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NAMED SiREEf SEES NEED DE
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Board of Councilmen Were Tied on
Selection of Successor to C. A.
Sharron and Mayor liarstrom
Cast Deciding Vote
llltlli suntan '
Other Councilmen Favored Separa-l
ting Offices of Commissioner?
and City Engineer i
r“
Councilman Nutting Says There is
Overcrovvding and ltnhealthful
Conditions in Several of Them
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I_S_ll_t:APPDIleD
Corporation Counsel lockwood fle-
ports on Several Claims Against
City
I
.\ ‘lt'g‘ll’tl‘ meetlnc of the council
;\\:ts Ilt'Itf last etenlrlg ill the council
Mayor ('nrl Axel llaistlolrl"rllattlbei‘s, city hall.
“only; the deciding vote. Joseph l‘;tl-‘ Platters \‘.IlI(I‘r have been
.utct' \l'ttdhaius of New Haven. was} iirl' for some little received
we‘ll-tinted at last night's council mes-LI Al'ttlll.’ the liraior "thins
'l
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“liariuitle.
ton. to the oliice of city engineer and i was the re :tlitltiilillllf.‘ of liuildlllu
trv- e! commissioner oi Nornalk during I Sp; t tor. t‘lai't-litw ‘.
the period or time left vacant lilrougl..tcrtu of one .‘t‘ill‘.
in.» resignation of George A. Sher-I
roll l‘he election of Mr. \VzltIIlttlll‘
ltlIlJSU'll alter ti pt‘o‘lotlaeti debate.
"ll :
l-‘lnch for number
.| toiumittec Itl\v4vil.'flilllj.l the
let building new schools. reported fay
' 'i““‘r"tlt‘e
and was l‘t’t‘Ulllllll‘llllt‘tIt('lldullltllln of
Il‘,“fII\
by a number of t‘olrriecticui's- rpm.
'Ittlli prolrlinent professional men. llt-izaiv‘. that they
‘thI enter office tilll‘fll‘J. the middle .ti‘t'. ttzilteztttlij. lle
oi l‘ehruary and “'lII-nt‘f‘ll‘ Ill" It'l‘lllrttllltlt‘lI to main» an
of tf‘t' otlice expires. winch \\iil bouni’t to see lot' themselves. The iil\i-
ltlittlg' sir. ittouths.’ I ‘ .___.
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(t‘ontlnueti oil rage I‘ngilf.) '
httit otllnl .
. inhalation.
the schools as beinl:
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invited; IIlt'
Mitt) this Still lltls
‘ DISPENSARY $406.75
\ rueetill: of tile rnerrrbei-s of the
I . p ”I.” It [H u r 'in" it .1 .Ntlwalk Dispensary was held yestcl'»
5‘. I . - “ .L.‘ ' . . . . .
f ‘ (l ' ‘ " “” -‘. t'.ly lrzorntu: iii the dispensary in Pine
but. so lilticlr Ill deriiaritl has been
. . strict and the returns from the re
.‘s'llltk by the tuct'enscl vost v‘ ,. - . .. .. . . .
’Jll't't‘lllt‘llf The local £0510]?(EEilNEl‘EE'lff.(,‘..|1.!l.}al‘k “1 Emi.(.l0>n 'stamps “pr“
tr' ted notice from the breweries that ”Mid-yd It]: Allet d‘.‘ him M-d .h‘w“
113.4 price of it has beer. considerably"Iii.“ .11.”! “d; .fgttlltlptlnt‘t the “PM“: bud
notatit‘ed. Hence it is probable that {1.1}? E. :M‘M” 1|.“EDEI..IH.II Nu" M
ii..- cost of bottle bet-r will be nits-eat .'." .‘l'E‘mm .“A ."'.-“".“2".d"fl .‘0 ”‘0
f.‘ u. 5 to 10 cents it dozen bottles. éf-Itlll ~red cross ‘stltlt‘|l\:'.l:~‘ was don.-
lt.e.ison given for the advance in‘ El Eidi‘. “It“ ““1 (To?! oiunntzatlou
l‘rlue are varied. Increased cost of :‘:)\.\\‘:.:1. Mum”! on!" W” “W WI”
“_ ’ti _.‘.‘ ' .. ‘3".5'
1N}: MIME!) STA: .31.”:{333‘ 3:13:11: .g‘lllf' ladies ;lre \‘t‘l‘y lllllt'fl pleased
Home for the rise iu‘prices. The help I \‘.Hl‘!.‘.'.|.(.‘. iesult' “f their work, and are
illsestion is another. its help is getting I I3} Er grateful :1?“ $13!] 1“. thank .th“
Hunter and higher in the hop fif‘ltISl‘]\:l l‘ f...” ‘1'}; Snug} fimim of
its well its in the breweries. The lo-I‘ 5‘ “if”. . lamp .. “ML” (“mm
m! retailers say that the price 0f albllyl-Eltl'ldftlt'e‘ theatre, lilo young In.
:.-.'l;.r..-.~. of beer will remain the satire. dips. Tim]? [Tl-If]. the‘ stamps m ”E?
but is is possible that the “z" of ”W El oxalic 0') ,l-lt>.H|).ll])lI> of, ”lo publlt.
slim»: will be reduced. stlools. workers in the \ttrlous horn
’l"llere are about sixty saloons aelnla‘ctoires. the merchants. anti the
iflti- city. and three or four (EM-Inf 0' Eh“ (In). "S H “ “010' for
'pilII'ES. While case beer is not Ilalld~ I'M.“ MRI-PM“. “THE.“ and cooperation
led by all these. there are many who ‘l-‘E slimhmg. ”.10 “.10 a success, Em
- tut: generous patronage.
: Ht' e ' t ‘ ‘ f ‘ " ' ’ ‘ ‘
E!" 1:34 lttl‘rcmiilnl-Ilu (“Ult‘lgunie‘l'lh stated (‘1 tllis amount. however. 10 to 15
m m. .m‘d (11‘? "I m "M ”N or per cent. will have to be paid to the
. ‘ 1 E
‘1 ”"g- male treasury. 34:31!
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OLNEY. 111.. Jan. lO.—'l‘he jury in
the trial of Roy Hinterliter. a young
farmer, for the. murder of Elizabeth
ftattiifife. his 17 year-old sweetheart
returned a verdict of manslaughter
early today, after having reported to
the court three timés for ’iiistruction
during the. early morning hours.
The punishment may be from one
year to life iriiprlsorime'iit in the peni?
tentiary.
in
whole- .
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t ticas Tribe. l. (l. R. M. :26, start-
mi the campaign for new members
netting last night by holding a fine'
banquet. ’l‘he supper was only forI
the members or organization. but, a
few of those connected with the Cock-
elioc Tribe were. present. A great
deal of enthusiasm was aroused iii
the discussion of plans by which new
mmbers could be secured. The pros-
pects are bright for the doubling of
ntetlibershipand that it is what those
present confidently expect to do.
The banquet. was a ftill course din-
ner and consisted of cold meats. pick-
les. celery. dessert. dean-taste. cigars
and refreshments. it was tlrorbughlv
canned by those pesent. ‘ .
i
stand that the girl's death occurred
last July during an attempt; at. ‘an
illegal operation while driving in a
lbugpy with him, butasserted she had
Itiscd the surgical instruments suppli-
get.‘. while he was not with her. He
illuillled the girl employed the instru-
lnrtrtts while he went to tinhitch his
Ilrorsc. tied about thirty feet away
He said when he returned to the girl
site was unconscious. He lbelioved
‘ . _ _ (site had fainted. but he was unable to
- calendars to patrons anti friends. The I l'vVivc her. He placed her in “"3
catcndar contains a ntag'nltlcent view 1;! any and-drove to it hospital 81
of Norwalk Harbor. from the NorwalkIOlt-H‘. Where fl physician found “18‘
hospital, and displays the railroad tlra girl was dead. The State contend
dianfbridgo and the Washingtnmstreet ed that death of the girl was caused
Traffic bridge, as well as many other by air bubbes forced into her veins for
points of interest. All the essential the purpose of relieving’ her condition
ratiformatiou concerning the titles of M
iffigdlsland Sound is found on the There's no job in this city that car
to war. and it will prove valuable not be filled by a really capnlnc,
. ' - . “Al Sentinel "Help.Vt’anted" Ada. closely
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fi'
El VIEW OF NORWALK HARBOR.
Taylor 6‘: Golden, the enterprising
real. estate firm of Washington street.
NEW. SDNDDISI
At the lucclirlu.3
tourieilrnau Maurice ll. Nutting. ttll|(;1“"”m‘ hl'h'm‘fir 0" 1'1" Pill-
"l'tldhilllin‘ ir :1 Rum 0i litl'g'“ cr'alny. [it his report he described the hi“ ”"3“" l” ‘i"“’ "I In" It“"- “0‘"
inspect ion I
liinterliter confessed on the witness '
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thtfltPPDlll Bills
Prospects Bright for the Approvri-l
ation for Norwallt's Post OfficeI
‘ Building
iltprcscntativc l“l'2lnk t‘lal'k of
l"vll‘ltlll. chairman of the house coin-
.iuittce on priblic buildings. plans to.
lash the rules coiirmitlee to report a1
rule declaring out of order airy amend-
rnlcrrs to the proposed public buildings
‘hlli. lie. wants the bill passed an it is
l or defeated. The bill will be opposedi
ilbyvnniny members of both the house}
land senate. It carries a total of.
diluted for buildings in Connecticut,
.as. follows: Manchester for buildingoitI
site owned by the government.
iii“.t'tt0; for site and building at Nor
\‘ulh. Slitmh’lo; ior building and site.
Irl: \\'instcd, Stillpoo, and for a site;
. at Essex. Stilton. l
l \ poll of the irlctubers of the :‘oll‘i
tl.t‘t'll('tli detonation shows it» . Mir;
(ltrltcy will not vote for the bi.l until;
«it'l‘f‘ of the “pork" its sti'lltcn tout.i
Mr. lv‘i‘eeurttil will \ote against it. Mr.
’l‘ilsori Nty'.‘ his district is not reprcf
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,M'llfl‘tl in the bill but he will lit-etli2
I
i --c'-.it time to study it before he makes“
’ up his mind to vote for it. Mr. “mi
5 will vote for he bill. lie. has waitodi
atteritl‘oril for several his to get a building forI ”"hhwW‘rl jail on a charge that 1‘"
._‘ accoruplislledi Norwalk and now that the two Nor'w“”r~'h'
ml walks lime t‘ollsotrtiaiwi
I
he thinks:
,1... l.‘ justified iii asking for a build-I
in; to aecoiurrlotittte the postal ntrii
Mr 1
up...“ t.iytlri is detained at his homo and br'sl “Itl'il'd It‘l‘ murder committed 5011‘“
tiarrdlng ot. the bill is not known at.
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elci'. that he introduced it hill proi
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In most t‘ttm‘r. Mr. Nuttiul'. riding for a illllItllllL‘ at his home town;
overcrowded .
and the totllurittcc has ret-otulitendetl
\ntc for it.
t
stricken front the bill before it wiilI
*rccelve a favorable vote front Sen»
ator llralidegee, but in view of the
fact that it carries several items of
merit for Connecticut. Senator lilt-
.cail says he 7 Inclined to third: he
will. vote iri its favor.
animation
DADSENDANII unlit
Popular tlorwallt Man Succeedsi
late William A. Curtis at Central
National Bank
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At their meeting this morning. the
buttons of the i'l'llll‘fli National batik
mum selection of l‘aying 'l'ellcr,
George Sellt‘ck littynuuid for the flu-
norlttnt office of cashier, to succeed
the late William A. t‘trrtis. who had
Leer. cashier of this b; liking institu-
‘‘on since it was founded more than.
forty years ago. Scplclilber l. 1876. t
The choice of Mr. ltaytliond to takel
up the long and faithful stewardship
of Mr. Curtis is a popular one arid a
recognition by the. directors of many
years of conscientious and efficient
iworlt on the part of the new cashier
as Mr. (‘tirtis's assistant. t‘ttshicrl
.tllayniolid was so thoroughly grounded
in the fundamentals and details of the
banking business that the directors
uil‘esltatingly expressed their mail
dentc in his ability to fill the. oflicc
by making him acting cashier immed-
iately following Mr. Curtis's sudden
death. this to hold ttiitil the annual
i-lcelmg. Today‘s action is therefore
:1 continuation of the previous step
of the. directors.
lttl‘i‘dlnymond's election to the cash
ierslrip is taken to augur well for the
continued success of the t‘entral Nae
Continued on Page 12
NR. EEWIS PROMISES
SDPPDRI ED NEW SDPI.
PubLic sentiment Was never ntore
completely ignored than was shown in
the. turning down of Horace. G. Lewis
for the position of street commisaiou
or by the council, last evening. Four
ccuucilmen favored the promotion of
the. cffigieiit assistant superintendent,
while four voted in favor of going' out
of the city for a man to take George
‘1. Shorron‘s place. Mayor Harstrom
tpeedily cast. the deciding vote in fav-
‘l‘ oi the New Haven man, and that
out an end to the hopes of Mr. Lewis
me. Mr. Stabell’a friends who believed
hat their promotion would be}: good
business move and an act of fairness.
Vlr. Lewis. to a Sentinel reporter this
"twining, stated that be” appreciated
‘18 support of his friends. and prom-
.ted to give his best support to the
nun who defeated him for the position
to which he aspired... '
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Romero Wanders, Dazed, Many
SIAR WNNESS
IN NAIIIDAI
CASE WAIEAID
REWARD 0E
$500 DEEER
DY DDUNDIE
Mites into Country, During Night
Pillltt itND ltlll Al
WtSlPIlitl liltllltt
Mystery in flight Attach llpon Y. M.
C. A. instructor. Bridgeport
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White walking in a duzodlcondition
.ll \‘tt'siptil‘i. Tuesday evening. Frau
.‘s ltomero. chief witness in the case
:ltilst William A. Halliday. charged
turtll assault with intent to kill. was
licttrd tip by Officers Chine. Lock
wood and Smith and taken to the
know lorriethlng about the
:Iltlt)lll‘;: of ()illeer Roberts. Romero
ens recoulrizeti by the Bridgeport pol.
ice as being connected with the llalli~§
day case and it is also alleged lie is
iIll'lr _\'t't‘k.< ”no.
ltomt to claims to have. been set up
Officials of Nearby Towns it re As.-
sisting the Norwalk Police in Ef-
forts to Capture Man Who Shot
Roberts
DDIND VERY WEEE
Woman is Said to Have Seen Two
or Three Men to Scott Near
Shore
strenuous SAT-111’ .tlt' hem).- nililii“ by
the Norwallt, it..ti,.npol't and :wtalli-
ford police to locate lilt‘wlte‘sullztllls oi
(lll‘lccr .lollll L. Roberts. who was shot
l-r l-r'fornltrnce of his duty yesterday
The local police today believe that
the tune a definite tiace oi the twe
men t‘hief \Villiaur ll. l‘cuninctor‘.
would not give out the identity of
flan: owing to the fact that it might
on by three men and severely beaten
‘vhllc on the way home front the \'.|
.\l t‘. A. lirr‘dgr port. after he had iri-'
.‘.t‘..t;.t‘. lie asserts that he was dazed
slitllt’ti to walk. lie we;~ arrested in
Westport about 3 o'clock lit the morn-
lllrl. (“3“ h,- ‘
When found. blood Was streaming
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tolllt lot: tots
MAD trivia SlRttl
Sergeant Gibson Shoots Animal Be-
fore it injured Anyone
The First District business section
had its tilt of cxt-iteiricnt this morn-
Illj: for a few .ilioirients. about 10
oclock. when a large collie dog sud-
lrtrlly went mud in East Wall street.
and started to run :trrittck. l‘etlas-
tr...ns who saw the animal coining.
matte ttucerelironiotis retreats to
plates of safety with u bttrt of speedl
which was remarkable and for the
most part riratltigcd to escape. Louis
l~‘ohuo. of Mechanic street. was not
quick enough iti removing himself
‘fi‘ulll tho beast's path. and as the
animal rushed by him he strapped at
the man‘s legs. l‘olitio was badly
I
intt'refere with their rapture.
’l‘lrttt the touncrlnleu are
when it was voted to pay a reward
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“1”“). (if “r If)“ Ilt'lll.‘ illu‘t‘ It! ATP-b), ”I“ Nicol-3| E)IOWS 0“ the hour] undlfll {llI'II It) (It? [It‘lrtlll “Ilfl hilrl” lt‘lllll
to the arrest and conviction of thc
posed by Councilman George I}. Rus-
sell. although he nioved‘that tile re-
ward be 230. t‘otincilniun Frederick
ll. tianuug asserted that he did not
tlzrnk that. this was enough
amended the iriotiou so that the re-
tContioued on Twelfth Page.)
NDSPIIAE DESIRDNS
DE AMENDNIII CHARTER
Judge Walsh Will Also Seek to Have
Taken to New Site
A very short meeting of the Board
of lurcctors of the Not'wnlk hospital
association was held last evening in
the parlors of the Norwalk club. and
totrtlne business was disposed of.
'l‘lrose present at last night‘s ses-
sion were: Arthur t‘.‘ \\'llecler, Judge
athli J. Walsh. President William
.\lc.\lttlleti. .loliri t‘avttliauglr. Fretlei'itk
Qumtard, Dr. William J. ’l‘ract-y. Eds
d’dl'ti ii. (iorhttm. llenry Price. and
fllyillf‘llf‘ti and declared that the dog
had bitten liilit. .
Strgeant J. llatry Gibson. who was?
on duty at the corner of Main and!
Wall streets. saw the rumpus going"
on, and rushing quickly to the scene
of the trouble ptit the animal out of
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STAMEDND PDEIDE
|<ft'l't’llll‘_\' James T. lltibbell.
Judge John J. Walsh. presented a
report on the work accomplished by
the hospital committee. and the. city
coninrittee in regard to the proposed
city aid for the hospital. in which he
said that the. couiiliitteedtatl met and
decided that the city charter might be
amended so that the city could renv
dot the. hospital financial aid. if a
satisfactory agreeriient between the
hospital and the city coultl be reach-
t-d. The committee is heartin in
favor of-cnieringr into the proposed
arrangements. if everything is satis-
t
, annuals lHltltS
James Farina and a stranger whose.
identity is not known, but who is in a'
serious: condition in the Stamford
lloi pltal, are. under arrest in Stamfordt
on the charge of theft. The pair held;
up it Stamford man at the point of at
gun and stole his valuables. .
l‘arlna was captured by DetectiveI
Foley without any trouble. The}
stranger started to run at Miller‘s"
bridge and Mr. Foley fired at him to
scare him into submitting. He had no
intention of injuring the young fellow.
however. The bullet struck the‘
bridge and glanced off into the side
if the fugitive’s face ,inflicting a pain-
ful injury. He Was taken to the hos-
pital. where he is resting comfortably.
It is said today that Farina had con-
fessed to the robbing of the store of
Joseph Abruliams, Connecticut Turn-
ri‘l-ze, which was entered a short time.
ago The local police were notified
vnd charges may be pressed against
ltiiu
It was at first believed that. these;
two young fellows were the ones who-
shot rOl'llcer
Chief. Pennington disproved .
theory today and declared that it was
not possible,
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.. ur-~.- in...
John L Roberts, but of all nations,
this could be traced out.
Iii/ell an entertaining.
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actor-y bollr to the hospital associa»
lion. and the city government.
(Continu’ed on Twelfth Page).
WOMAN’S ASSDDIAMDN
Ills thorium lAlIl
A luncheon was served this noon
the First Congregational church
to the friends and members of the
Women's association of the church by
this Elmwood section of the organiza-
tion. The luncheon was a fine one
and was thoroughly enjoyed by those
who attended it. Mrs. John H. Light.
headed the section in charge of the
in
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bacillus:I
the efforts of the police to get the:
it. p is more than in...” ”m. y... will started a class in the Spanish lrtii-li”~-‘””"i“‘3 ““5 “WW" "‘5' “3341“ 1
yr upmcn. This measure was first pro. I
and E
City All. and Says Tillellas Been '
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Short Railway line from
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Russians Open an Offensive
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IAIJStRD-tt'RMAN Pollution lllt tutti
BEING llllllllllillnlltu RDSStAN llllltlsr
to Capture German Base of Milan
VDN lllltltllttll DEVELOPING 1‘
llttcll lllllltl 0t fDKSHANI + N
iDRDtS PASS—ADE 0i llllll _ *3
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lRussians Retreat Further iii Southern Moldavia, and
Germans Continue to Advance, With Panlzin, on the
Tcruichiu as the Objective
Movement in the Riga Re-
i glen, Trying
leNll-DNt tHAttltlt
ellltttulllttllllllt
Most Important is a Tax Commis-
sioner Compensation for Char-
ity Commissiiners and laying
Sidewalks
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.‘tlayor t’al‘l .‘txtl liarstroru at the
tttlng oi the council held last even-
... , iii the City Hall. inatlty'public the
let targets which it is proposed to have
matu- iii the charter. The report is
not wholly completed and other inni-
tors will probably be brought. into it
before it is carried before the legisla-
mu“ 1 frllows‘
" e o ‘t rent s as t . .
a ”I? r p 1 January 9. 1917.
Il‘o The City Council.
Norwalk, Connecticut.
lent lemon:
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l‘or the information of the public l
have prepared the followmg statement
of your proposed charter T'PVlSlOlli.
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Ins agreed upon in conferences
trendy held. .'
. 'l'ue number of changes contemplat-
ed l.-' 21. Of these 11‘. are technical.
ii. e.. they correct clerical errors or
I:trb;tittite general for specific terms.
'As such they are not of particular in-
:ter'cst at this little. Eight changes are.
‘cllatrgcs in substances. but of these
Itvtgilt. only three are of more than
fprissiug interest. They are as fol-
lows: . ‘
I it) It is proposed thtit the charter
t ill}
.of the city.
leturhs and an
hall be amended ilr such a way as to
tiiorize the council “at the expense
to lay and construct all
tiers for sidewalks upon
‘tllt‘ public streets of the city and that
title cost of trraintairiirig. relaying, re.-
‘pairtrig such curbs and gutters shall
i \ me by the city.“
ht (Rio it is proptffittl til the request of
t’harity Board to amend the char-
“tliat the members of the Charity
- Board shall receive for their services
such corripeiisatiou as the mayor shall
it‘cccmmcnd and. the council shall ap-
1 pro\ 0."
til) it is proposed to amend the sec.-
Itlolrs relative to the assessors and
Icompensation of city officials Iby’ cre-
Enid”: the office of Tax t‘otitiuissroner
IWlIO shall also be an assessor. The
l'l‘ax Commissioner is to devote his
Ittrne exclusively to the duties of his
Ioftice. and he shall hold office until
Ircriioved by the council for malfeas-
lance in office, neglect of duty. etc.. as
' provided for such removal by charter.
And the Tax Commissioner shall be
part: a salary as the council by‘flfdl-
,nance may determine. .
I The mayor and corporation councrl.
'togctlter with one of uric accepted
representatives in the State Legisla-
ture, will incorporate all of this into
e: bill and submit the same for your
final approval at an adjourned meet.-
ing to be held in this month.
CARL AXEL HARSTROM.
Mayor.
DANNttltttll trillions
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Following the dinner, Rev. John
Singleton, pastor of. the church, gave
it very interesting address-on "The
Humor of Mission." He stated that
by following out the- fundamental
yrinclplea which underlie the humor
the history of a people
The‘tnlk was
well presented and was instructive as
'l‘lic democratic state central com
has decided to open permanent head
quarters In New Haven and is now
etching a place to establish them
One or two rooms, in some centlthl
hotel or other building wlll be secured.
where. Sidney Lynch, the state on
gantzer. will have his headhunters.
The committee will employ a. stenc-
srapheiznnd keep the _. place open all
ilwyenr. '
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Field Marshal von Mackensten
is rapidly developing his attack
north of Fokshani and already.
has succeeded in forcing a pas-
.sage of the Putna, across which
jthe Russians in Southern Molda-
lVia retreated after losing the
BFokshani bridgehead position,
i protecting the Sereth line in this
'rmpOrtant central sector. '
l Von Mackensen’s thrust here
.apparently has the railroad town
rof Pantzin for its objective, as
iPantzin, which lies some thirteen
:miles north of Fokshani. is on thié'
hort railway line from Territ-
_chiu. linking the two north and
t south lines running through Mol-
’davia behind the Russian front.
I. At last accounts the Teutonic
.iorces were only some five miles
{from Pantzin, the capture of
Iwhich would interfere seriously
Iwrth the movement of Russia
droops and supplies to the rail-
‘way running northwest through'
Ocna and virtually paralleling
.the Modavian frontier line.
I While the German headquan
lters‘ statement today only claims .
lthe gaining of a footing on thor~
.opposite bank of the Putna im- ‘
imediately to the north of Fake
lshani. the Russians have been
lclcared entirely from the vicinity
‘of that stream towards the south— I
least and have been forced to re-
ltreat back from the Sereth rivet -
.itself. the last of their defensive '
lpositions along this line. ,
Nearer the Danube, Berlin in-
tdicates that stubborn counter at4
itacks have been made by "the
.Russians, but declares the Aus-
Itro-German positions have .been
maintained against these thrusts.
, In the battles of the past two
{days the Teutonic armies have.
added some 1,45 prisoners to the
5,500 they took in the previous
operations around Fokshani.
Considerable importance .is at-
tached by Entente military com-
mentators to the offensive the
Russians have opened in this Riga
region, at the northern end of this
Russian front, which is believed
to have the capture of the im-
portant German base of Mitau for
its objective. Berlin, however,
while conceding that the Russxan
attacks are developing notable.
strength. declares that the as-
saults along the line of this see-
tor were without success.
The British Admiralty stated
today that the British armored
cruiser Shannon. 0f 14.300 t0!“-
was not sunk by a mine last No-
vember. ‘ .L
The reply of the Entente Pow- ’
ers to President Wilson's not: .
asking the belligerents .to state
the aims for which they are fight-
ing has now received the approv-
al of all the Entent: governments
and its delivery is about to be.
made at Paris. Publication 95
the text of the note. however, V111,! .
his deferred until forty-Ci?” -
hours after it has been received 5
by the American government... ~
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