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Fair tonight and Saturday.
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Relief of Captives Held by Great
'Britain and lesion Allies is .Al-
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With the serious charge of arson
Van Zant street, and Joseph L. Moel-
lodged against them Barney Wolk, otE
ter. of Winfield street, were arrestedE
early this morning, by Detective-Sen;
Walk And Moeller Are
Arrested on Arson Charge
Two Men Charged With Setting
Fire toHouse in Summit street
Last September-Detectives and
Others Secured Evidence
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working upon the case in conjunction
with the local authorities for
E time past.
,Mr. Wolk had the burned house in-
sured for a trifle over $10,000, it is
some
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 19. ~NOE
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lfurther police inquiry is being nIadeE
into the suicide by shooting of Lillian
May Cook, a clerk employed by Vir<EE
ginius J. Mayo, general manager of the
Mayo Radiator Company, whose bodyE
was found on the topof West Rock,E
on March 4, it was officially stated to-:
day; Attention oi the detective de-
ERENCH BAEEEESNIP
Turkish Fleet, Alter Being Quiet
PENER REEEIGERENES
CRNSIDERING SCHEME
Full Information is Promised final *9me ”9‘“ 0" 1““ Ye”
Various Governments
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WASHENGTON. Mnrt‘h lit—All
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geant Thomas Leatherland and Officer“ 531d the property is worth very little,
Wallace it. .Sammis. The two men areEit any. more than $4,000.
charged with deliberately setting flreE This morning, about four o‘,clock
to Mr. \‘l olk‘ 9 house, at the corner of Sergeant untherland and Officer Sam- .
EGoiden tint and Summit avenue, short 'mis paid a Unit to the homes or
ly after midnight on the evening of Messrs Walk and Moeller and asked
Ethem to step over to the police stab
E State and local police, Chief George; tlon. At headquarters they wereques-
E W. Bogardus, ‘lread of the fire depart-E11011“ thoroughly and iOClit‘d Di).
Enrent, Prosecuting Attorney William charged with arson.
“A. Griffin, Jr., and New York officials Both deny their guilt, but in Brook-
.have been quietly investigating the lyn. N. \'., is detained at man who is
rangement between Great Britain and EE .
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Germany and Austria by which rgp_..}l‘".-.c or tum l!._.’i'9!‘l£“.'.:. E‘l-VP- since
tesenlaliveg of the erited 51111.35 In“ the dav after it happened up until yes-
inspect and report upon alien misonElerdaI. The inIcstigators worked
said to know all about the case and
who has promised to make a ”clean
breast" of it. Local authorities have
the name of this man, but have asked
camps in those countries, and distrib- hard and tune atnrtunulated eIidence
ute to prisoners suprrlies_3mm their
0“" 80‘"? .ii::‘II-ts“or'b‘rlfér sources,
“as announced last night hy the State
Department. At the same time it
was stated that through the good of-
fices or the American government
similar arrangements were undcr
contemplztion between Russia and
France and Germany and Austria-
Hungary.
These agreements are based upon‘E
recmrunendurions contained in a re—
port hy Chandler P, Anderson, for
marly counsellor of the State Depart-E
that it not yet be made public.
Judge John Keogh held II brief hear-
ing. this morning. which was contin-
ued until tomorrow morning. the two
which is said to be very much against
.the two accused incendiarics.
As recorded in Tire Sentinel several
weeks ago Mr. Wolf brought stilt
against a New York insurance com- men being placed under bonds of $2.-
pany for his insurance on the destroy- 000 each. Some startling testimony
ed building. This brought the ail‘air will be introduced tomorrow before
to a head. it is understood the incur-- Judge Keogh, and the trial is certain
ance company have had a detective to be an interesting one, it is said.
ENAEE’S ElliNE Ell PROEE POEICE SECURING
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.III IIbsurbirtEgly interesting repor r
the taxableproperty in the. City f
Norwalk. and its value, has just I;
completed by John W. Curnow, clerk
of the Board of Assessors. for City,
Clerk Joseph J. Linchiler. The re-,
port. is prepared for Tax Commission-
cr William ll. Corbin, of Hartford, and
will be forwarded to Hartford within
a few days.
it is lengthy, and involved a tremen-
dous amount of labor, members of the
hoard of Assessors working hard on
the manor. especially Clerk Curuow,
who has been engaged on the report
for many weeks. working days and ot-‘
ten all hours of the night
Tire grand list totals up to some-
thing like ”$23 907.1?5. The diflerentl
partment had been directed to a state
ment by Mrs, Daniel Ryan, who lives'
on Hard street, near the foot of the
rock, that early in the morning of
March 4, she saw a large closed auto
mobile, with lights out, go through:
Hard street ’Ihe significance of her
statement lay in the fact that wheel
tracks were noticed near Miss Cook's
body by those in the first automobile
whirl; reached the top after the police
had been notitied that the body had
been found ‘7
The entrance to the driveway to the
furnmit is half a milesfrcm Mm~n}-\-
In a house, and Hard street is a cross
street connecting several which con-
verge close to the entrance to a foot
path which runs up the southerly face
of the Rock. Captain Henry Donnelly. 3
of the lictectivc llureau, says that
Miss Cook‘s body was frozen to the
ground, the revolver under her was
frozcn solidly as were the other arti-
cles found close by, and conditions dis~
polled for hint any idea that the body
might have been carried up the path
some horns before and placed in the
underbruslr.
As to wheel trucks near the bpdy
which had been clued to his attention
meIII, who conferred with the for—I
sign offices of Great Britain. Germany .
and Austria-Hungary last NovemberE
and visited some of the detention NEW YORK, ”“3"“ 19- Him") K
camps in those countries EThaw’ 3 legal battle to prove that ire
Mr Anderson also reported on melts sane and entitled to his freedom
exercise of good officers of the 1““de lhas been postponed for one week His
States to bring about a better under-Enttorneys. ““9"" planned today ‘0
standing among the European belli~4brln8 “9 before Supreme 00“” Jus-
geronts regarding the reparation ofltice Bijur the issue under which they
civilian prisoners. in this connectionEcontend ”H“ 'I‘haws commitment ‘0
it is announced that Great Britain and ”‘9 Matteawam Asylum “'35 illegal
Germany and Austria-Hungary have F0? that purpose they had obtained
expressed a willingness to exchange;a “T“ 0‘ hnbeas 0079““ “MC“ tern
man for man, detained enemy civil. . porarily superceded a writ previously
ions of military age while an al.,.Emge_EI;rIIrIted to enable him to submit to
merit for the release of civilians of‘1 "35‘ Of his mental condition.
union-military age has been held up so it was expected that, “"9“ an argu-
f" by Great Britain's refusal to mom over the question of jurisdiction,
agree to the age limits proposed. Ethe hearing on the new writ would be
The Department's statement {01- E referred to Justice Page, before whom
lows. . I’l‘haw was tried and acquitted on 8.
“Through the good offices of the charge of conspiracy, and who ruled
government of the United States an that Thaw must be 39‘“ ”Mk WE
arrangement has been entered into Matteawan unless preIented by legal
between Great Britain and Germany'El’m.cess
and Austria-,Hungary and a similarE
between Germany and Austria- Hun- 'case before the appellate division on
garv and Russia and France, by which Elm appeal from “19 decision 0‘ JUH
the representatives of the Unlted‘me Page if It proved adverse to
States in tltese countries will be au- Thaw,
thorized to inspect and report uponE
prisoners camps and distributing oEN-ORWALK HEBREWS
the prisoners the supplies from their
Norwnllr Hebrews are preparing to
own governments and from other i
sources. E
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Eobsere the Passover, or Feast of The
UnleaIened Bread, which begins on
Elllondav of next week and continues
WASHINGTON, March 19.——By 8 until \larch' dist. Services will be held
decision "just rendered by Secretary in the Synagogue, on South Main St.,
Garrison, all foot troops of the Army. E and will be in charge of Rabbi Solo-
numbering about 75,000 hereafter willE man Kessler, of this city.
(Continued on Second Page.)
NEW SHELTER TENTS..
To Be Provided for All Foot Troops
in Army.
SANENESS PRSEPONEDf ’E
The purpose of this new more wnsE
arrangement is under contemplation‘ ‘0 enable Thaw‘s 90““39' *0 take his;
on our EVIDENCE
1 Under the direction of (‘hici oi“ l’o
ilice William lt Pennington the local
Epolice department am busy securing
all aIatlable cIidcnce concerning the
famous Contl Deipiau murder case All '
I will soon be in renditions for the trial.
The chiet has had photographs of
the exterior and interior of the form-
er Delpiano residence, on Monroe 81.,
taken, and measurments in and a-
round tho house are to be made by
City Engineer George A. Sherron. .
Detective Sergeant Thomas Leath~
erland has been a frequent visitor of
late in Stamford, and several other
places, where he is quietly looking up‘
information bearing on this case. The‘
trial is to be held sooner than was at.
first expected Within a short time
Attorney John J. Cunoo, of this city,.
I will tune a bench warrent issued that
Joseph Conti, now in Bridgeport, jail.
Emay be giIen an early trial As soon'
as the Angle-Ballou case, now being;
heard in Bridgeport is completed, At- '
Etorney Cuneo, in company with young.
Conti, will visit the office of State's
Attorney Homer S. Cummings, in
Stamford, where all the evidence willE
be gone OIer Then Attorney CuneoE
will request the state to nolle the
case and discharge the youthful al— E
leged murderer of South Norwalk'e E
one-time physician.
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GAVE PATRIOTIC ADDRESS. E
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Mrs. F. D_ Duffy. of Hartford, Enter-
tain: Members of Norwalk Qhapter. E
The mdnthlI meeting of Norwalk‘
Ghaplcr, Daughters of the American
Revolution, was held yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. John H. For
ris, on West avenue. Greetings were
be .supplied with the shelter tentsl The Passover is the first and great-
IIow issued to mounted troops. East of the three annual feasts insti-
'l‘he present shelter tent for dis- tuted Elry Moses, at which it was in-
mounted troops has been condemned cumbent upon every male tlsraelite to
on the grounds that it is too small make a pilgrimage to the House of
and does not afford proper protection‘ the Lord It was celebrated on the an-
trom rain. E'nlI ersary of the Exodus from Egypt,
i‘he dismounted tent, with live pine: on the 14th day of Nisan otherwise
as (nIried by each soldier, wEeighs called Abib. the period of the first
two pounds tIIelIe ounces. while the full moon of the spring, and lasted
mounted shelter tent, with poles andE eight days.
the pins, weighs four pounds sworn in commemoration of the incidents
ounces. These tents, variously known ‘ connected With the great 8V9!“ Of ”181
up "do: tents" and “bungalows? each , liberation of the people it was ordain-
shelter two soldiers, with the mats di-E ed that unleavened bread. should be
vided betwe: . them on the march. Eeaten during this impressive period.
The tent for dismounted troops in I The Paschal least, as a1 present cale-
much smaller than the cavalry tents, bratedby the Jews. has more the .
sent. to several members who we
unable to be present. The report
showed interest along all lines of
work.
Mrs. F D. Duffy, of West Hartford,E
Conn, was the guest of honor. and'
she gave a very fine address, specially
adopted to such a patriotic society as
the Daughters of the American Rave;
lution The paper. together with the'
planing personality of the speaker.-
lIeld the closest attention of the
large audience. At the close of the
meeting delicious refreshments were
served
The delegate and alternate. going to
the sta' . meeting at West Hartford,
Eumn Julia and list. will pious con
man 'I with Hrs. (horse H.
and is supported by the rifles oi the character of a hallowed “In“; feast. “r. ‘omil “one. a“ ‘E
occupants, than doing away with the With reference, bow-even to "a" If“. E .......w. __.fl,,~_. -
necessity for poles. 'M'W'“ “n” l numb In the W
.. 799 horses and mules, $51,830. E
. ciflcally .mentioned. $346,415.
given in on time, $303,971. I
.woat of Santo Domingo. Governor-E
kinds of taxable property, and their upon his arrival, he and that he “0.:
l'flllle- EOHOWB' .‘ticed them, and later examination of
4:364 dwelling hOUSW- 311-076'055- 1 the tracks showed they were not madeE
977 barns. sheds, “‘9 and "ONE by an automobile. it was establishedi
houaoa. private garages. 810-: ‘303 2555 by further inquiry. lte said. that the
7, 990 house and building lots, 55. 412, Etncka were made by a vehicle which'
258- EhndE carted crushed stone to a new
355 buildings used for stores. shops,‘ path on the Rock. and which had pass- E
“100'“5» theatres. banks, halls hotels,E ed over the top to reach the driveway. I
0130“- public MEGS- livery ambient Captain Donnelly says that his auto-E
etc., 32,063,709. Emoblle was probably the first one to:
81 buildings used “3 mills. 1mm“‘Ereach the top in years. Motoring is:
factories and' distillerles, includingE prohibited in the Wka- An automo-E
power and machinery, $1. 836. 785. bile with newepapermen in it, attempt‘E
10.255 1-3 acres of land. 31.511397- ed to climb West Rock ahead of his,
Shellfish lands, 849,475. E but gotw stalled (In the way. » E
491 neat cattle. $15, 780. E
Sheep, angora goats, swine and poul-
try. 83, 025.
551 automobiles and motorcycles,
8285.180. E
738 carriages, wagons and bicycle3
838.880.
Watches and jewelry of every kind,
$8, 785.
Furniture. libraries and musicpl in-.
struments, $60, 040.
Goods and merchandise
chants and traders, $573. 945.
Goods and merchandise of manufac-
turers. $887, 200.
-,Steam sailing vessels and all other
kinds of boats, $63, 282
Money at interest in the state, and
elsewhere. and money on hand or in
deposit, $15, 728. .
All other taxable property, not spe-
EIIIIII runs
our turn» turn
NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 19.—
lThe police guard over Arthur diosen,
who is charged with setting tire to'
apartment houses‘ln Lake Place own-
ed by Samuel Buderman. has been
doubled. Resort is at. the hospital
recovering from burns received at the
fire. He belonge‘in Jersey City, and
the police claim that he is a member
of an “arson gang," and assistance
has been given by New York author-
ities to clear up Roeel’s identity. The
redoubling of the guard, .wlrile not ad-
mitted by the police, is said to have
followed word received that a “strong-
arm" gang was to come here from
ENew York to capture Rosen, who is
Iunder $20,000 bonds. .A police ofilcer
Ikeeps Resort in sight’night and (lay.
_ Ruderman is still in the county jail
under Esimllar'bonds.‘liis friends have
not succeeded in getting the needed
amount. _ E
Meantime the insurance policies to-
talling ascooo on Rudermon's three
apartment houses which are valued
at 836,000, have been cancelled, and
action taken to foreclose on mort-
steamer II‘OQUOifi bronchi t0 ““8 DO" gages he gave on the property it is
today new: of the assassination ot‘Eum that in spite of a police guard
Governor Zn!“ of ‘San Domino andEcontinually over the houses in Lake
tonoi his children at Anna, t "It“ EPlace, another attempt has been made
town about titty-live miles loath-E to set about them on fire. Quantities
of highly inflammable one and album
which had Been distributed about the
buildings have been uncovered. and
aboard the lroquoll to begin his 18- moves! by the tire marshal who
ties as Governor of the profiles. Ho promises a “satiation" when the su-
Wu in me two days when ancients so are heard.
or rival political party shot and MILE
ed him and Mn two children» E Contain “r n. mm. a: (Man are
mu no in command or the has no Ira-Emma our harbor this a no.
on which bombarded Ana «HI: the m the IN time since tut August.
Ema: uprising. in Ic‘fllt or illness
of mar-
10 per cent. addition on lists not
Total value of taxable property, 323,-
907, 47 5
GOVERNOR 0E SAN
ENlMlNRR ASSESSENAEEE):
new YORK. March 19. «The
Zane, it was said. went "on! Santa
Domingo to Mun as a palm
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REEVEE SUNN DURING
RECENE RONRARDN
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for Some Time, Again Actively:
Engaged in the Black Sea-«Re?
ported That Russian Naval Base
on the Crimean Coast Has Been
Badly Damaged---Austria Will?
Defer Formal Transfer of Terri.“
tory to Italy Until After the ‘war‘v
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'l‘hc Turkish War Department annoturcctl today that E
thc Frcnch battleship Bottvei had lIchr sunk during the
EIoIIIlrarilrIIcnt of the Dardanclles. No confirmation of
' {13'1” marpuurccnrcnt has been rcccivctl from Paris 01‘ Lou-
(lutl. E“
’lht- (‘(,nE_c-E;IrrtiIIoI)lc stat cmcrrt indicatcs that thc 'l'ur—
kisl] I’lcct. \\'ltII,\t- location has been unknown for some
timc. is . gain cug’agétl'pctivcly in tlIc l‘lgtclt Sea. it is
said to llit\t‘ attacked a Russian. "ZINE ibi‘k‘ 0“ ill“ LETl'
IIIcaII tilit<l IIIfEictmg curtsiIlcralilcE‘i "J\lili~"_’- [Ellilfficlal
tllS}){lltllt‘\ oi rctcnt tlatc lI'aIc dcscrilrctl ‘flr'c’flfiir’ritvt;
(lcrnrnn cruiwrs (ioclicrraml lircslati now among" the
principal Inmits of the Turkish flcct. as having been put
out of commission and have stated that thc Russian fleet
“as on lhc \\ii_\ to attack,‘ Etlrc liosphorus. “W. E E
. . \\ hat Is rt‘picsctllt‘tl as a prcscutaiIon of Austria sat-
trtudc toward lltl) as set forth in a \3' Ich dispatph to
Romc. contains tlIc statement that Austrra, if she agrees
to rnakc territorial concessions sufficient to satisfy Italy.-
will (lcfcr formal transfer of the territory until after the
war. This. it is said. is for the purposc of assuring her—
sclf that Etaly will adltcrc to hcr promise of neutrality in
rot—urn for the grant. This attitude is described». in - .
Route as unsatisfactory to Italy. A I’aris dispatch states E
that Austria is resisting German pressure and that sev-
eral representatives of the dual monarchy will go to
licrliu to prcscut their reasons for dc string to resist...
Italy's wishes.
Information from Bucharest is that the Austrian
forces in BukoIvina have been reinforced and are under-
taking a strong offensive movement. It. has been report—
ed recently that the Austrians were being hard pressed
and might be forced to evacuate Czcrnowitz.
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I.O;\'IEE)()N. March 19, 4:07 p. In.—-The British
steamer Blot-jacket, with wheat from Liverpool, has been
torpcdocd by a German submarine off Beachy Hfiad.
The crew took to theboats. Thc steamer, although
badly damaged. remained afloat. E
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GLASGOW. Scotlatl, March,r9, v'ia Lode, 3:45 p. m.—
Tlrc British steamer Hyndford was torpcdocd today in
the English Cltanuclrby E a German sulmrariuc. it is rc‘
ported that one member of her crew was killed.
GENEVA, via Paris, March 19, 52I5 a. III.—Gcrman
troops have been energetically engaged for the past few E
days fortifying,T the valley of Larguc between Moos, E
Saint Iouis and Ioerrach. says the I usannc Gazette __A
complicated system of barbed wire entanglements has
been placcd 'l‘hc environs of VolkcnSburg and Ferrette E
are defended by entanglements and blockhouses.
Work is being hastened on the entrcnchmcnts on the
line from Saint Lotus to Mitclhauscn and on the defences
at Altirch.’ in the. Anspnch and Burnkaupt region where
an important action is, expected, the papcr says, the (nor: "
mans have dug additional trenches and placed \lrcavy ar—’
tillcry in prepared positions. 0
CONSTAN'I‘EN‘OPLE‘I, by Wireless to Ellcrliu and
London, March it), 8:55 a. m.———An official statement‘is—E
sucd front Turkish headquarters says: “Our flcct\carly
today bombarded the. shipyards and lilalml'lll’l‘ng‘ plachgf
torpedo boats west of Theodosia (on the I! lack Sea) and
set the buildings on fire
“An allied enemy fleet heavily shelled the forts of
the Dardancllcs. which replied cfl'ectiIcly. sinking the
French battleship llouvot."
The French battleship lioIIvct. thick is reported in
a Turkish official statement to have been Inuit ' ”the
llardancilcs. was a vessel of tattoo tons“ Ilisplrcccmuty.
laid down in I893.witli a complement of I'm men. Hep;
arraamcnt construed item I: int-b guns. tum I03 inch.
eight 5:5 imb. eight 3.0 inch ton _ woman and tea
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