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DINIIAN ts
tottlttttn
f0t cousins
fourth Congressional Convention
DelegatesllnaniinouslorEx-Con-
gross-tan to llun Against Hen.
E. J. Hill
JUICE Multitude
NOMINAIINI sutctt
Seconded By lynn W. Wilson Who
linells on Harmony Among Dem-
ecrats
The convention of the
of the Fourth Congressional ‘Ili:~tl‘tt‘i
\Vlln held on Saturday afternoon at
_the Uorlort House, Gregory Point, at
which time former Congressman Jere,-
iniah llonot'an was nominated to make‘
Democrats j
Entered attire-$07110: new; baa”
Office as Second clue Mutter.
IHIUSANDS
rtcttt WIN
1 noun IINES,
Sentinels Posted in lieu York to:
I Discover llnion Patrols—Travel
Improved
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,CIIPERS I0li IN
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gimprovement Shown in Surface
Car Travel—More Cars
I NEW milk, Sept. ~While sev-
tern] unions. representing various
trades. tnet yesterday and discussed
plazts for the Vhreatened "suspension
of work" \‘l'ctlnesdtty. In aid of the
car men \Lho quit tlteir places Sep-
itt-mber ti, .tt'llt't‘ pit-betting»: ot’ the
‘tmnsit- lines which have been de-
iclarcd "unfair" by organized labor
ions under way by thousands of men
.tnd \t'time‘l. Sentinels were posted
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AMMTED PREM NEW. FRO“ AU. PARYBHOF Till W‘OILD IV A ’PICIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN O PERATOR.
News
Both LoCal Ind ,
graphic, is printed &
in The Evening Semi“:
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F; If tcnight and Tuesday.
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Enrolled
ieent Men in the list
\Nearly 1000 Connecticut college
men have rolled in the Hughes Na-
tional (‘ollcge league. an organization
of college graduates throughout the
country, tho members of which will
actively support t‘harles E. Hughes of.
New York, the Republican nominee
for President. Among these college,
» men wlto have enrolled in this league
are a number of local men. in en»
rolling. members gave their party
affiliation. and. while the words “ite-
publican." “Progressive." “independ‘
cut." and even "Mugvvump" were the;
most frequent, a comparatively large
number gave their party aliiiiation .is‘
. “Democratic."
That the number of enrollment! in
('onnectlcut is close to 1,000 is shown
by a report just received and given
out at the headquarters of the Re—
jpuhliean State Central Committee in
Hartford.
ber of enrollments being received at
the league's headquarters, .\'o. 511
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NEIAIIAIONI SUIIS;
as Members of the
National College ginger-Pron-
necause of the large aunt,
Linus-t? tut
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Warrants Served in Chicago Charge
$15,900 Was forced rm!
Couple Caught in a lletv forkl
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M081 Stunting
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A large number of the members at-t
tended the meeting of (‘ourt Laurel.
t‘luh yesterday at Pine Point. The
meeting was called to amend the an
ticles of the by-laws that called for}
the election of officers in March. The
meeting voted to hold the annual
meeting during the second week int
October, when the officers of 1917 will
be elected and the try-laws generally
revist. ;
This gives the incoming officers six}
months or more to plan the club'st
future. The election last year was;
held April it. and the present oilicers;
feel that the time is too short .tor’doi
all the things necessary for the com I
fort of the members.
A financial report of the club “as:
financial Report Shows Balance in
Club lroasuy Insane increased
Expenses
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Alleged Cat; to be. Prosecuted
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(‘lllt‘A(l(l. Sept. 25. —»Transportation
of a innit and a woman from New
York to Chicago, imprisonment of
,thx couple in a t‘hicago hotel on a
iitoitus Mann Act charge, and black-
tmail to the extent of $15,000 is
Ichnrgetl on the-warrants servell yes
. terday in the arrest here of tWo morc‘
.meuihers of the alleged international
read yesterday by the president. Al I
torney lianitd bowling. and though the:
expenses were greater because of int-
portant changes. the report showed a,
balance in the treasury. .
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BIG 00000 INIOI8
IIIIP NP IIIE IIUNSON
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tl~e run again against Congressman Iii. throughou’t the city to watch for $200,000 DAMAGE blackmail syndicate. ‘
-‘~ Iii” Iunion men riding on the cars. All I T3105? 9}?”le “TN“ ”0m" '1-'
i-‘unmau's nomination was not nt‘cast-s of the kind will be reported “v—m Il-‘rench, anal “.luck' trench. in.
"‘1‘" “"i‘I‘ImUUs. Lester (l. l’eck. of. to the unions to which the men bc- . 5' [Jimllll‘u Chrlettilan. ”WNW“ was!
lietitiiltlt, receiving to of on: as \'o‘.e~‘long tun tines will nt- tttnt-ssott. it Brydgepnrtlc Ion GrousOutofPre. arrested previously. in connection;
otstm'itlt Lynn W. Wilson getting ‘ I With 01"" “"0 “Id made “9"” ”'0
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tu;t.;»iiittenta.ry single from it lltttti'itzi Eight huntlted coopers. affiliated
town delegate who wouldn‘t changeIwitlt the Longshoremen's l’nion. it
no ttiatter what the convention (MI was announced. voted in favor of it
Mr Wilson protested. but it was ot'Igt-nt-ral strike. They will take no
no .tVilIi. Later a rising vote madett‘urlher a-tion. however. until a det-
lnt- nami'ig of Donovan one of us-‘ inite decision is reached by the long-
sttre-l complete accord. shuremcn. it was said. I
vious Suit Under Conspiracy law.
——l.ahor Men lake l'neir lurnf
at it—Property and Bank he I
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tt'ontinued on sixth page) elevated railway trains, there' was “MIN“ :aud lrwln lie one A. R. “alley;
-—— little outward change in the shut out of 312.500. after representing
”Oh. SNVICU on the lubWfly lhd DltllltlEl’URT. Sept. 25.~—Under themselves to be. government omcerst
’ elevated lines continued normal, the game congpiracy law that ‘gave in New York. where lht’)’ “‘9 33““
”Ac“ GROWERS WAWN white surface our travel showed im~ basis for the suit of Bridgeport to have surprised Wesley and a wo-l
proveniertt. Policemen were with- foundrymen .salnst the Moiders' man known as Alice. “illisms in a.
drnwn front the concentration points union and labor organllprg' [hrep hotel. Then. It is charged. Wesley
at recreation piers and parks for of the strikers mm. instituted ac. and the woman were transported to
street patrol last night. when efforts
were made to increase the number
tion for $200,000 damages. against-
the
and ofliclatn of the concern. .
Two of the strikers allege they
,were assaulted in pursuance o! a
cttntpirncy acting in behalf of the
Monumental Bronze company and
,Ellie .\‘. Sperry, president, Charles:
‘Roblnst‘m. foreman. Prank Cluncy.’
superintendent. and John Thomp-g
son. all employees of the concern;
Each asks $50,000 damages. Two
also allege fraudulent arrest, askinl‘
850.000 each.
The action was instituted
through the Molders' l‘nion here
after a conference between Organ-
ovutuuitu MAIN SI.
lletehltiss Company’s Big Truck
Skids Into’Beldan llill Vehicle
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tRICIISMEN tn
' tuna IN cuts
Chisel Their Way Into 3,000 Pound
Peaches were cheap for a few min-
lites, Saturday in upper Main street.
when the George Hotchkiss Company's
big auto truck smashed into a Belden
‘llill peach grower‘s wagon. and turned
the loaded vehicle completely over.
The accidgpt happened about 2
o'clock. in the middle of the Main
street hill. A. trolley car was coming
up the hill at the time, and the wagon,I
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mmww by ”‘9 “‘3‘” ”“0“ "a“ “”1““ s". m Baltimore immune: of Littler l\\'illi:m 13..
"”““' T"“ ”m" or ”‘9 "“Ck' ' .—- Rubin or Milu‘fi’int‘e. called “the'
Charles llosegood. attempted to pass
between the car and the peach wagon.
but saw that he. could not make mrtectlon from the hourly visits of‘a
lie applied the brakes to the heavythhlhl watchman. cracksmen early
machine. but the truck skidded and‘yesterday chiseled their way into the
slid into the wagon, The vehicleiihner recesses of a 3.000-pound safe
turned a regular handspring and land; in the JEWEITY store Of Steman &
ed squarely bottom side up in the' Nohvig and escaped with gems val-
roati. The driver of the wagon wasilfl‘d approximately 8'- 315300. NO
hurled from his seat, as was also the 1 window or door was broken. but the
driver of the auto truck. but neither of ‘ burglars cut through the flooring
the men were injured. The horse‘Wastflnd csillngs. 590°“ “00". and “59“
not thrown dawn by the bump, and 3 Tone to lower themselves directly
when the wagon turned over, he bolted I" front 0' the safe.
with the vehicle dragging along be-‘I instead of blowing the safe the
hind him. The animal proceeded about 1 cracksmen broke through from £119
twenty-five yards before he was" rear, cut away a steel plate half an
stopped. In naming the wagon, the ' inch thick. broke through six inches
horse received a badly cut leg, re- of concre’te backing and chiseled a
millionaire lawyer,” and Attorney;
'inccnt 1.. Kcating. counsel for thei
three plaintiffs. it is taken in retail-t
ation for the $200,000 suit brought;
by foundrymen against the labor or~‘
ganizertt and the strikers and the ar»
resin that have been caused by the
foundrymen. I
Property of the Monumentall
‘Bronze company. bank accounts of,
the
Boning
'BALTlMORE. Sept. 25.—i)efying de-
the corporation and Sperry in
First Bridgeport National
savings of Robinson and Sperry in
the City Savings Bank were attached!
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff James P3
hiernan. who tied up about $65,000-
in all. No money belonging to Thomp-‘
sonand Clancy was found and they
are being sought with body writs.
nit: nuns .
unto tutti
While proceeding up West avenue
Saturday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock,
Motorcycle Policeman Murray was at.-
tacked by a large St. Bernard ‘dog
[owned by M. N. Mayohoff, of West
tsvenue. and quite severely bitten in
the left leg. The dog had only a‘
moment before attacked Arthur Burns.
of Franklin avenue. who was riding a
bicycle. and had thrown him off. tear-
ing his trousers. A group of bCyni
had then seized the animal, but when
the officer came along were unable
to bob! him. The otllcer was nearly
throwth-om his machine by the at-
tack, but after stopping the motorcycle
boat off the huge animal which clung
to his leg.. The wound in the unicorn
leg was cauterlzed by Dr. William J.
Tracey, and no serious results are ex-
pected. The dog will be removed.
and the matter is being amicably eel-
tled between Mr. Mayoholf and Officer‘
Murray.
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suiting from a piece of The shaft: second hole in,"r second steel plate.
sticking into it. ‘Despite the large amount of work
The load of peaches was distributed ! 5039 within the building and the
around the‘landuape in a very cone] ““3““? 0f ‘1‘!“ from the broken 09'
ptete manner, and a gum“ army 0(Intent, not a finger print was to be
boys who gathered at the sound of found anywhere. /
the crash reaped a rich harvest. It
is probab‘te that the damage will be,“ I ,,
settled amicably between the two‘ "oust 0f cuss
parties concerned. No arrests were! ..
' In GIPIIIIIIN suntan
tIIIIIiE IIIIIEII WNEN “- ‘
Messrs. Cohen a Harrls’ dramatic
Alflo “n success “The House of Glass," which
_ will appear here tonight at the Regent,
.. Eyed at the Stamford Theatre, Stam-
ford..lsst Saturday matinee and night
ENli‘lELD, Me., Sept. 25.—-Threo to capacity business. and fromthe re-
pegwns “were killed and two others in- ports given out by the two audiences
jured. one probably fatally, when an , who witnessed this play claim it to be
automobile was struck by a freight .‘ the best attraction that has played in
train on the Maine Central railroadtsmmzord this- season, go 1.1-, which
lute yesterday. The dead on Charles I is saying a great deal for “The Home
If. Randall and his daughter, Doris, 0! of Gleam” which wai‘cettalnly picked
Milo. and Mrs. Abram Daugherty of.out. from the many big attractions
Medford Center. Mn. mndlll ro-‘thatdiuve played in that city. There
carved a broken arm and other iniI still remain plenty of good seats tor
period. The point where the acct-tibia evening's performance for “The
deal occurred in known as a blind. House of Glass" which c'anbeprocured
crossing. ' :2 at the box glues.
Qweeks ago. but was freed on bondi with \venther conditions ideal, \ilil‘
lie was released again last night on
810.000 bond. French and George
lrtvin, who is under bond to sur-
render in New York. are named as
principals in the case. Christian is,
supposed to be held as an accessory. ;
Chicago and held prisoners in a hotelf‘ .
Monumental Bronze company.from May 9. 19m until June is only?“ made more perfect for the mp
the name year. During this time. it;
is charged, they obtained 82.500 from:
their victim. Irwin is alleged‘ to
have represented himself as Unis.
ted Staten»nCommissioner Mark A.|
Foote of Chicago. I
complaint signed in New York Satv
urday by William M. Offley of the
United States department of Justice. \
The case will be prosecuted by Sr!
clat Assistant Attorney General John
C. Knox of New York. who will be
here this week. it is expected. to as-
sist in prosecution of other members
of the alleged gang.
IIINIIE IIIIIGNNI
AGAIN" NOMINIIEN
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The democratic probate 'conventiontoy the occupants.
of the local probate district wap held?
the uptown.
in the Town Assembly Hall
building. ln,Wall street, and Judge;
Henry W. Gregory was again uominat- t condition is not dangerous.
Saturday afternoon in
court room.
ed as'Probate Judge.
F. E. Green was nominated and duly
mlttee was appointed to notify Judge
«Gregory of his rte-nomination. James
Walker Storey. of Norwalky ‘lleRoy
Adams, of Horwnlk. and Charles P.
Fish. of New Canaan.
were elected as a democratic probate
committee for the next two years.
Most of the delegates present were
acting as alternates for the regularly
elected delegates to the convention.
nun IIIPlEliltotIN
“inn tflltilltillti
A small atone. set inrthe corner of
a banked curb. may be .an unimportant
aull‘hiemsive. object as a general
thing, but when» Ford automobile,
going at a rapid gait in the darkness
“strikes said stone. things are‘tiable to
happen. ‘
- Such an occurrence took place Sat-
urday .tevenlng about 10 o'clock, in
‘uppef’lfutn street mat the corner of
Broad, and for a féw momenta things
surely did happen. The Ford machine,
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First stutter hum list] a nose
ANNIES
Field Marshal Von Mackensen’s Effect to Break
I ' Allied Lines Along mcfonstanza-Tckeliavedall '
Appears to have Been Given lip for a Time '
NUMNNIANS IIAIi IAIIIN 5000 PIIISOIIEIIS p
IN INEIN INVASION 0f INNNSII .
Fall Rains Are interfering With the Progress: ..
Hostilitles on Practically All the Battle Fronts
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Latest reports regardi
important campaign in th.‘
manian province of Dobrud'
dicate a lessening in the in
of the struggle between
vading armies of the
Powers and the Russians
manians facing them.
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IGirl Injured at Sayhroolt—llo llear‘
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snvuanoox. Sept. 25.-Tile' new at. g . dispatches indicate that they
tomobile touring car owned and NEW LONDON, Sept. 25.-—-'l‘lie ra' s .are interfering with
Idl'lVPh by D. M. Sutton. of 09 Onecol members of the .\lcxican-Anierican “s of hostilities on .
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elected chairman of the conventioni
and Attorney Edward J. Quinlan was: Dongl‘d, and
' elected secretary. The following com-1t tri-law of D. M. Saxton. and motherf tered into must be so broad as to make,
lot the inlured girl.
atheir three 50118. Park, Carlye antig Mexico's internal affairs. adverting to. to
lea
[freight train W38 backing down to meat supporting the charges that out-
James TL‘Hubbeh. and 6- Grumman ! dron off a car which had a hot box. ‘ lawry in the State of Chihuahua is
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Successful Outing on the Steam— I “NIKON“ Ian ““3“, P'°“d°‘,“§_ Field Marshal yon Mack .
It at llosedale II Annual Meeting Held in initial attempt to break ‘
0 I0llaiit - - ,lied lines formed to deft ‘
tComtanaz—Tchernaveda ,
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:ilt’llig iiiitd iiiimr’i’c‘citllintd in" lmishap to. NorWqu was the scene of great 30- POSlng forces apparent! ‘
mar the "plum“. of the delightful tivity in Fairileld ‘t‘ounty Ancient Ur deadlocked along the on .
trip, yesterday‘s eXcurstoti 0" ”under of Hibernian (.ireles, inasmuch as the Danube to the Black
First District firemen. on the steamer Ih" hilt county (‘Ofth‘hllOH WHS ht“-d ”1 current statement
. The
~ . yur. roved tilts city yesterday. tine hundred and
dosedule' up "w Hum!“ R H 9 ‘Bucharest announces on!
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fairs ever held under the auspices of'lhfi dIV‘HIOHS ho”) 0‘ m?" and “diet
the Norwulk fire “shut". .from all of the larger cities and townstdecluc‘. however, Chit ,
The Roeedole. as per schedule. leftiln ”‘9 001"")?- l‘ “ conun 0“ "mm-minions have made ION.
a. promptly nine o'clock, “nel- she'church in a body. held their regular 11388 on their left flank,
had taken upwards or six hundred;b“3m935 meetins in twovsaions. and rests on the seacoast.
passengers aboard. and started on her; “'9"? dined ‘0 "1“ ““33 "‘9‘“ i“ m?" In their invasion of
~ - . m have The delegates to the convention ar- ,
“cather conditions could u Irived early in Norwalk, the ladies CC“ m an attic}: at Hg .. ,
'meetiug in i-‘oresters' Hall. in. Water where 300 men and five‘ ..
us were ca tured. Nearly"
[the Ancient Order of Hibernian Lodge g“ p
3 rooms in Wall street. . . . .
After a short informal meeting. the'Rumat.“a“s 3° far 1“ m
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.. ,importance have occurred
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tIIISISI 0N AMERICAN
to be one or the biggest and best nf- ; ten delesatvn were present. represent;
lery duels along the D .
the South Norwalk steamboat tiockjhfls “Wild“ "1888 In Stu MEWS
delightful sail down the Sound. Norwalk llotcl. Vania the Rumanialla gM’ ;'
,street, First District. and the men in
prisoners have been taken 5
elegates attended the 10:30 _ . .
, Today’s official statement
.may, be taken as indicating. ’
gadverse weather conditions
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lights, itis Said
combatants in various from
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six other occupants. was struck by a fourth week of may, investigation of all the battle fronts. In
"“81“ train "'31 “'35 backing across border conditions in their effort to tamous regions. such 8| ..
the Boston Post Road here BhOl'lIY_bring about an adjustment of the ire pine districts and the Ca
after 8'o'clock last evening and one 1 ternatl’onal questions at issue. cold weal!" and snow add.
Doris Sexton. ‘Jt The Mexican representatives were difficulties of the com
niece of the driver of the car, “1853”“ insistent that their ain’ty is _
the most seriously hurt, suffering finicapable or maintaining peace in North Extensive fires were -
injury t0 her 1019-9- She was taken em Mexico and that the relations be- to have been caused by the”
to her home in New wndon- Hen wees ”luv two dcogytgg‘s yyggtmg‘; pelin bombardment of London
tgrca y mprove e ' . .
The auto also contained Mrs. D.:of the American forces. The Anter-téhe Egan“? 3‘41”“! coma ..
.Saxton. Wife 0f the driver, alidiicans insifled on further study of atur f‘Y'mg .t. 2- was an“ "
day In Berlin to the offieu}
port on the air raid.
Mrs. A Saxton. sister- their position that any agreement en~'
All were badly ' reasonably certain the safety of Amer-i
’l\vo of the Zeppelina were,
shaken up but none seriously ,hurtiican life and property througirout}as 3' mu“ f-‘f the 5" 0‘ anti
cept Miss S ton. IMexlco. ,Craft guns in London the ‘- ._.
As near}: as could be teamed the‘ More reports from the War Depart- ment adds.
British monitors and d»
According to MT- Saxtpn, who claims: showing signs of increase were in the "3 bombarded the 3‘17““ ‘
he was drivina quite slowly at the hands of the Americans, but the Mex- pm Sunday between Heyae‘
time, he did not see a single warning ' loans were prepared to submit counter Bruges. according to a R -'
light 0f (any kind and the first he reports indicating the insignificancc dispatch received in London
knew' of the danger was when the of Villa's reappearance. IFluslt‘ng. ,
train backed into his car with such _
r to th it t 100 Net. . . Russian troops on the ..
owe as my mos 6' ”fl AND POUBE lend of the Macedonian front
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The accident'blocked the main line .
the offensive last night.
here for about half an hour.
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arms [Home 2:; unnerved
run this or. tttttttt
. been fortified strongly by
onuvnneem, 0., Sept. 25.—Poiice Bulseuans. A 3W“
Sergeant Henry Froelicb died in in attack was checked by
hospital here, early today, from a re- and. Russian artillery and
. . .. volver wound received last nmtrghile nets.
NEW YORK. Sept. 25.-—A new low rounding up a gang of gun on ere. ' ~ .
record was established an the 24 The man who shot him escaped. An-I The Bulgarian; have,
houre ending at to u. m.-today in the other member of the gang was shot fullv defended . Kain
wgllng‘epldomic of infantile paraly- by motion” he fell. Police havexHeightu, on thewetoerly _.>
sis. according to a health department. placed a guard over Joseph Ammonia the Hwy”, bum.
announcement. There ware fourteen in a hospital. here with a "'9lver‘agaiuet " eoted'atuehe
new cases and five deaths. ' wound. as the man they believe, p ' .
Sundays figures, which were not Froeltch shot. They have us yet been ten“ MC”. the
made public until today. recorded 15 muble to find any trace of the of- “T"
new cases and}__utx deathl.‘ tlcer'u slayer.
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