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and'itepairs Next Year.
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No Sewers? or Incinerator PlantP
in Sight Now. -
The street department budget tie-V
ceived an awfulwallop from the Board,
of Estimate and Taxation, at their sou-l
sion Saturday ev.ening The pruning
knives of all hands were very sharp,l
but none so keen as William H Mc-P‘
hiahon' s, at whose suggestion the ma P .
jo_rity of the radical cuts were made.
'1 he board was evidently of the opinioni
that the street department had “best!
not, do all the sewer and permanent
pay ing work in one year, and they actv.
ed accordingly.
The $25,000 appropriation for Vthe‘:
permanent paving of Wilson Point;
road, which was asked for in accord-;
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George F. Ryan, a Horvy Burlpar
Suspect,',Mai1es Escape from
First District hookup
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Made Good Haul from Occupants
at House at 12 union Park
Alter attempting to rob 'three houses
in upper Norwalk, 'and being captured
by Officers Murray and Barney. George
F. Vllyan, self- christened. supposedly of
and there met-the young lad. whose
Hill, Meets With Patriot Ac-'
citienl
carpenter, dying on motook Hill,
underwent an operation at the Nor-
walk Hospital. in which the blgtoe of
his right foot was amputated above the
iomt.
suited from a charge or shot entering
it from the gun ot a boy, about eight—
een years old. Smith was out hunting
in the woods in back of Comatock Hill,
hauls he dues not know. udd'whlclf
Cleveland. Ohio, this morning escaped
from his cell in the uptown station
2
Pliouse, and mysteriously disappearedq
'laking with him the lock probably as a
souvenir
That Ryan had acquainted himselt
with the patrol ‘tricks" of the men
on duty seems certain, for he William‘3
V
could not be obtained from any other
source. They had talked but a minute
or two when a grey squirrel darted be-
tween them headed for its hole. The
Pboy raised his gun and pulled the trig-
ger. The action of the young hunter
was so quick that he did not get prop-
er aim and thew hole charge 0! shot
struck *Stnith's too. The lead pierced
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Frehsrick Smith, ct Domstoott‘
Saturday night Frederick Smith a
Friend oi Shirilt Volimor Have
The loss of that member X's-4‘
films with a resolution received by u“; P'im Officer Murphy to tome the station
department from the City Council,P house at 6 o’clock this morning betore,
which had been petitioned by a large ”He‘ll-mi! 1‘ " .
number of people, was cut 0 i, as was: U90“ Murphy's return to the station.
every cent asked for the other perms-P at ‘ 001°“ “*9 ”WWII panel oi 1'19
nept paving work. It was planned by “or told the tale Of RVymi'fl 650896
thrustreet department to permanently and the bidder Wfidfltflly kept the
pave East atelltle, Winfield to Vaniteletthone wires hot. torturing the so
Zuni. revenue, and my avenue mfi line or the surrounding towns dud cit-3'
otorglm avenue to Winfield slre‘et, Vail ‘68 6f the fad!
Zant avenue, new road to curb lln‘és"; item B; Pennington assigned Patrol-
onh 11111; rm street, from Van Zant men Murray. Dorsey Sammie and De
street to the new Washington street tective ~5srgeant Thomas Leatheriaud
bridge; South Main street, from to strive to round the escaped burglar
Pincus redldence to Meadow street: .up. , ~
South Main street groin W; Main to The ottlcars. starting at Dorian. thor-
"l'i' oodWPard avenue, and the Wilson untidy oncoming the country in an an
Point roadtirom Meadow street to the tbinobiie for their man. When Cannon
top of Thdinas' .Hlll. For this work Statibn was reached the otllcers, not
$49,800 was asked. They didn't get a in: a trclght which ‘was about. to pull
cent or it. ‘ - V Pout. questioned the brokemau. who ac.
knowiedged a man answering tits dc
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(Continued from second page.) ’
Plug around. evidently waiting to get u
Putt to Danbury. Just as the traiui pull-
Peri out of the station Otiicer Murray
color ‘01 Police until
Pscrlption ot Ryan. had been seen hang ,
. residing in Michigan. He left Nor.
[Ollllllli REPORTER
VISITS ill NDRWAEK
V
ltldmuud J. Wolfe, Jr. :1 reporter“f
im the “Standard; of London. Em;-
land. who started January 1. 1903 on;
'a walking trip around the world, was
a visitor yostcrduy at oiice VHend-I
quarters in the City Hull. lie the P
pools to finish his journey Jan. 1917. P
Mr. Wol‘e claims he has met hill
the crouued heads of Europe and]
Asia and nearly ev'eiy goxernor ml
the United States, and he has cred-
entials from them all prmlng his us-
eeition According to his ston Vl(,
started on his trip from London, go- -
ing from them to Europc.n11d then
to Asia and thence to Africa. WhereP
he visit most of the countries. Hui
has been all through Australia and
Canada He says the worst countrt
the has been in was Siberia and the
Southern part of Europe the ‘best.’
lie. had in his possession hundreds of
newspaper clippings, showing he had
ghost: in many Eurbpenn countries,
and the majority of the states in Am-
erica. ,
. Wolfe says he is 11 member at the
staff of the London Standard undr
~Tit~blts. and that he sends a weekly
story to each of them concerning his
travels. illustrated withfplctures He
makes his living by writing descrip-
the articles for newspapers and giv-
,ing lectures in vaudeville houses on
the most interesting portions of his‘
trnx els. Thefidorie‘s he sends into thel
"Standard" and :‘Tit-bits.’f later Willi
form a book, which he will name “In
Foreign Climes. _ ‘
Wolfe ,is 33 years 0111.th traveled
i
Voter 50. 200 miles. wearing out 290V
pairs or shoes, 159 suits and 3. 000
pairs of socks He is married his wife P
walk for Boston Where he will take
a steamer for Marlon. '
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mementos: m savanna i
HARTFORD. Nov 9.—According to:
entitlement of flunk Commissioner
Fred P lioit Baturday, the torthcotuPPV
tug report or the commission for the;
1mm your ending Entomber so, will
show deposits or more than an 000.~é
V
can in savings books. an increase (or; .
the your or some». P
H‘
V Pushing his finger through the vanilla
{my raincoat. both 0! which belong to
was made the happiest man in town
when his prisoner, Ryan, almost ran
into his arms. The recaptured prison-
er was broguht to Norwalk, where his
picture we station. and thence to the
'loc‘ku’p in the City Hall, where his sole
keeping is assured. '1
The method of Ryan' a escape was a
clever one. On the root of his cell lay
an old sword, which had been confis-
cated in the Carierl murder case, oi
Wilton, about a year ago Ryan de
Vtected the instrument through one of,
the ventilating holes of the cell, which
are about as large as a halt. dollar.
tors, Ryan worked the sword to the
edge of the cell's roof, when it drop
pad or! at his feet. Breaking off about
seven inches of the sword, the prison-'
or used it as a saw. breaking the lock.
and securing his liberty alter pushing
out a panel of the door connecting the
cell room and locker room.
Ryan’s apprehension the first time
was brohght about alter he had suc-
cessfully entered two houses and“.
made an attempt to burglarize the
home of William 'J. Denedlct, 1 Elm
street The burglars first effort wasV,
at Benedict' 3 home. but. he was scared
away before he had elfected an en
trance. Marks of a “jimmy" showed
that. an attempt had been made. The
home of Thomas Vat-son, 1 Mott ave-
nus; was the next object or Ryan’s la
burs. Here he was more successful
securing a suit of clothes, which he
boldly donned in the. house and a dart
John Poet‘s. who room there. and who
is the pianist at the Pleasant Hour.
The house at 18 Union Park. owned
by Frederick 8. Ambler. and “WW
Richard F. Noack. Jr.. on the am
floor. and Uni! S. Schumun, upstairs.
commanded Ryan’rutormon. and hero
hemadlthoblggeubui. Blowout,
rm gain; on .tor both
"can
the shoe and went through the cash.
shattering the bone and itnbodd‘ing it
loci! in the sole. The too had to be
‘a mputatod above the Joint becauset the
bone was splintered ,_
Altar Vfite “blunt Smith. With the
analogue or the boy. was able , to
um no rain and a neixiihoibro itct
bin home in cardiac. DWW. J.
by we; called on he had Smith con-
ve'yed‘totlis itoaiihal for the operation. ‘.
It in purely an accidental shooting
ind the boy is not to be held respousi
his. He has learned a lesson which
proved costly to Smith. At the institu—
tion today Smith was‘repurted as get
ting along nicely.
rvo Fillilis or .
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NORWICH, Conn. Nov. 9.——-The au-
tomobile of Dudley St. Clair Dounelly.~
of New London. ran into the machine,
of George W. Pratt, of this city, in:
North Main street. today. and Henry
Allard. lrving J. Willis and Augustus
Skelly .were injured. Mr.‘ Donnelly
was shaken - up. Both cars were
wrecked.
The Donneily car was being tested
by Harold Holman. of Bridgeport, and
had come from Worcester, .111 North
Main street, near the tanner! of tho
\‘orwlch Belt Manufacturing Company,
two car tracks take up considerable ot
the roadway. Holman was driving on
the left when he met the Pratt car with
Skelly driving and having with him a.
pa'rty of three who were going to Tatt-
ville.‘ There was not room for the cars
to pass. Allard received broken. ribs
and lacerations.
Skelly was thrown about 25 feet
and received spinal injuries, and WiVI~
lls has hurts. Allard was thrown a
considerable distance and was shaken
up He is recovering from a broken
leg and was out. for a ride. Hofman
was not hurt. ‘ V
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TO ACCEEST. [XWIENG .TWO
Willow Tree Blown Across Highway
Near armature“ Forms Cur , .
Into Nearby Field. _
MIDDLFTOVWN,’ Nov. 9.-——Slx men
from New Britain who. wore in an;
automobile on their was to Higgum-P
um for a hunting trip; were in an‘
accident while passing over the road
between Cromwell Center and Mid-
dletown. today.
in iwillow tree but] been blown
down and "Was More the ultimo}
United Pl“, Urge His
Appointment
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Bulimm'nit’l‘ Nm. amine-trad nI'
the contest for) postmaster summing
after an election in whidh the. Dem-
ocrats were dtfledtcd it has stnrtch
over and all indica-
with
up hotter than
tiouamoint to a hitter tiattlc
in than etor .
, " Yollowlng
» . a m are the nets:
Wflhcl’lt’!’ William Vallmar, fofluer- City
Clerk Stephen 1". ltouoher, Deputy
Sheri“ John M. Donnctl'y and form»
Per mossor Lawrence J. GllL
It is also inlimntod, that there are
other possibilities. and one. or them
is said to be no less a political work-
er than chmcntntlte Lynn Wilson,
who took an active parthn stumping
during the recent campaign
loan and Gambian.
. Two other names huts been men-
tion as likely to be constdcred when
the time comes for Congressman Dov
n'uan to make up his mind. if he has
not already reached that stage These
names are Henry W. Lyon. former
assistant postmaster. and Zatmou
Goddoelt.
it is use admitted on the inside
that C‘ongrcssman Donotan has had
under consideration the name 'od a
Democrat prominent in Bridgeport
of blah business nunliflmttnn ‘ ‘0
one could tell who this very dark
horse was
Situdtlmt tins Chutk‘cd.
All this. however was before elec-
.tlon. it is admitted that the situaf
lion has changed simo then and sti-
though there are more candidates in
the field than over it is believed that
the final decision will be governed by
new conditions.
The most interesting detelopment‘
since election is the movement or
Sheriff Volimer's friends to secure
for him the place. 'This movement
took form the day after election. P
May Bar \‘ollmcr.
There is one possible bar towthe
naming of Mr. Vollmer and that is
the postofticc regulations which say
that; u postmaster must. be a resident
of the postal district. The question
will turn upon what constitutes "res.
idence. " Sheriff \‘otlmer has lived in
Bridgeport for a little more than 3’
years. but he kept his toting rest.
deuce in Norwaik.
Friends of Sheriff Voilmer say the
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SVNDDLERY PLANT BURNED. ‘
SPRINGFIELD. Mo. .Nov’. 9.——-Fire
Saturday, ashram the plant or the;
Marciano-Sanford Company. The loss
is estimated at $265, 000 ,-
The HermannSanford Company re.
cently was awarded a $200. 000 com
tract tor buvalri saddles and artillery
harness b) the British government
wiring ~ P
'-
the automobii driver. anmumld.
‘ saw the "Obstruction only in am to 1
linear or: ,wbich sent tile machine the houses they are electing tor ”€311,111“me but that the
into the field. Andrew Schuub was Mr. Oleson at 1"!“qu "”1 mm! lino! choice “the”! nominees will.
thrown out and. landing on a piece
or brown stone. was. badly“ bruised’
and out about the head and bod”
and had to We surgical old Thu‘
driver, who mom unconscious. lot
the potty were duo William unpaid. P
mutant debunk. wnnam Burdwki
(Woof-oblong)
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and Harry Motion. The machine
no domed. l
MARVIN .‘VV'RACT HOUSE.
St. John a Kcyscr have m o!
in. The other is framed. Thomas
Koo eogh has the contract for tho
heating andPr mole: and [inland
& Dunning the solution on both”
button. ~ ’
. “mom. Vwattr Ago. PV
Ellie will mention the presidential pri-
mary question. He is expected to ‘
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Otto B. Kthuss' Sup is Accident-P
aliyilisohargeo, Tearing A-
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P Krauss. aged 36. l poultry raiser was
llriiied while on his way into the woods
Von a hunting trip. today. The sun
4 which he was carrying was discharged
Pond the shot from one barrel tore away
in portion 0! his head ‘o‘nd lace P
Krauss with his nephew. Gus Krausa,
of New York ,
or. of New
and wot‘oV
to reach an woods, in tbc Hummonits
others were startled by the dischargoP
Pot his gun. Death was immediate. .
Medical Examiner Ayer thought the
gun had hallo trigger at full cock on
boknown to Krauss and it exploded the
charge when the gun was carelessly
handled.
. Krauss leaves a wife and one child.
Presidential 'llnltltlit
truncations soon
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.--P.i‘esident;
primary law to be passed during the}
next session of Congress, and some!»
Democratic leaders do not believe one ,1
in his message to Congress last Dc~P
camber, the’Presldent urged that suchP
a law be passed immediately, and one;
pressed hope that there would be a
general agreement to it; He is known
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gallon has impressed on mm the dim ,
The chtei‘ difficulty encountered by
Primaries nowhere held on dillerent‘
dates in thé states and the question
has been whether the -legisiaturea can
change the state primary dates bctorc
1916 ’separate state and national prl .
work on his next message to Congress.
but it is considered doubtful whether
dwell on the necessity dor economy in
appropriations and to rinse the passage
or the“ Philippine bill, um aleiapder
Ship Purchase bill, and seveial remain-
ing conservation measures. ‘ .
Presidential primaries. rural credits,
railway securities and other questions
tag on «mastication or March .4.
The general: eipcctatton of Demo- '
w or stem; will our in important
he made again at conventions.
P'l'bu waitstaff-otters was. endorsed ti
maul
prior to the Walnut e “V
“man“. ”View
my Fart at Heart 7 VV
sott district. out: was in the lead. The
Wilson doe's not expect a’ presidential: '
can be enacted to be effective in 1916.P .
to still favor primary law, but. t‘nvesti- ,
cuities of the technical details . P ,
the President has been that of fixing. V
* a date for the presidents! primariesP ,
marles, he has been told, would prove
very expensive. . ~ . P ~
”he Prosident has not yet liegun ,
are expected to be left over because of 1
the brief duration of the session. The; .
, ‘ to tion‘ of cull-V ‘
The art? was attributed to detective’mmmww hasnoin It -
, crane leaders is titut presidential. prl- . .
gnarled already provldéd tor in! a num»
Witt state cummin- ' ‘1
We“.
Everywhere in the Vicinity «of Ypre .--Hotland W V
Fire on Any VVesscl Invadmg Her Territory.
LONDON, Nov. 9, 9:55 a. 111.—-Russia dominates the
military situation today. T to speed with which she has
cleared the invaders from Russian Poland was totally un‘
expected and must necessarily have a great effect. on the ~ -,
campaigns in the other war theaters
Alicady the t‘crrorestrickcn inhabitants of prosperous
Silesia are reported fleeing from their homes,
But
V thing besides the might of the German army may enable
them to remain for some time in security, for a signifn
cant xricssage {rem Pctrograd announces that Russia may
defer the invasion of Germany until her historic mission
‘ toward the Bosphorus is accomplished.
This mission includes the complete subjugation of
,,~\ustro-l-iungary as well as the invasion of Turkey, audit.
this is the plan of the Grand D‘uke Nicholas, the Russian “
t V V.‘c6mmander—iu—chief; the Russians may be content to hold
*th1e1r prescht pesitious along the German herder while ‘
j making an aggreaive war toward “15,, south and east._
Persistent hcports continue to reach Lohtlfill that die
Germans are sending heavy reinforcements to their west-
ern lines, ~Nbvt's of'a contrary nature. to'thc effect that.
the Germans are preparing to retreat through Belgium,
also is rife. but the experts scorn to placemorc credence ,' '
in the reports of rfinforcemnts. and the coming wool-1V is
lookod forward to as one of the most crucial of the war.
The Coos-tick raids continne across the German bor-
der. and Berlin admits that the Russians are well~bc>
-youd the river Whrthe. The Russian advance has been
. with an empty treasury
German loan and used up the mono} (VCI'i\ ad from the lam
made over bad roads at the unprecedented “rate oi four— ‘-
teen miles a day, and the (nerman retreat has nowV
passed Czernstochown without stopping The Russians
are fell back of the V\~ nrthc between (,zcrustochowa anti
‘Kalisz.
‘V The latest Paris official comnmnication
the invaders arc concentrating their activity
Ypres without as yet, achieving am result The Allies
states that
are reported as holding their own excrywherc on the ‘
VAisnc while to the northtvcst of Soissons.
reached a new position on the.\ rcgny Plateau . ,
An official announccmc it given out in Berlin Vile—
clarcs that advances have been made in the Argonne but
that there is nothing new al mg the remainder of the
battle front V .
Holland. determined to preserve the neutrality of
they have
'. the river Scheldt; has announzcd that the Flushmg forts
V will fine on any vessel nor recognized as a mail boat
or other regular harbor cralt . ,
A Private reports reaching Beinc Switzerland, {mar
Constantinople, indicate that 'iurkey has entered the war
She already has exhausted the
on imports ‘
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- . PARIS, Nox. 9, 2 :27 p m.—-'l‘lie official amounts—p
, ment given out by the French W at Office, this after—
' ~uoon says sthat the Gbrman offensive has been renewal
fat Dixmude and in ~the region of Ypre‘s
re the entail?r
tenet of .th‘es- all the German attacks have been 're;
‘V pulsed ' ‘ . ~P
The text of the communication follows:
“On Our left Wing the Germans have undértalrcn
again an offensive movement on Dixmudc and in the
' region of Ypres.
{*1
Particularly to the scutheast of Ypres’
their attacks have been everywhtn-e repulsed ,
~~ 4;“A't the end of the def). referring to the entire from
V between Dotmurlc and the Lv‘s. we have made progress
along the major part of the line. Nevertheless, our “V4
sauce is slow on Account o ”1.136 nVV’ousive movements
‘ V'“ _Vtmticr’iukcn by the enemy, and because of the strong or.
galliz‘atiou the extenry already has had the time to et’l’ect
. his poihtit olmipport. Since the beginning of the fighting
the fog, fdthormorc, has made operations difficult,
maV
pan-
(Corrtmn'd from Third Page.)
cspito V
the fact that General yon Hiudcnberg s . strong army is V
, between them and the advancing Russians.
about q,
some— '
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