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Entered at the South 'uorwmk Pout
Ollie. on Second Clue Matter.
NiIiANl in i
run out -~
Nil Mill. Hill
Former naid Testifies at the Trial}
of Husband and His friend for
Manslaughter
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ENIR WRiIIE MNNI
IEIIENS I0 ENIENNS.
foils Why He Would Not (let 'a_
.tlirorce From Her
din Albany, ll 8‘. iaxicah driver.
h'l‘ lazing Mr.» E.'ll‘_.:;il't‘l F. Fair had
‘otrut him dirty.’ tiir'irateiied her life;
and on one MTti'tfilOtl took a man to
her resort-on Liberty street». Albany,
out, because. the was too intoxicated
So do it himself, had him beat her
~ nti- rciiesaiy with his fists. This “its
.tfilucago. 2.497.722; Philadelphia,
the gist of a statement made by Mrs.
hit ilmry, colored maid iii 'hli-s.
(«or \ Albany house. who was a wit
Ill‘ufi for the (intern-c during the trial
~‘:-‘lirtlti.)' al’rJl‘litltil‘ of Willintn 1“.
tom and Joel: [wit-intuit charm-d with
him, l".lll".-‘ iiti.t'dm inliiiialioiis were.
topic by r‘ri'» large-rs that effort»:
thllltl bu nitric in t‘lillth'l ”iii man
wit: Mir. Fitch death,
E‘Jlr wrote intimate. the Haiti's attor-
‘Duy ronlcndn to lite llit'c's relatives
in i{.iii~.i< and Oklahuztiu. in which
he Milled everything was built: tion.-
M Iocuie. the winning woman. These
lutiflr.‘ \ldl‘r mill prim-at mimics. ii
i .iliwecd. alter the body had boon
Win!!!" in the. marina wooda, and hi-
ullll i’h‘avertiux tililtl tbceit drrestod.‘
r or neglected to mention illPM‘ llii»
torrent facts in hit» letters. ‘
' tntrOduce 20 Letters.
on cxhibita the plate. introduced 3o
t tier.» written by Fair lllllilt'dltlll‘ll'
fillet his “'Et'ii‘n dihuppearunrc. Ell."
i: quoted a.»- dweilruu at great length
Oil in:. straightened financial condi»
1mm». and thehittcr struggle he was
‘iir'e'illg‘; to get along. At first. he. said '
‘Jc firmly believed lli‘: wile. mentally.
I‘ll‘l’flllfll‘ll. had killed herself. Later
ho expressed tho opinion that him
’win: still alive, but was. hidin’n‘ from
.lmz ‘
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N 3. Partition” 3
is NOW ”2,444,620
Marvelous Growth in large éitiesn
New York's Total Estimated at
5,602,841-‘0hicago, 2,497,722
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‘ \A’ASHINGTON. Dec. 22.—- The en-
tire population of the hatred States
and its territorial possessions is apt
groitimntely tidal/4,620. accordin" to
a table. of estinialee given out téduv
by the government census bureau
The United States proper has ' 102:
on. 312. ' 7 '
v-i‘ltmdy and in some cases, marvell-
mi.-: grow-tit (if-large cities is seen in
the .liiireau‘s estimates. There has
oven at regular drift from the countrv
m the ritv. despite the various back
or the of)” movements. ' ‘
“the first five cents in rank of their
pnptilation are: New York 5,602,_841:
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”of“. 5 S ' ’7’”" ‘ c .
$5047}? t. Lions, roboog. BOSlOli,.
‘Amflllg the others are: Providence '
tint, and: Worclie‘ster, 1633.314. J
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PAliNl NPNiiN’
. ‘l‘he case. of the. Clover Manufactur-
mg Company of Norwalk, vs. Rav H.
Sherwood for infringement of patent
cameto a close late yesterday after-
noon as far as the United Stales Dis-
trict Court was concerned. when
iiidge Edwin Thomas gave. hii: deci-
.ion u o it. "I "‘ "
”“9an {if the Llovei Company a
The case has been'in the courts[
fai-~ some time. and several appeals:
have been taken, prior to. Judge
Thomas: decioi‘on of yesterday. V
« .l‘lie Clover Manufacturing Com.
pany was represented in the action by
Attorneys Walsh 6: Hubbell. while
1;in 8. Gray defended Mr. Sherwood.
'NNNl NNNCNS I
Niu iiiNNiNi l0 .
Allliii iNiiiNN
“wov-
Again in Possession of liminez
and Santa Rosalia
PRIMER NNI
I IN INE NINlN
Connecticut Lightweight Champion
Much Better of Two, and Bell in
\l’ASlllNlTON. Dcc. 22.——State de-
partment advices today indicated
that Villa is again in possession of
Jinrinez and Santa Rosalia, south 0!
Chihuahua. and that he is planning
a campaign against Torreon, where
there is only a small Carranza gar
rison. Telegraphic communication
1with Torreon was intbrrupled today.
but the last reports from there said
lilic British consul. who has been
[representing American interests... was
Fifth Saved‘Palmer Once
{starting south with some 300 for-
KEICHEI'I' OUICI'ASSED Icinncra. mostly Americans and fier-
I mans. ‘
BY CONIFREY Fighting at Bcalon.
‘ i El. I’ASU. Texan. Dec. Simltcpo'ts
SQUTH NORWALK, CONN. Fnfimv, DECEMBER 22, 19:45.
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Homellepartm; enl
'READ THE sma-
NEL FOR rumma-
'TION iNDiSPEnxlt.
BLE FOR Evan.
. HOUSEHOLD.
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TWO CENT]
Partly cloudy and much colder tonight
lW0 nuns
coin NiNN
NEW NiNNNNN
Trio Firemen Killed and Several
Other trainers: Sustain Serious
and Possibly Fatal injuries '
NNiiNi Ruins
"WAS iiiNNNNiii
Ioi‘ lighting yesterday between (Tan
‘ ,ranzu troops and \‘illa followers at.
Mac Pounds Couion Hard and Re-i
Escalon. north of 'l‘orrcon. wit the;
- ‘Alexic‘in (‘entral r-Kxoad i c re-'
0 l i r , l
feree lee Sl0p5,80ut III “"de ccivcd here today by l‘nitcd Sialra‘
Round iaccret .fcrvicc‘ agents. 'i‘iic iigiitingi
Iwus believed to have been started.
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iby \lll'dS vanguard going south from
-Jinimincz toward Torre-on and Can
Young hit-.luilil‘e. ‘t Brid'c rum in
‘ E’ l d'Jrnnza troops from Torrcon.
and holder of the foulhcrwcigiit title
the Tor-
oi' lilt' state, llaitiinti 1(1an of South “““Wl‘m'? bandit-i infest ,.
Norwulk. holder offllp “21”."..ngrcou district .and daily a him at-
tiiic and Frankie Conifrey oi
York were. \ ictoriotrs in their bouts i
iii-e. Casino, in l‘lridgoport, last" nigh
defeating Danny Coulon. llud ’iiiuier
and Al. Kctplm'li. all Bridgeport luda,
rcepectivciy. McAltiffc forced Rcfct'cc i killed
Terry if}? to stop his bout with (‘oir "ll“ "’“5 “”“mg
ion, Knitz slipped over a knockout oii‘ll'll “'1“ town.
Palmer in the ninth. and ‘(Fonifrcy outrilil llli‘ party “lid “"1357
pointed Ketclieii in scvi-n ot‘ the tcn' ’l‘iic passengers reported that VII-"ii
rounds. isoldlcrs. last Sunday. filmed Still.
I I'ctli'o dc loa (‘oloniux ncat' 'l‘orrcon.‘
.aiid massacred many natives. ‘
New
“lint: to American passengers
‘ irenclicd llll‘ border today.
' Alexandr-r l‘ticuud. the French citl~.
zivi who was reported to havc bcun‘
by Villa foliow’firs in l’arral,f
who
Best Bout
'l‘iic best bout oft the evening was
lwti‘ict'li Rum and Palmer. This scrap
while it lasted fairly located with ex—
citing moments. The South Norwalk
lad punished Palmer badly, and had a‘
so. NNNNiiN lilliSl iii. a
\vid‘ margin over his man in four or x
the. eight rounds fought previous to N“ PROSPEROUS coNDHINON
the knockout. Palmer in the nintli‘ > ’ l
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At a regular meeting of the (ill‘t‘Cl-V
:0”. of Tim South Norwaik 'l‘ruat (‘out-;
I may. held yesterday afternoon. the
(Continued on Eleventh Page.)
..;t‘llil~ti:llllltli report of the t‘omniltteo
loii‘ Audit was submitted and acceptcd§
IEN PERSNNS- ENSE
l'l‘ltis report shows the Company to be:
tip a strong financial position, and ill
p ivory iuavy increase in business duru
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ling the your, L‘Fpl‘CIlllI)’ the lust hall'-
I 'i'lic conrpuuy has; (it-clarion lll‘ll‘l‘PHl-g
1' .. . . . ..., w i to depositors in lN‘ Stiv our. topsoil“
.4,,}“3Lf,{i§.£;\ {ffi‘i'l‘g‘ltefJchl'nj1’....‘;“..'fi:fd'linmi at the rate of tour l)t)l'(‘pni, per?
..., .5 A t l.‘ I '1‘ . '-‘- ‘ ""“-
‘wcnitla, aril lbcilcvc‘d. to_'h.rlve I‘l‘dlfig‘i‘dbrhrurflie r.i“:li\i.lind m MUM i
tiinir lives in a fire which early todayf per annum and up extra dividend GT.
destroyed the Kansas Masonicyilomelmm per .ceut. for the current pix.
ill the Western part or the city. Iuionths. thus making dividend of SI
l\lilt‘l)’~lW0 ””50"“ “”9 “I the per ccnl. Following tlic action recent-1
budding: when the fire broke out and 1‘. taken bv
fittcmcn directed their efforts to i'cs-jfiunking “yawn“... ot’ the countryfl
ciiiiii‘: them. . ‘lhl.’ (‘ouipaiiv baa mind to its banking1
The fire. which originated in illlvi forcc a liberal allowaul‘“ in additional
furnace room. not beyond control helm rentilar salaries for extra acrvicr'
t..rc water could be turned 0“ il- Ircudercd bv the force during tlic. vnar.
.L'oionei Thomas 6' “Why“ "“‘mbm'l ot-(wisioncd-Iw the increase of buaincss
oi the Kansas Masonic Home ““3”“:necessarily til‘llallllll‘! minim- and mort'l.
of 'l‘rustecs, said he did not believe hiti‘donsomc labors upon the 1:01-ch
there. were any bodies in the ruins. which naming mp same in numbers
“e are positive all the (‘lllldl-.»ll;as hey-0m The surplus fund of tlii‘,
v'i'i't- taken out. said Mr. i-‘iiciiflu'imiCompany now cquals its capital stock
wt- now believe there wits no loss ol’igf $50,000.00, and the undivided pro.
lite among the aged inmates. hut, ofiflts account lllllnllllia to the additional;
this we can not be certain until wcisum of slupoono. The growth of tho?
check “I" , iCom. has been foal healthy. 3““?
'1 no property was coriiplctely',iies- it is destined to he in the near future:
tl'oycd. with the exception of tlie.umoiig the, large financial institutionsi
f‘lmnel and hospital. both small build-10ftbeSttitc.
lllfiS. The lossis 250fl00. I ‘
Firemen. however, believe at least
one person lost his life in the fire.
A fireman. when di'iven from one of
the burning buildings by the flames
“it“ trying to rescue a partly paralvz.‘
ed man who had sought refuge under]
it bed. it was impossible to reach
him and the firemen are certain the
innit perished.
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illicit inns - .
EAR BEHIND RECORD?
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NEW YORK.‘ D90. fill—At 7 it.
today the 103rd hour. the six lead-
ing: teams in the six day
in. f
Some of the Cars Buoliled aid
Were Derailed
\\‘l!\‘S’I‘l‘2R, Dec. “lilo-«Two iircmen
writ killed and several other train-
nicri more or less injured in at 53nd
ml collinlou today on the Central
New .Bililland‘ Railway between an
cast-bound regular freight train aiid
liar-k on that. place is feared. accord a West-bound extra lt’elght about a,
Ill‘ won at New Hartford.
(me of the most seriously hurt is
"“13 lluncc. of Waterbtii‘y.-_conduct-
oi oi the extra.
The crash occurred on a grade at
lll
was in charge of l‘ondurtor Fred
Sill)“. of Wins-led. V’i‘lll‘ extra war; a
longer train and was drawn by two
ioctiiiotivce. ltingcc-wae in the first
[oi limbo.
\l'li‘cn iiic two engines jammed io-
gcihcr. some of the rare buckled. but
only a few were (trimmed. it was
necessary in transfer passengers
around the wreck. ‘ '
A mistake in prderh is believed
to how been lt‘l‘llulltiiliit.’ for the
wreck. it was given the right of way
and that the recirq lind orders to
mm at Canton. Later the error in
tho orders. it in said. was discovered
in the office at Poughkecpsie, N. Y
but efforts to reach the regular were
unruccessful.
The dead:
1-). licnneil. Port Jervis,
fil‘l'llli'tl'l on the regular freight.
William Dingoe. Maybrook. N. Y.,
Eiltlltnn on the extra.
N. \'..
Tilt. injured: Harry Buncc. Writer-i
of six per ccnt‘1 bury. conductor and Fred Woodin. of?
Hartford. engincer of the extra; Fred
K. \\. Snow. of Winsted. and Hart-
ford, conductor; ll. Cole. Canton.
tiacman Joseph llonnc. Hartford.
many of tlic leading; lli'akcnian John A. lloppcr. Hartford;
E‘lilht'llliln and Everett S. S. SISSOIL
P’lluilll‘t‘l‘, all or the regular freights
illNSiiN NiNiNtN
Ni_s_iii_iinc MINE
is Steamer Which First Reported
"-53 Off Nantucket
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NATES. FRANCE. Dec. 22.via Lon-
don.‘The American steamship Kau-
s'an has been damaged by striking
mine. An effort is being made to re-
move part of her cargo and take her
to dock.
NEW YORK. Dec. ‘22.-A crblegram
from Captain Forsytlie of the steam-
er NKansan. received here by the
Ainericnn-Hawaiinn line. said she
was damaged on Tuesday. “presuv‘z-
ably by striking a mine.“ The Kan-
san carried horses for France. in ad-
dition to a general cargo.
E York.
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on. DiEEGllION
, iN illiiiiiSS. Will
tannins NNNi
congressman Iliii, iii, Only One to
Remain in Washington
fl WASlliNGTt.).\‘, 11cc. ‘12._Tonight.\;
iafter the adjournment of Congress tori
like Christmas recess, will find all the
iniembers of the Connecticut delega‘
tion cxcepi Congressman H.J.'Hlll,i
who is it], either i7l Connecticut or
on their way tlicre. I
Congressman Richard P. Frecmanl
‘left for New London yesterday. Coal
great-smart John Q. 'l‘iisun lcfi last
'night for Philadelphia. where he ha
illitt’ll invited to look over the wul‘Ii
tiic Frankfort Arscnnl is doing on:
ithe jigs and dies provided for in his"
amendment to the Hay army hill. lleI
will spend today there and then;
in) on to New Haven.
I Congressman James
genres: for Winmd ionluiit, and vvilii
:bpcvid the eatin- rct.... the... ("out
zicrcizainaa. and Sir». l‘. l....'..» Oakley
leave for ilarmiitl iiti.. afternooi
when: they will In: tlir gin-sis ti Lir.
and hire. Taller a. Grade.
Scnaior .\icl.caii goes to New York
‘toduy on his way to Sililcllilrl'. and-
?Senator lirandagce. while he is still:
undecided, will probably spend all
glottal a part ot‘ his vacation in Now!
l’. (ilyniii
(‘Ullljl'l'isldilll it. J. iliil. although.
when the t‘clullt-‘l‘h': what is known as Horseshoe Bendlmpldly (”Linc way to recovery. is"
one of~ the Amerii-atisl ’l‘he- cast-bound train was made up still advised
;oi a locomotive and a few cars and
by tint doctor to remain;
absolutely quite. in he has decidedi
find to attempt tlm trip to Xorwulk. I
He has taken an apartment in the
Portland. and will remain lilt'ft‘
through the lioiidaye.
, The sccretarica of all iiic iiicmbcra.
will may in \\'asliini:ton. '
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YORK. Dec. Bil-«Opening
.0 price: on the Stock Exchange Market;
today showed a sharp recovery iroinl
1% closing quotations of yesterdayf
(lain: of 2 to 8 points were register-il
ed by shares recently under greatesii
pressure.
Sentiment. seemed to be more cheer-1
fol. the strain of yesterday illIIim‘t-‘lllh'i
having relieved by the overnight .de-l
vclopments in the peace situation. I
The more (ioteworthy features of i
the opening included 17. S. Steel.
which. on a single block of QFI‘lOLI.‘
‘ sl area. was up 104 to llii 1-2 agaiiistl
yrsterday's closing price’is ot‘ 101;i
il’dion Pacific. l 5-8 Central heathen!
ti: t‘rucibin Steel, 4 1-2: Atlantic.
toil and West indies- 4 1-2: Marine:
Pill. 4‘ 3-4: I'tull (‘oppcixo 4 6-2:
laukawanna Steel. :3: American Wool-
en. 6: Pittaburgh Coal. 6 3-8: New
York Air Brake, S; and 2 to 5 points
other prominent stocks. .
The advance precipitated extensive:
re-'
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ishort covering which materially
‘dured yesterday‘s profits of that too:
tion. /
WALL.» STREET, Noon.~Decessiona‘
:lncidentnl to rcuiizing for profit foi-
ilowcd the first upward movement.
these ranging front one to five points
in stocks which made the greatest re-
covery and at the outset. Steel and
a few other leaders more than held
their early trains. liovvever, on steady
inccumulation. ‘l‘iealings showed mod,
emotion, in marked contraut to yesicr-;
day's wild fluctuations. Hero and}
there Were ‘signs of fresh bearish air-
gressions. but these made little bend-
; way in the. face of the quiet confidence
manifested by traders in general.
1 Bonds were firm.
WALL STREET, 1:30 p. iii.«~Trpd-.
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lii0MP80N sits
‘Wants Over $4,000 Which He AI- getic campaigning.
,dirt in a suit brought. by Oscar S.)
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ENERGiliC iiNNiNNiNt ’
Niliiiis IN 80iiiHliiN
SiiilllS ii iii wn 1N
British Front Has Been Pas-ined—Forwardio Karel-Ail-
am and Attacks Are BeiirgflMade on the Turks. in
Hopes oi'Rcsuminu March Toward Bagdad ' ‘
BRIIISN MAKING PRERNRNIINNS I0 PRNIECI .
ENE SUEZ CANAL REGION ERNM EIIR ER IIIIIINNS» . v
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Artillery l-‘orees Display ActiVlty on the Franco-Belgium ' 1
Front. in Somme and Verdun Regions
4’
While winter weather is calibf'a
ling military operations on more;
tot the fighting fronts to lack fen; ’j .
itures of interest, considerable ac- ,
itivity it: developing in sectors for ‘. ' ”
tenough south to admit of enerc
. On the Tigris, tiff! BritiSh
l front, after a long‘periog of quiet,
have recently pusltqd' forward
i’apt'-i',~ werc served on Warren E. close to Kut-el-Amara, on the
Swill. today by Sheriff Neiizon Benc Isouth. and are continuing to at-
'l“i n icon for 5‘ Mill Thompson holda me“ the TurkiSh forces in, that
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pun-n ainountinu to $4.31” which iiMrcg‘on' undead}, m~th¢ hope 0f. ,
thezr long~delayedx
lRNPIlNE SUN (20.
ieges to he Duo on Notes
allege: or» overdue. Iresuming
This is another teatnrc added to lllf‘: march toward Bagdad.
interesting (ease of Smith vs. The, NOW another field of activity is ', _.
Tropical Suit (‘oninany in “'hm'idemanding attention, with m_.
Smith claimed back salary which was , ’ y mi
(lilo. him. He attached the business ofiday 5 announcement from L03?"
the company and in order to‘ retainidon that Brihsh forces have cap- .
posmfssion of ii. Thompson. one of tho turcd E1 Ansh, in Egypt, on the
principal investors in it. has attach 'Mcditerranean,‘ninety miles east “1 .
a x z - r c ' S ' . . ‘ . ~ r
:.:1-...'."*..“:l::*....“.‘.I".'; initiate: iii-lot l.” Suez can. , ._
m“... ; Little has been heard from the .
'l‘lie Tropical Suit Company with 'Or ~ Egyptian operations I for some.
:aiiizcd about two years ago to dovtime' but the Bntish are known
liiisiness~in this city. Franklyn (I. to have been making somewhat
i‘liompeon. Oscar by. Thompson andlelabot‘tate preparationsto protect .
Warren E. Smith incorporated under . . in -
this name and started businessfltheicanal “93°“ “om further in‘ -
Smith borrowed some $1.000 \vlhich cursions such'as that of last Sllm-
be invested in the company. For fljmer and their defensive lines X..:.. 2'
lltlll’ all went well. but there is an'have been pushed far out on the ‘
and to all good Elllllgti. and 'tlicre‘sinai Peninsula. Apparently‘f
came a disiigieement. bmllll biought‘ fl _ ~
suit against the company for back",there has bCEn a recent 5 ortrn.
solar} and alleged that the 'l‘liomp-istill further to extend thé defen—V
sons were udsmauaginu the buSll‘ieSS.isive zone. of which the capture
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I'l‘lic Superior f‘nurt. Bridgeport, sun-‘Of El Arish constitutes an in).
mined the demurrer filed hack salary "
Smith attachod thc property of tlielt“
'l‘vii-icui Still (‘ompany and nowl
'l‘liimipson has attached the money
which Smith will receive if the juda-g
ntcnt is in favor of him. It is a legal . Palestine and makes the farthest
minor and will take weeks to, . .4 h
straighten it out. The case will prob ‘CaStwal'd penetration by Bun-s
some the T ur— ,
ortant development. ‘ _ ._ .
The taking of El Arish estah-f;
lishes the British front at this
point well toward the border of
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ably be tried by a jury during tumforces in this. area.
Fchruary term. Licht & l iui' is tiicikish raids’began.
counsel for the defendants and Keogh!
A‘- ‘Candee represent Warren Smith.
El Arish hao been the Object.
ipreviously of attacks by British
iaviators and warships and last
_ May a combined naval and arr ‘ .
- raid on the place was reported. 1 .3.
Miss Hilda Waikiey Chosen Pocahon- - b ‘ ‘ ‘
tag and Mrs_ Frederick Malkin it? have destroyed the ‘fortifica .
._ Keeper of Records itlons. .. .. . .7 .
Th“ ““"W‘I “em-"lg 0‘ “"dnom‘d 0n the Franco-Belgian front“ .
Council. No. 3]. D. of P.. was held last ‘ ..- - n1 arm 0 .
evening in Red Men’s Hall. in Main the at ‘11::2, :5 she 12 hi, activfii
street. and the. following officers were servrce t 3" *-‘ ‘59, V E . ‘ ‘i
ty of moment and even the bom-
elected for the ensuing year: . . _- .
Pocahontas—arise Hilda. \"nlkclev. bardments. such as those rePPYt-r _
WANOMA fiOUNCIL OFFICERS
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. . bicyclcl It was the Kansan that. flI'Sl re-l lllt’,‘ came almost to a standstill in
race at madlson Square. horde.“ “."wiported the activities of the. German! the early afternoon, when the buy-
for behindtlic recordwith 1.902'tiiiles‘ ’u‘lblllal'lné U53 Off Nantucket on Oc- ins: and short. covering appeared to
“I‘d “V0 laps ‘0 their credit. three loner 9. Wirelesa message from have spent their force. Prices reced-
ticamr. were 0“ 1“" ““d “m teamsit‘aptain Forsytlie said his ship had cd 0119. to iwo.points. but the under-
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l’ILliIIER COMPANY’S ' I
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A CNRISINAS IREE
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and McNamara were selling the pace:
During the night there was a bit
. - . still at one of the turns but no one
chiliggeglinual (ihlflsllltas party for the wins injured. The record for the 103111,
Dav “"525: 1;“ )esterday— 1“ the hour is 2.036 miles :iiid 3 laps. madei
(p.13 f1“: 1 ’ f‘f an proved to be 3.11105“ by l'erri and Egg. in 1914. '
m} gTheu-fla air. Cllrlal.mas was. 1‘} “l9 The. number ‘of teams in the race
for" [hé :fcagfie trimmed mtmgly was officially reduced to eleven when
(.010er electric “n htand'iatrung with. it was announced that the Goutlett-i
great attraction fogr ll DIiOVed ‘0 be. a. Grenda combination had been declar-'
About thirty ciiildrée ] l'tle tots. i or! out because Goullett was unable to;
at the li'trtv and n were mesemlflnd another partner to take the Place'
-10\'Sand.otliervirri52§hge§ewed “Wot Grenda, whose collal.‘ bone was}
"W18; 3 fine “men‘s“ indivigdtgidi broken in a spill last night.
census 9 of cake, icocreant and oth .r' " - ‘
delicacies. Most of the toys were éJANOTHER BUflGGIEIlgLV IN SOUTH"
‘13??? as gifts from the public ‘nnd STONINGTON, ‘Dec. 22.—4The fourth
mtgnktzflctolr]: of the nursery wish tolburglarydn the last two weeks was
occaqion g“ anything toward the discovered here early today. to have.
The affair was in ch » Itaken place at the. am Island‘Gun
Mm A C 37%? 01f Mm. FwClub a house. where considerably over
John W Ci'ofbot 'Mil‘i G ee er. Mrs'fiw worth of plunder was taken. The.
Miss \‘m Lewl ~~ eorse Chant-[clubhouse in close to the Hammett
pita Liner if it‘d” M”"C°““ge ”W” Wed- The other
and Mia J h, m. o n McMullen two burglaries were in the homes at
t i s o :iston1 ' Dr. Strict and Charles H. Simmons.
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four laps behind the tendons. Spearsflmen stopped by the submarine anfl, tone remained strong.
compelled to prove her idea-.1 3‘. The
Reason was then on her way to Bos-
ton.
The Kansan.‘ sailed from Boston
December 6 for St. Nazaire. She is
owned by the Americand-lawaiian
Steamship Company of New York.
Four Steamers *Sunk ‘
5LONDON. Dec. 22.-—Lloyds reporto
the. sinking of [the Danish steamship
Chrissie Mark. the Norwegian staun-
er Modig. the steamer Liverpool and
the steamer Bayhall. .
HOTEL SAVED FROM BURNING.
STONY CREEK, Coons. Doc. 22.——
Fire deranged the building occupied
on the first floor by a grocery store
of the Pacific Sanzro early today. It
started in the attic from n crossed
wire it is believed mid the apnrt~
arentn of Sanzro on the second floor
and the stock in the store were done
aired by smokehand water. The lo.
cal firemen. assisted by the Bran-
ford department. saved the Bay View
inlet and other, nearby buildings.
; NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-—The cotton
linarket today recovered materially
from the setback it received yester;
day. There was active covering in-
; apiren‘ apparently by the more cheer-
.ful View of international conditions.
First. prices were 14 to 47 points high!
er. with May selling at 16.87 or $2
a tale above yesterdayis low level.
M
i. c. lilliiiiRiiHllii
. - ' or studio Ni (:0.
NEwn'onkjfiec. 22.—A. c. Bed-
ford vi‘as today elected president of
the Standard Oil Company of. New
Jorney, to succeed the late John D
Archbold.’ Mr. Bedford has for Home
years been vice-president and treas-
‘urrr of the company.
I Advertise to The Sentinel;I
.u
~ Robinsm
“311:3?” of Records—Mrs. Frederick ed in the Somme and Verdun t'e‘. , .
Collector of Wampum~illra Louise 810m“)- are not 0f pronounced in?“
Canfield.
Keeper of Wampum—fins. Eva Sati-
derspree, . .
PrnnltPlGSS~—l\ll'§. Daisv Paine.
“lemma—ultra. Harry llaiiwitz.
Degree Master—~Harry Paine.
Pollutant—George. Snicer.
Musician—Mrs. William Jones.
-On New Year's night. a masnuerade
ball will behold in Red Men‘s Hall in
Matti street. under the joint auspices
of Warioma Council. No. 31 and Cock—
enoe, Tribe. No. 32. L O. 'R. M. The
Victor orchestra of Norwalk will for-
nlsh music. ‘
L‘ORD RONALID'NS'FFFECTS AT
AUCTiON
iection of line old paintings. some of
them said in he masterpieces. togeth~
or with antiques of great. value. some
of the! pernonal effects of the. late
Lord Ronald. which on his death de-
scended touether with his American
castle situated on the higlic'it point of
land in Newtown. near this cirv. in
Miss Elizabeth 'Blalre._were offered for
sale at public auction today to satis-
fv n judgment obtained :by Myron W.
of Hackennack; N.-
rDANBURY. illnnnu Dec. 22.—A‘ Gobi
tensity. ‘ > .,
The German submarine ,U—457
ihas been sunk by destmyers, .ac~;
I cording to a. Nantes dispatch; The"
i U-45 recently. sank steamerslqufi: >
Saint Nazaire. ___
Lloyd’s reports the sinking o
The London Dailv Mail, which‘;
is 'close to Premier Lloyd George,
yesterday morning gave promr.‘
nence to the following: ‘ ,
The Germanic and - neutral
press views on Mr. Lloyd
George’s refusal of the ‘Gerrnd'i't
peace offer largelv take the stand-
point that he .did nor close the
door to peace. The actual fact;
however. is: that be entirely def
{the Allies’ terms and the .
obviously remains open culprit“
Germany is- willing to aetiept...
arm. which atc"c0u}pleto
against Miss Blake. the former owner .resntun‘mi (“n repmwnm‘.“ J
" of Ronald Castle. ‘ . y .. .
: those t
Ifectual- guaranties». ~
i .;.i {F
the British steamship Itonusr ’
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