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ESTABLISHED 1870
new at the South Nor-out rose
Office as Second Class latter.
scum uoewnax, corset. smear. filaments 2c. 1914
Rain. probably tuning to new.
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PRESSINH
“stillwnl
Expected That Little Difficulty
lWili be Experienced in Reach-
‘ inn Mexico City
lllillltllli with it
. Plihiililllltliitiillf
Expected that American Rule
Will Terminate Monday
intuit illil’iill
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Mrs. Whittaker and tar. we...
Give Musical Numbers, While
Mrs. Perry Beads a Paper
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The regular monthly meeting of
the Norwalk Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution was held
with Mrs. E, J. Hill, of West avenue.
Thursday afternoon, November 19th,
at 3 p. m.. the regent, Mrs. Milton J.
Coburn, in the chair. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
accepted. Two new members, Mrs.
Theodosius Nash, of Bayview avenue,
and Mrs. George Carroll. of West
street, were received into the chapter.
The resignations of two members
were read and accepted with regrets—-
those of Mrs. Cornelia A. Kroger, of
North avenue, and ’Mrs. Sarah 8.
Stevens. of Park street.
Mrs. Coburn then notified the mem-
bers of the annual state meeting to
fill Stills Will
All] Pilllfli lillllli
Will Patrol. Auto Route to Yale-
Harvard Football flame Tu-
marrow Afternoon
The first real scouting wori: was as-
signed to the Scouts of Norwaik, last
evening. at the meeting of all the
troops of Norwalk. at itoodne'r's Hall.
the same being to help the police on
suturduy in reference to the autos that
WASHINGTON. Nov. Eds—Pressing
southward at the head of an army eag-,
or for figllt after months of recupera-l
tion, General Villa Will encounter lit-i
tie difficulty in reaching Mexico City,§
according to the opinion of American:
agents expressed in dispatches review-5
ed today by administration officialsl
Other reports told of the continuation
of Villa's triumphant march, Quereta-i
ro, where a clash had been forecasted,
having been abandoned by the Carran-
za forces. Where they intended to
make a stand was not indicated. 5
Quetaro is the only town of a strain-l
gical importance between Mexico City
and Aguascalientes, and it had been!
from CarranzaI i.
declared in reports
l
sources that Villa would have to bat-1 2. “i Know a Lovely Garden."
will Pass through Norwuik on their way
to and from the Yaiedfarvard game,
and to aid any auteists that may need
any assistance, and, ill fact. some of
Southport. which rendered a delight the Scouts will be able to a’pply first
fill program. The first portion wasluid, if necessary. -
musical; the musicians were brougllti The manner in which the matter was
through the courtesy of Mrs. Louis B. : Explained to the Scouts by Police Com-
Curiis, of Bridgeport, a member ofinlissioner Wolfe. Chief . Pennington
the Dorothy Ripley Chapter. Mrs. Ada land Sergeant Leatherlond, showed that
Tuck Whittaker and Joseph F. Wleier 1 they had been over the entire road and
accompanied by Mrs, Emily E. Beards the work With I great deal 0! care,
icy. all of Bridgeport, rendered thcjand with the aid of the map which
following ill solos and ducts: {they had. it was made clear to the
L “King of the Stool.” "w Scouts just what was wanted of them.
2. “Perfect my.” . This is the first time that the Scouts
3mm Minor Chord." ,have been called upon by the city out-
Mr. Wieler,
“Open Secret.“
be held ill New Haven on November
30. The program was then in charge
of the Dorothy Ripley chapter. of
in matter. Through "the West where
lthere has been a large crowd or con-
tlc near there the forces of General1 3. “Indian Song." from the "Laudllitiniibn. the Scoute'have in every case
Dbregon and General Gonzales! The 3
city will be used by Villa, it. is said, as l
a concentration center before the ad-l
.vance on Mexico City.” ., ‘17
- The situation that might result from
Nina's possible investment of the capi-;
tat was not overlooked here today.l 2.
litany foreigners still remain in Mexicol
[‘in who would be endangered if a bat-
tle were pressed in the streets. [
Unofficial reports stated that thei
Brazilian Minister at Mexico City, See-3
nor Cardoso de Oliveira, had asked:
,what guarantees General
l Mr."Wieler-"Barcorofle" from Hoff-
Obregoui“;
could offer foreigners inasumcll as the: ,
bulk of the army was to leave for fuel Wieler—-“Passage Birds. Farewell." ,_
north. Obregon was said to have 111-! 'Mrs. Nehemiah Perry, of the Doro§He explained how useful the birdal'tw“ orphan “MN“ 0' a deceased.8. Stratton, 'Welt avenue, front of
of the Sky Blue Water." '
Mrs. Whittaker. fl _
Nexr‘a‘ duet by Mrs.'Wlt’it'tal?éi‘"and
provehdiipt‘tbey were worthy ot- the
ltrust given “3931'; "ije sewn
who‘ar‘ all; work saturdayonthe mat-
‘ter are goingto meet at the City flail
man. ithis alteration. at 4530. where they
1. “The Ringerg_" ‘; will receive final instructions and will
/
”Stedliviedenacbt" (German be sworn 'in as special officers by
song) 5Judge John Keogh.
3. “Jennie." l After this special work was explain~
Mr. Wieler. led to the Scouts. Game Warden Smith
i."Viallneiie." ..
2. “Boat Song" Harriet Ware.
gave the Scouts and members of the
aCouncil a very interesting talk on
3. “I Love You Truly." g"Birds." Through a little misfortune,
Mrs. Whittaker.- iilowever. be vice unable to use his
Duet by Mrs. Whittaker and Lin-slides: but he has promised to show
lthem to the Scouts, in the near future.
termed the minister that cavalry de-l thy Ripley chapter, then read somelwere to man, and why they should be
fachmenfs and other forces would re-l very interesting selections from “The protected. He was able, by his titer-
:tnain to fight off Zapata.
Obregon declined to discuss the of-'
, for of the Brazilian Minister to medl- ‘
ate between the contending forces if England. He was the llcientious roy.‘Snlitll had completed his talk. all press!
New Canaan Book," at New Canaan, long. knowledge of the subject matter.
. written by Thomas Morton. Letters ‘ to make his talk very interesting and,
‘ written by him described early New his General Frost stated. that after Mr.
he appeared as the representative oiiaust or Merrymount—one of the three ’ent who heard him, would go away
the United States. but added he might1
consider it if the minister came in his
capacity as Brazilian cavity. The mil~l
‘itnry cltiei‘tain WES Mild to have D3590: regent, Mrs. Coburn, heartily thanked fi’l‘he Scouts consider General Frost asf ‘
hi5 Stand on ”the unjust Milo“ hilthe Southport Chapter for its -..very;their general, and he was called upon! “gm in the cm Hail. ml; momlng,
Washington occupying Vera Cruz, af-
frontiug the honor of the Mexican na-
tion." ‘
The officials today had given no in-
,hills of Old Boston, and-was at the'knowlng more about birds, and that
ltime the first and only Bostonian. ‘he personally would bein attendance
The Norwalk Chapter through the ‘ when Mr. Smith completed his lecture.
; pleadant afternoon. ‘ After a social to talk to them. which lie did, explain-
ihour, during which the members metfing to them the seriousness of the
1‘ Mrs. Edmund Gilbert. regltt of the -work this coming Saturday. and trust-
lSoutllport chapter.
.cials to aid or assist the police in sucn'
dunes in in or
newness solicit
One of the wall. nicotine ever
held by booth hm lgdge. No. 629,
Loyal Order otfim. took place last
evening. when 1&9!”th new candi-
dates were Wm in "the mysteries
of Moosedom. ‘ d the final report of
the plan and I committee on New
aloose Home w made. Thecolnmit-
.tee’s report w {in detail and showed
that they had no; left anything undone
(toward this stupid move. had many
propositions on r advisement and had
lBBiecLed the pre _ t iflk’s Home, South
_ Still Unknown.
‘the‘members of oath Norwaik isodg 1‘. “WV...”....._...w_,---_.,. .__.
land also assuredftne members that the DFFIGERD A83|afiin
‘ necessary funds "were forthcoming to F“ a n u 1" to“ 0 fl fl 0w
nuance the project. The dictator im~
The route through Norwaik of the
linedlabeiy called a metal meeting at
automobilists to the Yale-Harvard
game. in New Haven. will be efficient.
ltlle lodge, to be held in lodge rooms.
eunday afternoo, at 1 o'clock, for the
hi policed by Norwa'lk ogicers, who
will be stationed at the corners of
lpurpose of deciding this important
‘mntier. and at this time. vote will be
streets. from Scribner lane to the
Children’s Home. Chief of Police Wil-
taken after careful consideration by
the entire membpnhip. as to whether
01' 110‘ ”‘9 l'lome'will be‘pnrchnaetle; item it. Pennington has charged the
recommended by the committee. it is i then to make arrests ill every instance .
important that “9"! member be on! that they have cause to, but at all
jhhhd- '13 it ‘3 0‘ much importance ‘0 times to be courteous and obiiging it.
“Oh ember andthe ‘Ilveifare 0‘ “1° everyone." The traffic officers will
i 80- , 'stand in the center of the road. aunt
Much credit should be “he“ ““3 will warn sutomobilists to proceed hi it
lodge, fcr’iess than two and a hull reasonable rate of we“; neither too
5'83“ 880 this 10089 “’3“ ‘nsm‘l‘ea inst nor too slow. One automobile will.
“'“h .3 ’9‘" members, "“0 were deter not be allowed to. page another. There
mined that the 800i! work W518" 0“. will be about.WWiits stationed '
§M-fl&wefltm9 ““7 ‘ W”“.",with the traffic Officers. with red and,
Iberlhiv 0h“? meatball. “d willed»; white 's‘ignal'iiage. The Scouts will
in! reach ““3 50° mark by .Jan. 1- 1915' also attend to the 'lthonea which are to
,with the combined 030" 0' 07mm" be installed of inherent points.
ll’. J. Fitsgerald. who i“ 3 hustler. The officers: their assignments and
‘ Over 600.000 members now enioi’ the time of duty follow“
benefits which the Moose offer in the Officer John Flynn. turnpike and
‘Uuited states alone, with an insiltu- Scribner avenue; Officer Robert Gain-
‘tion at Mooseheart, flL. sixty mm“ or. turnpike and Taylor avenue; 0th-
lfrom Chicago, ““0““! "’9 3‘1“"? oer Wallace R. Sammie, turnpike and
lmiios 0‘ mound, where. “l “'9 present Stuart avenue; Officer Frank V. Ray-
itima. some 175 ”PM“ QP‘ldm‘ 0: mend, turnpike and Elm Crest. Officer
lhrothor noose are being educated. 0'0 John. H. Smith. in front of the Ann-
ltator Edward Browne“ will 1““ here ory; Officer John Tootiliil. West ave
early next m 10' Mooseheart with one and Merwin street; Officer Frank
brother Moose. who have been admit.
[ted to the institution,,and will therehe
{brought up and educated to the grand
principles of the order. which are Pur-
llty. Aid and Progress.
Methodist Church: Officer Bryan H.
Silk. Wall and River streets; Sergeant
Thomas Hunt, Wall and Water streets;
Officer C. F. Page, Wall and Main
istreets (all day): Officer Jarvis S.
ihiurray, Knight and Wall street; Offl-
icer John Murphy. Park street. near
ilfllllliijLEitils Hill . om D E t
:waterlng fault; cer omey. as
l “”83““ “’3 “ELE‘SE lavenue, foot Westport Hill; and Officer
‘ Clune. We'stport avenue and Dry ‘Hiii _
A pitiful case of destitution came to road. ' The following Ofllcel's Will be
on duty in the afternoon:
lwhen Mrs. Alex Markovitch. of is ‘
Officer Grumbiey, Westport avenue
,Kossuth street. with a baby in her and Dry Hill road. 6 o'clock‘fintil it
forms and four little tots clinging. to o'clock; Officer Clune, Westport. ave-
foot of hill, .5 o’clock until 11
SHING BLOW To RUSSIA,
Renewed Aetivity in the Eastern Theatre of War No— ~ ,
ted To-day, With Comparative Calm in the West-j
Russians Claim That Their Advance Continues,
Despite 'of the Admitted Retreat in the Center--
Outcome of Yesterday’s Battle in the Black Sea is
lands and held back the German advance.
dication of a change in their plans to journed.
t ibmve capable of the trust DIaCEd ulmhglreleiiae of her husband. who was ar-
”terminate rule in Vera Cruz next Mom; _. ‘
’ lthem. lrested: yesterday afternoon, by Officer
day. Arrangements had been made 10% BIG STRIKE ANNIVERSARY. l Judge Keogh was also called openly-rank Raymond, for assaulting it
bring Mexican priests and nuns to the: lily the Scouts and he gave them a neighbor, Annie Polsak. ‘
[United States on a government 8th. Thirty Yea" 39° 7°53” TW° Thu-wary interesting talk on how BOY Mrs. Markovltch said her children
and plans completed to effect the: and Hatters Quit Work. :Scouts throughout the country “flatware cold and hungry. and they. had
evacuation within forty-eight hours at“; There are many in! South Norwalk , aided the city officials. and promised ‘01 but ‘2 in “the house to tide them over
If" the word “'35 given. 5;“‘1‘O 0311““ 1'90““ thirty years 3,30 ‘0‘ meet thenl. this afternoon, and sweiirlu,e thirty day; her husband had been
'day. the ”“33“” 0‘ the greatest hat- {them in as special officers. ‘ sentenced to ‘ dgeport jail for kick-
llMlAlllAll BATTLE
lters’ strike in the history of the ., _._,.-., ling Miss 1301331, in the face. Site that!
3 trade. On that day over two thousand :
ouAMNT'NE “FIE“ batters quit their places of empioy-' THREE PITTSBURGH
lno money to pay the rent. which was
i
I ‘ , ' .ldue, and had no means to, purchase
lmen't and “gag” in a mike wmchl WHEN “IE I“ FliiEicon or wood. Last night Mrs. Monro
lasted five months. The trade has , , , =
9 WASHINGTON NOV 20 —Th9 quar- been revolutionized since that time i ‘ .lvitch plotted 3'1?” of chm, bul wit
amine against cattle shipments from i and strange‘to say, only one hat man:l PITTSBURGH Pa.. ‘70“. ”film“ igngzlnigxd sgli‘ifgnghatlltfgeart:
Canada to the United States imposed ‘ ufscturer who Was in the business i Maria Petra. and her daughters. 'Am‘afg‘ment' will look after-the needs 0} the
011 foot and mouth disease, was lifted } themlg now living, namely, ‘Alden‘i’md Elizabeth, were burned ‘0 deathfdestitute family. . g. I
today by the Department of Agricul-i Solmans. All the others have passed p “'1‘“ their home in Homestead was ‘5 Mrs Markovitch's husband was sen-
tllre. jaway. As an Lentcoine'of the atriktM“mm“l by tflre today. Mrs, Petra, 3' .
‘ A . . . ltenced to serve thirty days because he
The quarantine against Galladian'iwo cooperative “ factories} were t W
, .n. ~
. . he discovered the fire while prepar- lassaulted his neighbor, Miss Polsak.
rattle was not. placed because of ln-istarted here, but later. both‘went outlmg breakfast, W38 burned while try- who in complaining about the mm.
gection in the Dominion. but to pre-‘of busineds. - ‘ ‘ in“ to save ha'aieepingtchlldl‘en. An lass; of his, chiidnen. called him “had"
(vent the ref-urn of infected cattle cars l The events of the big strike arm-9‘90““ “0“39'51‘0 "“3 destroyed. lame; M{,,_ Mgrkovncl, denied he
30‘ the United States. Tlla‘raising of l remembered by our older citizens. l . . kicked Miss pelagic, and will profitably
pile Canadian duarantine was said by lRichard H. Golden was. ‘lbflyor of] ' MATWEE W‘HIBT Lu-B. take an appeal, John Czalto. of this
;otflcia.la to be an added evidence thafr'i South Norwalk at the urine. . l The members 01' the t 09 WW“ t (my, going his bonds.
the chromite is being brought under; One ot the results of the controgctub were entertained at the home of} .. - .
control, lversy between the, two cooperativel‘Mra William K. Fowler, of East ave-’ At the peel tournament last evening
. factories over a firm laugh. caused one, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Frank in the Old Well ff. & b. quarters. at.
' The tenement house to be erected on the adoption of the present union ‘ A. Van Buren assisted. 'l‘en tables of the Central Fire Station, John Stealer
- the corner Of 5‘0” “feel and Hanford‘ label. Robert Pearson. president 5f 3 auction were in play. and prizes were defeated J. Coutu. Both were rated 85.
place. Third District, by William Ef-‘the first cooperative factory. was re l scoured as ‘foildws: Mrs. Hubert E. The‘score was 70-85. A. Tariov was
Iron, will accommodate six families..fsponsiblc for the label, having design-{Bishop first. Mrs. John VCsvanagh. 'referec and flowerd Fitch acted H“
‘second, and bites Moi Curtis. third; isoorer. This afternoon Joseph Keely.
W-
ind will have thirty rooms. The cost; ed the aImE,‘ and later turned it over.
get-iii be $8.000. Work will start frame-I to the United Hatters of North Amer-Q urn. James a. 0mm, guest's prise. rated so, will play Enoch Sliver. rated
disteiy. . ~ ' irony.- mad war to the cunts. in. v ' "
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the meeting ad—;ing and. in fact knowing. that they willi pal-hum, tearfully pleaded for the hue,
o’clock; Officer Payne, East avenue,
south of Green. 5 o'clock until 11
o'clock; Officer Dorsey, Wall and
knight streets, 5 o‘clock p. to. until 1
Io'clock a. m.: Sergeant Thomas Hunt.
’Main and Wall streets. ti o'clock until
11 o'clock;‘ Officer Page.
o'clock a. m.; Officer‘Mul-ray, Wall and
Ofllcer stratton, West avenue. front or
Methodist Church, 5 o'clock until 9
o'clock; Officer Moore. West avemiie,I
frontof Armory. 5 o'clock until 11
o’clock; Officer Adams on duty. Main
street. '1 o'clock until 8' o‘clock‘a. m.:
Officer Grumbley- wiii‘patroi the route
between the hours of 9 a. m. to 2‘ p. m;
—m—-n
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' , RE-NAMING 0F STREETS.
There is no doubt but what West
street will soon be known as. i'Fiex
Hill Road." on historical and"decldedl
ly picturesque name. A petition. sign!
ed by the majority of the residents
of that street, has been presented to
the ‘council,’ami favorable action will
West avenue. _ .
Another action the city council
could take with advantageous'results;
lathe renaming of many of the
'strests of the uplown and downtown
tenths. which beat-tile some trained”
‘as Grove, High. Officiant, Water, and:
dilating, . . l
( g , Wall and "
River streets from 5 o’clock until .6 ’
,River streets, 6 o'clock until it) p. m.; .
’ death from heart failure of Miajor-Qencral von Voights— .-
tRlieitz, quarterlnastcregeneral of the German. army, re.“
probably be taken on thematter. This _‘
' 'l ’ West street.” from , , _ _
will, distingueh 'r ‘ the eventual successor of (federal \‘till’h‘lolikc as clitc‘f'oif-fl'
wDEAL
Comparative calm in the lvcst and rc—awakcncd ac— ‘ _ _. _
t‘tvity in the cast are taken by London to indicate that ‘ ‘
the German military clticis have decided to concentrate
their energies at. the present stage of the war dealing, if
possible, a crushing blow to Russia.
Such fragmentary rcports‘as were received today
front the custom zone of fighting showed that the Gcr- "
mail army was still pressing the Russians back through
Russian Poland. over the snmc battlefields across which
llll‘ Russians n fclv wccks ago wcrc advancing victorioun~ 7
l_\‘. No clctlr cxplnntiml has been made (if the reversal in 5“
lul’lli of the opposing armies. although it had been report— ‘
were sending
thousands of their filtcst troops from France and llcl- ’
gillln to thc cast. ' ‘
The Russian war billets state that their advance in
East Prussia-and Galicin continues in spite of“ their ad:
mitted retreat. in the center. German strategists believe
that continued reverses in Russian l’oland'_vvouid ' tom:‘
the Russians to draw back their northern and southern " 2“ -
artifice. . .
Gcrlna‘n opinion admits of no doubt as to the out—
come of the war with Russia. 'Gcncral von Hindcnburg‘
is quoted as saying that Germany and Austria will win,
although outnumbered. because they have stronger
nerves and because their soldiers do their own thinking, _ ’Lq-é
while Russian discipline is "a mere blind and dull obcd- ‘
icuccr" . '
Besides the possible withdrawal of German troops , ,j
for use against. Russia. there i another reason for the (
lull in the fighting in the west. Cold. wet weather has
numbed ‘and exhausted the soldiers. so that great pliy— .
sical effort is almost out of the question. The weather
in Belgium is compared with a black, windy chccmbcr
day on “the New England coast. T he storm. continues, *. ‘
and the waters of the North Sea flow through the 'loclts~
at Nicuport. which the Alli: 5 opened to flood the low-
ed on sort-ml occasions that the (lcrmans
Notwithstanding the extent. of the illiodcd area, the
invaders hope to renew their advance. Large numbers ‘ 5.
of engineers are being sent to the front, and their in- ‘
gcnuity is to be put. to the test. to provide a scientific“ " ‘
method of crossing the inundated country. ' g “
The outcome of yesterday's battle in the Black 3568 ‘1
is still unknown. Fresh information was received ‘10 .
reconcile the conflicting claims of Russia and Turkey, .
each of whom assertedntllat a hostile battleship had been]
tlanl'agcd seriously in the cngagentcut.‘ ‘ ' ‘
VBRUGES. Belgium, Thursday. Nov. it) via Sluis _
and London, Nov. 20: 10322 a. m.——Largc bodies of Gcr- '
man engineers have been seen passing toward the from.
according to inlormation received here. and it is bclicv- -. .
cd that tlthermans are planning to cross the inundated l"
country by scientific engineering methods. K ‘
'In the meanwhile the \\ cstcrn stem} continues. and. .
the witfcrs of the North Scat ‘ are sweeping inland
through the six big looks at Nicllport. " ~ “
_ BERLIN, Nov. .20, via The Hague wand London,
I0222 a. m.—-Tllc.official announcement of the .sudtlcn
calls the fact that he succeeded General von Stein in this ‘ ‘
post only a short time ago. His appointinenf ,Icnuscd nt‘ ‘
the time the ~erroneous statement to be circulated in 1101— _,
land that General von Voights-Rlleitz had been chosen as
the General Staff. , ‘
LONDON. Nov. 20, 155’ p. _ill.—'l‘hc House of Com- ' .
illoustoday ‘for’n'lally passed the votefor thc supplcmcrr
tary army estimate, which providts for an additionnlnj’; " ‘3 “
army ofonc million men.
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