.. not of
*le‘r 3 why New
Year is extended
the readers el The
mini IIII
NE E. J. Hill
liedeeServedYesteyenbocI
Waist limit, But
llellelleesoCeIlneet
BASE Ions Biioili
EWWWWWE
All). Wheeler, llil’s Political Agent,
Says “It's Ver] lmcsing"l
‘ MI. "I’ll”. FROIIflII. '8” O! m I? A W VI" A” DUI own comm
AGAIN SIARE
AN IJPRISINAW
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E Found 10,000 leullesdyte
. loinlnleve
EPANPAGANDA CONDUBEEE)
flillll Illlllll NONE
i --—-—-—.
Eltevoluticnl] lliearte lied “lees
i lanislIeIl There by Americans
"lIII t‘ hristmus gift of Congressman ’
-ltil('llllllll -l)onovun to (Jungressman- -cl.
ur‘l I. J Hill was in the form of a
notion that tho luttor's election to
rum-{rerun will in contested. Tho com-
plaint sets forth at considerable
length. numerous allegations of \i0—
IIIlion of election inns by A. (‘ Wheel-
II of Norw,nlk us poliiiIIIl agent for
“I. Hill. and as u basis of complaint.
unites from stIItImcnts of election
accounts filed both in Vi'ashlnitton
and in Hartford The certificate as-
t"l)lll[)8ll)lnfl thI. I-Iompliint is sworn
to by MI. Donovan. before Homer S.
I'.IImmins dImocmtlc nalionul com-
IIIitiocmun from Connecticut. as
«Mary public. .
Based on Epr-nsI StaiI‘mI-uts.
l‘ho complaint is based upon the
two election accounts one helm; that
Ilicd with the clerk of the house in
Washington and the other filed with
tho. secretary of state in Hartford
These statements are sworn to by
Mr. when» on politics! sient for
Mr Hill. It is snow that tire It'abb I
maul. .iiicd in Washington is
mmplcte one; that many of t o it-
ums of expense in tho. statement lil-
M at Hartford were illegally mode
under the law.
Clam Payment illegal.
it Is claimed that the payment of
I . 3:: I8. 25 by Wheeler as political exam
to himself as treasurer of the re-
.. poem congressional committee ..for
the fourth district m illegal that
the appointment of Wheeler. person-
it friend. as his puiittctimh was
s W total by Mr. “Hill to erode
the law in regard to seenrhag con~
attentions and making of disburse
uénts It is claimed that various dis-
bursemehts reuchirig 86 «if. to two
I. ImnIlttoos of the district were col-
II-ctlvoly and individually unlawful
and were in vloiaetom of the corrupt.
Inucticos not of 1907.
Rotubnck Gels $1,000.
The payment by Wheeler to ii. H.
torsbuck. chairman of the. republi-
I'uui stoic committee of $1. 000. is cl-
tested to have been wrong and- thnli
it: “wus made With Hill's knowledge
rend apprmai in violation of the some
the legislature."
claim is that Wheeler‘s stutement of
election receipts and expenses is de-
motive in that it fails to disclose
names of persons receiving money
.. . i, . .
(Continued on Twelfth Page)
worm 'omusmms is Bos'ros'.
BOSTON. Dec. 24. ———A light anew
IIIII. IIIesoging a white Christmas.
urc'etcd the opening of holiday festi-
“this tonight With the flakes float-
Another. .-
m
E MANlLA, Dec. 26 ——Eight Filipinos
have been arrested on the charge of
Esedilion as 3 result of an sbortive rls
Eing in Manila and its environs on
Thursday night. Further srrests are
probable.
From army sources it. is learned thst'
I a general warning was sent to all om-
cers on Thursday afternoon
that fully 10. 000 Filipinos in Manila
Ealone were ready for a concerted et-
tack on Fort Cantisgo. the Curie] Ec-
pans, the Cusrtsi lufsnteris, and the
medicsi depot The military units
were immediately prepared. and
:street patrol woe storied at dusk.
l Constabulary agents who are memo
bers of the- secret societies disclosed
Ellie piece let. an uprising. thus cpE
bling a force of eoostsbclccy and p9-
llEiice to paper” gothvrings st limitl-
Ebbysu, Pcco sud Novotss, near Mois-
Eben. "At Caloocan s squad of Amen-
Econ sailors celled chsirs when s force
‘of Filipino! W 1 dance but
Ein which tboym g‘tered. cud us-
Ems the chplrcnl whee-a. mm.
Watson. I! when unite s umber
Ewen inlured.
The rising to. evidently must
end mm It was composed
{for the melt pond ma implicitly
Ecru-ting the word 1! Minnie We.
E
(Wen Wimp)..
lumen
IIIIIIIII Bl fill
Elisa-W no more
wmoson LOCKS. Conn. Dec.;2li.
——A mail cor clinched to a south ‘
train on the New York,‘ New Haven
‘ and Hartford .IIIIIII-oaa. was burned
near' here last night, together with 100
new of firstclsss mail. The origin
df‘the are is not known. Mall clerks
assert that there were no signs ;of;s
“indelible-250W
a
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Gflllllllfllfl I
mm,m«um
W llold him
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l
Christal” ivuc ceiebrsted quietly yet
pleasantly in Norwelk yeotl'dsy. All
the loosl thcstres were crowded to the
door: by holiday pleasure seekers. end
Builds] school Christmas tree's in sev-
ersl of the churches provided fun gs»
lore
Nmslk Country Club.
A very "substantial number of the
members of the Norwsik Country Club
attended the Club dance last evening.
It Inc an occasion in which the boil-
dsy spirit was manifested sud a very
enjoyable time hsd. Steven! Mills!!!
had the dance hsll decor-ted very
prettily with evergreen
about the wires, on which burned
fully decorated and the entire effect
Ewes most blessing. Bpeldei’s orches
.tra delighted the dancers; with music
until I late hour.
St. Joseph'- R. 0. Church.
A most impressive Ind touching
. Iscene was witnessed yesterday morn~
,lng It the 5:30 ociock mess st 8t.
EJoeephs Church. The fourteen new
sitsr boys. who have been under in-
stetingE i structiou end teach for several weeks I m”!- 0639'“ Henry 1. Blflhov. 0!,
pest. mode their initial bow for the
Edrst time in sanctuary. The music,
E Masher,
Elect. The following ere the comes of
the new slcolytce:
lldwsrd Royce. lurk Donahue, Wil-
item Hagen. menus Levitt. Prod Bob
trillion can... ’qrtliiIIIn May
not Lynch. Heury‘Wichois. Joseph
smith. Rdymo‘cd "'r‘m‘d‘n. Jsmce ith
willy. V N "
Lutheran; Church.
The universe” of the birth of the
inter we: unionism; mm It
(h, at Peru-'6 mm m
can Chruch. in Coder ctr-est. our
West avenue. Both services"! the
pm of the church being W lb
thcumltintbosftuncubrtbew
cusl children's arvice. in them-
in the editor, nu lLfitoup, doliv‘
cred ‘Ili interesting sermon on the
Christmas text. “For ye hucw the
grace of our lord Jesus Christ. tbst.
though comm. yet for yoursebes
He became poor. that you. through His
poverty. might become rich." The
choir. under the lesdership of blips
Louise Brueschwein sang Christine-
anthems. The afternoon servme was
sang carols and guys their recitctione,
which extolled the love of God toward
sinful msnkind. msdifosted in the
sending into this world of the Christ-
W cIIIIII In the mouse;- at Bethlehem. The
pastor read the beautiful Chfllimud
story from the Wot-Ir or God The
church was besutii’pliy decorstcd for
the occasion. on immense Cbrts'tmse
tree. resplendent in the flickering
lights of many candles. being thechief
feature. At the close of the service
entwined .
tnsny colored electric lights. The oth-5
or rooms of the clubhouse were toslo'
3"under the direction of Miss Madeline;
was sung with impressive ef-‘
lee, MIME-leap. wanna c. NieLE
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church were warm. the seatqu
I
Ebcsutiful The solider eeuoor- pupils"
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. flied
BRIDGIPOET. Dec. 26. «Session
George I. laden narrowly WM
death isle Thur-shy. afternoon. in Intr-
Ileld. neu- Boctbpcrt. so the limousine.
in which be m as his way to New
York. skidded end struck c tree. The
most severe injury was s soup wound
live inches long. been for Kirby, his
chsuifeur. Benstor London VIII clone
in the mechine. which was a new Rolle-
’Royoe cor, owned by Mrs. macro.
The driver was trying to ovoid hitting
s trolley our and soother coin-ohm.
and although his our VII ”W
with chains. it slowed enough to hit
the tree.
The rear file was blotch end the
body oftheesrwubrohc.buttbe
large glass of the limousine remained
i
InmmrmusmE
i
this city, took Dr. T. L. Ellis to theE
scene. and Senator loaders woe
brought to the doctor's ofllce here;
where the stitches were taken Sens»l
tor unders. continued on his Journey
to New York. where Ira. loaders was
"lilting for him and where they spent
common. Ibelrbomeiu mtclty.
umbrella it em cm the skull
wurfrulurcd. but the wound tenor
serious.‘
Elllllllllllll b .
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‘WESTBORT. the. led Butch
mute, the property of Comet Dorris,
EbsclI-llred. Thursdsy evening. on
I'l‘rcedweii evens. sbcct midnight on
Isoon the Mine wss s mass of
'lisme. After I few minutes with no
lid nesr st bond. every possible ire
dominsble part of the octo- wee
Iburned. nothing but the noted»: flrte
being left st present. on In...»
It seems that Mr. Darkin sudden.
Brent‘s. cfe m vagrant!»
we! home from Hermit. mm
of the slope of Mull smile
:cglp suddenly stopped. Ir:
tb.o mmoterwith mom roam. An
attempt wee made to cell. .m the
Compo‘ chemicol but with permits.
met umbscn; of fluoride; ”Ewbo
um in the vicinity of the engine
house. was celled on the phone M be
E
Wspum uoewsts. 6081'. gypsum. pm - 26. Ian
8mm M’s MD Turks Had Made an Attack on American Merchant-i
men on Which British and French Citizens Debit?
ed to Depart—-Warship Commander’ s Threat Said
to Have Stopped the Attack-~Italy’ 5 Occupation
of the Port of Aviona Believed to Open Up Host-
titties, Which Will Further Complicate the Situa-
tion—--Last of Germany’ 5 Pacific Spuadron Fights
ing to Escape the Fate Which Overlook Four
Companion Boats
IIIAIIIIIIIII E
AmbuIIIIIIE
lees “III“; to ”$75.000udE
lbs-alas Severely llu't byE
Iced Fafing eII libs .
CHELSEA. Mess. Dec. 26. Damage
estimated at $76. 000 was caused by s|
lire which broke out in the lumber'
'plsnt of Pope and Celtic on Carter
street. today, and hecsme‘so threaten-1
ing the: the deputmente of Boston
and Everett were called upon to did
the iocdi firemen. The dense swept
“vocab
pile;- of mo sud petite. destroyed
two steals asses belonging to ‘the
end Isine Railroad. sn‘d don
head’s small building connected with
the be. baton of Atwood «sue Ire.
loans. aiming.
“chum-bruise. washed-7
bmmcmwetoppied
math,
mutilated III cameo-'Icg‘
mucous- sastludlvieloc of
woman-loin. Entire-d ‘bo
two-ammmnudcrlpplad
”empowers: Balanced
ncrtbehorapointe '
I.
”I.
lNDlAHAPOmS.1nd..Dec. 2e.—'rIIe'
wot mtg-ck. men ct Torre Home. .
lute lpctjhht. who were indicted by
the rodent Crud Jury here. Decem-
ber 18.; mutt: conspiracytovio-
lots the Eclectic. lows. my be followed
today by alien. bringing the tots!
number Mic up to 100 or more.
United Bibles Attorney mu 0.
Dotti. who conducted the inve'ctlntion
before the lotion! Grsud Jury. ssid
Whomukeupstocccthe
ludicnipoilscleetlon cases. where it
is III-lined that frauds were committed
st the ' ’ W election. mm
9 1mm brick buiumn‘tbe I;
bush- 0‘”, Itcbles cud lumber
w’ ’1—
liombardmcnl by an American cruiser oi the Turkish
port-oi T ripoii, Syria, is. said at .Athcns to have been
threatened (in account of an attack “by Turks on the crew
of an American merchantman on: which British
French citizens desired to depart. The incomplete reports
received from Athens state that the threat of the warship’e'
commander quelled the attack. The cruiser Tennessee
has been in the Eastern Mlditcrrencan for several "10?“?!
and was last rcporairl not far from Tripoli.
ltalys occupation of the Albanian ports of Aviona
was believed to open up hostilities tending toward com-
plications which might make it difficult for the Rome
government to maintain its neutrality. The ‘attitutlc of
Romania, also. was more than ever a matter of doubt. on
account of reports from Paris the}. thconly obstacle which
prevented her from joining With the Triple. Ententc hell
. been areaswai.~ Bulgaria was represented as boving givv
en assurances that she would rcmein neutral, reliant;
. Rotimanin Emmi the fear of an attack from that 1111qu
shopldshc enter the war
Dispatches from Chile stated that the let-It of what was
once Germany' 3 Pacific squadron was fighting to escape . 2: ~.
the fair which overtook her four compsnion cruisers “ T
when they met the British The German cruiser ‘ Dred— I
don, with the converted cruiser Prmz
were said to have been opp-aged by the British cruiser
Newcastle near Valporciso.
L .
”VALPA'RAISO. Chile..Dcc. nor-The Australian hat. ;
'tlc Cruiser ’Austrnlis came into port today. She basbcca
on the Pacific coast of South America for several weeks,
_and last week put into Cell: 0, Peru.
; ~ LONDON, Dec. 26, II :56 a m.-—Christmas has come
and gone without a truce at- -any point in the war oi no}
lions While there has been no cessation of military ac—
' tivity, nevertheless no decisive action has occurred clung ;
either of the great battle fronts. A spectacular element of
the recent news was supplied by an aerial duel between It
German air craft and two English biplanes over the
Thames. This occurred Christmas Day, and was w1tncss~
ed by several thousand people. The German escaped.
' From Petrograd comes news that the Russians. have
resumed the offensive at several points in Poland and that
they have captured no fewer than 11,000 prisoners. To off-
set his, however, Berlin reports inactivity along the PI»-
’lish from. ’An Austrian army is still wiring a courageous
ing about them. little groups of men fire at; Thompsonvflle. a few mug. to evidently did m m the m of "n. m 1.7 come in for an investl- ;‘ ; ; . . . _
and women sang carols, in the streets the north The car was a closed the children receive‘d' useful gifts and tie ‘ ‘u h pm)” to strike down the valley of the birth In" the direct .
.of Beacon Hill and other districts. went home up”; The organist. m“ the storm sud did not out the tire- 8' n. “militia" "0 been 3M
_ while householders kept lighted can-
dies at the windows Another old ous-
tom revived today was the sounding
of hyms by four tIumpeters from the
brlcony of the old State House.
It was a dull Christmas etc for
hundreds of men in the brokerage
houses in the city. as a result of the
tilIreamonths' inactivity consequent
on. theciosing of the Stock markets.
Few. if any, of the firms gave the
usual Christmas gifts to employ es. To
tho call of the poor. how'eter, the
why responded as never before. It
was estimated that nearly fifty
.tuousand persons would he cared for
by Charity in one form or another.
one, and when a clerk went into it
that above Windsor books, he found
it filled with smoke.
Arriving here, the mail cor ‘ was
uncoupled from the rest. of the train.
Local firemen bod hose laid ' but
through a mistake in orders, ' the
burning csr Was shunted down the
track out of range of the hose. “‘
The cIeI-IIII succeeded in saving' 260
sscksof mail. .
ed two hours and in the moonlit“;
as the steep: but been shut off. the
from the cold.
The trelmwsa delay-E
many :mscngere cow grectly-
Louise Bruescbweim received I out»
stentisl purse in gold in opprectction
of her IIIIIIIIII combos to the church.
The pastor was also generously re
membcred by his pdidshionem.
I salvation Army.
Over one hundred baskets. contain
ing a supply of goodthinga, were sent
out by Captain and Mrs. Perrett, of
lugs throughout... Nocwsik. sud. dildo-
(pond-m on, Twelfth Page)
men. but went to the seen. with his
horse and wegon to give the motorist
wtth.the district attorney alleging elec- .
tion m at. the. November election.
the locsl Solution .Army, .snde that!
I"hltch." by the time he use arm-E United State- courts have Jurisdic-
od any help wss ulelees Mr nugngtlon in the proposed investigation he-
stated lest evening tint the scoldent Wilt I Unmsmtoe senator and a
would be but 1 pcrtlsi less tohh ”EWMW were voted at the
the auto wee insured. but Merci election.
mumps CHOOTO TWO COLD IN BERKSHIRE HILLS.
WINSTED.‘ 001111.. Dec. 26.~lt was
Private On Furlou’h—Bvcw- Bun
Occur Bottle. '
monuments; Ohio, Dec. ddc— mnycfihersidcctshem-cwcpping
doruwhilcwbccofhcvsdcy bysahcot- were generally consulted. Unofliclsl
In rechveincer weather. today lnthoBerh-
“musics of Councmicut. cud .7
Obrbunu reparations were stopped; cold ave-titer storied Thermometers
.tion of 'Carnow. ,British observers are ofthc opinion that I
this movement. will be ‘too late if it is a fact that .thc
Austrochrman attack in the center has really
its reported check...
; _ General von Hindenburg, the German conummdcr In the
east, still keeps his bulldog grip on the Vistula, and. seems
to be making his present movement towards Warsaw‘ from _
1‘ horn which Is northwest of the Polish capital, in the .
Province of West Prussia. . .
I . On the western battle line Paris reports slight progreSg
from Nieuport, while Berlin balances this WIth the chip);
that some British trenches have been taken. The French -
., » worms ~mnmomsmos won-s » ‘I Maurine . - > ' mxmwmumw -mmmnmw below um on their side egain claim the capture. ~ of a trench car. ’
I ' AN‘S m TROOPS slim ms! PAGli'su - ”mum. two mailbox-ewe! Whmmnm “\Ww‘r iPuIsalcme, which they held if. “PEEP“ several cm
cmcsoo" Dec. ' zit—Another 00m , who has come hamster-tho Yuletide fed on below u New MIW ' snacks
move deeming the twelve story Wo- m FRANCImD 0.1,, “Doc 24,— .
From Athens comes an incomplete report of the res I
and ‘ “7
Eitcd Fricsdrich', ~ . ‘
received ‘ E
~ “who"wilh Isms «new inEthv
the Field :«juseum. of
. ' «Ian's “mule. owned by the W0- .The United sme- Array. rt ., :2 _
E5 ;.. Iced «$3.333; mmmuwwm$Tmew “a: i if"): 5......de the Turkish outhoritics to pernnt the departure ‘
b1. 93, '9”- firemen E Willem. Quayle-dot Newmferk magma-mil. a: ’ Tripoli: ed; theIBriIish and.-.~'.Frcnch consuls, and a
' "'E '; item today when suit seekl3g to gore: III. The Ittpo‘i‘n; lire. A?” 2" Walled . I ‘ mmybtr'of‘ B‘ntts' ' h antl‘FTChCh Citizens on an American .
: !*.»'-:‘I:loéIe on the property an ask! :r s to the Potts urg.‘ Ni ac ‘ , ,.._ ,.
«- receiver for. the rentals. was blade: in iAmm‘Cen the flu I. “E” mince f Ship and“ WHEY 0‘ 53‘“ A can am"; Thid; -
’~ "Egfifmfiyflfifio‘m Tin?“ ”a. at“ m» , A ugh mean! to have respltcd: Imam attack by a Turkish. ‘
' I e 0 em on; . .. . ,
‘ h»
Willarmm nubile «the sailor:
dbl-If ’ reminisce? .I 'Elris stuck! coated. .
- echelon»
8M1? be "hopelessly in may --'---—-—- s».
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