1111111 11111111 City of Norwalk's Great Home Newspaper Associated Press NM frOm 39am of on” World by a special Wine and Our Own Counter SENTINEL Twelve Page: of 73nd Every Day ESTABLISHED 1870 Island attbe 3011mm Post-m. dwelt“ mitt. SOUTH NORWALK. CONN" TUESDAY AUG. 25, 1914 Unsettled, continued cool tonight. TWO CENT! N amur Has Fallen, _ Captu (1 By Germans: .1 - -...-- llIIlI. BAIIIWIII WI IIIIll II] Bi 8 NIIlIlIi First Authorized Statement Al- lowing Use ol His Name Be- lore the State Conven- tion 1111 1111111113 11111111 HIS 111111111 Qualifications Which Would En- able llim to,Serve State and Nation Responding to an inquiry by (‘01. Norris ti. Osborn. editOr of the ,New‘ ‘linven Journal—tiourler, Governor Simeon E. Baldwin inst. ntg‘htgave out the first authorized statement de- fining his position as to‘the demo- cratic nomination for the United States senate. It took the (orm of a personal letter and in it the gover- nor, in addition to expressing his willingness to go before the conven- tion 011 September ll a‘nd 18 as a candidate for the nomination. an- alyzes the political situation in this state. and gives reasons why he has (Continued on Sixth Page) snssro 1111111 nuts , ‘ mums I 1111111 ~— PORThAND, Aug, 25,—Word from the Middlesex Hospital, 'at Middle- town, today, was to the effect that it is not believed here that lgnatius Car- ta. who was stabbed forty times, in a tight here yesteqiay, will live the day out. Most of the wounds are su- perficial in their nature, but the in. testinal punctures are serious, and the man lost much blood.'The other man. Salvatore Bartolet to, also was badly cut. At, present it is not possible to tell what the men were fighting over, the supposition being that they were antagonists. No complaint has been made. and until one is made, there «will be no arrest. It Carts dies, the coroner will act. The appearances are that the men fought each other With stilletoes until each dropped tro‘m ex- battalion. —-Just received carios'd' Ben Hur flour For short while. The. bag: 86. 00, per barrel, United Grocery Company IIITIIIIIBILE STRIKES ‘ EI_8T llllllVlILll [III ‘A G. Hein, Gregory Point, East Norwalk, was struck by an automo- bile, owned and driven by Dr. F. A. La. Fair of New York City, on Wash- ingtoh at this morning about 11: - 30 o'clock! Mr. Hein buttered a. had ' cut in the back of his head and bruis- es. the car which struck .hlm.w'as luckily going but' four miles an hour. Mr. Hein was standing on the run- ning board of his automobile in front or. Btiils'on‘iPowell's drug—store. and Was leaning forward inside» his ma. 9111115. He suddenly stopped or: his automobile. d was struck by the mud of Dr. La Ma’s car. which was Just passing. Mr. Heist out . name into Stilluon'l drugoltor's. and . Din; Henry c Sharer attended him taking several 'sstohsr in the out; 111..- ‘row. Admission 10c.'to all. lillll III Bl BACK III . lHl IIIIIllII SIAIIS Mr. and Mrs. ll. H. Golden Tell ct Experiences in Europe ~4— “\V'e‘re mighty glad to get back to America,“ was the'sentiment voiced by Mr. and Mrs. Richard ii. Golden 01' \V'est avenue, upon their arrival to their home in this city, late yester- day afternoon, after many days of anxiety in war-stirred England, While the trip through the British isles lasted. it was a most enjoyable one for the local tourists. but when they arrived in Edinburgh, war and rumors of war came like a thunder- clap. Mr. and Mrs. Golden did not suffer any inconveniences, only the extreme tightness of money, all the banks being closed, and nothing but gold being accepted. it was even im- possible to cash a Bank of England note. The party held three different tickets for passage on as many boats, finally securing passage on the ‘St. inuls.‘ on which they slept in , their steamer chairs on the deck every evening for the seven nights of the "'19.. Mr. and lllrs. Golden saw London as it is rarely the privilege of an Amer- ican to enjoy it'. A friend, Robert Bruce, long a resident of that wonder. tui city, acted as their guide. showing them many most interesting sights that the ordinary tourists know not or, The local party were royally enter- tained by their London friends, a jolly welcome dinner being accorded them by Mr,‘ Bruce and others, in pictures- que Hatchend, a beautiful suburb or London. A glimpse at the following menu showout a'small part of the enjoyableness of this affair: .Hors d‘oevres Varies Consomme Celestine 'Puree Muzard .,, Turbot bouiili sauce Mousseline ' Blanchaille Coeur de Filet Chasseur Chlcoree a la Creme‘ Granite Armagnac Poussin rotl an Cresson ' . Salad Bombs Cyraho Gatgau Jamslque homage . Dessert After this very pleasant dinner, during the course of which many good old American'airs were played. the party were treated to a splendid theatre performance in one of L9):- don's leading theatres. While in Eng- land Mr. Golden met Mr. and Mrs. Leo Davis and son, and Dr. and Mrs. Jean Dumortter or this city; The ancient cathedrals Were a tea. Ature of 11119111111173 trip that especially appealed to Mr. and Mrs. Golden. While crossing the Atlantic, 11 battle- distance, but seeing the- American pursuit. MARY PchFORD in The Eagle's Mate, 6 parts, tomor- .At Lock- wood‘s Hail and Pleasant "Hour. IITlilIIIl. Hill“ 1 ”Eli!“ IBlllll'l'TEll M DENVER (10111.. Aug. ‘2 25. ——Find- 22 offiCers and men of the National Guard of Colorado on charges grow- ing out. o! the Ludlow battle of April 20,1‘vero made public today. All the defendants were acquitted; . . 1.1615141 1 1'. the last day tor Quo Vsdis. . Per- romance at '1' and l. Lockwood: Help was taken to his home in. In' thrombus” . " 1 '1: Hail and Pleasant 111111, ‘ ship trailed the 'St. Izouis' ior'a short 1 flag, which she wps flying, left; oil. ings of the courts-martial which tried' 'IlPlIlAIIIIIIS Ill lRMI IIISIIIISS Germany i-las Especially Strong Delense in East Prussia. a Writer Declares IlIISSIlII Billlill Illll IIIIIIIEII lIISIIlIiIIS English Press Should ilot Exag- gerate Stories at Victory LHNDON, Aug. 25. 4:20 :1. 1n.-A dispatch to the Daily Mail from St. Pctersburg says: “The German do- (once in East Prussian is based on tour parallel and strongly fortified lines running north and south. Each is supported in natural obstacles. The i'foremost three lines are distinct groups of numerous lakes. The fourth and strongest d1 fente line is the Via- tuia River. extending from the flue- slan frontier to the Baltic. (Continued 0n Filth ' Page.) IIIEIIIIIIIl IIlIl if SIIIIH Slllll Judge « Lockwood Begins the Work by sending a Colored 11111, and White Woman to loll "Smith street needs a cleaning out. " said Judge E. M. Lockwood, ot the Town court, this morning. after the evidence had been concluded in the cases of Frank Dorsey, his wife, both George Knapp, all oi whom were ar- rested yssterday. The four were each charged with drunkenness. The court added. “I think l’ll begin this morn- ing," after which he sentenced Dorsey and Mrs. Knapp toqail for so days each. He discharged the other two‘ prisoners. The evidence showed that Rpmano had been inveigied‘ into Dor— sey’s house, yesterday morning, he tore eight o'clock, by Mrs. Knapp and that the tour indulged in drinking un- til mid-afternoon. '«The Italian when ipollcev that his money he had with him ihad disappeared and this led to the tour being ftaken into custody. ,Mrs. Knapp and lliomano were charged with adultery, but that count was noiled be- cause oi insuilicient evidence. aged 11 years, had his case continued until September 26 for taking abicyoie standing in Water street, yesterday morning, and riding it about the streets without permission._ ,When the wheel was brought into the station house one; tire hbd been punctured. The court‘gave'ths boy a lecture be- tors continuing his case. Eduard Anderson and his brother. Milan also faced the charge at taking a wheel without permission. Their cas'es were continued until Thursday. - in Judge Lochwood's once. ~Jll'nl resulted all.“ no. 111111 sour. For short 111111.. 750. m; “.00 per barrel. United Grocery Colossal. colored, Antonio Romano, and Mrs. ” he gotlout entered a complaint' to the ' ' Theodore Wilson. at Harbor avenue. .. armies in Eastern Prussia, angl the. Reliable Local General New; Consisted of Nine Great Ports, and was one of the Most Vital Importance to the Germans to Secure. Loss a Terrible Surprise and Shook to the Allies, Who Cannot Account fer it. Allies Have Destroyed All the Fortifications at Catarro, Ere the Austrian Fleet, Whi . Steamed 1n That Directidn Yesterday 00qu Rendered Assistance. Numur. the ll clglan fortress, has fallen into German hands, according to an announcement made by the offi— cial press bureau, in London. . - " Details of the fightini,r around the fortrc were not given, but the English newspapers regard the fall as in- explfchble. , Berlin dispatches say five of the forts of Namur and the city itself have fallen, and the capture of the re- maining four forts is imminent. A reverse to the forces of the allies is generally ail- milled by the English and French newspapers. which say today's news is “decidedly bad.” While plainly Express— ing disappointment at the failure of their forces. they declare’ the retrograde movement toward the line of strong defensive works near the frontier to have been carried out in goodlorder. It is assumed that the allies amialling bank on their first line of defensive works running from Mopbeuge in a southeasterly direction by Way” of Hirosofl, Mezieres. Montmedy, V crdun, St. Michael, Tim] and Epinal, all of which are strong fortresses and are interspersed smaller works at such places as Ayvclle, 'Genicourt. Troyon, Les Parocl1es,Lianviile, Gironville and Jony— Sous— les-Coes. Behind these lies another strOng line of fortifications from Sf. Quentin 1n the north through Leon and Reims to the great entrenched camp at Chalon. The English newspapers declare that both the Eng- lish and Russians are determined to “fight to a finish" whatever the outlook may be at present. They say the possession of N'amur was vital for Germany and that “1 was a fihe stroke for the Germans to have rushed tlile place under the eyes of the allied armies.” In other parts Of Belgium fighting 1s still in progress and a report from O'stcnd says 30.000 eGrmans have at- tacked Maline's thirteen miles from Antwerp. ' Charlemi also has been the Scene of hit fighting this time between the French and German troops, and a fresh encounter is believed to have begun there todav.‘ Twenty-five thousand Germlans have been Surroud- e1] between Courtrai and Anbeghcm. according to an Ostend dispatch to the London Daily Express. - Br usscls has been left by the main body .of German- troops, who have proceeded on their way to the front. ‘ Russian reports relate the advance of the Russian surprisingly rapid movement of the troops. Rttssian officials, l101v,ever cat1- tion againt feeling too great elation over the prelimi— nary suc‘cesses, pointing that the German territory about the V istula is strongly fortified along the line of the Russian forward march. Newspaper dispatches- meat that the Austrian forti- fied port of Cataro, Dalmatia, has been destroyed by the allied fleets. 1 . Dispatches from the Servian provisional capital, Nish. record the victoriousoffensivc movement of the Servians and. Montenegrins against the Austrians, who are said to have suffered very severely. A Swys business man reports the garrison of Straus- burg to have sustained an appalling total of casualties at Schirmcck, where out of 3,500 German who went into with, i tl1c engagcnn-nt only 1.8m returned. A German (lirigible balls-111 which hall flown over Antwerp yesterday was brought down by Belgian artil- lery today and fifteen of its occupants taken prisoners, according to a newspaer dispatch. Another telegram says l10111bsdroppe1l from file ballon caused several deaths and one of the missiles struck a hospital. which, how— . ever, was occupied only by the medical and nursing staff. LONDON. Aug. 25. 3:35 a. m..—-—A'dispaicb to the )3in News from Paris says that the Germans bombarded 0131112101 between noon and 2 o'clock, Saturday.» They came into the town by way of the left bank of the Sam- brc River. That same evening French troops arrived, but as the Germans kept up a fire from the houses in the lower part of the town, the French were forced to bom- bard lt. and that portion of the place was soon in flames‘n (in the same day the Germans set fire to a whole series of outlying villages. destroying Marcbiennes, Monoea11~'Sur-Sam‘brc, Andcrleus and Chaelct. ‘1 ___.—__.._ , LONDON. Aug. 25. 10:30 a. 111.——Tl1e correspondent at Antwerp of'the Evening News telegraphs that a Zep- pelin airship, which flew over Antwerp last night, was brought down by Belgian artillery fire at Hemivem, six miles outside of'Antwerp. The crew of 15 men were taken prisoners. ' This dispatch evidently refers to the same airshlup re- ported earlier 1n the (luv from Antwerp as having flown over the city last night. Another dispatch from Antwerp says‘this Zeppelin, before it. 'was brought to earth. succeeded in dropping seven or eight bombs into A‘ntwcrp. One of the houses, wrecked by these missile's was situated only 300 yards- from the palace of King Albert. Se1cn 'persons were killed and six seriously imured by this e\plo‘sion. Some other houses were half demolished bv the falling bombs. One bomb partl1 wrecked the hospital of Saint Eliz- abeth, but fortunately there. were no patients in the build-I ing.Tl1c explosions threw the inhabitants of Antwerp . into a condition of semi— panic. , There, Is intense indignation in Antwerp at the ate, " the Red Cross ' tack 011 the hospital 11 inch was flag. flying ,. \ , NISH. Servia. Aug. 25, via London. 2:30 p. m.——-Ser- vian troops re- occupied Sabac (Sliabats) at 4 o'clock in the afternoon of Monday. Aug 24, according to an official announcement made today. ' ’lbe Austrians have been thrown back on the other bank of the river Sat c. and every bit of Sen 1an terrltory 'l1as now been cleared‘ of the enemy. The announcement adds that the retreating Aus- triars devastated Servian villages and'massacred the in- habitants. . 9 Sabac is on the river of Bel- Savc, 27 miles west ‘ grade. ’ t
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