» . "”me _—. I I THE 1, ilflllllillSHllllil M.” \I Cityzof N orwalk’s Great? Home Newspaper 1 v . 1 Associated Peers NM from P: Farts of old World by i Special Wire and Our Own Operator if and Every Day g: _. f” ESTABLISHED 1870 "mowers. “to" SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. WEDNESDAY AUG. 12,1914 F... m 1 1mm TWO CENT! ~—— ’ r4 m L12: - d - . J Terrific Artlllcry Duel Is 1111111111 1111111111 11 1111111 5‘5"! Councilmen Make Recommenda- tions Regarding Trolley Switch in South Main Street flflllli SIAIRWAYS AND MAKE SIDEWllKS Willi-ii “tin Wood Blocks Pavement Under the Railroad Bridge ll present plans do not go amiss, the deplorable conditions, which go toward tit. serious conjestioh of traf‘ do 01‘ South Main street. because of cars standing on the trolley switch just south of the Washington street railroad bridge. will be effectively remedied. Relief in this direction will be obtained by the following out of'suggestions in the resolution pre- sented to the council last night by Councilman Michael J. Riordon, com- mittee on streets. ’ I ' “- (Continued on Ninth Page) NOTIGE. .‘. . '7 _——.___ Having jtist established myself in your city in the contracting business. I am desirous of becoming acquain- ted with the» property owners and prospective builders. I have been engaged as concrete en- gineer, architect. and builder for the past nine years and am in a position to quote some very reasonable prices on concrete cellars, foundations, side- walks. floors. construction of rest dences. bungalows, stores, etc.. also surveying and laying out building lots, highways, and right of ways. ROBERT L. [NGERSOLL 123 WASHINGTON 8T. 111111121 more own oovrnnnrnr — 1EL PASO. Texas, Aug. '12.—General Carranza has begun; perfection of his . civil government. ~In addition to the appointment of Eduardo Hay as set- ing secretary of war. it was reported _ been named treasurer- general. and . General G. Gutierrez governor of Mt- choacan State Gutierrez is credited with having been the first leader to rise in arms against the Huerta gov- emment. ” MEMORIAL sagwce FOR M‘Rs. WILSON. BAN FRANCISCO,A11§. '12.—ras- sensors on the Oriental liner Chlnyo Mara held service in mid-ocean in we!!!" of. anybodrow Wilson. Aug. 0.1: was tear-add when the steamer docked handset night. Addresses «asters made by an Englishman, a Gerr- . ‘ sprain, a Hollander, an Austrian and a ‘ ' Chin-no. being Fought Near Liege - v—v“, 11111 1111 lint 1111111 1111 1111111 Manager andSocrelarv ot Nor-walk Tire and Rub- ber 00., Tells oi Plans After months of perfecting an or- gauization, rebuilding and remodelling the factory and laboring over many other details incident to the com- mencement of manufacturing inner tubes and tire casing, which slupen walk Tire and Rubber Company will. in the very near future. begin placing its goods on the market. Already a few orders for inner tubes have been filled for local automobile dealers, but in a few weeks the factory will start to run on full time. The placing of the product before the public is vitally essential to the success of the industry and to organ- ize s‘setling force that is equally ef- ticleni. as those of cpmpeting con- cerns is absolutely necessary. This work has been assigned to C. E. Ma- thewson, who is general sales manager and secretary of the company. Mr. Mathewson came to Norwalk on the tenth of last month, his arrival bring- l11g to an end a trip around the world, which ,lie and his wife began on March 2lst. ' The general sales managertcomea to Norwalli with an enviable record of achievements as Pacific Coast mana‘ ger, during the past 12 years, of the selling agencies of the Diamond and Goodrich tire companies. Mr. Mathew- son ls a comparatively young man, as ages run in similar positions,-to hold his present title, but his success in the past sufficiently recommends him to the president of the company and his former employer", W H. Miller. net reporter As to when the factory would be running full time. Mr. Ms. 'come through now," he said. the next six weeks," he concluded. thusiastic over his work and an ex- characteristics of Mr. such a responsible position. TEMPS T0 (WELL Mlllll lll'lll8lllli ‘Kfi Troops have been sent into the Coast be crushed soon. . - c. E. Mathewson. General Sales in answer to a query by The Senti- board of, pert in his line, are the prominenta Mathewson. the best possible advantagewithin which makes him eminently fitted for the year allotted at the expiration or GUAYAQUIL, Ecquador. Aug. 12.— illness and death of Mrs. . province of Manabi to quell an upris- officially today that Albert J Paul had . ing. it is believed that the rebels will 1111111 11 till NEW 11111 1111 11111 Scheme of Dissolution Announc- ed, Following Meeting at Di- rectors, Says Hustle “—— dous task is about completed. the Nor- 80810" & MAINE '9 iii Bl Still IN A YEAR Agreement Does Not Aliecl Crim- inal Actions Against Directors WASHlNGTON, Aug. 12.—Crimlnat prosecutions'under the Sherman law‘ tn the New Haven Railroad case will not be delayed by the agreement to settle the government's civil suit without a prolonged court fight. No odiolal statement was made today at. the Department 01' Justice, but it‘ was made clear that the action of the New Haven directors in accepting terms which permit of presenting an agreed decree for dissolution of the merger to the federal court will not stay the plans for criminal proceed- lings as soon as possible. The next move will be to bring 11111 the civil case in the federal court in New York city. The option of the State of'biassa- chusetts on tho‘lloston and Maine stock is not affected by the agreement with the government. The sale of the stack is to be put in the hands of a trustees. Officials here point‘out that the real idea underly- ing the option is to head off the pos- thewson said that in about six weeks sibiilty of the Boston and Maine he expected to see everything 80m! being sold to other railroad interests. along. “The tubes are commencing t0 inimical to Boston in particular and “The; Massachusetts. in general tire casings will be produced within pected that the New Haien may rep. It is ex- resent to a new legislature that the‘ A man of a most affable manner. en- opinion - constitutes a restriction on the sale, and that it should be given free hand in selling the property at which the court would' step in and or- der 9. sale. —-CARD OF THANKS. We wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to our neighbors and friends for their kindness dining the Thomas Harrigan. . ' THE FAMILY. Congress met at Quito yesterday and 14'0"“ lilll ”Ills Ire-elected Alfredp Bequerlzo Moreno, president of the Senate. Agustin Cabanas, House of Deputies. dict. - . . 1.1.1 ———v—;——-—&— —0ARD 0F THANKS. I desire to thank tlie friends and neighbors. especially the Norwallt bereavemeqs: ; . » MRS. CHAS. WON. and chose president of the Lock 06.2111: their irritation in at new: in which reorient ’ Winona-my KILLED liliFIllE- PAllltl 'BRU-SSELS,Aug.12,‘ via London. The interests of the country are at- 12:50 a. iii—According to an atheist fected adveiiely by the European 0011- statement. the situation 111 the seat or war is unchanged... The “People" re- ports that during lull": for soldiers serving at the front. held in St. An. toino's Ghurch, at La Louviere, a su- blurb bf Chat-limit. a email are caused women and girls wet! killed and over fifty injured. M - : asses-r bread in all that the most Try it. Banner 1' 20.000 in his effort to take the forts tiicrc. Twelve Pages Reliable Local General News Belgium Again the Scene of Outpost Fighting Between the Belgians. French and Germans; ---German Commander at Liege Denies Loss of 20,000 Men in His Efforts to take the Fort, and Says Assaults Were Ordered Stop- Ped by the Emperor to Avoid Lost of Life. Gertnan Army Said to be Leaving Liege and March- ing into France Through the Heart of Belgium-- French Position in Alsace Reported A" Dutch dispatch says a terrible cannonade was heard this morning from the dircc tion of 'l‘ongrcs. north of Liege. it was reported that two divisions of German Cmy with artillery had arrived there. ' Belgium was today again the scene of outpost fight— ing between llclgians. French and Germans. ' The German commander at Liege denies the loss of lie says they will be taken without the loss of a man as soon as German heavy artillery arrives. He asserts that “the Belgian force is numerically superior to ours." lie intimates that the assaults were stopped by the emperor's orders to avoid needless sacrifice of life. (in the subject of Liegetlic French Minister declares all the surrounding forts intact and that only a small force of Germans entered the town itself under cover of darkness. It had bccn pointed out previ01isly~tl1attl1c dc- fort of the Liege forts was the inability to see one fort _. - from the next. although the fire of their guns crosses. .\ Brussels dispatch says the bulk of the German army is leaving Liege a11d.advaucit1g toward the French frontier through the heart of Belgium. The French Foreign Minister described the French position in Alsace as good, as the troops occupy the crests and passes of the Vosgcs Mountains. ' Military experts studying the positions of the op- posing armies may, it is pointed out, possibly have been confused as to the German cntrencbments said to have been erected 011 the river Aisnc, which many conclude to be the river of that name well inside the French border. There is also a small stream called the Aisne running into the tinrtbe, at Boumal. below Liege. and this may be the one mentioned, as it would thus form an gxtension of the defensive works tbrmm up by the Germans after they cncountcred Belgian opposition at Liege. lclgian anticipates an attenipt by Germany to cross Dutch territory and‘lias requested Holland to state her in- tentions regarding the resistance to a breach of her neu- tralih. ' ‘ r 91 eaborgs, the great Russian fortress island awaits a bombardment or a battle, as the commander has order— ed all civilians to leave there and also at Helsingfore. 1. Paris reports Montenegrin troops occupying Tara- . boscb overlooking Scutari, Albania. where severe fighting betw ccii Montenegrins and Turks Occurred during the .Bal— . kan 11 or W Considerable sums of English gold are to be deposit— =ed in Ottawa, Canada, to facilitate payments without running the risk of shipping money‘ across the Atlantic. NiAGAR‘A FALLS, Ont. Aug. Black Diamond steamer Morivenna, which arrived tzt—A military _ guard was placed today at the Canadian power plants. and at important stations in the system which supplies light and power to forty Ontario towns and cities. As Good. Ni 3\\' YORK. A.11g1 1.2—Tbe Dutch steamer Pots— dam. from Boulogm, one day overdue; reached New York this morning with more than eight hundred passen- gers. tiiiauy of them American refugees from Europe who left so hurriedly that they were unable to bring their baggage. Iiccausc of the crowded condition, the officers were unable to give the correct classifications of those aboard, but there were said to be 228 in the first cabin, 292 in the second cabin and 298 in the steerage. To the suspension of the Ii1ipcrat0r’s sailings wero attributed the congestion aboard the Potsdam. Among those aboard was Julius P. Meyer. first‘ vice—president of the lia111burg-A111erican-Linc. The passengers told tales of hardships in Europe similar to those related yesterday by many of the Kroonland‘s passengers. The Potsdam sighted no war vessels 011 her way across. CHARLOTTESTCHVN IE. 1.. Aug. 12.4The here last night from Montreal 011 l.tr way to Sydney and New— foundland. had an exciting experience coming down the St. Lawrence River. When 0d Quebec Saturday evening two shots were fired at her irom the Levis shore. The captain kept the Morwenua full speed ahead, not under- standing the reason for the fired. \V'licn oi? the island of Orleans two more shots were fired tbqprojectilcs passing over the steamer and falling about 100 yards beyond. Shortly after the government cutter Belle Cbasse came into view and ordered the Morwenna to put in at Que- bes to have her clearance papers examined and endorsed. A new regulation adopted since the ‘war required all vessels to get clearzhice papers at Quebec. Captain .. Holmes was not informed of the new rule when clearing at Montreal. WASHINGTON, 'Aug. 12,—1‘0 date Great Britain is the only country which has responded to the United States gm ernmlent s inquiries addressed to all of the pow— ers involv ed in the European war as to whether Ameri’ can army officers would be allowed to be present during their campaigns as military observers. England has re- plicdn imrdial terms that two American observers would be penmitcd to go to the front with the British troops. , 3 ‘ .1 NORFOLK, Va., Aug. tea—The United States naval .. auxiliary .Vulcan, just in from Vera Cruz, is preparing to » get away for Europe with ‘suppflcs for the American cruis— ers Tennessee and North Carolina, ‘recciitly'v dcspatched with funds for stranded Americans on the war-stricken continent. The Vulcan is now at Newport News loading coal and supplies which will include flour and other food- stuffs. Lieut. «Commander Greensdale, detached from the battleship Michigan, will be in command of the Vulcan. . ship's . ,i‘ ”v: .‘
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