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BEING Sili0iiilii l0iiNii DEAD ......... .......tfllll lil lillil
- _._..___.__ i t‘trtiiuvelitiiig upon the t‘it‘HdllUli si.\ 1
to the office of bishop of the leCt‘M‘tM ”WW I. m
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Inf“! I“ can Ifms uni.MI ”um! OlMI AVOID, ol liiiiitord, the Catholic Transcriptl
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m“ ‘yeiirs ago of Rt Rev. John J xjihhi i
was» today for mm» llilletl liy Peison Either uten- “’ "he“! W
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. 'hiil years ago today the Right h a. thei
‘ms‘ “3 I‘m. um“ i 6...", "my Rev John J .Mlati was consecrated“ “mm ‘3
‘ 'bishop of llattiozd Never iii thei
1‘5 -————— I -' history of the diocese has tliei
.urovvth in population been so con
hldt‘rlblk‘ as during the period whicti
.liiib intervened since that date. We
have jUsl passed the half million
nicini his lflfli [Will million ittlSlllll hisiiiit ~
t mark. and 500.000 souls looking to‘ .'
. ' tile spiiittial leadership of one man ms
instilles the assumption that hivi i
. _ 7 i -—-——- cares and rt‘hptillrllilllllt'h‘ are neither ........._ '
. - lt‘vv our light - 1
tiled Not Been iii the Best of Health ~ ‘
ilit t‘lil:tlipiti burden is a grave -
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Plans Made to Use loads for. for lime m... .m. .,.. m... M... ,. ....,.,,u.iCerM 0' Imps Icing Dim.
. ; some tilitke It lelllt'r by sitting down and: .
hm." S'Plll! Imus l , “‘ ' ‘ ll't‘plllllifl over it~ magnitude ilisiiop' ”mm 3m '
__. _ : Ntlrbitlk ll‘lt'lltl‘ ”l “lillht'l \W'“ ‘ \tlaii has talltn to his task with i
.an of 17 iteldcn avenue. “t't‘t' Krt‘dlli Ii‘i‘thii-l committin- and with an . . '
t M H y.‘ . .\ ‘ L... t. . _ . - l,o.\tio.\. A rll . :ti . .—A
1W“.[LL,,hil:k_H“hr: \“T._"“:‘ilmllnw oil shocked this morning to It‘ai‘it oi lllh abiding realization “f ”1,. seriousness p a ll 1 ‘ In
l'pwiirdn of one hundred persons have:
been killed or injured thus [er in
liubitii. ii correspondent It Belfast-
Evening News reports in a dispatch
tiled Ilinl night. He says the rleterti,
hidden in houses commanding inpor
.tanl street Junctions or covered by
‘lllirrlt'fldt‘b‘ in the streets. are Ivcepiiii:
tllp a cunviant fusilitide. The li.-t oi
'(-asuaitie.~ continues to lengthen, It
_ death, which occurred ill abollt 1'» I5
M““"“ “l" b““‘gttliis morning. at lli> late bottle, from.
““"44‘3 reinforced by ""'“ "l “0‘" the effects of ii dose of nitric acid. ’
Ill" HIlNIHF ‘Mld l‘M-tll') Il‘l‘lb- TWO; Mr. Noonun took the poison, wiietti '
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to tittohlllu the binder uhlle lit-atli ‘31-;(:I‘~rllllvnau‘ .13 itiitiritligR-lviou‘ liort, lliehop .\Ilan h"? dmmmfi‘mwu
1“,) w _ . \h i it '(‘ l l \ ~ ; to Mil ““llllle- ill“ ”I'm“ ll" .‘ l‘ 'o clergy and laity alike that the iti-
. 4N”) ‘ U “ 'l "HIM 5“” it'dllit‘ sick. tell-sis oi the great chart-ii oi t‘on
1... Hi utter-noon. bioiw cailip at t.ib In t; E (rain was notified at once hmmht 3“.- confided to safe hands
him < lilie ranch, in miles west. short. by “ipn‘lllt‘l'n of the family, and lie/“w” 1" no stagnation. no silikiitK
and sat-redness oi the labors wiiicii
lie is called upon to perform. His
success has been iii keeping with his
industry and fidelity.
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I) itti daybiwm and cm». d the responded to the call iniliietliaiely. . back. “70“.”. i> visible "“'Ty“h"r“"infwith;oli‘tmfll'v:‘hiti‘vf‘embeehm‘llii‘ed‘gii
ll"'-‘t“l' illl‘tllllg Mr \tvoiiaii iii a very seriousl ypl .. . i ~ . t y . - y .t '"p‘ ' “ ' " . p
- . . - t l" “n" “m "m“x " “mm“ m ”‘ hv \‘iiin Fern snipers for no other
it title no I‘MAMIH \van .ipHL‘lit‘tl at condition when lit’ reached the house. ‘ ' . . .. . i h .. ~ ‘ ‘
_ . iorniation oi livw parishls .tlit int n 3‘ 0” [Mn that thev “H.“ WWW“
littlt‘ari l‘t‘:'tlt|lltlt'lt'l.\ tut lhi- [Il\\' \ s, in .liti i out) tilt, at once brought ”m “ ' '
estabii‘htiieiit oi religious centers
. . to be loyal
win-re the iaitti and iiitiiltlx oi people; Til-l cordon of troops is being drawn
of evei) nationality are sail-gnarled
. j i ‘Kl‘flilllllliy but surely around the rebci
“91.?“ "3.11" "H ‘ l I. _ sdi -'i m strongholds The authorities lli‘!‘ car
w "mm” um" ‘" iuri. “( trying on their difficult task with the
loot lilt‘lll ot' ilihl;l\ into Mexico, it into only, and '.li a short time all oil
vi.i~ lt'itltlt'd that the tuition £t~~l~l» the ho..~in v\ltltil vii-is possible to bc‘
ed by the eiigineeiinv; (tillih :iie l’l‘ removed, had been pumped out. (it Mr.
ltlt‘th‘t‘ the roads for the heavy trzlillc Noonaii‘s Ali‘llllii‘ll. lir. Wolle, oi
oi the supply trains and for the com- ‘ South Main street. the faintly Dili'dl‘
. of Bishop Nilun have grown to re . , . - -
in; :‘:lii:)’ season Close observers of clan, had been notified of the'case 1“ hard him as it man pre-euiinentl."ig‘rms‘ “3"“u‘:?n::.,5f‘:lhyn:gzrsluly
the Mn-vican situation concluded tiliil‘lllf‘ nlwlllllllt‘r in“ ”"0“ "“"Wd on'jiiel and neuel)‘ considers!"- Whmblozgsbztliaethd drill
in 'lie l'e-llisposition oi his Iititiprl, the scene. ‘ . “I
, _ . ’ recogniles merit and encourages and.
-. The two phvsmwns “Ollie-d 0“ U“ lain-m wise lnilletive it u' eshill -
Wk“ mun ‘0 "‘9 “"0! m?" abili- ' rating to labor under such leaner l
,‘lM; "M” SH?“- A‘ in“ “me- Mr ship. (loud will and unanimity of.
' Noonm was Blillnl 03 ‘ m“- ““d effort are bound to prevail under such .‘I’Rfllln
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I 5‘1”“ “3de “U“ 1‘" tell. ”in" “W inspiration and progres: eomeri'euve
[NERIAINMENI A] i ho was pretty Wk . . and unbroken i'ollovvs lix men‘ny a -_‘,
. At 5:45 this morning. the poison. .
0VER RIVER 8cflooliresching a vital spot, completed its:
”— '— rendered a report on the case.
i Funeral arratigctiictits have
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chief pastor, we will keep iii the "momma" ““05 B'm’, .ll
zealous leaders—a blessing ior which , t . . . ‘
Public Utilities Commissioner 31.! nor. when totes Electric Express car.
pick-eds of which are to buy a “onward
anti. what is oi greater moment. we v i
will merit a continuation of the hlt‘ss»' “‘3'“, H I" Ti." t0.
W “'9 ”WWW” “"“wf‘ll” ‘bound east collided wltli a Bridgeport'
ot iltirtford was a. visitor at . '
' '. . '. w ed and driven b Charles
trivia for the school. Especially ‘tlie downtown municipal electric light illlne) o n y
it't‘ltliiilng were the play ”Cinderella".
the night the day l I
"Tile directive of Hartford is recoil RUNS INIO Jlmtv
deadly work 4 .. . nizml as one of the great Catholic
Medical Examiner Huntington wastmwh ot’ “w United sun”: If m“
' had not i ____
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Hay. lusts, llecrtetmts and whim “"‘,“"f_:.. - .__.._
Dances “0"" Given 3 “lot lines which have been ceaselesdyi i
. y ’ [WMMISSI land almost visibly poured out upont mum“ “Will” i
Plflls . I ills during the 73 years of our dio. - '
IPAYS VISII ‘0 NORWALK “PM”! existence. “PM“! hm favoreip A fatal accident was narrowlv'
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.\ very‘ pleasing entertainment was;
- v a 99 Water .tr. t, rid e-
”“ ‘phhh this morning, He amt wraith-ANN Al. Mmmc H I. .33?“ "' “ "P 3 g .
under the direction of Miss .i.x...lo1“7"""“‘ A‘ I“ “l'l(:‘wm.er ."‘{0rm.’l‘.llly a. I Three men riding in the machine
d‘oivez, and the six “HIP first gt‘atlet‘l'd‘dls‘w“ ("mlmlmml “Shun“ lei ivvitli Blacos. were buried from the
boy» iii their folk dance. There was ““ths ““"llllli‘s'o'wrs- who :‘n' ““‘i
a large audience of children. with 39V.;thl‘sl00tl ‘0 have ““1““ COl‘fi‘d‘llc“ l“. c u
‘the judgment of the cominissioncrs.t . e e e
are true to ourselves and worthy of
the ideals and achievements of our‘
"R exceedingly _""d 1"” "°u"ll"“f"‘! to averted last night about ltt:30 o'clock.’
,us an unbroken line of wise and (m \Vestport avenue. m (‘hurcli‘s (‘or -
lib-ii on Friday afternoon lit the Ove. =
River School by the children, the
tear into the roadway. Blucos him.
self received a severe shaking up. and
era‘. adults present. and the amiir will, . DOBBlblY internal injuries, II I 1‘0-
lte repeated on Siiittrlay afternoon at 3““ willing ‘0 co—operate and . “his“ ,sult. i
3. h. for adults. in t't-tiiit't'liiitl “th ’tlieni in connection with pushing the. ‘ The machine which was reduced "‘i
the entertainment on Saturday. {ornamental “Killing; Jul“ Wm" “"95. The annual meeting of the locala wreck, was left M W Bide Of the
“h “4"“ “in lake Dllll‘i’v The DW‘“he “Hm”! commissioners are ‘0 branch of the Woman's (‘lirlstlali’l‘em- road.
grim iS HS follmisr Hall? (0 80001119113“ "“3” Ends “'erelperance Union was held, yesterday ai- immediately after the accident had
t'lmo lltle! . Millicent Brady and discussed this morning by the Silver- ternoon, at the home or Mm. G. Mills, occurred, the uptown police were noti-
AIL...- Harris. ilitendent and the commissioner. 'Ilerkeley street, tied. and Officers Murray and Dome)“
t l"~t.\' -"t'iiitterella" till 4 scenes) i Specifications and contracts are ~tic-l Tile session was opened with dcvo- proceeded to the “on? of the mis-
Characters ing drawn up at this time with reier»’uonh1 services. Following the roll lisp. Blacos was picked up “1%;
The Mother ............ Rose Harris ence to the enlargement of the facili man the annual reports or ”h. seem placed into the freight car, an |
hi Hint ................. iiulh Dotson .tles of the. municipal plant. Before;mr_\- aiid treasurer were read and ac~‘ brought to the Connecticut Company's;
Lia v ................. Isabel Hogan the comm ssioners proceed with bring- :cepted, with a vote of thanks to tho“ barn in Wat street from which 9180?!
Tracy tcalled Cinderella) :ing about any changes a district meet-Hm, officers. Annual election of 0m; Dr. William J. Tracey was called. Ail
' Emma Rtiheying will he called and complete plans‘ice,S followed. A free will on'ering; ter a brief examination of the injured
inll 1)? DTPBPUU‘Q ”W [190918 for KIDPl'O-‘vcns taken up, the proceeds of which] man. the ,doctor ordered lil'. removal
."1‘1- Attorney William F- Tammany wars to be divided between state and ‘0 the hospital. H" W“ taken to the:
'was present at last night's session oiihmm, work. it was planned to boldd local institution late last night. and,
The Fairy (lotlliiotliei‘
Mildred l‘atilds
The Prince .............. Marie Day
is Your i
Jimm—Stcphy l
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‘lt. r-ild . . . .. ........ Helen "Purity the commissioners. which lasted untillnnce every month. a soeial evening at ' is resting fairly comfortably in that!
(LU-[Ills and Ladle:- at Hill'l—iRlllli’ ('lil‘- 'jmldniglit. the homes of the different. members. place today. ‘ ‘ 'h . in"
’J l:“. lxatliryn liay. l‘l‘dt‘tld lslviya'n,‘ --—-— .. The oiiicers elected yesterday: i The three pasht‘lilli-‘l‘b \t- 0 were .
.on \t‘ \an “urea and tlci:rtlde Bad. , President—Mrs. Charles Bvxbee. ,the machine at the time of thc‘cragid!
Mg‘igher lint-ts Qo hie Frnli its alld'5 000 WOMENS CUM“ \‘ice-Presldent—Mrs. A' Palmer. althoufgh lbleozgdfl‘inh:denaunggl‘lli’mlj
Frt‘eda i“rillll‘lis K D F i , Secretary—Mrs, L" Van'Coevcring. ‘val‘rlnor til) I proceeded to the.
Ill-citations do \\'liicll :‘*“,‘S“;{"‘“Mf?" Flj‘m‘ Stfill‘wlam- .rhnrk (Elly. inst n ht.
Kin-t? tlo mmmmg I immress eportu»»iiiis. It. L. Tliomn The express car was m charge 0:
'4"; . _ , . ~ _ r . ant'
D113“: ' [whim tai (‘liimes of Dun-i . ‘ I‘Oi‘elmi Mission Work Sliperiniend-i 1;th abfifyggggenggfo man I
kill. lb) Dance of (it'eeting—Pupils‘ NEW YORK. April 29:"‘F1V9 mounemers. A‘ Palmer. . . ' --* -"““’"
of tirade 2, [Cyplyn Lange. Marie sand workers on women’s cioaks.suits The '0110Wlnt-I Vice-protiidetils. rep-
(Janey. lrnla Holly. Eunice .vlainr..'=md skirts already have been locked "”9“”th ”‘9 sIf‘veral churches ,
Gertrude llrolieks, Gladys Lamb. ReviOUl by lht‘ Manufacturers' ”0‘90“"! throughout the city, were named: iRIle CREDH n8
bet-ch lt‘itch, Flora nihh, l.vdia BitikiAssociaiion in a fight against the in. Mm chutes Brxbee. First M. E.
and Sara lliligiiiltl'f. ' ternational Ladies"(}arment. Workers” church, or soljlh Norwalk; Mrs. Ben-
‘ Ht) Greeting and Meeting. Union. and its efforts to prevent the edict. South horwaik BMW“ church: 10 an 5 PER CENI'
(bi S‘lioemakerq' Dance. {employment of non-union operatives. Mrs. 0- hm Logvering. 50“”1 1‘01" ,
Kindergarten iThe manufacturers have. announced walk Congregational; MW Rafe MW .____.. ,
Walter Hoyt, Harvey Brotlierton.ltliat 223,000 more will be locked out‘kymt Trinity Episcopal: Mrs. 0‘ Mills. The bankruptcy case of James Ril-
pom‘tity Robinson. Irene shah. Mai‘yttonlght. “mm M- E" '5‘“ A- Mm"- Bail ey, former proprietor of the New He
lavac. James Conroy. Otto Wenn-I Vigorous efforts inaugurated by Ja- Avenue M- E‘: M" E' C" Thompson. tel Mahackcmo, was settled yesterday
ch and Bradley Longstaff. loch H; Scliiff, the banker, were made Em “Walk Advent “"13“": Mrs- on .‘5 per cent. basis, during a meet-I
. t'at Oxdeneen. Itoday to induce the manufacturers to Sturtevant. Chm“ Episcopal church. ing held In Bridgeport before Referee?
' Paulie of Grade 1. tescind the lockoutorder and thus pre- John W. Banks. The former managerl
. Mtkle Tonal—Alfred liaitauo. vent, a threatened strike by 30,000
Tony Selval.ore-—-Wlllitim Por'ier. makers of women's clothing now am
1 Paul“ Schwinn—Sidney Golds ' played in shops not. represented iii-tho
‘. 'i‘tie ushers " were four sixth gradeMuiiufactui-ers' Association, and s poo
s—diao Miller. Joseph. Gelatin. in iuible strike of 00,000 makers of men's.
yen and Jean Smith. tclothinu.
HOSPITAL NOTE8.
Mrs. Henna Adams. of 5 Harbor
avenue. w: admitted yesterday. the ilehecireno. it we run We the-
‘Mrs. Julie Zonal: ,of 12 Snowden direction of Trustee Adolph W. Drew.
evtnue, was discharged yesterday. .fuee. l
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ideiits.
will“ In Phl'lle‘hl
scorn NORWALK, court. slit-unmitifimnégfiéio
ASGOCIATED PRESS NEW FROM ALL PART. OF THE‘WILD IV A .PECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR. '
Fair Tonight and Sunday, Warmer
iiioill, H00l,llill lililiiil
lX-PitlS. WM. ii. llfl
Lively line in New listen but
Week-leak" Grotto Plans
It: Ceremonial for my 23
Members of Monker tirotto. No 56.
Mystic ()rder \‘eiicd Prophets of ill.
Enchanted "Hill”, villi Journey to New
Haven. next Wednesday Pt't‘iilligdfl'
in); on the 4:28 p. "L. train front South
Norviulk, to see llt'jiil litolto orna
~iiieiit exl‘resitlent \\i|liaili ll ’l‘iil't
'“illi horns, boot and tall it i: ch
iii-incl) probable that the man)
‘ll’ropliets liulii visiting til‘tilliis vvill
enliven the Elm t‘lt) to a dt-uiet- uii
surpassed by even the ralilpant
The delegation from thi< t-itv'
will be one of the Ial‘geet and most
eiltimsiastie ever turned UUI
Plans have been made and Will‘l‘ be
for the grand spring
t‘i‘i'llilOiiinl (if .\lt|"l\t‘r tlrtiilti. which
is to be held ’l‘uesdhg afternoon May
'.".‘. Prophets are working hard to
make this event more hull-essittl than
the previous ones. elitcli will be tlii’
ficuli. an the work has always been of
a high order The Masonic fraternity
of this district will be thoroughly can-
vassed, and efforb made to secuteolie
bundled candidates
Monker Grotto is now
by .“RMlllii ironi
represent e.l
“"lllflt'llill'l, Stain»
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HOME Nil Nil Afllll
.iiiilflll SUCCliSfUl
lies lied Open Door For lust One
Year. and Promoters Are Well
Satisfied
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l‘lit otflnrs and men‘s :itl\i.‘~til_\ rotir
illIttee hold a ll‘l‘i"ll!l.' at the lltt‘llit‘
it 1' llit‘ Aged to review the past _\'t'lll’
and plan for the year it come The
Home inside and out iie'..-i looked
'iiiort beautiful than it’ilili oil llil~ slin'
my day. e
During the year it aired phple hitvc
tbeen cared tor within its walls. 1n
members bclnr there at the present
time. The valve ttiatroti and >ll|l|‘l'ill
tentlt-nt have served for the entire
)‘car. and Mr, and .\ii».. liutzery have
proved so successful in this tiipaclty
that they have been retained for the
next year at an advance iii salary.
The Norwalk Town l’nion has been
stict-essl'ul so far in maintaining the
Home free from debt. although it has
received only one legacy. that of
Sin”. from .“l’fi. George Niish. llonie
\Veeh, held last Noveltibei‘, has been
the only means of raising money elli-
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llMlNi nihilism ’
In Every Feature Al
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Should Possess.
rvvo'ceure
0f AMBASSADilii’S Clll
“lICli All lilillllllli
lIIil liiiill Pllll l0IIl8 Dill”
That's What Thirteen Year Old
Iaierie Stemtt fleets lleele
Sam 10 Be in. is routine
at Ellis' Fair [Isl Night-Seeti-i
eel-Stevens Filed Rapidly Cree-1
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Veteran .‘t t.. Sit-vein the original-
“Stiirett' pit-net r oi .\orv\al|l, and
liillll‘t'll irai‘lild Mitrjtii‘it' Sterretl.
reepoihible for lilt' Battleship Fund
vvhitti is sweeping the toulitry. and.
receiving the support of all \nierican
Patriots, and at the Etk's Home last;
night during the course of the fair‘
and shook hands The little girl was
{There Are No Few Devel-
eplents. But Opt-bile
Views Are lcld in Bali
—t3ernii Troops lasted
tor Assault on french
Positions Near Avocelrl
The attention of all Germany is
directed today toward the end-
ience oi the American Ambassa-
ldor with the German Emperor at
General Army Heidquareere in
Berlin. The German people are
watching with eager interest to:
word indicating whether e settle-
ment has been reached in the sub-
marine controversy.
Berlin passed the day in quiet
in this city for seieral hours ins: waiting with no new develop-
iiigiii She was brought here by'
Norvvalll Lodge. .\'o 709. ll l’ (i, E.
The picture. “Defence or Tribute," iii't
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A. L. Stevens.
meats in the case. The Room
had another strong day, encour-
aged bv Wall Street advices and
optimistic views held in Berlin.
A feeling is manifest, however.
that the optimists are outrunning
events too far. Thus the National
Zeitung warns against excessive
optimism. pointing out that the
situation is unchanged.
The Hansabund. the great or-
ganization ni commerciel classes.
'has issued a circular expressing
a hope of favorable issue. but the
certainty that the Emperr will
make no decision detrimental to
Germanv‘s national dignity and
absolutely necessary freedom in
the use of weapons.
The German Minister at
Berne. Switzerland. by special in-
structions of Chancellor Both-
mann-Hollweg has called at the
Swiss State Department and ex-
pressed deepest degret for the
violation of Swiss territory by a
German aeroplane on Wednes-
day. The Minister staed that
the aviator had but dismissed
which she is featured. will appear in
The Palace Theatre on May lhtli. A
part of the proceeds of tlii-z gigantic‘
patriotic benefit will go toward The.
Sentinel Stevens battleship fund, '
which will be forwarded the New.
York Tribune. ‘
Elsewhere is shown a likeness of
\‘cteran A. L. Stevens. prominent in
latching Tile Sentinel Fund. and who
is wholly responsible for the Sierrett'
iilUlt'llH‘lli being started in Norwnlk.
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hearts.»
Marjorie Receiving Contributions From “Young America.”
GENERAL TOWNSH END EUR.
RENDERS..
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LONDON, APRIL ZQ—GENERAL’
of the hotel went into bankruptcy the TOWNSHIP“), THE BRITISH ‘00
first of this you“ Unttivseevrel weeks HARDER 'A’i’ KUT-iLkmA,‘ HA
ego, wherJerneeCenaersv toeb overdllfllilomn‘.‘
Advertise in The Sentinel to obtain.
the best results.
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Little Miss Hyatt. of upper Norwalk.
is the original “Marjorie Sterrctt," of
this city. as the was the first girl of
the town to contribute.
Mr. Stevens was born in Dorian.
January 20. 1842.
walk to make. his permanent» home.
nhrat twenty-three yeere rage. He
l my
lire-nth": north of Roclinconrt. af-
1 fer ovfilmllng’ 5‘"! mines 311d bom-
He came to Nora
from the aviation corps and that
all flying in the region adiacent
to the frontier had been forbid-
den.
After a violent bombardment of
French positions near Amount
and Hill 304. on the Verdun
front west of the Meuse. German
troops were massed for an as-
sault. The War Office report of
France of this afternoon savs this
attack was prevented by French
.artillerv. which dispersed the
‘German troops.
A vigorus attack was made on
French trenches cost of Thiau-
mont farm. but the Germans were
repulsed with hcrvv losses.
The French official communi-
cation on the operations in Rel-
tm'iivn and France. issued last
nivht. lollows:
“Earlv this morning the ene-
attcmpted to enter our
:bardcd bv artillcrv and trench
imortvs. but were repulsed suc-
: ceesl’nllv.
l "The! it"
been ronsiderable
:icfi‘ritv ‘in the air. Four of our
machines attached eight hostile
machines. Flvinty in formation.
“'0", "rm'e ; wcdve into the mid-
dle of the cnemv squadron and
after a fivht lasting ten minutes
four of the enemv machines were
driven down. one landinv in a
plomrhed field. One of Our
machines was hit. but we suffer-
ed “0 casualties."
The. flight of a German aero-
nlane over kwiss territn'v in “"9
twine oi Porentruv. this week.
forcv‘rrin'r so'm alter a similar
Efllrv‘u a—ur flan (:qu “flour-v.
'im movnvea the «image-d iridiz-v
nation in Switzerland. This. is
wefhcted on oil mm oi tin
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