ran} . tlllllli SfIIlIft~ City:of Norwalk’s Great 'Home' Newspaper an. Associated Press NOws frOm 9.: Farts of Twelve Pageb If . Reliable Local , and . .. . General News Every Day ESTABLISHED 187D aslsssadcls-Ilattu. Itflflflbm “milder-IBM 1111111 11111111 41111111 11111111 Good Entertainers and a Delight- iul Shore Dinner at Comps Inn susrins 111 111111111111 1111 Wild lack in Funds Causes Engineers Tile first social funegon of Bishop Fenwick Assembly, Knights of Colum- bus, since its institution last fall, was held last evening in the form of a To 810p work on AhOIIl ‘36 shore dinner. It the standard reach- ed last night is maintained the at- PTOIOCIS fairs of this organization promises to be of a very high order. The place selected for the event was the Compo lnn, which is admir- ,terlng count and given 60 days for lbegging, the latter count he pleading ably located for such a function The, tlllli NEW lililil Ill lIJlthllBlll iXPllliiS 33.23.?.11“.1:32:.2:.:."-°.:::“":.:‘“‘::g 1 past furnished by the management of the 11111 was a culinary gem. and was thoroughly enjoyed by the twenty of the twenty -fonr resident m‘bers or} the assembly present. The only decorations outside of; flowers was a large American flag. The entertainers. Billy Tomlinson; and John Kerrick. were a special fea- ture. the forms in vocal selections and the latter is storr- tell and re- citationist. no he management» so supplied as excellent prcrrsmrdt orchestral selections. The meal was an exceptionally good- one. among the many this "ediblss of the menu were: Olives 19l3 Was Banner Year, But Im- ports Show Corresponding Decrease For Some Period WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.——According to army engineers having river and harbor work in ships» work on 136 aimlectl has either been suspended al- 'mog “or will be suspended by Septem- ber 16, because of the failure of Con- nress to make the needed approprla~ tions. - in a memorandum submitted to Chairman Sparkman of the River and " Harbor Committee of the Hous’erthe thief of engineers, in calling the at~ tentlon of Congress to the pressing necessity of appropriations to carry on river and‘ harbor work. said: "Every effort has been made.to keep the estimates down to the amounts Radishes Pickles Steamed Clams son shelled crabs and'tartar sauce ~ Grilled potatoes. Debaters with'Mayonnsise dressing 4 Broiled chicken on toast Sweet potatoes Corn on cob Beets actually needed to permit of ecouo- Lettuce, tomatoes, asparagus, salad mtcal prosecution of the works adopt- Canmoupe, ice cream ed by Congress and, by reason of the Demi tasse . regular eiiactment in the last four Cigars Cigarettes years of Bi‘er and Harbor Acts, con-i Faithful Navigator Jouph Sheehan fidence “1". ““8 policy would be con' acted as toastmaster in a most 9“. tinned has been pradually acquired ctent manner. The principal address and not only the Engineer Depart- :0; the evening was made by put meat, but contractors engaged “1 filstrlct Deputy John F. McMahon. furnishing materials 01‘ do“!!! W0” who related his experiences at the under the department have acquired recent convention of the Knights of the same confidence and have made Columbus in St. pm", Minn. Short their plans accordingly. The fins'.talks were also given by D. William pension of work results not only m‘Harford, John J. Cavanagh. William DOSIIIVG 1058 Of time and possible in- P. Ward, ‘vunam H. MCMEIIOII, C. A. terference With navigation. but 39”" McNamara. and Edward J. Hayes. ousiy handicaps and sreatly add ‘0 The gathering was closed by the the cost Of future W°Tk by the dis- entire assembly singing “America." b .Those who were in attendance were: James H Shannan " , John F McMahon. , ' > w a v.1. Cameron. ‘ William Howard John Ahearn. ‘ William P. Ward. ' Speeding must stop! Albertm‘ \ . ' f}. ' This is the determination of the. C. A. McNamara . i police department and Judge John Edward F O'Connors (Continued on Third Page) soruosmes 1s ‘ 1.1111111111111111 _..-.- iKeogh Scores of warnings have been , issued; arrests have been made, but. gofitgrwhgfi rd 51‘ ebtdently. the penalty imposed is not am a 0 sufficient to curb this neckless habit, ‘ Daniel Hogan , . . which is endangering the satgtyot hu- Edward J‘ Hayes, . . . . . :man lives. 80 it has been decided by Edward ‘Burns. . Chief 61 Police William R. Penning- ton and Judge Keogh that exceeding-_ “ ly severe measures will be taken to wound M. Medallion. ' .Dsniel Todmey . ‘3 John Darragh. ._ l t ' stop this practice at once. It is noth ed with plefisure that the majority mflck My, - f‘ I. .' of automoblilsts are ‘careful to hays John J a“ h ‘ . their machines sufficiently li hted at a . k bonohmue - . night, and a large number s care " «and. caution in driving their mach- " lacs thmugb congested ind past 111-; r." tsrsectipg- streets ‘ ‘ wrest are. however, many. drI‘Vsrs *‘h-‘Donaid Frohmsn protests Basel Dawa in."0ne of-Qar Girls” at [sock- or both motorcycles and automobiles 5"“7' mm “d PM“ Hour ‘ to- Who have pdid no ‘attention at all to' 418%.": ;_ - .1 , 1 .: dither 0111‘ law or the 'amho’flties' , MEI that- they ar‘eidgolg to mstn— } ‘ ’ 401'!“ Lg. “ force. sunbut “"- “n“ °' we have received another coax ’ 3 those drivers who insist en oofiti‘ " ~ Wtfie’lr practihs 'of re Marmot ym W W. V use,» Celery .made the arrests. Judge [sockwood‘ < Jennings and‘carrled nér home The wing his life ona‘w «HMWW’WMW it WENT? INTI! HOUSE MID llELPEIl HIIBELF *— ‘One non-support case. a breaking and entering and begging charge, and two breach of the peace and assault counts were disposed of by Judge is. M. Lockwood, this morning, in the Town court. In the first case Charles Veach Was the defendant. He lives in V\ innipauk and was arrested last night on complaint of his wife. Alter hear- ing the evidence the court continued it until August 31. George Jones was bound over to the Superior court on the breaking and en- gullty to. His bond was fixed at 8350. At around 9:30 o'clock, yesterday morning. Jones stopped at Mrs. E. G. Naumann's bouse.‘at 283 Mshi street. and asked for financial assistance. She refused and went into her house. He 'crossed into Mrs. Ernest J. New'ells yard and knocked at the back door. Mrs Nowell was up stairs and, ac cording to the testimony of seven- 1 year-old Arthur Peat. who was playingl in the yard. Jones went into the house. He came out. shortly afterwards and later Mrs. Nowell discovered that about 800 lb change. which she had in heigpurse. was gone. The police were notiflsd and Sheriff Blake and Odieer all'Dot‘nsy arrested him on Baden“ avenue. , Salvatore (Shawn and Alfred 1111111 wprc the defendants in the assault and breach of the peace case. last night after the two had got into a quarrel in a saloon. Officer Dorsey fined each 87 and costs, the total being. 88,28 apiece. 111111 1111113111,; _ “WWI“ ,Vlestoort Rssldsnt Throws From Wagon When Motorcycle llits Light Carriage WESTPORT. Aug. lib—Mrs. G. S. Jennings, of Westport is danger- ously ill at her home, suffering with concussion of the brain as a result of being thrown from her wagon yes. tcrdu) afternoon when the wagon was struck by a motorcycle belong- ing to H. R. Johnson, of 1252 Broad street. Hartford. Johnson was one of several motorcyclists who were proceeding along the Connecticut turnpike at a fast speed. near Har- ris' corner. Mrs. .lennings,vtn a light carriage turned from the road leading from Mac'Fnrland's sanitartum at Harris‘ corned into the Connecticut turnpike corner into the'Conneuticut turnpike five: motorcyclists came around the turn. He struck the wagon head on, knocking off one wheel and damag- ing one of the others. Mrs. Jennings u as thrown out and the horse scared ran away. Bystander: picked up Mrs.- “horse was caught before he had run very far. £11825 11111111111 j ‘ to 11111 s1 11:11:11 WES’I‘PORT. _. 17 .uEndapger- of u. Joseph Holistic of sauntuck wagered that he cohld eat 25 bananas without stopping. provided Nathan Behilepshy would pay him a dollar if he accomplished the fast. Tweet ty-dve bananas were purchased and , Delano devoured two losses ot them. On the last one he apsarod to be weakening. but handled to get“ it dawn .and collected the stakasg'Ds- stop it at ones. pm well arsed. Referees-sums! It occurred . Whommmlfldlfll 3011111 11an a Unsettled tonight and Wednesday. own Up. Troops of Germans appear today to be continuing their activities in Belgium. German cavalry patrols have been seen north of Antwerp and the entire civil guard of Antwerp has been called out to defend the city. There is good reason to believe, that a serious gagcmcnt, in which the German advance leopposed by trmpli of Belgium and France. has been goingr on since Monday '1 nth of Brussels. No definite news of the prog- ress of . ' “- nter, however, has been seceiv.ed ' 9 Il' been stopped. The Belgian position. is describedw as cit-b cellcnt. . Other reports from Brussels say trenches are being ‘ thrown up in the environs of the city. An official communication from’ the Russian general staff at St. Pctersburg says the Russian mobilization is now complete, and that eleven members of the Russian imperial family are at the front. Other reports from St. Pctersburg'by way of London set forth that the Russian armies began their general ad- vance last Sunday. ‘ ‘ It is rumored persistently at The Hague that the German crown‘flprince, Frederick William. has been scr— iously wounded at the front, and that Emperor Williaml . ..' has hastened to the side of his son, who is said to be at Aixlla-Chapelle. The report also‘has reached Paris. Dispatche from London. delayed by‘tlic British cen- sor. announced officially the landing ofthe British expe- ditionary forces on the French coast. FieldMarshal Sir John French. the British commander ill-cluef was given .1 rousing reception in Paris. The British army in France is believed to number between 100,00 and 120,000 men. The Servian premier is authority for the statement tthat Austrian forces have suffered a Serious defeat on ' the Servian line. He. telegraphs London that 15.000 Aus- trians have been “annihilated near Sabaca, whence they fled in disorder. The Servians captured fourteen Aus- trian guns. ‘ - LONDON, Aug. 18, 3:10 p. mx—New. from the Brit- ish gold coast of Africa says the British forces of that colony, whose capital is Accra, have'had some brushes with the German troops in‘ Togoland. They liavc taken some German prisoners and captured two trains. . BRUSSELS, via London, Aug, 18', 3:12 p. m.—~Tbe German incursion in the direction 'of Brussels seems - definitely stopped according to officiak communication , issued by the war office at noon today. It adds: “The situation remains excellent for our army.” PARIS, Aug 18, 4 :45 a. m.~—-C0nsldering that one of tl1e~hcst means of helping France is to assure her eco- nomic life, the American Chamber of Commerce has ob- tained orders from America amounting . to $60,000,000, which will enable the silk. textile, dressmaking slid kin- dred industries employing women toyoperate as usual. WASHINGTON. Aug. 18.-o-\ddressip¢ Athe'Ameri- can people. President Wilson today muse a statement in (connettion with the European war, warning citizens of the I nited States against "that deepest, mi turtle. most essential breach of neutrality which may toss; out of partisanship, out of passionately taking sides." . N EW ”YORK, Aug. tsp-The Clyde Line steamer Seminolekflyin: the American flsgmarrlved at New \ , 1 ‘... . 1" r ’s Cavalry Patrols Have Been Seen No . Antwerp, and the Entire Civil Guard Has en Called Out to Defend the C1ty---Other 1 sports Say German Incursion into Bruss ‘ ‘ Has Been Stopped and Trenches are Bei ,. l Ina York today from San Domingo. Amongr her passenger! were a number of German and French reservists bound for Europe. The Seminole reported that the German crul'sel' I iremen was lyingr oil Cape llaiti waiting to capture the French Line steamer Haiti. which was at that port. I ()lN DON, August 18. 1:30 p 111. ,—German‘cavalryl patroll have been signalled to the northward of Antwcrtl correspondent of Rcuter‘ s. ; The militarwvcwmthe commandment: " lies ordered the entire civil guard of AntWIrp to be m], bilized on a war footing and to take Their positions in filial»? forts around Antu erp. The official announcement giv- , ing this pOsition of German c111 airy men assures the citiz- ens of Antuerp that they ha1e no need to be heightened. Similar bands of German Uhlans and Hussars have travell- ed other parts of the country without doing much dam age. an ,.., NEW YORK, Aug. 13am“) American and Red Scarf Lines announced today that by special arrangeemnt with the Post office Department there will be an Atlantic mil _ , service each Wednesday and Saturday, both from New York and Liverpool by steamers flying the Amerncan’ flag. , . The vessels scheduled are the‘American Liners St. Louis, St. Paul and Philadelphia, leaving New Y0rk Wednesdays and the American Line steamship New York and the Red Star Liners Finland and Kroonland, which‘ will leave on Saturdays PARIS, Aug 18,3 .02 p. m.—The black and golden eagle of the 132 Lower Alsatian Infantry Regiment of 7 ' the German army, which was captured by the French at 3 Saint Blaise, Alsace was hung today before the Statue of- ' ‘ Napoleon in the Court‘ of Honor of the Invalides. It was -placed there with much ceremony after being brought. from the court yard of the presidential palace. “A company of the Republican Guards escorted the silk standard. which was carried through the Avenue Mar- 7 igny,thc Avenue Nicholas II., and across the Bridge of 4 Alexander III. A band played the ll'larsellaise and ~many spectators, as the flag appeared, rcmov ed their hats use salute to the vanquished. « '- ‘WASH‘INGTON, Aug. 18.——A11 appeal thatfthe gov-1. ernment ofitlle United States plead with Japan to re- frain from carrying the European \1 ar into the Far anQ' was received by President \\ ilson today from the Na timfib‘ German- Amerlcan Alliance. The president was thank for his offer of mediation to the warring nations of 15““... .ope. a “ ~' '7 “We now appeal to the president and to Congress, said the, petition, “to plead with the government of Jap- an. through her ambassador at \Vslshington in the namé‘t; of humanity. civilization and universal peace to refrain j from c'arryjng the war into the Far East by demanding ', “that Germany abanddn all her political_ and commercial [‘ interests in Chi "Instead of t .rowing the firebrnml of war i”) the Far East, 12; an should I): fair and submit any grisvanr‘s she 11.; against'Germany or asairst other 1ati 11s to Th5 flag"; e Peace Tribunal 1v,here no doubt. other ones ins 01 l.‘ .1: ;"e's.‘-!1t confli ~t. will by mind if? I."
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