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FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1916
British Battleships and
Four Cruisers Destroyed
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The Greatest Naval Battle of the War Has
lust Been Reported as llavjng Been
Fought, Resulting in German Victory
--—Engfand Sustains Heavy Loss
BERLIN June 2 by Wireless to Sayvilie —The German Ad-
miralty announced today that the German High Sea fleet on May
31 had encountered a British fighting fleet. The engagement
which developed. the Admiralty says. was favorable to the Gor-
mans. The battle continued all night.
The German Admiralty announces the large British battle-
ship Warspite. the battle cruisers Queen Mary and Indelatigable
and two armored cruisers were destroyed.
It is also reported that a small British cruiser. a number
of topedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats were sunk.
The German Admiralty statement adds that by observation it
was established that a large number of British battleships sui-
lered damage from the fire of the German battleships and the at-
tacks ol the torpedo boat flotilla.
The Admiralty statement also declares that the British bat-
tleship Marlborough was hit by a torpedo. this being confirmed
by the risoners rescued.‘*Several oi the German ships rescued
parts of the crews of the British ships which were sunk. they in-
cluding, it is said. two men from the lndeiatigalbe, the only sur-
vivors from that ship. n
0n the German side the small cruiser Weisbaden was sunk
by gun fire and the Pommerene was sent to the bottom by a tor-
pedo The late of the Frauenlobs is not known and some torpedo
boats did not return. The German High Sea fleet. the statement
adds. returned to port June 1.
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G.“ 20 Years rdi (leasing Milli MARSH ALLTOWN. h., Junei‘
a,.—A dispatch to a local news-
ef “Melts Green Pull
of the Chicago. Rock Island and
' 1.'tlgl1ts banquet sites at the Mahack
paper from the scene of the wreck‘
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Al lNNNllliM M,
The aunua meeting of the South
\‘orsalk Ba 1 Church was held last
evening. with: a large attendance of
General Russell“ frost Esta'lsiasi-
the members present, and much inter
I "at“. .t I'“’ eat evidenced ’in lhll proceedings
m “ hug mi As the church is now without
Interest is lees-eat
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flcers follow: ‘
t'ierkwil. (a Bherer.
Deacons fut! sis years
Morgan and finest E. ttop
Trustees for two years—Nehemiah
lt‘ sauce. Henry 1’ Morgan and Henry
Henry
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3 Superintendent oi the Sunday
, tactical—Ernest E. Hopkins
' Lady Members at the Advisory
Susan Olmsted.
‘ Treasurer of the Missionary Fund—-
Mrs Charles 1". Coin.
President of: the lhvolopc Comm“.
. 11c» Charles la’Wle.
Head Where—«Hearty P. Hagan.
tress Corn tee—«Henry C Sharer
inno Holt-L by General Frost. in the and “A” 3 0 sled
honor of the ecoutrnaaters prospec “Wins 00 mlllttewllu E
live htoUllllllnLt',” and tirst class “”l “"d “A“ - ("tinted
scouts of tile city of Nora-111k And The fullowi encore of the hard
the tat-tern! was right, Barclay had 0' Till-4W9 W t‘ named:
510st, anti be had lost by a his major ”80‘0”!" ‘ “blah Candi-e
:lty. f‘l1e thing that Barclay had lost. Secretary-T Dl‘eli‘vvvlk. ll.
was his effort in persuading Scout Sharer
>(‘uluinlssiont-r l‘itit- MacDolteld, of “n"
‘Vorunik and New York. to leave Nor- l"!-
ualk.tu1d the Norualk scout mov-e “‘5‘“? find Outside Committee“
merit for bigger and more active fields ”mil” L CO
in and around New lot-k City. 'l‘lt- ““550 001nm '00 H 1’. Morgan
tenson for Hartley. of New York. la “’90?“ W'N'reud from commute”
ing in his fight to gain the efforts of “1“ u‘lll‘f’l'l‘l- I “limited I itsalthy
Norwalka chief for Manhattan .vas ""th during NIL There wssa
because of the interest and enthua- 0‘" by MW! 0! lifteeu; by letter,
tum shovnhy the half hundred young :33; 1': :1!!!” use. a tent at
men Fuel. duh. * 9 .1 . u,
'laa'l owls“! bpnquet, and the obtaln- M level! by other: three, ii:
ll" M u“. fled”... of "any“, out letter. two. a total of twelve, leaving
or the fifty odd. to attend the scout- ‘ n“ N“ 0‘ “((9911 The finances
imitators school which will open in “”3 ”DONNA in a satisfactory con-
ithis city some time tinting'tiu first dittou. ""3 ”19 province" for the corn-
of September under the diets um 111 ing 1“" ll" “'0“ gratifying
Chief MacDonald Lavt night 11 al-
fair was the last call to arms and dut
to the men of Vlorwtt,ik and they :1-
Ieaetlts el the lose-eat
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naid General Rut-1
last
“Barclay loses,"
at it Frost, at the conclusion of
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Prominent lea Tell et the Greel'mard 1m 11 1‘ Stu-m and 111..
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Ire. Isl'ylalllea is Seelhgi
Peyfsr Service W Six?
Nevis Ietsre Ian's leatlt '
villllill’S Nillill
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Says ilerse llsel Ioeey to lay
Liner For Self sad Washington
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been! yesterday
Superior Court.
Testimony was
altemtron in (‘ivil
spacial amnion. Jutlae Howard J.,
Curtis presiding, in the action 01‘
VI". )lnry Arm Allen agaltsl Mrs '
Catherine 'l‘urm-y, of Bridgeport. 1n
“lllf‘il the plaintiff claims compen-
sation lur sonic: re11 iorct‘. in \\u .h
"11,1111 '| wow six years prmmus l!-
liis death.
“1's. Allen was the lltst witness
culled in the Ctltll‘ and lt‘H‘illNl in el
fr ll that slu- had acted in 1111- tupac
ity of nurse to Mr Turney ntlltl" he
had met with an accident about .41 1e 1
year also if» vttflervd an injurt to
his right knee, nhitlt (output-tinted
him to 11 great extent and prevented
him from working He lived at the
old Turnoy homestead l.t Falrlold
for a number of years and remained.
there seam other thaaedlent.
Witnesses testified that be was in-
A“"d ‘0 such "1 “um that “Kamendmant' to tilt naval bill [120v
could not leaVe the Fairneld home. i
Asks Reasonable Cum. 1
The plaintiff nets no specific sum
in the way of compensation. Hcri
'cnmplaint asks for a "reasonable.
compensation for the services renderfi
ed during the six yesra.’
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lZ-INGN GUNS
Cameraman hill Says the Issdsl
of 0st Amy and Navy In five
Frets (lriraieal Negligence
Straggle East at the Is.
Was Very Helen-m
Aeroplane: Bring ‘ '
live Ger-as item
The capture of Caillette M_
south of Fort Douaumont no. “2
Verdun front. and of ad'
trenches was announced today '
the Germs War Olfice.
In the course at heavy
on the Verdun front. whidl M.
tinned thgough the .ttight. “
.French progressed slightly 0“
of Caurettes Wood. the FM
War Officestrtement of today“
nounces. The struggle m
Thiaumont Farm and Venn, M
of the Meuse is described as '
tremely violent. ‘ .
The artillery action on N. _
sides was pceptionally
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throughout yesterday and
Convey el Wheelie: SkeeIICen- night
Aside from the Verdun
I" "ilk.“ “00““ ing. the night passed
along the front.‘
A squadron of French an}.
planes. pursuing a group of 0..
man turbines which had
bombarded Bar-leDuc. br
down two machines. one of
a F that
is“. referred to
airtight s mksachelfipal “in
Awhich said that is civilian; h
itg forxlhc payment oi a bonuslp-ot Bar-le-Duc were killed by M
to exceed "00 to every man en 11
tag in the navy during the contln-, man bombs The mm“ '8‘
hence of the European war “WM “corded “I. bringing."
of only one German aeroplane.
Cardinal Gasparri. Paphl Seesaw.
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pro-551mm E J. Hill declared hintselt
1:1 .amr of the ltilgttil 11a1y 111 tin
umltl i1 the House yesterday 1111.1
brought iretncndou; applause from
both sides of the Mouse by declaring
that he would like to see our 111141..
delivered from the mouths of twvelve
inch guns. rather than submit to fur
l‘har interference
Mr Hill was
speaking to
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aponded heartily To General Russell
ll illGN Gllllill GASES
Charles Clucerbeau followed 11:;
tory of State. in an interviewP
PROVIDENCE, R. l. .lu.1t~ 2.—~tMt‘-i
"an E Oakley yesterday interrupted
her trial on a chaise of murder by‘
l-,‘rost plenident of the Norwaik
Pacific Railroad at Packard Council otthe nay Scouts of .atmt-nc.
Iowa, states that possibly a scorel must so lerst-ly. the praise of eéllb-
lives tithing the scouting movement as a
plmdutg guilty of responsibility for 0f Panengc“ 10“ the“
in" death of \lnltlnd V11 deboncoeur when thepassenger train plunged
.11'l111111r) 2t}. —\'adcboncoeur died all. thmugh the bfidgt It was stated
er eating a poisoned cream puff She
was sentenced to tut-n y years in
state's prison.
A package containing three puff.‘ PACKARD 18.. June 2.—Two
“as sent by special delivery mall women were killed and ten per-
lt) Henry Ca ”stint“ “llO for several sons were injured as the res‘nt:
yeah had been on friendly terms
1-1. 'h Mm 0am) The m“, cm of the collapse of the bridge over
tended that his attentions to other Coldwater Creek. near here. early;
“omen had arouacd her jealousy. today. under the weight of the
Cassatant ate two of tho puffs and north-bound passenger train No
fifteen.
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“ml and has sin“, 1m. ”my and Pacific Railroad. In addition
paralyzed. to the dead. seven persons are
believed to be dead, either
drowning or as the result of their
injuries.
JCHICAGO, June a. —-A tornado
near Sauncmin. 111.. early today.
derailed the Chicago-
Sl. PAIll’S MEN'S Gilli!
[EARLS NBiilil “min «or the Wabash Railroad
Thirty members and guests of thei one
Men‘ a Club or St Paul' a Church. gath- ‘
cred last evening at the rectory, as
the guests of the 'Rev. Louis B. How-1
‘ell, and there listened with the great-
est interest. to an address by‘ Mayor
Carl A. Harstrom.
The 'Mayor's talk, was principalhlyi
on the city taxation problems.
outlined in a very descriptite and in-'
ferers; tug ’manner portions of the city
charter relative to the taxation of the
citizens of Norwaik. Mayor Harstrotn
also explained the new tax commission WASTED June 2,—nges A. Gar-v
to his hearers. besides talking on‘ field 1,: Geyneland o_ a student at
other city aflairs of general character. \‘lllliants College_ and a grandson of'
and interest. {President Garfield, had a remarkable
This excellent address occupied the ,escapg from My. at Pleasant Valley!
greater part of an hour and a half. the‘ early today, when his automobtla'l
nlfatyr hikingi tiine :0 Ionian“) details: crashed through a guard rail on thei
0 tie stuaton an ma 3 each of 11
his points clear and dlstthct. pproach to ‘ bridge and dropped
was delivered. on the whole. “0118' River Garfield was thrown clear of
the same lines as the mayor‘e former the machine and landed on some
address before the members of the: stones in the river bed. He was in-
Community 011111.011 the same: subject. A jmd about. the leg and shoulder. but
Followhs the mayors address. came not seriously. The car which over-
an enthusiastic discussion of the turned during its drop, was badly
topic. among the guests themselves.idamaied.
"who had become entirely absorbed inl Gar-held was driving from Hartford
hearing of the workings of the city! to Winsted. where he had intended to
government of today make a short stay.
Refgeshments were served at the The river is low and after a time
00116“!le Of “19 1390th and the Garfield was able to crawl out on the
affair did not break up until 'a fatal bank and later in a dosed condition
hour. everyone having enjoyed them- inane his way to the home of Walter
selves too greatly to break away front llanchaiiter. nearby. Where he was
\tho gathering at earlier in the even cared for until friends had been kett-
tug . _ Iliad and arrived to look after him.
Some of the injured were brought
to Chicago. '
AlllG AND Silllililll
GliAili lllllliliGll Billilil
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by,
St. Louis'
it was reported, fatally.|
The talltztwenty feet into the Famlngtoni
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affair
which served as 11 good get loge-1hr"
succesx in Norwalk for all time
.lhe giving of last eve'nihga
[the council and scouttnasters were re
v.ived and one more bloom forth
'morc luxurinnllv than I‘H‘l‘.
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in the basement of the South Nor
walk Congregational church, this af-
ternoon a silver tea and sale of cake.
l ice cream and sprout, was held u.1der'_
the auspices of the Whatsoever Cir-
cle of King's Daughters, affiliated with
the church. '
The affair was it very pretty and‘
.suooessful event The various booths
were simply. yet effectively decanted!
with spring flowers. Mrs. Archrev
i Nash chairman of the committee. was
tin general charge. and her assistants:
were. Mrs. Charles S St. John Mu;
Frank Lauder. Mrs William Somers.‘
Mrs. Louls' Beers. and Mrs.
1 Huntington.
Mrs. C. S. St. John presided over
(the iceaearn booth; Mrs. Henry
Hoffman had charge of the cake
stand. and aprons were sold by Mrs.
Elmer Case. Ten was also served
iduring the sitefhoon.
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Four Norwalk couples were freed
by decree of the Superior Court this
imornlng. Among other important
local cases that were schedtilEd to be
theard this morning were those of
{Joseph H. unclear-land vs. Simeon
Cease and John B. Seymour vs. City
of Norwalk. jot'h of these went over
'to a future short calendar. .
The four divorced couples included:
Bertha C. “Miler, who was granted a
divorce from Charles M. Ambler:
Naomi Light Kfpp. whoueoelved her
freedom from Harry Kipp: Frances
'Martlnes. who was divorced host
Carlos intestines. and Verona 1k Ohehr.
‘who won her suit from aloha My
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\\ltt-n lodge .lUlllll ll Booth. of
that the dead will total at least and rally time the flagging llttpta of m 1bur1 hold, 11 sum“ of m. court
of common pleas to the City Hall.
North Main street. next week. he will
hear fourteen local oases. Five of
these are scheduled for hearings Tues-
day: four for \‘l'ednettday and live for
'lhursday.
At this morning's session of the
court oi common pleas in Bridgeport
' the following assignments were made:
For beatings Tuesday: Hellman vs.
Taradash: A. J. Collins Company vs.
Otto Rhode; Wright vs. Newtown;
'llletat vs. Friedrich
For hearings Wednesday: Lockwood
vs. Simon; imperial \\oole.1 Com
patty vs. blaring: Rider vs. Lawton;
Wheeler vs. SartonL
For hearings Thursday: Haddeu vs.
Angione: Heating & Plumbing Cout-
pony v: .Verllng: Frank vs. McHugh‘.
Pauley vs Davenport, and Trombetto
vs. Santello.
All of the parties above are local
people, and for the most part are
represented by local attorneys.
Gill. 8. PillilllliNlSS
Glili’AlGll SlANlS Nlllf
Sturdy Norwalh young men are
wanted for the United States army
Uncle Sam has sent Private 1.
Leavltt. U. S. 3.. of‘ the Bridgeport
army recruiting station to this city.
to secure recruits ‘
Private Leavltt. this afternoon he .
tween four and six o'clock was sta-
tioned at the downtown post-office
dispensing army information. Tlils
evening. between seven and eight
o‘clock. he will be in the post-once
lobby to meet all interested young
men.
The army man will be at llafner‘a
east this store tomorrow ’afternoou
between two O'clock and four 03h“.
and again at the downtown post-once
tomorrow afternoon between four and
six.’
Questions regarding qualifications
recruited for salmon to the my
will be answered and the general ad-
vantages of an array career will be
med to any one wishing to have
tloa outtlte stifled.
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plaintiff on the stand. He tea
in law of Mrs Allen. He said that
he was in the habit of visiting the.
Turney home in PsT'eld through th
aged mans illnm. The deceased
he said. was unable to move around
and provide for himself.
According to (Emma Nichols. of
Fairdeid. Mrs. Allen took care of the
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\\'.ASHlNG'fON June 2.—«Louis D.
Brandeis will be swom in as a them.
her of the. Supreme Court probably
June 12. The Senate yesterday'c 66’1-
llrmed Mr. Brandeis' nomination by a
vote 75! 47 to 22-.
With one exception. Senate Dcmo‘
crnts voted solidly for co1flr1nat1cn
The exception was Senator Newllnds.
of Nevada. who in a formal statement.
said his action was based on the'
ground that he did not regard Mr.
,Braudets as a man of “judicial tem-
iperament.” Three Republicans—La
follotte. Norris, and Polndexter—
lvoted for confirmation. g
Mr. Brandeii is the first Jew to be
elevated to the highest tribunal in
the land. He succeeds the late A's-
soeiste Justice lunar, of Georgia. The
fight over his confirmation use 12-:
the billet-est in the Senate's hin-
itory.
two lllillllltlis
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SING SING. N. Y.. Junez .— Tuoi
murderers. Roy Chemplln and John
Supe. were put to death this morning.-
tnm the electric chair at the state;
l
iwss thrown from her carriage. yesteb
x’Charnplin killed his uncle. Henry
lchoe. at Wellsville. in June. a year
ago. The murder was the outposts o!
a family quarrel.
Supe was executed for the murder
of Viacom AbbattleJh. at Westbtll'y.‘
Nassau County. on Juite 25.‘ 1315.
Cape was employed on' the estate of
Harry Payne Whimsy and his victim
worked for Willard D. Straight. They
apart-alter! over an old debt owed by
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day with a representative 0‘ m ’
Associated Press. declared .M
pope was influenced' in his - ‘
efforts solely by a desire to w
the “suicide of Europe." '
[Gilli lllililiN Will
PM!“ ME 2 “The holy father" said this... .
(11.111 “in his mbst ardent m ,
.\ meeting of the committee on the for pace has no patina“. i“
l'oughkeepsle. parade Iotkt‘he .\lorwallt e“ in view. dew“: wh“ “W
lire Dc rtment was e in utnarn
Hose Hlliuuse last evening at eighsz'Pe" m“ 3" mm“ of
o'( c-lotk. Members ftotu each of thc- P‘Pacy 5““ to the contrary.
1111 companies of Not-walk were pres peace is concluded through
1-11. Tickets for the special train friendly intervention of the
were given to the captains of each dent of the great American R“
members for 32.23.
The train wtll leate Norwalk at'majeety the king of Spain, It
holiness will equally thank a"
Poughkeepsle The train will stop ‘\ W
'Norwalk on both trips. About fit but “ye i put to thel I
ment will go “1111 the Norwallt boys ery Whith is the sulfide ‘
on their train. The committee mt
d d h 1 1 1 'Lloyd's reports that the Dr!
roe company an ave lie specs mlm 'IVv
ttain stop at Danbury on both trips., “h m B‘m “d
Orders were placed with Bryant & hive been sunk The 3
[lease for 200 regulation style caps. steam“ Lady Ninian is g ..
gloves: with Rogers 8 Stevens for .1
200 pairs of white duck pants. Bids firzresu'lls‘eutgt‘liialhaZZCSCOEd
worn by all firemen in uniform, and
also for all people who go with the the fin of Brigg-um EVi
Assistant Chief W. J. Powell and T . ,
urlnah center between .. t‘ .v.
A at taut Chief F. Wheeler were up 3 . .
fl ' d the Ameman Taurus, he ”a"
vtlenurtment parade. There will be surned the r
as short march in Norwalk and Souwnd Duke Nichol‘"
force and has driven thtR
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“—““7‘—“‘ Unvkhatun half way between
2mm and Ersingan. The - '5
rum and sixty-eight miles _.
.IN Alilliillilllll GlilllSlllil "‘° m... °‘ ”W
mite the evacuation of M
Mrs ‘R. Kuhn. residing in the former
company. and are no“ on sale ‘public or th I: his
9: 30: returning at 10: 00 o‘clock from
Almighty that an end
firemen of the Danbury Fire Depart-
Europe."
transportation will write to the rail-
and at Winnipauk on the return trip. “d Jun“ Park, both ““3 '
200 legglns and 200 pairs of white sunk.
will be received for a badge to be
the Russian Caucasus armtr
firemen on the special train. ”forced by “to“: forces
pointed marshals of the Not-walk Fire an . .
offensive,
:out of the Armenian city of
lllillilll Hillil CARRIAGE .2... atom miles west .1
The Russian War Office A
Jack Rose house. King‘s “Highway.
hatun.
The Russian official on
fellows:
day afternoon. when it collided witti At Bgiburt three Tut-lei
an automobile owned and driven by baths m repulsed "’0
George E.‘ .Tones. of 4 Newtown ave-1 uteri Mn 1+ p‘lrbeetm AW“.
title on the west approach .10! the ‘Ir
Washitgton street bridge Shore re- bridal: ’over the rat Sn Pi
celved a out behind the left ear I Near Diarbeinr the extent:
bruise over one eye.p and sulfered nautical
bystorlcs. Dr. it. E erdue attended up. ,
her-.2110 arrests were made although Th; 111$"le Sh w” Olfi‘e
0mm Frank S. Strsttou secured the 3°" ° "1
stories of the principals of the sect '
dent and witnesses. '
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