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News Which Reached Rome Did
Not State Whether There Was
Serious Loss of Life or Property-R
Acute Misery and Suffering is3
Among Victims of the Disaster
in the Southern Provinces---Lac
of Food and Shelter for the
Troops as Well a '1 the .. Snrvivons- --
Flourishing Towns That Are Now
Masses of Ruin, Not a Single
Building Standing in Many Places
RflMli. jan. 11). 9:25 a. lll.~—:\3t‘\\'t~' reached here to-
day that a strong Earthquake has occurred in (‘alabria
especially around (,‘oseuza, the capital of the province.
It is not yet known whether there has been loss of life
01' serious damgc to property.
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AVEZZANO, via Rome. Jan. 111—«(have news has
reached here today from” the town of (lrtuccho. south-
east of this place, where the earthquake victims are re-
ported to number 2,000. A thousand of the dead. it is
stated, are buried under the ruins of the cathedral. The
:utire population of ()rtucchio '111131'11bere1l about 2.500.
The village of Almlort. in the same region, is also re
ported as being completely destroyed.
'l‘.'\(3jl.l.-\C()7.Z(), via Rome. Jan. 111—Not less acute
than the misery and suffering of the people of Avezzano
is that of the inhabitants of the entire district to the
south, in lleschina. San llencdctto, Dio-dc-Marsini and
other towns. The. loss of life and damage to property in
these places is equally as great. but the needs of thc suf— 5
fcrers have receivc1l3 far less attention.
Soldiers have arrived at several places to aid in the
work of rescue. but there is a lamentable. scarcity of food
3 for both troops and the people. The temporary shelters
provided also are inadequate to protect the people from'
the increasingly cold weather.
The Pate1‘no.3l1igl1 11p on the mountain side, has suf-
fered probably more than any other town in the whole .
earthquake region, Less than 200 persons have been sav-
ed out of a population of 2.000 and not a single house
remlains standinfr. All are shapeless ruins
Along the main mad from Patcrno to Pcsciua traf-
fic has ceased except for a few 111'0101 cats c'ar151i112 sup-
_ plies and some country carts which when encountered,
were generally laden with two or more coffins.
The flourishing town of l‘escina is a mass 'of ruins
from which there is already perceptiblethe odor of dead
bodies. More than 4,030 of the people of Pescina are
buried under the fallen buildings. Some of the corpses
whichshavc been recovered lie on the ground at street.
corners.
Although living persons are still being due out- of
the ruins there are only 150 soldiers‘at Pesciua to as—
sist the survivors in rescue Work. The few surviving town 5
officials complain bitterly of the government’s neglect.
They say no bread has been obtainable since Saturday
a11d3tl1at the people and soldiers have had nothing to
eat but vegetables brought; from neighboring villages.
Pcscina lost its most. famous landmark. the sixteenth
century castle of the Picmlomina family, and the house
where the famous Cardinal Mazariu was born,
The condition of the surviving;r population of the
town of San Benedetto, near Pcscina. is deplorable. Over
4.000 of the inhabitants perished out of a total population
of 4,500. Only volunteers from the nearby districts have
been engaged in the rescue work. T hey took out ten liv-
ing children 'fron1.-among the debris Simday, and ,today
they saved a voungrwoman and a five months' old
child. ’5 .
No outside help of any kind reached San Benedetto
until Sunday, although Pcscina is only three miles away.
The roadway between the two places'was blocked as a re-
sult of the eruption. Great fissures in the highway testify"
to the severity of the earth shocks in this district.
The town of Gelatin, northeast of \vezzano and 2 ,500
feet up in the. mountains, lost 1,000 dead through the
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5 GREENWlCll. Jan. 1.‘J~Actl\e in- .
quiry was being made today by the
5 local authorities, as well u by rail- 5
road detectives to get some trace at.
51119 men concerned in the holding upl
111‘ a freight 1111111 on the New York.
5 New Haven and Harttoxd Rallroad 111513
night, near the Port Chester. N. Y.,5
line. The train was stopped by the5
5 turning of the angle cocks of the air-5
5brakes, which locked the wheels 0115
taehtar.'ll11~ attempt was made, it is
bellmed. under the impression that the
train was the Adonis Express, ubich5
usually goes through litre about that.
time. 3
Four men were concerned to the
5 holdup. One of them who ”two
to intimidate u btakeman wlthko‘
3 when was knocked down by te
brakeman and afterwards disappeared
three others who approached the on
nine were put to rout when the engt-3
neer turned the steam on them. One
theory is that they may be in hidlng
1:1 the surrounding country. Another.
is that. they may have boarded an east
bound train.
John Pietro, of New Haven. and;
James Williams, address unknowu,3
who were arrested on suspicion. when
3 found in a box car of the train. were
to be arraigned in the local court to-
TWO YERRSR
Such is the humans Total of Est
imtes Submitted by the Statel
Departments to the Treasurer
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3WRNl RN INCREASE 0E
OVER $5,000,0003
State freasurer,1n Presenting List,
Believes Over $20,000,000 May
be Asked ‘
HARTFORD, Jan. 193- Members 01‘
the Appropriation committee ot the
Legislature have just been supplied by
the state treasurers once with estt
3m11teo of the amounts desired by the
various state debutant: and com-
missions tor their work during the
next two years. These estimates show
that the committee has a knotty prob-
3 murdered Monroe street doctor,
51111111111180 complained to her uttorney,5
lEllERS ARE 0FENED5
5Steam Routs Robbers Who Mistoolt ASKED f0R3 Some time Tampering With Genes-
aFrelglIt for A11 Express ' 5
pondence Between
ysician' s Widow and Father
\lrs.\1‘ueenzo llelpiano 111111 0: the
3Jobn J. (‘uneo of this city 11 but httei'
she 11 1s sein to her 1a1111-r, in Souin'
Bratntree, lune been opened several
.5 times before received by the el1111 1ir
' (‘ontL
Mrs. llelplauo may take the
matter up with the postal authority...
5 as no one has the authority to tanipcr5
with 1111' nail. although the polite
could hold her letters.
No lint-e of her brother, Joseph t‘un~
tl, the alleged slayer 01' her husoanu,
has been found by the lloston yolk-11,3
although Mrs. Uelpiuno
3thts ‘ morning relatives of
have been told Joseph was.
seen seferal times it: and around
Boston. Mrs. belpiuno also stated she
was told a “.000 reward has been 01-5.
loved for the capture of her brother.
Mrs. Delpiuno. together with her two5
little babies and 1111' sister 1‘11111-1/121,
will leave this evening for South Brain-5
tree. where she will keep house for l1er3
aged father. Antonio. 1 watchman in 35
large factory in that city. The turneg
ture. in the. house. at 4 Monroe street.3
where the murder occurred. has been
said
hers
' packed, and la ready for shipment. 5
Mrs. llelplano has scarc'el) recover- 5
3d3Y- They claim ‘0 haw been 3‘93““ lem 11111115111 it n the members plan to ed from the shock of her husband 55
a ride. but to have no part in the hold-
up.
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WINBTED. Jun 19.——Hurry Roe. who
to under arrest at Foughkoepslc, N. Y. .,;
for burglary, and who ta wanted by 111111
'autltorltles here in connection who
5the murder of County Commissioner.
5 Hubert H. Case. at hambuntsted. last
5 November, will be held at Poughkecp
aie, pending actlon by the Connecticut
3uuthorltieu, it was learned today.
35 Roe is said to have made a confes-
5ston to Chief of Police McCabo. ot5
5Pougl1keepsle, and State Policeman
5Hurley. of Connecticut, in which 11115
35lmplicuteu himself and Isaac N. W
'5llums, tn robbery of a store not. for
5frou1 Winsted, but does not admit any;
knowledge ot the kllllng of County
3 Commissioner (31.11111 According to the
.published1:.011fessto11 W1lllame. whols5
undei arrest here. \1ll.h.l1'tluir Ptael’t
tin, of Colebrook, 111 connection with
'3tl1e affair went from his home in
Bridgeport to Poughkeepsle. where l1e3
met Roe. Williams went to Winsted
5 from Poughkcepslc and Roe joined him
at Winste'd Nov 28, the day of tho
Emurder. in response to 9. l1 tter from5
5Willlams. Roe, according to the con- 5
Revision. went with Williams to astoreR
at a place a few miles outside of Wlu5
sled. Williams entered the store while
Roe remained on guard outside. Later
Williams emerged from the store and
departed with Roe, saying that hé had
gotten about ten dollars. Nothing was
said about the attack on Case. They
went f1o111 the store to the place ln5
Colebrook, where Ptaelilin was em-
ployed, leaving there the next day for
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lug workmeuhndclxty deputy 11h5e1'ttfs.5
311:1: 1y shots were fired and several
strikers were wounded. Ottoman, 11
was reported. wul lulled.
Fourteen men were allot. min or
them bolus mortally 11111111113111.
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l tton of the state.
carry out the policy of economy urged
. by Govelhor Marcus H. Holcomb 'l‘hei
5eattmatog. which only cover routine
expenses". amount to 8181510111
which is an increase of more than
$5,000,000 over what was asked two
years ago.
Tbeao‘ke‘stlmutes. which are lurfi
imbed'ty the heads of the one
payments mid commissions to 1.11115
state treasurer must be turned over
by him without change to the Legisla»:
ture. They form the busts upon
which the Appropriations committee:
makes up its routine appropriatlouu 5
The size of the demmda made by5
some of the departments. causes our
prise in view of the financial condl-5
Every department5
seems to have tried to outdo the oth3
ers tn the size of their estimates. The
Connecticut Colony of Epilepttcs. for3'
5
H3. 450 as against 355. 500 mnted5
'lost session, an increase of neurly5
$400. 000. The. State Tuberculosis
Commisslou is another department5
‘whtch makes a large estimate of 11:15
expenses for the next two years ot5
538443174.“ against $416030, wltlch3
was their estimate two years ago 5
The following is a synopsis of the
estimates asked by the departments
for the two years which start Octo
5.ber t, 1915. and end September 30,5
General Assembly ......... $250, 000
Executive departments. 247, 395
{Judicial (salaries 1131511 5
courts) ................. 1,281,6505
Military ..... 5 .............. 172.3013:
Educational ............... 2.633.429
Agriculture ............... 470,575 '
Commission (except high-
way) ................... 817,170
Highway Cpmmlsalou and
Highways ............... 3. 556, 000
Highway Commission estl~
V tnsted and Poughkeepsle. " 5 mated “to tees—Addl- 5
Coroner ‘S A. Herman. when his at 1 “Dual .......... 3.. ...... .fl 9,00 000
teution was called to the confession3 Highway Commissxon '9'
today. said that it was partly correct. 5 081111? from towns RDR‘ im-. 5
He also commented on the report'thu 3 proved highways "' """" 400 0005
young Pfaet‘flln bad a sutlsfaetpry ex-5 State institutions and char- - l
planatlon of his whereabouts on the tttea """"""" " ' ' ' ' 4301-729
night oi." the murder between the hours State printing ' ' '5 """" r 160 000
of 6:30 and 10:30. 3The crime is sup-' Own"! and grounds 125'000'
posed «to have been committed about. Count.les,5tor R08?“ 0‘ ”‘3'
“pine o'clock. Part of the time betweeu5 onera and f" children in
the hours named, the coroner said,‘ county homes 569-0003
"Praeuun had with him ‘a sorrel roau- 9‘19“" Emma“ 5 159 31"
ster, the fastest of three horses owned. Hunters licensee " ' """ ' “3'00"
by the people who employed him 1111 find." “Rm" “Rm“ and
caretaker. bridges ................. 107, 700
W 5 11111111111 on state bonds and .,
samoua 11107111131111 noossvec'r. Rammml 10‘“ :— ----- 1 1132751000
ROOSEVELT; N. J., Jan. l9.—-se(l- , . _____..:
ous rioting occurred today it the plant mle‘iitcydiilixrdd " ' ' ' "1812:2522
or the-Amerlmu Agricultural Chomlcal5 " ’
Company between 1111 hundred atrlk-t' . . $18,870,130,
The item “deficiency estlmatea” ro-
tors to th‘b 111111111 which the Legislature.
53wlll have to appropriate at once ln5
3031'er to this the department. ever
....u.
(Cow/2111111 U11 1.111111 Pagan ‘3
violent death. and her intense
and sniffing show plainly
tNClRRl NEEllNll
0E SNlERRNiSlS
grlet 5
,«m.
‘A factory meeting Was held this-
nooh at the gates of the. Cluett, lieu-5
body Company plant, at the corner 015
North Main and Union streets. in the
interests of the Connecticut Suflrage'
work Miss Alysc Gregory, of Nor-
walk. dellvered an address on Suffrage
Work in Connecticut. Miss Gregory
.was assisted by Miss Cornelia Ray-
mond and Miss Florence DeWitt, of
Norwalk. This evening Miss Gregory
will speak at the South Norwalk Con~
gregallonal Church, in conjumtton
n instance. has made a demand {0'3 with Miss Anne Martin. 01' Nevada.
NORWEGIAN SIERMER
GRIN NOESNSHNRE
\OCEAN CITY, Md, Jan. ISL—The
. Norwegian steamer Grlb. from Boston
[or Newport News, Va" was today re-
ported ashore 20 miles south 01‘ this
“place No particulars were received,
3but the position of the vessel is said
to be not dangerous
FAIRFIELD ARCHDEAOONRY.
The annual meeting of the Women‘s
Auxilltiry ot‘ the Archdeaconry will be
held at Christ Church. Greenwich, on
tomorrow, Wednesday, January 20111.
At 10:00 a in. there will be u cele-
5bratlon of the Holy Communion At
:11: 00 3. 111.1111 address by Mrs. John
VanNostrand, united oli‘ering treasurer
of the diocese of Long island.
Parish reports will be called for and
it is hoped all parishes will be. repre-
sented. _
At 12: 00 111., mid-day prayers
missions.
At 12: 30 a simple luncheon will be
served.
At 2: 00 p. 111. there will be a mis-
slonary meeting with an address by
Mrs. Charles R. Pancoasf who has re
cently returned from a six months' vis-
it to the East.
Members of the Women's Societies
of the Dplscdpal‘ Churches are plau-
311mg to go, and there should be a large
company from Norwalk. 3
for
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NORM/3AM 3HOSPlTAL NOTES.
,The following persons were admit-
ted to the Norwalk Hoslptal today:
Mrs. Jultu Yobbog. of West street;
Daniel C. Harris. of Naromuke Home;
F. H. Miller. of Wllton5
'Mrs. M. C. Smith, of West Norwulk.
was discharged yesterday.
5W.— G Lavutt, of Brooklyn, N. 'er
also left the lnatltuttonyesterdoy and
Murdered 5
this 3
left for his home.
{liliiilli NRNENENI
ill Nil NEAR VP
Brit ish Said to he Moving 111 Fresh
Troo )S to Defend the Town, and
a Big Ba tie is Reported in Pro-
greets-~11: d Great Movers. tent of
the Germans Within a Week»-
Russians in Possession of Mount-5
tain Pass Which Gives Them
Access to i'Iungary-«Turkishl
Army Corps Which Gave Battlé ‘
to the Russians at Kara-Urgan’
Said to be Pitiable
The (iermans have begun another
ment, according to unofficial advices
land.
action yesterday.
tnovc-
Hol—
into
for
fresh
some
the tier-
oli'ensive
today
it is said that the Cannon artillery
and that a battle is in progress
possession of \3p1'1's. 'l‘he. llritish are moving in
troops to defend this town, around which occurred
111' 1511' ll1'(«.\lt"‘~l fighting of the war at the time
main to force their way to the English
t‘hanncl. The assault on Ypres. following the victory of -
and their attack at Albert,
111arks the third movement. of the kind within a week.
l’etrograd dispatches say that Russian forces are
moving rapidlv westward tilirotgh Transylvania, which
fo1ms th1 1"'ast1111 portion of Hungary, adjoining Ru—
mania. The Russians. now have possession of a mountain
pass which gives them easy access to Hungary” accord—
ing to these advices, which state that the .'\ustro~}lungar—
from
\1 cut
were attempting
the tieriuaus at Ftnssons-
‘1
iaus were not prepared for victories said to have been
won recently by the Russians. 3.
The plight of the Turkish army corps which gave
battle to Russians near Kara-l'rgan, in the Caucasian re—
gion, is described in Petrograd as pitiable. Those who
escaped alive from the battle are said to be fleeing tu—
3wa1‘1l Ei'zerum, but owing to capture by Russians of
their food supplies are confronted with the alternative
of stamin" or s111'renrlc1'.lt is stated that in one place
90') soldiers new found frozen, and doubtlis expressed 5 1
that any of the links will be able to reach Fulcrum.
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l.t3>.\'l‘-'(.l\', jan. 13. 1:12 p n1.——l.o11don is recalling
that this is the f111'ty»f11urth anniversary of the proclama-
tion of Wilhelm l. as Ceruian Emperor. and in the Brit—
ish capital it is expected that the day m‘agabring news of
a widespread German ellort to follow up with a still more
important movement the success achieved last week in the
. 11ci2"lil>111l111111l of Soissons
in l. oudon it is believed that the (nu mans have adopted
what is virtually 11lcfcusiv1 roll to5thc west of “1 ar—
sa\\-—-so1n1 ll1itish observers arguing that this has been
forced upon them by superior Russian 11111nbcrs—3—an1l that
these defensive tactics synchronize with the movement
of Many thousands of Teutonic troops from Poland to,
the French and Belgian battlefields The fighting at
Soissons some llritish coni‘menators declare to be the
precursor of the entry of these new troops upon a vigor-
ous offensive, perhaps an aitcmpt to cross the river
Aisnc. At §0issons the. French failed to hold their posi-
tions on the northern bank of the river, and for the
Germans to attempt to gain the southern bank is regarded
as a development to be expected. As to future engag‘e—
ments in this region, it appears to be a fact that the
French 11111111111 on the hills south of the hisnc commands?
all the approaches to ther river and that it will have to be: 1
1'3ccl1011c1l with. 5 '
In the eastern arena of the war the steady 1111551311119
pressure which the arrival of'onc million of last year
levies has enabled the forces of Emperor Nicholas to ex-
ert 1111611 the Germlans. according to- news dispatches
reaching London, has been slowly pushingback the Ger-
man line to the west of Warsaw. News dispatches to“ 5
day report the Russian rc- oc upation of l lock. This te—. 1
port has 111-H11 1 11'111‘ir1111d officially, but the Rus'sians On
baturday crossed the Skrwa River a few miles below the
point, and may have been able to occupy the city
Russian forces already had reached Sicrpeo and (inhibits.
lying respectively, directly 1.0rth and south 01 this 1110-.
vincial capital. '
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