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and Woodstock. The burial was Tn the family lot at Stafford Springs.
 ELLINGTON.
 Crystal Lake. MT. and Mrs. Robert Parker visited their parents in somers on Sunday.
 Mrs. P. M. Dimook and Anna Downes spent the day last Wednes. day in Hartford.
 Miss Mildred Curtis of Rockville spent last week with her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. D. H. Curtis.
 Mrs Harry Charter of South Lee, Mass spent few days this week with relatives at Crystal Lake and in Rockville.
 Quite company from Crystal Lake went to the entertainment and supper in West Stafford last week Thursday evening
 Mrs. J. c. West of Suipsic and grandson, Alfred West, of Waterbury visited last Saturday at Mir. and Mrs. A. U. Charters.
 MT. and Mrs. Leon Parker and ohil- dren of Ellington and Mir. and Mrs. Harry Boyer were guests of MT. and Mrs. Claude Dimock on Sunday.
 The Misses Hazel and Frances Dimock have returned home after spend ing a week with their grand. mother, Mrs. M H. Dimook, in Rock vile.
 Mrs. Jessie Sullivan and children, Mrs. J. R. Downes and Ethel Downes aud Mrs. Cora Dimock and Anna Downes spent the day last Thursday in West Stafford.
 There have been two destuctive forest fires this last week at the west end, one on what is known as the Bowers place and the other at the head of Snipsio lake. They were subdued after hard fight.
 The house known as the Fletcher house on tue east side of the lake was burned to the ground last Thursday. It was owned by Christopher Allen of Stafford Springs and occupied by Miss Lima Weirs who lost all her furniture with no insurance. The house was insured. The fire started about D III. in the vicinity of the chimney in the kitchen. Miss Weirs was asleep at tns time and she was notified by a neighbor who first noticed the fire. It was too late to save the house and the household furniture. The barn did not burn. Tue fire ran over the grass land to tue road. but was stopped.
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The grandfathers and grandmotllers of other generations have told their ohildren's children again and again the story of the hostile unfortunate Indian. This story actually occurred in this town about the year ITO.
 Capt. Josiah Converse had served in the French and Indian wars prior to the American Revolution. In one of his campaigns he incurred the
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eunity of hostile Indian, with whose brotherkhe had an encounter.
 Capt. Converse lived at this time about. one mile south of Stafford Village, on or. near the place now occupied hy MT. Patrick Hassett. He told his neighbora upon his return from the war how his life had been threatened. Seven years from that time anIndian appeared in the neighs borhood inquiring for.Capt. Converse, who was misguided by his informed neighbors. The Indian then dis appeared for two or three weeks, seen occasionally in that locality thus warning MT. Converse of his presence. During this time he carefully guarded himself, being on constant watch for the unexpected and sent his family away, his wife returning before the selected event occurred
 One night strange happenings occurred near his home, a fire was made, his cattle were released from his barn and turned into his garden.
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 Capt. Converse went to his attic window where pane of glass had been removed for this emergency, telling his wife at the proper time to rattle the door latch vigorously. The Indian being secreted behind the wood pile, hearing this and supposing hisp victim was about to emerge from the shouse arose at full length and lavelled his. rife towards the door. Mir. Converse, peroeivng the. motion of the Iudian, @evelled his rifle upon him and instantly brought him to the ground. Thus ended tie life of a retengeful Indian.
 Capt. Josiah Converse died Oct. 25. 1914. Ae. 7s yrs. During the last years of his life he lived on Stafford Street and is buried in the old part of the new cemetery there, near the entrance. Rev. C. c. Lyon.
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New War pon.

A new type of dog $ to be produced. It will be known as the war dog. The new breed is the suggestion of cecre. tery of War Baker. sWh0 has asked dog breeders to produce an American war dog by crossing Airedale an old English sheep dogs. The new Ameri- can dog will he trained for poiic, and sentry duty in the United States army
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sTAFFoRp SPRINGS.


 Town Clerk Converse is issuing the dog licenses.
 Guisto Biz was home from Camp Deyens for Sunday.
 There will be a q. A. R. meeting Saturday st ? ?. m,
 Attorney NJ. D O'ConneIl was in Colchester over Easter.
 Miss Della Collette of Springfield was home with her brother for Easter.
 Mrs. John Cleaveland of Man, chester was the guest of Mrs. Hattie Cleaveland on Monday.
 The Hudson Garage Co. has sold 8 Buick touring car to Fred and Miss Mary Howard. and a Dodge touring car to O. K. Chandler. ~5 <.
 Dr. F. l. Smith and family are intending to move back here May list from Vernon Center and occupy their old home on East Main street.
 Misses Mary and Isabelle Russell returned Thursday night from East Cleveland. Ohio. where they spent the winter with MT. and Mrs. L. s. Converse.
 A oablegram was received on Sum- day that Lient Adelbert Needham and Private Edward Huden had arrived safely on the other side. Lieut. Needham received his promo. tion just heford he left this country.
 A meeting of the war bureau of the town of Stafford will be held Friday evening st 80 in the Congregational chapel. All the members of the various committees whose names ap- peared in last week g Press are earnest. ly requested to be present.. l.. Rees, Chairman.
 Mitor Hcchla of Tilliugton was fined B and costs by Judge Heald in the borough court Tuesday morning for setting a fire on his land without permission of the fire warden. For a similar offense Emil Habarland and Mrs. Clara Heidelberger were fined &1O and costs each. The latter fire burned over several acres and did considerable damage
 There will be 8 war rally at the Comique theatre Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. The rally is under the direction of the State Council of Defence and local people will be given splendid opportunity to hear some stirring addresses. Attorney General George E. Hinman, will speak on .'The Indispensable Conli. tions of Victory" " Miss Hanna Bailey of Hartford will tell of Woman's part in Victory, and Henry T. Burr, principal of the W llimantic normal school will take as his topic Victory or Servitnde." !" There will be a liberty chorus by the Stafford Choral union. Admission free.
 On Sunday morning Darius Cobb. the celebrated Boston artist, will ex- hibit his great picture, ''The Master, " and present program of speech and song quite unique in character. Rolfe Cobleigh wrote in the Cougregationalist some time ago For over sixty years Mir. Cobb concentrated his study on character in lines and eyes and expression of men and in devotion to the highest emotions of the soul. that the final effort to portray his conception of Christ might have a vital and lasting result. For thirty years he has been painting at periods on this head, but not until he reached his eightieth year did he concentrate his efforts on the completion of this life work. He attributes the result to prayer. ''
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CAMPO BROS.
HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.

Local Notices. Matter unser this head 10 cents a ilne.1 Our new spring '.Ralston Shoes" are awaiting your inspection. See us first. S. KAtg0wftz X Co.
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To make yourself solid with a girl eat a piece of cake she made herself that is. you'll feel solid anyhow. Phil adelphia Record v'
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IT NJ. SWARTFIGUER, Eyesipht Ike Specialist Rockville. Office hours to l9 -l to b Sundays ny appointment Car fare paid one way. stu
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A. PETRAs, FURRIER

Kmetz Block, West Main Street
 stafford SplIngs Conn. na, Remodellng Repairing and made to order In the latest styles. Ladies and cents Cloth Suits Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired at the Lowest Prices
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delivered an impressive sermon. Relatives were present from Spring field, Willimantic, Rock vile, Stafford and Woodstock The burial was in the family lot at Stafford Springs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
GERMANY LACKING WOOL AND OILS
 SUFFERS GREATLY

Amsterdam, Oct ' - Germanys famine in cotton, wool and edible oils and fats is not being alleviated by the ingenious "just as good" substitutes which have been provided since the war, according to Emil Zimmerman a well-known authority on colonial sub jects, in an article in the Berlin Tageliche Rundschau.
 Nothing" he complains, "has cut so deeply into our daily life as the lack of fats and the absence of raw textile materials. One dovetails into the other, for no fat means no soap no soap means chemical substitutes chemical substitutes ruin clothes, and clothes we cannot replace without wool and ctton.
 Dairy produce has fallen off 66 per cent. and animal fat has almost completely vanished from the coun- try" Zimmerman writes, uncon- sciously perhaps, revealing the inner truth of Germany's precarious posi- ton when he declares: I've must have colonies from which we can draw large quantities of raw materials at once and not arter l5 to ZO years of fighting.
 The rich territory of Central and West Africa appeals to the German economic expert as the possible site of a Teutonic colonial empire that would overshadow even Emperor Williams fondest dreams. He would 1 draw 100000 tons of vegetable oils and fats annually from Nigeria Sierra Leone, Dahomey, Togoland, the Comeroons, the Congo and Senag- ambia.
 Acquisition of oil producing terri tory by Germany, is advocated by the writer on the ground that the African oil regions could be obtained witt comparative ease" Zimmerman says that the Congo basin can in 30 to 5C years be raised to rich productivity and become a second Brazil.
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Swedish Legation late yesterday. e. W. F. Ekrengren. the Swedish Min ister, will deliver 1t personally to Sec retary Lansing today. The text of the note is understood to be the same as carried in the newspaper. cables.
 There was no disposition in official circles last night to distinguish be- tween the German and Austrian but another step in the greet peace offensive now under way. Because the two governments are acting in &C., cordance on the matter, word of simi- lar action on the part of Turkey is expected momentarily.
 It may be stated semi mi-officially, however, that peace is impossible at 1 the present time as far as either Ger many or Austria is concerned. The reason it Is impossible is because they have made 1t so. Officials expressed disgust at the hypocrisy which cloaks the present proposals, and which glares from beneath the camoufage of good faith. Here are the reasons they advance:
 The military situation has made the move necessary, and therefore, re- l veals 1t as diplomatic attempt to avert the disaster German armies face on the field of battle.
 At home Germany has undertaken some reforms and the appointment of Prince Max of Baden, termed a ''parlor radical" as Imperial Chancel- Tor, is cited.
 Peace at this time 1t also vas said, would leave Germany with the nu- cleus of mighty army, with which she could again jeopardize the tran quility the whole world hopes to ex- perience once a real peace is obtain ed.
 As a further evidence of the hypoc- risy of the German move, and the Austrian move, too, for that matter, officials point to the request for peace which comes at a time when German armies are wantonly destroying towns and villages in France and Belgium while politicians in Berlin and Vien- na are working for a German peace.' In addition, German armies still oc- cupy other alien territory, and the evacuation of all occupied territory is only one of President Wilson's four teen principles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
PATIENT KILLS PHYSICIAN AND
 THEN HIMSELF
Dr. J. E. w. Thompson Vic tim of Insane Rage of
 Thomas Subway.

Discouraged on account of poor health and enraged because he be- lieved his medical adviser was bilking him out of his money, Thomas Salo- way, of 1S7 Clinton avenue stabbed Dr. John D. w. Thompson in the hall way of his apartments at 966 Main street yesterday morning and immedi- ately afterward took his own life by plunging the murder knife into his heart.
 pr. Thompson died in the city am bulance on the way to St. Vincent's hospital while Subway lived but 20 minutes after he reached the insti- tuition.
 As far as the authorities can learn there are no actual eye witnesses of the affair. After pr. Thompson re- ceived the wound which severed some of the principal arteries leading to his heart, he staggered into his office where Nick Scorfacio of 250 State street, the janitor was busy cleaning and uttered "get him."
 Scorfacio ran from the building and upon reaching the street saw Subway hurrying toward Bank street. The janitor gave chase and when within a few feet of the fugitive he was stopped when Subway Is said to have shouted "Ill stab you too."
 It was after this and before Patrol. man Edward F. Corcoran could reach him that Subway raised the knife and plunged 1t into his heart. Ht was taken to the office of his victim who had by this time fallen to the floor, and the officer immediately summoned the ambulance from the Emergency hospital. Dr. Harry Weiss, of the Emergency hospital an. swered the call and rendered wha aid he could. He then ordered bott men rushed to St. Vincent's hospital
 pr. S. M. Garlick, medical examiner was notified and viewed the remains at the morgue of St. Vincent's hospital He stated that both men died from stab wounds. Subway from a wound in the lower region of the heart, ant the doctor from a wound which sev cred several arteries leading to tn, heart.
 Dr. Thompson Is survived by hi wife and two sons who are at presen in the army. Lieut.. Ernest Thomp son is stationed at Kelley Field, Tex as and Private Elliott Thompson i stationed at Fort Creole. pr. Thomp son was for period of six year United States minister to Hayti, an, after his return to this country h was appointed to a post with tn Board of Health in New York City which position he held for a perio of twelve years. About five years az he came to Bridgeport and opene offices in Main street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
TO INVESTIGATE SINKING OF THE
 SCOUT PATROL
Responsibility for Accident Off Penfield Reef Satur-
 day to Be Fixed.

The veil of official secrecy has been drawn over the sinking of U. S. Scout Patrol 3s7, formerly the yacht Mary Alice, and the Bernice and Onesa, hit off Penf1eld Reef light Saturday af- ternoon by the submarine O-13. Positive denial that the boilers of the patrol boat blew up after the col lision is made by sailors who formed her crew while others say that the submersible while undergoing tests came to the surface directly under meath the larger boat and tore a hole in her side causing her to sink imme- diately.
 Question of the responsibility will be sought by the government through Lieutenant-C nt-Commander Leonard H. Dyer, in command of the naval base l here, within whose jurisdiction the sinking occurred.
 I Rear Admiral William A. Gill, who was on the bridge of the patrol at the time of the collision and who was the last to leap for his life when the ship
 sank beneath him, is resting com 1 fortably at St. Vincent's hospital where it is said that all danger of 1 pneumonia has been averted. Both
 enlisted men and officers of the crew
 are loud in their prafse of the he
 roism displayed by the admiral who l not thinking of his own safety, held
 number of the men above water and
 helped them to chamber aboard the
 submarine before allowing himself tc be rescued.
 Wrecking boats are already at work
 raising the wreck of the patrol, which
 lies in 35 feet of water off the reef
 It is said that she is not a menace to | navigation.
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London, Oct 7-Prince Max, of Ba- den, the Imperial German Chancellor, after announcing Germany's peace move in the Reichstag yesterday. told the house that the government had communicated with President Wilson through Switzerland with the view to opening peace negotiations"
 The Kaiser in amplification of the peace offensive, issued & proclama- tion to the German people, The Kais- CTS speech was to the effect that things were bad on the Macedonian front, but that on the west the Ger man army was wall of steer' add ed to this was the war lords state ment that "he had again made an offer of peace to the enemy"
 On the basis of Wilhelm's declara- ton, 1t was decelared, the United States and the Allies will have noth ing to do with an "offer" of peace but wil wait until the Kaiser asks for 1t. And this also means uncondi tional surrender.
 A minimum of. excitement wa. created by the notes, in diplomatic circles. Allied diplomats consider tht two notes as episodes in the desper. ate peace offensive Germany and Aus tria have launched and express the belief that President Wilson will onct more settle the matter to the en tire satisfaction of the Entente. Washington, Oct. 7-Inst&nt retec tion by the United States will be tn, fate of the latest peace proposal from the Central Powers.
 It was stated in official circles las night that there is nothing in tn present war situation that would war rant a cessation of the efforts of tn
 people to make the Fourth Libert, Loan a tremendous success.
 President Wilson's hand in makin, a peace that will attain the Americal war aims will be strengthened by al
 over-subscription to the loan. President Wilson will handle the sit uation, and handle it in a hurry H Is expected to act as soon as the Stat Department receives officially the tex
 of the notes from Berlin and Vienna Neither of the notes had reached tn 1 Department ast night.
 The Austrian note reached tn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
ROLL OF HONOR SENT FROM THE
 FIGHTING FRONT

|. Washington, Oct. f-Casualty lists furnished by the Commanding Gen. eral of the American army and made public today contain e44 names. divided as follows: Killed in action. 212 missing in action, s3; wounded severely, 4S1; died from wounds. 100; died from accident, 12; died of dis ease, AS; died from aeroplane acci- dent, 8; wounded, degree undeter- mined, 4; prisoners. 1.
 Connecticut names included arei
 Killed in Action.
 Thomas J. Brennan, Oakville.
 Jeremiah J. Coleman, Middletown'
 Wounded Severely.
 Philip H. Moriarty, Hartford.
 Lyle c. Bishop, East Haven.
 Arthur E. Behrens. Middletown.
 William J. McGuiness, 4SS StratfOrd avenue, Bridgeport.
 Frank Sikorski, New Haven.
 Missing in Action.
 Maurice Yalen, Hartford.
 James Hayes, 369 Gregory street Bridgeport.
 Casualty lists. furnished by the Commanding General for Sunday, con tain 761 names divided as follows Killed in action, 155; missing in ac ton, 200; wounded severely, 295; died from wounds. 69; died from airplan' accident, I; died from accident ant other causes, 10; died of disease, 20 wounded, degree undetermined, 3 wounded slightly, 1; prisoners, z. Connecticut names included are: Killed in Action. Bronson Hawley, PA Brooklaw1 avenue, Bridgeport. Michael Marini, Waterbury. Died of Wounds. John H. Collins, Derby. Died From Accident. Thomas H. McGrath, New Haven Wounded Severely. John Russell Hay, Stamford. George N. Brigham, Rockville.
 George H. Hyne, Hartford.
 Carl E. Jacobucci, Hartford.
 John W. Larson, Collinsville. Missing in Action. Lucien F. St. Cartier, Wallingford Frederick Joseph Rail- Jewett City
 Joseph Otto Schmidt, New Haven
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
AGRICULTURAL
 ADVISER TO THE
 DISTRICT BOARD

The Department of Agriculture has announced the appointment of the fol- lowing to act with the district draft board of Connecticut as adviser re- garding agricultural needs:
 G. A. Drew, Greenwich, agricultural adviser to district board, Division No. 3h, with headquarters in the County Court House, Bridgeport.
 The agricultural advisers are not to be members of tl district boards. but are to furnish to the boards facts rel ative to farm labor requirements, not only of their own districts but of the entire country. The advisers also may concern themselves with individual cases before the district board. Coun- ty agents of the Department of Agri- culture have been supplied with ques- tlonnaires to be sent out for the pur- pose of securing facts about farm la bor needs in the counties.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
Young Cerreta a
 Pneumonia Victim

Rev. and Mrs. Canio Cerreta of 394 Capital avenue, received a telegram from the Adjutant Generals office in Washington, stating that their son. Corporal Michael Emilio Cerreta of Battery A, 111th United States Field Artillery, died in France, September 15. of pneumonia.
 Corporal Cerreta enlisted last De- cember in the Aviation Corps. but later transferred to the field artillery. In his last letter, dated September 6, he wrote that it was his wish to fight the Huns to the last drop of blood, and that he was already preparing to enter the trenches.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
HOW TO PAY FOR
 BONDS ON THE IN STALMENT PLAN
Instructions Issued by Di- rector of Distribution De-
 scribe Every Detail.

Every record made in the Second Federal Reserve District for the sale of Liberty Bonds on the partial pay ment plan will be broken in this cam paign, in the belief of Gilbert B. Be- gart, Assistant Director of Distribu- tton.
 As before, the handling of subscrip- tions of this class will be facilitated by the use of cards. Three-quarters of a million sets of cards already have been ordered from various parts of New York State, New Jersey and Fairfield County in Connecticut, i'll expectation of a great increase in subscriptions on the instalment plan. | Many banks outside New York City are using their own systems of keep | ing instalment accounts. Thus, the number of partial payment subscrip- tions in sight approaches the million mark in the first week of the drive | This estimate is exclusive of the sub- scriptions that are being made in New York City, where books with adhesive receipts are on sale.
 In conformity with the desire of the Treasury Department that Liberty Loan subscriptions on the partial pay ment plan be completed within six months, the cards furnished for use outside New Yory City provide for 2; weekly or seven monthly payments ending in April.
 Subscribers who select the weekly plan will make the following pay ments:
 g on $50 bond.
 $4 on a $100 bond.
 $20 on a $500 bond.
 $40 on s1,00O bond.
 The monthly plan calls for the fol
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
Report Morrissey
 Killed in France

John P. Morrissey,. 2S years of age. who was officially reported as killed in $rance, was a member of tho Knights of Columbus and of the Crasho football team. He joined the army in April and was member of co. E, 39th Infantry. His parents. MT. and Mrs. William Morrissey, of 1876 Fairfield avenue, have been noti- fled by the government of their sons desth.
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have not been naturalized or married to American citizens before April 6, 1917, and to all women who have married husbands who are. German aliens.
 To obtain a permit every woman will be required to furnish two photo graphs of herself, not larger than three inches in size.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
NO TERMS BUT UTTER SURRENDER;
 | EMPEROR. MAKES WAR-LIKE SPEECH

Instant ReactiUn 3sAhs Forecast of Washington of Presidents Handling of the New German Note, Which Has the Swiss Legation Presence of Hun Army ons Conquered Soil of France and Belgium Is Absolute Bar to Consideration Allies Will Not Talk Terms While Kaisers Troops Are Fighting Rear Guard Actions ,u <
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
POSTPONE MEETINGS.

The meeting of the Fairfield County Medical association, to have been held in the Y. M. c. A. at Green wich tomorrow morning, has been postponed because of the demand for physicians services as result of the Spanish influenza epidemic now pre- valent.