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associsreo PIE“ NEWS errors ALL PARTS OF THE worn..." A mu Will m oug own opguyon,
_ ESTABLISHED 1370
once as Second Clear Matter.
Enth at the Son . Norwaik Poet
SOUTH noawnhx, cons. Mdivosv. emanates 20, 1915
we:
a constant reader.
Where-clog cloudiness tonight. ~
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Plltllill fAlAl
Richard Taylor, Whottlas Arrested
lie: the Susan Anderson Road,
Iovv Barman, litld linder ““5.
of $2,000.
JAMES ’MllllllEBllhOll
IN EHESHSSPIEAE
Right shoulder Badly Laceralod
When Revolver lie ilad Was ills-
charged.
Richard Taylor, colored was bound
over to the criminal term of the su-
perior court by Judge Lockwood this
morning on two counts of burglary
and on the charge of horse stealing.
bonds being fixed at $2,000. The dc-
fendant formerly lived in this city.
His home before his arrest was in
Susan Anderson road. New Canaan.
Taylor‘s offenses were committed ear-
ly Sunday morning and the authorities
of this city, Wilton and New Canaan
wereenlisted before he. was captured.
'His arrest was recorded Sunday fter-
noon tlve o'cieuirdzim "ruin-
dlebrook. mail carrier of Wllto .. was
injured during the chase fpr the [u
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.———'—3a-—.
WEE Elm St
mums Silllli
leosathidelritonn, lion Sep-
tester 22 to October 1 is
Time for Deep Religious Thought
The Jewish, Feast of» Tabernacle's
beginning on
the eve of September 22 and ending
October 1.
Once a‘ year Israel revives its love
of the soil. and makes public avowal
o! the fact that pven an industrial civ-
illsation,_§uoh as ours, depends primar-
lly upon the elements or nature. This
restatement . ot‘love for and conti-
denoe in Mother Earth ls-indeeda tact
‘ of Jewish rellgousness. {We know and
we reassure ourselves that ,God is at
the ”center of Idle througbs all the
(Continued on Tenth Peso)
SSlE HM Eli0ll
PlhElSllllllS CAMS
—-—One Life Lost
HALIFAX, N. 8.. Sept. 20,—Tll0
Greek Steamer Athinai
Sinks After Burning
While in Mid-Ocean
Had on Board a Few Passengers and
Large Cargo of Merchandise and Mail
t—Freighter Tuscania Goes to Rescue.
v.
H .
message said that tire had broken out
Greek steamer Athinai was destroyed’ifi' the forward hold or the steamer
by fire at sea with the loss of ,onajand that he was standing by prepared
lite, according to a message received to convey her to this port. Apparently
by the Marine Department today. The; the spread of the flames wasgrapid, for
steamer Tuscania rescued 408 passen-‘ a short time later another brief mes-
gers and crew and the steamer Ron.
manian l’rit’ice 61 others. Officials
tber word early today of the loss or
the Greek steamer Athinai, which was
burned and abandoned in mid~ocean
last. night. The Athinal sailed from
New York last Thursday for the Pir-
aeus with a few passengers and 'a
heavy cargo of general merchandise
and mail. 3
The news of the abandonment of the
vessel came in radiograms last night
to the. marine department from Cap-
tain M81488!) 0! the Anchor Line
freighter Tuscania, which had respond-
ed to the Athlnai‘s wireless call for
assistance.
KINDER ISWIE Al
~lilliEllEllE‘Slllll flilliSE
Unusual Sorbet Entertainmoll Eli-
of the marine department received tur- ‘ said the Athinai had been abandoned.
l possible that showed“! bring the ship-
-Captain McLean's first
sage from the Tuscania, relayed
through the Cape Race wireless station
Nothing was said ragardlng the fate
or the passengers and crew of the
burned vessel. but marine officials
were hopeful that all had been trans-
ferred safely to the Tuscania, as the
weather was iair and sea conditions
were believed to be favorable.
The Tuscania is bound from (line
gow for New York. but it was thought
wrecked men to this port before pro‘
ceeding to her destination. The posi-
tion of the Tuscanla as given by her;
captain was latitude 40.45 north; longl-i
tude 58.47 west.
run out
anon Milli
tiehl Partly no»... or M-
Initial force-get Troiiic 0|
lei lions—Mar cause curtail.
loot—This do him doii
toyed bya‘lago Indoors on
Saturdayiven'ng "
0—-
At the Tokeneke Club lion“. last
,Pl
sisted of the onsact. English play " ’Op
0' Me‘ Thumb," written by Mrs. Fen-
nan Richard Pryceg-andmade familiar
to the New York public by Maude
Adams. The principar parts were tag.
on by Mrs. Ellis W. Leavenworth (nee
Isabel Foote) andLsuren Carroll. who
appeared together in three perform-
ances 0f the play gi‘un at the Hotel
Plaza lastrwliiter under the auspices
of the Spencer School.
- Mrs. 'loesvonworth’ii personal resem-
blance to Maude Adams is strongly
_ (Continued on Eleventh Page.) ..
m ouiruisg)
lilll vim Stilllll
There will be a meeting tomorrow
at 8 p m . of the members of the Trin-
ensuing year will
for tho winter's
cussed 'in detail. and. arrangements
will be discussed for the annual min-
‘ strol show of the organization. A large
311ng of the members is expected
* at tomorrow~aight’s important contor-
lty Young Mirn' 3 Club. Officers for the .
be elected. Pia'ns ‘
ogram will'be dis-l
Mind-v evening. a unique entemin- ~Wm ~
mentwas given to: a large and well 7
Dieflled audienca_ The first Tart con. Imm.‘ m ‘ M
it is stated on good authority that
the New Haven road inasmuch;
a further reduction in train mileage
to meet the telling oil in passenger
trailic. The falliiig oil is attributed to
the increasing use of the automobile
in the New Raven’s territory. it an-
pcar'e that, the reductions in train mllo
age during the year 'havobeentully
justified. it having” been ascartained
from. the traihcreturns that there
have been increasé's in the earnings on
sections of the road oter which the
mileage was curtailed. Referring to
the c'dhtelnpiatedsohanges the Boston
News“? d of tits morning states
that?) ‘r travel our the New
(90:0!!th on we raise.) ,
' :‘3‘ore elected at a motel
meeting oi; ionth (Norwallc Cbuncll.
Knights of Columbus, held at \1
oclock. yesterday morning Edward J.
Hayes, one or the prominent members
’ linizatiou. was pained
‘13
lit in ion
0rerilt of Slim,000 to
$800,000.000hireatlritain
andfrooce
SMill mm to *
.lllE ruinous
ltgest Undertdiiog Ever Put Forth
in This 00am
—.———-_
o
lllhlillCt
MAN KILLED,
Bi ERSEEEY
light
[litll Ill HOSPllil .
illlll mourn sun
Believed That Victim Was 'Walliing
Trolley Tracks To lieep Away
From lieavy Motor Traffic—
Coroiior Holding Inquest
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. —The largest
underwfltlng syndicate the western
wor’l’ti has ever known was in process
of formation today to handle the pro
posed “billion dollar" credit loan to
Great Britain and France. which has
now shrunk. it was reported to a sum.
yet to be determined. between 8600.-
000.000 and $800,000,000.
This mammoth syndicate, according
to tentative arrmigements said to have
been agreed upon. will be nation-wide
in its character and will comprise na-
tional and statgbanks‘and trust com-
panies troungtiel‘fitlantio to the Paoivl
K 4
(Continued on earth Page.)
t. or 0; until
taint, sol 22
WUIIWHCI.‘
splay, JIM": Hi
SM
The seco‘nd‘annual meeting of the
Norwalk Chamber of Commerce will be
held in the Town Assembly Hall, Wed-
nesday, September 22. at 8 o’clock in
the evening... A maidenhwlst vice-
presideut..~2nd vice-president, tour at.
motors; hoteliers, will bs'eleoted. and
the chambers annual report read and
acted upon.
War Dloouoolon.
The directors have arranged to have
Charles A. Sibley. represent-ifs the
Babson’o Statistical Organization 0!
Weilesley Hills, Kass. a public spirit
at genuine ability, speak on this oc+
casiop. Ir. Sibley will,dieouss «woo:
the War Means to American (Bust:
noes: which is most timely and inter.-
esting subject. All members he urged
to be in attendance and express their
views tending toward the
creation ot a bigger and better city.
MWEESWS llllllllS EM!
A man, said to be Michael Brennan.
of 24 Nichols street, Providence, it.
1., died at the Norwalk hospital last
n-lght from injuries received when a;
ten;
N orw-alli bound trolley, which
Wesiport at 5: 50 o’.clock yesterday at-
ternoon. struck him at Peat Swamp a
[few minutes after six. Death result—
ed troni a fracture at the base of the
skull. according to the finding at
Medical Examiner s. H. ‘Hnutlngton.
Coroner Phelan has been notified of
Medical Examiner S. H. Huntington.
m’opopod at. 130 o‘clock. '
At the time a; the accident. the
Post Road at tint point was crowded
with machines prgeeedingsin both di-
r2
Shackloarfoat'svaalio I Fen.
Minutes Itter Six O’clock lat; .,
‘RuSsiah Army Menaced
By the Encircling
Movement of- Germa'
_1
One of the Greatest
May Occur Before
Battles in History
the Russians Can
Succeed' lll Freeing Themselves Fredric;
an Opposition Force Estimated at Near
500, 000 Men--Number of Russians
I
left Behind in the Evacuation of Wine
Was Not Great—Great Activity on the
Part of the French Artillery
Smany really good eatsbles
thodateilty and is holding an inquest
at the'City Hail tale afternoon, which‘
motions. The contootion of ironic sirei ‘
llEESAlER'S CMMBAIEE
A RlllllNS SUCCESS
Popular Water Boys liine liigiit
Royal: on Fire Island.
Under the auspices ot the Roton
Point Division 0! Volunteer Lite Sav-
iors. .one at the: moat enjoyable andl
thoroughly jolly affairs at tho 3885011,:
in the form at a rattling tine clambake i
was given yesterday on Fish island
The attendance was large and enthus- s
lastic. Everyone present had a wonder.
ful appetite, and spoke highly of the
prepared
under the management of DeWitt
Smith. He deserves credit for the
style of fidible'e set up. "Dutch” Hollies
is authority for the report that there,
was enough "grab to teed the Gerng
swam" .
Medal tor “Shorty” Byxboe.
it is alleged that the capacity or
The Russian Army, menaced,
since the fall of Vilna, by the J
German encircling movement, is .«
estimated variously at 250,000 to
500,000 men; The conditions un—\
der ‘which the Russians are at.
temptingto extricate themselves
furnish a striking parallel reason
which followed the ’capture of
Warsaw. They may precipitate
one of the greatest if not the
greatest battle which has been 9??
tough on the eastern front.
Although no official confirms-‘3‘
ition had been received' in London "
from Petrograd this morning '0‘
the fall of Vilna, jhe British
press has accepted the German
claim readily in view of the situov
tion that had been developing
Concern at expressed’for’blie riot! ‘
tiring Russian forces. So far no
can be judged, Field Marshal you
Hindenburg’s troops have flung
sir-lull: to the mphrt that the deedl
men was walking in the trolley traclro’ William “Shorty" Byxbee tor clams
and utotement from an (in witness beats the record and is the largest
confirm; it Conflicting versions of tho‘ known to the “oldest inhabitant" 0t
accident'maks it diliiculi, however. to Normik It was only proper therefore
(Continued on Eleventh Page.)
llhlilt sun itilllil
lilllllll unm illlllt
Injurittot o. Lloeive a cars
council in mm
Walter 'Gordon Merritt was in Hart;
ford. Saturday, and at the ottlce of the
clerk of the United.8tates court he
attended to some details in connection
E. Loewe it C against members of
the blind ' ‘ ‘ in Dunbar-y.- Bethe]
and shoots, widen can for a
foreclosure " “lament liens;. the.
lions hurdle teen pieced after. D. n.
ions who. as had been «Chained, con-
(Contliucfn Tenth PmJ
.4 that a model, which was
with the suits recently brought by Di
iudgment. in; o’clock, sent an invitation to Nagy to
the court against numbers; of the un-
to do so us yet. The“ police have not
-‘ taken any action:
-- way, ciao ‘a’ motored that she has
adorned
suitably for the occasion by Artist
Cliffor‘d‘“ilop"'Benedict. should, be pre-
sented Mr. Byxbee. Joseph Adcock. o!
‘Ttowayton made the presentation
speech. and the response of the blush-
ing Mr. -Byxbee is said to have nearly
caused a riot.
it
Bills u intuition
Bi'f‘Bltihlii it uh
Julius biases. of Lexington avenue,
reports to police headquarters that
Julius Nagy. or the Spriugwfo'od deo-
tlon, is “breaking up" his home. as a
result or his,a§sooiationa with his
wife. According to reports in apt-lug
wood Mouse, yesterday about 1:30
visit him at hid house in: fixingon
avenue No'one knows“ what transpir-
eddnside. but it is said a iierce tree-
tor- all battle was waged between the
two men Nagy threatened to report
the aflair to the police, but has tailed'
; militias.- .
a loop about the Russians overc
front of some 200 miles dad are
not only in their rear, but an:
menacing seriously the single
railway line out the few available
wagon roads stretching to the .
, south. . .
As was" the "doc at Warsaw.
the, timber—of “Russians , left he-
hind with the evacuation of Vilna . .
was not great.
Apparently the only Way in
which the retiring forces may
ameliorate the situation is by o ‘
counter blow.
It' is pointed out that Von Hint-
dcnburg’s cavalry has penetratd‘"
so deeply into hostile country It
to create a salient open to sudd.
attack, if the Russians should ‘
able to comsrmnd reinforcemenp:
at proper time and place; ‘
it‘ is not believed here that his / ..
ponentsfare in a position to 41¢
such a blow effectively. There “ ‘
a great deal of speculation
the German objective. Opinio i
divided whether Yon Hindenbut;
will seek merely to close his look
thus capturing the army withi-
the net, or will press easmf
towards Minsk and item the
west through Slonin in tin effort
to reproduce the encircling may , t
._ meat on a more gigantic sc
4 and again try for a decioiv
* tory. Similar tactics attemp
flat the fall of Warsaw trial: with
The Rufisi'ano are eun-
. ‘ . p ying their familiar rear
ult for dlyoroe neither.
' without shattering losses. .
Next to Warsaw, Vilna- is
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