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SOUTHi NORWALK. CONN, MONDRY, NOVEMBER 30, 1914
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Otticors‘oi Corps Present Retir-
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Capt. Dengier; New inspector, is
Given a Hearty Welcome
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There was a fully attended meet-
ing of the oflicers of the ConueCti—. The ltcv. William H. Wakeham, at
out Coast Artillery corps at theluw First Methodist Episcopal church,
. ‘ ‘lnst evening. preached on “(.‘ouriahi )
find 9 oil arinorv ' t . I
. i: ill b ii 3 Friday night, its land Marriage‘ in the course on tho
'pl‘lllt, pa us uess being to welcome . "(‘ycler M ”(03- ills text was from
the coming and speed thé partingEGen. 2:18 it- :4.
guest.” or to extend a welcome to‘ “‘9 58““;
Captain Frederick Dengier. recently. “I" 0‘" studios in "19.0”!“ 0‘
appointed inspector instructor and toll“0 we mine ‘0 the “we" or m“
_ > ‘eiening. “Courtship and Marriage."
'bld Godspeed to Captain Malcolm R; “Perhaps we can best approach our
Aiidruss, who has been the. inspectorlsuhjcct by way of the divorce ques-
jugtrucn‘n‘ for the last three years,'tiiin. From statistics we li‘ill‘n that
who will sail for the Hawaiian 13.11““r0 1”“ “"0‘” 9‘3"” ”“15““ di'
lands for foreign service next Jan.i\'til‘(‘(‘s grimtcd annually, and that the
nary in command of the {list could“; divorced WW“. is apprmimamy
puny. He was presented with a. nine years. That is to say one coulilv
valuable pair of military field glasses. ,0“! 01' m‘cry ten who promises in
There was an exchange of senti-lGOd'” altar to love and to cherish un~
mom that termin ted . t1 . '. ‘tll death do us part. out] all In the
’ ' a m to Slugmgidiml‘l‘c courts at the close of nine
.ot‘ “Auld Lang Sine."
Col. ‘Dorsey' Proalder.
Col. Henry S. Dorsey
London presided. The other officers 3mm ”5"“: Max:323: $21533:
_ i new sci-'er .
in attendance nerevLieut. Col Vin-Wm“, his ”"9“”. observation and
cant M- KinS‘Of‘ Danbury, Majorsfonly one couple. were without chil-
li..oula J. Herrmann of Bridgeport. Mor-Edrcn. In 22 homes out of the 23 the
ris l3. Payne of New London auditiomo ideal went out of she live‘s or
' .- . lithe children. Two chil ren Wioso
“on“ J' Half of Greenwich, capmmfilpnrcnts hull become divorced and re-
George S. Gadbois Of New London. ‘mnl-rled met at a-danclng school. Said
George 13' Church Of Norwich, Arm-lime little girl. “80 you have it new
111‘ C. Bennett of Bridgeport, Williamgi'nther. I hear: “Yes." replied the lit-
(1. Tarbod of Norwich, Albert tie boy. “and a. jolly good sort he is
' v. . tom—nicest chap I ever saw." “Poolii'
Itiossman of horivalk. Charles H. mm the “me gm. “he was my fath-
Metcalf of Stamford, David Conner‘e, once." What kind of morals can
of New London. Louis J. Brague of you expect of children brought up in
‘Bridgeport, Elias s. Hall at Bridgeport with a" “WWW“ 0" ”m ““d “5"”
and our H. M r g . shattered must be their ideals of e-
'FirstPIi .‘t 0:331 Of Mystic. .cency of the married state when they
.eu enants i am N. Pottermome ,0 maturity.
of Bridgeport, Charles R. Nichols of Something must no wrong with the
Norwich, Louis R. O'Neil, Philip Eldivorce laws of this country when
Bronson.
Bridgeport. William ill. Ford off
Stamford, Ii. ill, Bell of New Lon-fwsmm' Greek and Catholic alikc con.
don. Charles A. Luckhurst of Stflm"slllored, The. "divorce scandals that
ford; Second Lientenants Clarence unnde Utah and later Dakota notorious
.flre chargeable wholly to their law-
ANll MARRIAGE
Rev. Wm' H. Wakehain Serif:
on Cycles oi Lite
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A Large Congregation to Attend-
anca at the First Methodist
£piscopal Church
‘yenrsr—and- very many,“ very much
leni‘lier than that; This and tragedy
United States each year than in all
A. Woodrnt‘f, Arthur L LaRoc-.
. . ‘ ‘ _ lmakers. Both states made. it the duly
que. of Bi idgeport. also Fenncll, ,0, the courts m gram divorces when-
.Griswold, Simpson. Thompson, lg"... it appeared for any reason what~
Pierce. Nester and George. ;e\'el' the parties cannot live together
Promotion of Capt. Anal-us“ in peace and happiness. And worse.
. .1 - - from a trip to
The real object of the meeting was “m ““0 ““0 coma “
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10‘ present to ,Ilt ill or u ho could ao.ourn n D
handsome pair of field classes as ajmios in any part or the l’nlon with a
slight token of their regard for the divorce decree. in their pockets."
instructor who has been «an active‘ if marriage were simply ‘a matter
l ' < r ' . ' . i , 1d
art of he ' of indiiidual happiness, dnoico non
:een in t 00:33:23?“ SinCe he had jive serious enough. but when it threat-
Oi, Col. Dorsey made the presents-Where might without question. to he
lion speech, He told Captain An_luniforin divorce. lawg throughout the
dru . . .states.
ss that considering his attitude it is the mm, of the church to up—
toward the officers and the men of hold the ideal and to educate 11,010“ messages which are heard night-imam was a resident of New Jersey in-i
the Coast Artillery corps of the State. ’pooplo .in that direction. to create a
it was only natural that they~wou1d public Opinion strong enough to war‘
deel sorry for his leaving. But he rant the state in making better laws
trusted that it would be a nrt'n land at the same time, town that they
. . p ' glean enforce. The Catholic Church alt~
m Whmh they would all meet agaiu‘lsnlulely forbids divorce to its mem-
lt was a part of the service to befoors. though I do understand that
transported to foreign chines, where "1193' do grant H N“ 0f 109$???“-
the best men h it so v'c .‘The Episcopal and the Met 0 s p-
' 1 t e r 1 e are call liscopul churches will reiuarry people
ed. Col. Dorsey said that perhaps when divorced upon Scriptural
the department had in mind the groulid§,—aduliery. The'law is more
diplomatic capabilities of Cap- 01‘ less liberally interpreted by the
ministry, As marrying one party to
the divorced when one of the con-
tracting parties of the first marriage
is dead or married again.
Of course, I, am aware that: divorce
tain Andruss as well as his sol-
diery abilities, for in foreign ser-
vice Uncle Sam's officers must‘ at-
,u‘ays be diplomats,
A Real Brother Officer.
“1 want to any to you. on behalf
of the officers of the corps as well
as for myself. that since you have
been with us as inspector we have
felt that you were one of us, and
divorced already in her lit
you 9“!“wa by your splendid,tm there. are unwise ma'r
military instruction. your approach-lmnwagony enough in them to b on
. ability. genlulity, and your striving
Etlio heart of a stone. But suffering
for the cziciency of the cow: that
you were indeed the brother otllcer.‘
“a will never forget you. When you
it takes place in the courts. When a
drunken husband hits his wife and
knocks her down stairs he is already
divorced in his heart: and when a
woman drinks away the moors! na-
ture of her unborn babe, is also
for-int: for the growth of the race. for
‘thc stability of the most sacred 0!
institutions. said one who labor- in
loans. 0- m can
(mutant. Pap.)
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Lance Corporal Haotield writes
of His Experience to Mr. and
Mrs. William Ashbrook
Local friends in Norwalk are in re-
ceipt of letters from Billie Hadtleld.
who, until the outbreak of the war. a.
little over three months ago, was a
resident of Wilton avenue. and em-
ployed in the Dresden Lace Works.
At the first. outbreak of hospltilities
Mr, Hadl'ield returned to England,
“average length of the married life.
of New .grows upon up whdh we consider the 1
Albert W, Barrows. all ofé'."more divorces are granted in thcg
the rest of the Christian world. -——‘Pro. .
takes place in the heart long beforo
here must be largely vicarious. a suf- ‘.
and joined the Seventh Battalion, Sea-
Efortli's Highlanders Regiment. From
ibis letters it is quite evident he has
ibeen having an exciting time since
then. He is a member of Welcom’
Stranger Lodge, Sons of St. George.
and was popular with many Norwalk
lpeople. He is attached to the motor
‘cyclc corps as a dospatch rider. and
File recounts an incident when he was
riding with his superior oilicer in the
l Ypres territory. A shell knocked the
iotticor from the wheel. and killed him
instantly, as well all tore off one of
the handles of the motorcycle. Mr.
lHadtleld ~took the message from the
{ officer's body, and riding with one han-
ldle bar succeeded in delivering it at
! headquarters. :
He has unlisted for three years, or
‘during the duration of the war. and
I ha prophesies that the conflict “like
He
lly to last the full three years.
i finished with his musketrya week he ,
store the latter was written, and pass
led all army tests. lie is now having
lbaycnet practice and marches with
full kit, about 20 to 25 miles every
,otlier day. He received his first pro-
;motion to lance corporal early in the
present month. His wife and mom-
5 bars of his family, he states, are down-
ihearted since he became a despatch
frlder, as the casualitles are much
lgreater and there is more danger of
lriding into the German lines. and get-
‘ting captured, than in any other
l-branch of the service.
The greatest danger is in night rid-
‘ big, when one cannot see the holes in
the roads made by the German shells.
He enclosed a photograph of him’
"itself taken in Highland costume. and
desired to be remembered to all his
1 friends here,
WIRELESS nisrinr‘
l BEING INVESTIGATED
Captain Andl‘uss l“:t‘or 90 days could return tothclr ab- 1
l Are local parties responsible for the
lwircless mystery which is stirring the
Lstate and upon which William J. Flynn,
ltlie famous head of the United States
5ny informed that Detective Flynn is
lip the vicinity of Hartford trying to
‘: run down the sender of the mysterious
lly by Connecticut wireless operators.
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;aud which are believed to be intended
it’o'r the British cruisers Suffolk and
‘Essex, lying off New York harbor. It
is pointed out th§cperator may be lo-
cated within forty or so miles of Hart~
ford. It is stated that there is a wire-
less equipment situated in South Wil-
ton. east of the Blakeslee place, on the
Wilton-Norwalk line. But whether
there is any connection cannot be con-
firmed.
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PURIFYING DRINKING WATER.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80.—Army
surgeons have developed a new meth-
od of purifying drinking water for
‘troops in the field. which has ex-
perimentally given excellent results
and is likely to be adomed generally.
Canvas bags so closely woven as to
be waterproof are used to carry the
1water and in the bag is dropped a
l-glass tube containing fifteen grains
of chloride of lime. This renders the
one within In Intuition. Tho bu
locum-humus.
water potable and destroy- sll tiltsl
in brilliant
inhibit llliiil
Local Reservoirs Ara Removed
tram Sources of Hunt and
Mouth Disease
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i There is no danger to be felt for
: reservoirs supplying water to Norwalk
‘aud South Norwaili becoming contain
inated because of the boot and mouth
disease. 'tliis is the opinion expressed
ifthia morning by Water Commissioner
‘8. 8. itatcb, who said the some great
care and precautions are being taken;
at the present tune, even tuuugiil
South Norwulk has an effective filter,
as in times past. and there is nothing
to fear.
Some time ago when dead horses,
which had been sulfuric; from gland-
ers, were found-near the floral Wilton
stream, alter a dictum investigatioul
Mr. Newlands, suite chemist, made al
report to the then City of South Nor‘i
walk. which read in part: “You nrrmn'
course. sale in assuming that your til-i
tor is effective it properly run, as it me,
doubtodly is, and that there is no dun-f
ger so long as iiltered water is unenf“
This is of special interest to the poo-l
ple of South Norwalk in view of tool
present agitation concerning tho hooil
;£illd mouth disease. I
, Special paints are being taken by a
"iiialoritsr ot the automation the
gum: to we than-rivers which are the
source of reservoir lakes do not tlow‘
. in districts where evidences of the
boot and mouth disease among the cat-
tle are found. As none of these farms
are located near the City of Norwslk
‘ no tears need be entertained.
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Enocxiritttn ASKS I
TC CHANCE PLEA,
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, NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—-Wllliam
lRoclioteller. Standard Oil millionaire.
‘souglit. today permission of the Fed-
lcral court to change his plant» the
indictment charging: him and twenty
‘otlior former directors of the New
:York. New Haven and Hartford Rall-
lroad Company with criminal violation
Eof the anti-Trust law. Mr. Rockefeller
g filed a plea in abatement last Monday.
l Mr. Rockefeller was joined in his
inpplication for such permission by
litobert W. Taft, Charles A. Brocker.
‘Willitun Skinner and James S. Elton,
all of whom tiled pleas in abatement
lwith Mr. Rockefeller last Monday. in
ttheir application today the defendants
isllllpl)’ asserted their desire to tile 8
isubstltute plea, but did not intimate
what it. would be. f
(Under the plea in abatement they
. After some .ons the home. the family. the stale lSecret Service is working? The Hurt sought to have the indictment dismiss,
routine matters had been disposedjii is an exceedingly scrioUs thing. lford Cd'uraiit declares they are Tenn--
ed on the grounds that it was defect-’
Iive. the alleged defect consisting of
:tho fact that one of the court officials
lconnected withdrafting the indict-l
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'stead of New York. i
Applications’ for permission to
change their pleas were made also by
ID. Newton Barney. Frederick F. Brew-
fster, Henry K.“ McI-larg and George F.
' Baker. 3
i A vigorous argument against the
Egranting of such permission was made
by Assistant Attorney-General Swank-
er.
Judge Sessions granted permission
lto all nine men to change their pleas.
lSubstitute pleas were not offered at
lance, however. and argument proceed.
ed on the original pleas in abatement.
ITALIANS RETURN HOME FOR
I CHRISTMAS, “
SAN FRANCISCO, 08.1.. Nov. 30.—
A special trainbefitug 250 [ultimo
on route to ital! to spend Christmas.
“lot: here last night. rcr New York.
,Anothsr tninload. it is said, will dz-
"psrt within the week. '
l Many of them on seasoned labor-
.m who can euculh from their mai-
lmir wages to unto the trip possi-
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land was interred in Potter's Field at
‘The police will not give up the solu-
’Y WITHDRAW
WITHOUT .GREAT DISASTE
Must Hold Lines of Communication With Their W ‘-
Intact, Say British Military 0bservers.--lnvasioni
Russian Poland Has Suffered 3 Check. But Gen;-
man Losses Are Not as Serious as at First Repor-
ted.--German Attacks Along the Western Front,
Except in the Argonne District, Have Failed-Zec—
brugge Preparing Again for an Assault by the Sea.
«Russian Forces Reach Cracow.‘
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Action Follows Report at Comic.
or That inquest Shows No f
Connection With Murder
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‘BHlDGEPORT. Nov. 30.~Ufl0ll iii-3' .
report of Coroner John J, Photon that ‘
there was nothing to warrant holding ‘
them, the charges of murder in the“,
first degree against. Mrs, Annie Mnl- l M
our and John Keroilcvcf 8&7 Wordin'
avenue ware noungf1M‘rCity Court
flaturday months. *4" s~ two“ were
taken into éiiltody following the dis-
covery that the body of Steve Molnar.
found upon the lists near Seaside
Park, November 6. carried a bullet in
the heart. The body was found dead.
burned about the middle of the body.
Lakevlew Farm before identification
was made. At that time it was
thought death was due to accident or
natural causes.
After the identification of the re-
mains as those of Steve Molnar of
837 Wordiu avenue; a further inves-
tigation of the cause of death was
made. an autopsy was performed by
Dr. S. M. Garlick, medical examiner.
and a bullet found in the heart, Therei
was trace of another bullot'wound.
Mrs. Molnar and Kereltes, who board-
ed at the Molnar home, were arrested
upon suspicion. and held pending the
investigation of the coroner. During
a searching inquiry-at the inquest, no
evidence connecting them with the.
crime was discovered. The police cit-l
hauntedcvcry clue, but were unable '
to trace the commission of the crime.
Coroner Pliolan examined a number
of witnesses yesterday, but .no new
light was thrown upon the matter.
all
tion but apparently have done
possible in the case.
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SEES N0 NEH] 0F
. FEDERAL BOMRISSISN
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 30.——“I know
of no controversies between Colorado,
coal companies and their employesl
that rendered mediation the obvious,
way of settlementfflsaid J. F. Wal-
born, president of the Colorado Fuel!
and Iron Company, when advised of
the appointment of a. federal commis-
sion by President; Wilson to mediate
in future controversies between coal
operators and their employers. ‘
f'All serious troubles in the Colorado ;.
coal oaths nave been caused by labor
organizations trying to force their re-
gime ontbe business against the wish-
es of the workmen and their employ-.
era. It the commission just appointed
by the president can prevent trouble
from bringing about another , strike
solely for 'recognttlon of the unions,I a
great service will have been rendered
and strikes of the mod from‘whicli wei
are now suffering will be a thing of that '
oust. l
“The amenity and» whtch Colorsdoi
mines are working toil-rt: to find a:
market for am: out. Many mines
or. an more of poor bathe-s." i
be able to extricate itself and fall back to
without a disaster. Tile'Russian arniy‘ppcrating ,fimfl .
Lodg is striking a heavy blow at the main German force, '
Russia's forces, it is reported unofficially today, have
at last reached Cracow,‘thc Austrian fortress in North~
western (lalicia near the boundaries of Russia and Ger» ‘
many. An Italian correspondent at the front states that
Cracow is now being bombarded by Russian siege guns,
and that. one of the suburbs is 'in flames. The capture
of this fortress has bccn one of the main objectives of
Russia's. campaign against Austria, on the theory that its
fall. iogctlicr with that of Przcmysl. now under siege,
would mean Russian asvi-nllaiicy in that. part of Austria
which lies hi) the north of t‘ie Carpathian Mountains.
Other than this rcport. tlicrc was little new informa—
tion concerning the situation in the cast.
question, in tlic opinion of London, has whether the
German army which struck at the Russian center would
the border
but it is probable that some time must elapse before this
phase of the campaign in the cast is brought to a close.
Opinions (litter sharply as to the intentions .of Ger-
many concerning operations in the west. It is reported
that Germany is about to embark upon a new offensive
movement; that the Allies are about to assume the offc'nf
sivc; that the German line has been weakened percepti—
bly ,aiid that a new German army' is being rushed into
Flanders. In view of these conflicting statements, it is
impossible to discern the probabilities of the near future.
Fighting at present. apai‘cntly is confined to operations
in the Argonne. .
Russia's campaign aghast. Turkey likewise has reach-
crl a period of inactivity. The latest report from the
Russian army of the Caucasus is to thc cficct that no‘
movements of importance are under way.
l-(.);\7l)()N, Nov. 30, ll :50 a. m.——Rcicrcnces to the
Russian success in North l’olanll have become somewhat
cliastencd since the cautionary report received from Grand
Duke Nichols. commander of the Russian forces in the
field, was made public. Nevertheless. the military
critics in the capitals of the Allies. according to dis-
patches reaching London, remain convinced” that. the
German invasion of Russian Poland has suffered a check
which only the most strenuous efforts of the German
comanilcrs can save from degenerating into disaster.
A news report from PCtl’Og‘l‘titl sets forth that the. ‘
Germans, apparently ignorant. of the extent. of the Russian . i‘,
The main .
opposition along the Vistula, or holding this opposition
in contempt. threw heavy forces against. the Russian cen— .
ter, leaving very thin lines of Communication between
their wings. This presagcs a situation said to be without .
precedent within the history of military «strategy.
In the meantime. the resumption of the. Russian
offensive resulted in a wedge,- (lominatcd by Lodg, being.
thrust into the German center. if the Germans can hold
their lines of communicatlm with their wings intact, “
they may be able to Withdraw, in the view of British ob—
servers, without suffering (ll :astér. ‘ .-
' Berlin and Vienna continue to report that the battle
along the river Vistula and W aria is proceeding without
decisive result, althoug minor successes attended with '. ,
the capture of prisoners and guns are claimed for. the
Austrian and German operat on.on. .
/ On the western front, according to the communica-
tion given out. in Paris last night. alull prevailed except:
'in the Argoue, witcrc' the German attacks arc“ Said to
have been fruitless. Unofficial dispatches declare that
chbruggc is again pvt-paring for an assault from the era,
while the Germans directing their activities toward the
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