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ESTABLIci'IED 1870 Int-rod at “to???” Nor-whit: Post-Ola. SOUTH NORWALK. CONN” MONDAY “AUG 24 1914 Thundershowers and cooler. Two CENT!
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Germans Whip French and §
British Troops at Neufchateau
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Virgilio Lepore, Nearly Eight
Years Old. Drovined Dtl ot
Bishop & Lynes’ Book
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HAD BEEN PilYINB
WIIH Ylllllili BRlllHiRt
Frank Brown Succeeds in Re-
covering tho Body
'l‘he
ed another victim
\'i1giliol.eport. aged”
months, son of Ernesto Lepore. or 16
Water street. First District. was
drowned in the Norwalk rtver oil
Bishop and Lyrics coal dock a. tow
minutes after 2 o'clock.
fellow with his younger brother.
Tony, aged 6 y,ears was playing in
a round bottom boat tied to the south
end of the dock.
waters ‘al‘ound Norwallt claim-
Saturdny when
Ills little brother was help-‘
people nearby
shouted that a boy was drowning and
their cries brought Frank Brow.n
who happened to be across the river.
to the scene He was too late, for the
little deiiow had gone down for the
last time. Brown grappled for the
body, and after several minutes‘ work
succeeded in getting. it.
Medical Examiner S. H Huntington
was called and he pronounced death.
due to drowning. and he gave ”permis-
sion for the remo1al of the body. The
funeral was held this morning from
St. Mary‘s Church, after which inter-
ment was made in St Mary' 5 ceme-
tery.
—TO DAY.
At Pleasant Hour and Lockwood‘s
Hall today and tomorrow. Complete
in 8 parts, afternoon at Pleasant
Hour. evening in both houses.
The original film play will be
shown in full at each performance.
Matinee at 2 p m.Doors‘1vill open
for evening performances at 6. 30.
start at 7 sharp. Second show at 9
oclock. Because of length or film
and extra expense. the admission der
the picture will be, adults, 15 cents.
and children 10 cents—Adv.
—Just received carload Ben Hur
flour. For short while, 80c bag; $6. 50
per barrel. United Grocery Company
——_—
-—fl‘ry our raisin bread. Fresh W‘d-
hesday. Banner Bakery, 5 Monroe St.
Because he neglected to pay his per-
sonal tax, Thomas Parker. 0! Water
street, was fined $4.15, this morning,’
by Judge John Keogh.
—~Just received carioad Ben Hui-
dour. For short who. soc bag; 3050
per barrel. United Grocery Company.
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Beddy k Ayers are advertising the
The little:
Virgilio worked to,
the side. tipping it at a sharp angle. her. and has not allowed to depart 11ml
dl-e lost his balance and plunged into‘
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GWEN II III Klillll
Large Gathering ot Members En-
joyed a Fine Vocal and
Instrumental Program
One of the most successful of the
season‘s entertainments at The Knob
was the sacred concert. held in the
club house yesterday afternoon. There
was a very large attendance of the
111en1be1s and all were most enthusias-
tie in theil piaise oi tin program pres
enlcd.
’ihe opening number was a violin
solo. by Miss Eugenie liumlnlcr. ac-
companied at the piano by Stanley
skill did the young artist perform that
she was obliged to respond to an en.
core.
Chester H. Benedict. of Norwalk.
was heard in a very enjoyable bass
solo. and so well pleased his auditors
11111illllt‘)’ encored him twice. Mrs.
iiirnedict was the eiticlent accompan-
list.
1‘ Mme. Steinmetz, of New York city.”
‘ncxt charmed the audience with a -so-'
veal‘s and to prune solo. her voice denoting careiuii
training. and being of much power and
lsweetness. Anthony Qanty. the organ-
ist oi St. \iary' 5 Church. accompanied
her Mme. Steinmetz is a member of
Frank Damrosch's New York Oratorio
LSociety.
John W. Wehle. whose line robust
|1oice was never in better condition.
aroused great enthusiasm in his num-
til he had given two encores.
{lections were most appropriate and
pleasing. and lie received many com-
pliments on his work. Mrs. Benedict
accompanied.
| Mrs. Daniel F. Toomey was delight-
ful in her selection. and her work like-
wise called forth eneorss, to which'
'she very graciously responded Mr.
Canty was accompanist.
The committee certainly provided
a very pleasant hour's entertainment.
and received many congratulations on
the successful way in which every.
thing passed off.
WM
1FlllE DESTROYS
BBANITEVILLE HOUSE
Fire. said to hula started because
of a defect in the chimney. totally
destroyed a house occupied by Steph-
‘en.Pnshkas and family. oi: of Con-
necticut avenue, and owned by the
Tarlov Estate, at about ten o'clock
this morning. ‘
The South Norwalk fire department
responded. although it was out of the
city limits. but were helpless to con-
trol the names. inasmuch as there
was -no Water available. When the
firemen arrived the entire root and
attic were ablaze They used, small
hand extinguishers on the fire, but
were powerless to stop the headway
or the flames, because of no.water
supply. ‘
, 1. The Pushkas family succeeded in
getting the greater part'ot their turni-
ture out of the biasing house. and,
standing by, they watched their home
burn to the ground.
." Mrs. Tariov. owner or the house.
on the tenants to vacate because ct
considerable back rent due and on.
paid. When asked it she suspected
Ithe fire was of incendiary origin: Mrs.
Tdrlov said she did not know, but that
it. didn't look right. . .L‘f.
The house was insured through. the
Inc
' ~’-~F'lour Gale n: Hahn's Jones' ‘
dour. bu. Sta.
llaldwin. and with so much grace and.
His so?
said that she had served notice twice .
111 nw’unt’
as 1111 snow
is 1 SUCCESS
‘A Largo Number ot’ Handsome
Paintings Disposed ot Last
Saturday Afternoon
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Wod—
Rlchard Lefiallionno Roads Some
at His Poems
On Saturday afternoon at the R0-
wayton picture exhbitlon several
sketches and posters weio sold at
auction, John C. Eddington was an
lexcesdlnsly witty auctioneer. well qual-
jiiled to explain the pictures, especial- I
1y those that he had himself painted.
Richard Le Gallienne read several of
his own poems and the book
which he had read, with his
graph. was then sold at auction by
him Humnxton.
Tho exhibition will be open this
afternoon and evening. At live
honest appreciably by them. but the‘
(Continued 011 Fifth Page.)
wranulated sugar. 14 lbs. $1.00 at
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Mrs. Minor Platl Rendered Un-
conscious and Her Condi-
‘ tion is Serious
Mistaking the cellar door tor an-
other door and opening it. caused Mrs.
Minor Platt. sister of Mrs. Adelaide
.Louden, of Perry avenue. to plunge
down the stairs into the cellar. the
fail resulting in serloiis injury to
her. She sustained a bad scalp
wound. the gash running nearly
Iacross the top of the head, and Dr A.
1H Baldwin. who is attending, has not
.been able so far to ascertain whether
there are internal injuries. Today
Mrs. Plait is resting comfortably un-
der the circumstances. but her ad-
vanced ago. coupled with the fact that
she sutured two shooks, several
years ago.- which has left her .rlght
leg paralyzed. necessarily make her
condition as a result of this tall. some
what grave. Mrs. Plait is nearly 73
years old. ,
The accident happened Saturday
night between 10 and 11 o‘clock. Mrs
131st: was knocked unconscious by
the tall and her plight was not known '
tor a few minutes afterwards. her ab ,
senses causing a search to be made? ..
by the other members or the house?
[hold They-round hei- lying on 11
tom of the cellar stairs.
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neckmau lit Co.’ a
tram .
auto- -'
asenoy of Jacob H. Layton and 00.. iwooden landing which is at the bob .
dummies super. 11 lbs. $1.00 at V
Austrian Fleet of Forty Ships Steams Out in the
Direction of Chetarro, in the Adriatic Sea--
Many French Guns Captured and Prisoners
Taken, the Latter Including Several Generals
and Other Officers of High Rank-«Over—
Whelming " VICtOTY for the Germans Has.
Been Reported fmrnjerlin
the Associated
Long Island——
[but the
Albrecht of
at Neufclia-
11'1:1u.1.\'. Aug. 24, by wireless 1..
Press from Nauru, Germany. to Savville.
lifticial announcement was made here today
German army commanded by Grand Dukt1
\‘t'ucrembcrg has defeated :1 l’rench army
tcau.
It captured many guns. flags and prisoners,
ing several generals.
German armies undcr Prince Rupp‘recht of Bavaria.
Crown Prince Frederick \Vilhl-lnl
brcclit are vigorously pursuingthc French.
The army under Ruprccbt captured
Luncvillc. l‘damont and Circv lin
meat of hlcurthc and Moscllcl. .
llic arm_1 commanded b_1 Illl. crown prince pursued
the lrench bc_1ond Longwy.
'lhe Germans are west of the River Mode and ailvan-
ring against Maubuge. They have defeated an English
brigade of cavalry. '
LONDON, Aug. 24, 3:58 p. m.—~.5.:dispatch to the
Central News from Rome says. fishermen in the Adriatic
report that the entire Austrian fleet of about forty units
is proceeding southward from Bola. the Autrian naval
base. Their objective is thought to be Catarro or Dal-
matia, _
BERLIN, Aug. 24. via Copenhagen and London.
2:20 p. b.—-—Thc rupture of relations between Japan and
Germany was effected in a simple manner.‘
A representative of the German Ministry of Foreign
Affairs proceeded Sunday morning to the Japanese cmv
includ-
150 ‘guns at
the French depart—
bassy and handed the Japanese charge d'affaires his~
passports, with the verbal remark that Germany had no
response to make to Japan's ultimatum concerning. the
surrender of Kiao-Chow.
The Japanese representative turned his embassy and
its archives over to the protection of the American ani-
bassador. James \V. Gerard.
\Y. \SHIN'GTON, Aug. 24.——After a conference with
Secretary Daniels today. Secretary Redfield notified e
German owned wireless station at Tuckerton, N- J.. t1 at
it is operating in violation of the law.
\YASHINGTON -—— 'Danger of \var between Japan
and Austria was removed today through the agreement
of Austria to dismantle her cruiser... \the Kaiserin Eliza—
beth. now at Tsing—Tau.
T he Austrian ambassador had been preparingr to leave
Tokio when the Japanese gmernment indicated its up-
prov al of a suggestion for dismantling the cruiser. Aus-
tria accepted the proopsal and instructed the officers to
interns it atShanghai. The Austrian ambasador then let
1. it be known that he saw no occasion to leave Japan.
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_ LONDON. Aug. 24, 12:55 p. ink—In a dispatch from
Rotterdam the correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says
that after many day of quiet, sounds of the vigorous
bombardment of Liege reached the frontier near Maes-
tricht on Sunday. They were heard for hours and ill“
dicated that the Germans are making a tremendous effort
to clear this long standing danger from their line of
supply and that to this and they had brought their heav—
- iest howitzers into action. - -
Fugitivae report the correspondent continites,
and Grand Duke .~\l- “
, bourne. prize courts. have b ecu established in all
that
to the
the
tidyIfiw-‘v foi‘i have caused great illctiiiveiiiciit‘cs
Germans by destroying their pontoon bridges over
Menu.
llic liai'n .\l:1il publml: -.< a dispatch from Antwerp
a1i111r that .1 Dclwiali 11 no succeeded in gtttingt 0 Liege
and back “ports the German 1131c built ci glit pontoon
bridges across the Mouse l)Li1‘.t‘tll Liege andh the Dutch
frontier.
s.
ROTTERUAM. Aug. 24. via London, 12 Noon.—
.1\crt.>rding to the best information obtainable licre.
tliS]N'1.\llll')li of the German forces in Belgium is broadly
as follows: "The right flank. occupying the entire terrain
immediately south of Antwerp, is moving southwest i.
the direction of Liilc. .\ second force is ndoving OI
Maubcuge. fifty miles southeast of Lille. 1’11 the Depart-
meat of Nord. and :1 third is occupied with the reduc-
tion of the Naumur forts. which consist of nine defence.
of steel and concrete surrounding the city. It; is afi“
mated that these three 0 hi 11 us together comprisenean-
l_v a quarter of a million men. ‘
the main northern German army is advancing slow—
11 with its front extending from Givet, France, to Die,»
denl10fc11.111Lorraine, 11111 French defenses from' L1
Fore to Rclms are thought to be the objective of this
army. which is believed to number 300.000 men.
"The main body to the south is directing its efforts
upon the Verdun and Nancy line of defenses. and now
occupies Strassburg.
"I‘ravelers returning here from Germany say that.
troop movements in the western part of the empire have
subsided considerably. and that the mobiliaztion evidently
has been achieved. The railroads are now principally
occupied with the transportation of munitions of war.
\Iost of these are passing through Dusseldorf. Coblentz,
Mainz and Rustatt.
Servia. Aug. 24. via London. 11:25 a. m.———Ser—
official communication on
NISHZ
via has issued a reply to the
the AustroScrvian situation issued at Vienna. After re—
peating the main points of the Austrian note the com-
munication says: "In order to put matters in their proper
light the official press bureau has‘bcen authorized by the
highest authorities to issue t‘1e foilowing:
the qcr1 iau troops captured from the encmv in the
engagement on the Drinn spells which up to the present
time include the following it. 11115: Four thousand ‘
hundred prisoners. fift-1tliree guns, eight l10111t7e1's. one
hundred and fourteen caissons, three firld ambulances and
a medical column with supplies. fourteen field kitchens.
ammunition. provision and telegraph wagons.
trains. quantities of cqupiment, regimental strong boxes.
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ETC.
LONDON. Aug. 2st. 5's. n1.—‘According to the cor—
respondent of the Reuters Telegram Company. at Mel-
the
states of the Aust:1:.‘ia:1 Commonwealth. The correspon-
dent adds that nearly eight hundred Germans have been
naturalized in :Austraiiasincz August 1.
The average
says, is fewer than
a _
monthly total of‘natura‘izations, lic
seventy. '
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