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SOUTH ,Noitwaax. court. MONDAY, JUNE 26 1916
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lillllllG fil0M NIANllC f0R
iili Slillll lHlS AHERll00N
first asd Seeosd liiisatry legisiests sad Separate Org'nlntless
. Gives Orders last flight fre- Atjiilsst Geserel Cele sad lea
csttssisstie fivertlre liens
15,000 tint mitts itititc tit lili ruin
Piil8ll3li illillillliilNS iii MUSlilillli ill tits on
stator theStefe Camps llave llot fled Sufficient Supplies sad i
llereis General llispleasuae liver the New Fever at Oath
£8th trim Stiff—i “
BARN PARlil BURNED
CAMP HOLCOMB. Niantic,
June' 26,—The Connecticut Na-
tional Guard to the extent of one
troop of cavalry. a‘ signal corpsy.
(Continued on Page Nine.)
the
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vital t. iiiill i set !
illlli‘llillllli aim!
The low rin- ilas scrum its!
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Israel Iaiisgsaf the Star-
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lisg Oyster Canary i
The oyster firm of William F. Hoyt3
& Son succeeds to the valuable hold-r
ings of the Sterling Oyster Company.
in Not-wall and in the future will be
one of tin city's
AllilflllllifN
HOPE l0 SEE
.' SERVICE 800N
Sellws lay let [stars to Isr-
m it u. m Of “0 The orgat‘aation of this combinationt
is the outcome of the dissolution u.‘
[Wit If M Wright the Sterling Oyster Company of which
the local men were members. Last
week William F. Hoyt and Arthur C.
lioyt resi‘ied as directors of the Ster-
ling Oyster Company and under an,
amicable arrangement became posses i
sore oi the oyster steamer Sterling.
and the grounds inside Norwalit lot
lands and filter pieces on the outside
(‘aptaiir Hoyt is thoroughly conver .
stint with the oyster llllrlilt‘sa‘ and the
property which he and his son lllll't’t
.1 taken over is familiar to him No one!
ldotihis the success which will attend
.the new enterprise. needs have at
‘ ready been passed and the firnr of
Win. l~‘ Hoyt & Son la now doing bust--
10 BE Still W
Hill lillll Uilfll‘
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If War is Declared, They Are t
Relieve itegslsr troops
Captainl
Much excitement and lillt‘i‘t'rl is hem nos-s
iiig iiiiinii'cstetl by the boys of the
Coast Artillery .tow oncainped at Fort
Wright iii the talk that is being cir-
lnpressive Services field at St.
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culated among lllt‘lll. concerning their:
being called upon ior aclitt- duiy'
.ahould war he declared with Mexico
‘t-ltnce their arrival iii the fort they
have been assured by the regular‘
f forces stationed there that they wouldl
;nol l‘l‘iiif‘l to Norwallt when the.
lit-int of encampment its tip on July 1.?
glint would either he (‘illlt‘d upoit toll
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remain at Fort Wright or no to h‘ori‘ - p ..
1 Terry. It was also rumored anions;l lfim .‘ c' “was In” .
[them that they would probably be. u" 'O'lhfl'
called upon to serve as infantry. but
{nothing definite has llt‘t‘tllllt‘ ltnowii
ill! this respect. 3 St. Ladlalsus' Roman t‘aiholic
‘ it‘hurch, was the scene of impressive.
(Continued on Seventh Pan.) . 'ceretnosilcs yesterday morning. whenl
.. . imam Pitt hoaxes
Milli lllllll‘lfii illiill
(lillllllillis liSliiillil
.dedicaled with appropriate serviceil
The members of ‘South Norwriiki
for the occasion '.
Lodge, No. 529. lioyal Order tri Moose.
in honor of the day. the church it-3
iself. and the organ. was handsomely;
witnessed the largest class initiatiot
with one exception since its institu-
l decanted with daisies arid-other floww
. ers. A handsome bower in which stood.
Miss Lockwood, the sponsor oi honor,
was a ililng of great beauty, fitted for
lion four years ago. when forty ca.idl- celebrated immediately at the close 0‘
““93 ”"99““ 'hmm’l‘“ I‘MWTd‘l’ the pmcesslonal. at which time Rev.
afternoon and were instructed in the Joseph N. Saabo, pastor 0‘ the local}
mysteries of Moosetiont by the officers. church. and Rev. Stephen F. Cher-l
under the direction of District Direct-i During an.“ services. Miss
0" Frederick ”- G“"“"‘- “'1‘" “'3“ blmens Shimlto rendered two beauti-
commissioned for the work by the Or-lml solos in an excellent manner.
ganislng Department. During ”ml Following the services of dedication.
v
the gala occasion i.t beautiful design.‘
The service opened at ten~thlrty
.wlth a procession of the sponsors.
clothed in white. and bearing great
bouquets of daisies. lllgn mass was
0' u" M!" “"d mm“! ”-V ”I" ““1"; nltzky of Bridgeport delivered address;
i‘“ry Branch. .es appropriate for the occasion.
03m: tliwlmtifhgrilnrflrkp‘erlkt‘l “$122: ; The address of dedication was then‘
' ’ ' made by Rev. Babe. and the organ.
started April 1st. for ninety daysl was sprinkled with Holy Water.
leading industries; '
1 miles in extenhis announced in an
li’IOlllESSlli lElllEilS
\\'ll-i
and in former days many schoolers
‘went out of Norwalk bound south for}
‘Cufll and other cargoes. under his ex-g
time he has with the combined help came the beginning of the services of . .-
. . . tude of the Progressive party with
and efforts of the members written ov-i the services of the Form llours' De- , reference to the candidacy of Charles
er one hundred new applications. at. votion. which will continue over to; E.
which some 918le have “"9“"? been day and tomorrow. Rev. Chernltaky.
initiated. and that number of new inc-6 of Bridgeport. officiated at last even.
es are now among the ranks of South; ing's services which included the dc
Norwalk MdBF- The order through- votlons and confessionals. During
Will or
intuit
IN tituiti
lilies War Officer Assessors]
They Are lesvfa: s Sector
About livesly lites is latest
fRiNCIl CAPllliii
Blood from Slslis of Yankees
_...___ ‘ Starvation~¢ivii druids Replace
Sir Roger Counsel is Plaeed ta ' Pm")
Trial in tendon Leday "Afiwsn NMURM-
lil80llill llilllii liloil
lasrstyed to Owl's iiesd. livelier,
caster new on lsivtis yr
of St. lohii's flay
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A general retreat of the Aus-
trians in the Trentino district.
over a sector of about twenty
official statement issued by the
Italian War Office today, The
statement says that the Italians
are pressing the pursuit vigor-
ously.
The text of the statement fol-
low“
"The enemy, incapable ,of over-
coming our defen‘le and under
.the energetic pressure which we “‘- -""”;'” {ti-$39.3}; 3,.1‘”§.‘f;§3‘,§; with the United Summits "‘“ .
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have been conducting for several firmly]; pm... or n... Mums on the can plan contemplug. a” to:
days. has been forced to begin a
retreat north of the Mandrielle
road We have recaptured the po-
sitions of Caste! Gamberto. Ile-
lette. Mount Longara. Gallic. As-
iago. Cestlns and Monte Cengio.
Our advance continues vigorous-
top oi le's Head beyond the little
the. Green Mountain lakes in Canada.
This year, so far as is known. John
‘loan oi Stamford and a party oi
tsmiord and Norwsln Masons, with a
The women were content to remain
ion the little lake steamer and picnic
lthere. while the "brothers"
Elbe difficult ascent up the mo
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(t‘ontlnued'on Sixth Page).
of a ltlgh hill," and in "a deep valc‘
thereof." like the meeting place of
the brethren of old.
Natural Lodge Room.
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halal Insulin“ Tie tire
Mary of Choirs E Ilsgles “““""’ °“ ““9
for President (Continued on Sixth em.)
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WEEK
iiililllll filll Pililll
8. Free Masons of Stsnstead. Quebec.
‘ held a communication. and since lhllli
time, rain or shine, the third degree.
24. in this natural
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CHICAGO. .lune 26.—-State (‘ommit-
tee organisations may be called upon
to determine what is to be the am.
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Hughes. the Republican nominee i
for president. This was indicated
prior to the meFfi'Sg of the Pl‘OflCI-‘
islve National Committee ‘here today.
That the leaders are divided as to
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Fair tomght; Tuesday probably rain.
Mittens DEMAND Bi00li ’
Newspaper Attestisg llnitetl States Advice ldetioaii “Patricia”:
Pail 0st Eyes, Sutelt 0st lleerts fear Opes Breasts, sad
artistic titers in; truth tit Mixm
taint lillillilil iii tilitliilll or Siffiiis.
6mm “mu-33M.“ loll of rainfall" is [say "u“ Beisg as m Var’i
Camlaa troops in Northem ~
huahua are being cone. ‘
hastily and in force along lb m‘
of the Mexican Central ’ M
between juaraz and N v
City. according to private .
patches received here
trooptrains packed with ‘ 'q
.to be distributed at points - p
. Villa Ahuma and Lagula M‘
'state capital last night. ‘
Now and then as the years roll by men assume from this
and bills around the ““"h'mm'y °‘ that in the event of h t W”
g in: of no effort to hold till" s”
town of Newport It the end "I "“9 0‘ mad. the main artery of t ‘ ‘
tation from the border to th
terior.
few women in the part)’. were th0.being lligflod along the ,
visitors from lhtl D"! 0’ ”‘9 C°““"”' 1 other reports indicated that "
eral
madc<command less than fifty wt . .,
untain the west. shad been drawtfi ’
it) the natural lodge room "on the ‘09 a parallel line ‘
Santa Maria Valley from
‘Valle to Columbus. N. M. V
The am meeting took place here‘ed at Villa Ahumada
in 1857 when Golden Rule Lodxe. No‘itezuma.
ports here. General P
his largest forces at El V
has been conferred on candidates. an. i Colony. Dublan.
are each
Mexican cavalry scouting -
a field hospital company and the;
First and Second Regiments of
f?" if hm?“ “rd" at z.frederielr A. Coleman's late Also
0 c at t is a temoon. i
Damaged and ii. A. Goodrich
pause to imperative orders from
the Department of the East‘s
land to Adjutant-General Cole, in t k ‘ ‘ a 30 Smurd y mm
in) e on a : it ‘ ‘ .
command 0‘ the sale "OOPS 0ft partially destroyed two barns on t c
The commands will be sent out South Main street. The buildings are
each in a se at: section aC-i at the present time, rented by G. A.
The trains will go probably to! various articles of furniture and tools
' ' in it bl ze.
Hawleyville over the New Haven w a
road whence they will be trans“ but had gained such headway that by
ferred to the Central New Eng-" the time the alarm had been turned
sie Bridge to a destination not
stated. It is reported but with-'
destination will be San Antoniolcmll A B SI 10""
Texas. t a o s 0
its' '
full strength so far as the men! DIES IN [A8] MWAlK
are equipped. This in effect means‘
FOTman Win go. All the "r009“!Augustus 15. St. John. of East Not--
ics Will be left behind and Will walk, were shocked to learn of the
a depot battalion of four com-l sea captain, which occurred early this
parties and held on the camp morning. at his home. 2. \an Zan.
(‘aplain St. John had spent
and equipped. General Cole has. greater part of his life in Nun‘s
ond Regiment. reserve. and Lieu-
tenant Gadd. 0f the Fir“ Regl'pert command. Captain St. John.
to take charge of the “rookies"! he worked his way up F5 skipper. made
and he will also order here a
cars to assist in the training.
General Cole in a statement to
not be criticised because there
are not enough rifles to equip the
War \Department in peace times
never allows more than 62 rifles
the 65 men in a company because
the two musicians and the first
. general said that the state has
clothing in abundance. plenty of
because it has never been good
policy to keep shoes on hand.
shoes have been sent by express
from Philadelphia depot. and they
they come every man will have
his pair of shoes. and every man
goes. It may be noticed. the gen-
eral said. that the trains will go
all deficiencies in equipment can
be made up. All the men who are
firm: as soon as the new supply
comes.
zoo rifles more than the 62 for a
. company. and these will be used
Infantry. will begin entraining‘
This departure will be in res-
end F. Geodelrild loss Effects
headquarters at Governor‘s Is-‘
Fire of unknown origitr. which
“10 “mp mund- ‘property of Mrs. J. w. Studwell. in
““1pr by'th'eir Equipmentifloodrich. and 1". academic... who lost
The fire was discovered about 825‘.
land by way of the Poughkeep-l in, and the fire department had ar-
out official confirmation that thel
Each command will take
that all the men originally in the? ,Rmm“ and Mend“ 0,
be formed by General Cole intofdeath of the popular East Side retired
grounds until they are trainedimmx"
ordered Major North. of the Sec-
ment Reserves, to report here.,tluring his seafaring days, in which
number of efficient reserve offi-
day said that Connecticut should
Companies at war strength. The
for a company. This provides for
sergeant do not carry rifles. The
harnesses, but it has no sher
Twenty-five hundred pairs of
the hourly expected here. When
will have proper shoes before he
close to big supply depots where
left will have shoes issued to
The general said he has about
(Continued on Second Page.)
t hosts of friends both in this city. and
iii the coast towns into which he sall-
i ed for his cargoes o‘i goods, and it will
|be with a feeling of greatest regret
i and sorrow that the news of the death
. of the popular captain will be received
lby his friends igthe outside world.
For a number of years. the captain
after retiring from the life of the sea.
worked in and around Norwalk, his
last position being that of a watchman
at the Standard Oil Company's Plant.
on the Wilson Pfim Road.
For the past year the captain had
not been in the best of health. how-
.ever, and his death. although sudden
iand regreted, did not come as a great
surprise to his Norwslk friendg.
The deceased was in his elghtieth
year, and is survived by his widow
and two children. iSpartan and Hele
St. John.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
from the late home of the deceased.
at 2 Van Zant street. Interment will
be in the East Nor-walk Cemetery.
lilllllllllli Silll’
lliillliiii ill liliilliillll
N ’ YORK. June 26.—The Massa-
cbu its nautical training ship Rang-
er a cording to a wireless' report re-
ceived here today, has been in col-
lision with a British cruiser about fifty
miles outside this port. The report
said that the damage, if any. was
'slight, ~
The two vessels exchanged proffers
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of nets-taco and the Ranger then
steamed toward this port for to
pairs. ‘ c _ “
out the country is doing noble work
‘and the effects of South Norwalk
llmdge is being daily felt in this com.
1 munity. The members are determined
to increase their membership to the
.thousaud mark by Jan. 1. 1917. and for
this reason they are. considering the
asking for another special dispensation
from the Supreme [MSG for a contin-
ued open charter until January 1. 1917.
but it is doubtful if this permission
will bt‘e granted. The home yesterday
was beautifully decorated with potted
plants which were kindlydonated by
the'South Norwslk Florist Co., and a
special orchestra rendered many se-
g lectlons between the hours of four and
eight o'clock, which was enjoyed byi
all the members who attgnded, as well
as a lunch which was prepared in fine
style by the entertainment committee.
Another class initiation will be held
on Thursday evening next to enable
those who were unable to attend yes-
terday's initiation and also to make
brother Moose of any others who do
sire to take advantage of the low
cost. to join under the open charter
which fee is 85.00 with your applica-
tion which can be acted onv’lmmed-
lately if presented at once.
SING SING KSEPER DIES OF
WOUNDS. .
OSBINING. N. Y.. June 26.—Danlel
J. McCarthy, one oi-tbe keepers in the
death house at Sing Sing Prison, who
was shot by Oresta Shillitanl. a
prisoner. in escaping from the prison
on Thursday last. died in the prison
hospi lstp last night from the ob
rector of the wound. Ernest Bollard.
the second keeper, who was wounded
in the shouldgr and arm. is recover-
r.
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(continued on sieventh page)
it. thorium _
SCHiliil fililillliil
The graduation exercises of St.
Mary‘s Parochial school will be held
in the basement of St. Mary's church
this evening at 7:45. The hall has
beertdeoorated for the occasion by tho
idecoratlng corps of the Boston Store.
This is a courtesy which Mr. Burns,
the proprietor of the’ place. extends
to each year‘s class. The class colors.
red and white. predominate in the
decorations. Flags and bunting. and
plants and wild flowers also‘ add to
the attractiveness of the place.
There are thirty-three graduates in
this year's class. The officers are:
President-dilation. Patrick Ken-
nolly.
Vice Presidentdllelen Louise Barr.
Secmtary—Vlncent dePaul De
Barbierl.
Treasurer—William Edward Halsey.
The program includes .a salutary
undress by the president. the class
history by William Joseph Abbott.
and Louise Rose Dorsey. and a vale-
dtctory address by Helen Louise Bar~
*5 Thomas J. Tina will present the
diplomas'to the class and he will also
award the prises to the class. There
has bosnusirprlse donated by the
Bishop F‘eawlok Assembly. North Do-
" —Try a Sentinel Want ad. it. pays.. \(contlmrad on Gillie Page.)-
essays by William Edward Halsey .
the proper course to be pursued was
evident from their statements and
from the numoflius conferences held.
On one hand George W. Perkins, of
New York. and William Flinn. if.
Pennsylvania. appeared to be ready
to indorse Charles E. Hughes for
president. 0n the other. John M.
Parker. of bouislana, Progressive
nominee for vlcepresldent, led it
number of national committeemen
who were said to [have declared un-
equivocally that they would not vote
for Mr. Hughes.
The conferences continued nearly
all night. No announcement as to
what occurred was available early to-
day. it was stated. however. that a
plan offered provided for the main-
tenance of the Progressive party as a
political unit in the nation, and that
Mr. 'Hughes' name be placed at the
head of the? Progressive party ticket.
if was hlso suggested. it was said.
that there be the same set of electors
on both the Republican and Progres-
sive tickets.
The reading of Colonel Roosevelt’s
letter was expected to be the signal
for a-llvoly light. The meeting is to
be presided over by Mr. Perkins in
the absence of Victor Murdock. chair-
man of the niii'llilttl committee. . _ ‘
Roosevelt Declines Pro-
sressive Nomination
Theodore Roosevelt. in a letter read
to the Progressive National Commit-
tee. in session here today. finally do-
ollned to accept the presidential nom-
ination of the party. and strongly
urged the organisation to ' support
Charisma mates:- The-colonel? let-
tor was read by Oscar- K.})avis, sec-
retary for the committee.
lllll iiiiiilllll nit“
Lida Wesslink Taylor. the beautifng
woman who tried to about herself at.‘
the Chick inn in Darien several
months ago, will receive only 810 ill
week alimony during the summer. ac-!
cording to it ruling handed down Sat-
urday by Judge Webb. of the Super-
lor Court. The court redngd the
amount from :15.
Mrs. Taylor is suing Andrew P.
Taylor. a wealthy Norwallt resident.
on the ground of infidelity She names
a New Haven woman as co-respbndent
and it was following a quarrel about
her husband's friendliness for this
woman thatfilr. Taylor tried suicide.
Taylor’s lawyer asked yesterday for a
more specific statement regarding the
charges against him, but when Mrs.
Taylor‘s lawyer declared he was pro
l pared to file some sensational charges
lthe husband's counsel decided he did
-not want the statement. The divorce
lactlon will probably be tried in the
autumn.
'ioiii lilll itiiititt ,
.» tour ill in liltll
NEW YORK. June 28.——What had
the appearaneex or being a bomb. and
with it nine" sticks of dynamite. was
found today behind a ‘door of onspf
the entrances of the Federal Building.
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The bomb and the dynamite were i
wrapped in a package. the paper of
;whlcb was slightly scorched. An in-
ispsotor . of‘iho- Bureau of Conbasli-v
i
. bios took the package away for an ex-
animation.
‘hope of obtaining food. A —
,women who no longer had .
rwo
Soldiers on Melitta &.:'_
1:3. ‘
EL PASO. Tex. June “L
these messages said that
While the Mexican tron“
Pershing's expedl .
extending *
Mexican forces are being ' . 2“
U I
while accordinl ‘1’;
Between the two lines.
about two h . ‘
miles long. both America;
are operating.
With reports that thou
people in Northern Mexico _
on the verge of starvation. ‘
that the economic situation '
’ becoming more acute. ‘
were expressed that some i" '
natives might attack an '
can motor supply train in
from Mexico City arriving & ‘
border today said that at s
in Northern Durango. melt?
...
ing to cover themselves, t:
ed about the train and cried
food.
The rgugees brought to
border exican newspaper;
show to w t extent the.
American feeling is growin
editorial in La Reforms. a 7
official paper published in'
tile. captioned "Blood," or
violent attack upon the
States.‘its people and poll ‘
continues: '
“Above all, do not in $3.
in a time 'of national need ’
ity is a crime and '
is a virtue. ‘
"Pull out eyes. sna-
hearts. tear out licenses.“
if you,can-—tlte blood”
skulls of the invaders '
cities of Yankeeland.’
“Tin defense of liberty
Nero, be a Cs '
be a good patriot;
“Peace between
the United-State’s will
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duh-tinned on M
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Norwalk Chronicler