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Householders and food purveyors
who. following their apprisement by
The Sentinel yesterday that, owing
to the condition of the wheat market
the flour supply of .Norwalk’is pools;
itioncwill cost $100,000 more in 1915
than ltdid last year. set about to as;
certain it there were other prospective
inhreases in food costs. found that
in the item of sugar 9. not insignifi-
cant amount will be req'uired above
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. . good program was presented.
K. Gold,” in which
“binge. at the invitation of the singer,
. with vocal numbers.
' 'ists proved a rare treat. The accom-
il8|10li8 lllll PROARAM‘
in“... Attendance let lied at At.
triction at New Home
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The Bridgeport Elks proved a
magnet which drew hundreds of peo—
pie to the Eiks’ fair in the new Home
in South Main street, last night. Ev-
ery floor otrthe immensewbuiiding was
crowded, and the result of. the even-
ing’s business was most gratifying to
all the members of South Norwalii
Lodge, V0. 709. who have worked
weeks to malge the undertaking a suc
case.
The members of Bridgeport Lodge.
No. 36. sixty strong, arrived here on
the express about 7 :30 o‘clock. The
delegation was accompanied by the
Wheeler lit Wilson Band. A delega-
tion of fifty members of the local
dodge. headed by the American hand.
met the train. and there was a short
parade up Railroad avenue, down
Washington and through North Main
streets, terminatill at. the Elks' Home
at 8 o'clock m re was burned in
the parade. and along the line of
march . o” .
The new building was inspected by
-the visitors. and the attractions of
the falr"7wers fully enjoyed The en—
tertainment program started at 10
p.‘clock on the first floor with several
line concert selections by the Wheel.
pr & Wilison Band.‘ Later all who
could 01'6in into the lodge room ad-
journed to the second floor where it
Put
Exalted Ruler r. r. Bmphy acted as
master of ceremonies and introduced
the artists. The first number was a
lolog dance by the Dunn Brothers of
‘iBridgsporl, who were at their best.
{Loren A. Delbridge. a popular Bridge-
‘ port vocalist. then rendered several
selections; one of the most delightful
being “Slider Threads Among the
the' entire season
'uolned ill the‘chorus. Joseph Bur-
dick. also of Bridgeport, then favored
Both these art-
panimsnt thy the full Wheeler & Wil-
“son Band was very effeCtive
‘ g The 11.o‘clock toast was given by
Past Exalted Ruler, Dr. B. B. Plumb-
lay, of Bridgeport Lodge, and was ex-
salient At its conclusion, the band
played ”Auid mug Sync." which ev-
‘isry Elk sang
_ The committee of Bridgeport Lodge
in charge or the successful visit we as
Dr. Plumbley. chairman, Past Exalted
Rluler Louis Brock, and Esteemed
Leading Knight Peter Beliew.
.The fair _wili be repeated tonight,l
and number record breaking attend-
\ance is expected.
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Xiaw YORK: Feb. 8.—-—A local train‘and safety.
‘ had an express on the Ninth avenuel
gradual increase in the price.
“Norwalk harbor. ‘
what was needed for that supply last
year.
While granulated sugar has advanc-
ed but half a cent a pound since last
summer. that slight advance involves
the expenditure in Norwalk of some-
thing more than 59,000 for the com-
modity.
Further Increase Indicated.
Statisticians find that the consump
tion of sugar in the United States
amounts o ‘‘83- pounds for evedyl WASHINGTON Feb. Cir-Germany's
person. adult infant or minor' declaration of a naval war zone around
Reckoning roundly, Norwalk thus af- Great Britain and Ireland including
lords the sugar producers opportunity “'9 EBEHSh Channel and the northern
for the sale of 3.000 tons annually. 0338338 by the Shetland Islands is
Local dealers today quoted grand regarded here as one of. the most sari.
lated sugar at 18 pounds for 3]. which l 0118 developifiénts of the war
is at the rate of live and five-tenths
cents a pound In single pound lots for one thing. that it would hasten the
angel is selling at most of the grocery movement begun by the Latin- Ameri-
stores for six cents a pound can countries for a speedy conference
The wholesale price of sugar ill lull . of neutral states to devise means to
barrel lots today is five cents. Six
months ago the barrel price was four
and three-quarter cents it pound,
while the retail price was five cents
The wholesale and the retail pricesé
of granulated sugar within the last.
week have advanced a quarter of a
cent a. pound and the indications are
that there will continue to be a very
AMONG lAllllAllllilllANS
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Shrug Action for outside» Ex-
pected From Scandinavian (loun-
trial
a minimum.
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noun Suit
,. it this no sols
vim—Ow
i Work oh the third floor of the Ja
cob a sons' shoe inanufactory. in ,the
Bishop building. Norw‘alk. ceased yes“
terday. when about twenty of the men
employed there went on a strike or a
waikout,whlchever one cares to call it.
From'whst could he learned, two of
muesli ‘ _
olioul min
A resolution which is of special in-
‘ the then employed at the plant had
ten?“ to Norwalk. ”“1 particularly that been discharged. presumably for their
East Side. has been introduced“ in the
:actlvitis’s in trying to form a union
house at Hartford. The resolutioul After the men left a empathetic strike
“k” ”'5. ‘9’!“ of “ memorial t° 0°” started. and ten of the sole stitchers
8'95" and “T399 “9°“ “‘3‘ body the, and eight of the edge trimmers on the
immediate necessity of amending the; third floor walked out. it is thought.
rivers or harbors along the Connect!-
cut coast cannot be dumped in the
deeper waters of Long Island Sound.
It is‘ expected that Congressman
Ebenezer J. Hill, during the next ses-
sion of Congress will try to secure an
appropriation for the Norwalk harbor.
The proposed resolution, should it be
acted upon favorably by both the Con-I
nectlcut General Assembly and Con-3
grass would affect the work on the;
time during the coming week. Some
of the men have been dissatisfied since
the men claim that they cannot earn
as much money as formerly.
lifllAlillAS ,
It has been pointed out, howevem
that mud dredged an be thrown upon l
the meadows along the Seaview ave 30““ Britto. Who is employed on Dr.
one water from by the pumping ml Sherman's place. in Wilton. was found
hydraulic method. This would resultllylng in the road near High bridge,
not only in benefltting the health oilbetween Cannon and Wilton, yesterday
ithe neighboring residents. but in rais- Iafternoon around shro‘ clock. The man
in: the valuation of this stretch oilmm a badly iacerated left ear, it be-
waste land ing nearly torn oil. He was taken to
Local oystermen interviewed this Dr- Morrison‘s 011169. in Wilton. Who
morning declared that mud dumpedinl; broguht him to Norwalk where Dr H.
the Sound results in fouling shores W- Kellogg ordered the patient to the
’and damaging the oyster deS upoanOSpltBL Several stitches had to be
which vast quantities oi shellfish are taken to out the ear back in place
in a state of growth It was {millet-{Britta is a character in Wilton and, at'
Egmted that the material being V‘isoftl the time he was found, was under the
lmud is carried back again by the influence of liquor. Today he said he
tides to again become an obstruction; could not explain how the injuries
to navigation. 2 were received
No action was taken upon the res- -——-.———-—-~——p—-~
elation. it being referred for longtime. BIG CONTRACTS COME. TO mil
tion to the committee on public health ICA.
lot of contracts ever awarded to Am
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elevated line collided at Flffieth street l OINMNNATI STOCK YARDS QUAR- erican manufacturers at one time or-
during the rush hour this morning.
:Both trains were filled with passen-
gers. Nine persons were injured. {our
of them being taken to hospitals. The
collision occurred nearly opposite a
tattoo and the trains were quickly
emptied. .‘
. The forward car of one train and
the rear car of the other were tele-
scoped and quickly caught tire. The
our: were burned to the tracks. Trot;
it: an the line was blocked for hours.
l government dual-amiss today.
ANTIMED.
. rived here tonight in the strong box
CINCINNATI, 0.. Feb.6
tie—Following of Purser Palmer, of the White Star
{liner Adriatic. They are said to be
the discovery of the foot and moumlworlll $400. 000. 009. and call for food ,
“he." “no“; twelve he'd 0! “we guns. auto trucks, rails, and ammuni-
Shipped here during the week. the lo-luon
stoc yards were placed under; Charles McKnight. president of the
All k The Carbon Steel Company of Pittsburgh.
I‘wds bellowed to have secured a large
MW” “Mum" the infected a} iportion of the orders. be he declined
tie was said by local stock yard Of'ito discuss the matter. He sold thnrn
nciais to have come from Indianspolla- was a grave fenr among the lower
The ”rd” WI“ bé “0'0“:le tum'n‘.' ml”! in England “J“t Great- Britain
and ill United States will be at war
0" P990" “‘9 quarantine “ "Mi lbetorojths present conflict is over.
it was regarded as highly possible.
reduce losses to neutral commerce to'
They will then return to San Diego.
federal laws 5° that mud (“‘3de "0““ that the matter will be settled somel
the‘flrm transferred them from a.
weekly wage scale to piecework. and
' gun and his social committee for the
NEW YORK Feb. (Sr—The richest»
scum . noswann. court. ‘smroannv, nnnnnm a, 1915
—-—-1——-w-
Intentional-sum“
“Tumwm
ammonium
SAN DIEGO. CIL. ‘ Feb. 6.-—The
\Japanese cruiser 'Asumw which hit
on an uncharted rock off the west-
ern coast of Lower Callgornia. is a
complete wreck, according to infor»
mation reaching here today. Two U.
S. cruisers are reported to be stand-
ing by the vessel and two apanese ,
warships speeding to it to assist the
Crew.
The cruiser, it is said. went down
last Saturday afternoon at the en-
trance to Turtle Bay. She was making
ten knots ’whcn She struck the sub-
merged lock ripping open the hull
alput 15 feel abaft tile bowl The
ship settled quickly. and the gale
which began to blow last night is
sold to‘hai‘e completed its destruc-
lion.
The United States cruisers Raleigh
lroleycousctorlladsllimdsr-
slam With lbs brace I.
Immune-iii, taillight
Sillllllllillm l0 lAll,
lllli "l00ll All APPlAl
Frank Peterson Gets Ninety Days
and San Diego reached the Aston last on “If” counts
night and the Japanese cruisers” id-
zumo and [linen Were reported early m
today to he steaming at full speed for ,
the St‘vile of the wrctk. Edward Anderson, a trolley con-
AllAilliS ill RUSS "
Rain or snow and warmer tor-tight.
it THE CARPAllllAliS
ARE llllillilll Dil
Austrian Government Announces,
That the Czar's Troops Have."
Suffered Heavy Losses, and Over
4,000 Have Been Ca ptured-i-Russf
The Asma’ s‘ofi'icers and slow. it is doctor, was given sixty days by Judge .
said. “ill not in won it into an Arnoi . . i
mm“ mm. hm utllgemharlt dlhfl§lockwood on the charges or breach
aboard the Hilton or the ldzumo. ‘01 the peace and assault alleged to}
An interesting lineman in gamma. have been committed on Miss Gracel
ty broccdiuc‘: has axles? over the M. Harrison, of Wall street. Attorneyl
wreck V“ .r " 9‘ ‘3‘ "lfirmll‘l" J. J. Cuueo, counsel for the defendant;
of the neutrality laws, Mexico. it is , .
pointed out. has a right to intcrne appealed under bonds of ”00' which
until tht end or the European war were {“711“th Anderson was sisal
the albums and men or the Adams charged with theft from person, but
who landed on Mexican soil At the on thin the court
same tllllt' the l'nited States war-:ships guilty. g
or ships of other neutral nations may ’
2 until“ in the saving of life from the; From the evidence given it appears
lurecked upitncse (rulser. it is said that Andersons appearance in 00“”
l but can render no assistanca towards today was brought about by his efforts
salvaging the ship or her gear with- w c
out iloialing tho noutiulity laws to secure the eingagemfnl 71:8 I? h
The San Diego and Raleigh ino ho had given M as Harr gan a out our
littllly will stand by the Atlanta until wars are A quarrel four months also
the arrival of tits Japanese. Warships ended in the engagement being brok-j’
l en, and Anderson made futile attempts
" lto gain possession of the ring mtl
tantrums lulu “r .... W m ...... °'
lilting Harri a hfiné‘for not. and abs
3% mommnonls W} hold conversation relative to the. sub l
3 ject of renewing the engagement and
,came along. about 6: 20 o‘clock. Theyl
[Anderson got hold of the ring, Miss
There was a full attendance of the Harrison. giving it to him with the
lBWW Brotherhood last "9“"18- all presumption that he would put it on
the monthly social her left finger again. as he had signi-
Pmldent. Ha P. Moran presided tied his intention to do. intimate
and. in. his address of welcome, Til-pocketed it. and started to leave. Miss
viewed the work of the Brotherhood Harrison clutched his overcoat in
and spoke of the work in church and desperation. attempting to pretentrhlm
comment . in which the men might prom leaving. He treed himself, lbut
chance. a pastor. Rem-R. 6- Hm- in so doing, the complainant alleges,
icy, spoke briefly on the responsibility sprained her _ finger; The P0-
of the churchmen in community lite- lice were called and later Anderson
The members‘enjoyed the banio'sol‘os was arrested at his home in East Nor.
of A. E. Dunn, who was accompanied walk.
on the piano by Mason. Leigh Dunn. tn court this morning. Miss Harri-
GElI’Ke lefit sang moat deflshtfulli' gun was overcome by the excitement.
3119‘ W88 ”€001”!!le by W. Robins. and an excessively hot room while on
Attorney Davis was the speaker of the witness stand. She was revived
the evening and gave a most interest but later collapsed again. She was
ing and instructive address upon his then taken home
recent European trip. Mr. Davis held Judge Lockwood gave Frank Peter.
the "close attention of the men as he son ninety days {5)- .bemg an idle per.
traversed in memory the. Rhine Valley. son, begging and drunkenness. Peter.
the famous Swiss AIDS. the lake. coun- son canvassed West avenue yesterday
try of Italy, the famous cathedrals of afternoon'Jor ~ “loose change" using
Germany. Belgium. France and" Eng- the‘ dodge that he had lost the use of
land.
Mr. Davis illuminated his address
with a wealth of historical data and
with apt, literary quotations.” Many
amusing personal anecdotes inter-
.spehs'ed his address and were much
enjoyed by the men.
A hearty vote of thanks was given
the speaker at the close of his ad-
dress. ,
The social committee, under the db
rection of Spartan St. John, served hot
roast beef“ sandwiches, coffee and
cheese. The men enjoyed the unique
‘collation and expressed themselves as .
' heartily pleased with the evening’ s en-
tertainment.
Great credit is due President Mor-
When Sergeant Gibson caught up to
Peterson. business evidently httd been
for he was "paralyzed all over."
i0lli‘8iii Iii _
Will'll’iNiitlii
John J. Kohnnpresld‘ent of the yet»
to-he"established Profit Sharing Corn
partition, of South .Norwalk; madesa
brief visit to this city last evening.
York,.shortly after snowman night.
work of preparation and the evening
telling local friends he expected to re
of delightful fellowship.
HIBERNIAN FAMILY PARTY ‘ Kohl! toi
Division No 1. A. 0. it, held a fam- come to nth Norwalk to limit up peo-
11! party at Hibernian Hal-l last night .ple who had collected money which
at which over twa hundred members was not due them.‘
and their families were present
From the number of children present
there can be noallesutich made §on4 his store. on North Main sttyet, in the
coming race suicide. Collins block. and continue his prollt
The events was passed in a delight-I sharing propbsition. Mr. Kuhn.“ is
int way with music of high qualitvl said. also informed friends in this city
being played tor-dancing. Old time that his condition; brought (in by over-
steps were in vogue. for the main part world; neceuithted his‘bohig under the
oi the evening. Bountiful roll-osml
.menth added to the evening's anion its; his doctors absence. he left New
he made last night, intends to open
round him not “
“territory would be freed from the lilcnacc of invasion.
In Poland and West Galicia. the Vienna statement
says, the sittintibn is unchanged.
one of his units on account of paralysis. .
prosperous and his malady had spread '
He left town for his home, in New "
turn tonight or Sunday morning Mr. ,
a local business man he had f
Mia Kuhn. according to statements ,3
care of a doctor. and that it won dnr- ‘ '* .
York for South small
ians Said to be Retreating to one
of the Mauntain PasseS---Battle
of Unexampled Fury Raging on
the Warsaw Front-German At-x
tack in Flanders Has Apparently]
Been Abandoned
The Austrian Government announced today that the
attacks of the Russians inihc Carpathians had broken
down and that they had suffered heavy losses. In certain.
sections of the front tllofla’iustriaoallarc on the offensive;
and the capture of 4.00:) more Russians is ‘ reported. AL
‘statcmcnt from Petrograti yesterday containctl the admis-
sion that the Russians had retreated ill the region of one
of the motltain passes. Particular significance is at—
tached by military strategists to the outcome of tilt‘ carn—
piiign in the Carpathians. on the ground that it probably
will decide the mastery of this region for the remainder
of the war. Should Austria gain a definite victory her
t“
Pctrogratl dispatches
agree that a battle of aim sh llncxampled fury is in prog~
ress along the \N’arsfibv fr 1, with the issue yet to be
‘ determined
Desultory‘ fighting is in progress in the Argonne and
Alsace regions, but elsewhere in the western war zone ac-
tivity is diminishing The German attack in Flanders,
although leading to several days all brisk fighting, has not
developed into an important engagement, and apparent—5
ly the onslaught has been abandoned.
LONDON, Feb‘.‘6. 12:45 p. rot—On his
ground‘to the west of Warsaw, General von Hindcn'our’g,
the German commander. is ‘colltinuing his cestiy longer.
to break througirto the Polish capital. At the some
time the Russians. further to thenortll, have pressed For-
ward and, after crossing Bzura River, they are scriout
iy threatening the Germans-with 'an ontflanli'lng move
ment. '
Thus another great llatile for W'al'saw is on, involv—
ing perhaps a greater loss of life than any conflict in the
war The. issue is still undecided, but the Russians
claim that the initiative has passed to them,
further furious Germany; attacks are expected.
The more complex and strategically the “more
portant struggle in the Carpathians .is dragging
without any decisive turn
are making progress, while in the eastern half they appear
to have fallen back from the Lupkno and Bcskid passes ‘0
7 although
chosen ~
im‘sr
On ‘ _‘ 2
Broadly speaking, it appears
that in the western half of the battle region the Russians "
on prepared positions, where they are attempting to stem , '3
the rush of large Austrian-Gerliian forces.
The Russian counter blow on the massed assaults of , ,
Gen. von Hindenburgs men is the most interesting devel—
opulent, to British observers of the struggle in the east.
‘ It overshadoWS for the moment the operations of the Rust ‘
sinus in Blast Prtlss'la, and is taken in some quarters to;
indicate that they have ceased playing the role of
‘merely holding their lines to the west of Warsaw anti
have determined on an efiort to expel the invaders
The Western wdr zoiije has seen virtually no change
‘ during the week, but there are many reports of German
, preparations for renewed activity inf
C German threat of a submarine blockade maybe a factor.
Belgium. The
in this situation, the theory being atiVancctl that the Ge
‘ Tmans expect the Allies to attempt to force them back
f '."from the cadet, with the idea of destroying their Sui)-
‘ marinc‘ base.
Dispatches front Cairo indicate that the forks who
attacked the Suez Canal wcrc merely the advance cpntin4
it"? ent of three columns which are struggling across the»
(learn. The main bodies of the invading army should
soon be heard from. f , .
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