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rt eoo BRIDGEPORT, CONN.,THURSDAY,OCTOBER21, 1915 VOL. 51 NO. 249 PRICE TWO CENTS ) f I, t SS-1H' TRIALS Former President May Be Called By Government To Tell of Conference With . Lewis Cass Xedyard Re , gardmg B. & M.v peel: Charles SJ Mellen, Appear ing For Prosecution, Con tinues His Story of How , the New Haven Maie New England Ildrcopoly. - - New 'York. Oct. 21.:-CtoniU5el for the defense nnoanced today .that they would call ; former President Taft as fiction -with a confer ence -between'- Mr. Taft aihd Lewis Cass dyaxd,. in regard to the taking over of Boston & Maine stock, byihe New Haven-, ' . ? ' ' t R, - L. Baits, attorney for the gov- ernmentj said that the government -would "if possible" avoid ailing, the former President. '-.. " : Having laid the foundiaJScm in the two 'hours h ltM'on the -witness Blind yesterday, ; for -his story of - the . New Haven oomWnalian, Chaites - S. Mellen today conoaned with a. .deaenpti-on pf such consolidation movements as took place 'from 1833 to 1S37 when ne -was vice-president of the load. Mr.. Mellen .-was ' :&rat questioned about the through freight lines en join freight soliciting organizations maintained by theJJew England road eome of Trhicli ha described yesterV , day. Some.of theas. meofloned to 'him by attorney Swackssr. id did not reca.lL : " ' c : ' - ; i 7 " ' ' ' ' V Taking- up the steamship lines, Mr. M ell en described. th Merchants & Miners line a "veiy imporUat This J ran from Boston axA Providehoe to 1 BaJtimorb Newport ' iSfews. Norfolk and Savjrna3x. 1 '.,.-. . - The . -witness :1 the, sketched - tbo character of inaaxxifaotnTed , prod-acts shipped from- .New i-England cities, from Boston these products went over the Boston & Maine, Fitchurg. Bos ton & Albany,' New Tork and New England, and the Metropolitan, Prpvi i ami1 Merchants. . & -OMinerst Steams-hip ISrues, ' Then he .named: . the various trurfk lines with which , these lines "Connected for Trelgai Traf-' iic a tho west... . - : " ' T- - : , The trafHo, outlets of other New Englawd cities he similarly explained., revealing as yesterday m . Intimate JtnowWs ot the railroad traffic sit uation of.-New. England that seemed us fresh ia. his roeoMiy as if ur ier of a century had- not elapsed since th'e events he wa describing. " Mr: Swacker, of counsel for the government, asked thj-witness about his early connection with the New York & New England as general man ager. ' .: ;-. ." i ' V .- i '.-. ".'- -"What were the condition as re gards competition between tho New York & New England and the New Haven V he asked. "The worst I ever knew Just cut-throat work on both aides.' waj Tile reply. Mr.'Bweicker wanted to know if Mr. Clark, then president of, the New Ha ven and named as- a co-conspirator in the case, had had a conversation with the witness -about the competition. Mr, Mellen said at that time the New Haven had announced the reduc tion ia the running time- of three pas- senrer trains from-Boston- to New York and that he went to Clark and protested that this reduction was. un fair to the New York & Now England. vi persuaded ' him not to ; make a change in these trains," the vitness aid. . . '- "What did you do to persuade him V I told him all the things that; were likely to happen." , .' - ' "What were those things?" -"Well, I had in my pocket a cepy of ffn advertisement which I said I was going to put in: the papers that after noon announcing; that we would run . a trairt to Allyn's point to connect by boat to New York and that the fare between Boston ' and -New Tork would -be '$1.. Clark said, 'Is that Honest In jun? and I said, "It is. Two months after this, " Mellen said-, he became second i vice-president in charge of traffie.of the New, Haven, -"Who employ &d you? , "Charles Clark.' -.,.; "What duties were "assigned yem?" i 'To lookv after the traffic,"' replied . the witness curtly. 1 ; - "Did he say' why ha employed you?" 'He said I made too much of a nui sance of myself on the New jEnsrland." Mr. Swacker then tookup with the witness tlje - New Haven's .acquisition rf- the Housatonic, which was one of th New York and New England con- Ticcuons wi:n iNew lore, 'mere was a freight connection by car floats from Wilson Point, Conn. , , After the Housatonic as. secured, "the New- Haven," said 'Mr. Mellen, "showed a disinclination to come for ward with its proportional share of the deficit." 1 . .. - Whether the New Haven 'then caus ed the foreclosure, of tha terminal pompan-y'a property,., th witness said ho was not sure.Q'." j ''r- -." It was possible,' he thought, that tne New Haven purchased outright the New England's interest - In the com paay before the foreclosure or that it swas a Joint foreclosure. At any rate;- the New Haven got the property , in the foreclosure sale. . . "Do you know, whether J. P. Mor gan participated in the . negotiations for -the acquisition' of th Housa tenie V "Only in - the most general way," eaid the witness. . . ' Returning to the subject of h's en trance into the New Haven, Mr. Mel len testified that Clark asked him to institute a suit against the New Eng land and that he did it through Bos ton brokers. . The suit, - the-government all e (red.- was intended to embar rass tlel New; England. WITH THREE U.S. SO MD SIX HU with m n San Antonio Teac., Oct. 21.--Three United States v soldiers were killed and six others wounded in an engagement with" Mexican bandits near OJo Pe JLgxta about J o'clock this morning. The, troops guarding the place, which is near - Mission, Texas and about 60 miles north of Brownsville, was at tacked by a large fcand. " JPetails of the fight 'are lacking, but in a preliminary report from Captain Frank K. McCoy, j-eceived at South ern Department Headquarters at 3:45 o'clock this morning, the information was given that five dead Mexicans bad been found in the dark after the t atr tacking party had been driven off. '" - The killed . and . wounded were all BIG SHOW WILL END SEASON AT W: RICHMOND, VA. Go Intq Winter Quarters " in Thi City,' JVovembep 1, ; - , .r . Plans Show. The Barhxan & Bailey circus will go. into winter quarters in this city Nov. 2, .. closing its ; last' performance at Riclrmond,'' Ta., Nov. 1, after a good season's business despite ' adverse weather conditions. The - bfg how has .traveled through the., East, gone aa far west as the' Rocky Mountains and after a trip through the -South and East, south of Pittsburgh, again retui na to rest and rejuvenate Its' be spattered wagons, " cars and other equipment. : - ' . . ,;Tn-ring its. absencoon ,to,ur expert tent makers have been working' stead ily ,-npon new, tents, wnilo a. corps of cleaners have thoroughly whitewashed and painted ihe quarters. " All winter, stalls, cages and other apparatus are in rst- class condition. . , : . The performers and others -whose services are not required in storing the giant show, away win be released a-t HJihrnond, Va.. seeking their homes in all sections of the TJnited , States T!dTJr2pe,J.Tho raJtroadl,, lijrrrp from. Richmond ia about 385 .mils -and to wvoid tho river croesingf at ifew York i Ib Kpected tho five; sections will be rented via the 'Ponghkeeosie Bridge ronte and Danonry, arrlvtug In this dtylate oh the. night of Nov. 2. - ,v C01II1ECTICUT MEII III THE MOIIEY aT UATIOilAL SHOOT Captain E. S. Hall' of 11th Company, C. A. CH Makes High Score. (Special to The Farmer) -Jacksonville. Fla., Oct. 21 -The Connecticut National . 'Guard Pis'tol team won fourth place in the ' na tional rifle and pistol tournament which is being held here during, this month. The Connecticut pistol team beat the United States Cavalry pistol team, considered the best , pistol shots n the TJnited" States army. The 2nd Conn. Infantry team came in 26th in the lists of regimental teams at the shoot.- '..,"' . . . Cap t. E lias S. Hall of the 11th Co., Connecticut Coast Artillery Corps' is the only Bridgeport man at the fchoot. He made a fine record in the : Wim bledon cup match winning part v of the money prize, y -In the match against the Marino Corps, Capt.: Hall -made a fine start getting 92 at 600 yards but a 3 1-2 to 4 r-2 point.wind at, the 1,400 yard range got him only 74 with fe to tal of 1.6 6 points for his trial in this match. Capt. Hall is using the Union Metallic Cartridge - Co.- ammunition and finds it very satisfactory, V The Coast Artillery corps team' is encamped about 12 miles, south of the city' and the camp and range are one great mass of fine white .sand. The sand gets into the food and clothing of the contestants, and also the guns. Tbe- contestants arie. obliged to watch the-weapons carefully to guard against rust. The team had a-very slow . and tedi ous trip down, getting into Jackson ville and Washington, D. C, an hour and a half behind schedule time; ar- riviner . t i Tacksnfl"VTll 9. 1 d . Yi rtnra late The men shoot from 160 to 200 rounds per dayX The firing begins at 7 a; m. and is continued until 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Everyone gets to (bed between 8 and 9 o'clock at night. The Connecticut team will start on the return trip.early next week. BETHLEHEM STEEL NEARLY HITS 600 IN RECORD GAINS ': " t... . '' - - - - - - , New York, Oct. 21. Bethlehem Steel made ' the new, high price of &50, an overnight' gain of 21 points, on sales of 499 shares at the opening -.today of the stock exchange, Before the end of the first 20 min utes Bethlehem- Steel . had gone . to 599.7-8. ' ' ' A year ago when the stock exchange was closed, because of war, it was offi cially quoted at between 25 and 39. LD1EBS IC1LLE0 RUN BATTLE CAM OUTLAWS members of Troop G, 3rd cavalry, and Company D signal corps. The dead are: . - ' Sergeant Shafer, Troop G, 3rd cav alry, and first class .Privates Joyce and McConnell, Company J, signal corps. , . The list o wounded includes Pri vates Bowner, Behr, Laoglanda and Kuble, Troop G, 3rd cavalry, and First Class Sergeant Smith ; and Corporal CanshaH, Company I, signal corps. ,Captain McCoy arrived with reliev ing troops and the bandits fell back in the brush between OJo Ie Agus and the Rio Grande. Additional troops were 'rushed to the scene from nearby gorder patrol stations and - search made for the bandits. .- - MAX AMS CO.'S WORKERS VOTE TO REMAIN OUT Will Ignore TJltimatum That They Must Return to J obs By October 25. K ,- At a mass meeting of the employes of the Max Ams Machine Co. last night in the Machinists' club, the. men voted nnanimously not to return to work until the demands they -have made cur the, company are granted. The officials ! of the company have issued a notice that all the men who do : not return to work" by Oct. 2 5 ''will no longer by considered. This ' was discussed at c the meeting last night and-afterward a vote was taken. None of the men.' It. was announced, will return to work. " The number of those who struck was 135. Of these, eight returned to their Jobs," without getting the con cessions asked. ? The strikers want in creased wages. .. ! The plants of, the . American Chain Co., and the Harris Engineering Co. are still being picketed by the machin ists. , -According to George J". . Bo wen; business, agent of the International Association of .Machinists, the picket- ha&im-ygxy effective afthe. -eftaia as the company is ' trying to. get 20 men to fill the. places of the ' strikers and has not -yet -procured them. - The Harris Engineering Co. b-asr a smallforce at work according to Mr. Bowen and because the - plant is a small one. the factory is running fair ly well. It ia still being picketed how ng picketed ever. ' . - ,r. " . DEMOCRATSWILL RLAI! dAMPAIGH TOMORROW NIGHT Lavery Calls - Meeting of Candidates and Others in Hibernian Hall. - Plans .for an- active campaign In behalf of the Democratic candidates In -the coming municipal election will be formulated Friday evening when the nominees will meet with the exe cutive 'board and the deputy regis tarars. . --''. The meeting has been called by Town Chairman Hugh J. Lavery for 8 o'clock In . Hibernian ' . hall,; in the Franklin building. In addition to the candidates and party workers, other Democrats interested -in the sucess of the ticket are invited to take part in be discussion of plans for the cam paign. -' i - While the program for the cam paign is as yet indefinite. Chairman J-iavery said today there will be rallies inu the several districts.- Daniel E. r'Walker candidate for mayor, has an- nouncea tnat -ne win rase tne stump and with the other candidates will be heard at the district rallies. , It is probable that one or two gen eral rallies , will . be , held in - larger (halls in. the central-part of the city, Lwhen all of the candidates will speak. Chairman Lavery today was opti mistic over the prospects of Demo cratic success. He beieves that the cairipafgn will be mapped out Friday evening will bear fruit inthe election day results. DR. DUMBA, BOUND HOMEWARD, MAY TALK SOME MORE London, Oct 21 The arrival at The Hague of Dr. C. T. Dumba, lately re called asAustrian ambassador to the United States, is reported in a de spatch from the correspondent there of Renter's Telegram Co. ' Dr. Dumba intimated he might make a statement tomorrow. , . MOO.V811INKR IS JMPRISOJfEO. "BrewvHl. Tex., Oct. 21. John L. Casper, of Kansas City, alleged head of the Moonshine 'conspiracy, who pleaded guilty in . the United States district court here yesterday, was sen tenced today to nine years and three days in the Leavenworth penitentiary and ordered to pay a .fine W $33,000. The six others, .who .adm: V"d their guilt received sentences varjvg from six months in- Jail to two years in the penitentiary- FALLS WITH POLE IN PATH OF FAST BOSTONJXPRESS Mast Crashes to Tracks with Human Burden As Train Approaches. ENGINEER'S QUICK STOP SAVES KUHN Elm Street Resident Has Fractured Leg As Result of Experience. A falling telegraph pole above De von station on the New Haven road today caused ' the ' stopping of the Bankers Express and severe injury to Charles Kuhn, aged 23, a resident of 87 Elm street, Bridgeport. Kuhn, who suffered a compound fractur 's.t his left leg above the ankle, is in Bridge port hospital, having beep picked up by the express train and brought to this city. v"- He was at work on a high cross arm of a pole belonging - to the - Western Union Telegraph Co., nearly 30 feet above the ground when the pole, said to . be rotted at the bottom, suddenly gave "way ' and Kuhn was precipitated across the tracks with the heavy mast Just as the fast Boston and New York express hove' in . sight. The train was quickly flagged and the obstruction removed. ' Kuhn suffered great agony on the train, .the bone having been projected through the fleshy covering of his ,leg. He had to wait in the local railroad station nearly 45 minutes because the emergency ambulance had been sent upon a transfer call in place of the horse-drawn ( vehicle. - Criticism of spectators carried to the emergency hospital was met ' with statements by the physicians in attendance to the effect that emergency physicians have repeatedly protested against the use of the motor ambulance for hospital transfer eases by private physicians, but that they are stall authorized by Sperin tend ent of. Charities , Spencer R. Gordon. Both the driver and the am bulance physician, J. H. Beaudry, dis claim any responsibility for today's delay. . - m RUSSELL PORTER ' WEDS MISS LAKE Scene is Bower of Beauty As i Popular Couple Are United. ; A wedding which while quiet -and simple, was of unusual beauty, was solemnized at ..4:30 this afterno6n when Miss Emma Florence Lake be came . the bride of Mr. Russell Bryan Porter at the home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lake of 354 West avenue. Mr. Porter is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Porter of 145 Poplar ""street. Rev. John' K: Sadtler, rector of Christ Episcopal church performed' the ceremony, which was witnessed by about 40 relatives and intimate friends of the young couple. Miss Esther Louise Roberts was maid of honor and Clar ence P. Beers was groomsman. The ceremony was - performed be neath an arch, of autumn leaves, which had been formed across the large windows of the library in the Lake home. Palms, ferns and huge yellow chrysanthemums were used in decorating the room and the color scheme of yellow was carried out. in the decoration of the other rooms. ' . The" three piece string orchestra which was situated at the head of the staircase on the second floor, furnish-' ed a program of nuptial music in which were ' included the usual wed ding marches.- The bride entered the library on the arm of her father who - gave her in marriage. Her- gown was of ivory Batin sublime veiled ' with tulle, and had a bodice of Duchess lace also veiled with the tulle. - The train ' of satin was arranged in a. cascade ef fect and caught below the' shoulders with pearl ornaments. Her tulle veil was arranged abeot the head in fan shaped effect and eaught with orange blossoms. With this she carried a bouquet of white orchids with a shower of lilies of the valley. Miss Roberts wore a Watteau gown of yellow'tharmouse veiled with gold silk net, Panniers of yellow brocad ed satin with figures in pink complet ed the- costume. She earried a crook of yellow, from whieh Ward roses fell in shower effect. , A buffet luncheon was served follow ing the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Por ter will leave this evening on -a wed ding trip, the destination of which they have told no one. They plan to be away about four weeks a the end of which time Jhey will take up their residence in New York. ' Thd Jride will travel in a costume - uf African brown, fashioned with a Chin Chin collar, lined witn coral. Har hat is a brown velvet turban trimmed' with cstrich tips. . Mr. Porter presented his bride with a platinum crescent brooch of pearls and diamonds. His gift to his best man was a stickpin of jade set with a diamond. Miss Roberts received a iili gree bar: pin set with p saris and sapphires from the bride. The bride attended the local High school, and . later continued her studv of music under prominent teachers of that art. . Mr. Porter was a member of the class of lail of B. IT. S. Later he pursued his study of journalism at the Columbia University. He is well known in local newspaper circles, having been city editor of the Sunday Post and in the same position with the Bridgeport Telegram.; He is now assistant dramatic editor 'f the Aw York Worlds His first metropolitan experience was with the New York Press. . DELAYS OF LAW ARE NO HIT IN CASE'S COURT Lawyers Predict Trial Will Run Three Weeks It Doesn't. "NOT IN THIS COURT," DECLARES THE JUDGE Involved Litigation of Bella more Co. is Speedily , Tried Out Here. The usual delays and technicalities which are supposed to block the prog ress of the law will not be allowed 'by Judge William S. Case, who' is presid ing over the present term of the civil superior courts When the complicated suit Nf George C. Miller of this city against the Bellamore Armored Car & Equipment Co. was started Tuesday, Judge Case aslked the lawyers how. long-it would take. , "About two . or three weeks, v Your Honor;" replied one of the lawyers. "Not in this court, gentlemen," de clared Judge Case. He made the lawyers elminate- all unnecesary delays and the' result was that the evidence was finished in two days and arguments heard this morn ing. The court reserved decision. He next, considered the suit of Harry D, Miller against J. L. Orton and oth ers of this city, an action which also resulted from . the troubles of the Bridgeport Vehicle Co. Miller, who was formerly president of the Vehicle Co., seeks to foreclose the property on Fairfield avenue. He claims to hold a note for $4,800 on which $800 has . been paid. ' ' s "' s E. A. Godfrey of the Blue Ribtoon. Auto & Carriage oC, which at . present occupies the property, -festifie that Miller agreed to transfer the note but Miller denJeTa'this. The court reserved decision. T MYSTERIOUS MURSE AT EMERGENCY IS MRS. JOHHW. FIELD De VerH. Warner 's Daugh- aamw uu AUb lu ods m Practical Manner. The ' mysterious nurse at the Emer gency hospital, It became known to day, is Mrs. John W. Field, oft Brook lawn place, daughter of DeVer H. Warner, and wife of John. W. .Field, former, star Yale halfback. ... . For several - days- a. young- woman has been- receiving -Instruction at -the hospital, in first aid treatment. She has been an enthusiastic student.' Her presence became more or less of ' a mystery. ' - ..-, It was learned today that Mr. and Mrs. Field plan a trip to the Maine woods, where emergencies often arise, when a physician is ' not' available. Mrs. Field will act as physician on the trip. ,-- ' COM. BROPHY IS NAMED TBESIDEHT QF COUNTY HOME At the annual meeting of the county home board, held yesterday In Norv walk. County Commissioner John Bro phy of Ridgefield, was elected .presi dent and Commissioner Henry- Craw ford of -Greenwich, secretary. . Secre tary Kellogg, ' Miss Walters and Dr. Pons, all members of the state board of charities, were present as also were the board of visitors of this county. Mrs. M. H. Ford of this city is a. mem ber of the latter boaru. TrTe figures submitted by the board of visitors show that in spite of the great increase. In populatlon( In rthls eity and throughout the county, the number of-'children committed to the county hom has not greatly increas ed. In 1914 there were S i commit ted and in the present year 111. - Ir 1914 the number of children placed with persons not relatives was 55 and those sent to relatives num bered 2 8. In the present year 80 have been placed with oureriders. and 40 with relatives. The number returned to the home In 1914 was 33 and this year It was 4, These resjults indicate that the children have, been getting Into rood home's and the report was very favorably received. . BULGAR AM) SF.PBS IN TERRIFIC STRUGGLE Paris, Oct. 21 The Athens corres pondent of the Havas Agency sends the following despatch under date of Wednesday: "A great battle is going on in the heights of VI assort a and Kotchana. The Bulgarian object seems to be to march on Monestir so as to cut com munications with Salonikl. - In the NegotVn region two Bulgarian attacks have been repulsed. "The newspapers state that after the occupation of Istip and Kotchana by the Bulgarians, the Serbians fell -back on Uskup, The population of Uskup has left. Communications be tween Nish and Uskup are cut. "The ministers of the quadruple entente have left Nish for Krajevo. The Bulgarian army is advancing rap idly on Kumanovo and Uskup, ac cording to information from a Bul garian source." A seat on the New York Stock Ex change was sold for $72,000, an in crease of $2,000 over the last previous sale. lialyl 11 id mm i CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL HOLDS SECOND SESSION Report Shows Increase in Inmates Not Great Consid ering Population Increase " v ' j , New Haven, Oct. 21 With Henry M., Beardsley, former mayor of Kan sas City, who was elected moderator yesterday ,in ' the chair, the National Council of Congregational Churches resumed its labors here today. The number of delegates had been greatly increased by the overnight arrival o$J many rrom distant points. . Rev. C. F. Carter, of Hartford, chairman of the executive committee offered a number of recommendations for the--government and maintenance of the council, j There were a number of other reports received from vari ous church committees. John H. Perry, of Connecticut, re ported proposed, amendments to by laws, one pertaining ito deputizing of alternates to th council being length ily debated because of differing opin ion over phraseology, and being adopted after acceptance of clarifying amendments. " The following committees "were elected: Executive committee for four years, Herbert J. Brown, Port land, Me.; O. J. Hill, Kansas City, Mo. and D. M. Perry, Detroit; com mission on missions for four years, Arthur L. . Shipman, Connecticut; Burton Payne ' Gray, Massachusetts: David P. Jones, Minnesota; President H.v C. King, - Oberlin College. , Ohio; Roger Levitt, Iowa; Albert Parker Fitch, Massachusetts, and Rev. Lewis T. Reid, New York; for two years to fill vacancies, H. W. Darling, Kansas; Rev. Archibald Haddon, Michigan, and Frank Kimball, Illinois. On the same boad from societies. ReV. E. M.! ' Noyes, . . Massachusetts, from the American . Hoard, Dyer B. Hoirrfes, New York, fromthe Board on Minis terial Relief,, Miss Sarah Louise Day, Massachusetts from the Woman'.s Re lief Mission Board. ' - The Women's Home Missionary Federation opened its annual meeting this morning. BURGLARS WORK AT LEISURE IN HOUSES LEFT UNTENANTED Former Police Commissioner Baldwin Tells How Cracks men Operate Here. v '. That burglars who have a- practice of robbing untenanted homes In ' a series of visits, are prevalent in Bridgeport, Is the belief of former Po lice Commissioner George M. Baldwin. ' According to Mr. Baldwin, the plan carried out at his home in the several burglaries there, was to get most of the valuable property by repeated visits. Mr. Baldwin asserted today that the time his house was burglarized two years ago, Mrs. Baldwin had entered the house at the same time a -.burglar was there and after she left the burg lar madeftis getaway. According to the former police of ficial, Mrs. Baldwin returned to the house and discovered that a drawer was open. However, as her husband's valuable Masonic charm was in the drawer she thought nothing was amiss. She left for an hour or so, and when she returned the charm was gone, with other valuable articles. It is the belief of Mr. Baldwin that thp "thieves watch the columns of tho newspapers in the summer and au tumn, to learn what families are leav ing home for vacations.' In this man ner they discover what houses are the safest to rob. In each of, the burglaries at the Baldwin house, evidence was found that, the depredators Intended to re turn for another load. In the New Haven police court yes terday, Harr ,Hoad, alias J-iorry Hoadley. alias Harold Roeney, who is accused of the most recent Baldwin burglary, was arraigned and his case was continued until Saturday under bonds ot $2,000. Hoad or Roohey, as he is known most frequently, is said to be wanted in Ansonia and Naugatuck on sus picion of having been concerned in breaks in those cities. HUNTERS KILL 27 DEER IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SAY REPORTS According to the reports to the su perintendent of fish and game at Hartford,' 27 deer have been killed - in Fairfield county since the new deer law went into effect, August 1, 1915. An effort is being made to ascertain whether or not all deer that have been killed have been reported. A'penalty of $100 is stipulated for those who fail to report. The total number of deer killed, ac cording to the reports, is 311, divided as follows: Sixtv-nine, Hartford county; 75, Litohfie'd; 27, Fairfield; 45. New- Haven; 16, Tolland; 20, Middle sex; and 29, Windham counties. mm Official Statement, Issued at Nish, Says Army is Men--; aced Fiercely By Invad-j ing Troops of Bulgaria andi Teuton Powers. Near Rheims and Violent ; Artillery Duels Are Begun Allies Watching AttU tude of Greece. Paris, Oct. 21 An official statement issued, yesterday al -Nish, as forwarded by Havasi News Ag-ency, says that the! berhian army is now menaced fiercely. " The Serbian war of fice and the railroad line to Sa-I loniki has been' cut in two places. - Germans Renew Attacks Paris, Oct. JH Following their fu-i ' tile bombardment last evening to tho I east ofj Rheims, the Germans renew- ed their attacks In this region, ac-i cording to an announcement madetj afternoon by the French war office.,! In spite of a very violent preparatory! artillery fire they again were check-v ed. and cut down by the fire of the1 French artillery and machine guns.? 'Thr-- did not succeed in winning a, I single position in the French -first) line trenches. ALLIES URGING GREECE TO DECLARE ATTITUBI?, London, Oct 21 The entente pow-i ers are bringing all possible, pressure .to bear on Greece In order to elicit' an unequivocal definition of her poli cy towerdhe other Balkan states and the EuropesiJ, belligerei t- Tmy havo N intimated 'clearly that on account of the geographical position of Greece and her treaty : obligations to Serbia her announced policy of neutrality will be difficult, if not impossible, to maintain. ) . It has become a question, in the opinion of the allied diplomats, of noti permitting Greece to continue what id considered an ambiguous policy un til their opponents in the war are! able to utilize the neutral position o Greece to her own advantage. The Greek goverdnment is now) considering the British offer of the; island of Cyprus, which, according to an Athens message, Britain will cede. A immediately on condition that Greece joins tho allies.' The Russian foreign' minister, M. Sazonoff, has issued a' statement to tho effect that he con- eiders the allies justified in adopting' any measures to prevent their ene- j. , mies from taking advantage of thex neutral position ot a third power. j The fleets of the allies already have. established a close blockade of then Aegean coast of Bulgaria. .. ', It has not been established whetherf the Bulgarians have occupied VranyaJ on the Nlsh-Salonikl railroad, con-i cernlng which there are conflicting reports. It is a fact, nevertheless, that railroad communication between Nish. ,j and Uskup has been interrupted andi if the Bulgarians have not actually! crossed the" line they have at leapt, advanced far enough to interrupt taf-, fic, which accomplishes the same pur pose. . The principal pressure on Serbia Is now coming from the Bulgarian side.j Recent despatches reveal no furthers advances of Importance by Field' Marshal Von Mackensen's German and Austrian forces. The two outstanding features on the,' Russian front are the continued of-,-' fensive of the Russians south of Pri- pet and the new German offensivoj south of Riga. In the latter districts-, the Germans are making a strong effort to force the Dvina river, in aj country prsenting many difficulties toj th Invader. ! In the southern area Russian suc-j cesses have modified the situation ra-j dically, and the Austro-German , line from Finsk to Lemberg is no longe held securely, ; Except for further details of, the nn-J successful German attack on British j positions near Hulluch and on the, French front In the vicinity of Rheims. .there is no news of importance from the western front. Says England Offered Greece Isle of Cyprus, London, Oct. 21 The Daily Chron icle says it understands that Great Britain has communicated to her allies her offer of the island of Cyprus to Greece and that the offer is now un der consideration by the Greek gov-, ernment. The paper, in an editorial, says; "The masses of the Greek nation is not behind M. Zaimis, (the Greek premier) but behind M. Venizelos (the former premier) and in order that its will may prevail over German influ ence in high offices. "The offer is a notable one, not only because of Its magnitude but because we are offering something already in our hands to give and if the Greeks allow the Zaimis government to reject the world will have to revise its views of the seriousness of Hellenic aspira tions." , . ... THE WEATHER Fair and cooler tonight and Friday, moderate southwest and west wins.. r-3 r- i UK