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Leaders rot . Constitutionalistflhlect to Assessment of Demur-
Armv Threatened to Renew l rage Charges on Embarnoed
Civil Strife Shipments oi Live stock
itti hit in PiliiPl this iiiiiitti §
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Proposed Peace Convention Plan 5 State Commissioner Places En.
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Meet With Favor l the State Under Quarantine
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.——DlsseusionF WASHINGTON, Nov. l7.——'l‘o assist
"ir‘niy which threatened a renewal or valence of the foot and mouth disease,
11le strife in Mexico appeared to day‘the interstate Commerce Commission
it) have been checked. While detailslannounccd today it would contribute
oi the progress made by the militarygwhatever it can toward affording re-t
rhiettsins iii their attempt at a com-lliel‘ at the present juncture.
promise were lacking, yet ndmlnlstra-l Applications had been made for. re-
‘llill oiticials thought it not unlikelyfllet from the assessment of demurrage
that both Curranla and Villa would re-E ,. ——~-—— ’
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Dispatches from Leon Canm'a, Spe- ~—-——»--~»—————-
.. “‘itiitttiiitii hi hi titt-
Aguascalientes, said Carranza hail iii-l
dictited his intention of resigning. in,
:1 teiégram to Eulalio ‘Gutiorrez, the2 AS RES‘M—Ewfiaaumml
“PW provisional president. Other re-l
ports from Mexico City stated that}
Gutierrez had notified General Obregon Salvatore Fmppi U88 at Po'm m
that he agreed to Carranza's propoenl’ "
Death With skull Fractured ,
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that Villa and Carranza go to Havanas
and that the peace convention meet in? ‘ _ . . fl .
.ttiexico City, Nov, 25, to selectmpro-i: ‘ . Ill ""88 Paris’
visloiisl president. Obregon was said, _.
it) have construed the message to inst-i .. TORRINGTON. Conn, Nov.
rule that Villa had agreed to the prof Salvatore Filipplfiif this place, lies at
tmsnl. inasmuch as the lighting general. the point of death in Litehtield County
ttuhlicly had placed himself under the, Hospital. Winsted, his “u“ cracked
orders of Gutierrez.) . d the ti oi’ his
A dispatch from American Consul?in three places m p
‘ lnose nearly severed, and Leonardo
Sillinian. in Mexico City, said liegotia-‘ P tr ntl ls locked up at the meal pot
lions among the contending generals“!e catation as the result of a tight
still were pending. While that com-i ce.
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“ WINTER
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,mnong leaders of the Constitutionaiismn prevention of the spread of the pre-iMANY ASSERI "l“
novammu 17. 1914
LD av aspect“. win: Min ous own OPERATOR.
on LOCAL“;
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GeaerslN
Fair and colder tonight; Wed. fair.
‘ FOR ‘
iiiiit struts '
WRIY'SIX ' lll iiiiliiltll llllllll
_ ASKING EUR lszlfgzzfiflirgzttxtst
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Kate Cobb, H. B. Chamberlain
”and John Dynes Among Par-
don Applicants
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South Not-walk Lodge, No. 529, I.
0. 0. M.. went to Greenwich. last
evening 165 strong. where they took
‘part in the dedication o! the new
Moose Home of the Greenwich Lodge,
; No. 1524. The local members assem-
: bled in front of the Hotel Mahsckemo.
Iwhere there were seven auto busses
lawaiting and there was not. a vacant
{seat at 6:30 o‘clock. The start was
made at 7 o'Clock, and it was a happy
land lolly crowd that rolled into
Greenwich st 8. o'clock. The local
l _ . :Norwalk indigo. with the Military
i Board Meetsiin State Prtspn Mon- ;
i “all. December l4-Personnel t wich avenue to Havemcyer Place was;
" - ., taken up. On arrival at the Macao1
T 0' ll'lB Forty-six ‘Home, tho members or 529 were es‘,
_..____.._ sorted to the banana room, where f
light refreshments were served.
Then all adjourned to the lodge?
. room. where 2fiblmembers and friends
were waiting. The meeting Was call-
ed to order by the dictator of Green- 1
5 wish Lodge, who introduced the war-
? done! the village. The latter extend.
led a- hesrtygrepiinh.”“und_toolt 0038!
j slon to compliment the South Norwalk
Ftll‘ll’vtsllX prisoners in llli‘ Count-t:-
.tlt-tii stoic prison at \t‘ctiiicrsi'lrd’
thrive mutio tippl‘icuiion to the board
of pardons i‘or rcicttsc. The board
will moot at the prison on Monday,
December l-l. Atrium: tho applicnnts
‘are' several “to farmers who have
ldppli‘od mimw Ilimbo ‘bcfore. These
[include Frank B‘trssctt in prison thir-
ty-six 'yeitrs: Kate Cold», who has
served 1119*“ some ~leri’gth'3bf“ time;
Michael Oriandor. who makes hlsid'tth
inpplication; Henry ll. ('hnmherlnin.
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ithey made in the line of march with
l22; men in lull mliltniy'unitcrm. and
148 members back of them with
who hits omitted thirty-one times and
‘whom- partner in crime has already
flidon released. and John Dynen. who
llius been in prison sinn- 1873. is prls- f large American flag carried out an
utter No. 7. and has made to prcr- ‘ by all of the members.
ilong applications. Charlie Gong. con-3 There was also prenatal. quite .
"‘"ed in "“3 “”5” “‘1 “WM” ‘°' 5 delegation trout the Bridgeport moss.
.ihr- Elsi time also wants to get out. i '
l in most cases the applicants assert ; which ”renamed to Greenwich m”
y ‘a magnificent floral horseshoe. with
(Continued 0n Fifth Pose.) greetings and' best wishes, Brother
f "l" ARE "mum" .mnmnm were_met at the corner of ‘
’ lCounecticut and Gregorio!) avenues
‘_ lwitb a brass band. Here the South
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Bflnch. Was placed at the head of the P ”UT “OUT: l
column, and the march down Groom;
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lis made he '
lindgo on the splendid showing thatl
dinning patrolman at various
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Police Commissioner Wolfe alidf
L‘hict‘ Pennington today went over thcl
route laid out for the countless llliill-l
bi‘t‘ or machines which \\'lll pass'
through the city next Saturday onf
their way to the Yule-Harvard tooilmlil
game at New liaven. A detour whichl
was announcodln .ysstordayls . paper;
taking the co.» ; Nita «new strict
sa’ry ’ the . urine in-
mmpieteti'worit on the Westport’ inn
road. Both Di". Wolfe and Chief Pen.
ulngton mapped out their plans for sta-
points
and an order will be insured by the
letter in a few days covering the de‘
tails. About sixteen men. it is expect
ed. will be necessary to handle the
travel. Two temporary telephone eta.
lions will be put up. the purpose being
to have a continued .conuection be
tween the extreme points of supervi-
sion. ‘
ititmtcation was written several hoursi
utter the one sent by Canova, yet See;
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rotary Bryan announced that it wast
early Sunday evening near the house
where Filippt beards on Women are
live.
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lDennls making the presentation
lepeech, after which the band played
iAmerlca. Then Brother John troun-
An innovation in the plans this year
will be the advent of about 25 Boy
Scouts into the service. These boys
not known whether the reports conflict-i
' ' d at
vii or whether Canova had later infor-i police, Petruntl formerly ”03"“ ‘
t it see on on . ,
oitition. l hi pl F ston avenue b‘izt via:
Belief was expressed here that-Am-i asked to leave “’0‘.“ W0 “'39 Bliagi
wrican recognition of the new adminl following 3“ argument with -Fi pp.
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tNll‘flthIl would be withheld until thel He left some clothes behind when h
Aguascalientes convention met in Mei:-5
'i'i) City and formally retitled the se-l
li‘t‘llon of Gutierrez.
ed to get them. He says while there
ienve,svhich request was refused.
‘Shortly after that, he claims. he left
NEW same the house and was followed by Filippi,
' iwho was armed with a big stick. Fil-
IENDERS NAME“ } ippi soon caught‘ up with Petrunti, and
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3 there was a tussle. in which Petrunti
fsticceeded in wresttng the stick from
lFilippi after being hit with it. The
police have the stick. which is of
‘. lignum vitae, about thirty inches long,
lone end about three inches square,
‘ the other end smaller. '
Medical Examiner Hancliett was not
“No new tenders for the new {73511. E summoned until about tWO'hours af-
mgum street bridge have been an.lter the fight. He found Filippi un-
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ooihted by the Bl‘idgo Construction l conscious in an outbuilding. and a te
‘ ving him preliminary treatment.
i‘ommittee. They are John D, Carr, 2 5‘
. . . . . ‘ hospital.
--l East horwalk a Third District com- sent him to the , .7
' , 5'1 and.
uiissimicr_, and John J. Hennessey. of '. -Petrunti has a cut on hi orch
.67 Stevens street. uptown, an ‘ em- The charge against him W‘.“ “.0; be
ilioyee of the Norwalk Iron Works determined'until the ‘outcoyle 0 F“-
iloinpany. These men were selected ippl‘s ”fl?“ “‘8‘”de-
..i the meeting or the Bridge Coniniitu . V . .
it": last Friday evening. MAY Biuna E“T.RE w:
The new tenders were appointed ’
marly, as they ’are ‘to ‘undergo ' a
month's tuition under the direction of
John D. Carr and John J. Hennes-
sey Named by the Bridge
Committee
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h i told to the’ '
According to t 9 ‘5 cry 3 - B‘TEM“' I“ DIE
departed. and Sunday afternoon calig
I he asked the proprietor to let _him .
‘ return tilere to board and make Filippi i
iicoss rtiiir' tithe
Qtaine. of South Nor-walk Lodge, being
icalled upon to make a‘ few remarks.
complimented Greenwich Lodge on
STRATFORD' COW-t N0“ 17’0“ having a membership nearly 300. and
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yesterday afternoon.“ lwislies of South Norwalk‘ Lodge, and
The injured man 15 Frank 0- Bate. at the conclusion of his remarks pre.
touring car for a Sterttord garage. tul mahogany pedestalr with a silver
and according to his story, a New plate reading "Presented to Green-
York touring car said to bear the num_ = wich Lodge. L. o, 0. p1,, No. 1,524. by
her 2164 crowded him near the’bridze South item-walk Lodge, No. 529‘ Nov-
entrance snd forced him into a tale-'16. 19143 '
graph pole. The machine reboundedi Brother Walker. of Bridgeport. gave
struck a stone wall and collapsed. it ‘ a song 'ontitled Mooseheart.'to the
is believed to be a. total wreck. The music of “When You and 1 Were
New York our continued at increased 1 Young, Maggie," which stirred the
speed, without stopping, towards New . hearts of act-yous who heard it.
iHaven.‘ ~ l Alter almost No hours of good one
' Bateman was removed tolthe house 3 tertainment. the members and friends
of Assistant Bridge Tender John D.j were escorted, to the banquet room,
Albee and an ambulance was sum'lwhere everything good to eat- was
moned from Bridgepm‘t- The injured : served. and it was a happy crowd that
man was removal to the Bridgeport broke up at 11 o‘clock. 'Ai, that hour
Hospital, where it is thought he. is ‘ the busses started fol: South Norwalk,
.suflering- from internal injuries and : arriving here at. 12 o’clock.
may die. I ' ' ~ E Everyone declared that they
' 'liad a line time. . '
l em in; meeting of the local lodge
had
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gliECIlllllll. stilts
- >~ -‘ » inext Thursday night. the members of
To GET ”0“ “’8" I the military branch will confer the
. ‘ - ’ , l Work upon a large class of Candidates,
land it in consists of the dictator that
every member‘attsud to take action-
cn thar‘Moose-‘club rooms. and'ial‘so
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, WASHINGTON, 't‘lov, l7.——-Plans
i'tor increasing the wealth to! cash and
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man was reported to be fatally injure such a fine home in the short space oi]
9‘3 “5 the ”3“" Of‘ an automobile seven months. its extended to Green!
striking a pole at Washington Bridge wicli Loose the greetinsa and best!
t-uiunsi
man, of this place. He was driving a seated to Greenwich Lodge a. beauti-l
will aid in carrying messages which
the superior oflicers may have occa-
sion to send and also to otherwise as-
sist in the work. I ‘
commissioner testis
it RESIGNATION
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Levi J. Jones. of Cove avenue. East
Norwalk. has resigned as a'member or
.the Board of Commissioners of the
Third District. Mr. Jones‘ resignationl
was received last eyening by the cam-
missioners at their regular weekly bus~
iness meeting, in the form of a letter.
it was accepted. taking effect last
night. ‘
in his letter of resignation Mr. Jones.
gave no- reason tor his action. An ei-l
tort was made to communicate with'
the former commissioner. but he is vis-_
'itlng friends in New Jersey. ‘
Last evening the commissioners de-
cided 'upon Edward B. Smith.“ East
avenue, to succeed Mr. Jones as com-
missioner. "Mr. Smith's name will be
and Will bs-tstronglyrrecommendsd. Mr.
Golden ‘lnsuranceflompsny, is amen»
:bor 'o't'thet Board of Estimate and Tax-
lation, inexperienced and in” every wayi
capable of tilting this newnpositlon.
presented ’ to the City Council \tonlgh t.,l
Smith is employed with the Taylor a -
representatives of the Scherzo)- Draw
' r.’ompany, during which time they will
he initiated into the mysteries of the
{intricate machinery oi the new draw.
This means the passing of Bridge-
:-t.-iidsr John Cole. who. for nigh onto
T\\'en‘-)"five representative merchants , expanding the operations or the 12
and citizens of the city made tip thu‘rsgional. banks were before the Fed
personnel or the delegationpwhich. numeral Reserve Board today as tele-
der the auspices of the. Chamber 01 ”grams continued to arrive, telling at
Commerce, visited the mom-01' “-l the successful opening or the institu-
Jacobs a Company. An marathon 0!; tionn. The Board cisterns had netted
the entire plant was made-by the ME tor-reporteot the rediscount’ business
loft) decades. night ‘and “5" “J” a
«similar figure on the old Washington;
«root carriage bridge.
' .‘nle is known by all Nornaik. and
than re rat his dies curative. Mr. meeting ll 10"“ M” "in afternoon. at. banks‘ cash by more than 8150.000; i ,. _ ,9 .. .‘ rent if member-tiled: today 199“;
t‘Omyh‘l.‘M the “refit tlnw. ll‘ttdor the "bomber oi Commerce'- MMQWfi one. The plan under consideration info“: ’thfiam 03mg? W lied ‘tc'lv 'tomeri‘ow‘thrausil-"H
.t the temporary tiniest.- for the animus to the WI 01’ "in“! “Edit.- trawler to m redo-s! lie-hi at; " 5:. ».,m, m; ”i may.“ . “ 1‘178m‘i1e-noow.moieties .. ,
our; Horton Company. tenure plant its" and to come to some. much in the loo... “4. 0-,“ That.“ J , g, .. » 7 W W 'l‘aiclifflulflmi‘mfit“ .4 ‘ ~.: .4. ‘ .
a .W ammo-II u to I” “when sud lost at the mint. ' t 2.; " W
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"Johnnie" .
ty, which proved comments: I! we", done by each bank nudes-amuse of
2as instructive. {the first week's operation 0! the ow
tom may result in augmenting . tbs
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1 iii connection with the concern a
”about“.
inasmuch-minimum. ,l
1» SNOW IN NORTH MINNESOTA.
to wdtness: thb‘hseutitul work which WKBmNGTfipl, Nov.:17.—-Wilh, the
the military; branch ha! perfected; temperature‘bolow. zero from North
it"rlie committee-on the Greenwtcli‘ vts- mum; tootheiMontanezltne “P" g
. my issuers! railing. at the {mercury
‘tt me John phantoms. chairmen; F. ‘ y
Y M‘f‘fthejjmains states eastward. "'3
l H.‘ canons/{Bit arises. J. nurse; or.
in. brittle-transmit Brolvpell and , ‘ . _
Winn”! 0W.” _ . “.nert‘Wflfilfiér Bursaucitpertstm
i .; QM“ g , Mi.m3mgq'fiamf weather toward
3 "Why don't you more into more
immiortabls"1oms. old man?" "‘1'
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‘ tits Athdtto easements-"en thef’Gutt : 7 ‘
tho'njadtoftheweeijlii tits-East and in “
nbbinonnian yellowed Thursday; ' . ' ,g
LDS No TERRORS
THE NATIONS AT
Germans Are Making Desperate Attempts to Dive
the Russians from East Prussia by Resuming a Vig
orous Defensive at Two Places-u-Some Question;
as, to Whether Cracow is in Flames, Or in the Hands;
of the Austrians, Who May Surrender Rather Than-4
Have the‘ ,City Bombarded-----German Converted?
Cruiser Berlin Attempting to Escape from North Sea;
to Take Place as a Commerce Destroyer in "the?
" sci forth thntatlicrg has been li'Céii'y fightingr urountl Yprcs
‘actually'invcsting the'town, which its dccnarcd to he _in i"
-. flames. while, several reports have reached Abomlon that“
. f'triansfwho in their turn, are cx’pcctcd'to surrender” rally
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or thafv bays thenciiy bombarded. . the latest reports
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LONDON, Nov. 17, 10:23 a. tin—«Contrary to expec-
tations. the comiiig winter seems to have had more cf-
fcct tin. the operations on the western battle front than on
tho cast. llcrc‘tllc Germans are making desperate cf-
itirts ll) tiivcri lllt‘ Russians from East Prussia by resum-
ing; it Vigorous (illt‘llnn’t: at 'two points near the center of
this long frontier lino. ‘
licrlln experts. judging from ilib rcpcrls reaching
London, lln'lVClltti'li discussing the German retreat from
Warsaw with great candor. -'i‘-hc_v declare- they are an .41?
proud of thctlskiil with which this movement was account;
plishcd as arcthc English of their retirement after . the
battlc'of »lil~otts.e~,Tlicy admit, also, that'tlié efiorttl of the
Germans to mutilate "Stonewall" Jackson's famous flank-
ing movement failed of success by a narrow margin, and
only became the Russians were not caught napping. The
German people were promptly informed of the withdraw-
al of their troops from the Warsaw front, but they got
only meagre news of the progress of this retreat; until the
rciring armies, having covered something like a hundred
miles. were in sight of their own borders.
The Germans seem confident of a favorable outcome
to their renchtl ofl’cn’sivc along the river \Nartli‘é‘,‘ and
liar-ability to resume the aggressive shows strikingly
the advantage which the possession of strategic railroads
gives it warring power. It. is the opinion of British ob:
servers that the Germans are determined to force the in:
vadcrs from East. Prussia, and that they are striking two >
blows, one form the north and the other from the north—g
west. in the general direction of Plock aritl Kiltno, with
the object of paralyzing the Russian advance along the ‘ .'..
southern frontier of East Prussia. ' l V
Dispatches [from Pctrogrzitl conveying official reports V
say that the “brilliant. and unexpected" seizure of Joltan- “
nits-burg so tiisconccrtcd the Germans that. their offensive
movcmcnt along the river Wariltc urns started premature-
ly. Russia is reticent regard ng the success of these move»
ments, ivliilc Berlin reports them as progressing favora-
bly. I p _ . . .
l‘ctrogratl reports the first Russian reverse at the 7
hands of the Turks by admitting that a superior force
of hcavier artillery compelled the Rllblsl‘éill advance to‘halt
oii its march to the D‘cscboyuii range of mountains, which.
protects the City of Erzcrttni, in Turkish Armenia. Kit-s
prucui, thirty miles cast of E'rzcruni, which was won by '
littrtl fighting, had/ to be abandoned by the Russians.
.Vienna announces the continued advance of Austrian. ' '
troops into the Balkans, with‘tlic occupation “of Valjcvo, ’
after a:Slul)l)0l'l't battle .i . .
Paris declares officially that conditions are station— L
nry along the wenterri battle front, but special dispatches
and renewed attempts by the Germans to cross the Yscr ~‘_
between Nieuport and Yprcs. ' '
_ '- 'I‘lr‘eactual situation in ‘Cracow is bet-dining one of
many enignias of the war. One report has the Russians}.
the fGierr‘nausx have left the defense of Cracow to the Aus‘f‘ ~
frbmjctrogratl. however; Ct‘tlttl‘t‘lllfll. theilcrman tortilla. v
' liavcrcjoinctl titei’iiistrinii‘ garrison viii " the "defense "of . '.
.Crrtcow, ”fortress. .wliiclt some experts prtiiiiincc to be the
lteyto titcioas‘ict’u road into .,r.lic province of Silesia.
’tn'mttnn shipping circles-arc illdnlt‘wllfll worried by a q ‘
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