i
“marge-.. - _.
~rve
.sr
_ that-tho United States had not await?
, 'nnd announced that the negotiatioqsigfllim selected by
a parlment officials as “perfectly juslt.lbe initiated into the excitement and i are now under way in that sectioni
.r'
l8ecrflar‘y Lansing and the Carranza'inl-
v.’ ...
Autumn-at.
Certfly‘lyss
keeppssicdlrsnfi
The Sentinels llve
Washes-delusions;
General Carranza Says the American Pursuit
For Villa Was Undertaken Through a Its-i
understanding—have Been Unable to Can}
lure Bandit—flay Take a Month to Get All
American Soldiers lionle
tilt a lit lit. um i
maltreatment;
WWdWfldfili
“MW“ it Thu
slut-ran mainland
homunculus
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A fire last night in all UllUlourtf-l uni.“ w hu‘ ‘m
76 Ely avenue, owned by John Popp.. h k.
and a blue in the Thomas Parker. W ”w h
apartment. 15 Wood street. this mom. , .;',.
ing. resulted ill but minor damage. W“ “ W“
The Central Station t‘ire Depart-l
ment has been united out six tiniesi
during the put thirteen days. The 4
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WASHINGTON, April t3.-— General Carranza. in a note .fifjr'i’fifimfn mgflfifiu‘fffi'fu‘go‘;
which arrived at his embassy here early today. for presentation towns the "lost serious at the April
Secretary Lansing asks for the withdrawal of A '- “1'"
. mertcan troops; , ‘ . .. .' .
ir MCcho. .. inhl evening. about i .0. John lopp
militant iii—Rim "my i
‘ started a wood tire in a shuttle-house
Eliseo Arredondo, General Carranza's ambassador. expects to
present the note at the State Department some time during the
day.
It raises a new issue in a situation already much complexed
. 'cnught fire
ill the rear of his home. 7% ltlly ave-
nue .\lr. l’opp was “slnoking” pork.
l‘lr. when fille wooden
Three gallons of chemi-
cals were used in extinguishing the
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“blaze. which did very little damage. ~
the outcome of which officials are reticent to predict until bisey't Thls murmnr'e fire broke out “bowl
have gone over the communication carefully and considered what
reply the United States will make.
7.15 o'clock. in the lone wooden tenea
them. on Wood stwet. owned by the.
.vcr. to Gunymss to
Secretary linker of the \\'ar
plrtnlent, said he was unable
t'tullllt‘ul upon Carransa's note be-
cause it. raised questions of udminis
(ration policy entirely within the
jurisdiction of the l'n-snlent and the
Slate Department.
Although Carranza raised side
.stlv‘h. Administration oilicials at their
tint view of the communication rc
goal the principal contention as being
that the object of the punitive cx
pedltion has been nccontpilshcd no for
:ls it can be, and that the Villa battlil
have been dispersed.
War Department officials take the
view tllat they have no evidence that
the Villa bands ham been dispersed
liH'lflSP they never have had dendrite
m.
to
information of their number, sin! that.
the very allure of the situation gives
no evldonob that the lraidera shavi-
he-en exterminated..
ln‘oillcial quarters it was stated
that the American troops will not bet
withdrawn nt~ihis time at least. and
that will»: the question is being dis»
(‘llslsf‘drfi'illl General Carranza. the
pursuit of the Villa bandits will be
rushed with renewed vigor.
- Dispatches received early today at
the Navy |Llepnrtment from Admiral
Winslow. commanding. the Pacific
fleet. made no mention of a reported
bandit raid upon Americans near
Guayam‘as. Admiral Winslow report-
ed arrival of the cruiser Denver at
La 'l’as, lMexico, 'en'route to San Diego.
He did not mention ordering the Den-
investigate the
alleged attack upon the Americans,
and no orders have been sent front
the Navy 'Department to that effect“
Admiral Winslow stated that the
supply sillp Glacier was bringing a
lh’ew Haven railroad. Thomas Parker;
tstarted a fire in his kitchen rsngen
i'l'lle pipe from the range extends loi
.nnother room through an opening
:uhich has been cut through the wall;
The pipe became red hot. and set firm
to the lathe on which tt reeled. A
railroad investigator was in town this
morning ill t‘nneciion with the fire.
The New Haven road carries its own
insurance.
as tint on it)
llllt Illlllllll GARDENS
orders for war munlflong “[9 m be At a special meeting or the that
placed with [manufacturers sh» Notwslk Imp cm Associating
out the country bygthe “Adi-conJheld yesterday nternoon at the home
suiting board in order to test thp‘or Mrs. H. K. St. John. St. John nve-
ability of private plants to turn outinue. the association members voted
munitions in mm» or war. 1“" to become a part of the Achieve»
' not plan. as outlined in Acting intent Club garden movement. in thist
Sedfixtary Swot-t of u... comulcrce'd'l- which is being t‘oetered by the
department today by Howard Collin t‘onlmum’ty Citib-
of Detroit, chairman of the board's As has been previously outlined int
committee .on munitions production. The Sentinel. the state will this year
is to give an order to every factory .help school children cultivate gar-
.in the United States with a busrldemfi Restrictions are that the con-
ness. of more than $100,000 a ye”, ltestants must be between the ages of
The mmlttmce. of which W. p. Gif- .10 and 16 years. and a certain slum-
ford of New York and Roy E. ber of feet of land must be cared for.
Chapin of Detroit also are members. The Kill“ “07"” improvement AB‘
went to the department for mormsoclatiou. in their previous gardeni
statistics. They told the acting sec. lt‘ontrrts. have included youngsters ar‘
retary that manufacturers already l-m‘m" M 9" ““d “"0" 3'9“”: and be-
upprouched had agreed Without pr. icausc it would prove a sore disap-
ception to cooperate. 'pointnlent to the very young folks on
The board intends to lay a broad ‘lhe East Side to. be excluded from
foundation for a system that would?!“ garden CON-0N“. in Will“! they
put the country in such a poattlon'h‘m' participated in seasons past.and
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ll. 8. Will lESl .
MillillliliiS MAKERS
Every Factory With Insults of‘
More lhan $100,000 a for
to on Snail om and Chennai
to am slut it call so ‘
WASHINGTON,
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April
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. bombs.
Me
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mmuwaimt
senseless-lass i
“M “flu I'lt‘sntulatd the nasty made "Willem-output“ the United Slates
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NEW YORK. April ll—Dalrcttves
who yesterday arrested four Germain.
charged with placing bombs a sblpv’
carrying war munitions to the Ellente'
Allies. today sought evidence tnvolv-.
mg a "well-known German" who is
alleged to have supplied a 810,000
fund lo finance the firebornb conspir-
acy. They sought also the arrest of'
the chemist who did the chemical
work in the manufacture of the.
The name of neither of these
men illle yet been revealed by the po ‘
ilce. '
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(continued a m. seep.) .
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Hilts. sll
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The downtown post-oiiice officials:
haVe posted a circular warning
against carelessness with fire and the
danger of forest fires. With the ap-l
prosch of spring the danger from for-~I
eat fires increases. and fire wardens;
in all parts of the state are issuing.
warnings to the public against neglect-i
tng to watch or put out a are which
may cause serious damage to timberi
land and private property. t
Already. during the past few weeks}
the local firemen have been called:
out to extinguish grass fires in dif-
ferent sections of the city. in for-
mer years the firemen have been keptl
busy in the fall and spring fighting,
forest fires. Special efforts will boa
made this year to apprehend any per-i
amounts nun um moss ALL "MOUTH! ”no pl! A moist wot: me we own OPERATOR.
Probably showers tonight.
‘ SliiliilllESiSllCClSSl
Emma-la hubby and.
amuse-tors, curl
MM
i
i William C. Twombley. of East .\'or
twalk, a past exalted ruler of Stain
ford lodge. Benevolent and Home
tlvo Order of Elks, acting as grand
m flier, insulted the omcers of
Wk ladle. No. 709, last evening
I” work was performed in an ex
waive. The installing officer was
instituted by Bot. Wagner, of Stamford.
.for-erty of South Norwslk. as grand
tannin. and he llled materially in
:mnhlng the cere- ony a success.
' There was a llrge delegation of
inlembers in attendance. and all con»
who are as follows:
Welcomed heading Knight ~’l‘homas
A. Shelley.
l-lsteemed
Brumstrup.
histeerned [lecturing
inmin Kaeler.
Secretary John F. Bogardus.
Treasursl'wJohn Neuebauer.
Trustee—William ll. Pennington
Tiler William F. llanlon. .
Representative John W. Smith.
Loyal Knight ~tlurton
Knight “lien-
Al the close of the ceremonies i'lx .
sited lfulet liylngton assumed the
chair and announced the following
appointment
Require l‘harlcs ll. llilworth
(‘haplain-l'ast thrilled Ruler ller‘
run! .I. Reynolds.
inside Guantwlra (‘. Lockwood
()flfarlist~~l’att l-lsulted Ruler Jos unlit. who will rorwnrd the money t'l‘verdun banlefida. u the
[mans have been obliged be pm
‘ in order to fill upthegnpslnw' ‘
"ranks. to .repin‘ce datum”
and to bring np'mtnu new
'Mrs. John tr. McMahon. 10c. .
eph J. Linxweilcr.
ll‘ouse t‘omnlittce- Frank \\'.- lluclr
holts. Ira (‘. Lockwood. llernard ’l‘.
Nun-tom, Stephen 3. Selby. and Lultc
A. Connaally.
The annual reports of the secrelaly‘
and treasurer showed the lodge to be
in egeelleut condithn. Gratifying re-
!ports were made on the coming fair,‘
and other projects planned by the
organisation.
tilefrashments were served.
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soon ClitfllSS lS Silli-
iiflil 0f BONNER Plifliii
Intros-is list lleld brilliantly
liable for bath of Percy E.
wnllull o. seen. of No. 22 slcw.‘
art avenue. Norwallt. motormsn of
the trolley car which crushed Percy
oollont manner and proved \cry till I
i Are you doing your share toward
,tmuuos to comment upon the Oar- sud Mr. Maxwell was ‘s «tolerated-
|;ranu nose and would not forecastthe :litl'xt? in. ISM-Joli a district deldgats
“attitudeuof’the Senate Ropuullcsnll..in 1900,
‘I'Tbe Administration is charged with?
., our foreign affairs." he said.
that no war would find it unready twhich received "‘“ll‘ whole-hearted
to supply promptly all the war ma— Ienthusiasm. the members of the am
terlnl the, military (01-09,. ponmyiciation voted. after careful delibera-
not a surprise, could need. It seeks particularly lotion. 10 Continue their plans. as ar-
(‘ounsellor Polk confirmed the state1 provide against any delay arising 1“ {ranged for some time “50' and to con-
nleut in the note that when he “Ckpdprsnsforming factories ""0 govern- lduct m?” contest along lines follow-
for use of the Mexican railways the] "tent plants. an obstacle that handi~ ed heretofore- .
r...” was "Satisfactory," but was capped Great ‘Britain at the outset‘ This does not at all imply that the
coupled with an expression of surprise or ii” European war. tasaociation does not think the
The plan also 1. expected to {up gfihievemgnt Cluslidea asplendidhontfl
ed final . rout of the endin- . ,. nish information as to the exact cost 9 m9!“ 0"“ W “DOWNS” out on -
tocol leyaending trooplis acrogsptlloeiof munitions manufactured. THIS nstically the amtiating of the 0M“
border. ,data Will be put into the hands of boys and girls with the Achievement
it was declared officially, however.: the government as a guide to prices (“in movement. . ..
that no formal protest against the id be paid l“ time. 0‘ war. Lash prizes and a "9“" at ”1“
9n”, of General Pershing's columns: .(‘omtnerce department officials w"Mend of the season. are the happy lots
had been previously made by Carranl 1003i? mlnlflacmflnz plants for the;“‘“"““ [0" by “‘9 you“ ‘01“ in the
za. When the advance troops crossed board and furnish “Ch other migurden contest 0“ ”‘9 East Side-
at Columbus. it was officially stated. all formation “9 it MS- About 150 ”0-" and girls take 1""-
Carransa general met them at thoi The members 0; the association, with
harder’and made no protest either: -,the assistance of several men, act as
figspnally or on behalf of his govern-:f0URHEN ”tum-[Es Einstructors. “~—
' "Alf Hill [mifmiilfllSlNill lilll lllSlillill
state Department officials took the
till I’llillilllllil flillllll
view that Carranza's note was not a
demand for immediate withdrawal oil
. A colony of noted celebrities. actorsI
is and authors. is being established in,
carelessness start a brush fire. -
number of Americans from Mazatlan. There i a statute providing a so
a .
Sonic State Department officials
confessed that Carranza‘s note was
forest fires in the state and any per-
son who is found guilty of a violation
is almost sure to be dealt with so
verety by the courts.
The practice of carelessly throwing
lighted matches to the ground by
hunters and- fishermon is being-din-
qournged by state authorities. and it
is expected that fewer damaging fires
will result when more care is exer-
cised by people who frequent the
woods and fields.
ll. ll. til-ll?
ed last evening in lar e numbers' at
the Norwallt Methodi church. and
there enjoyed one of the most delight-
ful meetings ever held by the local
organization. Singing, speaking and
refreshments formed parts of the pro-
gram which tasted until a late hour.
The first number was the singing of
the forces, but an invitation to begin.
negotiations to limit their stay. l
(‘ounsellor Polk conferred with‘
Major—General Scott. Chief of Stait,i
NEW HAVEN, April 13.——The dele-
. the Republican
would be handled exclusively by secirstate convention yesterday to go to}
rclnry Lansing. ithe Chicago convention in June
The dispatch of the punitive expedt-i made up of fourteen members who the Chestnut’Hill district of this city. ;; number of songs by the entire con-.
lion before negotiations of the proto-‘hav‘? had experiences in previous 0011- Indications are that this colony willigrogatjon, In which everyone heartily
out was oharacterized by State De- ventions. and the other fourteen will be greatly increased when repairsthnt ‘yomd, and thirwsa followed by a
prayer. led by Rev. C. E. Barto.’tho
pastor of the local church.
'A solo. entitled, “0. Where. is lly
tied", by the correspbndence betweenlstrenuous times of the great gather-ism completed by the street depart-j
; ment. ,.
0f the delesawulrlarse. Mr. Born-i The Chestnut- Hill Road is bein
Senator Lodge. ranking Republican hat!!! was a district deleslle in “Minded. preparatory to the laying Licensed Saloon," was rendered by
of the Foreign Relations Committee, ands delegate-Muse in 1912.: Mme madam pavement. Much labor'tlle musi- sisters. of South Not-walk.
catlm at theNavy Department todanglM'k "6 a deferment-large in both and- nut is coins into the I'O‘and was enthusiastically received by
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Government., 1
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but said his visit was not with refer- be 1903 and 1’13 convention». NP. bulldingof’ his-road. For instance. in. the large audience.‘
‘euoe to the Mexican situation. He his was a, district. column .191... one Micah Md Inot .it was neces-
sary loom-.509 sof nonsense-{e 0V9?
.ideulsvand. property owners along the, rule».
Md "0 "a"!!! the street Mil-testing manner. of her recent - trip
merit very ”rennin!!! that they'aoross the Unttodfitatcs. on the 1"W.
are dentin: magnets influences-snout U. .Traftu’ or the "Wills. nth-
walts for road building purposes.
The remainder of the prom was
or the district delegates Col. Ull-
lmsu Wash delegate-stings in 1908
.. chairman Stone refused to com. landmdistriet delegate to 1912., For-
. . . .
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we»...
tin-titers of: Third”),
’ . (Continued on sutures» (masses on “I"! piss.)
Millill sluts.
Members 'of the W. C. T. U. gather-
.Wanderlng Boy Tonight—Down 'in the
to the coautyapresideut,‘
who.t’old. in ‘I. most inter-
bon smla‘," .0 Seattle. WuMIxiol. ”Wu-"lo. that the "m1
iplny motorman, on the night of
IMarcb 9, lnfilcting injuries which lat}
verel penalty for persons who startle, caused death. is not held criminal-‘ 000 against the estate for services.
'ty liable in the finding filed today by
Coroner John 'J. Phelan. The coron~
er does find. however. that Scott did
not use due care and live up to the.
rules and instructions of the com-
my.
Scott. the coroner finds. did not
apply the full power of the air brake
and put on the emergency brake at
the end of the 'East Main street our
line. where the accident happened.
There is a steep grade at that point.
and the approach of Howe‘s car,
of Scott's ear, created a vigra‘tion on
the rails that caused Scott's car to
escape the slight brake pressure, and
run forward far enough to crush
[illit- PillilS lllllllll ill
lililllfll Iii Will CENSUS
There are a number of plants in
Norwalk «which will be included in a
census “of factories in the United
States that could matte war munitions
in case of necessity. This listing of
such shops is to be the first step in
an industrial prepandness prognm.
The inventory. it is daid. will be
made by representatives in each state
of lhe five national engineering so
cietios selected; by them at the in-_
v ion'of President Wilson.
‘ l plinth intfiis city are new
canned hanging parts of numb.
tines. and other factories. slthosgn‘
capable of turning out such work.
have refs-adorns“. .The census is
taken with the idea of mobillslng
meat light I'anw mu What-sources
it can be supplied in case of war.
which rolled up to within a few feoti
3*;_ -.
institution
illliil till all lllllilll;
i{Milieu lswsslf With 0st of
lbs Greatest Patriotic love
last: “at Ilsa Swell the.
l
l Gentry inlesrs l
k” 1
Navy?
twill! an additional battleship? i
IDs-[ted Ruler—4‘. Irving liyington t
it you are not, you should get iu|
lime. and buwme a part of one of tile‘
greatest and most thoroughly Ameri-.
can pat‘l‘totic movements the countryt
has ever seen. '
. A dime to The Sentinel-Btevensi
lfund. places your name on the honor'
roll of those who helped build the pro!
posed new battleship "America." All;
dimes sent to The Sentinel will bet
iincluded in the fund started by thug
falnous little girl. Marjorie Sterrett. -
School children and their parents,‘
are‘ invited to identify theiheelws
with this great movement All dimcs‘
edged hi 'iic v cation of the annual
of t .. lust: - ll.....:s. and will be turnedl
(tier to \‘eteran A. l.. Stevens, origin ‘
ator of the battleship fund in Norr‘
lllt' New York 'l‘rihune.
Previously acknowledged, the.
Today's contributions
\‘ivian t‘. ’lloothby, 25c.
Everett McMahon. l0c.
Fred ‘lt‘. McMahon, 10c.
u...—
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; Ill llillil’ilililiSEil;
Seaght$50.000, receives a tilei
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? lsessls Fm $11.000—llvsd
—Thsnght so Was “0'!st
8 [ill
Btlllli PRESlllENl use ‘
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17'
Spain weal-an use
Rest Caused the S"- ,ij
ing of tile Sui-om hf“.
-—lleroans Pane h ..
y.
Verdun Battle to Relish.
ish lea " "
its
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t- 4. -
74
The German note on the Su-
sex and other submarine a“
has been received at the SW!)-
partrnent and was being ‘
ISpain
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its methods. " Pas-in“
illiSSililll'S Sillli %
iiy inexhaustible.
”it. “0]! FM WE Since the first month of ti.
war. the output of 3-inch shells h‘ , ‘
«sold
today. It probably will be bid“
fore President Wilson and Sec.- t
tary Lansing before night.
The Minister of Marine st ’
stated today that the I‘-
of the Spanish sue
denn' owasamost
h‘
l:
t
question, and that it would beu- ‘:
safe to express a positive om- 4.
ontbercalcauseofthedtaafl.‘
’ floating mine as the in‘trmestttggy
$2
sent to The El ttlncl will he acknowl».m.kc no declaration may the' .
destruction. but said he
quiry ordered by the govemsfi‘
had been completed. .. ,
Another lull has fallen on sh
psratory to ductile! W
He admitted the possibility oil“,:*‘
ltisbelssv' ed that laces-so
command" is not to
said to be quite satisfied as lost
as the Germans go on m
three times as.many men 'as tin .
French for unimportant results.
as he knows that he has ample n-
serves to press a counter attai-
on a large scale. when the‘oppor-
tune time comes. and stocks ‘
ammunitions which are pruficnl-
i France increased '33 1-2 times afl
ithree tines as many 75 millimet' .
l
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l But its Proof of That Merci l of larger shells 44 times. Twenty-
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lElsie Kerr against the estate of Mrs.
’Josephlne Mackey has been agreed
of the Probate Court. Stamford.
‘ Miss Kerr presented a claim of 850,-
be income.
[The compromise gives her t
the
lfrom 311,000 during her, life.
aprinclpal to revert to the heirs ofi
t Mrs. ‘Mackey upon her death. _
1 Miss tKerr is now about 50 years
told. She went to live with Mr. and
Mrs. Maokey when she was three. Her
, mother is said to have been distantly
lrelated to Mrs. Mackey's husband. it
was believed in Dnrlen that she was
the adopted daughter of Mr. and Ira.
. Muckey and Miss Kerr is said to have
entertained such a notion herself
Upon the death of Mrs. Msckey. no
‘adoptlon papers could be found. and
no record of an adoption. Unable to
prove adoption. Miss Kerr presented
a claim for services through her
counsel. Judge. Charles D. Lockwood.
Mrs. Maekey‘s estate amounts to
$160,000. It goes to about eight or
ten heirs-at-lnw. some of whom Mrs.
Mnckey never had seen in her life-
time.
‘Mlss (Kerr is now residing in the
Hockey house in Darien with her eon-
aervator. Miss Josephine Conifer,
formerly of Brooklyn. Miss Coulter
was a niece of Mr. Mackey. His es-
tate is now in litigation.
costumes costumes to
course was was. ms
At a meeting of tout eon
held last night. in the Hotel Mali-ck-
emo. a special committee of roaster
builders was nppotntnd to confer with
Journeyman carpenters in Norwatk
concerning thdr' demands for wngc
increase» ,4 , ' '
mt ni'ght'o mi laud-abut
half an hour. and adjournment was
taken!” twogwoskn. The contraction
making up the committee which will
'\
tioos includes: Arthur “unspent
illislktn» and Q. B. Kune’s.
|
A compromise of the claim of Miss‘
l
‘guns are being made as in Aug-
ust. 1914, and the manufacture d
heavy guns has increased in tip
sons who intentionally or throughta Howe, another Connecticut C .‘upon. and the terms await ”"0"”st rate.
.‘.
The German general attack on g
the left bank of the House. which... .;._.
,began on Sunday, is regarded . at
:having been beaten. and the Gee- . ;.
‘mans have reverted to the prev- ‘
ions relatively, small alternafi “
strokes against the French posh-1t
tions on both sides of the' viva;
and to artillery operations. .Whe.
the remaining French projectiofi.
along Forges Brook had been".
straightened -out. the Germapg
[were able to engage the princip‘.
‘lines to the west of the liven"? .
from Avocourt by Hill No. 30...
and Dead Man‘s Hill to Cumierh, ’,
iOnlv frontal attacks under diffi-
leult conditions were possible. en- "q‘f
cept at Dead Man’s Hill, w ,
the Germans were able to am
ithrough the ravines. They tried. ;.
to force a passage between Deadf‘f,
Man’s Hill and Cumieres. and to . -.
work around the south of the hi.
in order to envelop it. After M”; “
days of hard fightintz this man- . ;
oeuvre failed, and with it is be- ’
lieved to have collapsed the mail >
idea of that. particular German ”-111.
tack. The small gain wh' the? ;
Germans made northeast their.
hit! is retarded as of a nature toil...
modify the situation.
Military observers' point’out'"
that. Gen. Petain one more has
succeeded with a minimum of ..
itvastsqe. in heating oil with lies
lies: the adversarv’s sitar-ill. the '
.‘bv 'increasfitg the ironic of .
army . and enhancing ' his v
reputation.
Cal—it‘llrrnilcd 'm the whole -
meet-with. the lien iom “billion of Verdun but .oi‘Vht, this,
Norwalk Chronicler