)


IN THE ARGONNE, May 15.--we
peeped very cautiously over the dirt
embankment of this trench that neigh
bored the Four de Paris. The German
trenches were a short thirty meters
distant That is a trihe more than
thirty yards. We could distinguish
them only as line of wet earth A
tangled net of barbed wire ran be-
tween
BE quick about it," said the officer
with us. Bob up and then bob down
again. or the Germans will get you"
Washhurne and I bohbed up and bob
bed down with a solemnity that after
ward struck us as somewhat grotesque.
First one would thrust his head up
with that fearful curiosity wild duck
sometimes displays when he is hoating
toward a blind-when he has not en-
tirely made up his mind whether to go
on feeding or squawk away. Then
that one would retract his Uranium and
the other would poke his head just
high enough so that one eye could view
this maddened landscape One really
saw very little in these furtive
glimpses. a maze of wires waist high,
some taut, some a loose ends, uncer-
tain standards of wayering sticks that
had been thrust hurriedly into the
earth by night while the enemy fired
some shell holes and mine craters.
I'VE are going to throw some hand
srenades, said the soldier at my side
Evening star., 1916-06-08

England owns Trinidad Island.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
French Tactics Revealed.

SO that we caught a glimpse of the
tactics of hand grenade fighting, as
well as of the ingenuity which has
enabled the French to so indisputa bly,
master the situation in the Argonne
during these spring months. The spur
trench had been thrust almost into
the German line. The greater part Of
the time 10 was empty. Once or twice
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-02-12
PATTERN MAKERS RAISE WAGES

Elizabeth, N. J.-Orgalrized pattern
makers employed by the Singer Sewing
Machine Company have raised wages as
the result of strike.