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THE‘ SEN'ITNEL
LEADS
In Every Feature An
Up-oo-Date Newapopcr
Should Ponaaa.
ESTABLISH” 1870
WIGNAN-IIIII
EiEGIlIIN EIGIII
GAGE ARGIIED,
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lumen-"lg: Proust: Far-I
lacr's Cass, and lodge lousyL
Sans up for human till I
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liiIlIil thIli ititt Iii
Cotillilitilis tit!
Case of Straw Brill Association,
ad Salts Testis Gamay
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\\ \‘SHINGTON. May 23.~Tlie con-
test .-f Jeremiah Donovan to unseat
('nuaressmsti Ebenezer J. Hill of the
fouttli (‘onnecticut district because of
alleged improper methods used in se-‘
curt tg his election 'was presented to" charities investigation rested entirely had taken drugs on tlte night alter
the House of Representatives commit-‘ with the committee. it was said'yes» \lr. Peck died.
the tut elections this morning by?
Homer is. Cummings Democratic nae‘
lltlii'dl committee from Connecticut}
\\".l .s counsel for Donovan.
Outlines Tuttmony.
ilv (‘umminze began his argument
by outlining to the continittee the
t-stitnony that had been adducted at.
the investigation held tit (‘oitnectt-‘
(ill to prove that the formation of
the central committee to bundle tiie'
campaign of Sir. Hill and the rest oi,
the ticket in Pairiieli cotinty wast
nothing more thaws subterfuge to
permit the expenditure’ for Mr. Hill;
of a larger campaign fund that he
would be permitted to expend by tool
:is an Individual.
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ARRESIS Ill EGIEGN
#bldl-QI I: thaflouthlorwaik Post
Olcaaalocanduualattar.
”soars" nonwanx. coni‘r'uiss’oavffiv
23. 1916—-
swui Insists
0N COMPLAINT
BI SEINIIIIRS
Isa-atrium: to falls Miss“
Against Estonia In: is the
lien York Mimic: Case
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ENIINPSGN GGNNIllEE
ENDS RRGGNIIN INIlIIIRl
Mayor Mitchel lion tltit Appear,
Bat Says lie lay Testify loday
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NEW YORK. May 23 .. Whether the
ThompsoiL Legislative Committee
would go into the matter of the tap
pittg of the telephone wires by the
police in connection with the recent
ierday. li Senator Thompson decided
to take tip this end of the wiretapping
case there would be important devel-
;opments within the next few; days, it
Iwas asserted. but it was added that
the Senator had shown a disposition
to let the whole subject drop, all
though iii that. according to the same
authority, he was opposed by Frank
Moss, chief counsel to the committee
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thlliilGRililil iisttucl-
2 till it till Iii tour
‘ Veteratts, Naval Militia, and Connec- bers of the Texas National Guard are. had been invited to the rooms of the,
' Arion C
Sparkling champagne. apricot bran~
dy. whiskey and 6H bottles of beer
are included in the quantity of liquor
.ordered desu-oyed yesterday by order
CofJudge Scott of the cotnmon pleas
lcourt. civil side. The beverages were
i'm..-t-utor Cramer C. Hegeman is Weatport was raided by the state 90'
to wage an active war against ittney_ “09 June 37. 1915. at 3 in lltt‘ tltttmins-
oi‘ur-(‘rowding in this cit". The pm“ The total value of the liquor is 8700.
secuttir said this morning that arrestsI George S. Jennings. who called him
will be made unless the practice ceaaAI self president of the club. pleaded
cs at once. I guilty of violation of the liquor law at
in some cities the right of the au- the recent session of the criminal su-
thorities to arrest an automobile own- Dt‘l‘lOF 00“” “ltd Wits flnt‘d 375. in
('l' for ov‘erci'owding his car has been 91101! 01159“ It In ”it! practice 1'0? 01“
qtit“"l0ll9d. The skeptical ones ask if' prosecutor to ask the court to arrange
an autdmobile cannot be overcrowd» for tht’ flnttl (“SDOSIIIOR Of the liquor
ed, why does the law allow over. seized. After ordering the liquor de-
crowding on the trolley cars and I Strol't‘d Jqu‘ Scott ruled that led
trains inings must pay the.court costs. .len-
i-msecumr Hegemen stated that hel ntngs several months 880 applied for
would be fully within his rights to pro-' 8 "(1110? license for his club bttt the
sectite. inasmuch as the overcrowdingl county commissioners dented his lip
problem would come under “police! DIICRUOD-
potter." aid. as well. it is stipulatedI -""
iii the recently passed “jitney license“!
ordinance that there must be no over-
seized when the Elm ('ountry club oi‘
crow ding.
M088 iiiillilllit
tittiiti if 375'
.\ itiue-days' leave of absence, gain-
ed by one of the colored bullers of
the Moss Hill Sanatarium. this city,
was brought to a sudden and sorrow-
ful end last night, when the butler
discovered he was minus his roll of
about $75.
The money is thougltt to have been
missed in a Raymond street house.
A report has been made to police
headquarters, and _an investigation is
being made. today. The butler drew
slit in cash from the bank, and had a
(‘Ilo't‘k (or $34.45. '
HUNGER llRIlNE Illll
l0» SIEAI BIGIGIE
Because he was hungry. eighteen-
ypamtd Melville Gates, of Stamford,
yesterday morning stole a bicycle.
owned by Jam‘s Strmiska, from in
front of James Donnelly’s store on
South Main street. Gates "loaned"
the wheel out for a consideration of
60 cents. with wit he bought food.
~Ot’flcer‘Johii H. m t) last night took
the young mu lotto custody. Ar-
raignod boron/Judas George H. Vor-
burgli. this morning. he had. his case
continucd’for one week.
BIG itii Sill .
Miii Iii iitiilt
'A large real estate deal was cogn-
pieted yesterday afternoon in the of-
iice of.Judge Vosburgh in this
city when the Tokeneke Corporation
purchased from John E. Vincent, of
Darien. a tract of twenty acres of
land. _
This property is adjacent to land
already owned by the corporation. and
will be developed to good advantage.
it will form a part of Tokeneke Park.
a favorite summer colon that in at-
tracting the attention 0 ‘ many cele-
brities as a desirable site for a sum-
mer home. IMany famous people make
their residence during the summer
months in Tokeneke.
SGRERINIENIIEIII 0E
‘ lIGIII PIRNI ,lNI’RiIREil
Although still weak from the ser-
ioua ‘npell he experienced Saturday
night. Superintendent A. ill. Winches-
ter. of the South Norwotk «Municipal
Pint. is today resting comfortably.
and is gaining strength slowly. at his
Gibson Court homo.
Superintendent Winchester
WIS
very mr death’s door Saturday. hav-
ing suffered an marital bemorrbago
and a sudden tradition of the boom.
Throo doctors wercwin attondoacc.
and they succeeded inurallyiag him. -
tilt. litIlf. 0i
Gillilili
GilliIiIiIIIENl
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sarcomas...“ my
Gaul-swirl Island to
lteumhuiualmps
it suitor itiiti
Prisoner AH“ That lie hubs“
manic it Ii: I‘d fathr-la~
III, Who "at“ to Die
NEW YORK, May 23r~~Tbe state
continued to offer medical testimony
today as the foundation of its case
against in. Arthur \t'arret Waite.
charged with murdering his lathe-r
in-law, John E. Peck. of Grand Rapids.
'Mich. Mr. Peck was reputed to be a
millionaire and the theory of the
prosecution is that the defends it
committed murder so that he might
fall heir to the Perl: fortune.
Dr. Albertus A. Moore, the pbyci-
clan who attended ‘Mr. i’ecii before:
his death at the Waite apartments in'
New‘i’ork. had not finished his testi-
mony under cross-examination when
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: IENNS GIINNDSNEN
the first sesalw ot‘ the trial adjourned
lyesterdsy. Upon direct examination.
he had declared that Dr. Waite ad- .. .
milled he had purchased arsenic for;
his aged father-in-law for the reasonills I'lIS.‘ t. 1‘. Mfil‘
tlatlto [star Fadaral Sonics
I that "the old gentleman did not wait: .
to live." in his opening address Dis-t
itrict Attorney Swann declared that:
Waite hastened his victim‘s last mo.
inents by applyiii; to his nosttlls a
handkerchief soaked with lc’ztloroforni;
L'ppn ems-examination Moore
war questioned regarding the mental
condition of the defendant alter be
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Siblcy'a tour cavalry troops which en»
tiered Mexico nearly two weeks ago
.in pursuit of the Glenn Springs and
lioqotllas bandit raiders were back at
the border without casualty. having
‘penetraictl ills miles. They rescued
ttvo Americans beitl prisoners by the
Iitandits. and brought back live Mex-
ican pri.oncra.
. Marion \‘etcher. American consul at
(‘bihtiahua (‘ity. was due to arrive l.i
,Washingtou today with a full report<
on economic conditions in Northern-
Mexico. to be made to the State De-
partment. (lllciala understand these
conditions are bad.
At .lfltxlco City the t‘arranaa gov-
. ‘e t’ ~ e
f Final arrangements have been per-l‘gngegig;lchrder:ll‘l?c‘ 6232:};12?;:
. ccted for lltiI Memorial Day Panda-Wm“. ‘ few 1”. .omch“ here.
.in Norwaik. The rade will start I '
9‘ .suggestcd it might contain a renewal
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from u" Douglas “W‘” m“ m" of the dorm id for withdrawal of
““Mnfl‘m "m" at 9°Icl°°k TM“ American troops and deal with the
who will take part in it will include raiding in ”N. “1‘ Bond district
members of Buckingham Post. (5. . . '
. Douglas i-‘owler Ptisl. (l. A. it. ., .
' . . '. trals office wer rsuln militar
iioy Scouts. ‘Smnmh'mm'm'm war.law to determlu: nethrlflitl ment-
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”a" .\ational Guard. tsubjcct to court-martial for refusing
The "M 0' "mm" M” h“ "i’ ““5" ‘to take the musterlng oath to enter:
Secretary Baker wast
avenue from Washingtoi street to the
l a rvic‘.
lreen. uptown. There Httcklnghuut'hdnu " ‘
. . to be advised concerning his possible.
Post members will withdraw sodium)“ in the my. .
march to all. Mary's. Riverside. and“ I
llition ceinetarics. where they will'
decorate graves. Members of DougiaaI
Fowler Post. (i. A. R.. will proceed
from the Green to Pine island and:
East Norwalk cemeteries, where they"
will decorate the graves. I
The graves of the soldiers at Row—i
ayto't will be decorated on next Sun”
tittv.
illili limit DtiIGiilERS i
Nil NEEI RI EIIE IIONE§
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I The most important of the votes,
taken at the board meeting of Nor-t
iwaik Unlon of lKing‘s Daughters and
;Sons. held at the Home for the
'Agcd. yesterday afternoon, was that!
Iprohlbitlng any 'other organisation,
tfrom holding meetings in the llomo‘
Easide from the King's Daughters.
IMembcrs of any other society, how-'
ever, have the prlvclege of visiting that
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BIG INCREASE IN
lIlGRI PGSIAI SAVINGS
I Since the' beginning 0f the year. An interesting flict brought up dur-t
there has been a decided increase mj ing yesterday's meeting was that the:
. postal savings deposits at tho Soutii‘tlonge’st list of donations to the Homel
Norwalk post-omen, Th‘icb, since Ap- yet received was acknowledged. lt‘
ril 181, the authorized limit of deposits was decidedly appreciated that the
in the local bank has been extended. donations were most liberal.
More people are taking advantage of ‘
this method. as the system becomes
known. and the
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‘ Larger postal savings deposits will:
now be accepted at the post oflice..i
This is made possible by in important .
amendment to the Postal Savings Actf
just approved by President Wilson. At' -—-— . . .
90““ 58"“‘83. “903““ may now Under the auspices of the South
have an account amounting to $1.000, Norwalk Lodge of Moose. the Batman
"2... “3.3.3.13; WWW
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amount. he could have to his creditjggdmgaifiggeggll ‘dougttngiin '1'th
This enlargement of postal savings {ll-l shows will am). here for a week. an...
:i‘ililtdli‘. £2.32... says: at “we “'2: 1‘3; l:"'.‘:.°,‘ firm
ready reached the old 3500 limit sadly; nva 31““ 21:0.“ are :ell-khown
are anxious to entrust more of their'm almost every city of the United
$3155.32 fdfilifizll‘mft'f’lifiv‘fih 5‘” ,“i‘ ""1" it“. Rail?" 31“” ”l
.. Ll sue a e aveno
further embarrassment to the public .m'fidom? y y
and to postal ofiicials is the doingt
away with the. limit on the amount
that. could be. accepted from a deposit
tor monthly.
? Under the old law only 3100 could
be deposited in a calendar month. The
amendment abolished this restriction.
. While the PosQl tBIN/lugs System has
' already ‘ovod a signal success as is
shown the fut that more than
half-a~milllo:i depositors have. ovor
eighty million dollars standing to their
credit. still it has fallen short of meet-
ing the full demands of the public be
cause of the. restrictions Which have
now been eliminated. Poatmoattr Gen
~eral Burlcson and Third Assistant
Postmaster General Docbcry . have
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liliiili Stiffiittii 1
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WASHINGTON, Ml] 23.—~Tbc
ouso struck from the Porto 111cm
ill today by a vote of so to $9 an
amendment G‘signcd to grant woman
.auflrage to the island. The bill than
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till
vi'lg of what good singing is.
tcoior, artistic phrasing and
=bci.ig well nigh perfect.
m“ . . _ ; warrants.
0 r.. or u" “a" “you“ ”nygamount of his fees for three Sundays.
lthis' summer might be a notable and
~ ”Willi; most Gtiiliilii
: '3 last becoming popular. ' . . . . the 1916 activities.
Hill DEREIII AEERIR'
m without roll call. virtually nay
Initial slurs
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firtistic treat out at lliiisitia
' Marin, last Evening
()ne oi“ the finest recitals ll has ever
I been the writer‘s good tortuue to bear,
{given by pupils of Lillian Sherwool
Newkirk. was heard by a large audi»
:t‘itf't‘. which in fact. quite overflow/ed
-the Hillside Auditorium last eveniig.
'ihe program of songs was of a very
'varied nature. containing numbers
which seemed to best reveal the talent
of each singer.
'onc showed most careful, artistic and
‘paiistaking work on the part of
Madame Newkirit, who is considered
to be one of the liners teachers at
America. Her singers sing beautifully,
id with most interesting understand-
lmtc‘
diction
Even the
youngest singer last evening cvir
detlccd training of unusual merit.
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initiations
. : hits lit fits
NEW “3'. EN, Slay :3.--Tiierc was
it git-at throng tit (‘ity (’ourt yester-
day. due to the very large number oi
arrests by the police Sunday after a
call at the rooms oi the Anon Singing
Society. There were 62 arrests {nude
in this one raid. The Arions have
been singing as a hotly tor 30 years
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The work of evervt
Cloudy tonight; warmer in
FEATURES: ’
Always rm in “Sb.
Evening Sentinel "7
Span am Wi‘:
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INIERNRIIIINRI GRGER
i NING’S DAIIGIIIERS
Nearly sixty representatives
gursts of the Connecticut Branch ot
the international Order of King's
Daughters and Sons. were in atteid
venlioti oi' the l-‘airi‘leld County Cir»
the Norwaiii Baptist Church, on East
CVf‘illlf‘.
Representatives from surrounding
circles including those oi tirelnwic‘
Stamford, Danury. Wilton. Bridger
port. 'F‘sirileld. Southport. Ridgeiield
and others from nearly all towns in
Fairfleld County, were present at the
_ opening exercises.
I The church itself was hundsomely
Idecoratcd for the occasion, with lilac
.bloasoma. which presented a. moat
'pleasing appearance. and which filled
Iboth the church nnd the basement
' where luncheon was served. with their
fragrant odor.
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aim to DFilNIiHllb
? iiiiiiiitt_t_io {sun
and this is the first time their club ‘
roonit iii-tvc been visited by police on
a Sunday.
it is said that Liquor
Dickerlnait, over whose
of the excise laws by means oi search
warrants given to State police officers
recently caused a controversy between
Mayor Rico. the proaccuwr. Sandor
labell and others. is said to he on
Prosecutor
! titledto 8620 (30s for issuing Sunday‘s
making “.1400 as the
it was said today that Mayor Rice
tub. but was not able to be
there. as he was out of town. ills
secretary. H. M. Sedgwick, had been
asked by the Mayor to represent him.
Mr. Sedgwick says he had intended.
lo go, but was detained at home. The,
Iraid was held about the time Mayor‘
Rice would have been in the club-
rooms. it is said. had he fultiilrd [he‘
engagement. ‘
tl‘rcsident -ifi-edcrick Hyde says limit
a concert had been planned for Sun-:
day afternoon. and from 400 to 500,
not the raid been made. .
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lRINIll IGIING .NEN’S
cult Pliii_liil_8_l suititiitg
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There will be an especially impor-
tancmceting. tonight. of the Trinity
Young Men's Club. in the. quarters
over the Central Food store.
The principal object of
:scssion is to inoculate some of the.
'huatie spirit into the members that“
tonight's
busy one in the annals of the club‘s
Elaborate plans will be outlined for
Much interest is
being shown in the work of the club.
PLEADED GUILTY To POISONINGI
CHILD.
Si’tRiNGFl‘F‘LD. Mass. May 23.—
Ellzubcth C. Cannon. of Russell. plead
ed guilty to a manslaughter charge in
Supeiior Court this morning. .ludgc'
Richard W. lrwin continued the case
for sentence until September and re-
leased Miss Cannon in $1.000 ball.
The state charged Miss Cannon had
poisoned her ward. Lucille M. Thom-
as, a five-years-old child.
sats'rou HOME ossrnovao.
g BRISTOL. May 23.——-’I‘he. home of.
Leon T. Catlin. in Edgewood. was
burned today. The loss was $3.500.
which is met by insurance. Mr. Cat-
lin. his wife and baby. were awakened
by smoke and the crackling of homes.
They had difficulty in gutting out oven
in their nightclothel. "
GAMBLING HOUS EOWNER FINED,
NEW BRITAIN. May 23.-0ne for-
eigner was ilnlad $75 and costs for op-
erating a gambling house and one fro-
quenter was fined $15 and costs in
court today as the mail. of a raid on.
been tirolosa in their start- to secure
4‘ modificotion of tho limitations “a .introllnood. .a colic) house last wash in which tea
the new liberalism legislation is ”h J . ‘ lmen womarrcated. The others were
lticniarly pathologies-cu. - ~450Mb“! Wm MI. W. A}. dischmed. , .
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‘ l . . . ~ hat. to. - 5" :5 - a.“ . t.
e tforcemeut‘
.. Fords.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex.- May
fay—Col. Louis Morin. charged
with planning a Mexican upris-
ing in Southern Texas, and Vic-
toriano Ponce. charged with par-
tticipating in the wrecking of a
‘waia hamburg-last Dctobar.
were'sllot to death whén they at-
Itcmpted to escape from Texas
:Rnngcn. last night. according '(0
a report reaching here.
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EIIIIIS NIIRDEREIl-NAN
DANBURY. May 23,—The body of a
murdered man was discovered this
morning by the engineer of a passing
train by the aide oi the Central New
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tpt'rfions WOUId hflt't‘ be”! lth‘St‘nl hadi England Railroad tracks a short dis-
tance from Brewster. N. Y.. about
eight miles west of this city. a heavy
strap apparently torn from the top or
an automobile. was buckled around
the man's throat, and evidences were
fousd that the body had been dragged
to the edge of a bridge spanning the
railroad and thrown to the tracks.
Marks of automobile wheels indicated
that a car had driven close to the
bridge during the night and had tut‘n-
ed there and returned in the direc-
tion of Danbury. Policemen front this
city have. gone to the scene to en-
deavor to identify the body
The point at which the body was
found is about two miles east of
Brewater and three miles west of the
Connecticut line. The man was ap-
parently about 30 years old. and it is
thought may have belonged iii this
city. The police who visited the spot
were unable to make any identifica-
tion. however. The. body was taken
to Brewster and a photograph will be
made of it in an effort at identifica-
tion. The man. it is believed. may
have been a foreigner. pusstbly a
Greek or Syrian.
two “IiiNRlS” ciuiii
INNII. Milli Si. tutti
Two Fords, one owned by Herman
£2 Steinberg, water street produce
dealers, and. the other by,\C. P. Hayes,
North :Main street markétman, col-
lided at the corner of Union street and
North Main street this, morning, with'fcml’s 0‘ the north and
the result that the right. rear wheel
of the Bayes car was demolished, and
the produce-car's right forwshd mud-
guard was ripped off. and the wind-
shield frame was considerably loos-
ened. I »
Because of rain-water on the. wind-
shield the driver of the Barman &
Steiiiborg car is said not to have soon
the driver of Hayos' car turning
around to draw-up alongside the mar-
ket. -
Tiririg of the constant use of "Ford"
Oillcor Frank S. Strnttom'ln his re.
port of thc occldont. employed the
'erm "Henry" in describing the two
iiiliSiIIP uiuiioc.
. Still it A titular:
and
lance this morning at the annual con .
cles of the order. which was held ili‘
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1Captain Taken Away h,
Prisoner on the M. .
llelriedto Defend lg
-~V|olent films on-
tiaaes Alaagtbe It”
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Information received in In;
settles today concernm' g tho
of the French steamship I:
guedoc. 1.6m tona' grog '
owned in Marseilles. shows N
she was sunk in the Medina-sup .
can on Saturday by a sum
Captain Pierre Battiata was *-
en awav a prisoner on board ,
suburbs. on tho ground m
.attemptcd to detain has
Langucdoc was sunk by M
from tho submarine, which E“.
one member of the crew
wounded two others acri
and ten slightly.
The owners of the “on”
Marques dc Mudcla. which n:
Newport. Wales. for Billing.” ‘
May i. believe that the shit!“ i} '
fallen a victim to a suburb ’.7
nothing has been heard of . .
since she sailed from the W“- "
port. -
Accordin to the Liberal Do”.
-ties from bao. the frequent
tacks against Spanish ships l"
Germ submarines are M‘
agitating ship com-mun Can-f ‘
tabrian coast. It is reported “'1
these Deputies have asked .h
government to take action m “‘2
to that of the United S‘tam,,‘ .
demand that Germany m ‘
neutral flags. It is )aid that l” ‘
ship owners have decided “9}
unless suitable guarantees are Oh to
tained. they will keep their}.-
scls in port. .
Fighting continued with .1”
treme violence on“ both banks,“
the Mouse. along the Verh‘
front. during the whole night. M
German counter-attacks ,
French positions. on Hill ‘
failed completely. the F g y
‘ War Office announced this aim.
'noon.
The French made further gag, .
within .Fort DOuaumont. mpg?
Germans now hold only a a '
angle in she northeastern co '
of the fort.
The battle around Hill 304
especially severe. In a -
French positions on the west
of the bill. the Germans
liquid gas. the official stat
says- and penetrated one-of:
IFronch trenches. but were
lodged at once. On the cast .
of the hill the Germans a '_
after intense artillery prcpm ‘ .
but were not permitted to
the French lines. “'5
The principal fighting sung
the Mcusc was in this sector" '
tween Thiaumont and D
mont. The Germans attacked“.
mass formation and arc ‘ ‘
have suffered enormous 1
They succeeded in re cu. a
one of the trenches north = ~
. Thiaumont farm which had"
:captured by the French.
A crop. disaster in Russia. .,
ported in advices received t
Stockholm by the Overseas
Agency. It is said allthe
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governments of Russia have; .‘
destroyed by" a severe frost
In the Volga district
the governments of K
Samara. in Southern
«where the crops were _‘
Iv’anccd. owing to the -. _‘
'aoriu. they are said to have ;
frozen. Tthnuian gov: '
according to this‘roporb lg
liberatinggwbcthcr to have
ground immodiaccly pl
he.
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