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MINSlREfSl
it till YOUNG
MEN’S Gilli
Fine Entertainment Given in_ Trinity;
Parish llall by Well-known Ama-
teur Artists
SIIM NM ANO IHE I
000000 MADE A llll
Good Songs and Jokes Entertained
a large Audience t
(lentune old~la>hioncd minstr'elsy.
with its due singing, merry quips. new ‘
. leier jokes. liiipossilile costumes,
and all the other
features
and
iiiiIIIii-atile end nien.
enjoyable
worthwhile
last
humorous and
which :o to make up ti
entertainment. presented
night lll splendid fashion It) a talented
troupe gleaned trom the ranks of the
Youn: .\itin's Hub. of Trinity I‘lpisco-l
pal ('litireli. i
The show had the right swing and
dash to it that appealed immensely:
to the large audience which taxed to‘
its lriiitt the 0/.) Parish Hall. til \\'csl|
street and l-‘airl‘ield aiciirre, llllilly lie-l
int: tritaohx to secure seals. i
There idle moment all
during the pirt’orinancc "Lou" \\'nrd-
(‘11 and "Rusttis" llolden. the two rus-
cally ctidnien. were forever startingr
something. and "Prof." lid Randall.
the Interlorutor. only made matters
\\ HS
wasn't an
(Continued on Eighth Page).
SION|ES 0f ASSAUII
NARI GONSIDENABIY:
i
There are two stories as to how it
started. but at any rate it was a bum-
mer bile it lasted.
Elmer Bracken, special inspector for
the street department to see that the:
requirements of the street ordinance‘
concerning the collection of garbage
are lived up to. and James Walsh. ot‘
Franklin avenue. yesterday afternoon“
engaged in a fistlc battle royal. as a re-
sult of an argument arising out of Mr.‘.
Walsh's alleged non-observance of the
clause of the street ordinance which
says Norwaik residents must put their
ashes in metal receptacles
it seems that Mr Vialsh had some“
ashes in a wooden pail. .\ir. Bracken.l
carrying out the duties of his office in
structed the men engaged in collect-
ing .tu pass on Ztlr. Walsh became in
dignaiit. Mr. Bracken explained the
situation. Mr. Walsh, it is said. lump-f
ed his pail of ashes in the street. 1‘
Words flew between the two and it
wasn't very long before they were en-l
gaged iii a fist fight. .\ir. Walsh says
Mr. Bracken assaulted him. Mr.
Bracken says Mr. Walsh assaulted
him. Both participants have two wit-‘
ncsses each to prove their stories, and
there you are.
Mr, Bracken has been accompanying
the garbage wagons on their rounds in
the Second district, and on Monday
started his duties in upper .\‘orwalk.
In those cases where metal cans were
not used, as provided for by the ordi-;
trance. .\ir. Bracken explained the re.-
tiuircments to the householders. In
the majority of cases. his suggestions
were carried out, - l
.\ir. llracken has never experienced
any previous difficulty in his work. this
being the first time he has engaged in
S0 Sil‘flllliOilS all argument. N0 cont-
plamts havi been made to the police
as )el but it will be interesting to
which deielopments.
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NORWALK HOSPITAL NOTES.
.\lrs. (‘athcrinc Conroy. ot Chestnut
street. was admitted to the Norwalk
Hospital, yesterday. for medicaltreat-
merit.
Miss (‘atherine Sullivan. of Plymouth
avenue. was discharged from the in-
stitution yesterday. ‘ l
‘WIIIGN fAllNEN NOW
,‘bringing it on. occurred a week before.
‘ night that Mr.
found his pet bulldog on his bed. He
At Stroke at Midnight
United Kingdom’s Coast
In the New War Zone
After That ”Hour All Vessels, Neutral and
Otherwise, Will Penetrate at Their Per-
il.--England Plans to Shut Off German
Food Supply From the Outside.
—-—.—_—._.W
.
l.().\'l)( )X. l’cb. I7. roz4; p. m.~.\t the of
the waters surrounding the coast» of the l'iii-
Sll‘tikc
midnight.
tctl Kingdom will become. so far as lies within the power
of licr‘rnarry to make them. a war yoitc which all \‘t'Nst‘ls.
neutral or otherwise. will penetrate at their peril.
Home of the ~cr‘vicc.~ across the t'hantiel probably will .
bc curtaincd. but a riiaiority of the neutral shipping lines i
will accept the risk and continue their sailings. The l
names and nationality of the \'t‘.\.\‘t'l.\ anti the flags of their ‘
nations will be painted on their .sides in the hope that
licrman submarines will riot sink them by mistake.
litig'lanil's :Iriitounceiin-nt of the details of her propos
t‘tl retaliatory policy. by which she plans to shut off the
lici‘riiaii food supply from out \itlt'. is expected llltilllt'llliil"
ii}. and apparently there is not the slightest prospect
that this country will accept the licrtitari proposal to call
off the blockade if l‘illg'llllltl w Ill l't’llt'\t' ll.’t\itl pressure on
shipping.
It is not c\pcctcil that there will be any illllllt'lllillt‘
and widespread :tt'ti\ity by the l-t‘r'ruan submarines, but
llit‘(lt'\(‘lt)lllill’lil\ regardingrictrtral .\llip\ should bring to
(ill the
nations of the war
it head one most interesting and threatening sit
EIGHIS llRE
Attorney William A. Griffin Say
canine "ad “IBM Mans “and "I from Judge lturpees derision in
Iudge BIIrpee’ s Decision Iiefttss:
ing to Grant Divorce is a Gigi
I Surprise
[rightful Manner, m m Saving which he reluscs to grant John Stet i
a divorce.“ said 'ittorney William A. g
Himself lighted lam” was ovel" (lrlliin, .Ir.. this morning. in discuss-
tm-ned ling his client's failure to receive aI
decree from his wife. who disappear-l
_ cd some time ago, apparently in court
parry with (‘harles A. Kilborn. a plan-
ist. “i haven't received a copy of the'
judge's decision yet. however and
we are undecided as to what course
to follow. l
“Do you think Judge Burpee refused
to grant Mr S\e< a divorce hoping:
IYING Al DEAIHS 0000'
.George 1' leanings “80 said to truirgedcouple being reconciled?" At-r
Have Been Abused by Physician. . '
torney (lrifiin was asked.
“I doubt. very much it' that will everl
be," answered .\lr‘. triflin. "It is al-l
most certain they will iieier be unit l
:ed. I don't know what Judge Burpcc
bases his decision on,‘ continued the;
attorney. "Se\eral times he intimat-l
overturning of a lamp in the scuffle‘ ed Mrs, Sypc was not it“. proper per-t
that ensued illld lilSlli' suffering from , son to have charge of her little girll
shock brorrsh‘ on by these exertiorlS‘QuiIe naturally the outcome or Iiie‘
that in all probability will be fatal (-359 came as a big surprise to US. We1
are the happenings which have, left never expected any such decision." ,
f-eorse J. Jennings an aged tanner of “\ly hands are up. ' detltil‘etl John‘
“Wilton, li'lllll El death's (30011 A 1'9‘ Svcc this morning. when interiiewetl
port from the bedside of Mr. Jenninas for his opinion on Judge Burpeos do
this 110011 .‘s’m'e‘ DO encouragement, DP. cision. “l have, nothing at all to say.‘
li_ A. llryon, cl'Ritigctield.andtliefain- The whole story is known, anti l
ily physician. stating that it was out)" wouldn't care to make further com-’
a matter of a few hours before he merit. Of course I was surprised at
would breathe his last. The shock came. the result of the, trial. There was cor-l
18.“ Monday "hill! and the circuni- tainly enough evidence in my favor.
stances. which are credited with don't you think?"
“What are the chances of a recon-t
ciliation?“ .\ir. Svcc was asked. He
shook his head. and again said he
had nothing to say. l
“Will you say definitely ‘yes' or ‘no'
i
a
Battling to subdue his pet dog
which had attacked him and succeed-
ed ln chewing his right hand terribly.
fighting fire which was caused by the
The family has given up hope. es-
perially in view of the stricken man’s'
age. lie ls eighty-three years old.
anti the severe strain and excitement,
of fighting fire and the maddened dog concerning the prospects of a re-
has sappod his \itallty gunion?” ' |
it was a week ago last Monday ”Nothing whatever to say," persist-y
cd .\ir. Svcc, “I hardly know where 'l'm ’
..
Jennings was about to
retire. the llfltll' being around ninc'al.
o’clock. He came into his roo .I and .-\n effort was made to reach Mrs.
John Svec. who is staying at the home
attempted to call the animal off. In ‘ of her father. Frank Karel, on Stevens
an instant the dogs teeth had sunkenlstrcet. but was unsuccessful,
t
l
(Continued on Eleventh Page.) i ~Advertlae in The Sentinel. t
hill Chill
MEMORIAL l0
BE WORl0 Gill
Directors oi liliristian Union in
Bridgeport, to Ask Funds All Over}
Christendom
$l00’000 SAIVAGE
BUILDING IS 0BIEGI"
iSll‘OIlg Impetus Given to Movement
lllE SHIP Bill
PASSES HOUSE
215 l0 l2]:
iihe Republican Members Gave ilp
filibuster After a Struggle of;
} Fourteen Ilours of Debate tinderi
l Special Rate l
MEASURE WiNl :
l0 attrition
Mann Yieided Atter Democrats De-
cided to Apply Second “Gag" '
\\.\.\‘lll.\(i'll).\'. leh. IT. ~"llit .\tl
by Bridgeport Business Men
liltllitil'il’lllt'l‘. Fell 17.r——'l‘he move '
lllt'lll tor the establislnnenl of a
Flinn} t‘rosliy .\lenioriai building in
1 Bridgeport to he used iii the. work of
reclaiming men from sinful lives reg
ceivcd strong impetus today. Protes-
sional and business men of the city
who have become interested in the
piojet-t are pledging their solid sult-
port. it is expected that within a
short time "human salvage" through-
out the world will become interested
in the lllUH‘lllt'lll and offerings will be
taken tip at lllt‘lilm‘lttl scrvires' in
thousands of churches and the pro-
ceeds turned over to the comriiit'ee,
which hits been appointed for that
work.
The preliminary work regarding the
memorial building was begun ycstei'.
(Continued (in Firth Page.)
ENGSE DENIES GIVING
GUI INIENVIEWS§
Does Ilot Want to help or Ilirrti
Decker, lie Tells a Sentinel Rep-l
resentative
'thc'h' Rose. or East \‘orwalk, the
{man who at one time took so active
a part in the life of New Y'orks so-
cailed “underworld." and who today
devotes his time to lecturing before Y.
M. C. A. audiences on the duties of a
young man who would be a good citi-.
zen this morning discussed with a
Sentinel reporter the interest which
has cropped out nncw (oncerning the
famous lieckcr case
\lr Rose denied he had given inter?
\iews to the New-
which he declared he would
York papers in
"willing
lly do anything to save Charley Beck-
er from going to the electric chair."
“I don‘t want to help or hurt Beck-
er. " said .\ir. Rose.“ What I did say to
New York reporters was that I hoped
if any perjuries had been committed
in-Becker's previous trials. whether
by the negro. James Marshall. or any-
one else, I hoped they would all come
out that Becker might have the ad-
vantages of any technicalities
might develop."
“\\ Olrld you testify
was granted a new trial"" the Sentinel
jreporter asked of the, man whose tes-
timony had much to do with commit-
ting (‘haI-les llecker to a cell iii the
death house at Sing Sing to await the.
electric chair.
".~\bsolutely."
ways ready. i told all they asked of
0 me the first time_ There is nothing to
add or detract."
Air. Rose was questioned concerning
ithe alleged contradictions which John
P. Manton. Becker's attorney, claims
he has discovered in his previous tcs»
timony.
“They couldn‘t have. been of any
great importance.“ said .\ir. Rose,
'I‘licsnirerity of the former gambler
‘in his new life. and his great desire
to bury the past is evident. The in-
fluence of his present work is m)
.tlceable. as for instance during his
:conversation this morning he said:
“Becker knows. i know aiitl our
Maker knows."
which '
I
again if llecker"
he declared, "i am al-i
, accounts.
l‘ur-
today.
Ilousc, l
ministration (‘tlnllll‘tillliet’ Ship
chase bill went to the Senate
following its passage. by the
early today. by a vote of '.'l7i to l2).
The measure was injected as a new
element into the tangled situation in
the Senate. where the original Ship
l'ui‘clinse bill has been held up by a
determined filibuster for weeks, The
same stubborn opposition that has
long kept the Senate exclusively occu-
pied promised to greet tlie' bill.
which criicrged from a ftnrrteen-honr
parliamentary struggle in the lower“
branch of t‘ongress. '
Administrationleaders iii the Senate
discussed various plans for continuing
the Ship l’urchase light along new,
lit \\
tConri. .rred Ull ritth Page.)
.____4.u—-———_————-
llMElY EAGIS ANGUI
IIIE NGNWAIN HOSP|IAI
F. A. smith, Familiar With the in—
stittrtion' s Needs, Writes as to
Present Day Conditions.
_—
. h‘ditor Evening Sentinel:
' Following the last annual meeting 0!
the Hospital Association. a meeting or
the board of directors was held for
the election of officers.
At this meeting .\ir. Swartz. who has
served as President of the. Norwalk’
Hospital for eight years. declined a
. renominaiion and asked that some one
else be named. After a pressing up.
peat by the writer, that .\ir. Swartz ac-
cept the office for one more year. to
see the new Hospital completed, which
was voiced by every director present.
Mr. Swartz yielded to the wishes or
the meeting.
For this reason i desire to call at-
tention to a few things in connection
with the Hospital problem. As Presi-
dent of the .\‘orwalk Hospital, Mr.
Swartz has filled the office with entire
satisfaction to all. executing the dic-
tates of the board of directors, which
Iis the authority back of him.
(Continued on Sixth Page)
NDANIEN GONlNAGlGR
IS. BANllNllPl
HARTFORD. Conn.. Feb 17.—
} Charles B. Fitch. a carpenter and build-
er, of Darien. has filed a petition in
bankruptcy iii the United States court,
showing liabilities of $19,872.38. of
which 38.89938 is unsecured. The as-
sets include real estate valued at $21.-
‘000; stock In trade valued at $350; ve-
hicles valued at $300. and $83 on book
.\ir. Fitch is the first Selectman ot'
the Town of Darien. 'ltaiittg been
chosen to the oilice at the election
list October He is a not .known citi-
zen of that section of the state.
‘—m Q.
'l‘ry an ad. in The Sentinel—Nor-
l w'alk‘s leading hoiue paper.
i ..
‘ pericti’atcd
50 —000 PNISONENS
IANEN Bl GERMANS
IN EASI PNIJSSIA
Berlin Reports State That the In-
vaders Were Utterly Defeated at
Most Points, Only a Few Stragg-
ling Companies Escaping After
NineDays’Battle---RussianArmy
at the Other End of the Eastern
Front Also in Danger--Germany’s
Reply to the American Note De-
livered to Ambassador Gerard»-
Another British Vessel Sunk bv
a German Submarine---Formida—
ble Army Assembled for Move
Against Serbia
__—__._——
(it‘rrnaii \\.'II' I lftice announced totla) that in the
Russians in the
than
ll ix .\iiitl.
The
recent (lift-at of the .\larurian Lakes re
gitvn of liasl l‘rtrtrssia niorc prisoners were
'l’lic
most points.”
SILIM‘U
taken. murders, \\t'|.'t' "utterly defeated at
only lt'lllllitlll< of the Russian army escaping
after a battle of nine .\II official licrniaii
statement xaid that .roem l\’ll\‘\1.’lll~ had been captured.
the eastern-
eorrcspomlcnt
Ila} \ earlier
'l'hc Russian army at the other end of
according to the
the
front' also is ‘in danger.
of a llcrlin newspaper. who states that
llukowina has been enveloped
battle is believed
f orcc
Atrsl ro-
to
by
Hungarian ll'tllillh .\ general In:
pending near t'zcrnow it/.
ticrniany's reply to thc American note concerning
the rights of .-\incricaii vcss‘cls in the war zone which the
llcrliiv (iovcrtitnerit aiiiiotirrt‘cd will be established around
the British Islcs tomorrow. was delivered to Ambassador
(icrartl. who forwarded it to \\'ashington.
Another British vessel has been sunk by a (icrman
it became known today that the colicr Dul-
tlic English ("ban-
\
submarine.
wich, which went down yesterday in
ncl. was torpcdocd.
.-\II .-\thcns dispatch states that a
has been assembled for a new campaign
'l‘his army is (lescribd as .‘llllOlllllillg’ to 4503mm iiicii. tirade
up in part of (icrinans. The army which Serbia now has
in the field is estimated at about onc~half this size.
formidable army
against Serbia.
BERLIN. via London. Feb. l7, l0 in.—(icr-
Inany's reply to the l'nitcd States of
against the regulations proposed for a war zone in the wa-
ter‘s around the llritisli lslcsdias been handed to Ambassa—
dor jaIIIt-s \\‘. (icrard and probably will be forwarded to
:5o a.
note protest
\\'ashington today.
\\';\Sllthi'l‘(\.N_ licb. r7.—-(ircai Britain‘s reply to
the American note of Dec. zti, protesting against interfer-
cucc with t'nitctl States t‘oiiinicrcc was being prepared
at the State Department today for publication. The full
text of the document. containing approximately seven
thousand words. will be given out simultaneously here.
and in London tonight for publication in tomorrow
moi llllif‘ s papers
lht liritish note in addition to giyirit:
neutral connncitt and making a gent-Ial tl(".lit'll of any un—
warranted ‘illlt‘i‘ft‘l‘t‘llt‘t‘ with legitimate ‘illlllillf‘lilS, points
oirt that thc recent Government tlccrcc takingr ovcr the
flour and grain supply in ticrniaiiy required addctl pre-
statistics on
cautions on the part of tlic .\llit‘\‘ that conditional con-
traband ririg‘lit not be permitted to reach the armed
It also constitutes a further stoic-
questions
forccs (if the enemy.
ment of tlic llritisli (Joycrntircnt on the legal
involved, i
lttlhili. Feb. it», ()255 a. III.~~~t‘omInciiting
on the diplomatic exchanges bctwecn the lillilt'tl States
on the question of thc submarine block—
'l‘ircsdtiy.
and (icrriiaiiy,
title of England. the
The (Vit'l‘lllilll note to the
the rights of neutrals. of which the
public has become the cliztiiipion. nor docs it
(iiortlrialc d'llalia says:
l‘nitcd States does not deny
.\nicrican Re-
renounce
great
the threatened rcprisals.
(Continued on Third Page.)
which
fit
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