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Evening sentinel, Wednesday, March 29, 1916 · page 1

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Seventeen Dead Bodies in the'
Morgan at lubersi, Wheat
Three of low tori Contral's
Finest Trains Come Together

sort lltilils WERE
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(‘liiTV‘EliANifl 0.. March 29 «All
least thirty persons were killedathe
exact total may not be known for
several hours—and more than forty
injured in the wreck early today of
three of the New York (‘eiit‘ral's
crack passenger trains. a mile west ot
'Anilterst.

Twenty-five bodies had been taken
out at noon. and five more were
known to be in the debris. The wreck
was one of fire worst in the history ot
the \‘ew York (‘ential system.

Dense fog obscured the signal set
by tlte first section of the east-bound
.i’ittsburgli-Baltimort-«liuffnle Limited,
causing the second section of thnti
train to crash into it. A short time'
infer. before signalmen could flag it.l
the fast Twentieth Century Limited;
in est-bodiid, crashed into the wreck-‘

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Local l‘nion No. 72, .lOlll'l’li‘ymOlll
liarbers' lntemational Union, of Nor-t
'«alk. held a meeting last evening.‘
Ctlld voted to favor tiie following‘
behetlule of working days and hours
during the mining three years, same
to take effect April 1:

The hours of business shall be front
723) a. in. to 8 p. m., each day except

 

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‘Gaturday. when they shall be from

7'30 3. m. to 11 p. in.

All union b'a'rber shops shall close
all day on the following holidays:
Memorial 'lay. Fourth of Jttly. Colum-
bus- Day. Labor Day. Thanksgiving
‘Dty. Christmas Day and New Year's
Day.

The unioti barber shops will keep
open until 10 p. m. the night before
d’ll‘h of ti:\ above holidays, when they
close all day. unless they fall on Sat-
urday or Monday. then the union
barber shops will close at noon. 12
o'clock. and keep open the night be-
fore until 9 p. m. .

On all other holidays. such as
M'ashington‘s Blrfhday, Liftoln's‘
Birthday and Good Friday, the shops
will close half a day.

BEER Billilllll' iillllil .
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are in superior court litigation. Yes-'his revolver after the fleeing men, in:
terday the administrator of the estate an endeavor to capture them. MIN.“ '8 “NE” 5 fun.
'of Sarah l. Jennings flied two actions It was almost pitch dark and theI ‘

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AOOOClATED "I“ "I“ FRO” ALL PART. WWI WORLD IV A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR.

 

Entered at the South Norwaih Post
Odice as Second Class latter.

scum NORWALK. 001th. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1916

assistant.

 

Cloudy tonight lad Thursday.

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WANTED—inMIY STENLX‘rRAl’HI AUIMIS m l
and bookkeeper. Some experience a 8‘ 1
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l‘ giving particulars, "Stenograph
I A “If: C 0 selninel’ m9} lSUPPlY SYSM
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9' wanreo ornaamas 0N SlIJ' Will! M. Of 30'“;

m3 er sewing machines. Also girls to up

manhunt“!

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3t the-msehes‘ useful in shoe factory. I *—
Jatob & sons. shoe hiaiiufitttur t g
Belden aienue, Norwalk. m2 ‘3 “”10“” be 'u mated '1 ”19'
.. ‘wheel of an Imus teaching hi.

WANTED—THREE ROOMS 'ro l ”min" ”0" “t

 

 

in te the car. Jacob
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W widow lady. inquire Mrs. 0. S. Brov $31,113:” 3;“ “mustostreet, “‘ ‘

States ' .
"‘2" Charles 11‘8”” yesterday that he, vmvm OWN.“ “WW

——'.did not cons he was driving. Tile;
waureo—snommtnas. i4|

Demonstration i- lied Inn's turf

View Crest, South Norwnlh.

 

Convince: Inny People Ila-GE 313132135; ”Sign 5:529:33! at [at
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Dims 0' lm Silldlll cit in ten on ladies high grade welt “I“; chamber at tho Cabot to show cause’ to “ti. F“! E"! RCWd'Q‘s
_ Heady “0'1 ‘1 WNW” ‘ 50‘ why a license lhould be granted lllnl.‘ 01".“

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Be CII'Gd 00-. Stamford. Ct. iiis license In suspended June 29.

 

nHfl H__, _ _..___,, - __ -_ 1915, after he won convicted of recit-
'— . bet. WANTED—4 WOULD LIKE 1i less driving ll :nterbury, June l0.l .
AD- work three or four days a week .; MU”, W“ In mm‘d July , 5"” moms
NAIURE CA" wm The “Men". 18 "A" of upsriont $16.” iii; secretary made no decisioni
. l Gt‘ Have references. Joseph Bercooni William J. mm, | New Britainl
.. [pigment utreet, on Sound View at auto dealer. learned from “The‘ W“ BE PURCHASED
I has. mg; Courant" early this month that he

was violating the law when he ai-E
‘ lowed cars with donlcrn’ markers'on‘
WANTEO’BOY FOR DRUG STORE them to go out of his garage for liv-'
[“31 b0 till!” 0" 0V“. AWI)’ Btit ery pur’oug, H h m Md, m.‘

soul’owell Corp. in" liracted to provide are for a wedding:

 

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Pressing Carranza to Invest: of

lit“ Stains

Ion March 12 mm his contract,’ WASHING T—
.-thereby violating aw. Ho promy . 10.. March 29.——The
. WANTEFA COMMENT ‘ lined not to do so again and was ai-.outcomc of the State Department's et-
,man to do washing and ironing. 4 ’iowed to retain his license. 'fortn to secure from Gen. t‘arranzs
‘, war A. K. 8.. cflo Sentinel. 321 1 Sebastian Auto of Windsor locks' permission for immediate use of diet:
I., __ ..-_ - -. ' leto was arrested larch u for driv-i 1m railways for the transporting or
75 WANTED—AU. KINDS or GATT. ing past it trolls car which liadzsuppiirs to the American forces was

stopped to disc rgc passengers, tcs- awaited with keen interest in oniciai
3l‘nnd Mn!" Highest prices 9“. titled that he did not think the lawicircles today.
"iChlckenl. 18 to 20¢ lb‘ 10° Dickmi would be enforced in small plat-est it was expected that Special lit-p-
M' 19 Raymond 3W!“- Tl‘l- 356’31- as in cities liin license was not taken l renentative Rodgers at Queretam. act
m2? away but the secretary told him be, ing under instructions forwarded tare

Drags (linseed as Poisons as
may of Thorn listless}

 

 

That the age of miracles has no
passed. seems to the many peopl
u ho have this week attended the it-
tures and demonstrations of lir. lioui
illutner. in lied Men's Hall, on Wasl
ington street, a true statement. (loot
sound and forceful statements. backe
by highly successful practical denioi
stratluns on various local resident

 

 

. ffli :t *d ."h I __ must learn the lltarnobile laws and last night. would press the First (‘htei
l'i‘lllllitlllnzf $232.? itlr‘a nlllubero" do wasrso-mrva'rn oanao “"" “P “’ "‘m- "" ' “PM“ ”0““‘dt‘mllt‘i 0‘ ”W "i”
‘ ' ‘r ' ‘ \\'ildor Melodic of South Nor- quest to use the lines without await-

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located “'99“ South Norwalk ‘3 walk appeared before the secretary to lag the perfecting of
Nor-walk. State rental charge. J. .show cause why a license phuuld in now under negotiation.
Gray. 63 Franklin avenue, Norwnfgranted to him. tA former license While it was admitted at the War

years before the very eyes of the t 'or-
fire audience, are the grounds
which lir. lliumer backs his canrpui;
for the hen health theory. in N

the. protocol

 

 

“1k [153. (‘onn m2? "as su<pendcd loot November as the Department that the use of the rail
‘ ”or, ’ ’ .rcnull pf his being oncemed in airways would nimplfy the troops sup-

' T 1“" ..‘ticciden. The secretary believed he ply problem, it was said that the as,-

(Contlnued from Firth Page.) nild- WANTED—Poel'l‘tog tilY A 3‘“ L:hnd been quiicieutly punished and 000,000 Congressional appropriation
W" th lflh "00‘“ 9‘ ""‘m- L“d*’“"“ allowed him win take out a new now available will enable the depart~

nll kinds of housework and cooltiii license.
— Speaks English. Hires children. iii A hearing was given W. M. Ford.of'
good reference. JarVis strntMr m3ridgwpon, vmvrletor of the (Toluin

JENNINGS units ‘3. .......
“Elm“ Pitt ill) Mill Bliill .....

‘ P08l OffICE Stiff

meat to establish a complete inde-
pendent motor truclt supply system
regardless of the railroads. Secretary

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tionni motor truck companies request»
ed by General Funston will be for-'
warded soon.' There are 27 trucks in
a company. Four companies are now
in service and two others are on

-tiic said he had been told by a state
policeman that he could allow his
customers to take his dealer's marit-

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- . era for two or three days, while they their way to the border. Vlith the

RCtIOII F0! mems M Int”. made application for registration. lie additional two companies General
ill —' -— l was told that he could not do no and,lt‘unnton will have Zlii trucks with

Valued at $3,600 Filed
llppor Court

which to maintain General Pershing's
constantly lengthening lines of com-
municntion.

. CENTRAL Vii/LACE. March 29— promised to comply with the law.
Three men made an unsuccessful at-‘. Charles A. Hence of New Britain

‘tempt to break open the safe in the was listed for it hearing for using

‘locui postomce early today, and then dealers' markers for commercial pur-
Tbe estates of Charles H. .lenningslescaped. despite pursuit by a town poses but did not appear.

and Sarah 1.. Jennings of \‘l'estportfconstnble. who fired five shots fronti

 

 

 

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BUILDING Mills

 

for foreclosures on notes aggregating robbers had little difficulty in geltlnit'

83.600 and the heirs of Charles ii.‘away. According to the constable}
Jennings filed an appeal from the ac- Frederick Mitchell, they appeared to

tion of the probate court in admitting go in the direction of 'liatiielson. toi
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the will to probate in Westport. tthe north.
illill Close Basement in Bridgeport

 

John C. Lobtieil, administrator of: Examination of the ]l():~l(llllt‘t‘ show-
the estate of Sarah rli. Jennings, is the 1 ed that the men had entered through

James Seely has the contract to
,erect an addition to the Bell island
tresidence, of J. S. Whiteside. The

plaintiff U] the actions filed for fore-ta rear window, and had blown open .

, closures on mortgage notes. He rep- ‘ the outer door of the sale after spend-l “3. Women “RV. Been cost will be about "50.

lresents in his complaint that George , ing some time drilling. They had . William Spiller will erect a garage
‘S. Jennings owed the deceased $1,000 started to drill the inner door. butt lOitOfIl‘, ”ah" “am, for himself on 41 Stuart avenue. The

 

 

on March 13, 1916. as evidenced byrapparently gave it up of their own cost will be ‘50.
his mortsase note Sarah L- JPH"“CC°rd '3 "W ‘5‘“ "0 (00's h“hind-l iiatnoneoa'r. March 29.— Matthew. ti. Nathan has received contracts
itings died on that date. Grace A. ;iin(l were conferring outside the post-; l-‘. SVieler proprietor of a saloon at No. i for plumbing work for the following:
'f‘aylo; 0‘ [Frill-IBM". (is madeha ‘09' i SEEZG (lizarthzhec‘enme finnfllm'tl‘eb ED‘ 1286 Main street was convicted on the t Herman Scbiinmeling. l-‘enwick street;
defieu ant Y "3350“ 0 1‘ mec ancs‘ 5 e. 9 “l 99“ charge of allowing women to loiteriJ. A Snyder, Lorena street, and in
lien. which she has on the tnortgagedtfiogilegicrlgy “till: J‘sznesffnrdriler, whplon the premises and fined :35 anugArion Hall. Madison street. M
TOPPNY- ' ~ 5 3 9 0m 9 [’05 " ts in the Cit' Court 'estcrda .' Reed & \‘olk are wiring the rs.
pr‘OPKP 3- Jennings is alleged toloifice. “id who “‘8 awakened by the 2?: costs were: included) to’ payylii. Flewellyn residence on 38 Orch-
have given Charles H. Jennings a note I sound. of the explosion. and saw alghe salary of the prlvale detective en ard street. .
for 32,06001s‘flc3ured191Y1pragzflfiigl; “:3 t 253:031333 $3035; “1“: 1351:3031: gazed by :(ljte Pollicehllepartment toii Rh” Pedgig is plinth}? up] fiixturgs
ruary . . - ‘1‘ '. ‘- l rocure ev ence n t cease. n t e ran ury c urc art it t e
dorsed ‘0 Sarah L. Jennings. ”‘9 us.|them ‘0 “l“"d- they made a d“‘"' p'fhree. of the women frequentersl'Ml-s. C. D. \‘ought house. Newtown
ceased named in the first note suit.;away and soon disappeared in thetwho were arrested when u“. police avenue.

and Administrator Lobdell is suingldarkness. Mitchell gave chase ““dvmade the raid Saturday night “Hedi

 

for foreclosure. ! fired after them, but without effect. ' to ”we” in court. Bonds of 325 were

On January 26. 1916. the will air Except for the damage to the Baleuforfejted in 93¢}, case. Charges
Charles H. Jennings was admitted toithe office suffered littlt’. and nothing against the other four women were
probate by Judge Daniel B. Bradleylwas taken to f” 3“ ”’8‘“th J- noiled. One of them. Martha Mans-
in the West-port probate court. The-‘ Edwards Elliott could determine by a field who gave No. 25 prospect street

 

 

The most brutal exhibition of heart- codicil “'33 "9°“le June 10- . 1913-
!ess cruelty ever brought to the atten- George S. Jennings, defendant in the
(ion of Fairfleld County officials wagtsuits for foreclosure is the executor
revealed today by Game Warden Wilu named in. the W1“-

‘ bur P. Smith, of this city; i The heirs who have appealed'thc

Yesterday a deer csossed the prop-’ will probation are Allen '1‘. Jennings
Di‘ty of; Sty-afford man. Tm. man and Charles Augustus Jennings ot

shot at the animal, in which be was 'Fairileid, Zaida Dayton of New iork.
’ fiustified “by law" inasmuci, as it W”children. and Mabel T. Thomas of
0“ MB Dmiierty. wounding it in the. Bridgeport. 1‘ grandchild.

leg. The deer made its escape. Call-i
his a friend to the chase. the man inimlNESE BANDHS

question started after the animal,
,fihich was caught after a mile‘s run.
(‘atching up with the deer the two,

SHANGHAI, March 29.—The revolu-

tionistn have captured Pengshul.

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f yhlcb its throat was cut with a pack-

. men cliuilrbed it until it sank to the
. ground cxhnusted. The clubbing fail-
ing to kill the poor animal. the heart-l
.. less “hunters" are said to have beat
i the .deer‘s head with rocks. after
; Game Warden Smith said this Province of Sec-Chum, orth of Yun-
l. [turning the men made a full confes- nut. and m nporhed to be within
it to him of their methods of hunt- seven miles of Luchow.
ins. The warden has reported the A telegram from Chang-Tu

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. property of the man who shot it,tdltn are doing tremendous

‘ admitted. » looting cities in the Chm-Tit plain.

twill was dated May 20. 1913, and alpreliminary search.

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as her address turned state's evidence
and was called to testify by Prosecuc
ing Liquor Agent Albert J. Merritt
Costs taxed against \\'leicr amounted

 

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AUSIRIANS

CONGRESSMAN Hill
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pdntlonWlllEnnHonrllont llnrdto Dolornl'no Which One Oil

llainey's In Iii: line the Gen-
iinint moon Approval

WASHINGTON, D. (‘.. March 29.-
Late yesterday afternoon, in answer

A to a query frottt a newpa ermnn, as

to his opinion of the new ainey tur~
iff toniniission bill, Mr. Hill said:
i have been intormed that there

.were nineteen tariff commission bills

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pending in (‘ongi'ess prior to yester-
day. Another one was then introduce
ed by Mr. Rainey said to have the
approval of the Administration. As
this is the second one which Mr.

‘Haliiey has introduced. and the other

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also had the. President's approval, it
is difficult to determine which has the
real, genuine Wilson stamp on it. as
each differs from the other in very nia-
teriai respects.

The first provided for a commls
sion of five, to consist of not more
than three from any one political
party. Willi the experience in .‘eter
ence to the Federal Trade Commis
sion, which if '- inerally understood
c‘ona‘ .-t :M- democrats and two
PI-bil.’ tires. the proposition did not
meet with very much favor and did
not loo: like a perfectly impartial
proposition.

The most recent bill calls for it
membership of six, not more than
three ironi any one political party. Of
course the same possibility of part:
sun conditions exists with reference
to lhi. as with the other. but the
probabilities are that, in view of the
statement]: Mr. Rainy content with
the bill. it would mean three Demo

Baker announced that the two addi-Icrats and three *ltepublicans, and the

ee members shall be
named from each of the two greater
political parties. and the membership
from each party shall be assigned to
equal length of service iii the aggre-
gate. it would also seem to be de-
sirable to further amend by providing
vacancy shall remain untilled over any
with reference to vacancies that no
session of Congress. in view of the

bill will pr‘bably be-egiended to pt.)
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a
izia lost to the intuit-5’a

l‘reiicli Claim to I“.
carried Part of
Works Germans fl
Constructed in Avon“!
Wood

Italian infantry has ejected t1.
Austrians from positions on b
heights northwest of Godzil.
which were lost to the Austria“
on Sunday. the Italian War 0"
he: announced on Sunday,

 

The Italians captured 3oz Anon”

trims. including it officers.

The announcement follows:

“In the region of the Um
But river. there was modern.
artillery firing by the en
against positions we rc~cap
A column of the enemy
was ascending through Valentin
Valley .toward Val Poccolo w.
repulsed by our effective minim

“Heavy rains and fog interferd‘
with artillery work again yeah!-
day in the Upper Ioonzo road.
but we demolished enemy with
at Mrzlivrh and made a dim
bit on a trench mortar. Our groi-
edicts destroyed an entrenchm'cfl
of the enemy in'tlie Saigon coo"
gen. compelling the defender! to

co.

“A desperate fight on M
heights northwest of Goring
which lasted about forty hour“
ended successfully for us. Afton

intense concentrated gun fire.

against our catrcnthmentn a!
Grafenburg, which already hurl
been damaged by storms. tho
c'nemy opened an attack with I
very important force on Sunday
evening. Our troops offered ob-
stinate resistance and held back

lthc masses of the enemy.”

French troops made an attack

,last night on Avocourr‘Wood,
,west of the Meuse. wherethd

. German assault was made yester-

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The first jury verdict for the de-
fendant rendered in the present term
of the court of common p ens was won
yesterday after a several dtya' battle
try Attorney John J. Cohen. of this
city.

The case was that of John P. finch
vs. Luyman A. Meade. ltoth are West-
on residents. Attorney Edward J.
Quinlan represented the defendant.
The claim was for “Oil for the loss
of a horse and services. Judge How-
ard presided over the. court, which
beard testimony during the hotly con-
tested action for several days. Prosc-
cuting Attorney Harry Sherwood, of
“'estport, assisted the plaintiif's at-
tomey.

Yesterday afternoon the jury award-

]eJ a verdict for Mr. Meade. represent-
‘ed by Mr. (‘uneo. .

east end of the. drawbridge in front.

{of the Crescent Laundry, when the
12:24 trollye car, from Doricn‘"s

DAMAGE to iiiitt

‘SATBRJOOK: March 29.—Scrious
damage to the railroad bridge over
the Connecticut River here and to
rolling stock resulted today from the
derailing of two cars on a through
freight train on the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad: The
train was bound from Hopewell, N.
Y.. to Midway. .

The two cars Jumped the tracks as
the train a nod across the bridge.’
which is h a mile long, and bump-
ing along the ties. cut than in two
for the whole lengtlr of the structure.
For reasons of safety, it was said, the
emergency braken'won not applied,
until the train reached the Lynm

 

 

 

side. When they were applied the

g . .Point. in charge of Conductor Hog-

R R “to“ ”ll-b tors and Motorman Lockyer, crashed

c 0 ;into a jitney. owned and operated by

{Fred Heath. of Woodward avenue,

"RSI II. S. sol-”ER able manner had driven directly upon

lthe car tracks in' front of the moving

COLUMBUS. .\'. 31.. March 29.—Alover on its side, and the front con-
railroad wreck in the district southtsiderably damaged.

after -Mr. Heath in some unaccount-
‘car. The Jitney, a ‘Ford. was turned
of Casas ' Grandcs caused lic' Heatlljvas n'nned undlr the over-

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it was learned today that Rev.
Ralpii‘G. Hartley, pastor of the Sruth
Norwalk Baptist Church. has received
a call to become pastor of the First
Church. of Tarrytown. N. Y., which is
known familiarly throughout the coun-
try as “Rccket‘eiler‘s church."

The Tarrytowmchurch is the one
attended ”by the famous “oil hing"
during this summer vacations on his
extensive estates in Tarrytown. it is

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understood that Rev. Mr. Hartley has
not yet rendered ‘a decision on the

death of the first soldier in the Ainert, turned car. and badly stunned by the,

Jean punitive expedition. according to , impact of the collision. He was taken
ollcial dispatches received at militaryt from under the overturned machine.
headquarters last night‘
from Gen. J. J. Pershing’s headquar- dry. from which place
tars said that George A. Hudncll. [Burnett was summoned as qttchly as
negro soldier in Troop 3. 10th avoid possible. The injurod'annn was re
rv. had been killed in a wreck. but moved from the laundry to the hot-
gave no details. Hndneii left a pital, and after a lief examination

to the (lame Commizsioti. of: hostilities in Sduthcrn Sac-Chucn are train broke in two or three places andlwtdow in Fort Huachuca. Aria. That was found to have been only «med

t, - :- >1. The deer did no damage on temporarily suspended. but the ban- several can initiating together wciiettr‘oopor was given a military burialtud chookodo Ahluw in tb abdomen
darn-go badly damaged. No one was intention larch It in lio- Dom ranch. no.

Only one track in clear for Moulding to thowlrwtcu m.

WING-cod
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no lie-

It thouht f0
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A messaged and assisted into the Crescent uun.
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matter of the call.

CARPENTERS ASK FOR

INCREASE 0F WAGE.
When ollcialn of the carpenters
union in this city were asked today
.if the carpenters were to ask for an
increase in the wage ochcdnlc by ”r.
list. the statement was made thot it is
too early to furnish new with

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day. The official statement today
says the French carried part of
the works which the Germans had
constructed. The Germans motif
a fierce counter attack, but word
driven back with heavy loaned;
They made no other effort tow
cover the lost ground.

The recent German attack upol
Malnncourt was made with 8

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fresh division, which\was throw/t '

back with large losses.

After a six days' lull the Crete
mans resumed the offensive fl
Verdun yesterday with edoublei;
violence. The better to lde their
plans. they had for a week been
shellingr the whole Verdun from
impartially. but the French, stal -
expected that the —atta.ck Would
come on the west of the rivet"
and made all due preparations.
Their surmisc’was justified by
the event.

The German effort was confin-
ed to a small section. hardly
more than half a mile in width.._
between Avocourt and Malnu-
court. The artillerv pOured a
hail of shells on this short this
all morning in preparation for the
infantry attack. which wad

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launched at 3 o’clock in the hitch;

noon. The attacking manna,
about a division strong. dashed

forward over the ground whidl i

had been ploughed up by thr
shells of their heavy guns. ark
parcntlv expeCeing an easy vic-
torv. They reckoned. however.
without the French intent!" “C“
the light artillery which had bcn‘
skilfully sheltered from the boon.“
bpM-nm6_ “a, ‘ .

Using every advantage which.
the ground allordcd. the "icing i
taint-try held of! the German

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