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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
POLICE EXPECT WHITE SLAVE DISCLOSURES WILL FOLLOW
 INVESTIGATION OF STABBInC

As a result of a. stabbing affray upon the streets of Bridgeport this morning which has placed Frank Otanvier, aged 26 years, of Mamaro- neck, N. Y, in St. Vincent's hospital with a razor cut from ear to ear and caused Charles Bruno, a resident of Water street, to become fugitive from justice, the police today expect to obtain valuable clues which may aid in stamping out white slavery in Connecticut.
 Dtanvier, whose condition is re- ported at the hospital to be critical, was found lying in a pool of blood at Broad and Gilbert streets, shortly af- ter noontime today by Dr. D. R. Bee be, a dentist. who was passing in his automobile,
 Capt Cronan, head Of the detective department, detailed IT men to inves- tigate the affray. which occurred in a neighborhood which bears a most ul- sayory reputation because of the per sons who frequent it having no visible means of support.
 It was immediately learnsd that Otanvier had come to this city last night from Mamaronecks registering at the Harmann hotel in Middle street.
 He had met Mollie Bruno, reputed to be the wife of Charles Bruno, but character in the Water street dis trict who has been under arrest sew eral times and figured prominently in the. Jennie Cavalieri murder and the Bridgeport vice commission investiga- tion..
 Bruno and Otanvder met upon the street this; morning and although ht- tie is known of the conversation that ensued, the police have learned that il bore upon the subject of Mollie Bruno and white slavery. Suddenly Bruno 1 is alleged to have drawn a razor from | his pocket and before the other man had a chance to defend himself had drawn the keen edge across his vic
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
CRIPPLED TOTS l, SLAYER ADMITS
 l. FRIGHTFUL CRIME
Child of Eight, Burden to 'Caretakers, Put Out of
 the Way

St. Johnsbury, Vt. Aug. 31.-The trial of Mrs. Alvin Kenniston. jointly indicted with Miss Etta May Hicks and John Kerwin for the marder of Alice Bradshaw, eight years old, was opened here today Kerwin pleaded yesterday to being an accessory after the fact to the murder and his sen tence was deferred.
 The little girl disappeared early in July and her body was not found un- til month later. when it was discov- cred on the edge of a swamp. The three persons indicted were arrested shortly after the child's disappearance and the authorities announced that the two women had confessed that they killed Alice because Miss Hicks, housekeeper for her father, John Bradshaw, was tired of caring for her. The child was crippled after an at tack of infantfle paralysis.
 E Mrs. Kenniston is a neighbor of Bradshaw ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
WATER IN COURT SAYS COP
 tWASINT0xlcATED!
lStratield Employe Testifies Friend Was Attacked
 By Officer

Judge Drank wilder this morning rrefused to render verdict in the case of Frank Leis, 12 Walter street. who is charged with assauting with ont provocation Patrolman Walter 1 Birmingham, while the latter was dressed in citizen clothes and was seated in the Star cafe at table with friends. M
 Testimony in the case was offered yesterday morning and the court con- finuedl the case until this morning. :! A new witness. Nicholas To1a- a wait err in xhe Stratfield who was in the company of the defendant testifie this morning that Birmingham was drinking at a table with his friends and that the policeman was drunk
 Tolsl stated he and Leis went into the Star cafe and stood first at the bar, later sitting down at the table occupied by Birmingham and friends of the latter. The witness claimed t1nk Birmingham approached him and asked him why he didn't go back tc the "old country" and fight in the army. Toia retorted that it was none ! of Birmfngham's business.
 The witness then states the police man twftted Leis about his moustache which resembles the lip adornmen' .of the German war lord. Ileis made some angry retort and the policeman punched the defendant, the latter striking the policeman in the face ir the exchange of blows.
 Birmingham in rebutta1 took ths stand and denied he was drunk. Ask. led by Judge Frank Wilder If he had been drinking he said he had not The policeman then stated that IAeut Walker saw him at police headquar. | ters shortly after the trouble and could testify as to his sobrtety. IT view of this testimony the case wal again continued and will be concluded next Tuesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

tim's throat.
 otanvfer fell to the sidewalk in sight of several other Italians, who instead of rendering aid promptly sought cover for themselves, allow ing the victim to lie unaided and bleeding profusely until the arrival of Dr. Beebe,3 who placed the injured
 man in his car and made all speed to the emergency hospital There it was found that the wound had narrowly missed the jugular vein and the thor ax Bruno fled, and although every avenue of escape in this city was closed within five minutes had not been captured late this afternoon. He is believed to in hiding in one of the numerous places possible through his friendship and acquaintance with un- derworId characters.
 Limitations brought to police ears indicate that the motive for the crime has far deeper significance than the mere association of the victim with Brunoss reputed wife.
 It is recalled by the police that
 both Bruno and his wife have been closely connected with white slaxe crimes of the past. Tn I 91 2, when Jennie Cavalieri. denizen Of the Le1 fee district in which Mollie Bruno was also a resident, was brought to thit city by Joe. 5Buonomo and shot to death in an automobile party al
 Peck,s Mill bridge on the night of her arrival in this section of Connecticut it was at Mo1lie Bruno's rooms thai the Cavalieris woman was kept during the afternoon preceding the fatal night. At that time the Bruno wonn4 an and her present alleged husband were questioned by the police as tc their Knowledge of the affair. There will be an investigation upon the present crime and because Aof cer. ' tain features which the police do not disclose for publication there is hope that much light will be thrown up. on white slave matters that the po- lice have long wished to learn more about.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

ostensible policy of the government.
 Although not mentioned in the cen-
 sored accounts of the committed s proceedings,. the emperors critics probably had in mind his recent ut-
 terance in regard to England, which he pointed out as Germany's arch ene-
 my which must be defeated at any cost
 Dr. Heine appears to have demand sd freedom for the press to discuss |such utterances of the emperor. Herr
 Brzberger asked whether Chancellor
 Mfchaefis assumed responsibility for what was said by the emperor. For eign Secretary Won Kuelhmann re- lplied that great headquarters of the foreign office was informed of these speeches, and that chancellor did as- surne responsibiffty.
 The misleading "denia7s'' aby the for ieign office of Premier Kerensky's s statement that separate peace offer had been made recently to Rlssia, and of the message said by former l Ambassador Gerard to have been sent iby Emperor William by President
 Wilson at the outbreak of the war
 were brought up. Herr Hrzbereer
 said German statements were coming
 into wide discredit abroad because of
 the many evident wide discrepancies lbetween them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
MOTHER STARTS
 SI0,OOO SUIT FOR
 DAUGHTERS DEATH

stephenie wfrth. administrators on the estate of Mariette wirth, the little girl who was killed by John Juracka's automobile on North ave- nue last May, has brought suit against Juracka for s10.0o0. In papers filed today In the superior court it was stated that the motorist was guilty of negligence. At the time of investiga- ton by Coroner Phe1an it was held Juracka was not to blame for the la talIty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
HOLD ALLEGED FORGER

Alexander Price, S6 Pequonnock street, alleged to be the most expert of forgers, though not about 23 years old, was arresteda this morning by Capt. E. o. Cronan and held for the New York police. The latter authori- ties state that Price has victimized many Brooklyn merchants and on his departure from New York several months ago left behind him a trial of bad checks which resulted in his ob- taining hundreds of dollars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

Resolutions of the majority, 1ntro- ducsd Ny pr. Karl Heihe, socialist, arnan 5emanded abolition of the po- litioAl censorship and limitation of the military censorship to facts con- nected with the conduct of the war and criticism ]thereof- This was ideamad necessary because 1t Is nos &draous d that tfza rnilitn1E authorities arercinsl n sweeping political censoH- ship of the German press on the pre- tense that publications of a political nature may affect the military spirff of the people
 Dr. Heine gave the government four weeks. until the assembling of the reichstag, to mend It's ways Other wise. he said, the reichstag majority would De forced to take steps The eovern1nent has received some half dozen earlier warnings of a sinai1ar nature, and it's response in the pres ent instance will ~pot be an unfair < test of the influence of the present Fma5or1ty 3n the reichstag-
 speechss and announcements o' 1 Emperor William were criticised fl l the debate on the censorship Matthias { Erzberxef, centrist leader. and pr 94efne called attention to the effec | of the emperor 5 fmpulsive statements hwhich sometimes run counter to tn'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
AIsace
 May Be
 N Stale

Paris, Aug 31-Because of repeated reports that Emperor William is con- templating a change in the status oi Alsace- Lorraine, one of which is that it is to be transformed into federal state, some importance is attached here to a Berlin dispatch received by way of Basel, that Dr. H. Ven Dal- witz, governor of Alsace-Lorraine is in Berlin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
RUSSIAN ATTACK NEAR
 DVINSK IS REFUSED

Berlin, Aug. 31-Operations under taken by the Russians yesterday at Narocz lake, six miles southeast of Dvinsk, resulted unnecessarily fos them, says today's official report.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
MINIMUM WAGE THE SOL UPTON OF BRIDGEPORT'S LABOR TROUBLES.
 SAYS PRESIDENT OF MACHINISTS'
PRICE OF BREAD MUST DROPAs
 RESULT IN LIMIT UPON WHEAT PRICE

Washington Aug. 3-A reduction in the price of bread is in sight today result of the fixing of $0 bushe the price the 1917 wheat crop This price will be the mers and flour dealers and although not extending to the small dealer the food administration way will be found to make reduce the price of bread.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
sPEEDER HITS GIRL

Passing a standing trolley car at rate of speed estimated to be 1 5 miles an hour, Ernest Knapp, 149 Frank street was struck and knocked down Margaret Farrell of Milne street and he was arrested by a traffic police man. This morning his offense cost him $25 and court expenses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
ITALIANS CAPTURE 500.

Rome. Aug. s1.-Heavy fighting con- tinues on the Carso plateau. The war office reports advantages were gained on Monte San Gabrielle and in the Brestovizza valley and that 636 more prisoners were taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
FRENCH THROW BACK
 ENEMY ADVANCE NEAR
 HARTMANNSWEILERKOPF

Paris, Aug. 31-East of Cerny a German patrol that attempted to ap- proach our lines was repulsed by our fire, says today's official statement. 'There was active artillery fighting on both banks of the Mouse. In Alsace
 lContinuen on Page 11.y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

The minimum wage is the remedy for Brdgeports labor
 troubles, w. H. Johnston president International Association of Machiniss l#
 MT. Johnston who is in this city Thomas Savage an- other general executive board member avert the threatened strike machnists today endorsed the minimum campaign which has been declared he believed the schedule proposed will be adopted by Bridgeport manufacturers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
BRITISH LOSE
 GROUND TAKEN
 FROM GERMANS
Terrain South of I.e Catelet Recaptured, Berlin An
 Tounces.

Berlin, Aug. 31, via London.-A por- ton of the ground recently regained by the British south of Le CateIet has been reca blurred by the Germans, the war office announces.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
NEW PEACE MOVE BY VATICAN NOW
 IS NTEMPL LATED
Disappointed But Not Dsheartened Pope hopes to make
 the Question of Peace One of Practical Politics By Pointing Out Questions In Which Warning Nations
 May Be Tn Agreement. 1.

Rome Aug 3It said at the vatican that Pope Benedict receiving reply to his peace proposals attempt his bitter disappointment and that regards the presidents answer leaving little room for fur
 er peace efforts at present here that pope hoped favorable from the United Gfafa ftanf nvsuhnr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
sAMUEL .. EASTMAN DEAD.

Concord, N. H. Aug. s1-sannuel 10. Eastman, former president of the New Hhmpshire Bar association. died ek his home here today. He was 80 sz.E. E 1S!a- { ...a.ss :,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

ing the answers of all the nations at war. This reply would point out ques- tions in regard to which all nations at war may be in agreement and the others concerning which it will be necessary to hold discussions. In this way 1t is hoped gradually to make peace matter of practical politics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
MAJORITY PAR T GIVES
 KAISER FOUR WEEKS lN
 WHICH TO MEND HIS WAYS

Copsnhageh Aug 3iA warning that unless the German of the rechsag for reforms the 1naority parties will take given before the r6ichstags mai committee Wednesday. s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

Before President Wilson's reply was read it was said at the Vatican that the responses from the various gov ernnenfs were expected to be more favorable than the tone of press com n1ent- At the same time the Pope was reported to have sigpified his in tention of iasuing n reply after receiv-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Saturday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-15

One of the developments Of the one-
piece dress, which makes of it Il good
model for the promenade. is shown In
the accompanying photograph. 1t
looks like Il plated skirt Of silk jer-
se,y, with Il plain coat suggestive Of
a sweater, but its looks are mislead-
Ing. 1t Is Il one-piece garment, and ii
might be made in serge. gaberdlne, or
any pliable wooden goods. Like so
many others. it bears the imprint Of
sports styles In the straight lines OF
the body. in the long girdle which is
wrapped easily about the waist, and in
the patch pockets.
This Is one of those designs which
are adapted to almost any color. 1t has
a number of novel finishing touches
that give it Il distinction which will
match up with the peculiar shades Of
green and the beautiful blues that
have captivated everybody. But what.
ever color is chosen must be used
throughout. The ties at the throat,
Of brOcaded ribbons, furnish all the
contrast needed.
1t Is noticeable that the sleeves are
Of the same material as the dress and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-15
SYRUP Of FIGS FOR
A CA|LDS BOWELS
It is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child,

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them. how you fought
against taking them.
With u children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form Of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is w%ell.found.
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli.
cious California Syrup of Figs" Its
action Is positive, but gentle. Millions
Of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take IT.; that 1t never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet.
en- the stomach. and that q teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor.
row.
Ask at the store for a 50.cent bottle
of California Syrup Of Figs which
has full directions for babies, children
OF all ages and for grown.ups plainly
Of each bottle. ADV.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-15
Music and Beverages.

Said his wife to Podsnnp. who stag.
gered in at midnight, let the canary
out of the cage, and hung his o~verccnt
on the chandelier:
"Ignatius, where have you been?"
II have been to the Shin.shln-
shin"
"Oh, some vaudeville ShOw?"
mo, not at all, m dear. Thash
wrong. l have been to the Shin-Sh.
Shin Shin Shymphony Or"
ITO the what"
"T0 the Shin.sh-S Shin h- Shin.
natl. observation-disclosures 0rshestra
Thash where | have been. TO the
Shin-sh-Shin-"
But where on earth did you get the
stutter" asked his wife.
Guess you don't read the papersh,
dyer
whats that got to do with III"
swell, the papers all said that the
Shin-sh-Shinnati Shym-Shymphony or
shestra would play %intoxicatln' mushic,
Ishabeller, and b'gosh. they did It,
Ishabeller, they did it, thash ALL
Everybody's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-15
Fulton Mothers Mow Treat
Children's Colds Externally

soreness. This double action mak.s
Nap-O-Rub really a remarkable rem.
cay Tor many forms Of intiammatiops.
Either i~niiammations OF the air mas.
sages. such as head colds, ca,arrh.
bfonchitls, sore threat, Or deem chest
colds, or inilammations of the skin
tissues, such as burns, bruises, stipps
piles, feelings and muscular soreness
It. is particularly recommended for
small children. as it can be used free
~, with perfect safety, Oh the Young
est member Of the family.
But let these Missouri mothers
speak for themselves. Mrs. Bolton
writes--I have used VapO-gub ON
baby Ter bad colds. Results we're OK.
ccilcnt. | find it better than any in
ternal medicine ! ever used"
Mrs. pugh's experience is--"I tried
your Eap,O-Rub on three OF my chill
dren for bronchitis. They would cough
so hard at night | could not sleep. so
would get up and rub their throats
and chests with Eap-0.Ruh and they
seldom coughed any more that night.
and after | had kept it UP for several
nights they stopped coughing. be.
lieye it is better than taking 50 much
medicine Internally" Three sizes,
GJc. soc or SlN1 Al All drupsiu.e
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-15

surely turn round III look II over and
To wonder at the cleyerncSs Of It's de-
Signcr.
Because of its pockets and buttons
and IT'S odd belt, Spring, 1917" is
written boldly on the suit pictured,
And because of her suit and hat and
her s"agser stick the Judgment of
their wearer is above question; she
knows snlart style and chooses 1t for
her own.
1t does not take long 10 tell the
story of the pretty suit, since It's skirt
". plain and all It's points of interest
centered In the coat, which Is short.
Although women are reluctant about
giving up short skirts, this model
reaches an inch or so below the shoe
| top, and shows the insistenca of de-
signers In their attempt to bring long
er skirts into favor. This skirt model
~, cout hangs straight ut The front.
and would at the back If 1t were not
held in a little by the belt. There is
al odd management of this feature
The belt of the material slips through
slasheS in each side of the front OF
'hn coat and buttons In the back. The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-15
Backdche

In spite Of the best care che takes
of oneself, any part Of the human machine
il liable to become out Of order. The
most important organs arc the stomach
heart and kidneys.
The kidneys are the scavcrgersa and they
work day and night in separating the
poisons from the blood. Their signals Of
distress arc easily recognized and IN
cludc such symptoms a. backache, de-
presions, drowsincss, irritability, bead
aches, dizziness, rheumatic twinges,
dropsy, gcut.
"The very bSst wv 70 restore the
kidneys 70 thclr normal state AZ health"
say1 IN. Nssce, Il Buffalo, N. X, ~ 10
drink plenty. Of pure wassr md obtain
from your favus@ts pharmacy . small
amount q Anuria, which y Disposed BY
almost evsgyldu6gN.n Aausie \ atAe1-
penave md shOuIH - lahm bslceo neale.
Xee WI Ind Anusles1pqge potonts akaq
lsAla. diselvs ~ ~ $3.50
@sM 3NfYMfNN
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-15
"seRINo, 1917" p~RocLAlMs THIS SUIT.

that a deep cuff is set into the band
that finishes them. Those who re.
greet the disappearance Of the crepe
sleeves may have these cuffs made Of
crepe. which Is 10 soft and so becoin-
ing to the hands. The pockets are
put on with close.set rOws Of buttons,
covered with the same material rs the
dress. Smaller buttons, made the
same way, fasten the bodice above the
waistllne. All the lines are long and
straight In this model; even the collar
Is carefully managed so that they are
unbrokcn.
The first fugitive fine day that the
year vouchsafes TO drop In the frozen
north, we IRE likely to meet this pretty
substitute for the street suit. We will
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-15
They Find Vap-O-Ruo Better Than In.
ternal Medicines for Group and
Gold Troubles.

Mrs. ]. S. Pugh. $40 Market St.,
and Mrs. Mary Bolton, 105 Ravine St,
both OF Fulton. Mo-, have found, in
common with many other Missouri
mothers, that it is no longer necessary
to dose children with internal u!edi-
cines for cold troubles. In the South
Eick's Nap-O-Rub is the standard
remedy for these troubles, but il was
only last winter that it was introduced
here. Vap-O.Rub was discovered by
a North Carolina druggist. He found
how to combine Mentlol and Camphor
with the volatile oils of Thyme, Euca.
lypt,is, Cubebs and Juniper, in salve
form, so that when applied to the
body. the ingredients are yaporized
by the body heat.
These yarors are inhaled with each
breath, through the air passages, 10
the lungs, carrying the medication d.
rect to the affected parts, and, in adj.
djtion, Nick's is absorbed through the
ekin, taking out the tightness and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-15
The Lost
Letter
q
Bu GENEVIEVE LEE
Copyright. lsl:. b. W. G. Chapn

"What's the answer. Leithy"
Arnold Leith turned with a guilty
start. He flushed slightly. Then he
greeted his friend. Warner Bliss, with
what under the circumstances was
positive effrontery.
ITO what?" he challenged, with all
due affected innocence.
"That letter. Why. you held on to 1t
as II you were afraid to let II 90. or
performing an incarnation ove it,"
"NoEsense.' declared Arnold. but II
was true. nevertheless. The subject
changed, he strolled a square with
Bliss and then was glad TO be alone
with his cherished thoughts.
"Ada will get the letter in the morn
ing" he s~oiiloluized. "She will an
swer it so the reply will reach me by
tomorrow evening. That is. If she does
not deem me presumptuous and not aii-
swer at all" and he sighed suspense
fully.
Arnold had no right to expect tina.
disappointment, but, when Il man is in
o life Is n constant alienation of
hope and despair. 1t vas expectancy
that kept him m pins and needles the
next day. No letter. Anxiety, intense
and growing. signalized Wednesday.
Thursday it VAS bleak, blank despair.
I've got my answer brealhed Ar
mold dejcctedly. ada cares nothing
for me and her reply to my appeal is
silence"
SO his dream of love was over He
made up his mind that happiness was
not for him. He tried unsuccessful!y
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-15
A DELICIOUS DINNER

Break a quarter package Of Skin.
ners haeareni into boiling water. boil
Ten or twelve minutes. drain ana
bianch. Take equal parts Of cold
chicken, boiled Maearcni aud tomato
sauce; put in layers in a shallow
dish and cover with buttered crumbs.
Bake until brown. Just try this once.
SINNERS MaearoE. can be secured ut
any good grocery store.-Adv.