actor) is the resist-i ‘
once of circumcise-j
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ImTADLISHED 1870
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IlnLII‘Ifl It l‘bI noun: NONI.“ l’oIIWflII
as Second Club Matter
NS NININNI
NIP UNI
Picket Lines of the Blue and Red Forces We‘re in Contact All
Sunday in Milford and Vicinity, and There Was Also
{An Advance by Blue Army at Seymour
ININ INSINNNIIII IN BNINNINN NNII INNNINN NNNII ,
NNN NINNNNINN IN NNINNIII ‘IIIIIINNIIIIN (IN NINNINNI'
Retreat of the Blue Army in
Place Before Dark This Evening
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MANEUVER HEADQUARTERS.
S'i‘itA’l‘b‘ORD, Aug. l2.-A general ad»
ounce of both wings of. the “red" ar-
any, which is trying to capture New
[York city, began this morning on the
first day‘s actual operations in the
tinnnccticut Maneuver Campaign. In
Milford, where the picket titles were
in contact all yesterday and a number
of prisoners were captured, a clash
occurred early. On the “red" extreme
right wing. near Bennett‘s Bridge,' in
Seymour, thirty miles north, a move.
merit of a detachment of “blue" caval-
ry against the reds thin line of skirm-
lshing cavalry and infantry was the.
IOTIIIIBIIIIT PAMDE
- BIDEIvBOIEI 8001i ~
m
r ,
The Motor Boat Parade Committee
In in receipt of letters of inquiry from
surrounding boat cIubs, asking if speed
bouts of their club can enter the races
of August 17th. . .
As this race is an open race for all
speed boats it is attracting great no
tcntlon. as already seventeen different
Rilliiliiilillliill H i
,thrown from his horse and him his
clubs have sent applications to enter
to make arrangements for the hand
Estated his chances for recovery were
and it requires a great deal of thought:
iiiiiili ill I
in lulu
Milford is Expected to Take
counter balancing tactical movement.
When the blue cavalry moved, the
provisional brigade, made up Of the
First and Second Connecticut Regi-
ments and the Second Maine, were
sent up from their camp in Oxford to
check that supposed advance.
. The movements of both wings was
to feel out the pOsltion of the appear
lug force. Exceptlng the two Massa-
chusetts brigades, which got settled in
camp yesterday, and the 2nd New York
Engineers, 'which were engaged all
yesterday in mapping the territOry ad-
(Continued 0n Fifth Page.)
FIRST BAD IGGIIEIT
II IAIEIIVIIES
.n
BETHEL, (10an Aug 12. —Chnriési
Williams of Binghampton N. Y. color-I
bearer of Battery C, Second Field An
tiliery N. Y. N. G.. was probably fatal-
ly injured here Saturday when he was
skull fractured. He was removed t0
the hospital-at Dunbury, where it was
not good He is 28 years old. The
INIS WEEK
.His Revelations Will implicate
n
m
WEATHER PDREGABT
Warm, but generally fair.
onion your mind it
many things
true; I
I8 till it
Sill Miiiliii
Sche'ope, flow at I-iot Springs,
iday Confess Everything lie
iioeenlhal Knows of Affair
NLNIIII NI IS' IIIINIIII
INI WNIIII SIINNIINN
Many Others
NEW roux, Aug. 12.———This we‘ek
promises to unravel much, if not all
the mystery that still surrounds the
killing of the gambler. Herman Rosen-
thai. who was shot down in front of
the Hotel Metropofe nearly a month
ago. With the coming of Sam
lSchepps from Hot Springs, Ark, and a
possible confession of Jack Sullivan,
the district attorney‘s office prepared
itself today for new and important evi
deuce that would corroborate the”con-
tension of “Bald Jack" Rose that Po
lice Lieut. Becker instigated the mur-
der. _ _
Schepps at ‘Hot Springs has already
indicated that he may confess everyl M. Poiilmun and. his administration, ‘
thing that he knows of the murder.
“i pin the keynote ,oi’ the whole sit
nation .ficheppe is quoted be saving
"it i for it will reach a long way. "
conduit; according to ‘,~Rose rode in
the murder car up town and later paid
the gunmen for their work. The pub-
lic prosecutor has already sent an ofl‘l‘
con to bring Schepps to this city and
has also requested the Hot Springs of-
ficials not to turn their man over to
anyone Without instructions from the .
district attorney's office. District At-
torney Whitman wants his own men
to see ‘Schepps before the New York
police get to him.
Detectives hearing a report that
battery was unloading from the train
“Hi: of the boats that Will be present. laud Williams carrying the colors w.as
taking part in the parade and the car
log for speed boats that are to take
part in the race.
lilonlmodore R. Livingston lvuckcy.
iMarshni of Motor Bout l’arede, is ur-
ranging his order for parade and races
so no to have same in the hands of
the-newspapers at an early date, so
those taking part in the parade and
those in races can read the order arid
the governed thereby.
it in the wish and request of the
committee that them who intend to
take part in the parade watch the be-
pure and when order for parade in pub-
riding a spirited horse Apparently;
taking flight at the noise of trains the I for him
animal wheeled suddenly he Williams
was trying to calm it, and unsealed
him. He landed heavily on
ground, his head striking the trolley
tracks. An ambulance corps was de-
trniniuu and the injured artillery-mun
was placed on the ambulance and bar-
ried to Danbnry.
Soldier Killed by Train,
NEW LONDON, Aug. 12.—~Private
Morgan (3. anfe of the 136th company.
United States Coast Artillery corps.
of lii‘ort diancock, N .i., was struck by
linked procure a copy of seine. and by ,a freight train at the John street
funding the order and Mills SOVOI‘MG . crossing at 10: 30 o'clock last night and
by it, help in a very great degree the Iinatantly killed.
some can of the parade Watch the pa
pure.
a. . haw...
TWO I0fl8E8 KILLED
FIIIINI CVEIBIIWIIII
William Willimnn. the keeper of a,
livery and boarding eta-bio in Songs»
lurk, loot a pair of valuable coho lust
ulnlit. 'i‘lu- IiOrtiiiti were hired by
i'Iizii‘ltili i) flotillor to be driven about
iWoalport and that vicinity. Mr. 0'
«humor thought that a longer drive
men more suitable and picked up an,
other young man. The uien drove to
Giuliani. lining up everything was fine
and dandy. When they started for
home and get within walking distance
or Norwuik‘ one of the horses dropped”
and died in its tracks and the other
horas we. unalilo he go any further.
rm immense. of Namath, was called
and he Worked over the dying horse
for an hour. He could not view it and
told the young men so. The horse died
in a short time The men had ever
driven the horses and brou‘iht on in»
Liver cello.
fit Wilmette when oelM on the
it morning, was my
lie utterances
new lose to 10700 and said at.
prosecute that
tip surely intended
lie was on detached
service on the mine planter General
Frank and was on shore leave at the
time of the accident.
wsurmise nAisi'N DAY.
Wednesday is ilulsiu Bread tiny.
Try a loaf at ilnnner llakelv,10 blob»
roe street Telephone 367
”wwwummw
DAMAGED STEIIEI
SAFE III POINT
m
itOTTiilRDAM, Holland. Aug. 12.“
The North German Lloyd steamship
Frankfurt, which yesterday collided
with the German steamer Barman off
the flock of Holland Lightship while
on the voyage to Canada. from Human
with twelve hundred, emigrants on
noel-o. entered the none of Holland to-
day, towed by four tune. of her pain
concern. 400' were edit on board, the
remainder having been transferred to
the Dutch steamer Juno. ‘ .
fmmddiaely oft r the collision the
Familial-tr hipped 1W (localities of
writer. but. according to her once“.
. bill! was in no denser "of none
The Burma which an on the way
from Reticulum for firemen. also has
arrived at the finest of Holland.
Harry Horowitz. gunman wanted in
:the Rossnthni case was in the city.
combed the East Side today in search
romeo First IIIVIINI of Earth
, in "Water Street, This ,'
"I'M .
Mayor William F. Tammany broke
ground at 11 o’dlbclt this morning for
the laying of $100. 000 worth of per-
maneut roads in. South Norwaik and
thereby bosons. gnaw epoch in the his-
tory of the city. one of thrift and
progress which shall live to be nour-
ished until the city shall be known
as one of the most‘upto-deite, busiest
little cities In {the state. The first
ground was brothel: in Water street
atgthe junction of that highway with
Washington street. ‘Tbe ceremonies
which were conducted under the su-
pervision of contractor Joseph A.
MoEiroy were simple Ibut impres
slve.
The members of the city adminis-
tretlon. headed bi! Mayor Tammany,
together with as many of the mem-
bers of last years board of council
men as could be present, were invlt
ed to attend and participated in the
ceremonies. After the mayor had
broken ground, :usingwltls pick like a
veteran. the other members of the
council and administration followed
suit. Last \esr's administration and
Chief William R. Pennington also
wielded the implement
Before using his pick, Mayor Tam-
many made a few remarks. explain-
lug briefiv the history of the stmet'
paving movement and paying eI
graceful tribute to vex-Mayor Albert
without whose efforts the work would
not now have been started.
The party then adjourned to the
Monophonic KW, where e. aumptu
one repeat one served to which all
did ample Iusllce
liiiiilili lililii iiiiillfi 1
till it Hull nun
Frank Wolfe, of Spring Street,
Sustaine Several Painful
Bruises
Frank Wolfe, the well known nth.
Kilt" Riiiitiitil
ulHillHH-Is
Hi illiiii
Large Fleet of Boate' m Hickory
Bluff Harbor liver Saturday
Night
Hutu nu llli
IIINIILIIIII Hui
Smoker and Supper Proved, to
be Vary Enjoyable
The «Norwalk Yacht Club‘s largest
and most successful smoker in sev-
eral seasons was that of last Saturday
night. given in honor of the visiting
members of the Knickerbocker’Yacht
Club. of Manhasset Bay. New York.
The yachtemen are on their annual
cruise eastward, and the Norwalk har-
«hor was the first stopping place. The i
fleet. with many local vessels. presents
ed a fine appearance as it lay at an-
chor in the afternoon and evening.
0n the sail across the Sound all the,
boats participated in a race, and the;
first arrival off the stake boat at Bell:
~—
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
BELL lSLIIII RESIDENTS
BlIIE EIIE BL'II HIE
residents of Bell island, entertained
about fifty friends at e. clam bake on
Wood: Island, yesterday, and from all
accounts the affair was one of the
most successful held in these parts
this season. Mr. Smith who is e. lover,
of good things, proved to be a host in
every sense of the word and his
guests were not only regeled with a
bake that was faultiessiy cooked and
served, but were entertained lavishly
throughout thefiay. ,,
The bake included everything thati
iete. whole new employed by the
The sidermnnio investigaiiuz com
.mittee was scheduled to meet this of
theI
ternoon to select its counsel
public prosecutor‘s office is said
have obtained information that Becks
er had accounts in no loss than eight
banks in this city and there are indl.
cations, it was reported, that since the
murder of Rosenthai several thousand
dollars have been withdrawn.
Hill A iiiii iii ..
The
William Miller, Driver for Ar-
ficher C. Wheeler, is Arrested
and Held in‘ $1,500 Bonita
‘~ for superior Court
SOUTHPDRT. Auk. 12.<-~Curmlne
Nuzno. aged iii yours. was struck and
killed here yesterday. while playing
bull in the roadway. by an automobile
driven by William Miller, extinction:-
tor Archer 0. Wheeler of Bridgeport.
Nunw'ii head was crushed, his neck
broken and one leg fractured. Miller
was arrested and arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Wokeman on
charges of reckless drivingmnd mam
parlor court in bonds of 01.500. Miller
claimed he was running not More thou
.115 miles an hour. no wait going to
Garden city. L. 1.. for Mr. Wheeler.
W
, MGM") OP THANKI.
‘4! deaths to thank the friend: on
neighbors: also the Bethany dill
hi my WYWN. Mi Mi“
on at";
0W Antonella band for
it": these loll
i
101
SIIIIINIIIIII SINIII‘
classifier, and. was holddbr the one.
Southern New England Telephone
Commmy, had a close call Saturday
Ievening, when he was thrown from a
trolley car in Wilson Menus. Moi
Wolfe was oceupying the
of the car. and intended to alight at
the entrance to the Burchard property,
opposite William Lockwood' a property.
He signaled to Conductor Edgar K.
Norton to stop the car and Mr. Wolfe
stood up, and attempted to pull a
dress-suit case which was wedged un
der the seat. A sudden lurch of the
car caused the suit cue-e to give way
unexpectedly and the owner was precli
piloted to the gutter alongside the car,
landing in a pile of rocks. life fall
was partly broken by the suit case,
but he. nevertheless, siistelned pain-
ful injuries, his right leg and ‘ left
arm being wrenched and bruised.
A number of the feminine passes»
gore shrieked all they saw Mr. Wolfe
flying through the air. and for a time
others went back and found the injur-
ed mametting to his feet. He declar-
ed he was not seriously hurt, and told
Mr. Norton to go ahead. This was
done after a delay of about fire min-
utes. Mr. Wolfe is able to be about to-
day, although he still feel: pretty sore.
TIll IEI DIBIIED
lI‘EflT IIVEII
NEW Whitman. la “‘f‘JOIm Border
and Jana: Ions. both of Tourism.“
s
in fiery Jane was run down
there was general excitement. When
the our stopped Conductor Norton and.
wet} drowned this morning when their .
goes with these dinners and was cook-
{ed to a point of perfection, woil cal- I
cniated to please. and did satisfy the
men present.
Before and after the dinner, the.
Glmer, who rendered vocal Selections,
of a selected variety. and Aldermanl
jKenney, of New York a well known
Icomedian, delighted his hear-era TheI
”formers ability as a soloist is weii- l
known and the latter proved to be a-
real and. ‘ ~ I
I During the afternoon excellent but ,
vote was furnished by an orchestra,l
«consisting of Samuel PJ Holmes, Will-
iam Hubbeii and Charles Uteinger.
oors'eioiofi ,
enieuoo or Auto
A bicycle ridden by a small boy in
Washington street came to grief you»
tsrdoy afternoon about lociook. The
but was slowly going up the street.
lichen a gumbout hearing the number
013073 came up and struck the bike.
This was turned nearly around and
with the buy still in the saddle became
wedged in the front part of the auto.
The than driving the car was obliged
to atop, and assist the boy in getting
the bike clear of the machine. He
then mined the boy for gettingln his
way and node offe Several people so
cured the number of the car, which
the Connecticut automobile resistor
says is owned by Mr. 3‘: M. IJIIIIII, of
comma.
Theme in this bicycle In bucki-
and rendered practically? useless.
“MW-«Mu
“ witch bend of music for dancing
of holes 1&1!le Don't moles it.
‘\
e:
I
iptmlshment.
hour and sixteen minutes.
‘ln the following order: John W. Col-
William C. smith, one of the wealthy ’
Sit N MURDER it In
it lull; tHilIi. ii
siillliliihhh
Largest Number of Criminals Ever Put to Death Since ’fh'
Means of Punishment Was
Dead Within an flour
IIII iII INI ININ IIIIIII lIiIiINNIIII IN INI
NIIIINN III INNS. NINNI NNII. NI NIIII
Another line Killed a New York Policeman and the, Soil
Murdered His Wife
ossmmc. N. Y., Aug. 12.—Seven
murderers were taken from their cells
in Sing Sing 'Prlson, this morning and
put to death in the electric chair. This
is the largest number of criminals to
suffer the death penalty by electricity
on any one day since the electric chair,
was adopted as a method of capital
The six Italians and one
negro electrocuoed this morning went
to their deaths quietly and the execu-
tions were accomplished within an
The condemned were put to death
Salvatore do
independence
on unison our.
Nehemiah Counserpresldent of the
South Norwaik Board of Trade, has
ilns, Lorenzo It Cell,
received word from Congressman Jilin; .
enezer J. Hill to the effect that the
Rivers and Harbors Bill, containing -
appropriations for the preliminary
surveying of the Norwalk, Bridgeport,
Greenwich and Westport harbors, has
been passed.
This is the first step towards better-
,ing the Norwalk harbor which the
iSonth Norwalk Board of Trade
Iseeklng to have done.
is
fI’he board is
endeavorlng to get through an appro-
prlation of $500, 000 for straightening,
widening and making deeper the bar-
boi‘. .
The preliminary survey is the first
step. These surveys will be forwarded
mend seat ““9““ we,” entertained by (390138 to the engineering board at Washing-
don, accompanied by recommenda-
don. accompanied by recommenr
tlone as to what work is necessary
After being considered by this board,
the matter will be referred back to
:oongress with either favorable or un-
favorable recommendations Then it
will be up to Congressman Hill to get
the matter through the house.
President Cendee expects to call an
this matter and take it up with Cap-
tain Waldron. of New London.
NTTICIIEIT Hill
03, 000 is FILED
An attachment for 06.000 was filed
today against Roland 13 Archer. of
Mt. Vernon, N. Y. The plaintiff in
the action in Clement Archer, "NW of
Mount Vernon. acting as administrat-
or of the estate of Frank M. Archer
deceased.
The plaintiff alleges that on July 0
for $8,000 against the defendant by
the Supreme Court of New York state.
honorable to the charge this amount
is unpaid and demands of’tlinloo one
claim
The case in returnable to the bunch
for villourt of li’nirtlIii! county (in the
first. Tuesday of disclaimer.
this county has placid the attachment»
on property of the celebrated hi all;
early meeting of the committee on _
of this year he was awarded a decision ,
beauty snout ennui amen of .
inaugurated, and All Wars
and Sixteen Minutes, I
in New York City
Marco, FileDo de Marco, Angel (if
to, Vincenzo Conn and Joseph F
Prison guards expected that
might put up a fight on his way
execution chamber, “but. the
meekly to the chair.
lug adjusted about his body.
.ed to the chair white-faced and
ling and as he kissed the crucifix
the straps were being placed 0
body he fell over limpiy in a
faint. The cap was affixed quicki‘
the current sent through hi I)
(continued on Eighth M
in accordance-with ..
at the recent meeting, of tin
School Committee to the of!
the state inspectors pay a vi
lnstailatlon'of fire escapes.
Secretary rwnfred Bodwell um“
ed for a representative
factory inspector” 5 office. of
Secretary Bodwell heard fro
ford by telephone This mornlti
arrangements will be made f
entertainment of the state of
morrow.
The town committee refused to
cool. the report of the sub-comm
'on fire escapes as submitted:
meeting held on Tuesday evening
the grounds that the informed '
tained therein was not suffict _
recommendedthst a state offloia
will be unbiased. inspect the s .
The inspection will not be on NI
one, the representative being
here out of courtesy.
”a“
notation Loon: ‘i .
use or out
The members of Humboldt,
.Bons of Hermann. enjoyed
time at their annual outing
held at Friedertck‘n Grove.
The affair was well plann
plans executed in a manner,
ed for perfect pleasure and
day.
The heat of the, day was
in the abundance of good food
time, and the members and
minute of it. The major no,
credit for the silences of the
is lathe committee in obs
me
Neugebener, Henry Kristo,
phone, Joseph Michell. and
Dollar. ‘ ,
than iterated. hind
Norwalk Chronicler