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‘IANIAIIS ___0III IN IIINAAN, CHINA
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SIN .000 Soldiers llave Been
Sent by 2. the Chinese
Government to Suppress
the insurrection—Gover-
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, Loyal 2
PEKING, Dec. 24. —A revolutionary
movement under the leadership of
Test A0, former Military Governor of
Yunnan. has broken out.
The Chinese Government has sent
30 .000 soldiers to quell the revolt.
The troop'ii have been sent from Sze-
Chuen Province. in Western China,
bordering on Tibet The uprising
started at Yuan Nanfu in Yunnan
Province.
'I‘sIal A0 is a bitter opponent of the
Monarchy. which is to be restored.
The Government troops of Yunnan
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the latest advices indicating that the3
are still loyal The neighboring pros
laces are not affected .
(Continued on Page Four.)
MCIIES AIM SUNDAY
ACAINSI INC IAIN NINE
Movies on Sundays are against the
law in Norwalk Acting upon the ad-
vice of Corporation ACO tinsel Lid .vanl
iM Lockwood. Mayor Carl Axel Har-
strom will refuse to grant. as request
ed. a permit to Rev J. N. Slabs. pas-
tor ”of ‘St. Ladiaisus’ Hungarian
, Mththollo ohuzdh. for lthe purpose of
II “8 A
10min,” m themfizfl
Sunday in the near future.
Judge Lockwood holds that to do so
would be against the laws of the city.
Bridgeport has lSunday movies be
cause of the recent official action in
granting them.
MNS. CIIAIIIES’ IIIIIN I0
NAME ON MIASCANDS IIII
Mrs. Charles Main site of the
famous playwright who lost his life
a
on the life of her husband. Mr.
and Mrs. Klein were former residents
of Norwalk. residing at Shirley Manor.
in Rowsyton. The book. which is be-
.111: published, will be read with much
' interest here.
robe: uremic
. nullity um musically
Acknowledging thathe had been
‘burnt ”wand badly. at that, a local
resident called at police headquarters
last night. and asked 'Desk Sergeant
J. Harry (3le how- he could obtain
redress from a “friend” who he alleg-
ed had "stung“ ‘him with a free. hand
in the purchase of an automobile
The police referred the complainant
to an attorney. the mattenbeing out-
side the jurisdiction of the police de-
“'w
SlWlLLE Mil AMI BY
I TRUCK? (AGES Til llosit'sl
Eras zegm. an oysterman or Say-
ville. L 1., was struck and badly slink.
by an Edward Flaherty delivery
truckl'in charge of Paul Suites while
lug Monroe street. near the cor
Chestnut street, last night: The
antics of Dr. F. 11. But-hell.
a back of one hand was scratched
‘ Win-ice consisted entirely
, . . which Dr Darnell
PASSINCIIIS SCI
a richer: passengers were induced none
seriously. late today. when a freight
a standing northbound express on
IEIINAZAS CIANIIICIS
MEXICAN IEIIIIIICIII
.El. PA‘SO, Tea, Dec; 24.-—-’i‘erritory
recently surrendered to the de facto
Mexican Government by the followers
of General Villa is today in nominal
charge of Silvestre Terrazas, former
Secretary of State for Chihuahua un-
der the Villa Government. Terraces
succeeded Colonel Fiaviano Paliza. as
commander at Juarez, when Palm
fled across the-border after a demon-
stration by soldiers last night. when
they failed to receive their wages in
silver and were offered currency of
the de. facto goveupment, instead.
Terrazas is the third former Villa
leader to assume charge at Juarez
within 24 hours Juarez was quiet to
day /
George L‘. CarotlieIrs representing
the American State Department. made
representations to General Obregon
concerning four American employee
of the Hearst ranch near Mailers. who
are said to be prisoners of the Villa
force there. He is understood to have
larger} that a military force be sent
from Chihuahua (‘ity to effect their
release.
latter it was announced at the Car-
ranza Consulate that some plan to
rescue the Americans was being con-
sidered by Generals Obrcgon and Tre-
vino.
CIIIIISIMAS ABSENIEIA
INAIAI CIII IIAII
Aw. 2‘ out-1.1.53.1 1m” ‘
COMMON! ’ Maid! Mmbrslls
_and]bill Snbye ems-1 Coal
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The merry-spirit of Yo Yuletide was
in much prominence yesterday after-
noon in the City Hall.
District Cemmissloner Stephen S.
Hatch was profoundly surprised by
.a gift of an umbrella and a huge box
of candles.- This was donated by all
of the inmates of the city hall. who
“chipped in” to show their apprecia-
tion of Commissioner “Hatch's many
favors throughout the year. Mr
Hatch' s surprise was genuine, and hei
made a simple but hearty speech or‘
thanks
it is well-known that William Baa
bye, Jr.. is the only man in the City
Hall who works contless. The genial
water commissioners"oillce clerk wasI
presented ssith a wonderful jacket.a I
veritable Josephs coat as to the veryI
brilliant colors. It was made by Miss
Olive Cole, of the Tax Collectors of»
lice. and was-ct pa'per.
City Clerk Stephen Dokus recels’ed
an automobile. It was tin—mot a
Ford—and wound p on the side One
of Woolworth's ve best
Street Commissioner George A.;
Shermn remembered all his staff I
with Christmas gifts.
offices of the city hall gifts Were re-
ceis' ed and exchanged in abundance.
IN IMAMI’SCNNMIE
Tmnrsowmnn Dec. 21. —-nalt
engine backéd Itnto the rear coach of
the New York, New Haven and Hart-
ford Railroad in front of the local de‘
pot. The injuries consisted mostly of
cuts and bruises. Ed‘fhe of the [1115- .
sengers, unnerved by the shoeingleft
31:11AM“ and took trolleys to points
No explanation of the accident .
could he obtained lrom the train crew.
lay proceeds
watered at the South Naval! root
in all of the .
Connecticut,
> this vicinity should war he declared.
The espresspattsrthal! an hour's 119- ‘I
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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25 1915
TWO CENTS
PNEPANIEDNISS
PRCCIIAM ‘ III
THE NAIICN
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Ssmtsry Daniels lakes We
Spec“ llsporl of the Navy
,Gsnsrsl Board on Five-Year
Construction Work
NIIMBIII 0f IAIIAIS
I0 BE CNIIIA IN MAN
.lncmsed Facilities for llavy Yard
’ and Shore Estatlisliments
tau—-
WASHINGTON Dec. :L‘lvaecietsryW
Daniels made public tonight the orig
lunl special report of the Nasy Gen-
eral Board prepared in reply to a
query addressed to the Board whenI
the Administration determined last2
luly to take up the questions: na-
tional preparedness. Critics of the
Administration the year building pro
«report was suppressed in part by the
Nat/y Department and ii published
would disclose the inadequacy of the
(losernmcnt‘s plans.
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
ICNAIIN Sill ISMI’MMSSI
CIIANAIIN MIAMIIAIICINI
*I New Il'Ole.~mda1-lck
Schlelndl, formerl employed in the
Natlonal'ICity Ban . was arraigned in
police court today, accused of selling
ceny was withdrawn‘and instead two
charges of larceny were substituted.
One was that of delivering a letter.
telegram or private paper of the bank
to Koenlg; the other has that of ac
ceptlng 11 gratuity with the under-
standing that he would act in a para
employ- I
tlcular manner regarding his
are business.
Schle'lndl's written confession. plac-
ed in evidence. related boss last July
the prisoner met Kocnlg and at a
subsequent meeting showed the. let-
ters and telegrams to Room; and re-
ceived 326.1n this way. he said. he
received about $350 in fifteen weeks.-
Schlelndl was held in $1, 400 built
for trial after he had pleaded not
guilty. He is a German subject.
munitions
it not or A in?
"It is well enough for New England
residents to remember." says “Nor
ton " in a recent issue of the “Shore
Line 'Rimes" "that. in the event of a
War with (Germany, it Would be the
New England coast which would be
the first to suffer and the last to be
freed "
“It interests New England at good.
deal more than it does Henry Ford "
referring to the peace party he thinks
should have started on April 1st. “for
he couldrstlll curry on the manufac-
ture 6t automobiles in Detroit. after
Massachusetts » and
:lhode island had shared Belgium's
ate" '
Nol'thlk, being on the coast. resi
dents here will be interested in «so:
ton's" idea 0! what would happen in
‘ gram for the 'Navy base declared thing
bank secrets to Paul Koenlg. a Geri
man agent, the charge of grand lar-'
TODAY AN HOWN.
St. Joseph's Church and St.
Mary‘s Masses 5:30 (high);
7: 30 (low; 9 (Slow; 10:30
(high).
Txlnity Episcopal Church-
Communion sersiee 7 o‘clock.
Sermon and communion 10:30
o’clock.
Christ Episcopal Church——
Communion service at 8 o'clock.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church»—
Communion service 7 o'clock.
Sermon at 10: 30 o’.cl0ck '
South Norwalk Congregation-
al Church~0srol Service 6
o'clock. Breakfast following.
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
~Gcrman sermon service at
it): 30 o'clock At 4 o'clock
Christmas entertainment in
German and English languages
The ‘Regent Theatre—~"Twin
Beds ” Afternoon 2: 30 o'clock.
Evening 8:16 o’c.lock
The Palace Theatrew—Charles
Chaplin and other features. Af-
ternoon 2215 o‘.clock Evening
ttsso performances) 1:15 o'clock
and 9 o‘.clock
Country (flabwrlsncing and
suppei parties
'v'v'vvvv'
V—vw
\‘orss all; Armory «Basketball
and dancing Xea (‘nnaan ss.
\‘orssalks.
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’lNIEIAISI WE III
NEPCNIEN IAIIIIIC NICISIAN
There is much interest among s‘s‘c
members of the board of assassins
I gfiyvvv
here. and holders of large properties'
in Nor-nails. in the report that the en
.‘tirc tax system of Connecticut is to
I be revised That this action is to be
,Ilaken is made plain in a statement
Imade yesterday by car-Governor Sins
Icon E. Baldwin. chairman of the spec- I
{lal tax commission. Former Gosern-
or martinis ch I318 upon the sun
lect made the ludialnem:
hespeclal commission on revls
I lug Tthe tax system of Connecticut will
meet in the. capitol in Haritord on
January 18349163 The meeting will
be a public one. ’openlng at
o'.clock An opportunity will be xiv.
en. in so far as practicable. to any one
to state his views A
"The duty of the commission is to
consider and report on the whole sys- A
tern oscillation in Connecticut. sug
gesting any improvement which they
may deem wise. lt2consists of ex-
Governor Simeon E. Baldwin. of this
city. Hon. Frank H. Stsdtmueller of
Bridgeport The commission at a
meeting held in this city some Nicks
since. appointed William A Reddan.
esqulre, a member of the Bridgeport
bar. secretary of the commissidli." ’
IINIMIII IIIIA
W‘-
El.- PASO, Tex. Dec. 2i.—At the
close of a conference here today at-
tended by General Alsato Obregon.
Military Chief of the dc facto’igsx-
lcan Government. and about 15 fol—
loss oillcers representing the surrou-
tiered forces or General Villa; the re-
instatement of Colonel Floridan Pill-
iza as chief of the surrendered (cross
in Chihuahua and the appointment of
General issbel Robles as atheist-lug
out agent of the de facto government
were announced
it was arranged that soldiers re-
turning home would betgiven money.
clothing and transportation and that
those wishing ‘fo enlist for a cam-
palgn against Zapata would be accept
ed after being mustered out of Villa‘s ,_
ranks.
«General Manuel \Banda info ed
General Obrsgon that a committee
mantles had reported that. General
Jose swims was sending represena
ta‘tives to mestftJbregon relative to
surrendering ‘
From Carranza sources git was re-
ported toil y that the former Willa
general, anus! Ochoa. who desert;
his one 1 the head of the stalks
ed V recs oi Chihuahua.
1
SEALS"
West Hartford. and Guy P. Miller of 3
. fuss. former cigar-store man. has been ‘since “5 “I“ ”wen“ I“ ““3 country
Affltilli til JonNm“ “I”
ed. for the
form-er Wine genome sent 9 Glass work. {they accent the workers
MUNICIPAI
INIE EXERCISES
AI IIII ARMANI
Six Hundred children blade Happy
Yesterday Afternoon With Cloth
lag, Toys and Other Articles
Milli 11111101
I ADDRESSES clown
CRAP I8
”With
A NARWAUI
Dr. F. l. Israeli Says fliers Are
Many Cases at This This Thro-
Music by the American Band Prom. animal 11.. City - p“ cm,
Gd Attractive Fgature I M80, Aye Numerous I
1...... I .,
With a band of music. officials of
the tough {and a crowd of children
amounting to nearly a thousand, the-
second annual Municipal Christmas
tree exercises. opened last evening at
five o'clock in front of the armory.
and proved to be even a greater we A
case than those of last year Children 2‘
from all Quarters of the town and in,
all sizes and nationnlties. were pres
eat with their red tickets ions; before
the starting time, and waited pullout '
ly for the commencement. I
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DANCER At this
Chitin/ll Milli
”so“
than chum sun i
av nuns m MACH
Ihood of an exact repetition of that
Istrange truce of last year, ham
1 noyance.
its history and Proms: of This
Most Annoying Disease is all
opposing lines Expected to
Agree to Celebrations
Without Undue A _
shrew-Greece Preparing
for a Terrific Clash--
Russians Advance on
'l‘eberan
_—._._..
Tomorrow, the second (Shilohr
mat: of the great war, will differ
but little from its redeccssor.
judging from the visible signs if
the past Meaty-four hours.
Although there 13 small 1111.111...
and there it is probable that Elba
opposing lines will come to sonic.
sort of an understalniing which.
will permit each other to colds;
brat: their own conunon day
rejoicing without any undue mm
The fighting around H '
manne-Wcillerkopl which has
been the this! incident 1n the
cent news from the western ftbmc
has not yet reached a decision; but
musd on Fifth Page.) A
latcresflng Story
1
WNW“ MCIII '3 hitting: :1 secretes: 1:12;:
IN NICEINIIIS MANIAS
according to a statement made last'
3,6
night by Dr. Francis 1. Burnell. A
lane‘s lilo! Flu“ "limit In halt
A great number of pantie are afflicted
mtcy, and NIH: Vt. Dreyfus:
undei- foot. .
ney Cra'mer C Hmman. of 1qu I of grip. strange as it may seem, is
the heather is damp, foggy and wet
night definitely confirmed by Attor-i ”Ed by the com A prolific source
:reports indicate that the f
gaith colds in. this city, particularly
I since the logs. during th‘ aim set_
in. here are always a certain num-
ber (if these cases each your. and
there are plenty now, especially when
I: W“ I'm". In the winter season the human
-—--—--- body. doctors explain the situatlion.his
The Sentinel‘s story concerning the less able to resist the germs n t 0
financial status of the lMahackemo air. and particularly When the feetI
Hotel yesterday afternoon. was lest- "9 “9‘ and “19 3““91‘31 “WW 10““
h is
weiler & Hegeman who represents the Christmas “I!" 0’ mail. “'th
nines Riley manu'ger of the hotel. very heavy at both ends of the city I
Mr. Riley has filed a petition* inA Some DAIYBACIMI 33! Krill ‘8 SD”!!!
bankruptcy, and the hotel is m the more through transmission of mail
hands of a receiver. Adolph w. Drey A than in any other wav «The was
appointed receiver. The assets and has become attenuated and less vlr
liabilities could not be secured lastI ulent 1“ "3 effect “d an immunity
night has been established in sufferers
A which has modified very considerably
ithe disease which in its genuine form
Iis known as Russian fever. an epi-
Idemlc disease Which has spread over
-. the world.
The history of its progress is inter-
Plums ARE ACIWER eating. Starting in the steppes of
Russia in 1880 and 1833. it has at vs»
rious periods since then afflicted
' whole nations. There were the epi»
Em? “W and the“ 0011115!“an “8‘ demise of 1836 1837 of 1847-1813
madempollce ehadlluu'ters about the and 1889-1390 when u was mm).
activities of the strikers BECKCLBI Who duced in“) ““3 couwy In October
dolly MN! All trout Of the Victoria. of this latter year it started in a pros-
Raincoat “cl-0’71 0“ Water 3mm lace of Russia; by November of the
Nb action 0.1! 89 taken “DU“ the CON‘ 1 game ”If it had mm "WNW, by
plums. however, as the pickets all-g the middle of November mm, by the-
pear to be very cautious they do not; middle of December, London; by the
“0 ”WWI“ ”“1 0’ “1“ way ' Iend of December. New York and in
The-men 1“ “113139 “I “19 picketlngn one year it had traveled over the en-
when they first arrived in the city'. tire world. At the time up the Span-
consulted With 8 downtoi‘sn attorney, ishehmerican war in 1898 it was ex-
Who gave them “VASE IRS to just howl mme])r_ v‘mlent hm men “In“ in
far they could go with their workI the am“ with it <
here At first the rickets were vbryi was the establishment of immunity
scary. of the police, the New Yorkers it has 193”"; mustacvcns aspects and
50ml?“ ‘0“ PM the! would be “trained" I tower deaths are- directly attributed
by ““3 authorities. to itggthough he form which has at-
The PACKED? are strikers W110 W0”? tacked Philadelphld and NEW York at
Victoria people in New
cmewhat‘ to the vicious type. , "
The present form .whlch it exhibits
at» the tonsils and nose“ at suscep-
e area for th§m§rm to breed nod
. ‘ ,th’to {anaemia sets in.
shop .a ‘ argue with then: to
is v In some instance heir re
quests'are followed out; in other '
stanc . mention is mid to them.
the present time seems to revert-3’1
, whom largcdoisses‘ are declar:
' have been inflicted, is eep'o ,
days’ losses on Both sides ham
been so severe that some kind '
a lull is almost inevitable.
The news from. Greece W
tinues to presage a terrific I , ‘
g1" that:s nearhfuture. but most ‘
patc es the
the conflict 9R F3181! 111??
Yefir.
vents recently have developed.
rapidly in Persia with the M
sinus advancing successfully _
Tcheran. The two chief deaths.»
of rebel activity in Persia.
ready are in Russian hands
the rapidity with which the
aims are movinc: indicate
the opposition withi» oils
are meeting is weak. and“
distance still lies between
British position at. Kat-el-
and the nearest Russian f
but if the Russians as
tinned successes a junction
tween them and the British u
be expected before’ long. w
David Lloyd~Georze. E!!! 3
lab Minister of Munitions.
spending the Christan; 11 ~
visiting the umbilical works. I
Clyde districts, where he' as
log the imperative need of
measure of “labor dilutl
which includes an am
the L'sbor Unions to perm;
the employment of a me I,
ed ..
of unskilled men with
in munitions mild“
An interning feature
Lloyd-Georges program
was the christening of a new .
niiions' manufacturing ‘ cell
"Georgetown.
The figures given by Pr "
quuith today show b
have been the British ens .
during the war. These tel
y530.000. without coon
men invalided on account of st
ness. - . ‘
AUSTRIANS HAIVE ’ ,‘
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