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finds Much to Commend in Message
Sent This Week to Congress—
llpproves of its Brevity
unanimous
Th‘uty Telephone Poles on Sunset
nu Stripped of use Easement
REDDING. Dec. 11.—-No one-here-
abouts remembers an 'ice storm pro
ductive of a more general wreCkage
among trees and telephone lines than
the one which made the first three
day! of the present week so unpleas-
ant week so unpleasant. Wherever
there are trees the ground is strewn
with snapped off branches, and in nu-
merous instances the entire tree has
been brought down. Near Chas. More-
house’s residence on Monday morning
a big tree, in failing, barely missed the
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lRAMPS A8.
blendimbedlnto lite Boohiof Pall
Bulram’s Delivery Wagon, in
Wilson Avenue, and Vloionsly lit-
hclted llinr
(ilSH lllllEE INCHES
HE [illlllE
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inhuman '
optimum: ‘
Wham for: Blg'rlllle,
Followed»: unmade Ball
inaction-g
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not! ALL ”momentum air-am m Add. one owe assumes.
SSIAN' Plillllil
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idly, But The Troops in the North and South In:-
‘ vading Territory Appear to he Doing Little-"Elli;
peror~ Nicholas Goes to the Front Again, and the}.
Kaiser, Who is Recovering, Wants to Head His
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Army of General Mackensen is Moving Forward Rap-
Army-«Reported That 22,000 Austrian Prisoners .
Have Been Taken and Others Are Retreating
Regular meeting of South Norwalk
Lodge, No. 229, was held last even-
ing at the Moose Home, South Main
street, when twentyofour more candi-
team of Howard Plait, Many others‘ loNG IN "'8 HEAD
had narrow escapes from being struck i
by big “branches torn loose by theirl
OE All “JINGOISM”
weight of ice. In a lot near A. G.
Does Not Believe in doing in Ex-
tremes in Making War Prepara- i went over and lodged against a tele-
tions {phone pole,
I On Sunset Hill 30 poles were strip- .
iped clean of their cross-pieces and
WASHINGTON D. (3., Deg 11__M_E wires. The long distant system suf»
though a Republican. Senator hicbeanl (”Ed the most for while the heavy
dinds much to commend in the mes? poles mostly resisted the 9’9“““3'
sage of President Wilson to Congress” many of the wires broke and formed
‘iiis comment on the Wilson message? a tangle willie sagging “‘3“ “"‘M‘
is as follows: lhcld. Mail Carrier Ward, On his trip
1 heartily approve its brevity and Monday morning. found the road oh!
its discouragelnent of jingoism. if the]. strut-ted at different points by three
President had practiced seven“ trees and eight telephone poles. Gen-
months ago what he preaches today, .= erai paralysis fell upon the local tele-
1,,. would have saved the Treasury‘iphol‘e service Tuesday morning and
millions of dollars and his country it “in probably be several days he-
lllllcli chagrlu in the Mexico lllcldel'lt, _ fore matters are fully righted.
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ST. PET ER’S SALE 1
Burnett's house a large hickory tree-
ilorse, Owned by Grocer Vogel, lion
: Away, Throwing lien From Vehi-
‘ ole
Armed with huge clubs, tramps.
about 8 o'clock. last evening. on the
Wilson Point road. crept up behind
Paul Bartram, oi‘ OSDOi‘nU avenue, toast
Norwaik, and viciously attacked him.
beating him on the head until he fell
unconscious.
Mr. Bartram was driving the grocery
delivery wagon of Herman Vogoi. of
best Washington etrcet. by whom he
is employed. and was on his way to;
itowayton to deliver several late or-'
dcrs. When he paascd the junction of
'l‘homns‘ Hill and Witch Lune, he no-
ticed two or three men slowly walking
along. He didn‘t suspect any danger,
however. and had half a mind to invite
them for a ride. He walked his horse
up Thomas’ Hill. and when about half
way up. he was attackodirom behind
dates wore made members of the or-
der, which will bring the Moose
clock hands around today to 400. and
with the applications already in the ~-
hands of Organizer P. J. Fitzgerald,
of these. who are yet to be initiated
the campaign for the 500 mark, Jan-
uary i, is assured. I
One touching feature of the even—l
int; was the declaring of a recess 04'
in Disorder
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Lcimer' was escorted to dictators . .
snation and introduced to the mama the “mil 0‘ S!Stmuc 83ml
bershlp. which was her farbvt'oil 'vis- 0f SM Amounts
it befor- lenving for Moosoheart.
this morning. in charlie of Dictator
Edwnrd Browliell. In behalf of the
members ahc was presented with a: ”nah Thompson. in mun who ll:l:~' .
“old heart locket und ('llziln with :itil’m'clul from coast tn (‘0th (Philip
Kiting? head on one side with an up- 3”” past your. studying tlu- Vtinnncinl :
propriulc ,,,s..,.hmfln on A“... othcr. captains of various lyplmtl ('lilvti. allil ‘
The presentation was made by Al» :wpcvlaily the courses of thtu- \wulth
torney Joseph Linchiicr. who apokgdn a rcccnt article in one of ‘hc na.
to the little one in a host beautiful .tlonul grammes. says: "1 sl'lillofiv l
«mi touching manner, and “mum; ‘lmre adult] more tlnm [\t'n lillndrctl
her that wllll“ her went thc good imillionalrcs the question. ‘ilow (iii
wishes of every Moose dor hcr auc. l'oll bcsin'!‘ inwarinhly the l‘cply has
peas in her new home, and nithourzu Ibi‘l'll'. "l begangto sure early. or I
many miles away. she would not be learned the value of Thrift.‘ " ln
toruotten. Regular business was Mr. Thpmppoa'e‘ertleio he says what
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A HUGE SUCCESS
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The annual Christmas Sale at St.
{Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Cedar street. of which the
Rev. M. L. Steup is the pastor. was
the largest affair of its kind ever
held at the church. It was a success
from beginning to end. 'both socially
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theord footeteps,rand was bout to turn,
'when he was clubbed.
SS“. E "I Prognss Today Dazed and covered with blood, Mr.
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= III Store In Roodner's flew Block Bartram fell back into' the rear of the
; lwagon. His horse, a spirited animal,
, :became frightened, and ran away.
i A Christmas Bazaar. under the, ,.
{auspices of the Ludlcs' Aid Society of 1mm“ mg to the ground the tramps,
! the First Methodist Episcopal ‘ Who had started t0 (infill) Into the wa-
mld financially. The “10“!“ mau'edtcmrch. of South Norwnlk. opened tgon. 'i‘he.would-be highwaymen were
then resumedfr'whcn the entertain-
ment. committee stated that it had
been planned to open the new home
on New Year‘s Day. and that the
day would be Moose Day, folloWed
by one of the old time masquerade
balls New Year’s nights in Music
“all. This promises to be one of
the. largest affairs ever held. and it
is the intention of tho committee'to
spare no expense to give all who at-
tcnd it stood time. The, proceeds will
is true o‘f. the ‘mlillona'. is also true of
the thousands and. the hundreds.
They all Main with the conservation
not the pennies.
This loads to the rumours“, "How
can people save?" Or to the nuns-
lion which is often heard. "flew can i
I save when I am bcariy makingi
enough to live?" The answer to this
in that on saving may he reduced to
a system. it is not the amount of
money that you save. but the fact
that you have begun to save. that is
will go toward the organ fund. Thelthis morning at. 11 o'clock in Rood-
spacious basement of the church hadlmcr's m’W Theatre Block 0“ Nun.“
been artistiCally decorated for the-MM“ atll'ee:é and e'iiiig-ontinuc until
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“9035““ by the young people Of the 5 331:021330 isstastcfullly decorated.
parish, the color scheme being in rediund the ladies in charge an. very
andehite, Au immense Americanubusy attending to the wants of the
flag. prettlly draped, occupied a conwmany purchasers. Fancy articles.
spicuous place. A Christmas treelfl‘“: “0“‘ngdgn 3""1‘1‘: 2:12?“ :3‘;
without which a German Christmas uf-t (this; “sacral: fir SM“ ‘The affair
fair is incomplete. formed the chief ‘ is a decided success.
decoratioxi oi the; Young People‘s So-‘ The committees in charge follow:
ciety booth. Aprons fancy firtlcle§,lfflllt‘.\' and domestic articlcsza.":\‘ll‘3.
. ' *Ri‘tndle. Mrs. George N. 310K )ln.
hocks' “an-momes' m" found aims. Charles Smith. Mrs. W. H.
ready sale. The refreshments commt'd‘l'nkchnm. Mrs. F. ii. (:nnunn. Mrs.
ed of ice cream and cake. not *0 19r'cnur1es Hoyt. Mrs. Elton Baker. Mrs. I
get the inevitable coffee. The atten-flienlumin Andrews Mrs. Edward Wil-
dance was much larger than had been i kinson. Mrs. H. Siauson. The flow-
,9 _iers. which are beautiful. arc in
anticipated. and. as far as the cm .clturgc of Mrs. Ira u Gregory and
mitiee could judge. every visitor wa31Mr5' Edward Austin. The home-
nreli pleased. Great credit and thanks ‘ mndo candles are sold by Mrs. A. D.
are due to the Ladies‘ Aid Societif. tu'ndsworth. Mrs. T. I. Raymond. and
under whose auspices the sale wale‘S- Nelson Hoyt. The bread and
., . ‘cnke booth is presided over by Mrs.
E“ en, as also to the men or the con {James O'Hara. Mrs. .Artllur Taylor
gregation. whose booth was the finest and Mrs. Aaron Martineuu. The tasty
of all. The services at St. Peter‘s
Church are. as a rule. conducted in
the German language, though services
are also held in English. as occasion
demands, '
‘jellics and preserves are sold by Mrs.
:E. B. Baker and Mrs. Manuel Hatch. .
‘I'I‘he periodical solicitors are Mrs.1
iSlausson and Miss Minerva Nash. ‘
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:foiled by the running away of the
horse.
. in his possession Mr. Bartram had
;about 88 or 39 in change, and a num-
‘ber of large grocery orders were in
‘ the wagon. The horse, who was fem"
.lar with the route, stopped at thenome
lot Ml-s..aeorge Moore. in ilowayton.
Mr. Bartram'g sister. By this time Mr.
.Bartram had regained consciousness,
land he made his way into his sister‘s
house as best he could, but at the
.sight of the steady stream of blood
which came from his head. he fainted.
, Dr. Francis 1. Burnell was called,
.and he attended the injured man. talc
ling three stitches in the wound in‘
flicted on the back of his head by the
tramps.
I Mr. Bartram did not recognize his
lassallants. because of the darkness.
gThe tramps were during and desperate
‘to attack anyone at this point at so
3early an hour, as automobillsts and wa-
gons pass frequently.
COURT CECI LE OFFICERS.
Miss Anna Sheehan Chosen Regent at
Annual Election. .
“0. used to furnish the new home.
(Manner l’. J. F‘itazcrald compli-
mented the lodge on the rapid prog-
ress made in the short time and ask-
nd that each member 'bringrin one
morc new candidate.
After remarks for the newly made
members the lodge adjourned at. a
into hour. A special meeting at
(“ornpnny A. Military Branch, will be
held this evening in the Moose Home
at 8 o'clock. and every member ls
requested to be on hand. as much
the most important period. Nothing
so helps to fix the habit of lhrii‘t and
saving as to have a definite rule set
down for yourself. This is where the
bonds of Trust. Persevorence, and
independence. now being issued by
the People's Trust Company of this
city cornea iii.
in a special announcement in to-
day’s issue of this paper the People‘s
Trust. Company makes its first an—
nouncement concerning these. bonds
which in years to come may be the
start for many successful careers.
Those bonds are nothing more or
business of importance will come be-
fore the company.
, less than a systematic way of savior-r;
[IDES' IUXIUARY your money which has been wanted :
for many years. by young men and '
“s"s mxml“ GIMP women. It is a way of providing for l
the future without speculation. 3
The bonds issued by the People's::
Trust Company. and which are. now
VBtorans.helda meetingdast evening. being sold. are in denominations
at their new quarters in the Norwalk from 81 to $25. You bar for the ‘
Town Hall. There was a large attend-E bonds in monthly payments. as my-
nice preeentfor the annual election of';mente in all. at the expiration of‘
officers. The Camp was honored by alwhlch time all the money- you have
visiting delegation from the 1“neutrino in, tocether with interest at}
MdKinley Camp. No. 9. Spanish War
Auxiliary, and business was temporar-
ily suspended to receive them. After
the closing of the meeting refresh-
ments were served. -
The following elective officers were
chosen for the coming year:
It is a. method of saying by which
.you are forced to lay aside enough.
jmoney to pay your installment each.
imonth, Just the same as you wouldl
lthe premium on an insurance policy}
There is nothing for you to lose. and ?
every thing to gain. as the money:
14 per cent. will be paid over to you.
It is admitted unofficially in l’cirogmd today that.
Poland and
arc now fiftcen miles from Warsaw. The army of General
Mackcuscn apparently is striking forward rapidly, al-
though it is said that the other invading armies to the
north and south are making little if any progress. The pos-
sibility of German occupation of Whrsnw is secn in Pea
trograd, where it is said that if the Russians should with—
draw from the city for strategic reasons, its capture by
the Germans should not lie consitlcrctl as imtmrtanit
limpcror Nicholas is again at the front, having {50:13
on this occasion to Transcuucnsin. \viicrc "mops are
scclxing to thrust hack the Turks and acoméfish Russia's
historic aim of planting hcr flag: on tho losphorus. A'
'l‘uriqish rcmrt siuics that an ottcmpt of Russians to land
troops on tlic shore oi the Heck Sea near llaium’_was rc—: ‘
pulsed with heavy losses to the 'invadcrs. ' I
Germany is proud of her adventurous mcn—o‘-war in
the hour ofthcir destruction. The admiralty. .at Berlin
.. points out, that thc warships defeated by the British in the“
South Atlantic had- been for four months on the high Seas, .' ‘
deprived of the use of ports for obtaining supplies or re—
pairs. notwithstanding which thcy were always able to ob— »
thin coal. The cruiser Dresden, last survivor of the-«five
warships which composed the squadron. is reported to
have been bottled up in tltc Straits of Magellan, and her
{3751.- still in doubt.
Emperor William. announcement of whose illness has
been followed by various unauthcnticated reports that his
condition was serious. is said 'to have improved consid-i
crnbly.
Little is known ccnccrning the present conflict in
Frame and iBiclgium, except that. thc fighting is more
spirited and that the Allies are making? broad, though in
definite claims to success.
The reported turn in the fortuncs of war in Servia.
where only recently the Austrians were described as
pushing the defending army to such lengths as to threaten
its destruction. is said in Niel] to be decisive. The claim’
is made that the Austrians tire retreatingr in disorder all
along the line and that more than 22.000 prisoners have
been taken. - '
LONDON. Doc. fl, 12:10 p. m.———Thc reported rout or
the Austrian forces in Servia. the borders of which country
they crossed triumphantly just. two weeks ago. together
with the steady advance of the German center in the di—
rection of Warsaw on this, the third German invasion of
Russian Poland, dominate the war news from the cast and,
the west today.
After occupying L'odz the Germans have been pushing
‘to the northeast toward Warsaw, and one dispatch from‘.
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Talk 0‘: Nursing All the. Companies Officers were elected at the meeting. Commander—William Blight Rich- paid in is at all times pavable on do- Pctrog'rad estimates that. thcv are only fifteen miles from
m. DUDLEY HEADS I in one Building ' that evenmg’ of Court Cecile, No. 105’ ards. milli'nfymrelgllg Lhiclglmasr‘i‘gugig: the Polish ca ital while another messhge from Pctrowrad
GUILTY-GETS 20 YEARS The” ‘5 '3 ”whim" ”f the first iDaughters of Gastile, who assembled Senior Vice-Commander—Charles F. mam 4m detail 31 of this n e“. plan ‘0! f P i . ‘ . . . " ’
District llai'mg a central “"5 Btailom - ' ‘speculatmg on the possxblc fall of Warsaw, minimize the
large enough to house all three of lin the Catholic Chill house. on .West Guarnlerl. saving may be more clearly under- . , . _ ‘_ _.
HOULTON u D 11 D I. \he companies who protect uptown lemme. It was decided to hoidaioint Junior Vicepommander—Ira Lock- stood. ‘ ' ’ importance of such an event. saying it should. be regarded \
ml E Dudley ;':s‘ierd::; retmctled ilgit'rom are. Some talki in the down- tinstallation of officers in January with wood. . a 11:: igczrzplgezgi‘r‘ingiportnnuyp for as a strategic operation on t}. it part of the Russians rathef «. .
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. ‘ . town section 0 the c ) omo all Court Laurel, No. 106. of South Nor Ofiicer of the Day Arthur E. God .~ , than a (lectded German VictCry. A Similar View was ex
plea or “M guilty or the murder 0': Mil “955‘“ ““d ‘mems‘ea parties h” walk The officers elected last eveu- trey. - ' ' . . .
dred Sullivan, a patient. and pleaded been in favor of; hue: potion.h Cit ; tug foliow- Oflicer of the Guard—Charles A 1311- SM" HORSES Buflflfl) pressed when the Rnssraus retired from Lodz.
it may best at care i e V; ' ’ ‘ ' . . ‘ . > ‘
guilty to a cltgrge 0f manslaugh;er.IHe:Comm“ acts upon the recommenda- g Past Grand Regent—Mrs. M. Jzilow— vie. msmu-‘om “RE Although conceding "1‘ effect , {lie progress.- Of “it .
“35 sentence ‘03 “la-mum ° “‘eu‘iuon of the committee‘appointed to lard. 'Trustee—FredJ. Hodges. ‘ German center, the Russrans, Judging from dispatches
.tr years and a minimum,“ ten years appraise the value of the fire qulp- ,
Grand Regent—Miss Anna Sheehan. The next and 'last meeting of the
in state prison with a recommendation
that he serve fifteen years.
Alice Peiletier got a maximum term
of three years, witha recommendation
that .two he served, on the charge or
being an accessory to the operation, to’
gwhicb shé pleaded guilty after retract-
dag her former plea. The charge of
murder against her was dropped.
it , was intimated that the cases
against Ambrose Bridge and Kate 0.
Mlclnud would not be pressed. Bridge
was indicted as an accessory.
The" girl's body was found in e that
low can in the woods near Presque
Ill. here than two months after her
die-Moos. on Mamba 4.
ment. to have the Fourth District_
purchase the same. that the matter
or 9. new firehouse for uptown will
be taken up. .
The sum of $25,000, it has been
said.‘ would build a home large‘
enough to accommodate all of that
fire companies. The sentiment wast
expressed: at the council meeting.
last Wédneaday evening. that the only
business-like manner to run the up-
town, branch of the department
Would he to have all the companies
:under one roof. ’
i Frederick norm. of Ull Pittsburgh;
rmeotm Company. is in town today;
ouperlntendln; the installment of win-i
:dows in'tho new Pennington blockers.
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Vice-Regent~—Mlsa Edna Howard.
Propheteha—Miss Helena Hillard.
. Historian—Mrs. Mary'Dortan.
Financial Secretary—dire.
State.
Treasurer—Mrs. Agnes Bough.
Monitolbsbiias Catherine Duffy.
Sentinel—Miss Catherine Deena.
Omnkt—Miu Anna Byron.
Chaplain—Rev. J: J. Medium.
Three-year Tntsteee—blra. James
Barry. Min Marmot Hillard.
Frank
The Boy mm mm of no
will. tomorrow evening. hold
important month:
iii-92m . . ‘
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’ tors. at tlie Town flail. on December at 3 o'clock this morning destroyed the
althoboneotmttiiow in serious s'anmsym‘mmmn:
STRATFORD. Conn.. Dec. il.—Fire
22nd, when final details for the grand large stable of James Neohols. a ma-
annual ball. which takes place at the ‘son aidhuilder, on Honeyspot road.
Armory, en Jaauary 15th. will be ‘dia- and resulted in the death of. seven of
cussed. it. is expected to have another his horses. ills home and other near-
larxe attendance With the usual 80°C], by dwellings were in danger, bht the
cheer. ‘ ’ tire wasprovented from spreading by
-‘ , the Word Fire Department“ The
Neville 3””. manager °t Roma damage to the stable is estimated at
Point. h,” dimvered that the ”WV 82.000 and the horses were. valued at
Itionally high tide. “° undermining $3.000, covered by insurance.
‘the newly constructed cobble wall on , ..
'the bathing beach. John Broadway] The property of Harry W. Mother,
and a number of workmen are at the an 131. Water street. m pumhued
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reaching London, contend that the tide is running in their
favor in the sanguinary fighting south of Crac0w, where
combined Austro-German forces are endeavoring to move.
northward. They declare, moreover, that they are hold-i
ingin check the"‘German forces pushing down toward
\Varsaw from East'Pr-uesia. ' ‘
It would appear today that the Scrvianorctircmcnt be
fore the Austrians some weeks ago was in reality” a
movement for strategic purposes. Their sharp
blow, if the Niall reports are tolbc accepted. has been ex-
traordinary effective. "After sustaining enormous losses,
the Austrians are‘bcing rapidly driven to the northwestern
(direction of their owu‘bordes.
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