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War College Division of the General
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WASHINGTON, Dec. luv—Secretary
Garrison made public today in con-
nection witll his annual report the
spec-nil National Defense report pre-
pared at his request by the War t‘ol-
[ego division of the General Staff. it
shows that the army itself considers
that as a proper military policy to se-
cure Continental United States from
attack, it is necessary to have a
mobile army of 1,300,000 fully or par-
tially trained lltl‘ll. it makes the fol-
lowing speciflc reconuucndalions tor
the organization it believes ltt‘ccs-
sary:
Regular Army.
With the colors
lit-serves at end of eight year
enlistment period
121,000
li‘EtJlliO
Total ..................... 500.000
Continental Army. ‘
l’iitler training three months
a ,year for each of three
years ............
0n furlough. subject tothreo
months additional training
before taking the field
Organized Militia.
No provision beyond annual
appropriation of $7,000,000
and repeal of all acts re-
quiring state soldiers to be
received into United States
service in advance of any
other force in time of war.
500,000
Grand total, tegular and
Continental .............. 1,500,000
in estimating the cost of this estab-
lishment'the report figures as follows
for the first year:
Regular Army ........... 258,960,000
(‘ontinentals 87.500000
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Militia .................. 7,000,000
Total .................. $353,000.000
in addition to these figures. Secre-
tary Garrison points out in a digest
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That the good work of the local
fire-laddies is appreciated is shown by
a check for $10 which was received
this morning“; along with ,a compli-
mentary letter. by Chief George W.
Bogardus front Morris Epstein. Th
Epstein store is alongside the ruined nest Layden and Stephen Cit’atte.
Mrs. Kate Lindsley building on Northl
plain street. During the severe fire
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llopeliell, Virginia, llome of 25,-
000, Is Practically Obliterated
In $1,000,000 Conflagration
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t‘lilus ll. King of Fairtleld, lauyer
mud representative, who was sen»
itcnced on Tuesday to six years in the
tConnecticut state prison for forgery, is;
illltdllig it harder to get into the prison'
‘llltill it was two years ago to get ittto
lthe Legislature. The. prison is crowd-
ed, as it has been for several years.‘
and until a place is open for him King
must remain in the li‘airtield county
jail. There is a waiting list at this tally
of ten prisoners who have been sen-’
tenccd but have not yet been provided
,with cells at Wetherstield and King is ANCHOR “NE GRAIN
waiting lists at ill] the county jails? ELEVAIORS BBRNED
'tenlh on the list. There are similar
and the number of prisoners awaiting;
ircmoval from the jails.- in all parts oi"
Alleged Attempt to Fire Minneapo-
lis Steel Plant
.the state is fifty. King is about forty
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fifth on this list. The prisoners are
,transft-ried in the order in which they:
thave been sentenced, that is, those
who have been waiting longest are
{transferred iirst. Warden Ward A.
‘ Garner said yesterday that he thought
it would be about a month before
‘room was found for King. HOPEWELL, Va. ilec. 10- Tilt
, The state prison contains 576 cells “Will ”0 “Ulw‘l’t‘lb NWI” by “W. is“:
‘yund ollly one prisoner is allotted to tertiuy and last night, was almost as
teach, A new can block is being built bare today as the corntield in which
:which will care for seventy-two pris- “8 “1'51 buildings \H‘l't' put “D 0 year
[otters As there are only fifty prison‘ “800
{ere awaiting “tummy to [1“: prison Four hundred houses, most of them
‘uiltl this ”“th is a “up. higher wood, hastily constructed to care for
tlhau the average, the completion of the llllllla of people brought here try
‘lllt‘ new cell block, which is expected “(‘ll‘lltt's til: ”W ll“ l'ont \‘Xltlm‘lt'l‘h
by spring, will put an end to the con- plant. were licked up by the flames.
'gestion and prevent delays; in trans- in the. main part of the town of -..,-
t'crring prisoners, 0000 person... hardtly a building re.-
'-——--——--—-— lnltined. though the great explosives
. tplant nearby and company villages at
M'llER ROBBERY either end of the town escaped un
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,tlttlnitged. The loss is put at $1,000,
‘000.
. Thousands of homeless persons
3were housed during the night in Pet-
ersburg and Richmond. Many of
those who saved their household
.. goods stood guard over their effects
Detective Sergeant Thomas [’03. all night. Mllitinmen front llichlnond
therland is today in New York enviantl special guards truth the do l‘ont
' ll police force
0“to keep order.
Although many were
s ptlfered fro“ the home of Mrs'ou" death “1‘“ reported.
F. Miller. on West avenue. Pawn
;shops anti police headquarters in New
Work will be notified. -
} C(ilrlcnlars containing information ro
ygar ng litt hold theft and a. tiesci'ip-‘ . .
’tion of the stolen articles, are being fig;,f‘},,}.'f“s£,‘,°'{§,2'
sent to every large police station in a stiff wintl were
‘the linited States by Chief w. a. throng], '
‘Pennington. A batch of the posters dwellings.
lwere rushed out in yesterday's mail.
mud others are being hurriedly 210- go.
dressed and dispatched today. 1 An eleven-year-old boy was the hero!
The police are hard at work on tho'of the tire. Twice be rushed into a:
misc and although no tangible clues burning building and each time re-'
‘have been unearthed, they are work-.apneured Wltltfit bill)? in “3 0"“- i
tint: along a line that has possibilities: '1'“0 (‘XiilOSlVeS' plant, which day“
.of furnishing some kind of informs-030d night at top speed 13‘ ‘1"!!an out,
Ition. iwar munitions for the Allies. ceased!
‘ .oparations only long enough to make?
,sure none of its buildings would burn.}
‘Once when the fire got close, all hands'
lturned out to pour water on the build-'
tings, but a shift or the. wind turned‘
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0 A very important meeting of thet
‘Kelsey Club was held last eveningi
and the following officers were elect-I
ed “for the ensuing year: i
' resident~Thomas F‘iaherty. f
\ficc-Presitlent—James E. Duffy. l
Secretary—John McGari-ie. ‘
Treasurer‘l’rank .l. Riley.
The entertainment committee was
{elected as follows: Thomas Flaherty.,
tchairmanf John McGarrie, Albert F.‘
Rose. Frank Riley. James Barry. Er-
ilh“ thet' of O‘f‘l' 57.0 0 mean
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strung up to it tree at the edge ol
the town.
Tile fire started
when an oil stove
restaurant
from a
in a
toppled
bunks, stores, hotels
Tile only church in the
Ttown was one of the first buildings t'd‘
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Bodies of loseph Ball and Their
Son Found in the Ruins of Faun,
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.den. chairmen; Lotiis Ctt‘atte and-i
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injured. onlyithc head of the destinies of the party
caught looting. was said to have bccn‘ll“ has a stronger fOHOthg than any
eating their way ‘: ocrat
and .
{from Troy, N. Y.
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Stamford Man hot Likely To Give];
tip llis Place on National Body0
-To Drop U. 8. Senatorship——I
These Plans Gonsidered to Put‘
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t STAMFUttl), liar. 10.-~t‘oupled with
0”“. suggestion that Homer Cumming“;
national conunitteeman from Lfouncc-i
ticut, might succeed Chairman Ale-0
it‘oontbs ot‘ lhe,deutt.u-i;ttic nationa '.
icontnlittee, but by‘ tlo means a sequel?
{to it. for it has anticipated it by,
‘lnany months. . it statement made
here by a close friend of Mr. t‘um-i
,inings that he cannot be persuaded;
{to run tor United States senator from
Connectitut next fall. Mr. Cummings
has been repeatedly nlcntidned an the
lcantlidnte who will run against Sena-
tor McLean. but he is said to have
made the statement that McLean is.
1much too strong a man to beat at the 1
,polls. turd he would prefer to main-
lllili his own position of leaving "very
well" alone. His delrnninittion to
:rcntain on the national committee
inlay or may not be due to aspirations
!he may have to head the committee,
t’l‘he fact that he was seated bot ween
Mt-t‘oombs and President Wilson at
the tleu/crutie dinner in Washington
a few days ago seemed to lend ere»
dent-e to the tumor in the opinion at“
those who believe he will secure the
honor.
If it is so that Mr. Cummings cali-
nol be persuaded to tun for l'nitctl.
Slates senator the aspirations of State
‘t‘lialrntnn David E. h‘itztierald to sue.
'ceed to his mantle would be dealt a
knockout l‘i‘zflerakl'." enei..hs on
the stale committee. who know of his
gdeslre to succeed Air. ' Cummings on;
ilht‘ national couktitteohbeileved this?
would be an easy way Erl’a‘klng hlm'
lout of the management of state
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I airs. With hit-l probable retention at schoole, the
in the state. for it is conceded that1
tone else who might desire (the place.E
tlllt’ question is asked. will George‘
,Lnnders. of New Britain. who is con?
‘altioretl the gubernatorial candldate,’
A hotel caughtisulunlt to his running his cum gn
flames; driven by,
at .
tor will he insist that some otilerpdem-
be elected to direct bis cam~
palgn.
Should Mr. Cummings not allow his‘
name to be used as a candidate it ini
understood that his law purine-n!
Judge Lockwood, a young democrat of!
prominence, may be nominated for
senator. '
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was arrested early
Airs. Kenneth S. Walbhnk. a wealthy
widow, at tier residence here.
Kelly. is is alleged broke into the
place some two hours before he was
arrested. He was seen by a maid.
who called the police. Search failed
to disclose his whereabouts. and it;
was not until two hours later that
Mrs. Walbank happening to look uns
der her bed saw him asleep there.
He is being held for a hearing and
meantime further investigation is be-
‘ing made by the police. When ar»
rested Kelly at first gave his home as
Bridgeport, but later said he came.
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‘cning, in the (‘ity Hall, and in conse-
appropriation of $130 asked
,the school department. for the hiring
0.32.“ o,’ the tzhnol hutrti. for an cxlta‘
m,zenlled for medical inspection
woman
'trict commissioners
willingness to~take this action,
new letters, is pnderstood, will be
10,—Thoma50rlsked for.
Kelly, also known as Thomas-Hayemgsloners will also write a communica-
yesterday whllottlon formally making known their in-
sleeping peacefully under the bed otttention to turn over the district's an; opportunity to make the poor little ‘
paratus to the ciy for $1, as the two
other districts will do.
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tied of the disappearance in this city
ofaohn Costella, of New York.
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Board of Estimate Also Grants,
$1,000 for local Man to Start’
New System of Bookkeeping
Elli RATES EIXED
EUR UARIUUS DISIRIUES
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ladbs Havs Assistance of Men
ment
The annual Christmas sale of St.
last evening very successfully held in
the church on Cedar street. All mem-
ber; of the church and their llllll)
friends contributed gevtvrotlsly in the
first to Pay 22 5.6; Secgnd, 20,’ "‘:,';:,"i;:f,:‘,f;,Ibggj': y?‘,,,‘.fj°,:;‘;f“f;,.,_
11-24; Third 24 11-24; Fourth? “I! decorated with crepe sneer. vel-
4 l 2 ; fifth, 13 1-3
tiow anti while being the predcnzinat-
itng colors At all of the booth: a
ivarirty of useful and pretty ('lll'l‘l‘
.lt-as gifts were sold.
‘ The Young People's Society bomb
was in charge of Miss Gcrtttltte
Banks. ‘The ltatlles' Aid booth was
tliit-cted by Mrs. William Tiltll‘ll‘tltl.
Another booth. managed by the pen
of the chmch. was presided O\'t§' by
.lohl \\' Banks. Albert Wellnitz.-\‘=.
it. House. with Mrs. M. L. Stoop, wife
of the pastor
'l‘ite iionrd of Estimate held a vtry
peaceful and quiet meeting last ev-
qnence, various important
were taken tip anti settled.
matters-
’l‘hc extra
for by
of a nurse. was granted. The sum of
“.000 was appropriated for the start-
lug of a new inmltlttcpinlg svsten;.
and the proposed tax rates for each
district were Eftltl.
The first speaker of the evening, af-
ter the minulcs of the previous meets
in: had been read and accepted, was
llr Milton (‘obuttL who talked on he
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appropriation of Slot! to be added to;
the 5500 already appropriated, for 01'
school nurse. , . .
Dr. Collurn stated that as the law A 9”” "°“3i5‘}"g “I Ph'hp Russell,
in the of the firm of “tug at Russell, New
i been York; Capt. Charles E Wheeler.
thinking the matter over. and had or n "“3" of ”‘0 (,onnecttcut ‘Oyster
rived at the conclusion that a school F ”“5 Company. Engineer 0' 5‘ >0”
nurse would be the most economical ford, and a 59w York detective. M’s"
. . . . - .. terday, aboard the oyster boat
“8) in which the (“y of .\0l‘\\dlk‘ Howard Lowndes." cruised over the
' oyster grounds involved in the alleged
thefts of oysters by Samuel Mills, of
Rowayton.
Although itir. Mill's stilt comes up
tomorrow ‘inorning before Justice Hy-
att, in Weslport, there will very prob-
ably be no evidence submitted. as
Mr. Mills will most likely be bound
over to the Superior Court for trial
in the January ternt.
The charge lodged against Mr. Mills
is that he secured oysters from the
!grounds owned by the Connecticut
00yster Farms Company and dumped
, them on his own grounds.
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DiSlRiUlS’ EIRE APPRRRIUS
One of the matters which will be
taken up at the meeting of the city
council on Tuesday of next week. will
be the taking over of the fire appara-
tus of the three districts by the fourth
district.
'City Cterk Stephen Dokus has lel~
ters from the second and third dis-‘
expressing their
bill
The first district commis-
kiddies of Norwalk‘ happy Christmas.
The gigantic Christmas tree, which
will be. loaded down with hundreds of
gifts for the worthy ones whose ad-
.dresses Santa Claus is huspect'wl of
[having mislaid. will be financially
ibenefited by the dance which tomor-
row evening will be held in the Town
Assembly Hall. It will be a decidedly
pleasant affair. A ’speclal musical
‘program will be rendered. aside front
the dancing features. Local talent
and Jack Speidel’s orchestra. of
Bridgeport, will furnish the muster
The dance starts at 8:30 o'clock.
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Mrs. Mary Costelia repfits that she'0
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,l'cter‘s German Lutheran (‘hurch was
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British and French linen
' llave Withdrawn as It:-
sult oi Clashes With Bul-
garians »- Austria Cap-
tures 1,000 Prisoners--
Danish Steamer Minsk
Sunk
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London press comment indi-
cates that the British capital co.»
siders the situation of the alllod
armies in the Balkans as gravy,
following the recent clashes With '
‘ the Bulgarians which have result-
ed in the withdrawal of both the
French and the British lines.
Direct advices from Vienna m
that the Central Powers, accord-
ing to expression in authoritatlvc
circles are confident of being able
to m‘eet successfully any move:
made by, the Entente Allies in the
Balkans The Teutonic Empires
have put no pressure upol
Greece. it is declared, their one,
wish being that she remain neu-
tral.
Vienna announces the success,
tul continuance of operations
against both of the Serbians and
the Montenegfins. with the cap-
ture of more than 1,000 prison-
,ers.
.Austrian troops have been
.heavily counter-attacking tho
Italians, and have captured part
of the Italian position near .
Dolje, northwest: of Tolmino, \ "f
Vienna reports. Renewed attacks
by General Cadormt’s forces
against the defenses of Gorilla" ..._','..
. have been fruitless. ti is declared.
t Constantinople announces that
I the British expeditionary fore: in.
: Mesopotamia is offering less Vi
,orous resistance to the Turkig
l attacks. British sorties have been ‘ k. '
irepulsed with heavy losses, it: in ~' "
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1 claimed. A recent British official
‘ announcement was made that rt.
3 inforcemcnts were arriving at the
tfront for General Townshen'd’n
larmy, which retreated down til. .
Tigris from Bagdad after a battle
at Ctesiphon.
The sinking of the Danish,
steamer Minsk. of 1,229 tons. is
reported by London. Her crew
was saved.
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BERLIN, Dec. 10, by wireless
to Sayvlilo—«According to infot- .
;mation received in military (war
I tcrs here, the .»\uglo'l*‘rench exp'e-
:dition in the Balkans has contin~
'ucd its retreat, and has now en»
Etircly evacuated Serbian tsct"ri~'~
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IDANISH STEAMER
MINSK SUNK
LONDON, Doc. to, 10:12 a. m.;
~Thc Danish steamer Minsk has.._
been sunk. The crew was Saved.
of this good work.
‘James Debarbltari. »
ing, the Davenport block was not dam-0 The financial report of the. yearwasi
aged in ihe least by smoke. water OI.lthen read and the club' was found to
flames, Mr. Epstein expressed him-lb" in excellent financial condition. A
self pleased in a material way because new \‘ictrola has been purchased and
Threc persons were burned to deathl
today. when their home,
the Tylert‘Hle camp
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'locttted near
and her husband came here last Tues,
day. They took up their residence at”
a downtown hotel. Mr. Costella, on
Tuesday". went out. to look {or work as
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The Minsk was a steamer with
a gross tonnage of 1,229. Site
was owned in Copenhagen. The‘
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Chief Bogardus stated this ’inorning
that during November there were but
six fires in this city. None of them
were big ones.
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How many‘ Norwall-ters would have ‘
to pay a go rnment tax on incomes
if Congrea educed the'- exemption
iimit.to ?. This question is more
or less in sting at‘thts time. It has
~been estl at‘ed that about 500 local
' people would be affected should Con-
gress take this action. At the pre-
sent time the exemption limit is eltheb dent. Mr. Dunnebacke is an account-
$4,000.01" $3.000. depending on whe-
lter orvnot you are married.
‘was in use for the first time last. night. ground. washestroyed by fire. The
{it was voted that. an open house b charred bodies were found in the
ibel‘d on New Year's eve for the memp‘rulns several hours later.
thers of the club and their Triends.) The Victims were Joseph Ball and
The 0001 tournament committee metlhl‘i wife and their son, Jacob. Ball.
and decided to start the tournament‘and his wife were each about 50
next Monday night. Six new mom. years old and the son 18. .
bet-s were taken lnto‘the club: The house, an old building, was in
‘ - an unfrequeitted section and. nothing
was known of the fire until a milk-
nzan arrived on the scene several
hours afterward.
The body of Bali was found near
the door, while that ofhis wife was
some distance away. The son's burly
was found in the cellar, where it had
falter. when the floor gave way. '
From the position of the man’s
body, Medical Examiner L. J. Loewe.
o! the town of Haddam, said tint Ball
had apparently been awake don the
fire and had tried to get t the door.
but was overconielby the smoke and
suffocated. ‘
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The first of the mentionees to be
named for the city bookkeeper’s job
is that of Charles E. Dunnebncke, of
the East Side. The resolution as pre-
sented at the meeting of the board of
estimate last night stipulated that the
bookkeeper must be a Norwalk resi-
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It is believed that the fire, started
. a wood fire wihlclr had been left"
out .of reputable standing and was at f
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The following officers were elected
last evening at the meeting of Court
Cecile. No. 1 ., Daughters of Castile.
who met in the Catholic Club house,
on West avenue: '
Grand Regent—~ltliss Anna Sheehau.
Vice-Regent——Miss Edna Howard.
\ Piophetess—Miss Emma Millard.
Historian—Mrs. Mary Dorgan.
Financial- Secretary—Mrs. Frank
State. ‘
TreaetlreN—Mrs. Agnes Haugh.
Monitorwxathe ne Duffy.
Sentinels-Mrs. Albert Rose.
Org nisthlsn Helen Domey.
Cha lain—Rev. J. J. Mcthness.
Three Year Trustees—Muff J.
Howard. Mrs. John Splon.
Delegate . Assume—Miss Anna
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a
carpenter. Since that. time his wifel
has not seen him. -
The New York woman was afforded}
transportation and she has returned}
to her home/lit New York.
58 ARRESES MADE
DURING RUUERDER
turing November the Norwalk no The oflice force and carriers of both
line made 58 arrests. This is Just one post offices here are getting in trim
more prrest than was made in 0cm: for 'the' Christmas rush. Above all
bemfl’bomparing the past month with mil“ your parcels early. Have the ad
Novemben of 1914 a slight increase is dresses written tesibly nnd'corrgctly.
shown. “wow, . 'Be sure you use stout. cord and stout
There were no arrests on serious Wrapping. and that your. bundle is
charges in November. The number wrapped properlyaml BUDIISW- Write
in the first district was swelled con— your own :name and address in one
slderably by the wholesale arrests corner of the package. Avail yourself
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. A gradual increase is noticeable in
the mailing of Christmas packages at
the downtown post oflice. It was
stated this morning that local people.
through the post office. have sent. a
large sum of money to European
countries. ,Thursduyiwas the. last dav
for money mailing to Europe in time
Sheelian.‘
e stove over night.
one time a third dist‘rlct commission
Alternate—Mrs. M. J. Howard.
‘ made in connection, with linilowe'en of the low insurance rates. Andmnli
\ptanlis by the detective sergeant. ,‘your Christmas parcels early.
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vessel sailed front Byth, Etiglantf;
on Nov. 13. but shippingirqcordi
do not give her destination.
SINKING O‘F GERMAN '
CRUISER DENIED,"
AMSTERDAM, via London}
Dec. 6:06 a. m.—A German of-é
ficiai statement received here ‘.
front Berlin declares unfounded j
reports appearing in newspapers-
in the Enterite countries of the
sinking of the armored crittse'r‘
Derfflingcr. the small cruiser
.Fl‘ill‘vClilOl). a 3.0% ton cruiser?
oft” Winau, two submarines
the Straits of Gibraltar. The
statement also denies reoortsmfij
the destruction of a submarine‘
by a British aeroplane, anitlvp.
capture by the British of one! ‘
submarine recently commissions!
at Stettin. \
Norwalk Chronicler